Recent content by lostone

Have we already had a Right Wing coup yet, or do we have a faction that is in the process of a slow, and carefully planned, coup?

The meaningful question is what kind of society do we want to live in, and how do we get there. If we can't agree on our destination, can we agree on anything?

We all hang together, or we all hang separately. Ben Franklin Capitalism or socialism? Or a blend. Marxism and Capitalism. Or doom ourselves with extremist absolutism.

Has MTG been struck with an attack of sanity? That could be fatal, in Trump era America.

Maybe what we need is a Marshall Plan to revitalize the US economy

When we observe far off galaxies, we are looking into their distant past, but it is our present. The now we live in is not the same now as that we see in distant galaxies - many of those stars we see far away may have long ago gone supernova and disappeared into Black Holes. Those events, long...

Some people saw very far ahead

Let them eat cake....and fast food, too? What/who do mountain lions eat? Politicians/preachers who are not hypocrites? Professional Long distance / Marathon runners?

Are self-driving cars safe to buy yet? Are they AI driven?

Reminded of Tiffany in Terry Pratchett stories, the shepherd witch.

I read Stranger in a Strange Land a long time ago, and was impressed. Have reviewed discussions about it it recently and am less impressed. I find that true about most of Heinlein's stories. My childhood HS friends that continued on into college days also were impressed by Stranger in a...

Exercise is boring. I have always had a fast metabolism, but when I got over 70, my metabolism began to slow down, and I started gaining weight. I try to eat lightly.

I'm borderline between overweight and obese. BMI 29-30.5. OTOH, I'm already 84, a life long foodie/gourmand, and I want to get SOME joy out of life in my remaining lifetime. I don't really eat that much, but I don't do a lot of physical exertion. Another issue is that at my age, falling is...

The food vendor chooses the shipper, not the buyer. The buyer is stuck with whichever shipper the vendor chose.