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One of Great Laws of the Iroquois Confederacy stated, “In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions upon the next seven generations.” It’s worth allowing that the Iroquois were, from a practical standpoint, probably never that far-sighted. Such a statement is mainly aspirational for any human being to say nothing of [...] Ani DeFranco, who is about my age and belongs to the age group broadly known as Generation X, once said, “The best minds of my generation are in jail.” But if we look at the baby boomers and to a lesser extent their parents’ generation, the corollary would be that some of the best minds [...] [Originally published way too long ago]. — I’m single; have been for many years now. I’m bitter; have been for over… well it’s been a long time, to say the least. I should hate Valentine’s Day. In most years, I’m either spending my time hatin’ on it or futilely chasing some high maintenance daddy’s girl [...] I was flipping through the channels last weekend when I saw that Jurassic Park was on TV. I watched for a few minutes before re-starting the channel flippage. Later in the day, I watched some vague story about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The first Jurassic Park and the book that spawned [...] Survival of the fittest. It is an intrinsic component of nature’s wilds and an essential building block of just about every aspect of modern human civilization. The strong rise to the top and the weak fall off. Or so we believe. From sports teams to multinational corporations, our societies reward those who go after what [...] In his seminal treatise, Bring the Pain, the bard Chris Rock expounds on the premise of “keepin’ it real”. N*gga’s love to not know. You can ask a N*gga any question, “Hey N*gga, what’s 2 times 2?” “I don’t know that sh*t! Keepin’ it real!” N*gga’s love keepin’ it real. Real dumb. Wanna know the [...] |
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