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skipper wrote a new post, About monarchy 3 years, 4 months ago
All the news, of course, is about the death and burial of Queen Elizabeth and what King Charles will do differently. England was organized into a nation officially in 927 CE, the point being that in comparison, […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Jesus versus tribal instinct 3 years, 4 months ago
A film, available for viewing on PBS cable or online called ‘Hacking the Mind’, presents an experiment with 4 and 5 year-old children. Presented simply as a game, one child at a time is asked what color tee shi […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Marching on to Meta 3 years, 4 months ago
GPT-3, is an AI program, can write essays, op-eds, tweets, and dad jokes. It will change how we think about creativity. Who is “we”? Doesn’t Alexi deal with this kind of stuff? Leave me alone so I can get back […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The art of subconscious reasoning 3 years, 4 months ago
Mariner has a pet phrase he often uses in the humid summers of Iowa: “I’m sweating like a fish!” On rare occasions a listener may come back with “Fish don’t sweat!”
“Of course they do” he responds, “wher […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Goliath 3 years, 5 months ago
With all the social confusion, with the growing menace of global warming, with all the corruptness in politics, a giant walks among us: Goliath, AKA super large monopolistic corporations.
It isn’t just the c […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Political Sociology in action 3 years, 5 months ago
It was mentioned on the blog some weeks ago that the time was coming when the retirement age would be extended as the population grew smaller and older. The pandemic has forced this idea into the political world […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Is there a shift in the wind? 3 years, 5 months ago
֎ It seems that the latest polls – and a few primaries – suggest that the democrats may be more successful in November than was imagined just sixty days ago. Don’t bet money yet but the election may be more intere […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Connect the dots 3 years, 5 months ago
֎ Mariner was up early this morning. As usual, first get a coffee then turn on the computer. His standard procedure is to go to NOAA to check the weather, then to the blog, then open email.
Before mariner got […]
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skipper wrote a new post, 5G and Me 3 years, 5 months ago
This post is written by a professional, published writer – mariner’s wife. The post is a true tale. Enjoy the quality.
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Where to begin? I suppose I should begin with the letter I got from Verizon […]
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skipper wrote a new post, A conundrum 3 years, 5 months ago
Mariner was a preacher for a while. He became familiar with the Christian faith generally and with Christ’s exhortations to love others before self. In college he had a minor in religion and studied several r […]
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skipper commented on the post, The new law firm takes over 3 years, 5 months ago
Marc! Marc! Be careful or you may cause mariner to have negative thoughts.
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skipper wrote a new post, Mother Earth is calling in the big gun 3 years, 5 months ago
Has the reader ever heard of CMEs? CME stands for Coronal Mass Ejections. This is an event that occurs on the Sun. Most folks are familiar with sunspots as a phenomenon. Sorry to mix metaphors but sunspots are […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The new law firm takes over 3 years, 5 months ago
In a recent post, mariner used a metaphor suggesting that Mother Nature was taking over the issue of disarray in the human world. Here is an example of Mother Nature taking charge of economy, agriculture and […]
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To quote you: “It won’t be long before nations of the world have to stop profiteering and fighting wars in order to commit resources to Mother Nature’s style of reform.”
I admire your optimism, but don’t share it. We as a species are doomed due to our misplaced values and failure to embrace education, particularly science. I believe we are witnessing the beginning of the end of our planet and the final chapters will be devastating to humankind.
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Marc! Marc! Be careful or you may cause mariner to have negative thoughts.
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skipper wrote a new post, Reset your awareness 3 years, 5 months ago
It is perfectly normal for everyone to adapt to what is real, what is happening now, how one survives generally. The mind pays close attention to how life plays out on a second by second basis. The skills needed […]
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skipper wrote a new post, A new legal consultant 3 years, 5 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the Arizona Democrat who single-handedly thwarted her party’s longtime goal of raising taxes on wealthy investors, received nearly $1 million over the past year from priva […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Tit for tat 3 years, 6 months ago
֎ Europe recently passed the Digital Services Act which is expected to come into force around the end of next year. Among other things, the Digital Services Act will ban targeted advertising aimed at children and […]
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skipper wrote a new post, While we wait 3 years, 6 months ago
It definitely is a waiting game on several critical fronts. China has begun its pressure game with Taiwan; we can only wait to see what happens.
Neil Degrasse Tyson said if both polar ice caps melt completely, […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Know your government 3 years, 6 months ago
Mariner’s wife uncovered this actual test from 1954 on its original paper. Laying in the entire test as photographs would take many pages. Below is the top of the first page. The rest has been added as t […]
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skipper wrote a new post, It warms the heart 3 years, 6 months ago
֎ Mariner watched a short video from NEWSY broadcasting which revealed a growing market for farm equipment built with standard parts rather than having to abide by the privatized and copyrighted and BIG dollar […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Private Equity 3 years, 6 months ago
Private equity investors are different from venture capitalists, who provide a cash infusion to small startups and hope they blossom into the next Facebook. Nor are they stock traders making split-second decisions […]
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You are correct about the violent overthrow; monarchy is a form of authoritarianism. England should be grateful for the castration signed in 1215. Is the US now facing such a confrontation? Is anyone even organized enough to try?