1. God Exists
2. God is the greatest good.
3. Anything is better when wrapped in bacon.

We’re just going to assume that all three of these are true. I’d argue that the only premise that we have good evidence to support is #3.  Do you know of anything that wouldn’t be better with a layer of bacon?  I sure don’t!  Even a piece of bacon would be a tiny bit better if it were wrapped in bacon.  And what about that piece of bacon wrapped bacon?  Slap some bacon on that sucker and it’s even better!  Now extend this out to its logical end…  The Infinite Bacon Sphere (the IBS).  Endless layers of delicious bacon – each layer adding bacony goodness out to infinite goodness.

But wait!  God is the greatest good!  But even the greatest good would be just a tiny bit better if it were wrapped in bacon, no?  You can probably see where this is headed.  Clearly – the greatest good is God at the center of the IBS.  What’s interesting is that once you’ve acknowledged the supreme goodness of the God/Bacon sphere – you can’t actually differentiate God from the bacon.  Since the bacon is necessary to the goodness, and since God is defined as the greatest good – the only conclusion is that the bacon is part of God – it is God.

This is obviously why the Jews were forbidden to eat pork.  Each bite of bacon would only serve to diminish the goodness of God.

Ok — so it’s my birthday and I’ve decided to make it easy on the world. No guessing what I want this year because I’m just going to tell you all. I want an electric car. I’m tired of spending $60/week on gas. All I want is a tiny, lightweight, plug-in electric commuter vehicle. Ideally – it needs about a 40-50 mile range per charge. Why the hell don’t these exist? The Tango is close, as is the Myers Motors NmG (formerly the Corbin Sparrow). Unfortunately, the only Tango that you can actually *get* is currently $108,000 – and the NmG only has a 30 mile range – which would just barely get me from my house to my office. Additionally, the $36,000 price tag for the one-seat NmG is ridiculous. If you assume $4/gallon gasoline in my 22mpg Blazer versus the $0.02/mile electric NmG, I would need to put 225,000 miles (5000 commutes – or about 14.5 years) on an NmG just to break even… Versus an SUV!!!

Why isn’t there a fully electric version of the SmartCar yet? I guess I’ll just have to wait until my Blazer goes tits-up and see what’s available then. I hope that, by then, they’ll have figured out how to make an affordable, composite frame/body, fully electric, two seat commuter vehicle.

Last night, Denise and I had dinner at The Herbfarm with our friends Rob and Joanna, who had been married for all of 6 or 7 hours at the time. Dinners at The Herbfarm are themed, and the night’s theme was ‘A Mycologist’s Dream.’ As such, each course over the 5 hour experience prominently featured at least one of the many local mushrooms currently in season.

As expected, the dinner was delicious and the experience was enjoyed immensely by all of us. The service is truly exceptional and I would definitely recommend The Herbfarm.

One thing I didn’t expect from the evening was the level of representation from the local game-making community. Chris Taylor from Gas Powered Games was there, as were a cadre of folks from Valve. Both companies have recent releases to celebrate, and they apparently wanted to celebrate in style.

I just got back from a trip to Cannon Beach, Oregon. Denise and I found a dog-friendly place that let us bring Indy along and headed out for a few days of R&R. Normally, I’m not the type to fuss too much about where I vactation. As long as I can just lay back and relax, it’s all pretty much the same to me. That being said, it’s hard to deny the appeal of having this view from your room:

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There’s just something about listening to the ocean at night that cuts through the world. It’s something primal and instinctive. You can’t help but submit to its soothing power. I’m sure this won’t be our last vacation to Cannon Beach.