Saturday, April 28, 2007
Monday, April 23, 2007
Art of Love ~ Love as Art
If LOVE is ART, then I would wish to be both the Master, and the Masterpiece... the Composer, and the Composition.
Me Thinks.
Copyright ©2007 - Robert C KUHMANN - All Rights Reserved.
Me Thinks.
Copyright ©2007 - Robert C KUHMANN - All Rights Reserved.
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Friday, April 06, 2007
Plusses & Minusses
Positives build to pave a way. Negatives destroy the very pathway.
Me Thinks.
Me Thinks.
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Philosophy,
Relationships,
Society,
Sociology
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Defined You
You? It's what you do, that defines you.
Me Thinks.
Me Thinks.
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Philosophy,
Relationships,
Society,
Sociology
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thinga Ma BLOG
What follows are the kinds of things that NOBODY really needs or wants to know, but there's always someone "out there" who does know -- and who wants to tell all, to YOU!
(Kinda scary eh?)
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious Admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, as you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The of the people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if coloring weren’t added to it. On average, a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bee-stings than from snake-bites. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness -- she declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not. Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
But -- one of these AMAZING (but entirely useless facts) is false. Do you know which one?
Leave a COMMENT and I shall tell.
Spirit
(Kinda scary eh?)
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed. Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon. Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions! What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel. In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child. A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off! Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath. There is a city called Rome on every continent. It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland! Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day! Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious Admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness. Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, as you breathe! The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump! One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man. Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The of the people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080. Women blink nearly twice as much as men. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle. Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs has been tasted by archaeologists and found edible. Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a "Friday the 13th." Coca-Cola would be green if coloring weren’t added to it. On average, a hedgehog's heart beats 300 times a minute. More people are killed each year from bee-stings than from snake-bites. The average lead pencil will draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words. More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from blowing sand. The placement of a donkey's eyes in its heads enables it to see all four feet at all times! The six official languages of the United Nations are: English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish. Earth is the only planet not named after a god. It's against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Nebraska, USA. You're born with 300 bones, but by the time you become an adult, you only have 206. Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old! The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness -- she declared that she bathed once every three months, whether she needed it or not. Slugs have 4 noses. Owls are the only birds who can see the color blue. A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! The average person laughs 10 times a day! An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
But -- one of these AMAZING (but entirely useless facts) is false. Do you know which one?
Leave a COMMENT and I shall tell.
Spirit
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
In the Absense of Trust!
When there is no Trust, there is no degree of Predictability.
When there is no Trust, there is no Agreement.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Peace.
When there is no Trust, there is no Relationship.
When there is no Trust, there is no Friendship.
When there is no Trust, there is no Family.
When there is no Trust, there is Jealousy.
When there is no Trust, there is no Play.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Work.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Business.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Economy.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Society worth living in.
When there is no Trust, there is little Hope for anything else.
When there is no Trust, there is no Happiness.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Love.
When there is no Trust, there is Nothing.
"Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. " -Albert Einstein
Me Thinks
When there is no Trust, there is no Agreement.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Peace.
When there is no Trust, there is no Relationship.
When there is no Trust, there is no Friendship.
When there is no Trust, there is no Family.
When there is no Trust, there is Jealousy.
When there is no Trust, there is no Play.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Work.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Business.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Economy.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Society worth living in.
When there is no Trust, there is little Hope for anything else.
When there is no Trust, there is no Happiness.
When there is no Trust, there can be no Love.
When there is no Trust, there is Nothing.
"Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. " -Albert Einstein
Me Thinks
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Friday, March 23, 2007
Ginormous Knuckleheads
There's nothing "nefarious" about the firing of all those US Attorneys...
Say! What the hell is in the water that is flowing out of our nation's capital? First we're all asked to believe in the non-secretiveness of a little-known cabal know as, "the firing of US Attorneys" (a rite that is politically celebrated between Presidential elections) -- especially whenever there's a lame duck squatting rotten eggs in the oval office.
Next, we have a President whose approval rating is still sliding (on a nose-dive, nose first) into a cess(and desist)-pool. He is dutifully followed by a (Halliburton man), our Vice-President -- who speaks only often enough to explain: sobriety, hunting accidents, and to advise assembled military forces of their BIG "win".
Last time I looked, the Iraq invasion is still on. But today, the Democrats would have us believing that the war is soon to be ended. They voted "yes" to a planned Exodus in 2008, while providing just enough funding (to save face, just in case).
