Perhaps on this historic May Day,† we could profit from mourning these words of Thomas Jefferson: I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government in a trial of strength and bid defiance to the laws of our country. (Thomas Jefferson ~ 18161) […]
Mayday? Mayday? Mayday!* Read More »
(Thoughts engendered from too much reading and seeing.)(If you do not remember “Love Canal,” see the note at * below.) If 22,000 tons of buried toxic waste can poison an entire community and make it uninhabitable, what might 22,000 arrows of abuse do to a single soul? But can we even number the wounds if
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When one reads Henry Kissinger’s World Order, one gets the oppression of rose-colored glasses—not that Mr. Kissinger was always wearing them while writing (except respecting America and world order), but that they are imposed upon his readers without apparent scruples or apology. As an insider, he must surely know that his focus on “American” morals,
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Yes, indeed! It’s getting better and better—isn’t it? If you don’t believe, or you find yourself asking, “For whom?” take a listen to the Ira Basen documentary, “In The Valley of the Kings”1 [Silicon Valley, that is] (42.06 min.) at http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/sundayedition_20150220_88670.mp3 The world is certainly an over-regulated, mixed-up mess, but do we really think that monetizing
Once upon a time, in ancient Rome, a satirical poet observed: The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things – bread and circuses! (Juvenal, Satires1) But in our day, now that the once nourishing bread staple has become “gluten-toxic” to
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(Especially to non-prescribing Marriage and Family Counselors) ▫ You may have had years of experience.▫ You may believe your skills are sufficient for every (or almost every) case.▫ You may or may not be a believer in psychotropic drug therapies.▫ You may feel you keep up-to-date with advancements in your professional field.▫ You may have
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(Re-viewing psychotropic drugs) Washout 4. (informal) 1. a total failure or disaster 2. an incompetent person (http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/wash-out) 3. dose tapering of medication to more safely discontinue its use or to (ostensibly) eliminate its effects before commencing a different treatment regime (source: industry idiom1) But perhaps we should expand the meaning of “washout” as we consider: