October 5th, 2011 → 6:24 am
“Our country sinks beneath the yoke;
It weeps, it bleeds; and each new day a gash
Is added to her wounds.” – Macbeth
I’ve been reading how the Arctic sea ice is melting even faster than initial models predicted. It’s really rather frightening to contemplate. Along with unemployment, the debt, and presidential primary jockeying, we also need to worry about global climate change. No wonder it’s too hard to focus action on any one thing – there’s too much to contemplate!
Filed under: Blog & Other & Politics/Politicians
October 3rd, 2011 → 7:59 am
“A stirring dwarf we do allowance give before a sleeping giant.” – Troilus and Cressida
Why is it that we seem more concerned about Demi and Ashton’s breakup, then about the threat of global warming? About non-existent inflation, then the very real high unemployment rate? About Chaz Bono on Dancing with the Stars, rather than death and the war in Afghanistan? I’m not blaming anybody because it seems to be a universal, nonpartisan phenomenon, but why is it that we get so distracted by stirring dwarfs when there are so many larger sleeping giants about?
Filed under: Blog & Economics/Money & Other & Politics/Politicians & Stupid/Evil People