Posts from — February 2008

  Numerous experts in modern time regard Plato as the first genuine political philosopher and Aristotle as the first political scientist.  They were both great thinkers in regards to, in part with Socrates, being the foundation of the great western philosophers.  They each had ideas of how to improve existing societies during their individual lifetimes.  To compare political theories of two great philosophers of politics is to first examine each theory in depth.  It is also necessary to look at several areas of each theory to seek the difference in each. 

            Plato was the prized pupil of Socrates.  From a wealthy and powerful family, his actual name was [Read more →]

The Earth is alive with incredible forces both below and above.  The forces include volcanoes, tsunamis and earthquakes caused by tectonic plate shifting from underneath the earths crust.  Above the earth weather forces such as wind, rain and ice transform the land constantly over time.  Mountains are made by shifts in the earths crust only to be slowly taken down by millions of years of erosion to help constantly change the landscape on which we live.  To discover the many ways the earth is changes its important to look at each part individually to show how each does its part.

      The first important part we need to know about the earth is the make up.  Scientists believe say that the Earth’s crust is 6 to 45 miles thick in some parts.  The mantle located under the crust is 1800 miles thick and is much hotter and softer then the outer crust.  Beneath the mantle is the outer core, which is about 1300 miles thick, consists of a sea of liquid iron.  Scientists believe under the liquid core is a possibly solid iron core about 1500 miles thick.  The Earth’s crust is broken down into about thirteen large and some small plates. 

     More the 200 million years ago the continents of [Read more →]

I received this as an email the other day and thought that it was hysterical! So I decided to do some editing and post it on here so that the world could read it, as I do not have “the world” in my address book. Many thanks to my bud Lisa who sent it to me, as well as the creative innovator of the original email.

Why did the chicken cross the road? Here are some “would-be responses” from some media favorites:

DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won’t realize that he must first deal with the problem on ‘THIS’ side of the road before it goes after the problem on the ‘OTHER SIDE’ of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he’s acting by not taking on his ‘CURRENT’ problems before adding ‘NEW’ problems.

OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I’m going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

GEORGE W. BUSH: We don’t really care why [Read more →]

Here are some Bizarre Foods I have found from around the world:

• Cuitlacoche:   Huitlacoche is the fungal, culinary delicacy Ustilago maydisthat grows on ears of corn.  Another word its Nasty corn fungas that people call the Mexican Truffle.  It is used in tamales and as a seasoner used like garlic.  It has a rich, earthy flavor.  Put that one in your mouth!

• Balut:    This is a duck or chicken fertalized egg.  While its growing inside these are eaten like its a hard boiled egg.  I remember Anthony Zimmern said the worst part is the liquid inside the egg.  Little bones and feathers mmmm.

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