Have you ever met Larry Elder (LAE)? As I’m sure you know, he’s running for governor here, in CA. …LAE calls himself a “contrarian” & apparently has a “talent for cathartic story telling” about his experiences growing up in South Central LA with an abusive father. Some say he’s more extreme than DJT…
…I wonder what will happen in places like Afghanistan & Myanmar, where addled young men with big guns feel free to enforce their own version of the law. While Afghan leaders are claiming things will be better than in 1989, people are saying, “Taliban actions are as different from their [leaders’] speeches as the ground is different from the sky.”…
…The Afghans have been resisting foreigners who have tried to boss them around for the last 40 years. I knew that the Taliban was profoundly confused when I heard that they destroyed their giant Buddhas in Bamiyan. I…While I support your decision to pull out our troops, I’m worried about the Afghani women & girls who may have to go into hiding….
…If you want a bit of inspiration, you might watch Nightbride’s performance on America’s Got Talent. She’s a cancer survivor who sings about her struggles in a song she wrote. She tells Simon Cowell, “You can’t wait to be happy until life isn’t hard anymore.” I think you learned that lesson long ago, but some of us are just learning it now….
…So, my Friend, it’s time that you become a math teacher & educate our citizens about the IPAT equation, specifically “Impact = Population x Affluence x Technology”. According to Princeton University environmental engineer Anu Ramaswami, “stabilizing the climate depends on addressing the affluence and technology aspects of the IPAT equation.”…
