The Greek Myth of Odysseus and the Trojan Horse, Greek Boston Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism Avatar (n) – an electronic image (as in a video game) that represents and may be manipulated by a computer user; the incarnation of a Hindu deity (such as Vishnu); an incarnation in human form; an embodiment (asContinue reading “Avatars and Horses…”
Category Archives: Democracy
It’s On Us…
― Gaylord Nelson, former Republican Governor and Senator of Wisconsin, Founder of Earth Day, April 20, 1970, which led to the formation of the U.S. EPA, December 2, 1970. Image: Nelson Institute of Environmental Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism Robert Mueller was the subject of Internet memesContinue reading “It’s On Us…”
Curated, Created Realities…
Image source: Facebook meme Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism What is lost in the above Facebook meme: 5:00 – 5:30 pm was typically your local news. 6:00 – 6:30 pm, before “Bewitched,” was your international news, the Walter Cronkites, Mike Wallaces, and Harry Reasoner’s time to scare the living crapContinue reading “Curated, Created Realities…”
Births, Stats, Mathematics…
Source: Brookings Institution Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism Cate Cox and Brittany Watts: Their last names rhyme, but their circumstances couldn’t be more diametrically different from one another. Cate Cox is a married suburban mother with two children. She previously lived in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, but due to her condition,Continue reading “Births, Stats, Mathematics…”
The Red Road…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism I can hear an irritated counterthrust already. The president has not driven the United States into a recession during his almost seven years in office. Unemployment stands at a respectable 4.6 percent. Well, fine. But the other side of the ledger groans with distress: a tax codeContinue reading “The Red Road…”
Power and Resources…
French economist Thomas Piketty compares the US economy to Europe in the Gilded Age. Oregon Live, 2014 Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism Thomas Piketty wrote “Capital in the 21st Century” in 2013 centered on the wealth inequality we can see all around us. I can see more house-less citizens onContinue reading “Power and Resources…”
A Cult of Ignorance…
Asimov image: https://karsh.org/isaac-asimov/ Sagan image: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0755981/ Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism Note: The Nobel Prize will be awarded starting Monday in Physiology, then Physics (my admitted favorite), Chemistry, Literature, Peace, and Economics the following Monday. Thus, the concentration of the postings will be Nobel as they post. I will be “nerdingContinue reading “A Cult of Ignorance…”
Cloth Diapers…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism This essay is derived from a creative work of the same title, posted on my poetry blog Monday. Happy birthday, mom. I miss you. Sixty years ago, you were thirty-eight years old. I was one year, one month, and one day old. I was apparently potty-trained, whichContinue reading “Cloth Diapers…”
60 Years Ago Tomorrow…
Source: March on Washington, History dot com editors Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Sixty years ago tomorrow, two dear friends turned a year old, and ten years old. Sixty years ago tomorrow, I was a year, and 12 days old. The March on Washington happened on the eighth anniversary ofContinue reading “60 Years Ago Tomorrow…”
Cartoon Network…
Mick Fleetwood’s Maui Restaurant destroyed in Maui fire. Allison Rapp, Ultimate Classic Rock Topics: Battery, Chemistry, Civics, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism The Herculoids were a Hanna-Barbara cartoon that only ran for two seasons, from 1967 to 1969. From ages five to seven, I didn’t demand much from my Saturday morning viewing pleasure: good guys,Continue reading “Cartoon Network…”
Physics and Nano 