LOCALNOTIONS

MUSINGS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS WHICH MIGHT BE OF INTEREST TO THOSE CAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING. NOT THAT THE WORLD WILL BECOME A BETTER PLACE, BUT, IT COULD BE! AT LEAST THE IDEAS EXIST FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION! ENJOY, T.O.M.

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1) TOO MANY INTERESTS; TOO MUCH EDUCATION; AND NOT ENOUGH ABILITIES OR TIME. HOWEVER, ONE NEVER KNOWS WHAT IS POSSIBLE UNTIL ONE VENTURES INTO THE ARENA. 2)THIS BLOG MIGHT BE CONSIDERED AN EXAMINATION OF THE "OLD SAW" AS TO WHETHER "THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD". 3)THE FEATURE THAT SEPARATES THIS BLOG FROM "THE OTHERS" ARE THE "OPTIONS PRESENTED" FOR IMPROVING THE LOT OF MANKIND. UNTIL "OTHERS" HAVE "BETTER IDEAS", I REMAIN COMMITTED TO THESE. VAMOS A VER! 4) DON'T PARSE! YOU'LL "MISS" THE "POINT(S)".

11/14/2005

INTRODUCTION 1 ET.AL.

WELCOME TO MY CURRENT ADVENTURE IN MENTAL GYMNASTICS. AS AN ONGOING PROCESS, THERE WILL SURELY BE ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS. SOMEHOW, THERE MUST BE AN ORGANIZATION OF TOPICS/AREAS OF INTEREST. I CANNOT CONCEIVE OF ANYONE INTERESTED IN ALL OF MY "MUSINGS", SO WHY NOT GO, MORE OR LESS DIRECTLY, TO WHAT YOU WANT TO READ. OF COURSE, IF CURIOSITY SHOULD PREVAIL, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO VIEW THE OTHERS AND SHARE. SINCE I HAVEN'T A CLUE HOW THIS IS DONE, (I THINK THAT IS THE JARGON OF THIS MEDIA) MY "LOCAL NOTIONS" OF POSSIBLE INTEREST TO OTHERS WILL APPEAR AS TIME AND INSPIRATION PERMIT. VAMOS A VER! TOM

ALL ERRORS IN SPELLING, TYPING AND PUNCTUATION ARE REGRETFULLY ACCEPTED. THE USE OF CAPS IS A CONCESSION TO MY EYES AND LACK OF TYPING (KEYBOARDING?) SKILLS. I'M TOO OLD TO BE MAD ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT THAT DOES NOT ELIMINATE THE FRUSTRATION OF LIVING IN A WORLD OF DAARS.
ADDENDUM 1:
MY APOLOGIES TO ALL WHO WERE VICTIMIZED BY OUR "DUMBED DOWN" EDUCATION SYSTEM AND ARE INTERESTED IN READING ONLY SIMPLISTIC ARTICLES OF THE TYPE GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED IN THE "OP ED" SECTIONS OF MORE WELL KNOWN PUBLICATIONS. ONE CANNOT DEAL WITH SUBSTANTIVE TOPICS WITHOUT FIRST LAYING SOME GROUNDWORK FOR PERSPECTIVE; DEALING WITH SOME ASSOCIATED FACTORS; ACKNOWLEDGING SOME HISTORICAL PRECEDENTS; POSTULATING SOME ALTERNATIVES AND EXAMINING THE INTENDED AND UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, IF ANY VALUE IS TO BE DERIVED FROM THE EFFORT.
THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT A LARGE STAFF OF "GO-FERS" HAS RESEARCHED THE SUBJECT; PROVIDED EXTENSIVE INFORMATION FOR WRITING; ALLOWED THE AUTHOR TO ORGANIZE THE WORDS (IF THAT); AND THEN PROOFED AND EDITED THE SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION SO THE "WRITER" CAN PUT HIS OR HER MONIKER ON THE ARTICLE FOR PUBLICATION. I'M IT!
FINALLY, WRITING FOR PUBLICATION IS JUST THE REVERSE OF MANUSCRIPTS OR THESES SUCH AS THOSE IN THIS BLOG. THE FORMER PUTS MOST INFORMATION AND READER PROVOCATION IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH(S) AND THE FURTHER ONE READS, THE LESS INFORMATION ONE GAINS. IN READING THIS BLOG, AS ONE PROGRESSES, THE THE AUTHOR HOPES THAT THE OVERALL SITUATION WILL BECOME CLEARER AND THE IMPLICATIONS OBVIOUS.

