Fun Fact: Patriotism
“To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds.”
Thinking
An Important Lesson
Photo: The 16th President with his youngest son, Tad (1864), educating him with the laptop of his time.
Alternative Realities
Tillerson warned that democracy in America is threatened by a “growing crisis in ethics and integrity.” Mr. Tillerson is correct.
Orwell on Thinking
It’s Orwell Week (#3 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Obviously, the term “Orwellian” – descriptive of totalitarian or authoritarian social practices – refers to his writing. He himself … See the Meme
Orwell on Alternative Facts
It’s Orwell Week (#2 of 3) George Orwell was a pen name for Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic best known for the novella Animal Farm (1945), and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). Despite having spoken on BBC radio many, many times, no recordings of Orwell’s voice are known to exist. That … See the Meme
Orwell on Freedom
It’s Orwell Week (#1 of 3). Orwell understood policing.
Strengthen the Wall
Ever notice? Both like to build their monuments to themselves at the top of a hill. If the image looks familiar, yeah, you’ve seen it before with different text. Sometimes you can get double duty out of the work done to create a graphic. 🙂
Nature is Amazing
News Item: “A third of millennials believe the Earth is flat” says a British company of Americans (not everyone on, well, Earth) after a survey. Well, not quite….
Still Looking
Yes, I know that’s the very point, ye who the antenna swung right past — go with the humor! (Photo: Very Large Array in New Mexico, Wikipedia)
Number Blocked
Really: I promise! Oh, and phone spammers? I don’t answer calls from anyone not in my phonebook, either. Go get a real job.