I thought about this with the recent news about North Korea's latest missile test.Didn't we used to use the same rockets for both? Do we still?I mean, it seems to me it's kin... moreI thought about this with the recent news about North Korea's latest missile test.Didn't we used to use the same rockets for both? Do we still?I mean, it seems to me it's kind of hypocritical for the world to get angry at North Korea for testing their missiles ... if everybody else does it by calling it a "satellite launch" or "ISS supply run".
Julia Hartley-Brewer made a tweet apparently provoked by Emma Watson for her appearance in Vanity Fair. Fair or unfair?Emma Watson made some comments back about the tweets and... moreJulia Hartley-Brewer made a tweet apparently provoked by Emma Watson for her appearance in Vanity Fair. Fair or unfair?Emma Watson made some comments back about the tweets and her view on feminism about giving women choice, when she took part in a press conference...
Are Europeans really welcome now ? Or is it just a last effort now that Europeans no longer want to become Americans ?Do Trump even know that Turkey has been an associate member or... moreAre Europeans really welcome now ? Or is it just a last effort now that Europeans no longer want to become Americans ?Do Trump even know that Turkey has been an associate member or the European Union since 1963 ?Sorry, but there is no ´'immigration' category.
After having been US Senator, Secretary of State, and Democratic presidential nominee, would she actually challenge incumbent Bill DeBlasio in the primary this September?
Singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, is getting a little bit big for his boots these days. Don't get me wrong, he does have some talent, but he's not the legend he thinks he is in his ow... moreSinger-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, is getting a little bit big for his boots these days. Don't get me wrong, he does have some talent, but he's not the legend he thinks he is in his own mind. Let me tell you what a legend is. Let me tell you some names of some people who were the best at what they did:Muhammad Ali - BoxingTiger Woods - GolfBruce Lee - Martial artsMichael Schumacher - RacingFreddie Mercury - SingingJimi Hendrix - GuitarBuddy Rich - DrumsMichael Jackson - DancingMichael Jordan - BasketballPele - SoccerAlfred Hitchcock - Movie DirectorEd Sheeran needs to show a little bit more respect for real talent when he sees it. less
A psychologist, Robert somebody, once said that you could tell the maturity of a society by how they defined feminine beauty; maiden, mother, or crone.So, an immature society will ... moreA psychologist, Robert somebody, once said that you could tell the maturity of a society by how they defined feminine beauty; maiden, mother, or crone.So, an immature society will admire youth as beauty...as do we now (typically).But, Native American cultures often regard the mother as the standard of beauty...thus by Robert's criteria, a more mature society!And just this morning on aMug, someone posted Helen Mirren as an example of a beautiful woman...at age 71, clearly in her crone years.Well this Q is kinda all over the place...so what do you think about female beauty, mature societies, or whatever? less
He was told no for keeping the travel ban in place and besides bad mouthing a few Judges he seemed to handle it fairly well. Now James Comey is asking the Justice&n... moreHe was told no for keeping the travel ban in place and besides bad mouthing a few Judges he seemed to handle it fairly well. Now James Comey is asking the Justice department to publicly reject his claim and I figure if they do that Trump will be like a ticking time bomb and it will only take one more no to set him off - like if he is told no to full funding for the wall. Cheers!
I like a drop of history myself, but no, I didn't know that.. apparently so though. Before we got there it had been colonised many times and in fact, pretty much throughout i... moreI like a drop of history myself, but no, I didn't know that.. apparently so though. Before we got there it had been colonised many times and in fact, pretty much throughout its history it had colonised, as in taken over each other's tribes and princedoms or been colonised..This is important to know.. for accuracy... and I am a stickler for accuracy... I am forever seeing people go on about the Brits and how evil they were in colonial times.. they WERE!! I'd never say anything different - it was hideous, arrogant and vile! But there are important things to remember... 1) At that time most ordinary Brits were little more than slaves themselves.. they had NO power, no say, no control over what happened.. they made good soldiers/sailors but the orders came from high above NOT ordinary Brits.. most of us were poor and lived lives just as controlled by aristocracy as those that were colonised. 2) In almost ALL cases it wasn't just a matter of going in beating up a ton of people and then ruling..... less
I have been reading and have some ideas, but apparently even historians are still arguing this one...Anyway, by 1900 we were fully out of the Dark Ages with the Renaissance & Refor... moreI have been reading and have some ideas, but apparently even historians are still arguing this one...Anyway, by 1900 we were fully out of the Dark Ages with the Renaissance & Reformation, the scientific method, the germ theory of disease, the Industrial Revolution, and the Age of Reason. Physics knew everything about space, time and matter with just "a few loose ends" to tie up (hello, Albert!)...and then suddenly, the most deadly century in the history of humankind. I read 17 million killed WWI, 28 million WWII, and still no end even now 2017.What happened, why did the assassination 1914 of the Archduke tsunami into WWI? less
COsting the country millions every time he swans off to FLorida, not to mention loss of business to others with his no fly zone over his resort.. and he goes there to play...... go... moreCOsting the country millions every time he swans off to FLorida, not to mention loss of business to others with his no fly zone over his resort.. and he goes there to play...... golf.. but somehow it's ok when he does it? Double standards or did he genuinely forget that he's doing the same?
