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February 24, 2016
Time and Hate
While researching z2 I learned about how unwanted Italians circumvented the immigration laws of the day by crossing the Rio Grande and coming in as more welcome Mexicans. I was astounded to learn of the extent to which Asians were denied entry into the early U.S. under any circumstances. My own ancestry is largely German and, yes, there was a time when some states tried to keep out the undesirable Germans, too.
I don’t talk about this to make light of the group hate that plagues us today. I don’t think society will ever look back on our racism and xenophobia and laugh. I least I hope not. Rather I want to point out how ultimately petty and harmful our biases of today will someday seem.
Read the entire post at Time and Hate.
Filed under: z2: favorite posts, z2: hope Tagged: compassion, empathy, enemies talking, forgiveness, hate, hate groups, history, immigration, intolerance, perspective, stereotypes
February 21, 2016
I’ll always be glad to see you
We are back to the old issue of uncertainty, and oh if we could only see the future. Maybe the problem is minor. I should go and get this off my mind already. Maybe it is major and time is not my friend. If I get my butt in there, the outcome may be better. And maybe it is awful and my life will never be as good after Wednesday in which case I’d rather just not go. Except for this eye thing, my life is pretty good now and there is a big temptation not to mess that up.
What to do?
Read the entire post at I’ll always be glad to see you.
Filed under: d4: favorite posts, d4: seeing the future Tagged: acceptance, cats, eyes, future, health, physics, precognition, predictions, probability, quantum mechanics, seeing the future, superpowers
January 31, 2016
The Oddest Predictions for 2016
Who makes these forecasts? Everyone from self-proclaimed psychics to extrapolating news analysts have weighed in on what 2016 is likely to bring.
Read the entire post at The Oddest Predictions for 2016.
Filed under: d4: seeing the future Tagged: chocolate, fusion, future, new year, physics, precognition, predictions, probability, psychic powers, quantum mechanics, seeing the future, tomorrow
January 26, 2016
The Women of 2015: Beauty matters but so does so much more
We do like beautiful women. As a society, we buy products from them, watch movies staring them, and we lavish attention upon them. But I’m a glass half-full kind of lady, and I see some positive trends in all the various recently released lists of top women from 2015.
Read the full post on my c3 blog at The Women of 2015: Beauty matters but so does so much more.
Filed under: c3: favorite posts Tagged: appearance, attractiveness, beauty, brains, feminine, kindness, women
January 20, 2016
Planning for Peace
My interest in world peace began five years when I wrote a book about telepathy. Today, it is something of an obsession, along with the related topics of compassion and empathy. I like to look up every once in awhile from my writing and see who else is fascinated by the question of “can we really learn to respect each other and get along?”
Read the rest of this post at Planning for Peace.
Filed under: x0: peace Tagged: be better, causes, meditation, metamorphosis, peace, peace signs, world, world peace
January 17, 2016
Is it an honor to be person of the year?
Watching a “year in review” news program, I was surprised to hear the comment that both Stalin and Hitler had once been named Time Magazine’s Man of the Year. No, I thought, they are making that up.
It turns out that they weren’t.
Read the rest of this post at
Is it an honor to be person of the year?
Filed under: z2: favorite posts Tagged: causes, history, immigration, improvement, inspiration, obnoxious men, people who bring you down, perspective, politics, unwanted attention
January 9, 2016
Taking care of your own kind (a science fiction quiz)
Recent world events have caused certain entities to ask the question “What exactly constitutes ‘your own kind’?”
You have been selected to take the following very short quiz. Please tend to this matter soon. Quite a bit may depend on your answers.
Take the quiz (and read the full post) at Taking care of your own kind (a science fiction quiz).
Filed under: d4: favorite posts Tagged: appearance, compassion, define yourself, intolerance, open mind, perspective, satire, science fiction, sexual norms, space travel, strangers, the universe, tolerance, universal concept
January 3, 2016
My Best New Year’s Resolution Yet
To be fair, a lot of my previous resolutions have been half-hearted, born of the need to answer someone else’s question about what I was striving for in the year ahead. So I was surprised when yesterday, out of nowhere, I knew exactly what it was that I would resolve to do in the coming months.
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My Best New Year’s Resolution Yet.
Filed under: other, y1: joy Tagged: beginnings, freedom, fresh start, happiness, history, new year, perspective, resolutions, satire, science fiction, writers, writing science fiction
January 1, 2016
Happy yet? Yes, I believe that I am.
It was in the midst of such a Christmas day today, with my second Kentucky Mule in hand, my signature dish boiling over on the stove and a pile of dirty dishes that would daunt a restaurant staff in front of me, that I realized I was happy.
Read the entire post at Happy yet? Yes, I believe that I am.
Filed under: other, y1: favorite posts, y1: joy Tagged: family, gifts, happiest places, happiness, love, memories, sharing
December 25, 2015
Christmas is Not about “love, but …”
Look people.Two thousand years ago, a child was born. He went on to say things that translated roughly as “love one another” and “whatever you do for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you do for me.” He even went so far as to suggest that “if anyone wants to take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.” Yes, your whole coat. Whether you believe he was the Son of God, a great prophet, or just a wise man who was well quoted, his message of generosity, concern and love is quite clear. In my heart of hearts, that message is what I celebrate every Christmas. This is a holiday about love.
Read the entire post at Christmas is Not about “love, but …”
For other slightly offbeat thoughts about Christmas, see my posts “The Future of Christmas,” “Duct Tape and Christmas Cards”and “The Women of Christmas.”
Filed under: other, x0: favorite posts Tagged: be better, compassion, empathy, forgiveness, gratitude, hope, inspiration, just listen, kindness, love, peace, world, world peace
