Monthly Archives: February 2009
James Dobson’s Intriguing Views on Beating Dogs and Spanking Children
According to a 2002 ABC News poll, 62 percent of Southern parents, and 41 percent of non-Southern parents, spank their children. In defense of spanking, people sometimes remark they themselves were spanked as children but nevertheless turned out well. Many … Continue reading
Saturday’s Nude for February 28, 2009
Untitled by Peter van Stralen The artist has created a series of nudes that demonstrate the human body, from some perspectives, is not far from being abstract art.
Filed under Art, Nudes, Photography, Saturday's Nude
Anger and Disagreement
Although I gave the last television I owned to a charity some years ago, I still catch a program every now and then — either by watching one online or sometimes when visiting a certain friend who never shuts off … Continue reading
Filed under Anger, Emotions, Television
Kan Chu on Government Priorities
“Clothes, food, shelter — satisfy those things first, then teach people to be human.” – Kan Chu (c. 600-550 B.C.E., private translation by a friend)
Filed under Obligations to Society, Politics, Quotes, Society
America Put at Risk of Imminent Collapse Due to Nipple Nudity … Again.
Well, damn. Just when you think America might — just might — be able to rise from the near total collapse of its economy, along comes the one event that’s guaranteed to slap down even a mighty superpower. I refer, … Continue reading
Filed under News and Current Events, People
Will the Recession End Soon?
The National Association of Business Economics (NABE) released a report today predicting the recession will end in the second half of this year. According to the report, the first and second quarters of the year will see an overall sharp … Continue reading
Filed under Economic Crisis, Economics, News and Current Events, Work
A Note on some Maladies caused by Child Abuse
A group of Canadian scientists recently discovered a way in which abusing a child can cause permanent — or near permanent — changes in the child’s biochemistry. In turn, those changes in the child’s biochemistry can lead to a lifetime … Continue reading
The Totoral In Situ by Edgardo Contreras de la Cruz
The Totoral In Situ by Edgardo Contreras de la Cruz Oil on canvas. Apart from being an excellent composition and a beautiful execution, this work strikes me as quite clever in its use of warm and cool colors.
Filed under Art, Landscapes, Paintings
Bluebells by Janine Flynn
Bluebells by Janine Flynn Pencil reproduced as a Giclee print on photorag paper. I’m very attracted to this work for its wonderful description of sunlight, which the artist has made almost tangible. It is also a beautifully balanced composition, and … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Drawings, Landscapes, Nature
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