Monthly Archives: March 2015

A Lot Happened in 1950

I went to the Senior Center today and spoke with an Italian cement man from South Philly, “brick point man” I think he said.  Showed me how he finished the slather. The Irish boss told him to work faster or … Continue reading

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Rhinos Headed for Extinction?

I told Lucia about the rhinoceros appendage of yours but she said she prefers Warren Beatty despite his age.  I said he had bad breath but she didn’t seem to care and after a momentary pause added, “So do you.”

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#NewHighHiRise: How Do Insurance Companies Underwrite Hi-Rise Risk post-911?

To follow-thru on a hypothetical, “If skyscrapers are indeed ‘unsafe’ in a cyber-connected surveillance wi-fi world, then Los Angeles is less safe with every new-high-hi-rise erected. On the other hand, hi-rises can, if properly equiped, provide ample defense-oriented opportunities. copyright … Continue reading

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#DotheMath Building Codes in the post-911 Era Re: #PentagonDestruction: The Deaths Per Event Ratio

One lesson we can learn from the Pentagon event of September 11, 2001 is that the direct deaths per event ratio tends to confirm the life-saving benefits of a low-profile building. WTC [2] v. the Pentagon [it’s “building” & the … Continue reading

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Who Can You Trust? #CouncilonForeignRelations @ForeignAffairs #SkyscraperHeavens Excerpt Attachment

SKYSCRAPER HEAVENS The title of the book is Skyscraper Heavens.  Those two words came together before dawn the morning of December 31, 2014. The Skyscraper is a male-dominant image, a phallus, a corporate, higher than you, conception of engineers, developers … Continue reading

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My Mama Told the Truth

@kibs33 My mother told me once, “You know, a lot of people don’t like you.” I didn’t realize how much until recently. Depends on my state.   

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Town Hall Meetings: Come As You Are

LAPD Hollywood had a neighborhood meeting tonight.  President Obama is arriving tomorrow and the LA Marathon on Sunday morning. Thank you LAPD Hollywood and NGO’s. “We do what we can.” Professor Kaplan, Civil Procedure, Harvard Law School

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The Logan Act is Passe

The New York Times ran an on-line article quoting unnamed Democratic sources that a letter to a foreign entity to frustrate the purposes of “the United States” may be a violation of The Logan Act.  The United States is not … Continue reading

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Activate Each Other

Racial Prejudice Is Nonsense I cannot blame one sister for anothers failures; therefore, I cannot be prejudiced. @khamenei_ir copyright John Rubens March 09, 2015

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Activate One Another [Dialectic Expansion*]

Activate one another; Jesus + 2-3 “I am there”. Dialectic: 12 apostles too many? Judas explosion. 13 “Unlucky” number 11 + 1 = 12 [balanced] *”sublimation” [see Herbert Marcuse, One Dimensional Man]

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