Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Seven of Seven
Given my inattentiveness to blogging lately, and given Kristen's prompting, here's a little something to get me going again.
seven favorite microwaveable dinners:
tortilla with cheese
a can of soup
popcorn
a black bean burger
a chicken burrito
another can of soup
beans, cheese and salsa
seven desired domestic reforms or govermental actions:
income and payroll tax disolution (fairtax anyone?)
reign-in spending and deficit reduction
education reform
welfare disolution (with possible private-charity incentive)
legal reforms to aid small business and entrepreneurship
Alito confirmation
proposals for other ownership society-based reforms
seven artists discovered since summer:
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Michael Buble
Carbon Leaf
David Crowder Band
The Afro Celt Sound System
Vince Guaraldi
Si*Sé
seven strong desires:
a hot-air balloon ride
a home library complete with ladder
to work in speech and natural language processing
to be consistent in the small, important things
a combination of travel, photography and helping people
to transplant the satisfaction of chocolate or blueberry cobbler into healthier foods
to make a difference to those around me
seven daily news sources:
ussmariner.com
slashdot.org
townhall.com
news.google.com
hotdlz.com
livescience.com
forbes.com
seven good authors and a book or series:
Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game series
JRR Tolkien - LOTR trilogy
Ravi Zacharias - Deliver Us from Evil
Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure
Robert Heinlein - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Willa Cather - My Antonia
Frank Norris - McTeague
seven questions to consider:
can private charity take over in the wake of a complete welfare repeal?
how about the growing capabilities in genetic manipulation and impending chimerization of man and beast?
will we reach indefinite lifetimes and how broadly should they be available?
what would someone else do with it if given your life for two years?
what should a christian business look like?
is there any merit to an argument against terraforming and extraplanetary colonization?
why aren't more people libertarians?
seven favorite microwaveable dinners:
tortilla with cheese
a can of soup
popcorn
a black bean burger
a chicken burrito
another can of soup
beans, cheese and salsa
seven desired domestic reforms or govermental actions:
income and payroll tax disolution (fairtax anyone?)
reign-in spending and deficit reduction
education reform
welfare disolution (with possible private-charity incentive)
legal reforms to aid small business and entrepreneurship
Alito confirmation
proposals for other ownership society-based reforms
seven artists discovered since summer:
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Michael Buble
Carbon Leaf
David Crowder Band
The Afro Celt Sound System
Vince Guaraldi
Si*Sé
seven strong desires:
a hot-air balloon ride
a home library complete with ladder
to work in speech and natural language processing
to be consistent in the small, important things
a combination of travel, photography and helping people
to transplant the satisfaction of chocolate or blueberry cobbler into healthier foods
to make a difference to those around me
seven daily news sources:
ussmariner.com
slashdot.org
townhall.com
news.google.com
hotdlz.com
livescience.com
forbes.com
seven good authors and a book or series:
Orson Scott Card - Ender's Game series
JRR Tolkien - LOTR trilogy
Ravi Zacharias - Deliver Us from Evil
Thomas Hardy - Jude the Obscure
Robert Heinlein - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Willa Cather - My Antonia
Frank Norris - McTeague
seven questions to consider:
can private charity take over in the wake of a complete welfare repeal?
how about the growing capabilities in genetic manipulation and impending chimerization of man and beast?
will we reach indefinite lifetimes and how broadly should they be available?
what would someone else do with it if given your life for two years?
what should a christian business look like?
is there any merit to an argument against terraforming and extraplanetary colonization?
why aren't more people libertarians?
# posted by kevin @ 1:05 PM 
Comments:
I had no idea we were on the same page politically, mon ami.
I love this list. You are always thinking outside the box.
When you figure out what a Christian business should look like, fill me in.
I love this list. You are always thinking outside the box.
When you figure out what a Christian business should look like, fill me in.
Hi Aola, hi Sandra. Thanks for the encouragement!
And thanks Kristen. I'd seen political glimpses from you before, but I guess I haven't said much lately. My small group has had some great discussion on the christian business; I'll share what and when I have.
And thanks Kristen. I'd seen political glimpses from you before, but I guess I haven't said much lately. My small group has had some great discussion on the christian business; I'll share what and when I have.
I am so libertarian, it's frightening. Ha.
Your question, "What would someone else do with it if given your life for two years?" has been on my mind all day. I guess it would all depend on if they had my best interests and/or my deepest desires at heart. My brain feels itchy from thinking so much. LOL
So, thanks.
Your question, "What would someone else do with it if given your life for two years?" has been on my mind all day. I guess it would all depend on if they had my best interests and/or my deepest desires at heart. My brain feels itchy from thinking so much. LOL
So, thanks.
I was thinking about that one a few evenings ago in a moment of discontent, especially as a validation of my potential actions and inactions. I suppose in its original intent the new actor would have all your previous knowledge and experiences but would be free to craft his/her own desires and goals while still respecting potential consequences.
It'd be fun to see if/what you come up with (given either interpretation).
It'd be fun to see if/what you come up with (given either interpretation).
