Ickyma's Blog

Ickyma Commented on Extraterrestrials: Space Nazis or Fluffy Bunnies? by miguelitoh2o

2009-11-21T17:31:15Z

I think this diaspora of humans is an espression of optimism more than anything else.

...but any such diaspora would require a TRULY ADVANCED society... ...we are a LONG way from that...

...so far away, in fact, it's difficult for me to imagine what such a society must be like.

But I'm glad to know others like good sci-fi, too :)

Ickyma recommended Extraterrestrials: Space Nazis or Fluffy Bunnies? by miguelitoh2o

2009-11-20T23:26:38Z

Ickyma Commented on Insurance Across State Lines by Ickyma

2009-11-21T14:20:49Z

Are you promoting a "Regulation Free Insurance Industry"?

Are you promoting a "Regulation Free" system all together?

Ickyma recommended What a mess! by TheraP

2009-11-20T22:55:29Z

Ickyma Commented on Will Obama run for reelection? by SAGE2

2009-11-20T22:13:13Z

He will run... He will likely win... if for no other reason than because the Repugs have NOBODY to run. Who? Rudy? Huckabee? Palin? Romney? Feh!

Obama will win in a landslide IF there's a rabbit in every pot. (That is: If the jobs coming back... if the economy is coming back...) If people once again have 'food on the table', so to speak, they will forget about everything else... they will credit Obama with their good fortune, right or wrong.

IMHO

Ickyma recommended Harry Reid, and What Happened to the Public Option by Robert Reich

2009-11-19T15:58:00Z

Ickyma recommended "Government is the problem." by Rutabaga Ridgepole

2009-11-20T14:06:19Z

Ickyma Commented on Help Needed - re: Socially Responsible Mutual Funds by "Ruthless Pragmatism" Sucks

2009-11-20T15:11:52Z

I'm just thrilled to see you trying to put your money where your mouth is... All too often I run into investor types who don't use a moral compass to guide them...
Kudos to you.

Ickyma Commented on Fraidy Cats by CampaignTactician

2009-11-19T20:14:03Z

FEAR! FEAR! FEAR!

A great controller!

And now for your 2 minutes of Hate.

Ickyma recommended Fraidy Cats by CampaignTactician

2009-11-18T20:38:58Z

Ickyma recommended American Politics in One Lesson by DF

2009-11-17T21:28:36Z

Ickyma Commented on American Politics in One Lesson by DF

2009-11-18T13:31:21Z

"Corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."

-Abraham Lincoln, in an 1864 letter

Ickyma Commented on Grandpa's 8th Grade Education (Amended) by ~flowerchild~

2009-11-17T19:13:04Z

Very well stated. Thanks.

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2009-11-16T20:33:43Z

Ickyma Commented on Designing Education For The 21st Century by Ickyma

2009-11-17T18:08:47Z

Yeah... Ms. Puckett.

LOL!!!! Wow! No... never had to sit on the wall, but my friend did several times!
Hillarious!

Yeah... Actually, she and I got along fairly well... I was the "art kid"... my stuff was always chosen to represent the county in whatever was going on... So, I pretty much had free reign over the whole thing... I could come and go as I pleased and do whatever I wanted (as long as it sorta kinda resembled the assignment she gave).

Now you're in the SW??? I'm still in Lexington :)

see: www.bondurants.com

Ickyma recommended Grandpa's 8th Grade Education (Amended) by ~flowerchild~

2009-11-17T01:30:41Z

Ickyma Commented on Designing Education For The 21st Century by Ickyma

2009-11-17T16:46:02Z

Yup! Graduated class of '88.
I was the weird "Art Kid" with the bad hair and clothes... but I also played football... go figure. :)

Small world.

Ickyma Commented on Grandpa's 8th Grade Education (Amended) by ~flowerchild~

2009-11-17T16:39:29Z

My grandfather had to drop out of school in the 8th grade because his father was killed in the mines. He became the "man of the family" and had to provide for his mother and siblings.
He spent every free moment in the library educating himself. And boy did he do a good job.

When WWII came along he tested VERY HIGH on his aptitude tests... Ultimately he was put into "Radar" classes (Top Secret - hush hush)... He told them that he already knew all of this stuff... They told him that was impossible! Said it was top secret. He proved to them that he did indeed know Radar. He went to the head of the class...
Eventually he served on Generals Staff in Hawaii.

Later, he came home and went to work for US Steel. To my knowledge he still has the record for the most man hours worked without an injury (he wasn't gonna let another kid lose a father the way he'd lost his).

I guess what I'm getting at here is this: He was, for all intents and purposes, "Self Educated". HE Personally took it upon himself to learn everything possible. The "School" did NOT do this for him.

With today's technology and access to information there is NO REASON for people to rely on "Schools".

It is incumbent upon parents and students to take advantage of the resources around them... ...and not rely upon the "Schools" to do it for us.

I know it's a colossal waste of money to fund the public school systems... but they appear to be soooo stuck and built to stay that way that I don't see any other way to approach it right now.

Ickyma recommended The painful end of the American Dream. by cmaukonen

2009-11-16T15:15:51Z

Ickyma Commented on America's Innovative edge...is it heading off a cliff ?? by cmaukonen

2009-11-16T22:47:26Z

I'm glad to see others are concerned about this.
I had a discussion with my old man on the subject over the weekend and I just couldn't get through to him. He got stuck on "the system needs grunts.. the vast majority of people will always be grunts... " He may have a point, but I think we grunts will always shake out, so why not have the best educated grunts possible?

Perhaps your Carlin quote helps explain this.

Ickyma recommended America's Innovative edge...is it heading off a cliff ?? by cmaukonen

2009-11-16T03:53:13Z

Ickyma Commented on Beginning a blog by warbaby

2009-11-16T22:27:26Z

Glad you're here! I look forward to reading what you have to say...

...btw, the P-38 is one of my favorites. :)

Ickyma recommended Beginning a blog by warbaby

2009-11-16T14:38:23Z

Ickyma Commented on GLENN BECK & THE WORLD GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY by dickday

2009-11-16T21:12:09Z

not sure why the blockquote showed up the way it did... but... I think you can figure it out. :)

Ickyma Commented on GLENN BECK & THE WORLD GOVERNMENT CONSPIRACY by dickday

2009-11-16T21:10:54Z

It's hard to mock Glenn Beck. He's sort of become a caricature of himself, leaving little room for others to inject more humor into the situation. But brave men have tried and these five succeeded. Enjoy!

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/th...e-11-3-project

We knew Jon Stewart was a talented comedian, but until this performance we didn't know he had missed his true calling: Being Glenn Beck. The "Daily Show" host spent an entire segment acting like, talking like, crying like, dancing like, and gesticulating like Glenn Beck. He was inspired by the fact that Beck recently had his appendix removed to create the 11/3 project--taking America back to a time before Beck lost his vestigial organ.

(thx again to dgd)