You got it right, in my book, when you wrote: "My faith is in the good nature of the peasants, and I think they could, in their capacity as consumers, turn night into day if things ever got really bad. And on the subject of music, peasants, and ultimate melodies, didn't Arron Copland come quite close with Fanfare for the Common Man? I am just one of the peasants, but, twice I have had the honor and privilege to argue before the United States Supreme Court on unjust tax schemes put forth by California bureaucrats. When those efforts failed, we formed a committee and for three years worked on legislation to get it right. We didn't get it all.... but we made a difference..
It may be time to revist the fiction that a corporation has the same rights as an individual, has standing in our courts.... it is a fiction of convenience... if changed... maybe greed would become accountable to suffering, exploitation and misery...
I'll get off the soapbox now... but I should saw a special on global warming and corporate exploitation and U.S. indeference, in defense of capitalism... Teddy Roosevelt would be furious!
@ Mike R.: I hope everything is okay, and here's to a speedy recovery if you're enduring another round of the chemo. Looking forward to seeing you posting again soon!
I hope that some of you took the time to check out the interview, too (access by clicking on the scrollbar on the vid pic). This guy has much more cooking than just a comedy/juggling act. His efforts on the part of the Bill of Rights (see his website) impress me even more than his extraordinary entertainment ability.
Chipper Q,
Thank you very kindly for expressing your concern for me. I continue to get chemo every week, but they are giving me a reprieve for the first week of June, so I get to go to Colorado to spend 10 days with my brother in and around Denver :-)
GOOD NEWS to All - As of last week's examination, we are gaining the upper hand over the cancer! The tumors (at least those in the liver, we haven't been able to assess those on the pancreas yet) have shrunken/died to the extent that the liver protrudes much less into the abdominal cavity. I'm not pretending that the war is won - the (bad) indicators in the bloodwork are still way above normal, but the new development has surely done nothing to lower my already-high hopes :-) this thing is WAY beatable, though, so it's good to see that all our positive thoughts, prayers, and wishes are bearing fruit and giving energy for further, renewed optimism.
Bless All,
Michael R.
This is very good news...This is a war and you are winning...You've got to remember that!...You'll be one of the people i'll be thinking of this year at the American Cancer Society Relay For Life...Which will be happening in my area in early June.
To Dan, Chipper Q, nevermorestr, and my dear friend/benefactor Mike Hewson - Thank You all for your continuing support. I'm sure that there remain some ups 'n' downs before it is all resolved. Some stats: yearly average of people diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer - 29700. Of those, average of 700 survive (defined as still alive 5 years later. I'm quite comfortable shooting for 2%, after all, I qualified for MENSA :-). So, all my respects and best wishes for ALL 29700 of us, but I'm laying claim to one of those 700 spots, and I'm hanging on to it like a Bulldog.
Love to you all,
Michael R.
microcraft
"The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice" - MLK
Chipper~ You got it right,
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Chipper~
You got it right, in my book, when you wrote: "My faith is in the good nature of the peasants, and I think they could, in their capacity as consumers, turn night into day if things ever got really bad. And on the subject of music, peasants, and ultimate melodies, didn't Arron Copland come quite close with Fanfare for the Common Man? I am just one of the peasants, but, twice I have had the honor and privilege to argue before the United States Supreme Court on unjust tax schemes put forth by California bureaucrats. When those efforts failed, we formed a committee and for three years worked on legislation to get it right. We didn't get it all.... but we made a difference..
It may be time to revist the fiction that a corporation has the same rights as an individual, has standing in our courts.... it is a fiction of convenience... if changed... maybe greed would become accountable to suffering, exploitation and misery...
I'll get off the soapbox now... but I should saw a special on global warming and corporate exploitation and U.S. indeference, in defense of capitalism... Teddy Roosevelt would be furious!
"We must be the change we wish to see."
Mahatma Gandhi
RE: It may be time to
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A Grass Roots Movement to place limits on the rights of huge corporate entities? Where do I sign up?
Time to spawn The thread!
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Time to spawn The thread!
If you need an Avatar, I'll create one for you!
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RE: RE: RE: @ Mike R.:
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To Dan, Chipper Q, nevermorestr, and my dear friend/benefactor Mike Hewson - Thank You all for your continuing support. I'm sure that there remain some ups 'n' downs before it is all resolved. Some stats: yearly average of people diagnosed as having pancreatic cancer - 29700. Of those, average of 700 survive (defined as still alive 5 years later. I'm quite comfortable shooting for 2%, after all, I qualified for MENSA :-). So, all my respects and best wishes for ALL 29700 of us, but I'm laying claim to one of those 700 spots, and I'm hanging on to it like a Bulldog.
Love to you all,
Michael R.
microcraft
"The arc of history is long, but it bends toward justice" - MLK