Holy Blood, Holy Blog

Check out this interesting series of articles on consumer culture.  This article suggests there may be a link between the "e-waste" that's smuggled into China from the US and the lead in paint on goods imported from China.  There are several articles to look at, but it's all good stuff...

Want a look at some REAL ninjas?

I've been reading a lot and hearing a lot lately about the push to increase the number of nuclear power plants in the US as a response to our dependence on oil and our consequent troubled mideast policy. The safety of plants today as opposed to 30 years ago is always evidenced. To me there are two reasons why I can't ever imagine nuclear power as a safe option.

One is corruption in the construction industry. In the Boston area where I live, that corruption has been front and center because of the debacle of the Big Dig and the woman who was killed by a ceiling tile in one of the tunnels last year. Many years ago there was also an incident with the John Hancock tower--windows were popping out and crashing down onto sidewalks anytime there was a strong wind. Why? because a lower grade and less expensive form of concrete was used in the foundation than was called for in the plans. This allowed the building to twist in the wind. I worked one summer on a construction crew and saw first hand that using cheap concrete was routine--you just pay off the inspector and give him a sample of the higher grade concrete to turn in and have on record to show that you are meeting the regulations.  (I know there have been no findings on the bridge collapse in Minneapolis--but I couldn't help thinking about it.)

http://www.bloodline-themovie.com/

looks interesting, don't you think?

I just met him on myspace. I started doing a little research last night and found an essay he had written pertaining to the Merovingian Kings and the so-called "divine bloodline." It was interesting!

This is his website:  http://www.clydelewis.com/

Here's my myspace:  http://www.myspace.com/katncandy

Here's the page I found last night that he wrote: http://www.groundzeromedia.org/dis/fear/fear.shtml

For some time now I've been distressed regarding news pundits and US politicians attaching references to the noble religion of Islam that actually pertain to cowardly acts of violence, including the attacks of September 11th 2001.  Before we unleash such careless rhetoric, we should defer to our Muslim brethren as to what language is appropriate for us to use.  Recently I found just the kind of advice our media and elected representatives have needed.  Please click here, read, and pass it on!

As most of you can easily tell from my articles, I've long held the position that the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan were both bad ideas in principle.  (That is, not just bad ideas from a strategic or tactical perspective, but bad ideas because war is really never a good idea.)  From the very moment a second plane crashed into the World Trade Center it was apparent to me, as it was to many others, that the US needed to take a radically different approach to foreign policy and I was disappointed when it didn't.  Now the entire world is embroiled in a conflict that has no end in sight, with some countries even re-igniting their nuclear ambitions.  The only surprising thing about any of it, in my opinion, is that anyone should be surprised.