Brother Card has published another great essay: Civilization Watch – Building Better Children – The Ornery American Even though the URL indicates “warwatch”, it’s part of his “Civilization Watch” series. And this one is about raising our kids. I’m sure my mom will enjoy it as he reiterates a lot of what she has been…
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Apparently DARPA is working on a pretty amazing project. If something like this gets to be fairly accurate, then what will our world become. I read (and reviewed) the book, “1984” by George Orwell. This technology could easily make a reality of what Orwell portrayed. The ability to translate on the fly is amazing technology…
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I ran across a few articles [1] and web sites [2] that are trying to position Mitt Romney as a presidential candidate for 2008. And although they claim it’s very possible, I just am not sure someone like Romney will be able to win the Presidency.
So I just finish “1984” by George Orwell. It’s a pretty amazing and unique book. I think there are many people familiar with this book. If you haven’t read the book, I’m sure you are at least familiar with one of the main concepts in the book: Big Brother.
For years, I have been a huge fan of the Broadway production of Les Miserables. The music is amazing and the story is incredibly moving. So at the urging of my brother, I took the plunge and decided to read (listen to) the full, unabridged book by Victor Hugo. Now, after 76 hours of listening…
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I would like to submit a recent Orson Scott Card article as my follow-up to a recent post on illegal immigration. His words could have easily been said by myself (with some minor differences), except with much less eloquence. For the most part, I completely agree with what he says. My only issue is that…
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Sometimes, someone comes along with a brilliant idea. And this idea is brilliant (http://www.viewfromcenter.com). I’ve contemplated it quite frequently and the author of this blog and I have discussed this multiple times in the past. I’m sure there are many, many Americans that would quickly jump on this bandwagon. Most everyone I speak with about…
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Comments like this are the reason I and so many Americans loved Ronald Reagan: “Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first.” He was brutally honest about the problems of his profession.
Early morning here in Hawaii and I’m just readying through my usual blogs. Quote of the day provided quite a profound phrase from Andrew Carnegie: “One of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.” Although I would love to expound more on this, I will leave it as an exercise…
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So I’m still on my Orson Scott Card kick and recently finished The Worthing Saga. It’s a collection of stories with a similar theme or at least related from the same concepts. The main story, previously titled Hot Sleep, but renamed to Hot Sleep: The Worthing Chronicle is very much worth reading. But the other…
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