Times I Fell Asleep While Highway Driving

3 or 4 times, but no accidents. Car slightly scrapped once by a barrier.

Luckily, my foot fell off the accelerator and the car stopped in all instances ranging from 1am to 5am.

Several cancers and surgeries, two vehicle accidents, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and must be others. Currently malignant-cancer free, almost normal weight, etc.

Familiar faces dying every year. Only one or more decades left, probably.

Decided to drink alcohol a few times a year. Reunions, mostly. Many are very in favor of the decision. Decided to drink and was offered a $1,500 bottle of wine as well as other ones. Wine and spirits collector friend. 

Never thought I would experience really fine wine. Friend decided to start drinking his collections. Told me it was hard to start but decided to enjoy it while he could.

Thoughts Are You?

You are thoughts?

Thoughts make who you are?

You make thoughts?

You+Body+Environment+Knowledge+Something make thoughts?

If you are not shaping who you are, then who is? 

If you are not shaping who you are, then you are nothing?

Korea Doesn't Already Spend Billions on Quantum Computing?

Why or why not? China and the US do.

Quantum computing could rule.

Got to continue research on listed quantum computer related companies and buy shares, sell some present shares.

Spme Predicted Korea President Would Declare Martial Law Months Ago

Why is Korea’s Democratic Party talking about martial law?, reported Hankyoreh on 4 September.

Link to article

1+1=2?

One electron plus one proton equals neutral hydrogen, but neutral hydrogen has different properties than one electron and one proton separated.

So, it is like 1+1 is more than 2.

Molecules plus a certain structure (information) equals RNA or DNA. Where did the information come from? By chance?

Where does wisdom come from? By chance? 

Thoughts to mediate on...

Consciousness?

Stream of consciousness seems to be the right phrase.

Meanings and concepts could arise from the 'brain' trying to consolidate and understand all the incoming and stored data in the body (nerves, chemicals in cells, synapses, parts of the brain, etc.).

Primitive cells or life would have limited understanding and concepts. 

Still, where does wisdom and conscience come from?

Used To Wear Brand Sneakers. Now Wear $16 Sneakers

Used to wear Adidas and Nike when I was middle-aged, I started wearing $16  sneakers made in China some 20 or so years ago. The first ones wore out quickly and were low quality, but the last one I bought lasted over 6-7 years before I bought another one a few days ago.

I noticed on the subway, over 90% wear no-brand shoes, like me. Many tourists wear famous brand shoes, so do people who drive expensive cars.

Use to drive but now I take the subway much more often as it is free for people over 65 in Seoul. Many politicians want to do away with the free pass for over 65. However, pensions and other social safety nets started in around 1988, I think, so most people over 65 receive very little pensions. If they had to pay for the subway, then that would use up around a third of most of their pensions.

Might as well take the subways in Seoul while they are free.