Monday, December 24, 2012

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012

written on my tombstone


"Remember me as you go by

As you are now so once was I

As I am now so shall you be

Prepare yourself to follow me"

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

the black hole


You have lived a million lives 

and when you die 

you will be reborn 

and live a million more.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

what do you grow in a culture of fear ?


Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 American documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States.

The film brought Moore international attention as a rising filmmaker and won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, a special 55th Anniversary Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and the César Award for Best Foreign Film. (read more)

Monday, December 17, 2012

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Narrative culture

“Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we grow up hearing only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding"

Saturday, December 15, 2012

planet of death



PLANET EARTH: 


WHERE THE KILLING NEVER STOPS !!!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

a sacred duty


Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty 

when the State becomes lawless or corrupt.

Mahatma Gandhi

Friday, December 7, 2012

pearl


The attack on Pearl Harbor (called Hawaii Operation or Operation AI by the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters (Operation Z in planning) and the Battle of Pearl Harbor) was a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on the morning of December 7, 1941 (December 8 in Japan). The attack was intended as a preventive action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions the Empire of Japan was planning in Southeast Asia against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States.

The base was attacked by 353 Japanese fighters, bombers and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four being sunk. Of these eight damaged, two were raised, and with four repaired, six battleships returned to service later in the war. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship,[nb 4] and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 Americans were killed and 1,282 wounded. Important base installations such as the power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building (also home of the intelligence section) were not attacked. Japanese losses were light: 29 aircraft and five midget submarines lost, and 65 servicemen killed or wounded. One Japanese sailor was captured.

 The attack came as a profound shock to the American people and led directly to the American entry into World War II in both the Pacific and European theaters. The following day (December 8), the United States declared war on Japan. Domestic support for non-interventionism, which had been strong, disappeared. Clandestine support of Britain (for example the Neutrality Patrol) was replaced by active alliance. Subsequent operations by the U.S. prompted Germany and Italy to declare war on the U.S. on December 11, which was reciprocated by the U.S. the same day.

There were numerous historical precedents for unannounced military action by Japan. However, the lack of any formal warning, particularly while negotiations were still apparently ongoing, led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy".

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

don't


but what will they think?... 

you ask your self... 

"they'll think terrible things about you"... 

what the hell did you think they were going to think?... 

 they think terrible things about you anyhow... 

 that's what thinking is about... 

it's about terrible things...

Monday, December 3, 2012

is it safe ?



"Will we ever be safe?


No.


Death stalks you."

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Arabesque

In over five years of blogging, this simple but elegant post has been my most visited page in over 2000 blog entries.... Arabesque.

don't think

Wednesday, November 28, 2012