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skipper wrote a new post, Pack a Towel 10 years ago

Did readers see the climate change article in the New York Times?[1] Do you know how to swim? Do you have a nice looking bathing suit? If no, change the answers to yes soon. The latest report on rising sea […]
skipper wrote a new post, Guru 10 years ago

Part of this post has been turned over to Guru, the alter ego that John Denver would have described as ‘Far out!’ Guru lives in a world of paradigms; there are no loose details – details are assigned to a parad […]
skipper commented on the post, The News 10 years ago

There was a day not too long ago when your suggestion to acquire current information without television was possible combining a daily paper and a radio. Today, it is possible to do the same on the Internet and […]
Christy commented on the post, The News 10 years ago

Do you think you could stay an educated citizen if you just avoided the TV news altogether and only read newspapers (in print or online)? A network that needs to replay a negative story over and over again just to […]
skipper wrote a new post, The News 10 years ago

The mariner is wearing thin. We have at hand one of the most interesting campaigns for President in the last three quarters of a century. At stake are deep running cultural conflicts that have been emerging since […]
skipper wrote a new post, Happiness Is 10 years ago

Reader Marty, who downloaded the Happiness report, replied to the post, Theodicy and Secularism –

“I thought it was interesting that the Dalai Lama said that we cannot count on religion as the basis for our e […]
skipper commented on the post, Theodicy and Secularism 10 years ago

An excellent observation from the happiness report. See the new post “Happiness is”
Marty commented on the post, Theodicy and Secularism 10 years ago

I thought it was interesting that the Dalai Lama said that we cannot count on religion as the basis for our ethics, since the people of the world cannot agree on one religion–and many don’t believe in any […]
skipper wrote a new post, Theodicy and Secularism 10 years ago

Theodicy is a philosophy organized and documented by Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430CE). Theodicy addresses specifically the question: “If God is good, loves all things and created all things, why is there e […]
skipper wrote a new post, Lessons from History 10 years ago

Cable news pundits are always trying to catch up with Donald’s intentions and tactics; they are bewildered by the lack of manners and sophistication. The pundits are always chasing Donald rather than knowing how D […]
skipper wrote a new post, Poor Mitch 10 years ago

Observing the nominating process for appointing Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, the mariner perceives that the Tea Party conservatives are more of a threat to Mitch McConnell than moving forward with […]
skipper commented on the post, The US and Happiness 10 years ago

Your response is experiential for sure and hardened by the endless battle for security – a battle being won by others with better war chests. Regarding the cats, perceive yourself as a caring government that […]
Ben commented on the post, The US and Happiness 10 years ago

If the United States elects a Republican, I doubt the presumptive candidate would allow anyone else’s name to attach to any of his policies. What Trumponomics would do to the Republic is anyone’s guess, though […]
skipper wrote a new post, The US and Happiness 10 years ago

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University released its annual report on the happiest to least happiest countries in which to live.

The happiest, in […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Little Big Things 10 years ago

There was a bit of kickback on the Aljazeera article that was harsh in its opinion of Hillary. The mariner is not espousing any candidate over another; none induce the mariner’s advocacy. He may reference s […]
skipper wrote a new post, Coal 10 years ago

From US Energy Information Administration:

“In 2012, 91 percent of coal consumed in the U.S. was used for 37 percent of total U.S. electric power generation. The remaining 8 percent was consumed for ind […]
skipper wrote a new post, Candidate Probabilities: Polls versus Bettors 10 years ago

Here are the poll comparisons between the candidates for President. These values are from Nate Silver’s website, 538.com.

Hillary versus Donald (NBC) 51% – 38% Hillary +13

Hillary ve […]
skipper wrote a new post, Sailing One’s Own Ship in a Tumultuous World 10 years ago

Mariner has spent the last few days outside preparing for spring. It has been a nice respite from the Presidential campaign. Given all the attention to the presidential campaign, one must search a few channels and […]
Christy commented on the post, Stirrings in the South China Sea 10 years ago

My cactus from AZ is surviving too! It may be the first plant I’ve owned to last even this long, as I don’t appear to have inherited your green thumb. Good luck with your bunrab fence.
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