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Stream of consciousness Most in the new world USA people still expect a rosy future. Now that might be a easy future, but many also hop...

The beginning of the future This idea is pretty simple. The present adults in the USA are no longer in charge. Amplifying this idea is ...

Stand by for heavy rolls I was predicting all this kind of change of the status quo to happen around 2016, but it seems it may happen b...

Enough is enough...again Just what do I mean? Enough lightweights have tried their bit in the USA, and it is now affecting my life....

You don't want to get Malaria Right now, like in 2011, there is no known cure for the disease. Now there are many preventive measur...

Utopia is not free So far throughout thousands of years of history all utopian ideas have failed. Now why we can argue all we want, but...

Vagaries of life from the Cumberland Plateau There is usually only one real reason, and many good reasons. Trying to figure out the real...

I can live with the outcome Mostly because I have to. This is what change is all about...and often the unexpected consequences. He...

I wish I had another choice The first time I heard this expression was during the USA federal Presidential election in 2008. Back then ...

Mrs. Ravioli comes to visit her son, Anthony, for dinner. He lives with a female roommate, Maria. During the course of the meal, his mot...

Present day thoughts from rural America I am beginning to think, really realize, a whole lot of Americans are thinking this way. Here...

Order versus chaos I've been thinking this for decades, and now offer my opinion about our future courses of action. Like many, I h...

Balancing one person's smarts comes into question Said another way, one does not have to be smart to be a leader. More likely trait...

Whites Ferry Landing First here one a link to read about it: http://www.howderfamily.com/travel/maryland/whites_ferry.html And the...

I do not want to be a serf I enjoy my public electricity, and my internet stuff, and going to the grocery store for my food. Our local gove...

Conflicts of interest I was motivated today to hear this idea is still alive and well. At the local girls camp where my kid goes this summ...

Quid pro quo Just copying from some emails today. The subject, to me, is about the future of our country. Here's the two posts. Do yo...

Welcome to our future, and the coming changes Imagine this. Inflation kicks in in a year or two, and we cannot borrow enough money to finan...

It is time for a third party I know the conventional wisdom, call it the status quo. All third parties fail in the end I am taught. And suc...

Just another hope for our future.