You've got to think that BUSH and CHENEY have themselves lined-up for BIG book-deals once their Party is over. Whose Party is that, you ask? Dem'donkeys or doze Rep'lephants? Sadly, they're both saying all the right things to make the deal happen, and soon enough to cash-in their chips'ahoy, sailor!
Seemingly, politicians expect we "normal folks" to just keep going to work, only to suddenly find our mouths stuffed with schtinky cheese. I think that some of those fellas must be pretty darned proud of the widdle, surrender monkey -- whose tail is hanging down (betwixt their legs).
Ginormous knucklehead, CHENEY once pronounced and was allegedly prepared to "believe" that Iraq would become a "spawning ground for new terror assaults". If true, I would have to declare him a an idiot -- a nefarious moron. Nah, he was lying and was thus, saved from ginormity and nefariousness.
Meanwhile, we have a new Secretary of Defense who is presiding over the war of "death-by-a-thousand-cuts" as imposed upon our overstretched armed forces -- which was no surprise to any of the casual dissenters -- such as, a former Army Chief of Staff (who was dutifully, ignored).
Condoleeza RICE went in, tough. Now she sends BUSH on Hispano-tours to Latin America. I guess, that way -- she gets to stay at home to watch game-shows and "American Idol" while BUSH barters in favor of CITGO oil interests? (But are those two guys on speaking terms?)
Gee whiz, the White House, the US House, and the Senate sure do know how to churn-out super-weenies! Maybe that too has something to do with the water?
In President BUSH's 1st term, some of the most important decisions about U.S. national security — including vital decisions about postwar Iraq were made by a secretive, little-known power clique (aka "cabal", see usage above).
The clique was made up of a very small group of people led by Vice President, Dick CHENEY and Defense Secretary, Donald RUMSFELD. Eight months into BUSH's 1st presidential term in 2001, the September 11 attacks on America occurred. In response, BUSH announced a "war on terror" -- which became a central issue of his presidency. In early October 2001, he ordered the invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the "Taliban" -- as part of an attempt to defeat "al-Qaeda". In March 2003, BUSH ordered the invasion of Iraq -- asserting that Iraq was in violation of UN Resolution 1441 (regarding weapons of mass destruction). His 2nd term is set to end January 20, 2009. Never say, never too soon?
What the hell is in the water at Washington D.C. ? "Pee" soup, or lame duck soup? Both are equally incontinet (don't hold water). I'm just curious (yellow) here, do you think BUSH's wife has an opinion, or aspirations -- like Hillary's?
O' save us, O'bama! Save us!
Me thinks,
Spirit
Say! What the hell is in the water that is flowing out of our nation's capital? First we're all asked to believe in the non-secretiveness of a little-known cabal know as, "the firing of US Attorneys" (a rite that is politically celebrated between Presidential elections) -- especially whenever there's a lame duck squatting rotten eggs in the oval office.
Next, we have a President whose approval rating is still sliding (on a nose-dive, nose first) into a cess(and desist)-pool. He is dutifully followed by a (Halliburton man), our Vice-President -- who speaks only often enough to explain: sobriety, hunting accidents, and to advise assembled military forces of their BIG "win".
Last time I looked, the Iraq invasion is still on. But today, the Democrats would have us believing that the war is soon to be ended. They voted "yes" to a planned Exodus in 2008, while providing just enough funding (to save face, just in case).
You've got to think that BUSH and CHENEY have themselves lined-up for BIG book-deals once their Party is over. Whose Party is that, you ask? Dem'donkeys or doze Rep'lephants? Sadly, they're both saying all the right things to make the deal happen, and soon enough to cash-in their chips'ahoy, sailor!
Seemingly, politicians expect we "normal folks" to just keep going to work, only to suddenly find our mouths stuffed with schtinky cheese. I think that some of those fellas must be pretty darned proud of the widdle, surrender monkey -- whose tail is hanging down (betwixt their legs).
Ginormous knucklehead, CHENEY once pronounced and was allegedly prepared to "believe" that Iraq would become a "spawning ground for new terror assaults". If true, I would have to declare him a an idiot -- a nefarious moron. Nah, he was lying and was thus, saved from ginormity and nefariousness.
Meanwhile, we have a new Secretary of Defense who is presiding over the war of "death-by-a-thousand-cuts" as imposed upon our overstretched armed forces -- which was no surprise to any of the casual dissenters -- such as, a former Army Chief of Staff (who was dutifully, ignored).
