Archive for the 'survival' Category
I had not planned to get into this subject at the present time but events sometimes arise that push us in directions not of our choosing.
Today, there was a news article on the Internet from The Christian Science Monitor. It was an article written by Mackubin Thomas Owens who is Professor of National Security Affairs […]
January 11th, 2008 | Posted in Fear, Poverty, Racial issues, ethics, injustice, intolerance, survival | 1 Comment
Poverty is not simply a word, it is a complex system of existence.
As I see it there are four types of poverty:
1. By birthplace.
2. By circumstance.
3. By choice.
4. By mental inability to survive in a social setting.
Taking the first case, poverty by birthplace. There are children who are born into areas that have had their […]
December 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Poverty, hunger, natural disasters, society, survival | 7 Comments
The most significant issue regarding children today is the possibility of children choking on small toy pieces and lead paint on toys. Parents are eager to start their children on literary and artistic careers early in life. There seems to be no problem with giving a 2 year old a box of colored pencils with […]
December 8th, 2007 | Posted in Child Care, Environment, Fear, Health, Parenting, Politics, Uncategorized, ethics, junk science, responsibility, society, survival | 1 Comment
“Good fences make good neighbors”Robert Frost
Throughout history fences had been successfully used to indicate the limits of one’s control. Without a distinct marker of some sort, a range of uncertainty exists as to what a person or a country can do at the edges of their controlled property. This uncertainty usually leads to disputes which […]
December 3rd, 2007 | Posted in Borders, Politics, Uncategorized, crime, illegal aliens, security, survival | 2 Comments
Don’t bemoan your failing memory as you age. It is to be expected and not necessarily totally as a result of age. When people are young, everything is new and interesting. Everyone has observed how small children take things apart to see what’s inside. It is the curiosity of the new experience that fixes our […]
November 30th, 2007 | Posted in Fear, Uncategorized, intolerance, society, survival | No Comments