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 18 Mar 2007 @ 02:45
Something there is that doesn't love a wall,
That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,
And spills the upper boulders in the sun;
And makes gaps even two can pass abreast.
---Robert Frost, "Mending Wall"
Every wall is a door.
---Ralph Waldo emerson
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 17 Mar 2007 @ 11:20
Abuse is not "Fun".
In any so called civilized society, the people and environment it seems, as an apparent and
proven "fact" can only take being abused, manipulated and extorted by the market forces,
greed and excess for so long. How long? It depends. Twenty years? Thirty years? One hundred
years? Then at some juncture, if the state or some means of redress does not take action to
protect the people and or environment from their abusers, is revolution, anarchy or some
form of dissent or change not to be expected? Why though does society not understand and
learn this lesson and allows and even sanctions abuse sometimes, of the free and honest
peoples and of the good and fertile lands. Perhaps because the faces and names keep changing
and thus the accountability and cost is continually shifted and seemingly lost? Perpetually
though unless the vicious cycle of this abuse and such is broken or transcended somehow the
social fabric periodically and continually seems to unwind, as abuse is not fun.
Therefore it is said that let us not abuse one and other or our selves or the animals,
plants, land, air, waters or planet, for to do so would be folly and has proven to be
foolish, criminal and just plain stupid. Instead let us consider and treat one and others
and all as truly holy places. This asks a lot perhaps but it is a necessary truth.
A Fellow Earthling
Earth
March 2007 More >
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 16 Mar 2007 @ 12:47
The false choice posed between our economy and the environment affects our policies (and our image in the world) in harmful ways.
One example is auto mileage standards.
Japan has cars that are required by law to get more than 45 miles per gallon. Europe is not far behind, and has passed new laws designed to surpass Japanese standards. Our friends in Canada and Australia are moving toward higher requirements of more than 30 miles per gallon.
Yet the United States is dead last.
We're told that we have to protect our automobile companies from competition in places like China where, it is said, their leaders don't care about the environment.
In fact, Chinese emissions standards have been raised and already far exceed our own.
Ironically, we cannot sell cars made in America to China because we don't meet their environmental standards. More >
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16 Mar 2007 @ 12:26
Ho there...
do not adjust your sets...
psychosis is temporary
due to the earlier than usual 1 hour time change
"timing is everything"
Author unknown
sir ed
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