I've been reading an assortment of odd texts lately, but Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid is particularly engaging. I'm not too far into it as of yet, but it already has me questioning what constitutes meaning or intelligence, and what significance loops have in creating meaning (and intelligence, by extension).
It makes me think of the familiar advice sometimes given to inexperienced jazz musicians: "If you play a wrong note or make a mistake, do it again and the audience will think it was intentional."
I highly recommend this book for anyone who questions the meaning of existence on a daily basis (like I do).
Now, back to solving the Tootsie Pop problem... :)
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