“Pleased to Meet You.” I really feel for Michael Specter and his unlimited faith in science. At least the standing ovation at the TED conference for his talk about “The Danger of Science Denial” must have made him feel a little better. He is really struggling with why so many people are reluctant to take [...]
The Toddlers are at it again! One of “The Four Toddlers of Atheism” – Sam Harris, is featured on a website that boasts of having “shit that is worth repeating” – or something like that? He even receives a byline from that guru of gurus – Richard Dawkins, “Read Sam Harris and wake up.” (see [...]
Haiti The magnitude of the catastrophe that we simply refer to as “Haiti” is a study reserved for those with sufficient determination and resources to discover its roots and causes – and is an investigation that is not recommended for the faint hearted or the fearful. Most of those involved with attempting to address the [...]
Jack It seems that there are some people on Earth who are only here on loan. They are the kind of people that light up every room that they enter – and seem to be able to touch everyone they encounter – from the bus driver and the waitress to the business mogul and the [...]
“In His Image” “And let them make me a sanctuary . . . “ When the God of Israel commanded (the priests) Moses to make the Ark of the Covenant – He charged Moses to “make [them] after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount” – The Exodus 25 The Ark thus fashioned [...]
Man was not made for the Sabbath �Man was not made for the Sabbath � but the sabbath for man.� � The Carpenter Mankind, down through the ages � and most recently in nearly every manifestation of government � has clamored for law. From the Sunni & the Shiite � to the socialist, the communist [...]
Covenants and Covens The political leaders of our modern world continue to strive for the placement of international agreements on subjects as diverse as carbon emissions and trade barriers � to the uses of atomic energy � human rights, financial regulations, intellectual piracy and copyright, media access � the list of topics being negotiated is [...]
Chernobyl “There are some things that you seal in concrete – they have their times and their seasons – nuclear meltdowns, times when your emotions run at a fever pitch – power that can only be tempered with a harsh winter wind – the javelin’s point in the ice, fractured and violated in ecstatic wonder [...]
The Next Wave Surfers know almost anyone who experiences time/space transcendence knows Waves come in sequences and regardless of the rhythms sooner or later there is a big one. Michelangelo was one. So was Edison and so was Hitler. The Einsteins and Newtons shine down through many generations [...]
The Snapshot She held up the picture and there in the corner were the burning numbers 04:07:97 This is my child,- she said with a smile this is my child. The Fool From the little daily departures of our ever increasingly disconnected lives, to the bigger events staring down at us from [...]
