#AncientTexan

The famous story is that we need to reduce our consumption of energy, especially fossil fuel, to reduce CO2 production and global warming. But what if we just got the whole richer and made everyone more capable of dealing with the ravages of global warming? So, where is the optimum between decreasing fossil fuel usage while simultaneously making the poor richer and more capable?

Is your race, or color, the only thing that determines how much privilege, I or you have?

Trump has dementia.  What are the symptoms? Ever notice how he confuses two different people? Like Pelosi and Nikki?  Classic symptom.  Ever notice how he slurs or truncates words or blurs them into an unrecognizable collection of syllables that sound like the words he is trying to say? Yes, classical symptoms. Ever notice the mood swings? Full of energy and then sad and weighted down.  Well, that...

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I am a masculist. Yes, I advocate for men's rights. I even advocate for white men's equal rights. When I first looked up the word that was equivalent to being a feminist, but that was a male, it said that I should call myself a feminist because it is a term that refers to equal rights for all people. But you know how we decided that you can't be a mailman because the word man is captur...

January 6 was fueled by the replacement fear among white males.

Statisticians predict the amount of people on average dying each day. Suddenly 10 to 20% extra people are dying everyday. Why? So what's causing all the extra people to die

Everything varies between extremely dangerous to existential threats these days. Are they really?

Bigger kids on the block are dictating what direction the world goes in, not us. CO2 production, who controls it.

When you turn on the heat in the morning, a legion of people around the globe deliver you the energy that warms your house. Do you take that all for granted? Should we be in awe?"

My lady and I talk about what makes our relationship work.

Homelessness is looked at from the point of view of Finland, Vancouver Canada, and San Francisco. What's the difference between how we see homeless versus in Finland.

What are some of the flags that divide us: Black Lives Matter Build the Wall Given these two flags, you can pick a side, a tribe, and separate yourself from those on the other side of the "wall." Do the flags do any good? Do they change anyone's minds? If I said "Hispanic Lives Matter," why wouldn't it work for either side? Because it is not yet a political statement. &...

UUFN is considering dramatically raising the rent rate for their childcare center. I argued that the most worthwhile thing they do as a "church" is subsidizing the childcare center and that any increases would be passed on to the parents/children who often can't afford it. My daughter, with two jobs, can not afford more than to eat, pay her rent, and keep an old car on the road. Amy...

My thoughts on Presidents I have known.

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A military man asking for negotiated settlement in Ukraine and Israel. And he suggests we consider the risks of people from the Middle East coming across our southern border.

You have a religion. Perhaps, it would be good for the world and yourself if you asked the question, "what is my religion."

Just to run down to the major events in the world and my two cents on them. Hope you have a good one. Namaste from the ancient Texan.

Having a relationship with the story you have about someone in your head.

Hello in There / Lyrics Main Results We had an apartment in the city Me and Loretta liked living there Well, it'd been years since the kids had grown A life of their own, left us alone John and Linda live in Omaha And Joe is somewhere on the road We lost Davy in the Korean war And I still don't know what for, don't matter anymore You know that old trees just grow stronger And old rivers grow wilde...

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Are intentions all that matter in Israel?

Is China pulling the strings of other nations to bring America down including a civil war?

It is never going to be the right time to keep our promise to the Palestinians.