Tag Archives: pandemic

COVID-19: It’s Beginning to Feel Like an Experiment

Posted on September 24, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Lab Rat in a Box I’ve mostly stayed out of the conversation, lately, since no one likes to talk about the coronavirus pandemic (irony), now entering into the 2nd wave, according to our Prime Minister. His (nonpolitical) television ‘lecture’ last … Continue reading →

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February 23, 303 AD: The Day Fascism Was Born?

Posted on September 6, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Empire Strikes Back at Christianity I’m reading a book about the New Testament, called Encountering The Manuscripts, by Phillip Comfort. There is a passage describing what Diocletian did on this day: What we do know is that by the … Continue reading →

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Banking Return: Not Sufficient Funds

Posted on September 6, 2020 by cdsmiller17

In my dreams last night, I assisted my friend, David, and his wife, Jenny, with their business sideline, banking. My guess is that David had too much on his plate, so I took over the returning of unpaid cheques for … Continue reading →

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Politics: Changing Tact to Catch the Winds of Change

Posted on August 24, 2020 by cdsmiller17

ABC 20/20 Special I watched this hour long presentation last night. The interviewers tried hard to get a rise out of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, but for the most part, the Democratic running mates were at their diplomatic best. … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Share and Share Alike

Posted on August 2, 2020 by cdsmiller17

What are We Doing Wrong? As the title of the magazine suggests: we need to Share. Not just a little, but a lot. Questions and answers At every lecture he gave around the world, and virtually every day of his … Continue reading →

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Let’s Inject Some Inverted Logic into the Speech

Posted on June 21, 2020 by cdsmiller17

What’s With All This Testing? The speech happened last night in Tulsa. The crowd was smaller than Trump had hoped for and there were anti-racist protests outside. Not a great start to his 2020 presidential campaign. But then in the … Continue reading →

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The Great Social Experiment of 2020

Posted on June 8, 2020 by cdsmiller17

World-Wide Pandemic Responses You know that it’s serious when the world closes its doors and goes home. So, now we are afraid of our family, friends and neighbours. And, of course, people are dying out there. It feels like fear … Continue reading →

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A Poem from 1972 Foretold The Present

Posted on May 4, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Monastic Meter   Time Passes So Slowly That souls Become holy By dipping their fingers in wine. . But Somehow The Silence Sets up A defiance So that my own thoughts are not mine. . And Then the Controls Go … Continue reading →

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A 1982 Show Hints at the Present Time

Posted on April 23, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Pink Floyd: The Wall As we are all in lockdown, with the pandemic COVID-19 threatening humankind’s very existence(!), the concept that a 1979 rock album could have foretold this time period is surprising, but not impossible. The Berlin Wall still … Continue reading →

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The Real Killer is Loneliness

Posted on April 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

We Are Social Creatures. Reading through Facebook, WordPress and private posts, I am coming to the conclusion that the ‘cure’ may be way worse than the disease. Self-isolation, being socially distant, and sheltering where we live is killing us, if … Continue reading →

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