Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Turn the other cheek


Yes, but this is not the message of salvation.
It does not "get" you anything, except a slap in the face.
Don't rejoice too much over one more slap.
Love is the point; not passivity or submission.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Everybody knows


the deal is rotten

Friday, December 11, 2009

We Have Never Fought a Democracy


Well, Germany in 1941.
And Gaza today.
And we have overthrown democracy
for "our men"
Chile in 1974: Allende for Pinochet
Iran in 1953: Mosaddeq for the Shah
Venezuela in 2002: Chavez, but it failed
so should that really count?
And East Timor, after their vote for independence?
and Haiti, 2004, kidnapping Aristide

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Global Water and Air Volume

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That's it, so they say.
water: .3 billion cu. miles

Saturday, December 05, 2009

Q: Where is this coal going?


A: Into the air.
And that is not the half of it. CO2 weighs 3 times as much as C