Chinese symbols

I learned something kind of interesting last night. The Chinese word for crisis is Weiji. Wei means danger and Ji means opportunity. Its symbol is simply adding the two together. I think there is very interesting symbolism there. What is a crisis but two different options. One the one hand, when life hands you a crisis you are put in danger. You are faced with uncertainty and anxiety. On the other hand you are handed an opportunity. If you are laid off you are thrown into a crisis. On the one hand your life now has a danger component it didn't the day before, on the other hand you are given a new opportunity on life. What if your girlfriend breaks up with you? Once again, you have been thrown into a crisis. Again, you are in danger mode. Your self esteem is shattered and you have lost all confidence in yourself. On the other hand, you are given great opportunity to spend more time with your family, friends, and look for a new girl. I'm certainly not an expert on Chinese characters and maybe it is simply pure coincidence. Or maybe not.

1. Did anyone watch Jim Gaffigan's comedy special last night. I was worried Gaffigan would not live up to his Beyond The Pale tour but I think he did. His jokes about bowling and bacon were extremely funny. If you missed it, knowing comedy central, it will probably be on about 100 more times in the next month.

2. I want to support President Obama for signing into law won of the biggest environmental protection laws in decades. This bill, which is actually a collection of 170 smaller environmental bills, will protect and set aside more than two million acres of wilderness all over the United States. Finally, after eight years with a presidential administration who tried his best at every corner to destroy the environment, we have a president who actually cares.

3. Currently listening to Bob Marley's "Redemption Song". Album: Bob Marley Gold.