CLARITY


My brother took the beautiful picture posted today on his last visit to Hawaii. It is one of the few places I've ever visited that looks like the posters that promote it. The water is so clear you can see the fish, sea plants and sandy bottom. Everybody loves Hawaii!

I found a couple of articles that have clarified things I've been thinking about lately.

For some reason autism has always been a fascination for me. The movie, "Rain man" is an all time favorite and I just re-read a haunting book titled, "Nobody Nowhere" an autobiography by Donna Williams who is autistic. Many people consider her book one of the few coherent records of an autistic life. The BBC article about about Daniel Tammet reveals more of this world from the standpoint of an autistic savant.who says and does amazing things.

Another champion of clarity is Canadian Prime Minister, Paul Martin, who breaks down the concept of "same sex" civil marriages to its most basic components.

"This question does not demand rhetoric. It demands clarity. There are only two legitimate answers – yes or no. Not the demagoguery we have heard, not the dodging, the flawed reasoning, the false options. Just yes or no. "

I just got a little clarity about the creation of "The Family Guy", not as important an issue as autism or same-sex marriages, but burning none the less.

"O(nionAV Club): You came up with Family Guy's voices before the character designs, right?

SM (Seth MacFarlane): Yeah. For the most part, at least for the characters that I voice on the show, that's usually how it works. I find it easier to come up with the personality first, figure out who the character is, then do the drawing after the fact. Stewie's head, for example, is shaped the way it is for no particular reason other than that was how the voice sounded like it should look. It's usually the voice and the personality that comes first. "

That's all for now!