TOPIC FOR TODAY IRAQ, WASTE OR HOPE, HOW SHALL IT PLAY OUT? Saddam has been executed, perhaps not wisely, now a martyr for the Sunnis, and a triumph for the Shiites. History, as Napoleon once commented: "is a fairy tale agreed upon." What fairy tale shall be spun for the this latest act of violence... Sign in to see full entry.
TODAY'S TOPIC: WAR TODAY AND TOMORROW No one enjoys peace more than a soldier. Unfortunately, some people will only change their minds down the barrel of a gun, if even then. I foresee/observe, for the conflicts are already here four board areas of conflict. Environmental or resource conflict.... Sign in to see full entry.
T ODAY'S TOPIC CORPORATE GREED AND LACK OF ETHICS Please note that the following is a simultaneous posting with my FarSailor's Voyage Blog, it just seemed appropriate to post it here too..... PAPERCLIP Multinational Corporation, greedier still More powerful than most nations, Always seeking an edge,... Sign in to see full entry.
TODAY'S TOPIC IS: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Yesterday, in my FarSailor's Shoreleave poetry blog I posted a poem titled The Ring. This poem was about domestic violence from the woman's point of view, as the offender. It got some spirited responses, and apparently was somewhat upsetting to several people.... Sign in to see full entry.
TODAY'S TOPIC: FAILURE HOW DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT, AND WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT IT? For myself, my biggest difficulty is recognizing that I have really, really screwed the pouch (pilot talk for crashing, with aircraft a total write off). Generally, I will go into denial, until the stench is unavoidable,... Sign in to see full entry.
TODAY'S TOPIC EVOLUTION What is so difficult with the concept of evolution. It is simple enough, when reduced to essence. Life expands, and will try to fill every environmental niche available by natural selection, if something works, the plant or animal gets to breed, the littleones continue to... Sign in to see full entry.
TODAY'S TOPIC MANNED SPACE EXPLORATION, WHY BROTHER? First the negatives, its expensive, slow, dangerous, and there are not any really exciting places to visit any where near us. Yes folks there is a down side to space travel, in all honesty, unless we terraform Mars (i.e. make it habitable to human... Sign in to see full entry.
T ODAY'S TOPIC MIDDLE EAST END GAME, WITH A BANG, OR A WHIMPER????????? OR JUST MAYBE PEACE? Nothing ever stays the same, and eventually any statis or equilibrium will be altered, sometimes beyond recognition. Take the situation in the Middle East, for nearly 60 years Israel has survived premised on... Sign in to see full entry.
TOPIC OF TODAY, UPCOMING CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS HOW TO WIN BY LOSING Alas, alas, the poor fools have fallen for the trap, the Democrats are going to obtain a majority in the House, and perhaps the Senate in the election next month. The Republicans, though they will not admit it, are of course... Sign in to see full entry.
TODAY'S TOPIC ENHANCED HUMANS......... Now let us begin with a "just suppose"... Just suppose that scientists using various techniques could enhance human embryos so that the resulting people were on average, at least 10% better than they would have been otherwise. Then just suppose that these same... Sign in to see full entry.