Condoleeza RICE went in, tough. Now she sends BUSH on Hispano-tours to Latin America. I guess, that way -- she gets to stay at home to watch game-shows and "American Idol" while BUSH barters in favor of CITGO oil interests? (But are those two guys on speaking terms?)
Gee whiz, the White House, the US House, and the Senate sure do know how to churn-out super-weenies! Maybe that too has something to do with the water?
In President BUSH's 1st term, some of the most important decisions about U.S. national security — including vital decisions about postwar Iraq were made by a secretive, little-known power clique (aka "cabal", see usage above).
The clique was made up of a very small group of people led by Vice President, Dick CHENEY and Defense Secretary, Donald RUMSFELD. Eight months into BUSH's 1st presidential term in 2001, the September 11 attacks on America occurred. In response, BUSH announced a "war on terror" -- which became a central issue of his presidency. In early October 2001, he ordered the invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the "Taliban" -- as part of an attempt to defeat "al-Qaeda". In March 2003, BUSH ordered the invasion of Iraq -- asserting that Iraq was in violation of UN Resolution 1441 (regarding weapons of mass destruction). His 2nd term is set to end January 20, 2009. Never say, never too soon?
What the hell is in the water at Washington D.C. ? "Pee" soup, or lame duck soup? Both are equally incontinet (don't hold water). I'm just curious (yellow) here, do you think BUSH's wife has an opinion, or aspirations -- like Hillary's?
O' save us, O'bama! Save us!
Me thinks,
Spirit
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Strength Through Structure
1) Seek Truth.
2) Make Peace
3) Have Reverence for Life.
4) Know Love.

Observe that the strongest geometric (3-D) shape is triangular: three trianglular sides + 1 triangular bottom = 4 sides and 4 "corners", but there are 6 edges (the "unions" of two sides, times three). What would you add to describe:
5) ?
6) ?

Easter is on it's way...
Me Thinks,
Spirit
2) Make Peace
3) Have Reverence for Life.
4) Know Love.

Observe that the strongest geometric (3-D) shape is triangular: three trianglular sides + 1 triangular bottom = 4 sides and 4 "corners", but there are 6 edges (the "unions" of two sides, times three). What would you add to describe:
5) ?
6) ?

Easter is on it's way...
Me Thinks,
Spirit
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Philosophy,
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Sunday, February 18, 2007
BLOG-O-Sphere
BLOGGING: around objection in a 'round whole?
Labels:
Humor,
Information Technology,
Philosophy,
Society
Thursday, February 08, 2007
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Acta Mathematica (QUANTUM CHAOS)!
Three Laws of Discovery
Law One: (Implied by statements ...disputing priority, usually in response to what is seen as the neglect of certain Russian mathematicians. Of course, this Law is self-referential.), i.e.
"Discoveries are rarely attributed to the correct person."
Law Two: (Prompted by the observation that the sequence of antecedents under 'Law One' [above] seems quite endless.), i.e.
"Nothing is ever discovered for the first time."
Law Three: (aka: Whitehead’s Law) Quoted by Max Dresden, Dutch physicist, historian and sociologist of science, teacher and lecturer [1918-1997] at the beginning of his biography of Hendrik "Hans" Anton Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist [1894-1952], i.e.
"Everything of importance has been said before (by someone who did not discover it)."
Chaos Theory
"Chaos Theory" comes from the fact that -- the systems that the theory describes are apparently disordered, but chaos theory is really about finding the underlying order in apparently random data.
[ Rigorous formulas hamper understanding! Let the chaos never end, nor begin? -Ed. ]
Determinism
"Determinism" is the philosophical belief that every event or action is the inevitable result of preceding events and actions. Thus, in principle at least, every event or action can be completely predicted in advance, or in retrospect. One of the important innovations that created modern science around the year 1500 A.D. was the idea that the laws of the material universe could be understood meaningfully only by expressing physical properties as quantified measurements, that is, in numerical terms and not just in words. Having understood what is meant by determinism, initial conditions, and uncertainty of measurements, you can now learn about dynamical instability, which to most physicists is the same in meaning as chaos. In a chaotic system, using the laws of physics to make precise long-term predictions is impossible, even in theory. Making long-term predictions to any degree of precision at all would require giving the initial conditions to infinite precision.
