Wind blows
Sand blasts
Sun beats
Waves crash
Dunes erode
Crabs crawl
Clams spray
gulls cry
sandpipers walk
Friday, April 2, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Quiet
When I sit quietly in the forest listening to the wind blow through the trees My thoughts stop and I just listen, to the shuff shuff of a squirrel through the leaves. Off in the distance I hear a deer running, escaping the smell and sound of man. Then it is quiet again all that I hear is the wind blowing overhead through the bare limbed trees increasing and decreasing in speed it makes a varied howling sound that is reminiscent of a distant train whistle.
It is so peaceful that it is hard to to believe that a few miles away all that is heard is the sound of man. the roar of the cars, screeching of tires, the ringing of telephones the scream of leaf blowers all drowning out the sound of nature.
I often wish for a simpler time where transportation requires a horse or walking. Living close to the earth, heating with wood stoves and no air conditioning. Hauling water to the kitchen and bath. having an outhouse for a bathroom. Using a summer kitchen to keep the house cooler. Reading real paper books by candle or lantern light.
Getting up at dawn to do the chores, going to bed at dusk to save the candles and oil for the lamps, or reading by firelight.
That time is long gone. Or possible coming again as we rape the earth of resources that can't be replaced. what will we do when the oil runs out and all that is left is the sun and wind for power.
Will we have learned our lesson or will we be raping another world of its resources to perpetuate the technology of this one.
Somehow I don't believe that man will ever learn. He will keep destroying in the name of progress. Scraping the land with his machines until there is no more, and nothing to make the earth breath oxygen back into the atmosphere and man will suffocate in a world of his own making.
At that time the earth will be quiet again and the plants and trees will come back and the few animals left will start the process of evolution again.
Will the next species that learns to talk and make things with its hands do any better, or will they in there turn die in their own technological disaster and the process start over again.
It is so peaceful that it is hard to to believe that a few miles away all that is heard is the sound of man. the roar of the cars, screeching of tires, the ringing of telephones the scream of leaf blowers all drowning out the sound of nature.
I often wish for a simpler time where transportation requires a horse or walking. Living close to the earth, heating with wood stoves and no air conditioning. Hauling water to the kitchen and bath. having an outhouse for a bathroom. Using a summer kitchen to keep the house cooler. Reading real paper books by candle or lantern light.
Getting up at dawn to do the chores, going to bed at dusk to save the candles and oil for the lamps, or reading by firelight.
That time is long gone. Or possible coming again as we rape the earth of resources that can't be replaced. what will we do when the oil runs out and all that is left is the sun and wind for power.
Will we have learned our lesson or will we be raping another world of its resources to perpetuate the technology of this one.
Somehow I don't believe that man will ever learn. He will keep destroying in the name of progress. Scraping the land with his machines until there is no more, and nothing to make the earth breath oxygen back into the atmosphere and man will suffocate in a world of his own making.
At that time the earth will be quiet again and the plants and trees will come back and the few animals left will start the process of evolution again.
Will the next species that learns to talk and make things with its hands do any better, or will they in there turn die in their own technological disaster and the process start over again.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Bushes legacy
All of those Supreme Court Justices Bush appointed look what they are doing.
"Business Week Magazine"
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down federal restrictions on corporate political spending may pump millions of dollars into the 2010 campaign from companies with stakes in congressional action.
Insurers affected by pending health-care legislation, such as Indianapolis-based Wellpoint Inc., and banks targeted by President Barack Obama’s proposal yesterday to curb risk taking, such as New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co., are among entities now able to spend unlimited amounts to help elect or defeat federal candidates.
Yesterday’s 5-4 ruling reverses a century’s worth of federal legislation and court decisions limiting the influence of corporate money in politics. Labor unions such as the Service Employees International Union, which supports legislation that would make it easier to organize workers, can also open their treasuries now.
“The decision drastically alters the landscape for candidates and political parties,” said Benjamin Ginsberg, a partner at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington and former counsel to President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns. “We can expect much more spending, a virtual cascade of spending, by outside groups.”
What were we thinking electing a second Bush.
"Business Week Magazine"
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down federal restrictions on corporate political spending may pump millions of dollars into the 2010 campaign from companies with stakes in congressional action.
Insurers affected by pending health-care legislation, such as Indianapolis-based Wellpoint Inc., and banks targeted by President Barack Obama’s proposal yesterday to curb risk taking, such as New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co., are among entities now able to spend unlimited amounts to help elect or defeat federal candidates.
Yesterday’s 5-4 ruling reverses a century’s worth of federal legislation and court decisions limiting the influence of corporate money in politics. Labor unions such as the Service Employees International Union, which supports legislation that would make it easier to organize workers, can also open their treasuries now.
“The decision drastically alters the landscape for candidates and political parties,” said Benjamin Ginsberg, a partner at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington and former counsel to President George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns. “We can expect much more spending, a virtual cascade of spending, by outside groups.”
What were we thinking electing a second Bush.
