bradburian thought

jump off a cliff and build your wings on the way down.

mind stretched

a mind stretched by a new idea can never go back to it's original demensions.
oliver wendell holmes via sophia vero

rotting brains

according to salon.com the internet is rotting our brains.  www.salon.com

apparently, the point and click world in which we live-- the one in which instantaneous gratification is the true drug-- has reshaped our maliable gray matter into ineffectual piles of rubbish.

laura miller sites in her salon article that neuroscientists have performed and reviewed important studies on the effects of multitasking, hyperlinks, multimedia and other information-age innovations on human brain function. that the "massively plastic"  brain is much like our muscles, it can be substantially changed and developed by what we do with it. 

and this change can be quick. our brains are well practiced at hyper-evolution. the short of it-- we have  lost our focus and ability to concentrate on the matters at hand. we are no longer even capable of sitting down and reading a book.

i resist this notion, for surely i consider myself the exception to all rules. thus, i set out to prove my exception by actually reading a book. my poor distracted mind devoured that book in a day. not bad for a bipolar byproduct of the information age who hasn't picked up a book in months, perhaps years.

that book... confessions of an economic hit man, by john perkins. as a most necessary read, its significance and importance is on the level of the movie zeitgeist. www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ and both are critical tools in uncovering the real forces shaping our condition.

for over 20 years perkins dotted the globe as a puppet of corporate/government interests, the corporatocracy. the methods of deceit and corruption used by these puppets are astounding. rigged elections, bribery and assassination are but a few practices that have plunged our society into the darkness of materialism, narcissism, sexual depravity and fraud. practices that deliberately rape our natural resources, starve our children and willfully promote the destruction of indigenous peoples and the eradication of complete ecosystems. all this in the name of protecting our economic interests and asserting our influence over a soon to be singular economic system. a system that can only be controlled by an elite few and a system that is designed to benefit only those elite few.

confessions of an economic hit man is a tell all book and karmic cleansing for its author. the book uncovers the sordid details of how our government has aligned with multinational corporations, the world bank, and the international monetary fund to reap economic genocide upon undeveloped, resource rich, and unknowing third world countries. a grim exposé of greed and corruption, the book does not come without a message of hope.

perkins draws from the stories and sacrifices of our founding fathers and the patriots that forged a new republic from tyranny to instill that hope. hope for a better world to bestow upon our children. he offers suggestions on what we as individuals can do fight these injustices-- share this book and ones like it, educate ourselves in these matters, learn to read between the lines of the daily news, discuss these issues with friends and family and educate others.

it is a daunting task to overcome the reach of these powers that be, but not an impossible endeavor. it is our duty to confront these institutions, en masse, and demand equality, civility and accountability from them. life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the conviction that all persons are created equal are the principles that this great country was founded upon and it is paramount that we return to those principles. our country, our civilization and our world depend on it.

our brains are not rotting. it is merely what the corporatocracy wants us to believe.

thank you john perkins www.johnperkins.org

i adore you laura miller salon.com/laura_miller

cobwebs from an empty skull ii

Fables of Zambri, the Parsee II

A rat seeing a cat approaching, and finding no avenue of escape, went
boldly up to her, and said:

"Madam, I have just swallowed a dose of powerful bane, and in
accordance with instructions upon the label, have come out of my hole
to die. Will you kindly direct me to a spot where my corpse will prove
peculiarly offensive?"

"Since you are so ill," replied the cat, "I will myself transport you
to a spot which I think will suit."

So saying, she struck her teeth through the nape of his neck and
trotted away with him. This was more than he had bargained for, and he
squeaked shrilly with the pain.

"Ah!" said the cat, "a rat who knows he has but a few minutes to live,
never makes a fuss about a little agony. I don't think, my fine
fellow, you have taken poison enough to hurt either you or me."

So she made a meal of him.

If this fable does not teach that a rat gets no profit by lying, I
should be pleased to know what it does teach.

thank you ambrose bierce

this imperialist drive

this imperialist drive has been and continues to be the cause of most wars, pollution, starvation, species extinctions, and genocides. and it has always taken its toll on the conscience and well-being of the citizens of those empires, contributing to social malaise and resulting in a situation where the wealthiest cultures in human history are plagued with highest rates of suicides, drug abuse and violence.

john perkins-- confessions of an economic hitman

deception vs evil

comfort and convenience are decieving creatures, thus conformity is an unnecessary evil.

cobwebs from an empty skull

Fables of Zambri, the Parsee I

A certain Persian nobleman obtained from a cow gipsy a small oyster. Holding him up by the beard, he addressed him thus:

"You must try to forgive me for what I am about to do; and you might as well set about it at once, for you haven't much time. I should never think of swallowing you if it were not so easy; but opportunity is the strongest of all temptations. Besides, I am an orphan, and very hungry."


"Very well," replied the oyster; "it affords me genuine pleasure to comfort the parentless and the starving. I have already done my best for our friend here, of whom you purchased me; but although she has an amiable and accommodating stomach, we couldn't agree. For this trifling incompatibility--would you believe it?--she was about to stew me! Saviour, benefactor, proceed."

"I think," said the nobleman, rising and laying down the oyster, "I ought to know something more definite about your antecedents before succouring you. If you couldn't agree with your mistress, you are probably no better than you should be."


People who begin doing something from a selfish motive frequently drop it when they learn that it is a real benevolence.


thank you ambrose bierce

2nd amendment?

how important is the second amendment anyway? hmmm... the right to keep and bear arms. a pretty useless right, since the use of such arms is criminal. shouldn't we abolish archaic notions to make room for more pertinent service?