Differing perspectives can elevate our comprehension of complex issues, but they can also drag us down into a pit of malevolence when discussion and debate are replaced by an unbending quest to convert or conquer.
Category Archives: Only the Short
Saith Me… Take the Leap
When you stand at the edge of change, the excitement wars with the nervousness and can make you a mess.
So take the leap.
Propel yourself forward and grasp your future.
What if…
This week I have been reviewing the history of peacekeeping, all the while following the news reports of revolt, violence, an bloodshed. So it is not strange that today I find myself pondering a profound what if.
What if there had been a greater supply of and access to guns during the American Revolution?
Certainly we just need to look to the American Civil War to see what happened when technology improved and the availability increased.
Would the weaponry of today shortened or lengthened the American Revolution? Would there have been more or less bloodshed? Would the decolonization process of the North American colonies been just as turbulent as the process elsewhere in the world?
News of Declassifications through FOIA
The real news is not simply that stuff gets declassified. The real news is that every day scholars seek more declassification of information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) without seeking fame. It is from their efforts that we have a chance to broaden our understanding and not simply our talking points.
Saith Me… Motivation
In my youth I exercised so I could eat more. With age I am learning to exercise so I can study more.
Saith Me… Rural Living
I love the smell of rain…
until it re-hydrates the poo!
Saith Me… Fact Check Rant
It is understandable that we may not have time to fact check every story that pops up in the news. However, it is appalling that inflammatory or sensational stories are so readily and eagerly shared by people who are not the authors and have not taken the time to check the basic facts. As dismayed as slanted media makes me, I am more dismayed by the people willing to share stories that are more tabloid than news, more lies than truth. In an age of information, it is discourteous to pass on incorrect material – regardless of what political agenda you may think will benefit from a “bit of exaggeration.”
Saith Me… Let the tears fall…
There are sorrows in life that one simply cannot avoid.
There are sorrows in life that through diligence can be avoided.
There are sorrows in life that arrive despite diligence.
When faced with sorrow, it is best to let the tears fall…
Outsourcing Security: Does it really make us secure?
While many US citizens debate the issue of security versus privacy, they neglect to seek answers to the most important question? Is the US bureaucratic and military muscle doing the work of securing the nation or has it been outsourced to those whose loyalties lie in the $$$$ rather than the flag?
The following are some of the current discussions on the issue of outsourcing security and defense:
The outsourcing of U.S. intelligence raises risks among the benefits
How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power
US Lawmakers Give Defense Contractors Reason to Sweat After PRISM Leak
U.S. Relies on Spies for Hire to Sift Deluge of Intelligence
What You Should Know About The Intelligence Community’s Contractors
A Break from the Climb
A cool rainy day – a great blessing after many days of climbing the never-ending mountain of fibromyalgia. I have managed to rest, guilt free, for most of the day. Now, back to the climb.
Pithy Ponderings 