Barack Obama smokes cigarettes. lol
The man running the most powerful country in the world, with control of the most devestating nuclear arsenal, can't control his own addictions...
Friday, December 3, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Media Privatization
"Canadian Press Wire service to go Private" Calgary Herald July 05/10
What a funny little article tucked away in our local newspaper. As if most people didn't already know the media is largely controlled by certain groups of people, to sometimes help them fulfill their agendas. But at least it was non-profit.... Now, for the first time in nearly a century they are going to be operating as a for-profit entity, called Canadian Press Enterprises. Apparently the restructuring was caused primarily by "financial difficulties" including major pension plan problems... Duh... hehe
And nobody is worried that it's all privatized now. Not a peep.
What a funny little article tucked away in our local newspaper. As if most people didn't already know the media is largely controlled by certain groups of people, to sometimes help them fulfill their agendas. But at least it was non-profit.... Now, for the first time in nearly a century they are going to be operating as a for-profit entity, called Canadian Press Enterprises. Apparently the restructuring was caused primarily by "financial difficulties" including major pension plan problems... Duh... hehe
And nobody is worried that it's all privatized now. Not a peep.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
New Calgary Mayor
Naheed Nenshiis the new Mayor of Calgary. First time a minority has ever been voted into the top position of a city in Canada. I voted for him. Hopefully he will bring about a new light in City Hall.
And they say we're a redneck city!
And they say we're a redneck city!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Broken Bells The High Road
Broken Bells is a group of two artists, Danger Mouse(Brian Burton) and James Mercer. They have two huge hits that I've totally gotten into, along with probably one million other people.... "The High Road" and "The Ghost Inside".
The more I listen to The High Road the more I am convinced it is about the pharmaceutical industry and/or the drugs it creates for us. I thought I would throw it out there because I noticed that no one really knows what this song is about(yet).... It's open to interpretation!:) Actually, most the videos with "lyrics" differ from one another as to what they think is being said... But I'll quote for you a few of the lines that are easily understood and what I think they are talking about.
"We're bound to wait all night
She's bound to run amok"
We're bound to wait for her to run amok(unless she gets her pharmaceuticals to straighten her out or fix her)
"Invested enough in it anyhow"
The pharmaceutical industry spends more money then basically any other industry in north America! Probably the world. More then Lumber or Automotive or Oil etc...
"To each his own"
Some decide not to do drugs....
"The Garden needs sorting out"
The Garden of Humanity maybe?
"And I don't know if I'm dead or not, to anyone"
Is doing, or not doing the pharmaceuticals make you dead or alive? If you don't do them, you may seem dead to everyone(Majority) who do them. Or if you do them you may seem dead to those that don't.
"Come on and get the minimum before you open up your eyes."
Straight forward, to me anyways... Get your minimum of drugs and alcohol to keep you blurry eyed or foggy minded... To make sure you always look at the world through tinted glass.
"This army has so many heads, to analyze"
The Army of Humanity has so many people, races, societies, ages, diseases and problems, that it'll take what could be forever to create new and different drugs, a never ending story.
"Come on and get your overdose"
Could it be more clear??
"Collect it at the borderline"
Maybe the pharmacy?? Or the borderline between insanity and soberness etc??
"And they want to get up in your head"
'they' being the pharmaceutical companies, and 'your head' being, uh, your head!
"Cause they know, and so do I, the high road is hard to find"
Maybe the road of living life naturally??
"A detour to your new life, tell all of your friends goodbye"
If you take the high road, you'll probably have to say goodbye to all your friends, because they, and most of humanity are stuck in the rut of drugs, entertainment, and pharmaceuticals.
"The dawn to end all nights, that's all we hoped it was"
Could be talking about the dawn of us all stopping pharmaceuticals etc?
"A break from the warfare in your house, to each his own"
With the aid of pharmaceuticals you'll get a break alright... To each his own...
"The soldier is bailing out, he curled his lips on a ......(could be a couple things)"
Well soldiers have been known to do drugs during, and also long after they have been exposed to warfare.....
