The spokesman for South Korea’s defense ministry told reporters in Seoul on Monday, in an unusually confrontational comment, that their northern neighbor exists solely for the benefit of its strongman Kim Jong Un and is not a real country SOURCE:  South Korea Says North Korea ‘Must Disappear Soon’ | TIME.com. What is truly sad about Korea is how one dictator and his privileged, although wacky, son have prevented the reunification of Korea for so many years. I’m sure if somehow they could wrestle control of the country from this egotistical young man that Korea would go the way of Germany … Continue reading The Reunification of Korea….

So we’re going to start in 1941-’42, right in the middle of World War II. And the reason for that, you see a lot of the mixing here. Now, these dots that you see on the screen, they represent individual members of Congress and how they vote. Over on the blue side is more liberal, over on the right more conservative, and the higher up you go is the more orthodox they voted, whether conservative or liberal, and voted together as a party. So, you see a lot of people mixing and a lot going further down the line. But … Continue reading The Widening Political Divide….

The concept of Yin/Yang originated in China thousands of years ago but the thoughts behind it are common to many other traditions. The concept is all about balance. Here are some examples: Black/White — There is very little in life that is black or white; everything is a shade of grey which of course is a combination of the two. Hot/Cold — Who wants to take a shower in either totally hot or totally cold water?  Maybe some teenagers need some cold showers once in a while but most of us prefer a combination of the two Everything/Nothing — It … Continue reading Yin, Yang And The USA…

I am kind of in a nostalgic mood lately. My wife has pulled out of storage several of my old record albums from the 1960s. The one on the top of the heap right now is Bob Dylan’s first, and I kind of think best, albums entitled “The Freewheeling Bob Dylan”.  About the only thing I spent much money on besides tuition payments during those years was record albums.  As I was looking over the song lists in the album one stuck to me and that is the title of this post. Here are some of the lyrics. I’m walkin’ … Continue reading Don’t Think Twice, Its All Right…

The governor still spoke to the group, and was asked publicly how he reconciles the death penalty with his faith, especially given the fact that less than 5% of Americans think Jesus would support execution. It was refreshing that he didn’t have a good answer. It made you think he might not sign the warrants, that he might come to the conclusion of other governors have — that no human being should have that much power over life and death. SOURCE:  Shane Claiborne: TN Death Row Invites Governor to Pray with Them | Red Letter Christians. I have always been … Continue reading Would Jesus Support Execution???

Lets continue with our study of Yin/Yang as it relates to the male/female balance within each of us. Here is a lengthy quote to start us off. I have underlined some of this quote to give it a personal emphasis. This balance of male and female is also very evident in Native American Indian culture where the earth is called ‘Mother earth’ and the sky ‘Father Sky’. The Indians were not alone. The ancient Greeks also believed in father sky, who they called Zeus, and mother earth who they called Demeter. The Celts, the Aztecs, the Mayans, the Egyptians and … Continue reading Yin/Yang The Balance….

“We are living in an age of ‘urge.’ We do nothing till somebody shoves us.” – Will Rogers, 25 February 1931 Some things never change. We still do practically nothing until someone shoves us. Lets face it, there are just too many of us who are so stricken with fear of change and isn’t change the name of the game lately? We let a few very vocal others do our talking for us so that all we need to say is “ditto”.  It takes someone or something to shove us to get us out of our static positions. One of … Continue reading Till Somebody Shoves Us….