The end days are upon us – I’m no Christian, but here’s some pretty clear revelation for you…. First Seal: A white horse appears, whose crowned rider has a bow with which to conquer. (6:1–2) – this is Putin in Crimea Second Seal: A red horse appears, whose rider is granted a “great sword” to…
The Internet Isn’t What We Thought It Would Be….
Back in the 1990’s I was an activist. Even while I was still in the Marine Corps, I was placing Greenpeace stickers on garbage cans in the barracks and trying hard to bring about little changes in consciousness – granted, it was probably the wrong place to do it and that might explain why I…
A 99 Day Break from Facebook
UPDATE: Just a few days in and I already find that I have extra time on my hands. It’s amazing how when I have a spare moment on the computer or in the shop or at home, my mind says “Check out Facebook” and then when I don’t I realize – “Hey, I don’t need…
Matter and Matters
Sometimes (actually most of the time) it’s far too easy to get caught up in this world of matter. This world of financial responsibilities, bills, wars, rumours of wars, and again financial matters – most especially money. Money, money, money, money, money, money, money. It’s what makes this ridiculous world go around. Right? Nope….
The Scammer – A Work of Fiction
The internet has made the world far too easy to exploit. Scammers have risen from the gutters to the auction sites and free classified sites where they prey on those struggling to feed their families or those struggling to pay their power bills. Young men in Edgecombe and Nash Counties who previously might have gone…
The Real Problem with Islam – Economics of Interruption
There has been a lot written about Islam and since 911, about the problems with Islam. I’m not her for those, I’m here to bring up another issue. Economics. Good Muslims who practice the 5 pillars of Islam are either poor or rich – there is no in between. The reason is simple – while…
America – One Month in the USA – Bank Robbery, Prison, Squatting, Ambulances, and Dinosaurs
It’s been a month since we arrived in the USA – we haven’t seen a lot of the country, but we have seen a lot. We saw a bank robbery in Millbrae, California when we went to go meet my friend for dinner. Officers had the Bank of America surrounded and were using AR-15s and…
The American Project
The American Project by Vago Damitio http://www.vagodamitio.com/ I’m considering a new direction and project in my life and work. I’ve never been keen on the American dream or being American (aside from the passport) – but as I get ready to come home and bring my immigrant family with me – I realize, maybe I never…
Plagarism
Some of the most visited articles on this site are papers I wrote in University about mass media, personality, and various ethnographic studies of fairly obscure tribes… looking at the statistics, it occurred to me that the reason for that is because others are being assigned similar topics for papers. That, got me to wondering…are…
On Responsibility and Human Society
(Originally published 2008) It’s never been easy being a human being. From the dawn of time, we have struggled to survive, struggled to find shelter, struggled to find safety, and struggled to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe and alive. The way we do this has changed, but the necessity to do so has…