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Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory What should be done about the US future labor shortage: 2 of 13
What causes a "labor shortage?" The main cause is poor wages even though the managers and the owners of any business are raking in huge profits, bonuses, salaries, pensions, stock options. Slavery has always existed because some lazy people do not want to work, so they enslave other people. Typically, the slaves come from tho... More..
Sports & Recreation > Boating & Sailing Prepare for yachting peril: Procedure to follow when a passenger goes overboard: 4 of 14
Yachting should include man overboard drills including tossing over a life ring or some floating object to be recovered. When I served as a navigator in the US Navy, my ship practiced man overboard drills often by throwing Oscar the man-sized dummy overboard. In shark infested water, old timers suggested we should throw over ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Do you need a religion to be spiritual?: 16 of 53
Religion and Spirituality are not the same. They have little in common and much more in opposite. For example: religions are based upon common beliefs of many people. Spirituality is an intensely personal event. Religions have customs, laws, traditions, rituals. Spirituality simply involves your own personal meditation in a q... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Truth: 10 of 33
Truth is that there are entities and dimensisons we know nothing about. One morning in the late 80's, I was drinking my morning coffee while thinking of work to do during the rest of the day. I was sitting on my couch looking out the sliding glass door to my yard beyond. There was a terrible foreboding as a white light began ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Iraq war: The troops' testimonies: 5 of 16
On September 3, 2007, bush sneaked into Iraq under great secrecy into a heavily fortified US air base. He met with his usual handpicked audience for his usual photo op. But he said something which bothers me. He said he was going to pay attention to his generals but he said he was not going to pay attention to American Congre... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Beauty contests are sexist: 7 of 20
Of course beauty contests are sexist. LOL. Women literally spend hundreds of billions of dollars just to get attention with clothes, makeup, surgery, hair styling, etc. including books, magazine articles and so forth to figure out how to get men wrapped around their fingers. Women compete fiercely with other women for eligibl... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Juggling men: How to feel guilt-free when dating multiple men: 10 of 28
Years ago I was dating a stunningly beautiful woman with a great slender shape. She was well educated. She was a great gourmet in the kitchen. We had great sex when she felt like having sex. She was into philosophy and discussions, music, decorating. She was a world traveling butterfly collector tramping through jungles with ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Should the US continue to be the leader in world politics?: 14 of 39
The USA has not been a leader in world politics since IKE and JFK. JFK was bringing home troops from Vietnam at a rate of 1000 per month when the CIA assassinated him. LBJ then escalated the Vietnam War so oil companies and military industrial complex companies could profit off of the blood of our soldiers, 58,000 dead, hundr... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Archives Hillary's big makeover: How the handlers have recrafted her image: 4 of 11
Hillary's handlers have not helped her. First, look at who Hillary is from a factual standpoint and her great attributes. Hillary is a lawyer. She was the first lady to a Governor and to a President. Hillary is a mother and a wife. Hillary's handlers are trying to package her into looking like recent hot air presidents when i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Paving the way to end homelessness: 6 of 15
To end a problem, one needs to understand the problem. The Haves and the Have Nots is the way to understand homelessness. We are the haves. We have jobs. We have homes. We have loving families. Most of the Haves did not participate in the actual fighting of wars put on by the US government. 25% of the homeless are VETERANS of... More..