extinction

Paul Simon Gives Tour de Force and a Sermonette

Submitted by hungeski on Thu, 06/22/2017 - 11:10pm

In a concert at the riverside pavilion in Cleveland last week, Paul Simon gave the crowd a tour-de-force -- and a sermonette.

The tour-de-force was made up of a strong choice of songs from Simon's 53-year-long career. Five Simon and Garfunkel songs, five songs from the lush "Graceland" album, a couple from last year's "Stranger to Stranger," and 13 more carried the crowd through a 2 hour and 10 minute musical trip. Throughout, Simon hit the right notes, while his band put out striking strong rhythms and soaring psychedelic sounds.

The sermonette came just before the last song:

I feel a little bit funny about saying these things, but I'm giving, I'm allowing myself the privilege of it due to my advanced age. For years it is my observation: Anger is addictive. And we are becoming a nation of addicts. Ask yourself, "Who are the dealers? Who are the pushers? Where, where is that anger coming from?" And be aware of -- when you hear it, when you see it -- be aware of its source. It's not, it's not that we aren't gonna have reasons to be angry. Of course we do. But decision-making and best choices are made with a cool and a calm mind. And in a well-knit community, practice kindness.

Then he played, in acoustic solo, "The Sound of Silence."

Watching the country die as others watch a meaningless election

Submitted by don mikulecky on Sun, 10/30/2016 - 4:04pm

The blood of our country is symbolically flowing on to the ground in North Dakota and related places. The bison and the eagle have come forth to show us where our roots are but who is caring?

If you can still find meaning in this election I pity you. Big oil is telling you who is boss in no uncertain terms.

The indigenous people are fight for their lives once more. We watch and say all the right things yet we seem to not grasp that they are fighting for our lives as well.

Don't Feed the Robots

Submitted by Big Al on Fri, 09/02/2016 - 10:22pm

The human race has problems up the kazoo, but here's a real major one hardly anyone is talking about.

Robots.

"Sarah Connor: Reese. Why me? Why does it want me?

Kyle Reese: There was a nuclear war. A few years from now, all this, this whole place, everything, it's gone. Just gone. There were survivors. Here, there. Nobody even knew who started it. It was the machines, Sarah.

Sarah Connor: I don't understand.

Guy McPherson and Near Term Extinction

Submitted by Blue Dragon on Sun, 02/07/2016 - 10:41pm

Sorry that I have not been around. I am battling a severe episode of ME/CFS.

This won't be much of an essay, but I have discovered another climate scientist who is stating that we have passed the point of no return. I have been noticing that I discover a new scientist/activist who explains we are past the point of controlling climate change about every eight weeks.