For some time now I've been anxious to share with you (the avid readers of sci-fi) my thoughts on book 7 of 7, the Ashes of Worlds, as it is a very interesting and lively tale denoting the very best of human attributes. Kevin J. Anderson (KJA) is truly a master story teller; his tremendous talent proves a stunning testament to just how boundless the human imagination really is. I tell ya, it's quite a treat to witness someone in their element. Well, that's enough adulation for now....
Posted by Lamont Cranston on Tuesday, October 19, 2010,
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It looks like the French are the only ones who get it when we talk about bringing runaway governments to heel! As the global economy continues to come undone because of the over-production of goods at cheap labor prices in the third world countries and the hollowing-out of manufacturing jobs in developed ones (that's us), an undeniable race to the bottom comes sharply into focus; that is to say, state and local municipalities will cut desperately needed public services, which translates to: c...
Posted by Lamont Cranston on Thursday, October 7, 2010,
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This clip is from a movie back in 1976 titled, Network. It so wonderfully puts into clear and concise wording, the truest ambitions of those who run popular media. Of course, while it refers to an age in which television was the dominant source of instant information, it can most certainly be applied to just about any modern device as ubiquitous as the Ipod of today. The point is that the common people are no longer accustomed to thinking for themselves, even though they believe they are. Hyp...
...well, this sistah is. I could say more but I won't. After watching this short clip you can search or google his confounding response...but only if you still have a bit more room in your tummy for bullsh!t.
Posted by Lamont Cranston on Tuesday, September 21, 2010,
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The Revolution will not come by PowerPoint. It will not begin at a workshop in one of a thousand hotels where bored delegates pin badges to their lapels and practice civil-society speak. PowerPoint is a power grab. there millions of slides may create as much poverty, insecurity and befuddlement as any militia or dictator. PowerPoint poses as dry objectivity in the face of corrupt violent politics, but it cleaves apart the political from the economic. By a curious alchemy, human life on the Po...
