Rekindle
In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. -Albert Schweitzer, philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate (1875-1965
Asimov predictions..
an invocation for beginners – Ze Frank
There’s no need to sharpen my pencils anymore; my pencils are sharp enough. Even the dull ones will make a mark.
The (im)morality of taxes
via- the Guardian.
Tax Avoidance by the super rich is termed “tax planning” – legitimate use of available tax loopholes to minimize tax on absurd amounts of income & wealth (I refuse to be drawn into a pedagogic discussion about definitions of the two terms). This is a facility available only to a select few, couched as it is in legalese, defined & passed into legislation by the “chosen” few, & priced insanely out of the reach of the 99.9%.
I’m back (to paraphrase Syl Stallone)
March was a month of hibernation to blogging.
Come to think of it, so has April, until today.
I didn’t feel compelled to share. Not greedy or possessive. Just not compelled to share. Fortunately, that was restricted to my online life activities.
In a way, it was cathartic (I heard the word again today, & felt compelled to use it somewhere, so here it is!). Doing something is as liberating as not doing something.
If that makes any sense.
There may be some posts soon. I’ve found some sources online that piqued my interest. Openculture was one.
I also my hands dirty (literally) with paving paint, turning our shabby garage into a cleaner play area for the kids.
I’m also preparing for my 10th speech out of the Competent Communicator’s manual
Interesting stuff happening all around. Good, bad, who knows? Labels are just another way of getting a handle on things.