My Bucket List

Why publicize this? Because i may not get a chance to do them before i kick the bucket and maybe just maybe – some wonderful souls out there will 'carry the torch' of inspiration – in case i cannot.. see my son Arthur put his footprints on Mars hangglide/ridge-soar...

prime values

Values that relate to human civilization: long-term benefit, sustainable, power to do good, practical, balance, holism, adaptable,.. Values that relate to work/play: inspiration, intuition, cooperation, collaboration, elegance, enthusiasm, learning, improving, mental agility,...

Faith and Analysis

A major claim within Christianity is that Jesus was the only begotten son of God. My response to that is simple. An omnipotent entity can beget any number of sons, and any number of daughters. To claim that Jesus was the only son of God is to fail to recognize what God is....

Three Aspects of Human Nature and Human Interest

A being that has evolved as himself, as part of his species, and as part of life, will naturally have orientation toward all three of the preceding. It will be natural for man to care about himself, about humanity and about life. All three interests will be rational function...

Onward To Vladivostok

"I'm a traveling man. Made allot of stops all over the world" Rick Nelson's Traveling Man. Oh yes! That does bring back so many precious memories of a rambunctious teenager. As I grew older and somewhat wiser the travels that I made only enhanced my appreciation of the...

Slutwalk

Women being women are not “looking for it.” They deserve the respect that all humans deserve, a right to privacy and personal safety. There is a movement in progress underscoring this. " It’s been Grand...

LEBOKU NEW YAM FESTIVAL 2011

Leboku is the annual New Yam Festival celebrated in Ugep, cross river state of Nigeria to honor of the earth goddess and the ancestral spirits of the land in Ugep, one of the five settlements of Yakurr.[1][2] The...

Bob & Sue Levy

The last time that we saw Chandra Levy she was in a baby swing at the Levy’s where we were having dinner. Our daughter was born a year earlier. We knew the Levy’s through the Ohio State University and Harding Hospital. We became close friends with Susan as she was an...

Toward Technological Environmentalism

Environmentalism has never been wrong, but many of its methods have been. One major mistake of environmentalism has been hating technology. In fact, the environmental damage is not due to technology; it is due to wrong technology. And using better technology will...

Individual and Humanity

It is likewise rightful to recognize within each person the orientation toward self and orientation toward humanity. Each human being exists both as self and as part of humanity; and while some philosophies, such as the capitalistic portrayal of human being as possessing...

Integrative Cognition and Dualities

Philosophical essay reflecting on issues from economics and environment to business, art, religion, psychology and man-woman relationships. Check http://sites.google.com/site/ilyashambatwritings/integrative

Suicide: Desensitization and the "Doctrine of Can't"

            For the fourth time in a little more than four months a student attending California's Palo Alto High School has committed suicide. The most recent occurrence was carried out by jumping in front of...

Myrtle Beach Deals With Homeless, Or Do They?

It appalls me to think that humanity and human services, including healthcare, must be debated!  Where are the solutions?By Steve PorterThe Herald  Myrtle Beach leaders don’t know how to deal with...

Dalai Lama celebrates 74th birthday, promises to live to 100

On 6 July, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso celebrated his 74 birthday. "Through all your wishes, I will live longer. I do not know whether I can live for thousands years, but I am sure I will stay alive...

Victimization of Tamil Peopel must stop - Elie Wiesel

Holocaust surviver, Jewish icon, and Nobel laureate, Professor Elie Wiesel stated that victimization of Tamil people must stop, and they should be able to live in peace in their homeland. " TAMIL PEOPLE STATEMENT:...

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