Quilotoa

I stay away from most news sites. I only skim CBC and BBC. I constantly look back in histroy for perspective. It helps me realize we are living in one of the best times in humanities' existance.

Flashcards for new vocabulary and learning songs in the new language seems to work for me.

Yeah, I did the same thing.

This kind of investment gives me hope that fusion may one day be economically feasible.

Not to mention the actual names. "There's a bear. What should we call it?" "Well, it's black. Let's call it a Black Bear." "How about that one? It's brown." "We'll call it a Brown Bear."

You said it so much better than I did.

Unless there's some critic event like a civil war, I'm guessing it will be a slow decline of the U.S. I don't think any country stands to replace it, at least not in the same amount of dominace that the United States had. I think two or three countries, including the U.S., will dominate economic and military power for quite a number of years with a great deal of shuffling between them.

It's complicated.

If you want an idea where you stand, the world median income is about $7.26 per day or $2700 per year.

Making music

Our annual tradition is to go out into the bush and cut one down. Then we make a fire and have a hot dog roast.