Mexican Food B-Day

Steamy Mexican food Birthday

Happy Birthday!

And MANY MANY MORE!

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2010 Happy New Year

2010

Happy New Year!

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Preemptive Strike Against Iran

Tanya Photo, 2008

Preemptive Strike Against Iran?

It seems to me that some sort of preemptive strike against Iran is presently being seriously contemplated.

The American build-up of fairly mobile troops in Afghanistan—nearer to the country of Iran and more easily deployable to that country in case of a military emergency in the area—seems to me to be the most visible part of the possible future strike.

It is a pity that the leadership of Iran continues to more or less ignore the international community's attempt to deny it atomic weapons—as it continues to harass Israel with threats to destroy it completely by first attacking Tel Aviv with missiles—if I understand the rhetoric of the Iranian leadership as reported by the news media.

These dire threats by the leadership of Iran, mere saber-rattling as they may be, set the people of Israel—and the rest of the world's teeth on edge, since an atomic war against Israel would most likely ignite world war three—which, as has been said for years—no one would or could win.

In a very rare show of unified political purpose, Russia and China have joined the USA and other European and Asian nations in asking Iran for restraint.

If the leadership of Iran continues down their present path—I believe the international community will act against them with a preemptive strike.

I do not believe the present leadership of Iran will act in the direction of peace—but will continue in what seems to me to be their present suicidal direction.

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No Oil. No War

Tomasito photo, 2009

Peak oil?

I have to admit I laughed when I read in the newspaper that one of our generals complained that if there was no more oil--"We couldn't wage war."

I guess that is the up-side of the end of oil!

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Peak Oil

Highway to Nowhere. (Tomasito photo 2009)

I feel it is a safe prediction to say that the above photo of a bit of defunct highway is just a forerunner of many such images in the near future.

The sea of oil burned daily in commuting and running errands cannot continue forever.

Be as prepared as we can be for the Big Change coming.

Best wishes.


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Right to Work

Downtown LA. (Thomas photo 2009)

The Right to Work

We live in a country which celebrates several "rights" and "freedoms"--and that is good.

There is another item which I would also like to add to our list of "inalienable" rights: the right to work.

President Roosevelt was in favor of this idea long ago--but it is a notion that has not found a champion in many years.

It seems to me that a good government in the "world of today" would recognize that if a person has no paid work--that person cannot survive.

This is the simplest and most obvious economic fact.

And since there is no other entity to provide this stabilizing cash flow--our political system should make sure that everyone who wants to work could have a job which would pay well enough to live with some comfort.

In my opinion, the Right to Work is more basic to a composed, healthy and honest society than the right to medical care which is being argued today with such heat.

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Job Security

Cogs in the Big Machine. (Thomas photo 2009)

It seems to me that job security is as important as medical care.

I would like to see it argued with as much enthusiasm as is the current debate on medical care.

I think it should be possible for the government to offer paid work available for all Americans-- some simple, non technological and easy to learn work--with a wage high enough to allow for a comfortable, secure life.

This would take care of the homeless people and much of the stress and crime we experience now.

All solutions are temporary, of course, but the problems are too--and the problem of "no work" is one problem which has been around too long.

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