Interesting Thoughts #002 | A House Divided

President Abraham Lincoln said that "A house divided against itself cannot stand."[1]

Mathematically, however, a house divided against itself can stand. Any number divided by itself is equal to 1 (ex. 39 / 39 = 1). Therefore, house / house = 1

One could argue that, if anything, it causes unity.

I can see the comments now...

"But Zac, he didn't mean it mathematically"

"That's not what he meant"

"He meant it metaphorically"

I don't care.

I never said he did mean it mathematically. I'm just saying that mathematically, it would work.

Post #003 | Friends

Friends are an important thing to have. Especially when you're like me, who has trouble making new friends, let alone keeping the ones I already have (I ask too many questions, always want to hang out or play a game with a friend, socially awkward, just a general pain in the ass, etc.). I have many... well, I guess you would call them "acquaintances". I wave or say "Good morning" or "How're you?", and they wave back or respond to me, and that's that. I define "friend" as someone I know well enough that I'd hang out at home with or something outside of school, in person. I know people at school that I'll play Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, and some other games with online, and they're on my "Friend's List" on Steam, but do I can't really see myself hanging out or talking about stuff with them. I don't know. What defines "friendship"?

Well, whatever it is, I know for certain that I have one friend. We've known each other for as long as either of us can remember. We're best friends, even if we do get on each other's nerves from time to time. He and I are a lot alike, which is probably one reason why we've stuck together for so many years.

This is getting really personal, and I know that that's what this blog is for, but regardless it still makes me uneasy and uncertain to type this and share the information with the entire Internet. I guess I'll publish this, and begin working on the next part of this post. Got to dip your toes in the pool before you get in.

New Music

Listened to the group "Wu-Tang Clan" for the first time yesterday. Wow.

I love it.

April 20, 2017 [Thursday]

Blaze it

Dear Diary

Dear Diary, I ate enough to live till tomorrow, so I've got that going for me

Back From Spring Break

After nine blissful days of relaxation, I'm back from spring break. Yay, More school ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Intriguing Thoughts #001

Ever heard the age-old argument about "If you replace the head of a hammer, and later replace the wooden handle, is it still the same hammer"? A hammer is just an example, though. It can be any object. But what about a human?

It is no secret (hopefully) that your body is constantly replacing old cells with new ones at the rate of millions per second. In fact, by the time you finish reading this sentence, 50 million of your cells will have died and been replaced by others. But don't worry, the life cycle of every cell is carefully controlled, so you should always have just the right number of each type of cell.^[1]

Only a few cells don't get replaced: Those in the lenses of our eyes, and most neurons of our central nervous system.^[2] So, physically, are you the same person as you were 7-10 years ago ( the average time it takes for all replaceable cells to be replaced)?