"Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward Men" Linus Van Pelt said it in the Peanuts Christmas special, "... and on earth peace, goodwill toward men." Today it should be revised to say "towards humankind." We hear it every year about this time. It's sad though we don't hear it as much during the other 11 months of the year. For all the globalism that's occurred during the last 500 years (since the Age of Discovery), we have not learned how to be better neighbors. It seemed okay to trample on people, their land, and their right to live when empires were building and growing. Now it seems, in some places, we are reverting back to nation-states. Borders have become more important instead of less. Racism is on the rise. Not in my backyard has grown to not in my country. Why can't we work towards peace, tolerance, love, friendship, understanding, and goodwill all the time? As a side note, it is a little amusing when people complain about globali
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The End
Hello all. I apologize for the long hiatus. While I have had ideas for posts, none of them gelled in my mind long enough to for me to write about them. The End of the World? Philosophically and technically, the world we know changes from moment to moment, day to day, year to year, etc. So, the world we knew yesterday is never to be seen again. Thanks to REM, we can look at the end satirically. So, here we are more than a couple months after President Obama was re-elected to the highest office in the land. There seemed to be literally millions of people out there who believed the world, or at least the USA, would end if Obama won. Guess what - we are all still here, at least most of us. I will get to that later. Yes, the economy is still getting better, admittedly slowly. The unemployment rate nationwide is at 7.8%. That is down nearly 3 points since it's highest position. And, the stock market is moving up steadily. The DOW was at ~6,600 back in 2009 and has doubled si
If someone opens a door things will come in...
If people want to complain about the new PBS controversy, they need to talk to Mitt. He mentioned it. He now needs to pay for it. Click here for the hilarity to ensue: Big Bird Ad
Obama Gets Four More Years
Obama Wins! Yes, I am happy. Also, I am hoping the vitriol, hatred, arrogance, and partisanship go by the wayside. But no, I don't think it will.
4th Quarter and the 2:00 Warning
My Own Mind Sorry about the football metaphor. I am Bronco fan after all. My Dad was also a Bronco fan. He was one of the first press people for the old Denver Bears when he worked for Air Force Radio and Television. Speaking of my Dad, he was a Republican. I don't think he would have identified himself with the party of today, let alone the Tea Party sect. A friend of mine was accused me of parroting anything my Dad said. He intimated I could not think for myself. Well guess what, I formulated my own opinions despite what my Dad said or did. I once even had a short argument with him about Bill Clinton. He was not a fan. Those who greatly influenced my outlook include Paul Tedrow, history teacher extraordinaire; Mr. Rosburg, a Shakespeare aficionado; Bill Hart, a state senator and social studies teacher; Mrs. Estes, a civics teacher at Russell Junior High; Mr. Blair, political science professor at Las Positas College; Jon Stewart, of Comedy Central; and of course my Dad. Be
Chuck Lorre - Genius
For all those fans of Two and Half Men or Big Bang Theory or Dharma & Greg, you might have noticed the vanity cards at the end of the episodes. They are written by Chuck Lorre. He's the guy who got into an argument with Charlie Sheen last year. He is also the producer and the main writer of those TV shows. His vanity cards are perfect little gems of creativity and writing. They are only on screen for a moment so as to not offend and make people like me want to read them. Some of them can be controversial. Here is a link to his latest creation. http://www.chucklorre.com/index.php?p=397c You also might look through some of his others. They are great.
