Message from Andrew Jackson |
It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes. Distinctions in society will always exist under every just gover...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:40:00 GMT |
Why do people dream? |
I think I know why we dream. Dreams destroy the relentless monotony of life. In dreams we vanquish the enemy, leap from tree to tree, fly. Even though life seems fine, the mind yea...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:25:00 GMT |
Jared Diamond’s "Guns, Germs and Steel" |
You've probably heard of this book. It's a best-seller. It's basically a scientific treatise on the entire history of the human race, from the first humans 7 million years ago in Africa, through ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:48:00 GMT |
Clifford D. Simak’s "A Heritage of Stars" 1977 |
What if the population of the Earth rose up in revolt and destroyed all technology, and even every reference to technology in books? Simak explores this theme and come up with some interesting ideas i...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:55:00 GMT |
TO A LARGE SLUG IN THE GARDEN |
Here's my favorite poem, by my dad.
TO A LARGE SLUG IN THE GARDEN
Slug, I wish to know the...
Posted by on Sun, 28 May 2006 20:33:00 GMT |