Law Four: (Did I announce just three? AKA, Robert's Law -- Enigmatic discovery is always indeterminant.) i.e.
"If you accept Chaos, one cannot be entirely sure that Chaos will accept you."
Me Thinks (giggle).
Law One: (Implied by statements ...disputing priority, usually in response to what is seen as the neglect of certain Russian mathematicians. Of course, this Law is self-referential.), i.e.
"Discoveries are rarely attributed to the correct person."
Law Two: (Prompted by the observation that the sequence of antecedents under 'Law One' [above] seems quite endless.), i.e.
"Nothing is ever discovered for the first time."
Law Three: (aka: Whitehead’s Law) Quoted by Max Dresden, Dutch physicist, historian and sociologist of science, teacher and lecturer [1918-1997] at the beginning of his biography of Hendrik "Hans" Anton Kramers, Dutch theoretical physicist [1894-1952], i.e.
"Everything of importance has been said before (by someone who did not discover it)."
Chaos Theory
"Chaos Theory" comes from the fact that -- the systems that the theory describes are apparently disordered, but chaos theory is really about finding the underlying order in apparently random data.
[ Rigorous formulas hamper understanding! Let the chaos never end, nor begin? -Ed. ]
Determinism
"Determinism" is the philosophical belief that every event or action is the inevitable result of preceding events and actions. Thus, in principle at least, every event or action can be completely predicted in advance, or in retrospect. One of the important innovations that created modern science around the year 1500 A.D. was the idea that the laws of the material universe could be understood meaningfully only by expressing physical properties as quantified measurements, that is, in numerical terms and not just in words. Having understood what is meant by determinism, initial conditions, and uncertainty of measurements, you can now learn about dynamical instability, which to most physicists is the same in meaning as chaos. In a chaotic system, using the laws of physics to make precise long-term predictions is impossible, even in theory. Making long-term predictions to any degree of precision at all would require giving the initial conditions to infinite precision.
Law Four: (Did I announce just three? AKA, Robert's Law -- Enigmatic discovery is always indeterminant.) i.e.
"If you accept Chaos, one cannot be entirely sure that Chaos will accept you."
Me Thinks (giggle).
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Sunday, January 21, 2007
Permission vs Forgiveness
It is easier to first ask for permission, than it is to get forgiveness for (selfishly) helping one's self.
Me Thinks.
Me Thinks.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Legaliz Couplez
In a land where half of all first-marriages end in divorce... (often sending thereby, at very least two lives into the legal throws and challenges of personal chaos); In a land where almost 70% of our beloved children do not live with BOTH of their biological parents; In a land of political correctness; In a land of poignant, often idiotic double-standards (or no standards at all); In the land of legalized shenanigans, authored by men and women from all walks of life, and of all colors and creeds; In the land of double-speak (where everything is no longer "labelled" or "called" -- what it really is)...
Where we have adults whose lives are married, bonded by civil unions, or who have formed defacto (albeit non-legitimized) gay couples...
Where we have the never married, single, legally separated, or the divorced single, widows and widowers...
Where we have those who are "dating", "cheating", "two-timing", "sneaking", or "hiding", and "lying", (or doing nothing at all). Sexual, a-sexual, "bi", gay, queer, and straight. The old and young...
Societally ...what should we aptly (and "correctly") call: a sexual, middle-ground, male-female couple who spend their free time together; and who are clearly much more than just "boyfriend" or "girlfriend"; where (lest the naive have any illusions), the two are also lovers; not 'always' living together (not truly within a co-habitation); consider their "spin up" to be permanent; yet have remained (thus far) unmarried; and live geographically separate much of the time?
I am open to suggestions. Please spare me all traditional religious yap (you'd be wasting your time and mine). Here are some of my thoughts:
"Co-Mingleds"?
"Trust-eds"?
"All, but not Nothings"?
"Intimate Best Friends"?
"Canoodlers"?
"Happies"?
Woe is me (and how silly can I get)? Your suggestions please.
Where we have adults whose lives are married, bonded by civil unions, or who have formed defacto (albeit non-legitimized) gay couples...
Where we have the never married, single, legally separated, or the divorced single, widows and widowers...
Where we have those who are "dating", "cheating", "two-timing", "sneaking", or "hiding", and "lying", (or doing nothing at all). Sexual, a-sexual, "bi", gay, queer, and straight. The old and young...