Road Hazards
Today's big story was the win by a republican in Mass. for the senate seat vacated by Edward Kennedy. But hidden in the the shadows of that event are other stories. Some interesting, some mundane but all are noteworhty and this is a selection of those articles from varying sources
In china as the wall street journal reported today the new craze is "e"bikes. There are 120 million on Chinese streets. The problem is they account for 3% of traffic accident deaths in China.
See article (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703657604575005140241751852.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTInDepthCarousel)
I found this article of interest, in the Wall Street Journal
Speed-drinking competitions and all-you-can-drink promotions could be banned in bars and clubs under U.K. government proposals to crack down on alcohol-related disorder and crime and cut related health costs.
See at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703837004575012572307230214.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
In art news the library of congress is displaying a world map created in china in the 1600's by the Italian-born Jesuit priest, Matteo Ricci it shows the Middle Kingdom "China" at the center of a 12.5 ft by 5.5 ft map printed on rice paper attached to six wood panels and will be on display till April 2010. It is the oldest surviving map that gave the Chinese a sense of the wider world.
ABC news featured an article about the money to be made in Haiti from the disaster. Companies that supply the needed resources will undoubtedly profit from the supplying those needs
In other news, insurance giant AIG may actually pay back the government bailout money. You may ask how and I was surprised to find out that they are doing it by selling an international life insurance unit to rival MetLife Inc., for $14 billion to $15 billion.
In china as the wall street journal reported today the new craze is "e"bikes. There are 120 million on Chinese streets. The problem is they account for 3% of traffic accident deaths in China.
See article (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703657604575005140241751852.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTInDepthCarousel)
I found this article of interest, in the Wall Street Journal
Speed-drinking competitions and all-you-can-drink promotions could be banned in bars and clubs under U.K. government proposals to crack down on alcohol-related disorder and crime and cut related health costs.
See at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703837004575012572307230214.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
In art news the library of congress is displaying a world map created in china in the 1600's by the Italian-born Jesuit priest, Matteo Ricci it shows the Middle Kingdom "China" at the center of a 12.5 ft by 5.5 ft map printed on rice paper attached to six wood panels and will be on display till April 2010. It is the oldest surviving map that gave the Chinese a sense of the wider world.
ABC news featured an article about the money to be made in Haiti from the disaster. Companies that supply the needed resources will undoubtedly profit from the supplying those needs
In other news, insurance giant AIG may actually pay back the government bailout money. You may ask how and I was surprised to find out that they are doing it by selling an international life insurance unit to rival MetLife Inc., for $14 billion to $15 billion.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Whats New
Today's big story was the win by a republican in Mass. for the senate seat vacated by Edward Kennedy. But hidden in the the shadows of that event are other stories. Some interesting, some mundane but all are noteworhty and this is a selection of those articles from varying sources
In china as the wall street journal reported today the new craze is "e"bikes. There are 120 million on Chinese streets. The problem is they account for 3% of traffic accident deaths in China.
See article (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703657604575005140241751852.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTInDepthCarousel)
In other news, insurance giant AIG may actually pay back the government bailout money. You may ask how and I was surprised to find out that they are doing it by selling an international life insurance unit to rival MetLife Inc., for $14 billion to $15 billion.
I found this article of interest, in the Wall Street Journal
Speed-drinking competitions and all-you-can-drink promotions could be banned in bars and clubs under U.K. government proposals to crack down on alcohol-related disorder and crime and cut related health costs.
See at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703837004575012572307230214.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
In art news the library of congress is displaying a world map created in china in the 1600's by the Italian-born Jesuit priest, Matteo Ricci it shows the Middle Kingdom "China" at the center of a 12.5 ft by 5.5 ft map printed on rice paper attached to six wood panels and will be on display till April 2010. It is the oldest surviving map that gave the Chinese a sense of the wider world.
ABC news featured an article about the money to be made in Haiti from the disaster. Companies that supply the needed resources will undoubtedly profit from supplying those needs
In china as the wall street journal reported today the new craze is "e"bikes. There are 120 million on Chinese streets. The problem is they account for 3% of traffic accident deaths in China.
See article (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703657604575005140241751852.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_RIGHTInDepthCarousel)
In other news, insurance giant AIG may actually pay back the government bailout money. You may ask how and I was surprised to find out that they are doing it by selling an international life insurance unit to rival MetLife Inc., for $14 billion to $15 billion.
I found this article of interest, in the Wall Street Journal
Speed-drinking competitions and all-you-can-drink promotions could be banned in bars and clubs under U.K. government proposals to crack down on alcohol-related disorder and crime and cut related health costs.
See at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703837004575012572307230214.html?mod=WSJ_World_LEFTSecondNews
In art news the library of congress is displaying a world map created in china in the 1600's by the Italian-born Jesuit priest, Matteo Ricci it shows the Middle Kingdom "China" at the center of a 12.5 ft by 5.5 ft map printed on rice paper attached to six wood panels and will be on display till April 2010. It is the oldest surviving map that gave the Chinese a sense of the wider world.
ABC news featured an article about the money to be made in Haiti from the disaster. Companies that supply the needed resources will undoubtedly profit from supplying those needs
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