I have heard a good deal about universities in American and students becoming antagonistic towards Jewish students because if Gaza. I am all for people caring. I am all for saying that the people dying in Gaza are being murdered because that is what war is. I am not surprised that the students show no…
Author: Daniel
Scrabble
I recently played a game of scrabble with friends and managed to get the word Segue. No one knew what it meant and they were teetering on challenging me and finally did. It got me thinking about one’s passive vocabulary. Passive vocabulary are the words one probably never or very rarely uses, but one knows…
My friends told their 12 year old son they didn’t want him playing too many hours of games on his phone and computer and would restrict his screen time. in response he dressed up in his best clothes and made a presentation to them about what it was like being a child with no authority…
A Little of the Old World
I spent yesterday talking about a book with an author that we are going to publish in the near future. I recall when Amazon first started books sold very well as here was trust in the product and buying online was still new and untested, I have to say that today designing and producing a…
The rise in Anti Semitism in the west
It is all over the news and it suggests very strongly this is all to do with Gaza. this hatred is ancient and relies upon two main foundation stones: the first is the human ability to harbour hatred of a group and this is universal and worldwide. The second relies upon the teaching of Islam…
We have to wonder
why nature created aggression. The problem for her is that once she creates something and it survives, getting it to survive in the world it creates without the skills that helped it survive, is impossible. There is no cut off valve and any amelioration of aggression would take hundreds of years. In fact the drive…
Taking Drugs
For as long as we have had an idea of archeology and writing in one form or another we have had instances of tribes using drugs. Varied forms exist but they are used to enhance religious experience, existential experiences of all kinds and as remedies. Some of these drugs in the past have been addictive…
Taking Liberties
Back in the 1980s when the internet was a baby (I was not there) I was told the places people hanged out in were abusive, tough and anything goes places. A lot of the people who were there moved into forums of various kinds where much of the same attitude prevailed especially as the rest…
Apparently
in the UK they have just woken up to the fact that paedophiles abuse their own children. They are changing the law so that convicted paedophiles do not have access to their own children. Up to now the rights of a father have overridden the conviction, so in effect the law has not protected the…
Joan D’Arc
Everything about you shone – First your eyes with fire – As voices spoke through your brain – Your blesséd saints shone around you Such a glory – Your sword gleamed and glinted – Your horse’s skin was like a shining mirror; Where all France could see The Maid of Domremy Riding in brilliant armour…