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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Might "Brother Sam" Be Rolling in His Grave?

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Trey Smith Several times per year we hear of an announcement from a major retail chain that they will undergo a "readjustment" o...

Bit by Bit - Chapter 10, Part 6

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Trey Smith The saying goes, "The fish should not be taken from the deep pool; the sharp weapons of the state should not be shown to me...

Money Makes Muddying the Water That Much Easier

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Trey Smith Suppose you're a guy and your girlfriend just broke up with you. Upset, you decide to "get back at her" in the w...

I Ching: Hexagram 12 - The Lines, Part 3

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Six in the third place means: They bear shame. Inferior people who have risen to power illegitimately do not feel equal to the responsibi...

True Forgiveness

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Scott Bradley Wenzi was studying with Zhouzi while holding a position of prominence under the feudal lord Bao, but others who sought gain ...
Saturday, February 23, 2013

I Ching: Hexagram 12 - The Lines, Part 2

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Six in the second place means: They bear and endure; This means good fortune for inferior people. The standstill serves to help the great...
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Don't Worry, My Little Chickadees

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Trey Smith Don't you just love it when some government agency or official releases a statement that warns about a danger and then, aft...

Afternoon Matinee: Protest - We Are the World

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Performed by USA for Africa There comes a time when we heed a certain call When the world must come together as one. There are people d...

The Days of Golden Watches

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Trey Smith My current situation of involuntarily hermit-ness is providing me with some insights on the issues many seniors face upon retir...

Bit by Bit - Chapter 10, Part 5

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Trey Smith Cudgel and cane the sages and let the thieves and bandits go their way; then the world will at last be well ordered! If the stre...

Of course:

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Ta-Wan Plants and insects communicate in ways we can not quite imagine. We may comprehend or attempt to explain how they murmur signals to...

I Ching: Hexagram 12 - The Lines, Part 1

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Six at the beginning means: When ribbon grass is pulled up, the sod comes with it. Each according to his kind. Perseverance brings good f...

Miserably Wise

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Scott Bradley Jiao approached Zhouzi in the garden and said, "Master, while visiting my home village I shared your way with all I tho...
Friday, February 22, 2013

I Ching: Hexagram 12 - The Image

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Heaven and earth do not unite: The image of STANDSTILL. Thus the superior man falls back upon his inner worth In order to escape the diff...

Those Nasty Cuts

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Trey Smith Every now and then, I pick up a copy of The Daily World , the newspaper out of Aberdeen. Yesterday's edition features two ...

Afternoon Matinee: Protest - Army Dreamers

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Performed by Kate Bush (B.F.P.O) (Army Dreamers) (Mammy's hero) (B.F.P.O) (Mammy's hero) Our little army boy Is coming home fr...

Let's Do a Little Math

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Trey Smith If every single resident of Allentown, PA or Surprise, AZ received an average of $300/month in Food Stamps for the entire year,...

Bit by Bit - Chapter 10, Part 4

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Trey Smith One of Robber Chih's followers once asked Chih, "Does the thief too have a Way?" Chih replied, "How could h...

Darn Galling (To Say the Least)

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Trey Smith In news that is no longer surprising, another corporate behemoth has figured out a clever way to shirk its tax responsibilities...

I Ching: Hexagram 12 - The Judgment

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STANDSTILL. Evil people do not further. The perseverance of the superior man. The great departs; the small approaches. Heaven and earth...