Published in Our Human Family·Jan 5Member-onlyThe Race Massacres They Never Taught Us About in SchoolBy the time I graduated high school in 1980, I had read about exactly one race massacre in American history: the Battle of Little Big Horn. It was only at some point afterward that I began to read admissions that General Custer was a pompous ass who was court-martialed for…Racism5 min readRacism5 min read
Dec 10, 2022Member-onlyChatGPT Makes Me Believe In AI — and Fear for Humanity’s FutureWe’ve been hearing about AI — Artificial Intelligence — for decades, and I, for one, never believed it was a true possibility. I was wrong. AI is real, and it’s here now. I doubt AI will ever think as we do, but that’s what makes it “artificial”, right? ChatGPT —…Artificial Intelligence6 min readArtificial Intelligence6 min read
Nov 28, 2022Member-onlyWhat’s Scarier Than the COVID Outbreak in China? Cameras.It appears undeniable that China’s anti-COVID measures have saved millions of lives. But what enabled much of their success is terrifying, and intolerable to Western-style democracies — and has nothing to do with the lockdowns that have so damaged China’s economy. First, the summary of the report by the China…China5 min readChina5 min read
Nov 17, 2022Member-onlyUkraine’s “Dildo of Consequences” Naval Drone Might Become RealityServing in the military is all about tradition, including conduct one would not expect of grown men and women. One of the oldest traditions is that of “crossing the line” ceremonies that we sailors have suffered (and then laughed about) since the time of the Phoenicians. But guess what? There’s…Ukraine4 min readUkraine4 min read
Oct 27, 2022Member-onlyWe Are On The Cusp Of A Revolution In Quantum PhysicsYou know the feeling. You see all the clues adding up like weights on your side of Archimedes’ lever, and you know that soon it will, it must tip in your favor; only when it comes to quantum physics, it won’t be the Earth that is moved, but our understanding…Science5 min readScience5 min read
Published in Our Human Family·Oct 25, 2022Member-onlyWhite Supremacy Presages Its Own Downfall, As Nature Apparently IntendedForenote: While at first glance this article may seem a rant against white supremacy, it is instead an observation that must apply to every race after it has spent many generations at the apex of the social, political, and economic power pyramid. If you’re old enough, you probably remember watching…Racism8 min readRacism8 min read
Oct 19, 2022Member-onlyTolerance for Drunk Karaoke, Mani-Pedis with Pride, and Epic Traffic JamsLearning Happiness in a Developing Country — A young man or woman leaves the hustle-and-bustle of the modern metropolis to find life affirmation, love, and happiness in a simpler life among the poor; think Dances with Wolves, Eat, Pray, Love or Avatar. Is there a more common plot device? A great example of this was a book…Philippines6 min readPhilippines6 min read
Sep 15, 2022Member-onlyThis Is What Forced King Charles III To Treat His Staff So Rudely In PublicEarlier this week Twitter blew up when King Charles III testily motioned for his staff to move a couple of desk items away instead of doing such a trivial thing by himself. …Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Aug 24, 2022Member-onlyWhat’s Implied by the Government’s Apparent Admission That UFO’s Are Not from EarthNote: To be taken seriously, most writers try to avoid labels such as ‘wacko’, ‘conspiracy theorist’, or ‘UFO believer’. This article is not meant to pass judgement as to whether we are being visited by extraterrestrials, but to list the implications of the information being released. Yesterday Vice published an…Space8 min readSpace8 min read
Aug 11, 2022Member-onlyYou, Too, Can Laugh and Joke While Getting a VasectomyOn a particular March 14th in Honolulu back in the 1990's, my wife gave birth to our youngest son. He was a preemie, and weighed three pounds, fourteen ounces at birth. Look at the numbers: 3'14" on 3/14. …Men5 min readMen5 min read