"And I don't know if the dead can talk, to anyone."
Maybe if they could they would warn us, that there's a better way...
"It's too late to change your mind, you let loss be your guide"
It's too late to change your mind most people think, because they have already been traveling down the wrong road for what seems like forever, and so has all of society...
"You let loss be your guide"
You let loss of anything, money, relationships, people, material possessions control your mood. And potentially make you always think of the glass as half empty, and as such you turn to easy solutions, such as drugs to cure things, even temporarily.
That's all I got... Could be what it's a about, could be totally wrong:) It's just what I feel when I hear it... Which could be my prejudice towards pharmaceuticals lately... If you agree, let me know. If you disagree, or have another idea about what you think the song may be about, also let me know:)
Just throwin' it out there;-)
The more I listen to The High Road the more I am convinced it is about the pharmaceutical industry and/or the drugs it creates for us. I thought I would throw it out there because I noticed that no one really knows what this song is about(yet).... It's open to interpretation!:) Actually, most the videos with "lyrics" differ from one another as to what they think is being said... But I'll quote for you a few of the lines that are easily understood and what I think they are talking about.
"We're bound to wait all night
She's bound to run amok"
We're bound to wait for her to run amok(unless she gets her pharmaceuticals to straighten her out or fix her)
"Invested enough in it anyhow"
The pharmaceutical industry spends more money then basically any other industry in north America! Probably the world. More then Lumber or Automotive or Oil etc...
"To each his own"
Some decide not to do drugs....
"The Garden needs sorting out"
The Garden of Humanity maybe?
"And I don't know if I'm dead or not, to anyone"
Is doing, or not doing the pharmaceuticals make you dead or alive? If you don't do them, you may seem dead to everyone(Majority) who do them. Or if you do them you may seem dead to those that don't.
"Come on and get the minimum before you open up your eyes."
Straight forward, to me anyways... Get your minimum of drugs and alcohol to keep you blurry eyed or foggy minded... To make sure you always look at the world through tinted glass.
"This army has so many heads, to analyze"
The Army of Humanity has so many people, races, societies, ages, diseases and problems, that it'll take what could be forever to create new and different drugs, a never ending story.
"Come on and get your overdose"
Could it be more clear??
"Collect it at the borderline"
Maybe the pharmacy?? Or the borderline between insanity and soberness etc??
"And they want to get up in your head"
'they' being the pharmaceutical companies, and 'your head' being, uh, your head!
"Cause they know, and so do I, the high road is hard to find"
Maybe the road of living life naturally??
"A detour to your new life, tell all of your friends goodbye"
If you take the high road, you'll probably have to say goodbye to all your friends, because they, and most of humanity are stuck in the rut of drugs, entertainment, and pharmaceuticals.
"The dawn to end all nights, that's all we hoped it was"
Could be talking about the dawn of us all stopping pharmaceuticals etc?
"A break from the warfare in your house, to each his own"
With the aid of pharmaceuticals you'll get a break alright... To each his own...
"The soldier is bailing out, he curled his lips on a ......(could be a couple things)"
Well soldiers have been known to do drugs during, and also long after they have been exposed to warfare.....
"And I don't know if the dead can talk, to anyone."
Maybe if they could they would warn us, that there's a better way...
"It's too late to change your mind, you let loss be your guide"
It's too late to change your mind most people think, because they have already been traveling down the wrong road for what seems like forever, and so has all of society...
"You let loss be your guide"
You let loss of anything, money, relationships, people, material possessions control your mood. And potentially make you always think of the glass as half empty, and as such you turn to easy solutions, such as drugs to cure things, even temporarily.
That's all I got... Could be what it's a about, could be totally wrong:) It's just what I feel when I hear it... Which could be my prejudice towards pharmaceuticals lately... If you agree, let me know. If you disagree, or have another idea about what you think the song may be about, also let me know:)
Just throwin' it out there;-)
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Those Barren Leaves
I'm working my way through another one of Aldous Huxley's books called Those Barren Leaves. It's already turning out to be a great book; about a rich lady living in an old mansion in Italy. I love how he always weaves his philosophies into his stories! This book was first published in 1925! Here is an excerpt from it that made me chuckle.
