Ralph van Drielen
Occupy Wall Street
Monday, November 21, 2011
That the rich are too rich has been a problem throughout history.
But what puzzles me is why our societal structure―mainly our corporate structure―converts enthusiastic, wanting-to-help, students
The Purpose of Humans? Part 4
Thursday, August 4, 2011
I’ve only ever read two books I couldn’t stand. One was Darwin’s Origin of Species and the second was the Bible. Both deal with evolution. Or how everything came to be. The problem is I didn’t
“Constitution For the World”―Open Source?
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
A lot of countries in the middle east―and hopefully elsewhere―are moving rapidly towards democracy but will not have time to work out the type of legal documents that would be optimal for the rest
The purpose of humans? Part 3
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Humans:
are short-lived;
are not able to hibernate;
are fragile—both physically and mentally;
are difficult to repair;
are required to breathe oxygen;
are in constant never-ending need of
Balancing a fine line
Sunday, March 27, 2011
A volunteer with specialized knowledge that I did not possess spent several hours solving a problem for me a few days ago. I couldn't pay him—he's a volunteer—so I gave a donation to the group he
“I’ve been told you are opinionated.”
His “fiancé” wore high heels and lots of makeup. They sat in our “living room” which had flooring hauled from the dump behind the sawmill. The man was visiting because he needed someone to look after his property when he flew his private plane back to Texas. I declined, too busy. He made the remark quoted above. I thought―Me? Opinionated? But soon I replied: “Maybe the world needs a few opinionated people.” The following are a few of my opinions.
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