Concerning the general, I read that an idea was a greater monument than a cathedral. His cathedrals never got built. Because, his commitments were always side tracked. He was never allowed the time to see them through. (source-The Chancellor Manuscript-Robert Ludlum novel)
Whether we’re talking about the conquests of cathedral building by Napoleon, or to those […]

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof,” Proverbs 18:21. But put another way, what we say can preserve life or destroy it; so we must accept the consequences of our words.

Two politicians were taking a hike, one a useless democrat named Harry Reid, the democratic majority leader in the senate. The other even more useless, the republican minority leader, Mitch McConnell.
When they came upon a rancher building a fence, so they stopped because they noticed that his hands were the hands of a working man […]

“I returned, and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happened to them all,” Ecclesiastes 9:11.
It does seem that time […]

“The ideas of the ruling class are in every epoch the ruling ideas. The class which has the ruling material force of society, (corporate conglomerates and their government cronies), is at the same time the ruling intellectual force (combined they determine what thoughts are to be promoted and from that what kinds of behavior is […]

“Climate change will cause drought, flood, extreme weather events, crop failure, acidic oceans, fishery collapse, starvation, and disease.
This will cause conflict over scare resources, and mass migration by people in search of security, and the essentials of life.
Which will lead to sustained natural and humanitarian disasters on a scale, and at a frequency far beyond […]

“Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; eighty-five percent would rather die than think,” Thomas A. Edison.

Charley, a new retiree greater at Wal-mart couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 5,10, 15 minutes late. But he was a good worker, really tidy, clean shaven, sharp minded and a real credit to the company.
One day the boss called him into the office for a talk. “Charlie, I […]

According to scientist, who study the effects of physical exertion on longevity. You can expect to receive two hours of life extension from every hour spent exercising. If exercise were a medication, experts believe that it would be the most heavily prescribed in the history of medicine. (source:Competitor Magazine, Page 20, September issue)
All the more […]

“The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with the other, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office,” H.L. Mencken 1880-1956.

Which came first knowledge or conscience? Many think conscience which they attribute to being Gods method of etching an awareness of his truth in us. From God’s truth we develop our sense of right verses wrong and the difference between good and evil.
Others say knowledge, and that knowledge becomes our truth. Which is instilled in […]

A crow sat in a tree holding in his beak a piece of meat he had stolen. A fox which saw him determined to get the meat. It stood under the tree, and began telling the crow what a beautiful big bird he was. He ought to be king of the birds, the fox said; […]

The North wind and the Sun were disputing which was stronger, and agreed to acknowledge as victor whichever of them could strip the traveler of his clothing.
The wind tried first. Buts its violent gusts only made the man hold his clothes tightly around him, and when it blew harder still, the cold made him so […]

O the rage continues without end as creationists and evolutionist argue over the origins of our universe and our spices. I for one as a creationist, do not deny the evolution of our species. In every manner possible today’s humans are far more evolved than say, our species of a thousand years ago. But that […]

“The phone rings and the lady of the house answers the phone, Hello?”
“Mrs. Sanders please.”
“Speaking.”
“Mrs Sanders this is Dr. Jones at St. Anges Laboratory. When your Husband’s doctor sent in his biopsy to the lab last week, a biospy from another Mr.Sanders arrived as well. We are uncertain which ones belongs to your husband. Frankly, […]

If this were the only reason for health care reform, it would be enough!
A seventeen year old woman, named Nataline Sarkisyan was scheduled by her doctors to receive a liver transplant. But her families insurer, a corporate giant, Cigna denied her claim.
Her mother, Hilda, took the matter public by going to the news media. And […]

“Be extremely subtle to the point of formlessness.” Be extremely mysterious to the point soundlessness. Thereby, you can be the director of the opponents fate.” Sun-Tzu, c544-496 BC.
Some have many obstacles, others just a few, while the fortunate have none. From which they would like to become the director of their opponents fate while they […]

I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, alive as you and me.
Says I, “But Joe, your ten years dead?” “I never died said he,” I never died said he.”
“The Copper Bosses killed you Joe, they shot you Joe,” says I.
Takes more than guns to kill a man,” Says Joe, “I didn’t die.” Says Joe, […]

A man once made a wooden statue of Hermes and took it to the market to sell. As no buyer came forward, he tried to attract one by shouting aloud that he was offering for sale a god who would confer blessings on the bystander.
“If he is all you say he is, why do you […]

The old priest lay dying in a hospital. For years he had faithfully served the people in he nations capital. He motioned for his nurse to come near.
“Yes Father?” said the nurse. “I would like to see the democratic senate majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid and the republican minority leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell before I […]