In 1945 America dropped one of the earliest nuclear bombs ever made on Hiroshima. That bomb had a blast power of around 12 kilotons, killed 75,000+ people instantly(not counting the 10s of thousands who would die in the fallout) and decimated 5 square miles of the city. At the height of the Cold War, the Russians test detonated a warhead that had a blast power...
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helenawinn:
follow me please
rare:
The last paragraph is so well said. We don’t even realize that this world can be destroyed in any second 🙃
Forgive me a minute of talking politics, my heart is heavy today and I needed to vent some of that pain. I have no illusions that it will accomplish anything, since I think people on both sides have made up their minds, but maybe getting this out is part of the healing process for me. What makes all of this so difficult to stomach has...
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I just recently finished reading the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. It’s a fantasy book series that spans 14 tome like volumes. Jordan spent like 15 years working on it and died sometime after publishing the 11th book. His widow brought in Brandon Sanderson to go through his comprehensive notes and finish the series so that fans who had invested themselves in the...
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sheashannara:
Such a great blog, very well said. I felt the same way about the Wheel of Time and the loss of Jordan.
One of my favorite parts of weddings is watching the people dance. Being a pretty strong introvert, I always gravitated as far away from the center of attention as I could growing up, which has had the unfortunate side effect of making me completely inept out on the dance floor. It works out though, since being able to sit and watch people is one of...
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teddykev:
Very true, great observation & great blog my good man :)
lyamoon:
Very well said !!
Sometimes I feel this outrage that everything I was told growing up was a lie. And maybe I don't really believe it, like deep down, but maybe I do, even deeper down. I was led to believe that if I worked hard and was a good person, holding doors open and paying my taxes and what not, I'd be happy. I don't know if I...
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delectable:
“In life, finding a voice is speaking and living the truth. Each of you is an original. Each of you has a distinctive voice. When you find it, your story will be told. You will be heard.” ― John Grisham
I've found myself thinking a lot lately about the temporal nature of our existence. There's a rising awareness of how our increased "connectedness" is perhaps not so ironically creating a disconnectedness with the things actually going on around us. I'm not one to argue against technology, I make my living on it. I also am a big believer in the power of information and I...
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griffxx:
Have you read Eckhart Tolle's "The Power of Now" - it's VERY similar to what you are talking about. I bet it would be right up your alley.
bearface:
I hadn't ever heard of it. It looks pretty interesting.