Observations on the world and its inhabitants
Patterns in general, are important in life because wherever we find them they allow for a certain kind of predictability. Come on – if you know someone very well it is not uncommon to know how they might react to something you say or do. You must recall a certain tone in one of your ...
I never read English Literature in my early days. That’s sad. It was a choice between ‘Sciences’ and ‘Literature’ – a very sad bifurcation over which I had no control. However, now in these later years I can appreciate what I missed. “To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ’tis nobler ...
I’ve been thinking about my use of the words ‘the humans’. It seems to suggest that I’m an observer of them – and not connected to their kind. For sure I do feel that way a lot of the time. But looking back as to how I came to step out of ‘the frame’ and ...
I was thinking about when I was much younger in my early to mid-teens, when I used to play Chess. It was a most intriguing game for a number of reasons that I don’t intend to go into. I became quite good at it and made at least one National landmark by holding the junior ...
The Cap has recently become disturbed by events in history – those related to Auschwitz. Mention of the word usually means that 80% of people switch off. After all who wants to read about atrocities committed on Jews etc. I know – people have better more pleasant things to do, than become depressed reading about ...
Errrh.. what line? Somebody is about to ask. Tough – it’s that mysterious line in the sand. Read on or get stuffed. I’ve been reflecting on a certain theme over the last few weeks. I’ve been thinking about individuals who I have distanced myself from. By that I mean A] either kept well away from, ...
Right – why the devil would I want to write on or refer to ‘paint thinners’, on a sunny Sunday morning in my patch of the UK?!! Have I not anything better to do? Of course not! I decide as usual what’s better or best for me to do with my time, as always. Well, ...
Having reflected on another of Kevin’s brilliant editorials I wish to add my own observations: Stupid statements are generated more often than not by stupid people. Seemingly intelligent people are also capable of generating stupid statements. Rocks, bricks, sticks, stones and lower forms of animal life cannot be expected to generate stupid statements. Stupid statements ...
This morning I’m moved by a very introspective and investigative-of-the-human-condition blog – or so I see it. See: Remembering Cobain. [And to be 200% clear I am not saying that the author wrote the blog with the angle that I see it, even if my perception is co-incidentally correct. This particular post comes with a ...
I’m quite amused and have been for sometime about how people make important or even unimportant decisions based on appearances – it’s as if facts are irrelevant. Hmm…..WTF am I talking about? Some may be thinking. Here’s the thing: people like to feel that they are rational and intelligent, but in the end most people ...
Well, this morning I’m making myself a late breakfast in my kitchen at about 10:55 AM. It’s Saturday. As I glance through my window, from behind my curtains, I could see that there are two people at my front door. It’s two old ladies. Well they look old and they look female so there is ...
“Let’s not be afraid of each other’s mortality – and in so doing avoid each other – we share the same end.” – Captain Walker – 2014-01-20
We are afraid… Afraid to live in a chaotic world But who are we and what are we afraid of? Is it our Gods? Our mortality? Other people? Or are we afraid of our success and ourselves? Today you have a chance, as you did yesterday To release yourself from your inner fears. There is ...
“Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains upon their own appetites, — in proportion as their love to justice is above their rapacity, — in proportion as their soundness and sobriety of understanding is above their vanity and presumption, — in proportion as they are more ...
If you’re expecting or looking for thoughts on loving cats or the love of cats, kindly depart now. I’ve been thinking about my cat and his relationship to me (and vice versa – if you please), over the last several weeks. This has led me to think about how humans interact and their relationships. I ...
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” – Oscar Wilde
She is the 16 year daughter of a BBC reporter in Pakistan – now working in the UK. Her dream was to become a doctor. Her life almost came to an abrupt end. Malala was targeted and shot in the head in Parkistan by the Taleban on 9th October 2012 (one year ago) for promoting ...
This issue is explored extensively in certain Sci-Fi movies – and immediately many will have clicked on some other link, ruled by System 1 thinking. Those blessed with an innate or acquired portion of System 2 thinking may stay on a bit longer. Sci-Fi is only a stage upon which we can explore issues that ...
If a rock thinks about itself or the universe – that would be something. But if a living human being thinks about itself or the universe – that’s nothing. Each is matter. One organised to increase the entropy of the universe, and to be self-aware – the other incapable of ‘will’ or ‘doing’ anything. Yet ...
Yep..as I say hold everything! I’ve been watching the Battlestar Galactica series – and I decided to stop now to write this! I assure you – meaning the statistical ‘you’ out there – that it’s not what you think or read what it is about. It’s just hit me. I’ve seen the most part of ...
Sometimes for brief moments I think there may be hope for humanity. This is one of them.
See below. There are translation errors. Syrie Synthese Nationale de Renseignement Declassifie 02-09-2013 English Translation by Using Google by Captain Walker
Like pearl being trampled by swine – grunting that this was ‘just about America’ – many a crawler on Rocks big and small forget this important day in history. A man spoke, a man died – for our freedom!! A man spoke the truth. And the truth survives even death!! On this day I shed ...
Look through some of this video. You need not see all of it. Many will hide from it, because this not about killings seen in movies. This is real life. What if you were the civilians on the ground? Could you be a helicopter pilot and do that sort of job? Is this the sort ...
I’ve been out walking in fields. I stopped and looked at some sheep. 99% of them and their heads down – feeding. I had no reason to think that they were planning a terrorist attack on anyone. In fact I’ve never heard of sheep being arrested for terrorism or any crime at all. They’re peace-loving ...
Recently on my jaunts through Scotland and London, I was in awe at various statues. Yes – I said statues – what’s the problem? You read it correctly the first time around. But it’s something that I become preoccupied with intermittently over the last 4 years whenever I travel. Just so your wild imagination doesn’t ...
I predict it now – London is going to be even ‘hotter’ for business and standards of living, in about 5 to 10 years time. The video below was made from some clips and photos I took when I was working in ‘the city’ a couple weeks ago. It was the peak of Summer – ...
I entered a fast food outlet here in London – very big name. No you ain’t gonna find out which one – but it’s in the top league. I’m on my own, and I certainly had been walking alone sight seeing in London for over an hour – so I would know if I’m alone! ...
You know, sometimes you listen to a song but you don’t quite hear the words – or if you do hear some of them, you don’t really think much about them; simply because the music in the song is so nice. Well, this is one of those. I mean, I’ve listened to this probably more ...
Stupidity is something that has baffled me for a lot of my life. I’m not into definitions today. Look at the following sequence – and it’s not important where this conversation was happening. The only relevant context is that the other person was going on about FM Radio (as a hardware feature, as against a ...
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