Make the entire world a DMZ


Rant by: David Crellen / Palm Desert, CA — September 2021

There’s no such thing as a “humane” war …

“… global activism pushed to make the laws of war, either ignored or permissive before, more humane in content and honored in practice …” – NYT 9/3/2021

My take: This is bullshit!/

The loathsome combination of church and state is the root of most of the world’s ills


Quote by: Thomas Jefferson / Monticello, VA — January 29, 1815

Dear Sir. Your letter of Dec. 20. was 4. weeks on it’s way to me. I thank you for it: for altho founded on a misconception, it is evidence of that friendly concern for my peace and welfare which I have ever believed you to feel. of publishing a book on religion, my dear Sir, I never had an idea. I

Imagine being a fish in a reservoir whose dam just collapsed.


Ponder by: David — Jun, 2023

Imagine being a fish in a reservoir whose dam just collapsed. And you are cognizant of it. Would you jump with joy at the thought of imminent freedom – or cry with fear that your safe haven is gone?

“If you don’t know what you want for yourself, then you’ll never, never get there.”

“You’ll always be deterred.” – Alicia Keys
Quote by: Alicia Keys — 2001

“If you don’t know what you want for yourself, then you’ll never, never get there … You’ll always be deterred.” Alicia Keys told Oprah at age 20. Now she preaches this self-determination.

“Hell’s Kitchen,” a musical inspired by the singer-songwriter’s teenage years in New York, is set to open Off

If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.

Pax Romana
Quote by: Marcus Aurelius — 161 - 180 CE (AD)

Marcus Aurelius was emperor of Ancient Rome the only time peace and happiness reigned. They called that era PAX ROMANA. He was a stoic philosopher.

Material World

We humans are too materialistic.
Thought by: David Crellen — Sep, 2023

Material World photoart by David Crellen

Why do we humans look at life so materialistically? 

What is material? Material is nothing but the other side of Einstein's equation for relativity:

"Energy equals Mass (material) times the square of the speed of light"

E = MC2

Our mind provides the energy that puts the mess, er, mass together.

C2 means

The Devil Laughed – The Angels Laughed

The devil laughed, because he knew life had no meaning; the angels, as they flew over, laughed too, knowing what the meaning was.
Quote by: Milan Kundera / Economist magzine — Jul, 2023

The devil laughed, because he knew life had no meaning; the angels, as they flew over, laughed too, knowing what the meaning was. – Milan Kundera

Money is the Adam’s apple in the 21st century

So don't eat that apple – Don't bank it, either – It's already rotten!
Rant by: David Crellen — Dec, 2023

Who wins in America? And who loses in America?


Ponder by: David — Aug, 2023

Who wins? The PAC fund managers, Tech Billionaires, lobbyists, and bankers are all WINNERS
Who Loses? We citizens are the LOSERS
Since when? Since 1775

Too bad we can't backup our brain's memory to the cloud

… or perhaps we can!
Ponder by: David Crellen — September 2021

Brain in the Cloud

The backup to the cloud capability has always been there – the 'cloud', in this case, is the universal consciousness and it's automatic. My concept of universal consciousness will be the subject of an article I will write. Watch for it.