strawdog65

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  1. Man is but a worm...glad the chickens have found a use for us.

  2. Sloooow Dooooown

    Life in the moment is time standing ...still.
  3. Haiku Chain

    Stork and a basket! Makes me think of dill pickles! Vlasic make's them crunch!
  4. Poll on Moderation Issue

    Not sure why this is even an issue, but here is my own .02 cents worth. I find I4L's post to be always interesting. Yes there are links to other things, but many of us are guilty of that. General discussion seems to be the most obvious area to post differing ideas of things we may not have contact with if these ideas were subjugated to a more specific area. I like to be surprised by some of the things he has posted, and many times he is posting things i myself already have an interest in. The fringe element of many of the things he posts are very influential in how we view our own beliefs(I believe). If the off topic area was moved from the bottom of the page, up into a more prominent position where it could be seen and more members could then participate, then that would be a great change as well. The current location of "off topic" is really in the boonies, and I don't think many members think of going there. IL4.... I appreciate many of the things you post. I am not a believer in any of the intelligent design stuff, but I do really appreciate the fringe element you bring forth. Please don't take any of this personally, follow the truth as you find it and the way it speaks to you. There is a myriad of ways to enlightenment....and yours is your very own, never let anyone sway you from making those discoveries.
  5. Is Gov. Rick Perry the Devil?

    I don't personally care much at all for politics these days... but there is something very insidious about this fellow. He seems to be missing his white robe, but I'm sure he will come burn a cross on your lawn if you want him to. Bums....what do y'all think about this Bozo? Can a presidential candidate that is so obviously slanted for a particular belief system, someone that openly shows a complete disregard for people who think differently than himself, someone that makes every effort to push such an agenda of hatefulness, really become our next President of the United States?
  6. Haiku Chain

    Mailed to everyone, Letters full of consciousness, Left at the doorstep.
  7. Haiku Chain

    You won't, so just gaze, Crystal skull, witness of time, Kaleidoscope now.
  8. Haiku Chain

    Inappropriate? Fixed perception gathers dust, Gaze upon the World.
  9. Haiku Chain

    Look at this mommy! Wonder of the innocent, Into Lion's mouth.
  10. Haiku Chain

    Talk strange sights they've seen, Mescalin, Psilocybin, Godhead in your veins.
  11. Very interesting thoughts you have.....

    Glad you have joined us.

  12. What will be the future earth society?

    A world not based on greed. A world where doing for others is just an everyday thing. Giving freely what gifts we have to offer, and never having to worry about where we will sleep or how we will come by our next meal. A world into which the children(all children) are given an education because it profits the world to have educated inhabitants. A world in which all people have lives of meaning and are able to contribute to the society as a whole. Remove the "need" for what is needed. Freedom is a lightness of being, because worry has been removed. Picture this, Imagine more, Stretch beyond, what we were before.
  13. Shifting Stairway

    Interesting.... A dream? A Story? A reality unknown?
  14. Haiku Chain

    And leans toward home, Blue skies, sails billowing south, Leeward islands call.
  15. Haiku Chain

    Inhale pause exhale, Autonomic responses, Mind is more than flesh.
  16. Haiku Chain

    Sit a spell and talk, Listen to the mountains speak, Sedona...red rock (just got back from there!)
  17. Haiku Chain

    Tummy aches gone now, Pepto-bismal pink goodness, Belly full of chalk.
  18. Haiku Chain

    Oh no Cheeseburger!? How about some acid rain, Death smells like Methane.
  19. Haiku Chain

    Our choice defines us, A grain of rice spared by you, Can help feed the world.
  20. What will be the future earth society?

    Everything... You do realize I was quoting an article from a web site, and that these are not things I said, nor personally believe... right? I was using this article as a way to say...something must be done to better provide for the world in which we live. Ideas like The Venus Project are what I personally support. http://www.thevenusproject.com/
  21. What will be the future earth society?

