Book of the Month: Gotcha Capitalism

Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day-and What You Can Do About It

Depressing to read all the tricks that the corporations pull to deceive (read maximize) profits. Some would say that is what is capitalism is all about. But I disagree. Where is the Honesty? Where is the concern about screwing the common out of whatever little he/she has?

If you live in America, this is a must read. It would certainly save you a few hundred dollars a year as the book promises

Finally, someone has the guts to tell the truth!

Stunning! Shocking! Probably for Americans but not for me! While I recognize Israel's right to exists and its borders prior to 1967, everything else is simply unthinkable and is criminal.

Original CBS piece: Time Running Out For A Two-State Solution? or here

While you are at it, watch the following as well

Instruction Manual for Life

I am touched my the message and the production. Very simple and yet powerful. I wish I am this creative! This reverberated in me for some time. Whatever is said in that video applies to religion, race and discrimination of all sorts! Well spent 8 minutes of my life.

Am I a creationist?

Certainly not. But we have not reached the limits of science nor do we understand everything to be certain. But I lean towards Evolution and would bet on it. Simply because I can question and challenge things as opposed to creationism that requires people to accept it without question.

I saw the falsehood of creationism series which is worth checking out
Foundational Falsehoods of Creationism (15 videos)

Japanese Game Shows

Why can't we in America have more of these? I would especially like to be the middle aged man in the first video :-)

President Bush's Accomplishments

http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/bushrecord/documents/legacybooklet.pdf

Sure he can say and claim whatever he wants. Since folks cannot annotate and comment on the document, it would be a one sided story always. Not sure if he read the report on his own accomplishments! He is not a big reader as folks say.

I consider him a colossal failure for leaving this great nation in shambles as he is ready to leave office. Don't know if I will ever have any true respect for him for what he has done as I lived during his time. No historian or revelations can change the facts or the realities that I lived through!

I wish for the return of America that is prior to his presidency. I am betting my hopes on Obama. Lets see what the future holds for this once great nation.

Top Ten Jackasses of 2008

Wholeheartedly agree with every thing.

http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=4813