I came across this picture the other day.
I have always thought of this guy and his actions as the most courageous I've ever known of. I mean, to stand against a whole... moreI came across this picture the other day.
I have always thought of this guy and his actions as the most courageous I've ever known of. I mean, to stand against a whole system alone like that. . . There's no way I could ever do that.Then I started thinking about other acts of great courage and I couldn't come up with that many. And even the ones I did come up were fuzzy in my head. I thought of the Tubbman lady, the guy that ran for mayor of San Francisco I think, the Schindler's list German industrialist, Dr King, and maybe a couple more. Strangely enough, I had no problem coming up with a substantial list of dictators and bad characters.What acts of courage have impressed you the most above all? less
My neighbor Mr Mike is a very very very nice and very old guy who will do anything for anybody at any time.Until certain topics are touched. . . then he turns into the Hulk,.Is fri... moreMy neighbor Mr Mike is a very very very nice and very old guy who will do anything for anybody at any time.Until certain topics are touched. . . then he turns into the Hulk,.Is friendship and camaraderie more important than our views, or are certain differences too much to over look? I don't know the answer to this. On one hand I think that it's stupid to argue about things that don't really matter, but on the other, I would find it difficult to be friends with certain people because of their believes..We don't talk about those things any more. He comes to the house using some excuse and we sit on the porch. He tells me stories about the time when he was an oil rig engineer in Alaska a long time ago, and I mostly listen and smoke a bunch of cigarettes. less
