I read on linkedIn that Russia has no tariffs and this is proof that Donald Trump is in their pocket. But economists actually point out countries that have sanctions against them which makes for any meaningful trade with them irrelevant, Russia, Cube, North Korea, had no tariffs levied. I mean he might be in the…
Genders
Twenty odd years ago I read medical scientists telling us that male and female was no longer adequate as choices on legal forms. XXX YY XYX all exist in the community and ignoring that limits our own intelligence. Gender dysphoria may not always align with these chromosomal differences and this is the place for discussion…
In Youth We Trust
Just attended a reunion of friends from 1979-1982. It was interesting to see what they had done with their working lives as they wind down. Those I spoke too were still the same, just more experienced though I did have trouble recognising some faces, others had barely changed. I am looking forward to the PhD…
Why do good things have to end?
In March 2002 on the lane outside my then home, I found a dog wandering. At first I was just going to call the charity but I could see she was cold and scared. So chocolate biscuit in hand and with my collie by my side we stood close to her and spoke softly. She…
The Jew haters
of the world, of which there are many, are living a thousand years in the past. They still think they can carry out pogroms with impunity, that they can kill at a whim, that they can spew hate and teach hate for no other reason then the Jewish people worship differently and there is no…
A New Saying
In a world of lies the quiet person is king, the honest person is crucified. I have been shocked by the immature attempts and the sophisticated attempts, to pervert honesty. The default to lying to get your way, or lying to obscure the truth, is so prevalent today it is difficult to come to conclusions…
Myth Making
Over thousands of years people have had questions and few answers – what is lightning? floods? earthquakes? – and the natural sense of powerlessness in the face of such has led people to be susceptible to anyone who claims they have the answers. Those people started the history of human and animal sacrifice, the idea…
Back in the Day
the world wide web was conceived as a resource for information and having been created by scientists the idea that false information should be shared was not even in their minds. Mistaken data that needed to be corrected by others but the inspiration was it would become an international resource even more important than libraries…
Invasion
When Russia invaded Ukraine and I said to my friends that we were all going ti tested now. At the time I thought of the normal course of wars but I, along with the rest of the world, was amazed at the strength of the Ukrainians. It reminded me of Churchill telling the USA ‘give…
Books it is
The last few weeks as part of the probate process and gathering the assets of a friends, I have been tasked with moving his library to a safer place, out of the damp and ready to be put into some kind of order. He was an artist and editor working from the early 1960s through…