Realitology
“The Study of Reality”
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Posted Business, Environment, Global Warming, Politics on Thursday, May 31st, 2007.
Comments(2) In a surprise move, today the Bush Administration announced that it "is taking the lead" on climate change by proposing a series of meetings over the next 18 months. This announcement was hailed by leaders of the oil, gas, and coal industries, who are pleased that Mr. Bush will allow them that much more time to "do nothing while continuing to reap record profits." Mr. Bush reassured business leaders that his proposed talks about maybe proposing to possibly talk about maybe doing something (possibly) about global warming would not hurt the economy or their profits.
Republican strategists Bob Whitebread praised this announcement, saying:
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Posted Music, Politics, Society on Thursday, May 31st, 2007. Comments(0)
I was listening to some Gil Scott-Heron yesterday and his song/poem "Whitey on the Moon" came on. I’ve heard it many times before, but yesterday I heard it in a new way. It was written in (I think) 1970 so you can dig the context.
Whitey on the Moon
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Posted Business on Tuesday, May 29th, 2007.
Comments(1) Add this one to the "Gee Thanks" file.
Within the last week or so, one of my wife’s friends got laid off (along with several dozen others) from a large, Fortune 500 company. The company is the top maker of health care products and everyone would know their name.
Amazingly enough, this lay-off seems to have negatively affected the remaining employees. Imagine that! So this concerned and caring company does what? Click to read more …
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Posted Politics, Society on Monday, May 28th, 2007. Comments(0)
Remembering the folks who serve in the military is OK with me. It sucks that they get sent away to die or get crippled and we should remember them and feel for them. I’m sure that those of us who have not been in combat cannot begin to comprehend the suffering that these folks have been through. They deserve remembrance.
What really irks me though is to see politicians come out of the woodwork to "show their support." Click to read more …
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Posted Nature, Philosophy, Things I've Noticed on Monday, May 28th, 2007. Comments(0)
Today I was walking along the river that runs near our house. I was watching the birds and the weeping willows sway in the wind. It was very nice. It’s late springtime and lots of wildflowers are blooming. Most look pretty delicate but I know they’re not. They can’t be and survive in our climate.There were tiny lilac flowers with dark purple veins running through them. With the sun as a backlight the little plants just glowed as if they were electrified. The darker veins stood out in stunning contrast to the delicate lilac color of the petals. There were flowers that looked like golf balls suspended at the end of a length of bamboo. When I got closer I could see that it wasn’t a single flower, but many flowers making up the globe of white. They had a subtle, sweet, earthy wildflower fragrance.
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