BlogHide Resteemshelices (30)in distinguishing • 4 days agoOne of the distinguishing features separating people from other animals is reasoning and logical thinking, right?One of the distinguishing features separating people from other animals is reasoning and logical thinking, right? Our species has managed to propagate for millennia, and here we are today with a…helices (30)in lying • 7 days agoIs #lying misinformation?Is #lying misinformation? Disinformation? Malinformation? When you take time to study information, critical thinking may be necessary to believe anything worth believing ... ;-)helices (30)in convenience • 9 days agoConveniience often runs both ways#Conveniience often runs both ways: What is convenient to those dependent on government hand outs May also be convenient to political grifters looking to enrich themselves. Who among my…helices (30)in change • 11 days agoThe more things #change, the more stays the same ...The more things #change, the more stays the same ... Who says technology cannot be spiritual? Which is better, meeting with your community, or meeting from a distance? ;-)helices (30)in free • 15 days agoAs a free person, I can - and do - believe what I want to believeAs a free person, I can - and do - believe what I want to believe. If asked, I will share my private beliefs with another, with caveat that this is what I believe. When I proselytize, it is only…helices (30)in free • 19 days ago#Free means I am NOT in servitude to anybody - right?A free person ought to feel free to defend himself, herself and family. If gangstas and hoodlums threaten me with guns, I ought to be prepared to defend myself, my family and friends with guns.…helices (30)in pardon • 22 days agoPardon me for asking#Pardon me for asking ... Did I miss the line for pardon seekers? It seems so many who have not asked for pardons, who have ostensibly done no wrong, who MSM insists are cleaner than a blank…helices (30)in procrastination • 25 days agoCan you say, #procrastination?Can you say, #procrastination? When you want it bad enough, you will find a way - right? How badly do you want to achieve your dreams? What is it worth to you to take one more step forward…helices (30)in contemplate • 26 days agoIs merit so meaningless, that demographics alone persuade you?I often contemplate: If I, or a loved one, needs complicated surgery, and I have a choice between surgeons and surgical staff {a} with dozens of years and hundreds of successful surgeries behind…helices (30)in big • 28 days agoA #smartCity is problematic, because no city can actually thinkAlthough, visiting the big city can be entertaining, living there is anything but my dream. "Smart" is different things to different people. A #smartCity is problematic, because no city can…helices (30)in cause • last monthCause and Effect?Cause and Effect? Government by decree decrees what may be convenient for it to demonstrate the necessity of Guvmint Decrees - right? For this moment, forget anarchy. Forget #commonSense.…helices (30)in free • last monthO, WHENCE would that "money" come?If everybody only sought #freeStuff, would there be any need of money, much less capitalism? Then, there could be no taxes - YAY! Does that mean that everybody would have - what is today - a…helices (30)in right • last monthRight? Wrong? Otherwise ...Right? Wrong? Otherwise ... I'm not D nor R nor Uniparty fanboy; but, the nonsense of these last four years clearly has me wondering - which hand is which? I'm right handed, and can do most…helices (30)in enjoy • last monthHow much do you, personally, enjoy being in #debt?How much do you, personally, enjoy being in #debt? If you could steal from your neighbors, and profit immensely, WOULD YOU? Perhaps, I could be wealthy beyond all belief, if I did. It is not…helices (30)in greater • last monthWhat is the #greaterGood?What is the #greaterGood? Who is the arbiter tasked to decide the answer to that question? By what authority does it decide? #Freedom is being me without anybody's permission ... ;-)helices (30)in science • last monthScience is really marvelous learning!Science is really marvelous learning! As a business paradigm, the pharmaceutical industry makes money by selling their products and services. A business becomes prosperous by selling more and more…helices (30)in earn • last monthWhat happened to #selfReliance?We didn't have any excess when I grew up, and I had to figure out for myself how to earn all that I wanted. I have always raised my children to be able to take care of themselves, and they have…helices (30)in climate • last month#climateChange is NOT affected by what you doWhat if I told you, #climateChange is NOT affected by what you do, nor how you behave doing it - rather Climate Change can only be reversed as a function of how much tax you pay? How much more…helices (30)in ruby • last monthThere is no place like #homeSteadAlthough, Oz may be absolute fiction, if I had ruby red slippers - let's pretend - I would most certainly click them together, and proclaim: There is no place like #homeStead !!! Where ought you…helices (30)in boomers • last monthWhat did you do for laughs and giggles when you were growing up outside?Only #boomers believe this is real, and NOT AI generated ... What did you do for laughs and giggles when you were growing up outside? Do you even know what "outside" is? ;-)