UNLIKE CONTENT IN GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, AS WELL AS THE USUAL ASSORTMENT OF ARTICLES BY PROFESSIONAL "CRITICS", (A PART OF THE "PROBLEM", NOT THE "SOLUTION") AN ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO OFFER SOME POSSIBLE OPTIONS RELATING TO EACH TOPIC. ONE GAINS LITTLE BY READING ARTICLES WRITTEN BY THOSE WHO HAVE NOTHING TO OFFER BUT CRITICISM AND COMPLAINTS WHICH THEY HOPE TO PASS OFF AS VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO A VARIETY OF SITUATIONS (SOUNDS LIKE "DEMOCRACY" IN ACTION!). WHETHER THEY ARE QUALIFIED TO DISCUSS THE TOPIC DU JOUR IS SELDOM DEBATED. HECK! EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION AND IT OBVIOUSLY PAYS VERY WELL.
READERS MUST JUDGE THE CREDIBILITY OF THE AUTHOR BASED UPON THE VERACITY AND EFFICACY OF THE IDEAS PRESENTED. THAT IS NOT AN EASY TASK, UNTIL ONE HAS LEARNED TO QUESTION ALL OF WHAT ONE READS OR HEARS. COMMERCIAL TOPICS FOR AIRING OR PUBLICATION, REGARDLESS OF THE MEDIUM, ARE SELDOM DISCUSSED OBJECTIVELY. THEY ARE USUALLY SLANTED TO GAIN MORE “EYEBALLS OR EARDRUMS”; SELL MORE ADVERTISING; OR TO PERPETUATE THE PURVEYORS IN POWER. PERHAPS A CLASSIFICATION OF "PROPAGANDA" WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. ORIGINALITY AND OBJECTIVITY, E.G. THOSE EXPRESSING IDEAS THAT STRAY FROM “POLITICAL CORRECTNESS”, SELDOM GO UNPUNISHED. BLOGS "MAY" SERVE MANY USEFUL FUNCTIONS, ESPECIALLY IF NOT CONCEIVED AS AN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE. THIS IS BOTH THE STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF THE PROCESS. ENJOY! TOM

ADDENDUM 2:
THE MYSTERY, OF HOW TO CORRECT "ERRORS/OMISSIONS" FOLLOWING PUBLICATION, CONTINUES UNABATED. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR HAS NOT TRIED OR IS UNAWARE OF THEM, ALTHOUGH THAT IS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY. "WORKS IN PROGRESS" SELDOM MEET THE CRITERION OF PERFECTION. HOWEVER, TO "FIGHT" THE "SYSTEM" REQUIRES THE USE OF TIME BETTER SPENT (PERHAPS) IN DEVELOPING OTHER "LOCAL NOTIONS".
UNDERSTANDABLY, THE CREATORS AND MAINTAINERS OF THE MEDIUM SEEM TO HAVE LITTLE TIME(INTEREST OR ABILITY?)TO HELP THOSE UNFAMILIAR WITH THE INTRICACIES OF COMPUTER PROGRAMING AND USE, OR THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO WRITE IN "PLAIN(U.S.?)ENGLISH" IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN HOW ONE MIGHT ACCOMPLISH THE DESIRED CHANGES.
OF COURSE, IT IS POSSIBLE, THAT "PLAIN ENGLISH" NO LONGER SUFFICES. THE CONCEPT OF COMMUNICATION WITH PRIMATES OF OTHER SPECIES COMES TO MIND. STILL, WHEN VISITING VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS OF SUCH SPECIES, THE AUTHOR WONDERS WHETHER THE SAME FRUSTRATION MIGHT NOT EXIST IN THE MINDS OF THE PRIMATES. ENJOY! TOM

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