Societally ...what should we aptly (and "correctly") call: a sexual, middle-ground, male-female couple who spend their free time together; and who are clearly much more than just "boyfriend" or "girlfriend"; where (lest the naive have any illusions), the two are also lovers; not 'always' living together (not truly within a co-habitation); consider their "spin up" to be permanent; yet have remained (thus far) unmarried; and live geographically separate much of the time?
I am open to suggestions. Please spare me all traditional religious yap (you'd be wasting your time and mine). Here are some of my thoughts:
"Co-Mingleds"?
"Trust-eds"?
"All, but not Nothings"?
"Intimate Best Friends"?
"Canoodlers"?
"Happies"?
Woe is me (and how silly can I get)? Your suggestions please.
Thursday, December 07, 2006
The US of E?
The United States of Entertainment?
Pearl Harbor Day, 2006
We ought to be ashamed. So, let's admit to it. We are most definitely, the "United States of Entertainment". American culture has a huge influence on the world, especially the Western world. The development of the arts and entertainment in the United States (music, movies, dance, architecture, literature, poetry and the visual arts) has been marked by a tension between two historical sources of inspiration: European sophistication and Domestic originality.
Frequently, the best American artists manage to harness both sources. But some don't.
Me Thinks that red flags should be raised, and alarm bells should be sounding -- whenever Britney Spears manages to trump the War in Iraq on TV News. The news networks seem to air more minutes about her latest scandal, than America's biggest money-sink -- the ongoing Iraqi death-trap. It's killing our boys (and the girls next door). Everyone has seen Britney's crotch -- so now what?
What we want to see is ENTERTAINMENT -- not media coverage accorded to a war in Viet Nam, the Gulf, or in Iraq. What Americans want to see, is Britney.
Should we watch the TV war in IRAQ: tribal violence, sectarian murder, political collapse, more of the "US of E's" involement -- apparently, over their ocean of oil, but under the guises of our latest Red, White, & Blue liberation? Or...
Do we prefer to watch the TV woes of BRITNEY: marriage, pregnancy, baby, divorce, sexy moves, scant clothing, missing underwear, and crotch-shots?
Frankly, Britney's got what all women have got -- been there, seen that. Americans would do themselves a favor to pay more attention to the important issues! Would those who have been "entertained" care to join me on the front lines -- someplace real and inhospitalble?
Perhaps that choice will be made FOR you -- once our latest war arrives at your doorstep?
Pearl Harbor Day, 2006
We ought to be ashamed. So, let's admit to it. We are most definitely, the "United States of Entertainment". American culture has a huge influence on the world, especially the Western world. The development of the arts and entertainment in the United States (music, movies, dance, architecture, literature, poetry and the visual arts) has been marked by a tension between two historical sources of inspiration: European sophistication and Domestic originality.
Frequently, the best American artists manage to harness both sources. But some don't.
Me Thinks that red flags should be raised, and alarm bells should be sounding -- whenever Britney Spears manages to trump the War in Iraq on TV News. The news networks seem to air more minutes about her latest scandal, than America's biggest money-sink -- the ongoing Iraqi death-trap. It's killing our boys (and the girls next door). Everyone has seen Britney's crotch -- so now what?
What we want to see is ENTERTAINMENT -- not media coverage accorded to a war in Viet Nam, the Gulf, or in Iraq. What Americans want to see, is Britney.
Should we watch the TV war in IRAQ: tribal violence, sectarian murder, political collapse, more of the "US of E's" involement -- apparently, over their ocean of oil, but under the guises of our latest Red, White, & Blue liberation? Or...
Do we prefer to watch the TV woes of BRITNEY: marriage, pregnancy, baby, divorce, sexy moves, scant clothing, missing underwear, and crotch-shots?
Frankly, Britney's got what all women have got -- been there, seen that. Americans would do themselves a favor to pay more attention to the important issues! Would those who have been "entertained" care to join me on the front lines -- someplace real and inhospitalble?
Perhaps that choice will be made FOR you -- once our latest war arrives at your doorstep?
Labels:
Entertainment,
Medias,
Sociology
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Monday, November 27, 2006
Selfishness in Relationships
Just how selfish are you? Speak of "Relationship Truth" with yourself:
What fool will ever put YOU "first", when you put the FOOL "second"?
Me no fool, Me Thinks.
What fool will ever put YOU "first", when you put the FOOL "second"?
Me no fool, Me Thinks.
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