Musings

Just thoughts with no specific intent.

Introduction to Musings

This category includes miscellaneous essays and articles that I think represent important background issues for mindfulness. Interesting Links      How Global Warming Works      The Facts About Sea Level Rise      Ice2Sea: Estimating the future contribution of continental ice to sea-level rise      Sea Level Rise Accelerating Faster Than Initial Projections  

Social Responsibility

Government is an individual responsibility Only a rational society can expect “government of the people, by the people, for the people” to be a rational government Here in the United States of America, it is clear that our government listens to the people. It is also clear it listens to the loudest people first. The … Read more

Propeller Guard for Small Boats

When the babies are just about old enough to make the trip back to Alaskan waters, the mothers may begin bringing them closer to the small boats full of people. Sometimes, the babies will actually lean on the boat so that people are able to pet them. See the video at Petting Baby Whales in … Read more

The One Percent

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What Does One Percent of Wealth Look Like? Just how rich are the rich? By comparison, how are the rest of us doing? It is not just that some people are richer than others. An important promise of the USA, capitalism and the democratic system is that it is possible for virtually anyone to achieve … Read more

Guns: Changing the Dialogue

Abstract A society cannot afford to allow 200 year-old beliefs dictate as to how it prepares for the future. The very fact that amendments were added to the Constitution of the USA testifies that the early leaders of our country understood this. Certainly any rational citizen would agree that the Second Amendment was conceived under … Read more