What topics do you like to discuss? Only uncomfortable ones.

A or B?

Do you like making your own choices? Do you want to choose how you live and what kind of society you live in? Do you want to give that responsibility to someone else? Do you want everything you do, have, say, think and feel to be chosen by someone else? The narrative I’m observing boilsContinue reading “A or B?”

A Path

The eastern horizonwhere the morning star risesbefore the light of our galaxyblazes afore the dawn A tiny point of lightheralds the blazing lightthe light of the universeintake of another breath My path is cleardarkness behind mecenturies of brutalitygive way to the light Guiding me forwardinto the lightmy feet stepping forwardacross this little planet The dawnContinue reading “A Path”

Different Folks…

Religion Estimated Adherents (2020) Percentage of Global Population Christianity 2,268,860,000 28.8% Islam 2,022,590,000 25.6% Hinduism 1,177,860,000 14.9% Buddhism 324,190,000 4.1% Judaism 14,780,000 0.2% Other Religions 172,170,000 2.2% Unaffiliated 1,905,360,000 24.4% Unaffiliated includes China, Japan, Estonia and North Korea. Seems like one of these is on the endangered list…

What’s the most fun way to exercise? Well, it begins with winking at a furtive fellow… and let nature take its course. Stretching back and legs, core strength and arm muscles, abs… good strong breathing… works a charm!

Coattails

Playing in the sunBANG-BANG!‘The alleged gunmen…’ ‘Islamic Iran having nukes? Nope.’BANG-BANG!‘The alleged alliance…’ Growing in the sunKNOCK-KNOCK!‘The alleged fuel supply…’ ‘We will conquer the West!’KNOCK-KNOCK!‘The alleged religion of peace…’ ‘Get your own oil, we got plenty.’GLUG-GLUG!‘The alleged treaties…’ Rusty train tracks in the sunGLUG-GLU…The fuel pump runs dry The little red hen asked:Who will helpContinue reading “Coattails”

Next Week’s News

Western liberal democracies were thrown into chaos yesterday as Trump announced that no one would get any more oil until each country fired all their DEI politicians and allowed US companies free reign. After taking control of the Hormuz Straight, Trump now has control of 90% of global crude supply. After the fourth leader ofContinue reading “Next Week’s News”

If you could have something named after you, what would it be? The mechanism which prevents education from being overwhelmed by ideology. Any ideology.

Black Gold

Way back in ’91, a whole bunch of oil went up in flames. That was also on the other side of the planet. I was finishing high school at the time but the issue hit home hard: everything we have relies on oil! I subsequently used this point as a teacher to get my studentsContinue reading “Black Gold”

The Seams

nibbling at the edge of a tattered rugscrabbling about in dust and dirt need more energy to keep going forwardsearching for more to keep growing insatiable hunger, horrible needfeeding and yearning, yearning so many choicestoo many give away powerlet them choose… but it shines so bright!piercing through the dark does everyone have this?can we makeContinue reading “The Seams”