Meaningless
A friend wrote me about Merton’s quote about illusion and briefly stated that only noise could be measured and that because silence could not be measured it must be the illusion. I think silence can be measured. Have you ever…
Illusion
This came in today’s mail from the Merton Institute and there is a profound truth here. All we are with all our noise, war mongering, power struggles, ego drives are illusion. Those who love their own noise are impatient of…
Freedom has its cost
Operation Iraqi Freedom was going to leave us with a democracy in the Middle East. It looks like the Iraqis are catching on and that things are going swimmingly well for them but not so well for us. Turns out…
Working together
I am convinced that only through working together can we win the disagreements and misunderstandings that lead to war. I am equally convinced that some countries like my own will never be at peace until they can see how much…
Grand Oil Party
True to form the GOP blocked a measure that would have supplied a measure of relief to American’s at the pump. They blocked an effort by Senate Democrats to tax windfall profits of oil companies. Windfall profits would be a…
IQ in your future?
Toyota’s hoping many people will be looking to increase their bottom line with the purchase of an IQ. I’m tempted myself. This little car looks like the ForTwo, only it is for three adults plus one child. Read more here.
Thank you Comedy Central
I hadn’t heard that. Too funny. I wonder if the President has heard of $5 a gallon gasoline. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EKZOKxdxj4]
A Rather good presentation
A good speech by Dan Rather. Rather is talking about the free press that is articulated in the first amendment of the United States Constitution. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97SzcumnYdc]
Memories
301 Hazeltine Today while I was waiting for Diane to finish shopping I used my GPS and found what used to be the United States Naval Reserve Center at 301 Hazeltine Avenue in Jamestown, New York. It was here that…
Devin on “D”
Devin on “D” Devin was guarding a couple of big guys today and Jon Burgio was one of them. Jon is a recent graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo and in addition to being tall and…