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One Last Chance
Regret. It echoed in his mind, with the not-quite-painful thud each time the back of his head rocked against the wall behind him. It occurred to him the rail beds were in no better shape than any other public infrastructure. … Continue reading
Israel and Gaza: Just a Sideshow
My time in the limelight has faded; the tools here on this blog indicate very few visits the last couple of days. I’ve had my 15 minutes it appears, and only a precious few friends are likely to read this. … Continue reading
In the Prison of Lies
The yard in front of the house had become a mud pit every time the yard thawed at mid-day. There weren’t many rocks around, but he had suddenly recalled small slabs of asphalt working loose up on the roadway, in … Continue reading
Riots: It Will Get Worse
Take a look at the riots in Greece. Just a bunch of hoodlums? Perhaps, but not everything wrong there falls on only one set of shoulders. It is widely established as fact the government of Greece at all levels, as … Continue reading
Green Deities
During the summer of 1979, I got my hands on a copy of the Greenpeace Manifesto, as it existed at the time. The mass-produced photocopy got lost during a subsequent move, and I have not found a copy since then. … Continue reading
Suck It Up
There are in this life a great many things affecting you which you can’t change. You might try, but if your attempts affect too much other people, it will simply create more and bigger problems. Do I need to raise … Continue reading
Vignettes 1
A collection of small thoughts. They are connected, but can be considered individually. 1. The Democratic Party was hijacked about four decades ago. It had been a fairly conservative, rural oriented bunch of old men, but became home to American … Continue reading
Sometimes It Scares Me
It scares me when someone in a fairly mainstream publication says something which makes sense. I’m afraid Greenwald does that now and then. In a democracy, one could expect that politicians would be afraid to express a view that 70% … Continue reading
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Never Wrong
The alternative and underground news sources are loaded with stories of various plans to permit more and more use of force against ordinary folks. Naturally there are a thousand justifications for all this. Even the Pentagon is now revealing plans … Continue reading
Dire Predictions: Guessing Game
We are in recession; that’s official. Actually it’s far worse than that, but our government is notorious for torturing statistics, among other victims, and these statistics will confess to anything the torturer wants to hear. To the government’s advantage, the … Continue reading