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Hope for the new world USA Hope springs eternal is a phrase I like. But it is also human based, I also think. So no matter how much damag...

The three courses of actions method By my personality and professional training, I always offer alternatives to solving problems I present....

The meanderings of a lightweight Just assume our present federal President is a lightweight. By that I mean he has good intentions in his m...

Time for a change Sometimes our politicians change, but then sometimes we change, too. Last I heard was that the elected politicians were ...

The world wonders? This title applies today, though it was born in WWII, if you believe the history, which I do. Why does the world wonder...

The die has already been cast To me this expression means an irrevocable choice has been made. Some of us are planning ahead using this ide...

Why are we in Afghanistan, today? Like I think most Americans think, the USA had a good reason to go into Afghanistan, especially after the...

Let 'em suffer It's a selfish thought for three good reasons in the year 2011. First is that I can pontificate, and hope I die bef...

Hope for our American future First the bad news. The opportunity for our two pr...

Just another Cumberland Plateau set of postings He’s out of jail, again. I figure his drug use is a violation of his parole, so he’ll end u...

Ignore the people at your own peril Most people know this in their own way. Whether it is in business, the military, political governing, o...

The beginning of an end Much change is going on these days in the USA, I think. The end of governments (local, state, and federal) involv...

Maybe we have screwed the pooch? I think most of us in new world America are doing OK. After all we have warmth and food, and public electr...

I had a dream, too I recently had a dream which I actually remember, which is unusual for me. Usually, the dream just disappears in front o...

Are not we humans fickle? Times do go on, as much as it hurts my feelings. And much of the hoopla over the terrible earthquake in ...

Our New World America And it is not too shabby. Like invest in America today, or it may be too late tomorrow. This photo I think is from the...

Suppose public electricity goes out where you live Forget all the arguments and politics of why. This post is imagining the impacts if it ...

The unintended consequences of change The status quo of the last 100 years is changing. The USA federal elections of 2006 and 2008 were g...

It's fun getting older First, the obvious downside. I will die before most people younger than me (I am age 62), or so I hope. By th...

These are times to write home about The times they are a changin'. This title of an old Bob Dylan song it seems has changed to...