Crap
In today’s news there is word from General Petraeus, the latest pawn in Game Iraq that we’re succeeding in a new surge against Al-Qaida strongholds. I say that is essentially meaningless crap. A friend of mine used to say, “crap…
Future of crapitalism
That’s not a typo. Consider one form of biomass that we’ve been trying to rid ourselves of for centuries. Click here for an interesting article at Treehugger.com
Did you know?
I’ve seen the following presentation a number of times and each time I come away with something a little different. I love the music but I love the thoughts highlighted by the music. I work in a small school system…
Marriage
This morning I drove down to the town clerk’s office with a bill for some work I had just completed. As I sat waiting my turn to see the clerk there was a young couple giving the clerk information for…
Our three eared friend
One of the most unique animals I’ve ever seen is the three eared rabbit that lives near our home. Tonight at about 6 pm I was able to take a short video of him/her.
Sea change
I’ve been using Ubuntu on the desktop or laptop for a little over a year now and I have to say that it continues to get better with each release. One of the feeds that I read nearly everyday is…
We hold these truths
A couple of days ago I wrote about the increasingly sad state of our nation. New numbers taken from a Wall Street Journal poll suggest that only 19% of the American people believe we are headed in the right direction.
Then and now..
The Concert for Bangladesh occurred in August 1971. It’s been nearly thirty-six years since then and we’re at another watershed of emotion in world affairs. Will we turn our back on the suffering in Darfur? Will we turn our back…
Thoughts
Too busy to write until now. I’ve all but stopped listening to what passes as news. I continue to skim Huffington, Think Progress and some other blogs. It’s getting late and I’ve just tuned into Game 3 of the Cleveland-San…
The lilies of the field
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin As I turned onto Route 1 in the hamlet of Nile on my way to Mt. Irenaeus I was greeted with fields of flowers blooming everywhere.…