BlogHide Resteemsamikaner (50)in essay • 24 days agoRandom musings...Tariffs...Bild von Gino Crescoli auf Pixabay Now that tariffs have been brought to everyone's attention and I don't suppose they'll be a thing of the past anytime soon... My understanding is that…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last monthFast FoodBild von Kenneth Schulze auf Pixabay Born under the stars. Raised in the plains. Hunting for food before the great rains. Being real quiet. Laying flat on the ground. Crawling ahead. Hardly…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last monthLanterns in the SkyBild von ookachuu auf Pixabay Do you never wonder why there are lanterns in the sky? Have you never wondered how they are always up there now? Have you never thought it strange that…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • 2 months agoThe GorillaBild von Martin Webeling auf Pixabay Late at night and too dark to see. It started grunting behind me. I jumped in fear and turned around. I'm sure a gorilla made that sound. I yelled out…amikaner (50)in writing • 2 months agoRandom musings...Existence of God...to believe or not to believe...Bild von TheFunkypixel auf Pixabay I was watching a debate between Richard Dawkins and Mehdi Hassan. Well I just got through the beginning, and then it dawned on me... It's always about the…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • 8 months agoRandom musings...Socialism...Bild von OpenClipart-Vectors auf Pixabay I've always wondered, and never really understood, why some people want socialism. My problem is specifically understanding those who "fight" to have…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • 8 months agoPanicBild von OpenClipart-Vectors auf Pixabay Some situations just leave us aghast! Our immediate reaction is fear at full blast! This is the fear we know of as panic. It drives us to act as if…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • 8 months agoRandom musings...Circular...Bild von Clker-Free-Vector-Images auf Pixabay Well, not really "random"... Disclaimer: Not a scientist here. If you were to draw a straight line, starting at your present position, you…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • 10 months agoFighting MothsBild von Esteban Arboleda Bermudez auf Pixabay See the moths? They're flying there, they're flying here and everywhere. They have a goal. It's in their sight. They have that goal, because…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • 10 months agoDefianceBild von jacqueline macou auf Pixabay In people without hope, desire spawns defiance. They will do what's needed acting in non-compliance. People will be defiant. The bane of those in…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • 10 months agoRandom musings...Greed and the 1%...Bild von Dee auf Pixabay It is quite the fashion, now days, to desire the demise of the super rich, or the upper 1%. It also seems to be the not so rich who are the most dedicated to that…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearRandom musings...Income Tax...Bild von Steve Buissinne auf Pixabay We, not so rich people, are always complaining about how rich people seem able to use holes in the tax laws to their benefit. We seem to believe that you…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearRandom musings...Beauty...Bild von Florin Radu auf Pixabay I learned as a young man that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, which basically means that it's subjective. Everything we observe is observed through the…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearLoveBild von Engin Akyurt auf Pixabay It's often told a man is real, when his emotions he does not conceal. It's never told why he must be master of what he feels. You see? It's often told a…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearRandom musings...You will own nothing and be happy...Bild von Steve auf Pixabay If I understand it correctly, "You will own nothing" is just another way of saying that "You will rent everything". Well, food and water may be done a bit…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearSmiles on FacesBild von Andreas Grönberg auf Pixabay A sunny day in winter time. Beautiful snow that covers grime. Sleigh bells ring with a wonderful chime! Smiles on faces, hence this rhyme. Faces…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearWinterBild von Richard Duijnstee auf Pixabay The sky is high above my eye. I look up with a quiet sigh. It makes me wonder. I must ask why we never say it is high sky! The earth is low. I must…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearRandom musings...Auxiliary Languages...Bild von Eduardo Davad auf Pixabay An auxiliary language is a constructed language intended for international communication. The idea is to have an auxiliary language as a second language.…amikaner (50)in hive-107855 • last yearRandom Musings...Time...Bild von 3209107 auf Pixabay Disclaimer: I'm not a scientist, nor anything of the sort, but I like to think about this kind of stuff when I would otherwise be bored. I view "time" as system…amikaner (50)in philosophy • last yearRandom musings..Dual Citizenship...Bild von Jaroslav Dědič auf Pixabay It's not really a secret that some governments in our world allow their citizens to have a second citizenship. They may also provide ways for their citizens…