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When did we forget our dreams?
The infinite possibilities each day holds should stagger the mind. The sheer number of experiences I could have is uncountable, breathtaking, and I'm sitting here refreshing my inbox. We live trapped in loops, reliving a few days over and over, and we envision only a handful of paths laid out ahead of us. We see the same things each day, we respond the same way, we think the same thoughts, each day a slight variation on the last, every moment smoothly following the gentle curves of societal norms. We act like if we just get through today, tomorrow our dreams will come back to us.
And no, I don't have all the answers. I don't know how to jolt myself into seeing what each moment could become. But I do know one thing: the solution doesn't involve watering down my every little idea and creative impulse for the sake of some day easing my fit into a mold. It doesn't involve tempering my life to better fit someone's expectations. It doesn't involve constantly holding back for fear of shaking things up.
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I was told when I grew up I could be anything I wanted: a fireman, a policeman, a doctor — even president, it seemed. And for the first time in the history of mankind, something new, called an astronaut. But like so many kids brought up on a steady diet of westerns, I always wanted to be the avenging cowboy hero — that lone voice in the wilderness, fighting corruption and evil wherever I found it, and standing for freedom, truth, and justice. And in my heart of hearts I still track the remnants of that dream wherever I go, in my endless ride into the setting sun.
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Disasters & The Moans to Not Help People Anymore
On January 12th of this year, a 7.0 earthquake all but destroyed the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, killing an estimated 230,000 people and left an additional million homeless. Aid from around the world was announced and has since begun to … Continue reading
Nothing wrong with too much of a good thing, right? (QH: 30 July 2009)
In today’s edition: people actually bought cars, we just paid for a lot of bonuses, and the Iranian fight goes on. —– The U.S. government’s initiative to get people back into buying cars and getting gas guzzlers off the road, … Continue reading
Alexander the Great can still cause wars? (QH: 28 July 2009)
In today’s edition: Alexander the Great, the UK continuing to go off the privacy deep end, albinos being hunted for magic, and a birther followup… —– Starting off with a non-Iran international story today, the Washington Post is reporting on … Continue reading
Beautiful beachfront property in Barrow! (QH: 26 July 2009)
During the second term of the Bush Administration, American spy satellites with a resolution of 1 meter took pictures of the Arctic region (among other places) that went on to show the dramatic reduction in Arctic sea ice in a … Continue reading
Call a spade a spade, and don’t step back from it (QH 24 July 2009)
Our latest distraction from wars and the economy comes in the form of a tidbit that came from President Obama’s most recent news conference. President Obama called “stupid” the case of Henry Louis Gates Jr., a Harvard University professor who … Continue reading
Video: Tea Baggers get… insert your own creative phrase here.
Short followup to my most recent posting follows. A progressive blogger (wish I had a link to his actual blog) decided to attend one of the awesomely-named Tea Bag parties where a small segment of middle and lower income workers … Continue reading