    From this link: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-crowded-earth.html Crowded Earth: how many is too many? October 23, 2011 by Marlowe Hood and Richard Ingham Already straining to host seven billion souls, Earth is set to teem with billions more, and only a revolution in the use of resources can avert an environmental crunch, experts say. As early as 1798, Thomas Malthus gloomily forecast that our ability to reproduce would quickly outstrip our ability to produce food, leading to mass starvation and a culling of the species. But an industrial revolution and its impact on agriculture proved Malthus and later doomsayers wrong, even as our numbers doubled and redoubled with accelerating frequency. "Despite alarmist predictions, historical increases in population have not been economically catastrophic," notes David Bloom, a professor in the Department of Global Health and Population at Harvard. Today, though, it seems reasonable to ask if Malthus wasn't simply a couple of centuries ahead of the curve. On October 31, the world's population is officially scheduled to hit seven billion -- a rise of two billion in less than a quarter century. Over six decades, the global fertility rate has roughly halved, and amounts to a statistical 2.5 children per woman today. But this varies greatly from country to country. And whether the planet's population eventually stabilizes at nine, 10 or 15 billion depends on what happens in developing countries, mostly in Africa, with the fastest growth. As our species has expanded, so has its devouring of the planet's bounty, from fresh water and soil richness to forests and fisheries. At its current pace, humankind will need, by 2030, a second planet to satisfy its appetites and absorb its waste, the Global Footprint Network (GFN) calculated last month. And through the coal, oil and gas that drive prosperity, we are also emitting greenhouse gases that alter the climate, potentially maiming the ecosystems which feed us. Racked by civil war and poverty, Somalia's population is projected to grow from about 10 million today to 22.6 million by 2050. Ninety-nine percent of married Somali women have no access to family planning. "From soaring food prices to the crippling effects of climate change, our economies are now confronting the reality of years of spending beyond our means," GFN's president, Mathis Wackernagel, said. French diplomat Brice Lalonde, one of two coordinators for next June's UN Conference on Sustainable Development, dubbed "Rio+20," said Earth's population rise poses a fundamental challenge to how we use resources. "In 2030 there will be at least another billion people on the planet," Lalonde said. "The question is, how do we boost food security and provide essential services to the billion poorest people but without using more water, land or energy?" This is why, he said, Rio+20 will focus on practical things such as increasing cleaner sources in the world energy mix, smarter use of fresh water, building cities that are environmentally friendlier and raising farm yields without dousing the soil with chemicals. But such options dwell far more on the impact of population growth than on the problem itself. Braking fertility rates would help the human tally stabilize at eight billion and haul poor countries out of poverty, ease the strain on natural resources and reduce climate vulnerability, say advocates. For some experts, voluntary birth control is the key. Geoff Dabelko, director of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, cites Somalia as a case study of what happens when women have no access to contraception. Racked by civil war and poverty, its population is projected to grow from about 10 million today to 22.6 million by 2050. It has the eighth-highest birth rate in the world and an average of seven children per family. A 2010 study in Colombia found family planning explained less than 10 percent of the country's fertility fall. The real driver was improved standards of living. Even before the country fell into a full-fledged crisis, a third of its children were severely underweight, according to UNICEF. Ninety-nine percent of married Somali women have no access to family planning. Many economists, though, argue that the answer lies more in reducing poverty and boosting education, especially of women. A 2010 study in Colombia found family planning explained less than 10 percent of the country's fertility fall. The real driver was improved standards of living. Even so, at summits that seek to shape Earth's future, tackling population growth head-on is almost taboo. "When I attended the UN environment conference in Stockholm (in 1972), the No. 1 item on the agenda was out-of-control population growth," recalled Paul Watson, head of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a radical green group. "When I attended the 1992 conference (in Rio), it wasn't even on the agenda. No one talked about it any more." Demography was similarly absent from the UN's 2002 Johannesburg Summit, when Earth's population had climbed to six billion. Why does "how many is too much" remain absent from the top tables? One perceived reason is the opposition by religious conservatives to contraception or abortion. Politicians, too, may see no mileage in addressing an issue that will only cause them headaches and yield benefits several decades away. But for some critics, population measures are synonymous with the mistakes of coercive sterilization in India in the 1970s or China's "one child" policy, which has led to a gender imbalance in favor of boys.
  22. Haiku Chain

    Eat the red berries, Echoing, as water falls, The path is ahead.
  23. What will be the future earth society?

    Thank You Manitou... It is people like yourself, that understand that we ALL really are interconnected on every level, that are making the difference that will change human consciousness in our future. I bow to your immeasurable contribution to making the world a better, kinder, and more loving place.
  24. Haiku Chain

    On the Good Green Earth, Rockets fly high into sky, Poison Mushroom, blooms.
  25. What will be the future earth society?

    michael, Have you seen the last(3rd) one? It goes into the psychological aspect of where we are presently and what we need to do to escape it. What bothers me most about people being so "anti" about the whole idea is that their attitude is based on them satisfying their own need for the greed they feel towards things they either want or already have. Most of us here on this forum take it for granted that we were fortunate enough to have been born into a western type of society, and with all of the attributes that a western society affords those lucky enough to live in such a society. There are billions of people on this planet not so fortunate. Their ill fortune being nothing more than happenstance. The opportunities we have in a western society, jobs, food, education, rights we are given, and freedoms we are permitted, are not always deserved. The billions living with near nothingness, born into that way of living, with little chance of escaping the cycle, they are unfairly living lives of squalor while we live lives of relative ease. We are inadvertently responsible for these people living the way they do. We are responsible because we enjoy what we have because the products, things we want, are produced many times by these poor people. Very few people in our society ever think that we are part of what keeps the billions of poor people, poor. The profit based/Greed infrastructure of business demands a workforce that is paid as little is possible. All, to supply products to the few that can afford them. Profit based/greed economics is a crime against Humanity. There will never be true equality among people as long as there is a profit to be made, and a corporation to exert the power that comes from this greed, we will always be stuck in this vicious cycle. The elimination of the profit/greed based economics is the only way to create a world society/civilization that would be equal and just for ALL Humans.