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JoeAmMiners in a Tube
Like most, I am fascinated by the drama of getting 33 miners out of the ground through a tube. I am claustrophobic, and every time one of those dudes climbs into that can I get a severe case of heebie jeebies, and am sweating by the time they emerge 15 minutes later. The aspect that … Continue reading
Upward Bound . . . and a Bump
This morning in my half-sleep whilst sipping my strong Philippine coffee, Seven Flavors, if I get the translation correct, it struck me that I somehow feel more secure in the Philippines this year. It is nothing tangible, really. It is just a sense that the government is honorable rather than ruthless. It may not be … Continue reading
God’s Flawed Gift
The human capacity is limited, eh? Our minds are unable to grasp the scale of the universe or come up with a unified picture of God, animals like pigs can smell better (where smell is a verb, not adjective), lions can hear better, and dogs have inbred GPS that allows them to find their way … Continue reading
The Earth is Melting
Color me Chicken Little . . . The following pro-forma has been added to The Society of Honor’s permanent pages so that it will not get lost in stale blog archives. “Climate Change Response Program” There is nothing that prevents any city or municipality from taking up its own defense, nothing that prevents them from … Continue reading
Fictions, Frictions and Economic Predictions
<!– @page { size: 8.5in 11in; margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } — I am always surprised when a Filipino accuses me of being an “idealist” or an “intellectual”, as if my writings were somehow detached from practicality. And I am equally surprised when I opine about things that I consider to be … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 