Aug 21 2008
So why do I suggest you waste 6 minutes of your life watching the video below which features just an ordinary bunch of kids from an ordinary school?
You’ll see. Continue Reading »
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May 22 2008
The bad news is one in three of us is going to become intimately acquainted with cancer leading to a lifelong relationship.
The good news is not to worry if you don’t get on as that ‘lifelong’ friendship won’t actually last that long!
Isn’t there any way to avoid befriending such a disagreeable character?
Let’s see, you can eat healthily, avoid excess in… well, everything, you can exercise, make all manner of lifestyle changes, but there’s no guarantee. Especially as no amount of bran, jogging, or abstinence will ever change your genes.
Bottom line?
May 15 2008
President Bush recently requested another $70 billion to fund the campaign in Iraq. Was Saddam a monster? Were there WMDs? Links to Al-Qaeda? Was it all about oil…? All excellent questions, but isn’t the question - Can’t $70 billion be better spent?
I don’t know about you but I like to fritter my hard-earned cash away on little luxuries like, oh, I don’t know, food, shelter, heating… So thanks to this voracious ‘shopping’ addiction of mine, it’s possible I’ll never see $70 billion in my bank account.
Of course, it might be different for you - the average wage in the U.S. is around $40,000 so you could see $70 billion in your account in just 1.75 million years.
Still, just in case you retire before you hit that landmark, here’s what $70 billion actually looks like - $70,000,000,000.00
Yep, that’s a whole lot of zeroes!
So, back to ‘the’ question - what could you spend all those zeroes on if not on killing people? Continue Reading »
Apr 17 2008
London, Paris, San Francisco… Last week saw demonstrations around the globe against China. Why?
In Tibet, Chinese police might have killed as many as 80 people in clashes with protestors. But then, China isn’t hot on human rights.
Whether it’s children slaving in sweatshops or free-thinkers being imprisoned, China rarely shows leniency or charity towards its people.
Travelling to Dengfeng to visit China’s famous Shaolin Monastery, I chatted with a Chinese guy on a train. He whispered that he dared listen to BBC radio’s World Service to learn of world events beyond the Chinese government’s censorship, however, he refused to comment further for fear someone might report him.
But it isn’t only the Chinese who fear China.
China has been a nuclear power since 1964. And, post-Cold War, everyone acknowledges China is the biggest rival to America’s supremacy.
But what can be done about this threat, about these human rights abuses?
Isn’t it obvious? Continue Reading »
Apr 03 2008
Is there anything that isn’t disposable, these days?
Don’t we care?
Of course we care! We’re absolutely outraged!
We idolize our throwaway culture. So much so that we treat the world itself with the same casual contempt with which we treat worn-out tennis shoes or a scratched CD - we can always buy ourselves out of trouble.
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