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skipper wrote a new post, The World around Us 9 years, 9 months ago
Anticipating that few readers follow the mariner’s comments further by pursuing the related links, the mariner has copied in full an article from Fareed Zacharia’s online GPS:
04:30 PM ET Share this on: Fac […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Economic Outlook 9 years, 9 months ago
The mariner is no expert on the economy. Instead, he gets most of his data and insights from recommended books, business sections of newspapers, erudite talk shows, and news channels like Bloomberg. It wasn’t l […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Heavy Seas 9 years, 9 months ago
The Weather channel provides special reports from government agencies (FEMA, NOAA) and environmental/ecological studies (seminars and University studies) that teach us how to respond to heavy storms, sustained […]
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Where will the people go? They will all climb onto the part of the life raft that is still above water. We may need to build a wall at the Florida border.
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skipper wrote a new post, President Donald 9 years, 10 months ago
The mariner has a working career that spans both corporate and government management. There is a distinct difference. Most notable is that corporate culture is measured solely by the ratio between cost and income, […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Liftoff to the General Election 9 years, 10 months ago
Many readers may have heard the news media touting two pieces of news: first, Hillary’s staff implied Bernie was being considered as a possible Vice President; Bernie said he would be open to the Vice Presidency o […]
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skipper wrote a new post, So Here We Are 9 years, 10 months ago
The odd reality of it all casts a strange light across the land. We fear a tornado of some kind during the general election. Donald has captured the spirit of the Republican white disenfranchised. Hillary already […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Just One Election in a Series 9 years, 11 months ago
Many have said the 2016 election is an unusual one that forebodes further unrest. For context, one must go back to points of recent unrest in 1964 (Civil Rights marches), 1968 (Chicago riots), 1970 (67 rounds […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Leftovers 9 years, 11 months ago
Every American alive for sixty years or more has subconsciously experienced being poorer year after year after year. It has been accomplished slowly and unnoticeably through inflation, flat salaries, poor personal […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Whence Jobs? 9 years, 11 months ago
Guru has been catching mariner’s attention more frequently, predicting a significant shift in economic growth and a change in the definition of what “job” means. For the first mariner comment on the future of wo […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Caution – Philosophical Subject: May be Boring 9 years, 11 months ago
The mariner is not a sage pol. The mariner is neither democrat nor republican. He will concede that sometimes his political philosophy appears socialistic – but not like Bernie or Robert Owen or Albert Einstein o […]
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skipper wrote a new post, In case you feel you are not perfect 9 years, 11 months ago
The mariner is preoccupied with spring gardens and major landscaping. Consequently, posts may be irregular. If you have difficulty viewing the Blog of the Ancient Mariner, write a short descriptive phrase in an […]
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skipper commented on the post, CYBELE 9 years, 11 months ago
Mea Culpa, Robert. Never willing to challenge a published philologist, the correction was made forthwith. Two sources confused the mariner: listening to the pronunciation without hearing aids and a conflicting […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Nuance 9 years, 11 months ago
The mariner has noticed, albeit casually over time, that one’s expressions seem to gravitate toward absolute values. He noticed this while watching a television show where a couple had to decide which of three h […]
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skipper wrote a new post, CYBELE 9 years, 11 months ago
There was enough curiosity about Cybele: What is it? Who is it? How do you say it? Why is it a holiday?…. The mariner decided to do an old fashioned treatise about Cybele as a way to cover all the questions. […]
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skipper wrote a new post, More Reference than Evaluation 9 years, 12 months ago
For folks facing an imminent move to Social Security, US News has tips that can make a significant difference in payments. The article includes how to manage the passing of a spouse. See:
Copying a Bankrate […]
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skipper commented on the post, The US needs a new 21st Century Congress 9 years, 12 months ago
Hello Karen –
It is true that the scientists recommended and provided the technology to end the conflict between the US and Japan but it was executed under the authority of government (Truman); I would note that […] -
skipper wrote a new post, The US needs a new 21st Century Congress 9 years, 12 months ago
The United States and likely other countries as well will suffer unnecessarily for many years to come because of the 15-year legislative stall caused by a small number of far right conservatives in the Republican […]
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skipper commented on the post, Cybele et al 10 years ago
That’s one way. Perhaps there can be a scale of activities, e.g., National, State, community, etc.
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Marty commented on the post, Cybele et al 10 years ago
American Way Day? And how do we celebrate? With multicultural potluck picnics all over this land?
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skipper wrote a new post, Cybele et al 10 years ago
Happy Cybele to everyone; and Nowruz; and Passover; and Ostara; and Easter; and Las Fellas; and return of the serpent; and Holi; and maslenitsa; and Alban Eilir; and Songkran.
Mother Earth returns to spring. […]
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Oh, my–if we aren’t drowning in water, we are drowning in debt. What to do? What to do? Perhaps Chicken Little, Amos, and Guru could put their heads together and suggest a survival strategy for those of us who are not in a position to effect global change. Plant a garden? Buy gold? Go off the grid? Raise sheep in the backyard and learn to knit before the ice age cometh? A post with practical advice would be appreciated!