An Aging Trans Woman

“The purpose of science is not to analyze or describe but to make useful models of the world. A model is useful if it allows us to get use out of it.”
Edward De Bono
(b. 1933) Psychologist & Author

Mourn a true American, whose legacy is good, and worthy, and beautiful.

Ray Charles leaves the road behind

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”
Albert Einstein

A Powerful Review of Reagan’s legacy

Yes, he was the “Great Communicator”. Yes, he was a man who engendered trust and respect. But did he deserve it?

“A human being is part of the whole, called by us ‘Universe’; a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest — a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and affection for a few persons nearest us.

Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely but striving for such achievement is, in itself, a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.”
Albert Einstein

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”
Leo Tolstoy

Kay Bailey Hutchison replied to my letter regarding Iraqi prisoner abuse.

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