Welcome to orbinaut! Virtual Home of a Traveler and Explorer
This is my virtual home and the center of my online universe. Here you find references to most of what I do online. You can thus see what I recommend checking out, what I write about and what I comment on.
The name of the site is, like astronaut and cosmonaut, a combination of words that together signify something third. “Orbi” should actually be “orbit”, but sounds cooler without the ending “t”. Besides is it also relevant without the “t” as it then means “world”. Like in the phrase previously used by the Romans and currently by the Pope “Urbi et Orbi”, which means “to the city and the world”. Orbit do most most people associate with outer space, but in fact it has more meanings than that:
1. the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
2. the usual course of one’s life or range of one’s activities.
3. the sphere of power or influence, as of a nation or person: a small nation in the Russian orbit.
4. Physics. (in Bohr theory) the path traced by an electron revolving around the nucleus of an atom.
5. an orb or sphere.
6. Anatomy.
a. the bony cavity of the skull that contains the eye; eye socket.
b. the eye.
7. Zoology. the part surrounding the eye of a bird or insect.
8. to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path: The earth orbits the sun once every 365.25 days.
9. to send into orbit, as a satellite.
10. to go or travel in an orbit.[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < L orbita wheel track, course, circuit]
“Naut” means “sailor” in Greek. Think of “nautical”, which means related to associated with seamen, navigation or ships. Naut can also be interpreted as “traveler”, which is the interpretation I chose.
Together do they, in my understanding at least, signify someone traveling through life exploring the world. Someone active within their own realm and not least someone traveling with their eyes open and with an open mind.
This is thus a site about me where you however won’t find much personal information. Truth be told am I much less interesting than my interests. Since I already as a child was curious, playful and inquisitive have the number of things and concepts that interest me added up.
Shaped by my education and the fact that you have to draw the limit somewhere have I chosen to focus on reflection and communication. I thus love looking both inward and outward if you will. Everything that humans do basically interest me. Even more so when they act in symphony with each other.
I view life as a journey. Think that reflecting is more important than concluding. That searching often is more rewarding than finding. That communicating is so essential that it should be celebrated and honored. I think a lot. Some say I think too much. Some even say I communicate too much. I am not sure that is even possible.
You think you know who you are. At least I hope you do. I am who I am. None of us would be who we are without those around us. Reflection is very important. I certainly think so. However do I think that communication may be even more important. You cannot have one without the other. Hence do I want to explore both.