"For those who cannot dispense with formularies and fixed prayers, I recommend this little catechism, to be read through in the office hours whenever time hangs a little heavy.
Q. Why am i working here?
A. In order that Jewish stockbrokers may exchange their Rovers for Armstrong-Siddeleys, buy the latest jazz records and spend the week-end at Brighton.
Q. Why do I go on working here?
A. In the hope that I too may some day be able to spend the week-end at Brighton
Q. What is progress?
A. Progress is stockbrokers, more stockbrokers and still more stockbrokers.
Q. What is the aim of social reformers?
A. The aim of social reformers is to create a state in which every individual enjoys the greatest possible amount of freedom and leisure.
Q. What will the citizens of this reformed state do with their freedom and leisure?
A. They will do, presumably, what the stockbrokers do with these things to-day, e.g. spend the week-end at Brighton, ride rapidly in motor vehicles and go to the theatre.
Q. On what condition can I live a life of contentment?
A. On the condition that you do not think.
Q. What is the function of newspapers, radios, cinemas, motor-bikes, jazz bands, etc?
A. The function of these things is the prevention of thought and the killing of time. They are the most powerful instruments of human happiness.
Q. What did Buddha consider the most deadly of the deadly sins?
A. Unawareness, Stupidity.
Q. And what will happen if I make my self aware, if I actually begin to think?
A. Your swivel chair will turn into a trolley on the mountain railway, the office floor will gracefully slide away from beneath you and you will find yourself launched into the abyss."
It goes on, but I think that quote really captures a problem with society that was obviously prevalent enough 85 years ago that Aldous would comment on it in one of his books and is still 100% relevant today!!
"For those who cannot dispense with formularies and fixed prayers, I recommend this little catechism, to be read through in the office hours whenever time hangs a little heavy.
Q. Why am i working here?
A. In order that Jewish stockbrokers may exchange their Rovers for Armstrong-Siddeleys, buy the latest jazz records and spend the week-end at Brighton.
Q. Why do I go on working here?
A. In the hope that I too may some day be able to spend the week-end at Brighton
Q. What is progress?
A. Progress is stockbrokers, more stockbrokers and still more stockbrokers.
Q. What is the aim of social reformers?
A. The aim of social reformers is to create a state in which every individual enjoys the greatest possible amount of freedom and leisure.
Q. What will the citizens of this reformed state do with their freedom and leisure?
A. They will do, presumably, what the stockbrokers do with these things to-day, e.g. spend the week-end at Brighton, ride rapidly in motor vehicles and go to the theatre.
Q. On what condition can I live a life of contentment?
A. On the condition that you do not think.
Q. What is the function of newspapers, radios, cinemas, motor-bikes, jazz bands, etc?
A. The function of these things is the prevention of thought and the killing of time. They are the most powerful instruments of human happiness.
Q. What did Buddha consider the most deadly of the deadly sins?
A. Unawareness, Stupidity.
Q. And what will happen if I make my self aware, if I actually begin to think?
A. Your swivel chair will turn into a trolley on the mountain railway, the office floor will gracefully slide away from beneath you and you will find yourself launched into the abyss."
It goes on, but I think that quote really captures a problem with society that was obviously prevalent enough 85 years ago that Aldous would comment on it in one of his books and is still 100% relevant today!!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Ultrasound Parallel
Here is a parallel I thought of to describe the effects of the vibrations caused by Ultrasounds onto the developing fetal brain..... It's like Intel continuing it's delicate production of it's newest Pentium Processors through a earthquake....
heh
heh
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Altruism for the masses
I just read the definition of Altruism and realized it is the word that describes what I spoke about in one of my earlier posts. About giving without need for reward or recognition. Giving for the sake of giving and not expecting anything in return. It is the exact opposite of selfishness... And man I just realized we don't use that word enough!!! So we should all work together to get that word back into the main stream language so it is as familiar a term to everyone as the word "selfish".
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