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A View From the Edge

The real world: a brief update

Thu, 01/18/2018 - 12:16pm
By
Peter Riva

In these times, it has become clear we need to look out for each other. Charity is up (thankfully), food programs are expanding, neighbors are helping neighbors. In our household, at least six working days a month are devoted to just helping neighbors. Me? Other than time, one thing I can do is share information — information the mainstream, advertising-managed media may not be giving you.

Avoid acceptance of the norm

Wed, 01/10/2018 - 2:11pm
By
Peter Riva

The (new) race to the moon

Wed, 12/20/2017 - 12:21pm
By
Peter Riva

A non-funded mandate to go to the moon undertaken with a flourish of a worthless pen notwithstanding, the actual science and governmental programs already underway around the world are likely to see moon landings within the year. What? You didn’t know? Of course not, because the news you get is filtered down to marketing platforms meant not to fill your head, leaving room for medical remedies you must desperately want to pester your doctor about.

What’s going on in the real world these days

Wed, 12/13/2017 - 11:50am
By
Peter Riva

In these times, it has become clear we need to look out for each other. Charity is up (thankfully), food programs are expanding, neighbors are helping neighbors. In our household, at least six working days a month are devoted to just helping neighbors. Me? Other than time, one thing I can do is share information — information the mainstream, advertising-managed media may not be giving you.

Self-preservationists know, signs are everywhere

Wed, 12/06/2017 - 12:21pm
By
Peter Riva

As a child, you learn to recognize the signs confronting you. You look up at the sky and see clouds rolling in, grey clouds, and you know to leave the field before a downpour. On the playground, you see a bunch of kids gathering, see their body language, their peering over at you or your group and are forewarned that conflict is about to begin.

Spinoffs from society

Wed, 12/06/2017 - 11:35am
By
Peter Riva

The computer age is enabling workers to mask deficiencies (like spelling) and odd work times behind productivity and work-load achievements. Sitting at home, an over-65er who can’t sleep anyway and tomorrow’s young work force can both catch up on paperwork, statistics, sales, whatever, and transmit the results over the internet. Up to today, the measure of the output of a worker (productivity) was set against piecework standards or office overhead. Soon pay will be linked to company profit. 

Lies pretending to be truth are common

Wed, 11/29/2017 - 11:59am
By
Peter Riva

In the United States, we have a two-party system. No, we don’t. We have Libertarians, Conservatives, Democrats, Republicans, Peace & Freedom, Independence, Tea Party, Socialist, Christian Liberty, Citizens Party, Communist, Constitution, and another 40 or so. It is generally accepted that Congress is a two-party governing body, but tell that to the Tea Party or the Freedom Caucus.  The system may be two-party, but the individual members are clearly not in any sort of agreement or moral positions.

What is really happening?

Wed, 11/15/2017 - 1:18pm
By
Peter Riva

Drug ’em and keep ’em that way

Wed, 11/08/2017 - 1:25pm
By
Peter Riva

In the national drug abuse debate, fueled by the mind-boggling death toll numbers, we are told that the opioid crisis grew out of over-prescription of legal drugs which led to illegal (cheaper) drugs. True, but that seems, to me, to be trying to momentarily treat the sick patient instead of looking at the cause for the illness in the first place.