Over the course of time various groups of humans have taken the stance that it is okay for their society, their community to murder. They come up with their various reasons as to why it is okay. If you look upon the sacred texts from Abrahamic faiths, and probably others as well, you find various accounts of people attempting to rationalize and justify their world view, their faith, and their societies taking of another life. for some within these faiths they may try and uses these texts to justify their positions, ignoring themselves of love, compassion, caring for all that may be found within. Ignoring aspects of the stories, written, or hinted at that may indicate this may be the law and reasoning for it, but perhaps it isn’t how things should really be. Ignoring the logic puzzle that is created by the cases for communal murder, that even those writing may have ignored.
— Lyle IIPondering Income inequality…
In the public media we find often stories related to income inequality. We find our politicians arguing for various forms of inequality, a few for some attempt at equality. We find the average Joe and Jane disgruntled by the problems related to a few getting most while the many getting little, but often being quite in the arenas which could impact change regarding their struggles. We find Sally and Sam who move from being the average Joe and Jane to being willing to speak out, lobby, stand in protest, occupy parks for various reasons related to the injustice of our economic and political systems. We also find Mike and Marsha, who are Joe and Jane but have fallen into the trap of the media and wealth hype and illusions and have become vocally supportive of political and economic systems that put them down, keep them poor, make them and their children poorer while making the gap between the wealthier and poor even greater, that make the hungry grow in numbers…
— Lyle IIPassing of time…
In the Autumn of 2000 I started my first year of university. When I came home for Christmas break it became clear to me that one of my dear childhood companions, Keasha, would not be around much longer. She was part German Shepherd and part Samoyed, we had done so much over the years, she had been a loyal friend to my cat, and watched over all of the family… so sweet and gentle and wonderful a dog. She was epileptic, had a thyroid problem which she was on meds for, and had had a hard time before joining our family back around when I was 8. But, when I came home for that break, I could see here not moving as well, and showing the years were finally catching up to her. One day in the rain, I had to go into the yard and carry her back into the house, her wet and muddy, and not able to walk. She got a bit better, but soon after I returned to University, my parents took her to a vet that helped her pass peacefully away.
— Lyle II