Civilized

I started this blog partly because of my love for English, and partly because I had some very difficult things to say, and very personal. In a lot of the posts here I am referring to situation in Bosnia, and I am aware of the fact that to an average American or South African a lot of things said here may be difficult to understand. It requires certain knowledge of the history of the wars in ex-Yug

C-Realm podcast: Dmitry Orlov, author of Reinventing Collapse, details the Collapse Party Platform: a list of initiatives that acknowledge the danger of collapse and, if implemented, would make near-future America a more livable place than the destination that political business-as-usual will produce. After that, Ran Prieur shines a harsh but instructive light of reality on a [...]

These rickety splitting politicians, including Obama, talk about health care as if it is an easy problem to solve. All like I said have put of some big-worded proposals on the table that sound delicious in sound bit form on the surface. Clinton REQUIRES all citizens to have coverage versus Obama’s plan to start with children first. In addition, I have noticed that a thorough review of McCain’s plan (although he use the Mantra of Obama now which is making health insurance more affordable) sounds like he is dealing with a telephone monopoly by suggesting his goal is to foster more competition in an effort to reduce costs and improve the delivery of services. He also wants to provide folks with a refundable $2,500 tax credit as an incentive to buy insurance.Similar to McCain, Hillary Clin

These rickety splitting politicians, including Obama, talk about health care as if it is an easy problem to solve. All like I said have put of some big-worded proposals on the table that sound delicious in sound bit form on the surface. Clinton REQUIRES all citizens to have coverage versus Obama’s plan to start with children first. In addition, I have noticed that a thorough review of McCain’s plan (although he use the Mantra of Obama now which is making health insurance more affordable) sounds like he is dealing with a telephone monopoly by suggesting his goal is to foster more competition in an effort to reduce costs and improve the delivery of services. He also wants to provide folks with a refundable $2,500 tax credit as an incentive to buy insurance.Similar to McCain, Hillary Clin

Dave and I now have a bed. Don’t get me wrong - we weren’t spending our nights in sleeping bags on the ground or anything. But, we have been sleeping on a mattress and box springs resting right on the floor since we broke our metal bedframe on Valentine’s Day, 2004. (Yeah, [...]

FIDO kicked off its 3G services today (even though it’s been about for a bit) if you happen to have an HSDPA set kicking around. (more…) 3G, 3G service, Civilized, FIDO, Gadgets, General, HSDPA, Images, Technology News

I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks When I first read about this book I knew exactly what I was getting. The image of "Stardust" was etched in my skull from the back cover of "Men Of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book", by Gerad Jones. Fletcher Hanks has to be the Ed Wood of comics. The stories are so wild, that you enjoy the stupidity of it all. The gem in this book is Paul Karasik’s story of "Whatever Happened to Fletcher Hanks". This story is either a tribute to It’s a Good Life, If You Don’t Weaken by Seth or just about every fan-boy who lives in his basement searches for their heroes or misplaced youth. There are many parallels to Seth’s work, however, Fletcher is an evil crusted person unlike Seth’s Kalo, a make believe cartoonist from the New Yorker.  Read more>>sandbox world, tony medeiros

Civilized Brazilian Indians Civilized Charruas Indians Civilized Guarani woman going to mass. (more…) © Ira O'Neill on Bizarre Brazil, 2007. | Permalink See more posts in the category People, Brazil viewed by foreigners, History, Oddities.

This was Africa, and this was adventure most civilized, in which even our tents had a touch of luxury. It was also an introduction to the people of East Africa and to the joys of small-group travel. The journey, with Overseas Adventure Travel of Cambridge, Mass., was billed as a Serengeti safari, but it was a lot more...

Hi Guys,   Today, I will post a review for BMW E36 M3. The review was published by Automobile Magazine last year. I didn’t convert it to text, so you’ll have to read it from the image. I think this is better. Anyway, in the review, they call the E36 M3 "A civilized Beast" which is [...]

Hi Guys,   Today, I will post a review for BMW E36 M3. The review was published by Automobile Magazine last year. I didn’t convert it to text, so you’ll have to read it from the image. I think this is better. Anyway, in the review, they call the E36 M3 "A civilized Beast" which is [...]

