Doc Thought

I read your latest post (don't worry...I've read t...

2009-07-26T17:21:33.367-07:00

I read your latest post (don't worry...I've read the others as well). Good stuff which I agree with. At least one of the difficulties in the health care discussion is that very few can articulate why it is a bad idea. We live predominately in a culture that believes if it thinks something/anything, it can happen..and should happen. This, of course, does not mean that people shouldn't dream big, but it does mean that process is important and cannot be overlooked. Whenever I have discussions with others about health care, it doesn't take too long before they begin to understand that perhaps it isn't the greatest idea. However, process just simply isn't part of the paradigm in which people think. Of course this truncated paradigm is the result of a myriad of factors, but one of the greatest contributors is how we educate children. By-in-large, children are trained in the exceedingly unhelpful skill-set of regurgitation. In other words, just tell me how to think, and I will repeat it back to you. Until critical thinking skills are cultivated, you will continue to be in the minority of people who can articulate the "why" of the matter.
-mike-

Dear Son, I appreciated your article on "Universal...

2009-07-24T09:56:30.239-07:00

Dear Son,
I appreciated your article on
"Universal Slavery" I agree and am enlightened on your feelings on this matter. This is a great sight and if it were not for dad , I might neglect it in my effort to view videos of your precious son.
love bunches,
MOM

by "we" I meant a collective we, as a nation...(bu...

2008-11-12T09:44:00.000-08:00

by "we" I meant a collective we, as a nation...

(but I imagine you understood that)

I hear you. I had a very similar conversation (th...

2008-11-12T09:43:00.000-08:00

I hear you. I had a very similar conversation (though I admit I mostly listened and did a lot of head nodding) with another dear friend a couple days before the election. I am seriously concerned about what this bodes for the future of our nation. We are continuing to make poor choices, and those who are able to do something about it seem either unwilling, or incapable (due to a lack of understanding?) to take action.