TACO, Trump Always Chickens Out! We can only hope and pray that the one person elected by the American populace will back down and not follow through on his threat to not only send Iran back to the stone age, but now to destroy one of the first significant civilizations in history…
Confusion: Disorder; upheaval; tumult; chaos; perplexity; bewilderment. Doesn’t sound like a state of being that is attractive, but definitely the one we find our planetary beings in at the moment…
Speechless: Temporarily deprived of speech by strong emotion, physical weakness, exhaustion, etc. I’ve posted daily since beginning this website in early December, but today, Easter Sunday, the word speechless is a perfect explanation for my struggles to write. I walk daily on the Puowaina (Place of Sacrifice) / Punchbowl Crater just above downtown Honolulu…
Earthlings: An earthing is an inhabitant of the planet Earth, typically referring to a human being. It implies a shared, earthly identity and is often used to emphasize our role as residents of this world, or in poetic/literary contexts. So in one way we are all in this together in spite of our differing cultures, ethnicities, skin color, religions, diets, and languages…
I’ve been a Cultural Visionary since becoming radicalized in the summer of 1970 and today is the third anniversary of creating the Share Bliss motto. Extremely frustrated after over 50 years trying to effect social change I finally decided to speak out myself instead of promoting others…
Cocky: Arrogant; pertly self-assertive, conceited. I have to admit that at many times in my life when things were going my way I got cocky. However, invariably things would change as always, and as the saying goes, “again a mouse!’
By-products: Secondary or incidental products from a process of manufacture or fabrication. The most significant by-products of the oil industry are: Plastics, Synthetic Fibers, Fertilizers, Detergents, and Rubber. In total, over 6,000 items are produced using petroleum byproducts, with 96% of everyday products relying on oil and natural gas byproducts in some way…
Attrition: A wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment. In Dictionary.com the strongest opposite is ‘happiness’. It would seem therefore that a ‘war of attrition’ is definitely, not a happy engagement…
“Say Uncle” (or “cry uncle”) is a North American phrase from about 1900, used to force a bullied or losing child to concede defeat, often by forcing them to say “uncle” to end a physical struggle. What more to say, as the world waits with bated breath to see which side in the conflict bordering on WW3 will “cry uncle” first?
“Hoofing it”, is an informal idiom meaning to walk or travel on foot, especially when other transportation is unavailable. I recalled the words yesterday when my granddaughter sent me a pic of her step count of 17,812 (9.26 miles). We used the term in my hippie days in the early 70’s when we had few alternatives…