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skipper wrote a new post, So Here We Are 9 years, 9 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, Just One Election in a Series 9 years, 9 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, Leftovers 9 years, 9 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, Whence Jobs? 9 years, 9 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, Caution – Philosophical Subject: May be Boring 9 years, 9 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, In case you feel you are not perfect 9 years, 10 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 […]
skipper commented on the post, CYBELE 9 years, 10 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, Nuance 9 years, 10 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, CYBELE 9 years, 10 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. […]
skipper wrote a new post, More Reference than Evaluation 9 years, 10 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 […]
skipper commented on the post, The US needs a new 21st Century Congress 9 years, 10 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, 10 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 […]
skipper commented on the post, Cybele et al 9 years, 10 months ago

That’s one way. Perhaps there can be a scale of activities, e.g., National, State, community, etc.
skipper wrote a new post, Cybele et al 9 years, 10 months 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. […]
skipper wrote a new post, Pack a Towel 9 years, 10 months 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 9 years, 10 months 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 9 years, 10 months 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 […]
skipper wrote a new post, The News 9 years, 10 months 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 9 years, 10 months 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 9 years, 10 months ago

An excellent observation from the happiness report. See the new post “Happiness is”
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