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January 30, 2005:
Iraq voted. The people came out with great courage. If you saw
that and were not moved and proud to be a human being, you are
probably not a human being. George may get away with this one
yet.
ABC, Channel 12 Local news:
They are telling us that more and more adults have attention
deficit disorder (ADD). They have a crafty home test on the internet
that people can take to find out if they have ADD. So far as
I can tell, they are diagnosing an inferiority complex as ADD.
People who are conned by this do it yourself test can go to their
doctor and demand pills. I would like to find out who is behind
this nonsense. I think someone is pushing pills on the public
and the media is getting conned into creating a public hysteria
to make it go over.
Democracy:
The president gave his acceptance address a few days ago. It
sounded to me like thinly disguised imperialism of the worst
kind. He reiterated a very aggressive thug-like foreign policy
of enforcing democracy. We are going to support democratic movements
wherever they occur. He never mentioned Iraq, but he made his
intentions very clear. I ask, will we do this the same way we
are attempting it in Iraq? I myself am an imperialist, but not
a thug. I think we should be exporting democracy, but I don't
think we can do that through the muzzle of a gun. I think the
only way we can do it is by setting a brilliant example of what
a democracy should be. Currently, we are a very poor example.
We are bullies in the world and the world sees us that way. Worse
than that, our own house is not in order. We are not practicing
democracy here. Lets repeal the Patriot Act at home, then we
can talk about creating democratic institutions in the rest of
the world. America is no longer a shining example of democracy.
It is a cesspool of petty politics, oppression, and privilege.
Alzheimer's Disease:
We notice on the channel 12 local news a story about a new treatment
for this cruel stalker of humans. It seems the scientist can
inject a growth hormone drug directly into the brain of the victim.
It then promotes new cell development in the damaged part of
the brain. So far, results are positive. It sounds great. We
can only hope and wait.
Women:
The structure and bigotry of our commercial culture makes it
very, very difficult for women to contribute. That is a very
silly waste. It indicates a very ill culture. We are essentially
forfeiting half of our creative talent. We drive away the best
with our neanderthal attitude. If I had a commercial enterprise,
I would bring women in on their own terms. Then we would cream
the competition with creative genius.
Weyco:
This is a company in Lansing, Michigan. They fired four people
because they refused to take a lie detector test to find out
whether or not they smoked cigarettes. This should not stand,
but it probably will. It's another blatant example of invasion
of privacy by brain dead bureaucratic thugs. I hope the victims
sue, but that is a tough road. Our government and courts are
making it more difficult every day by colluding with the corporate
bullies and crooks. When other countries surpass us in creative
achievement, we need not wonder why. Again, we manage to drive
away our best talent with our neanderthal attitude.
Another Insanity:
This is a craziness who's time has come. There is a school in
Texas that is offering a chance to win a new car to kids who
have good attendance in school. They are also giving away laptop
computers for good attendance. What a wonderful example of graft
and corruption they are showing to these kids. This is not about
education or about learning. It's about making a good show to
get the state and federal bribery money. State and federal funding
is affected by truancy. So the school pays off the kids, the
government pays off the school, and learning is not relevant.
Bizarre, simply bizarre.
Hypocrisy:
Another school in Texas, wouldn't you know? They are going to
have a separate grade on the kids report card. The kids will
be graded on how fat they are. It's like the parents don't know
if their kids are lard butts. Before they grade these kids, I
think they should take the pop and candy machines out of the
schools. They should also correct their lunchroom menu. Stop
feeding the kids garbage.
Puzzles to Ponder:
Doctor Einstein, in his infinite wisdom, defined a universe of
four dimensions for us. Since then, many scientists have ponder
that and some have concluded that the universe must have eleven
dimensions. Eleven dimensions, they say, are necessary and sufficient
to describe the universe we know about.
Well!
What about the universe we don't know about? We have always said,
if something exists we can develop a mathematics to describe
it. Should not the converse also be true? If we have a mathematics
to describe something, it must exist. Well, we have linear algebra
which allows us to define a universe of infinite dimensions.
What would be the properties of such a universe? Would those
properties contradict what we already know or would they be simply
an extension of what we know? Would new and wonderful things
become possible?
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