http://michael-bonham.com Michael Bonham Wed, 24 Dec 2008 05:14:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This may be closer to reality than you think You're sound asleep when you hear a thump outside your bedroom door. Half-awake, and nearly paralyzed with fear, you hear muffled whispers. At least two people have broken into your house and are moving your way. With your heart pumping, you reach down ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/12/23/we-need-to-hear-more-stories/ I hear all these plans and read about all these reports of huge rallies and protests stationed at strategic places highly influential in our government; I understand the purpose of these, and I agree that they have their place and effectiveness in the peoples rise above oppressive government, but I ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/12/20/people-should-not-be-afraid-of-their-governments-governments-should-be-afraid-of-their-people/ Look at this rotten video; just watch it and think about what they're doing with it. It is designed to brainwash you and scare you into lethargic submission. "Let us take care of you - you're in danger," yeah no thanks! I'M AN AMERICAN I CAN STAND ON MY OWN ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/12/13/auto-bailoutgovernment-purchase/ Technically, Stephen Thaler has written more music than any composer in the world. He also invented the Oral-B CrossAction toothbrush and devices that search the Internet for messages from terrorists. He has discovered substances harder than diamonds, coined 1.5 million new English words, and trained robotic cockroaches. Technically. Thaler, the president ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/12/05/this-is-pretty-crazy/ Young Americans for Liberty. The title pretty much says it all - as titles should. They have a title; they have a system built around that title; they have a plan - an idea, but what they need is people. Active people in numbers always have and always will give power ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/12/05/young-americans-for-liberty/ To all you readers, I just put Plato's allegory of the cave on my philosophy page; it's a good read; it'll get you thinking about where you might be in life. I also put Hidden Wedges on there. I highly suggest it - over the allegory if you were to only ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/10/05/philosophy/ "What is life, if so full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?" A quote that has driven my mind to much thought in these last few years... At first glance it gives the message to take time and enjoy life and not be so busy, which is a ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/09/28/so-full-of-care/ I find so many neutralizing people with so many neutralizing ideas and arguments to make you grateful for what you have and not fight for anything more or else you are being greedy. They say, well gas prices are so much worse everywhere else, people are starving everywhere, so many are ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/09/24/neutralized/ You may be expecting something cheesy or sad - the usual writings of people on days of memorial, but I am not going to deliver on this expectation. In large part, I do not like days of patriotic celebration - for the same reasons I do not like those bumper sticker ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/09/11/patriots-day/ Hey, I'd say the page I would most like you to look at and read through is the political speeches/documents page. It has some very good - some of my very favorite - speeches on it and I'm trying to add more as I find them; I just added the ... http://michael-bonham.com/2008/09/09/political-speechesdocuments/