I love post-apocalypse movies, but to tell you the truth they scare the crap out of me. My interest in stories of this type used to be just out of fascination with an imaginary world, but as time has progressed…
My Ishmael
In a previous article I talked about the book Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn. I was delighted to discover a sequel to that book called My Ishmael. I’m enjoying it just as much. The thing I love most about these books…
Jiddu Krishnamurti, 1895 – 1986
I had never heard of this man before, but after stumbling upon these quotes I became fascinated and wanted to know all about him. There is an excellent biography located on Wikipedia. It is no measure of health to be…
Vatican promotes “hate thy neighbour” — Seems wrong somehow…
Did we need any more evidence that the Vatican is an organization devoted to keeping power in the hands of men? Make that “power in the hands of hetero men”. No, wait…. “power in the hands of ostensibly hetero men.”…
Rape
Over the past week not a newscast has been spoken here in Canada without mentioning the desperately unfortunate case of Rehtaeh Parsons, a 17 year-old girl who was gang-raped by four boys and then subsequently bullied by them and others…
Increasing efficiency increases waste. WTF?
In my post “The nature of waste“, I made a direct link between the concepts of efficiency and waste, namely that: Increasing efficiency increases waste. That sounds strange doesn’t it? I had myself confused by this even though I wrote…