How do you spot an idiot? Quite often the dreadlocks, smell and cow ring through the snozz are a give away....well at least for me. Another way is to take a peek in their showers and see if they shower with a bucket between their legs to catch and presumably save a few liters of water. This is a sacrifice the green gods seem to like apparently. Ok, the bucket in the shower is a good pointer, what else? How about leaving it there often enough that Kidsafe Victoria has to issue a National Red Alert so your (obviously unsupervised) toddler doesn't drown in it? Wow. A few liters of water and a virgin. The green gods must be well pleased. There is a lot of talk about saving this world for "the next generation". Don't worry, if they are as stupid as this current one, they deserve to be wiped out by a tidal wave. (more...)

We humans are so bloody civilized these days. We are so civilized we kill unborn babies in their millions and spend billions of dollars on keeping old and infirmed people breathing, even if they do not wish it. We are so civilized we are kind to criminals and evilly wicked to victims. We are so civilized we have activists demanding equal rights for animals and wanting monkeys given people status. We are so civilized we would rather live (via the media) in Paris Hilton's sordid world than create our own better one. We are so civilized that we no longer kill witches, or belive in some omnipresent deity that will not give good crops if you don't sacrifice a virgin (or even worse...an animal) to it. Do we? How far we have come. Doomsday cults used to call for our repentance lest we be annihilated at the alter of one very pissed off deity. Now we have a new doomsday cult that proves just how far we have come, just how bloody civilized we are, how much we have matured. Repent ye wr

Well, I didn't get much of a response, but I said I'd post it anyway, so here:Apparently, we should all step back and take a deep breath.Oh, dear. Apparently, I have breached the bounds of decorum, so it would seem incumbent on me to demonstrate more restraint and more politeness, to perhaps better emulate the manners and civility of our right wing colleagues and ... um ... hang on a sec ... be right back ...Sorry, where was I? Oh, yeah ... something about decorum and civility.I hope this helps lead bloggers on both sides to (ahem) engage in more respectful dialogue. We can start by not calling each other names. (That goes for people on the left and right.)

Well, I didn't get much of a response, but I said I'd post it anyway, so here:Apparently, we should all step back and take a deep breath.Oh, dear. Apparently, I have breached the bounds of decorum, so it would seem incumbent on me to demonstrate more restraint and more politeness, to perhaps better emulate the manners and civility of our right wing colleagues and ... um ... hang on a sec ... be right back ...Sorry, where was I? Oh, yeah ... something about decorum and civility.I hope this helps lead bloggers on both sides to (ahem) engage in more respectful dialogue. We can start by not calling each other names. (That goes for people on the left and right.)

We all have fun once in a while mocking the other side of the political spectrum, but when it seems like the main purpose of your blog is to make snide comments about bloggers that don't agree with you, then that's not exactly making an intellectual contribution to the political blogosphere, is it?Take for example Canadian Cynic, a well-known leftie that likes to poke fun at us Blogging Tories, including me a few times. Look at this recent post:You're entitled to your own opinions ...... you're not entitled to your own facts. And this is the basic issue when dissecting the inane dumbassitude of the wankersphere.It's not that their opinions are illogical, internally inconsistent, poorly reasoned and even more poorly defended. It's that their basic facts are just hopelessly wrong. Or, as Arnold Rimmer would say, "absolutely brimming over with wrongability."I've been chided (in good fun, of course) for picking on the "low-hanging fruit" of the Canadian wankersphere. But, I ask you,

I adore Kate Spade. If I could sum up my ideal style, she would probably be it. Mix her with Vera Wang, and then it's just right. Interestingly enough, both women are stationery addicts like yours truly, and have beautiful lines through their respective brands.I came across a profile on Kate in a magazine (I can't remember which magazine, and since I tore out the page, it's a giant mystery) recently, titled, Kate's Rules for Civilized Correspondence. I thought they were great guidelines that we should all follow.Don't stress about perfection. According to Kate, "There is something direct and real about a crossed-out or added word. It says you are confident and genuine." Or, as in my case, you just change your mind a lot.Dash away. As long as it's legible, don't worry about your handwriting. Reveal a bit of yourself through your penmanship.Give thanks. Send thank you cards within three days, but if you miss this little deadline, send one anyway (and focus on how grateful