I firmly believe that we learn something with every experience that we have. Whether it’s consciously or subconsciously, we learn something with each person we meet, see, hear, talk with, or even pass on the street. In addition, our consciousness (mind, brain, whatever) accepts and processes information that we are not consciously aware of. At [...]
Archive for August, 2008
The Hidden Premise
Posted in Experiences, On my mind, Relationships on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Huh?
Posted in In the News, YHGTBSM! on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
U.S. forces arrest senior Iraqi official
(Reporting by Tim Cocks and Wisam Mohammed; Writing by Tim Cocks; Editing by Charles Dick) (Emphasis added).
Is this a joke?
Here! Here!
Posted in In the News on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Or is it Hear! Hear!
Hell, I don’t know and it doesn’t really matter. One of the most intelligent posts that I have ever read, and on something that I have thought about but have never been able to sufficiently articulate was posted by David Dimston from Austin, Texas. on the issue of the idea of [...]
On the Death Penalty
Posted in In the News, On my mind on August 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In Idaho, the man that kidnapped, raped, tortured, and killed a 9 year old boy, among other things, was sentenced to death by a jury. When the grandmother of the child saw the killer in the court room, she said, “I seen nothing but an evil, empty, coldhearted shell.”
As a result, I began to wonder, [...]
Today
Posted in Activities, In the News on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Barack Obama announced Sen. Joe Biden as his running mate today at the Old State Capitol here in Springfield. A historic event that I did not attend. I don’t like crowds very much, and I had a better view on TV.
I really didn’t do much of anything else. I took Zach to his HS football [...]
The Ultimate Question?
Posted in On my mind on August 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tonight, I was working on my writing project. I have been told by many people that I know that I should write a book about my experiences. So, I don’t know if it will turn into a book or not, but I am working on my life’s time line, from birth to the present. What [...]