Category Archives: paranoia

Touching Our Atmos-Fear

Posted on August 13, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Outer Solar Atmosphere Yesterday, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe to explore the heat of the sun at its outer edges. My wife’s response was typical: “Why?” Will it make any difference to our lives here on earth? Even though … Continue reading →

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One Man’s Terrorist

Posted on August 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Another Man’s Freedom Fighter According to quora.com: “A terrorist is someone who uses fear to motivate civilians to act in a political manner on their behalf. A freedom fighter is someone who acts on the behalf of at least some … Continue reading →

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Impossible Mission: Regime Change

Posted on August 9, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Impossible Missions Force The term ‘black ops’ is more common now than when this television show premiered in 1966. And there seemed something ‘real’ about it, even though it was supposed to be a fantasy. Especially the opening sequence … Continue reading →

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Who Fell in the Garden of Eden?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Read it Backwards I had a flash of inspiration yesterday when writing out the above phrase on Messenger: what if we reversed the words? English is a hybrid of other languages and yet it seems to be the standard for … Continue reading →

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The Machine Stops…

Posted on July 30, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Written in 1909 I want this fact to sink in: 109 years ago, E.M. Forster sat down to write a science fiction short story. In it he envisioned a world of people living underground after ‘something’ makes living above ground … Continue reading →

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He Came in Through the Kitchen Window

Posted on July 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

In 1983, I experienced what it feels like to be violated. It had been a hot summer’s day, quite sweltering for North Vancouver. We went to bed, and I left the kitchen window slightly ajar, to let the cooler night … Continue reading →

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Was Hillary Right?

Posted on July 21, 2018 by cdsmiller17

“You’re a Puppet” During the third Presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in 2016, their words became focused on the matter of one (or the other) being a ‘puppet’. After watching the video again last night and I … Continue reading →

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Helsinki Summit: No Punch & Judy Show

Posted on July 17, 2018 by cdsmiller17

What Did You Expect, Really? Trump and Putin have met before in private, at least twice, to my recollection. And each time, no one else (except interpreters, I presume) were in attendance and we have been none the wiser about … Continue reading →

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Growing Old: The Hearing Test

Posted on July 13, 2018 by cdsmiller17

What a drag it is… I finally gave in, after years of Susan nagging me, and had my hearing tested. Anyone who knows me knows that I sometimes have to ask them to repeat themselves. My wife is tired of … Continue reading →

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ACUIA: the Foreign Exchange Caper

Posted on July 12, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors When I was the Internal Auditor/Accounting Supervisor of the North Shore Credit Union, I was a member of a group of Internal Auditors. This was in the first half of the 1980’s . We … Continue reading →

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