• World Affairs

    Human Rights

    October 16, 2013

    I have the right to complete control of my own body.  This right cannot be abridged in any way by any entity.

    I have the right to live in an environment that is free from flying bullets.

    I have the right to live in an environment that is free from military threat.

    I have the right to expect that cruelty to humans, will be punished by humans.

    I have the right to expect my government to take care of humans who are hungry, sick or disabled.

    I have the right to economic equality: to expect food, shelter and health care that is shared by all.

    I have the right to participate in a transparent society that makes it impossible for liars and thieves to steal and cheat from everyone.

    I have the right to expect my society to be responsive to current needs for justice and to never place “tradition” over the needs of human beings to be safe today.

    Human Rights are universal, they apply to everyone.

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  • Economic Equality (A Goal),  Womens Issues

    I Do Not Like it That Women Invite Men to Tell Them What to Do

    October 13, 2013

    Here is what I mean by that.  Since the beginning of time women have dominated cooking, baking and otherwise culinary stuff.  For some reason, now that there is such a thing as ‘top chef’ we have men dominating TV, recipe books and otherwise commercial undertakings.  Who invited men into the kitchen and who left them in charge?  It’s ridiculous that they get so close to dominating this field, particularly when it comes to commercial presentation (read money and dollars).  Why do women go for this stuff?  I think part of the reason why Paula Deen was vilified is because she dares to dominate in a field where we should ALWAYS be dominating.  Like Martha Stewart, Paula Deen dared to be good and make a dollar off of it.  So when the “powers that be” found a vulnerability they persecuted Paula Deen.  Ack do I sound like a paranoid theorist?

    Here is the other insult: “Adam’s Style Sheet” in Oprah’s magazine.  Oh my gosh, really?  There isn’t a beautiful, stylish, intelligent woman to tell us how to dress?  I am personally offended by this guy claiming to understand what is hot and what is not.  I have never, ever dressed for a man, I have always dressed for women and any self-respecting woman would tell you that.  Even if that were not the case, I don’t like a man being an expert about feminine style, it just doesn’t sit right with me.  I think women are far more wise about style and fashion, especially for women.

    Women need to listen to themselves.  We don’t need men to dominate cooking and to tell us what to wear.  We are the best at both.

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  • World Affairs

    Karma is not real:

    October 8, 2013

    If Karma was real 15 year old girls would not die of cancer, 10 year old boys would not be murdered in a fire fight.  There would be no child abuse, nor incest with rape.   Life is awful sometimes, it just is.  It is up to humans to make it better.

    There is no universe that blindly gives justice to humans.  Only humans can apply justice to and for each other.  This does not mean that we should lack faith.  Sometimes believing in the goodness of people makes those people act better.  Faith works, but is unreliable.

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  • Love and Relationships

    Endearing Love

    September 24, 2013

    When you love someone and enjoy them and want to be with them, their oddities are endearing.  You will speak of the oddities as if they belong to you, because your dear one does belong to you.

    The oddest shift occurs when your dear one is no longer endearing.  You no longer speak as a ‘we’.  Suddenly, the issues are ‘other’ instead of ‘we’.  The endearing quality becomes a complaint that is not a reflection of you, but a reflection of ‘other’s perculiarities.

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  • Baby Boomers,  Economic Equality (A Goal)

    Your Perspective Controls How You See and Think

    September 20, 2013

    While this is a well-regarded fact, we all know that we can only see from our own perspective, but we forget that.  We often forget that others are also limited by their point of view.  Often I hear people speak as if they can see everything; indeed they speak as if they actually know everything.  I often have this insight when I am watching the news on TV. 

    The pundits are now telling us that the economy of America is recovering.  The economists and researchers are telling us that 95% of the economic increase (the recovery), is going to the 1% of the population on the very top of the wealth scale.  The conclusion, if you combine all of this information is that, in reality, the economic recovery does not exist for 99% of the population.

    I think that this is important information for people to know.  There is an economic recovery, but it is not for YOU.  You do not get to increase your income, or your wealth, because you are not part of the 1%.  It is also important to note that the 1% has a controlling interest in the news media and they will report an economic recovery as if it was real and for everyone.  This misleads millions of Americans who desperately wish for an economic recovery and also anyone who believes in the news reports.

    I often think about economic inequality and I wonder how much people realize what is being stolen from us in everyday life.  I think realization is part of perspective as well.  I say this because if you have very good insurance, you are unlikely to scrutinize your hospital bill; however, if you are uninsured and you find that the hospital charged you $250,000.00, you will question them about why they have charged you $36.00 for an aspirin.  Insured or uninsured, $36.00 for an aspirin is “robbery”, so your perception does not change the fact that the hospital over-charges people.

    On an important issue such as economic inequality, I wish that regular, everyday people would try to increase their awareness about this – it’s not okay – even if it is not happening to you.

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