Soapbox
Brief Post, Selfishness
I just heard Hillary Clinton, state that Obama's choice would be "Whatever is best for him, the party and the country". This brings to mind my problem with the politics of personality, party politics, and nationalism, that is, the problem of selfishness. I understand that yes, there will always be a drive to look out for oneself first, but to look only that far seems to be dangerous. So much of the evil, destructive behavior in the world begins with one's or one's group's best interests at heart, then spirals into the destruction of others, whether individually or at large.
A way forward?
So, I tend to fixate on foreign policy, it’s my specialty, it’s my thing. So, I’m going to make this a big wide angle foreign policy post. Here we go.
Benefits of Closed Captioning
There are many benefits of closed captioning. Although you may not use this tool on your television on a regular basis, there are some who do. If you have never considered the benefits of closed captioning, there is no better time than now. You may find that this is something that you want to look into using in the near future.
Here are five benefits of closed captioning:
Journal 8.2
I haven't written anything in awhile. I have less energy than I did before. You go through 5 rounds of chemo and keep up daily posting.. I'll tip my cap to you. Apologies to anyone who thought maybe I bit the dust last week. No, I'm still here. Hanging on. But for all the shit I've gone through, the lymphoma is on its last legs and that's what counts.
Journal 7.21
I've gone two straight days without a fever. For better or worse, that's become the definition of a great accomplishment for me. Last bit of chemo was rough. Fevers, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, haze. Spiritually it hit me hard, mainly seeing my weight bottom out at under 120... which is absolutely fucked and psyched me out bad, even though the doctors said it was no big deal. My highest fever was 103.5, enough to get the attention of even more doctors than before, which is obviously my #1 goal every day here. ... Some days I just slept. Some nights I couldn't sleep at all.
Can 'kids' cartoons be political without being propaganda?
Check out this 4-minute teaser episode for Heartwood USA, a new 'kids' detective series about the environment