Monthly Archives: March 2011
When Chinese Tendai Buddhists introduced the Taoist Koshin belief to Japan in the latter part of the 10th Century, I doubt they could have foreseen that The Three Wise Monkeys who Hear no evil, See no evil, Speak no evil, could be used so interchangeably with being “deaf, dumb and blind.”. Yet as the beltway fiercely debates arming Libya’s rebels, that ancient proverb, and it’s familiar visual of the three monkeys comes to mind… and not quite in the way the Buddhists’ intended. Continue reading
Remember JournoList? That email list consisting of various liberal MSM members who conspired to get a certain message across to readers and/or viewers? That list is now supposedly defunct but you have to wonder, especially when news of Chuck Schumer’s remarks during a conference call are all but ignored by the MSM. He was overheard briefing fellow Democrat lawmakers how to belittle and denigrate conservatives.
Jennifer Steinhauer from the Times was one of the few to write a few syllables on it: Continue reading
“The burning heavens reflected in a mud puddle.” Continue reading
The most important thing in the world to you is the survival of you and your family.
You need to be secure enough in your own home to sleep at night without fear; to have enough food for however many meals you and your family need each day.
To be protected from the weather. Continue reading




