When Bubbles Collide: Optometrists vs. Ophthalmologists
When Bubbles Collide Pennsylvania’s optometrists “want to do more”. Rather than simply prescribing glasses and contact lenses, a process that’s already very automated, they want to do some laser work on patients’ eyes. They describe it as burning away “humps and lumps” around the eye. “Wait just a minute!”, the ophthalmologists have replied. “That’s our […]
Bribes Pipline
Bribes and the Effects It was just announced that uranium mining near the Grand Canyon would be stopped. This follows on the heels of announcements stalling a pipeline that would bring Canadian oil into the United States. Uranium is the key fuel for the nuclear reactors that produce electricity for two or three cents per […]
The Underpinning of Society:
Underpinning of Society There are two kinds of commodities. Some commodities take turns being “the thing we’re running out of”. Others, the bases of more profitable businesses, are things that “we’re always running out of”. Shortages in nickel, gold, iron and other metals are cyclical. When prices get high, more money is available for more […]
The Republican Primary
The Republican Primary With the upcoming South Carolina primary, voters are crystallizing. Romney seems to have about a quarter of the Republican votes, mostly from the elite, establishment Republicans. They’ve been a force since they lost the National Bank when Jackson closed it over their opposition. Ron Paul has that quarter of the Republican Party […]
The Iron Age is Over. Its Truths Survive.
The Iron Age After Adam and Eve were evicted from The Garden, angels taught them how to use the programmed entities around them to feed, clothe, and house themselves. Over time, their descendants learned to work with stone, copper, bronze, and iron. The Iron Age lasted a long time. During that period, the 3,900 years […]
We Get the Political System For Which We Ask.
Political System Today’s Old Testament reading tells us all we need to know about why things have gotten so bad in the formerly Christian and Catholic countries. 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22 “All the elders of Israel came in a body to Samuel at Ramah and said to him, “Now that you are old, and your […]
Today, an Odd Inconsistency Surfaced in The Women’s Movement
The Women’s Movement An international group of women recently convened. The purpose of their gathering was to emphasize how important it was that “women be given a fair shake”. Attendees emotionally and frequently reiterated the thought that, though they comprise over half the population, they are “woefully underrepresented” in board rooms, executive positions, and elected […]
Always Close to the Edge
Close to the Edge Close to the edge | In 539 B.C., Cyrus captured Babylon. The city had years of food stored for a siege, a powerful army, and all believed they could hold out until Cyrus ran out of money. Big mistake. While the huge city was celebrating a festival, Cyrus diverted the course […]
Catholic Fundamentalism “Updates” Help Us Understand Sin and Corruption
Catholic Fundamentalism “Updates” Our computers go down if viruses corrupt their files. In Catholic Fundamentalism, the demonic forces of the underworld are pictured as “living viruses”. These evil spirits infect us human programs with living viruses. They consciously attempt to corrupt the huge files in our minds. Scripture tells us that children are not to […]
Getting With The Program
Getting With The Program It’s hard to explain how much happier we are when things make sense. Many of us have a hard time relating to God. All the words we use in our faith come from the Iron Age. The prophets wrote in the Iron Age, Jesus lived in the Iron Age, and so […]