It’s been many years since George Carlin died, going to whatever happens after the moment of ‘death’. What George said and wrote was bang on the money many times over, his observations on the human condition was quite astute. Many people may have agreed with George silently, but may have been to afraid to say similar things in public. Perhaps …
Book Review Of Rescue Thyself – Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Must Come From Within Change Must Come From Within Rescue Thyself Rescue Thyself – Change in Sub-Saharan Africa Must Come From Within, by Dr. Sylvanus Adetokunboh Ayeni, is intentionally a racist piece of literature. By necessity. Rescue Thyself’s one of those rare books that slaps the reader in the face …
Will’s Thoughts – When I look At The Childhoods That Kids Have Today… When I look at the childhoods that kids have today, I fear for our future. I’m not saying that our childhoods were picture perfect, they were just a whole lot different. We were not bombarded by a digital world, offering a dizzying array of choices, it was …
There has been a lot of fake news lately, which in reality has been with us since we started to communicate with each other. It’s one thing to say your take on any subject, but to outright lie is another matter. It’s like people want to avoid the truth at all costs and can no longer tell the difference between …
Michael Ely Is A Gay Multidimensional Artist Michael Ely is a gay multidimensional artist whose works helped to pioneer and influence the development and performance of several genres of music, from rock to glam and from punk to psychedelic. Michael performed almost exclusively with the love of his life Spider (James) Taylor, until Spider was taken by liver cancer. Today, …
I practice a faith that’s been long abandoned, ain’t no alias on this long lonesome road. – Bob Dylan As much as I believe there is a Creative Intelligence keeping the Universe running in an efficient and orderly manner, I’ve come to realize the Universal Spirit doesn’t prefer one person over another, but is ‘in search’ of those wanting to …
English is hard, and one of the most complex languages on Earth to learn. Here are some very good reasons why: It is a waste of time to worry about your waist line. The beet was beat after a hard day of growing. The duck only said duck when something was thrown towards someone. Do not untie the knot. There …
The World’s Toughest Paper Plate Now I ain’t one to normally endorse products, but through sheer accident I stumbled across a paper plate so darn impressive that I felt compelled to shout about it to the world. And the time of year just happens to coincide nicely. It’s a type of product so mundane and so non-descript that regardless of …
Did U.S. Legalize Human Consumption of Horses? While it may sound like a war measure act of long ago, the laws that control the slaughter of horses and selling the horse meat for humans to consume, don’t really exist. At one time, eating horses was fairly widespread in the United States, but it has been rare since the end of …
Roles Were Clearly Divided Few notice the shifts that take place in society like us old folks. Back when we was young, the cost of living was low, boys took ‘shop’ in school and girls took ‘home economics’. After they got out of school, adult roles were right clearly divided, with males leaving the home every day to be the …
Ron Murdock ‘I accept chaos. I am not sure whether it accepts me.’ – Bob Dylan Stop being so sensitive! Not everything has to be so nice, sanitized or politically correct. Two things will happen, either you will lose your crowd or the I.Q. level of your audience that you attract will drop to the average number on the back …
By Ron Murdock It’s a fact that technology is here to stay, and what it will be like in the future remains to be seen. While a lot of good quality information can be brought up in a short period of time, the same can be said of data that is questionable if not a complete waste of time to …
Political And Social Correctness Are Real Threats To Free Speech Excuse me? After working in the field of community social services for over 35 years, I can honestly say that the level of ‘sensitivity’ for people’s issues has come a long way. In fact, it is my opinion that political and social correctness has now surpassed its purpose, and has …
By Ron Murdock I found it’s a wise idea to avoid getting into a rebound relationship. The reason I have for this is that most of us could use a break between the old relationship and the new one. Plus it gives you time to deal with any ill feelings that developed during the previous relationship and its breakup. The …
By Ron Murdock Did I expect the God of Writing to invite me up to his penthouse suite, sweep all the crap off his desk and offer me a seat? – Sy Safransky Writing is a learning process, a craft that needs to be developed; the more insight a person has, the better author they will become. Suggestions are a …
By Ron Murdock ‘I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don’t know the answer.’ – Douglas Adam ‘It is not death that a man should fear but he should fear never never beginning to live.’ – Marcus Aurelius What happens after the moment of death is probably the most asked question in human history. There must …