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In the Garden Patch of Wisdom

Facts can be encoded and saved on any computer. They can even be manipulated, but that usually requires some form of creative intelligence as yet unavailable to computers. Presentation and portrayal require an active intelligence which serves a purpose — … Continue reading

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Liberty: Self-Contained

Very few people actually want liberty. Most of those who talk of it won’t do what it takes, but frankly expect it will be handed to them. Liberty unearned is just another nuisance in the long run. Earning liberty is … Continue reading

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Storm of Lies in the Forecast

As others have said elsewhere more eloquently than I, the major media and the mainstream information sources serve only one purpose: deception. While they may feel they are serving their own bottom line, that simply explains why they have no … Continue reading

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Paths to Tyranny

Someone very close to me took some FEMA courses a decade ago. They were stunned by the very obvious euphemisms for treating the population like cattle. While it did not figure large in the materials, there was an obvious assumption … Continue reading

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Let’s Clarify Torture

Update: See below. You can ramble on for days about official definitions, provisions, and every other semantic weaseling you like, but we all know what torture is. Any honest definition includes using fear, repulsion, hatred, pain and other highly emotional … Continue reading

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We Have Found the Enemy

For those of you living in the US, and perhaps to some degree in the UK, let us digest some of the latest news in terms of what it means on a broader scale. Frankly, if you need a bunch … Continue reading

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Tomorrow

19 April 1993. At the time, having just freshly come home from overseas service as a Military Policeman, would anybody be surprised I supported what I saw my government doing on TV? The only reason I left military service, which … Continue reading

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Grass Fires: Paying Attention?

Today was a perfect day for grass fires in Oklahoma. We’ve had a long run of dry weather, and since this morning we’ve had severe high winds, easily gusting to 60 MPH. Just one minor spark and it’s all over … Continue reading

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WOD Is a Fraud

For just about a year of my life, I drove a taxi cab in OKC at night. That was some 16 years ago before it became dangerous. I got robbed once, and assaulted twice. By God’s grace, I never got … Continue reading

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Recommended Video: The Day the Dollar Falls

I’m watching the video series hosted on YouTube called, “The Day the Dollar Falls.” It was produced in 2005, based on what were then the assumptions regarding a plausible scenario: What happens over a 24 hour period if the US … Continue reading

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