tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post3772342671515065164..comments2024-03-28T05:22:09.542-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: The table remainsMike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-12323697224787913422011-11-17T03:22:17.536-08:002011-11-17T03:22:17.536-08:00Claudia, sorry for the delay. Been out and about. ...Claudia, sorry for the delay. Been out and about. I guess the bottom line is that all political systems have to take into account the flaws in human nature. And people have to think more and see behind the flim-flam. Think. Not emote, which we're seeing too much of at the moment. A pulpit moment. Sorry :)Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-3828705184927078552011-11-12T20:32:07.067-08:002011-11-12T20:32:07.067-08:00WOW! Well said, Mike. I could almost hear you furi...WOW! Well said, Mike. I could almost hear you furiously typing this post ;)<br />I wish we voters had more power so we could get rid of some clowns who call themselves politicians (without wasting taxpayers money or shedding any blood) but that would be Utopia, right?.Claudia Zurchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00302024950570710809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-62473844082980858642011-11-12T18:34:34.278-08:002011-11-12T18:34:34.278-08:00sorry--7 billion people on the planet now--(apropo...sorry--7 billion people on the planet now--(apropos of nothing)<br /><br />Yes, this area is quite beautiful and I truly love the Cedars and Douglas Firs--the rain doesn't even bother me. I'll look for your Seattle/Cascade blog...nikki broadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747409519592210649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-80850688455120481272011-11-12T13:12:59.813-08:002011-11-12T13:12:59.813-08:00Thanks, Nikki. You lost me with the 7 billion, deb...Thanks, Nikki. You lost me with the 7 billion, debt? Population? or plastic forks? :) But at least you live in a very nice part of the world. I spent a wonderful week in Seattle and visited the Cascades, which is quite near you, I think. It's in my blog - under the America label.<br />Ref social marketing, I only know what I've picked up on the net, that and gut instinct. But my gut is not very cleverMike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-22736258444477959182011-11-12T09:31:11.969-08:002011-11-12T09:31:11.969-08:00Fabulous post, Mike! I love the table analogy--yes...Fabulous post, Mike! I love the table analogy--yes, we over here across the pond seem to be deciding that stupidity is the way to go-(setting our table with plastic forks and knives) 7 billion and counting--remember that..<br /><br />Thanks for your comment on my blog-are you self-published? Social media seems to be the marketing ploy over here...would love to hear your experiences!nikki broadwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747409519592210649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-30397286558075523012011-11-12T05:02:39.556-08:002011-11-12T05:02:39.556-08:00Tables are sometimes toppled and reset--hence the ...<i>Tables are sometimes toppled and reset--hence the birth of the US for one. (at least this is the view in the US)</i> but the table is not re-invented. It just gets a makeover and the world carries on - as you say in your last line.Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-51749549299444960352011-11-12T04:46:11.555-08:002011-11-12T04:46:11.555-08:00Tables are sometimes toppled and reset--hence the ...Tables are sometimes toppled and reset--hence the birth of the US for one. (at least this is the view in the US)<br /><br />I'd speculate that regardless of the government, no matter how benign, the bottom of the silver already came tarnished.<br /><br />I'd settle for fewer puppet masters. But I know that'll never happen. There are too many people in the world to control. To sedate the populace requires the tools of panaceas and distraction, the stock and trade of politicians the world over.<br /><br />History continues to repeat itself.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com