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HAM Members & Friends:
Our annual HAM Picnic and Gabfest is approaching:
Saturday, August 16, 2008; 1:00pm
THE GERSTEINS
400 HIGHLAND ST., WESTON, MA
(781) 891-8667 or (339) 927-1020
See full entry for travel instructions.
We guarantee great weather, based on past experience. If wrong, we’ll retreat inside and still have fun. We’ll have the usual beef, turkey and vegetarian burgers, regular and fat-free hot dogs, and fruit and sherbet desert. Please contact Tom prior to the 16th to register (by using his new gmail address above or call 617—547-1497) and plan to bring an appetizer, salad, fruit, or whatever. Please, if you are driving, bring an aluminum chair. We’ll have frigid alcohol-free beer & soft drinks available.
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If you arrive early, please pull deep into the driveway behind the house so there will be room for everyone. If you need transportation, let Tom know if you need a pick-up at Riverside MBTA Station or at Kendall (Weston) Station on the North Station-Fitchburg Line.
See full entry for driving directions.
Tom suggests, for the PROGRAM, that we answer the question, “What Do I Believe?” It’s a picnic, now, so let’s not get too heavy. But we can imagine the question coming up at a school reunion. What words would you choose? Michael Shermer, editor of The Skeptic, answered the question his own way, as a person versed in science. Imagine your own answer. Read the rest of this entry. |
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What do you believe in? I believe in the indomitable human spirit and the amazing capacity we have for understanding the world; for love, joy and happiness. Science not only does not take away any of those things, it adds to the sum of human knowledge. When I look through my little telescope in my backyard at the planets, moon or Andromeda galaxy that is 2.9 million light-years away, I can enjoy the beauty of the night sky and appreciate it on an emotional level. Then I can think that the photons of light that are landing on my retina left 2.9 million years ago, when we were just barely bipedal hominids in Africa, and are just now arriving tonight. Boy, that's just awe-inspiring. To me, that's what it means to be spiritual -- what makes your spine tingle. It's what gives you a sense of awe and wonder and transcendence. It doesn't matter to me if you call it God or the cosmos. We're all talking about the same thing, whether it's religious people or New Age spiritual people or Buddhists or scientists. We're all talking about having a sense of awe and wonder at something grander than ourselves. Question, What have got to say?
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From the West, Mass. Turnpike (I-90) E. Exit at Natick/Route 30 and go East on Route 30 about 5 miles. Watch for WINTER ST. on the left 200 YDS. after you pass the Tennis Club on the right. Turn L into Winter St. At the T, turn Right. This is Highland St. Take 2nd paved driveway on the L (400). House is a Gray and White Cape Ranch. From the East: Mass. Tpke. Or Route 30 to Weston/Wayland/Route 30 W Exit. Take Route 30 W about 2.7 miles. Pass the football stadium/track on your L and pass through the Wellesley St. traffic lights. Highland St. forks to R about 0.3 miles from this intersection. 400 is 1st driveway on R. From South & North: Take 128/95 to Route 30 West Exit; follow the “From the East” Directions from there. We’ll try to mark the important landmarks with balloons.
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Posted by: masshuma on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 - 08:54 AM
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