Eating China, one flag at a time
Michael Gallagher This man is responding to theories put forth by China’s Northeast Asia Project that ancient Korean kingdoms of Koguryo and the subsequent Parhae were, in fact, Chinese vassal states. What…
July 2007
Desire
Made by what we desire, I struggle to find words to give flight to want. I stand, evolving, crouching, whinching, delving into my mystical eye, Seeding future plots with ravenous…
continuing on with quotes, one from Thomas Merton
“A life is either all spiritual or not spiritual at all.No man can serve two masters.Your life is shaped by the end you live for.You are made in the image…
St. Augustine and a perfect quote
Is this quote from St. Augustine not the absolute truth? “Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.”
Slavery and human trafficking
A U.S. Government report published in 2003 states that between 800 000 and 900 000 people worldwide are trafficked across borders each year, against their will. This does not even…
House of Saud
I have just finished reading an excellent book called the House of Saud by David Holden. It offers an explicit history of the ruling dynasty of Saudi Arabia and how…
Gibran to check
I will attempt to artistically counteract my Proustian sickness with the following quote from Kahlil Gibran, the great mystic. “Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do…