Sauntering Around Ideas
Today I’m being called an arrogant prick. That link is to a Slashdot comment thread. In a poll asking In 2009, I’ve donated (or will donate) to charity … a full third of the respondents chose Zilch.
sigh My response on seeing that was to post:
For those of you who donated zilch – [...]
The practice of torturing suspected terrorists received fresh blows Friday after a magazine reported that a key al Qaeda suspect offered useful intelligence after receiving sugar-free cookies.
That is from a Raw Story story on a Time Magazine story detailing revelations from former FBI interrogator Ali Soufan. Prisoner Abu Jandal had been held in [...]
You’ve probably seen the ads. Some famous person is shown with their calendar age and their “real age.” If you visit the website and fill out their survey they’ll tell you your “real age.” Cool huh? Are you living healthy or rushing toward the end of life? You think this [...]
It’s Blog Action Day and the topic is poverty. As an privledged American this is a difficult topic to address. The only contact I have with poverty is very, very remote. Heck, I’m creating this post from an Internet Cafe in La Manga, Spain. It is vacation time for me. [...]
Large Fella on a Bike wonders about space and power and ends up asking “Why isn’t it enough to be good, maybe even to shoot for great?” He then answers, a little bit, the question by describing a chance encounter on a street corner. It’s the kind of encounter you’ll never have [...]
A different speaker on the subject of change in politics. If you prefer logic to emotion, this is for you.
Mr. Lessig also created this piece, 20 Minutes or so on why I am for Barack Obama. He saves the best for last.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be;
For loan oft loses both itself and friend,
And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
– Shakespeare, Hamlet
Shakespeare is often a source of wisdom. This bit, from father to son, is oft quoted and overly broad. I encourage you to become a lender.
To who? What [...]
When you “should” do something and don’t the coping mechanisms can get pretty convoluted. Many people believe their children should take music lessons. Sometimes the kids even agree. They sign up for band, find a private teacher and schedule lessons (not cheap!) and reality arrives. Like the puppy that “I’ll take care [...]
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