Thomas Jefferson (a quote)

August 3, 2009

“Our legislators are not sufficiently apprised of the rightful limits of their powers; that their true office is to declare and enforce only our natural rights and duties, and to take none of them from us. No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all [...]

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Several Key Points in the current Health Bill (as of July 2009)

August 3, 2009

While the Health Care System really needs reform, the current bill is not the right thing to do — it is an expensive catastrophe in the making. Please take the time to look at a few of the cited points below.
This is Brave, New World stuff — and not good [...]

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Healthcare Reform – Yes; This monstrosity – No!

August 3, 2009

We hear folks tearing down the current system as well as the proposed government system. Tearing down proposals does not solve the problem.
Allowing free markets to work is the best way. The word “free” means just that. What we have today, though not government in genesis, is still highly dominated by rules that favor corporations [...]

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The Burning Question – “Was I heard?”

August 1, 2009

We are, or have been, burdened by countless communications that were never acknowledged. These communications hang there, like little armed bombs; owning us and dictating so many of our actions; in wait for that simple and certain acknowledgment. Each unacknowledged communication takes a piece of us and freezes it in a moment of waiting. Stilled, [...]

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Ridge Soaring in Utah

July 30, 2009

Kim and I had the opportunity to participate in some ridge soaring in Utah.
Following is a video of our experience.

Soaring the Comb Ridge in Utah from Ken Risley on Vimeo.
Ridge Soaring in Utah from Ken Risley on Vimeo.

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Families – and Our Abilities to See Them

July 26, 2009

Have you ever noticed how family are the ones that love you most but often know you least?
I’ve heard it said that one is rarely a profit among his own. I believe that is because of high familiarity. This is rather rampant in families – though I think it is only an apparency.
This, unfortunately, manisfests [...]

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The Underlying Economic Problem and What You Can Do.

July 26, 2009

This is not pretty — but it is a succinct statement of negative factors to our economic situation.
In 1913 we allowed money changing elites to take over the money of this nation. All money created is created out of thin air and then is charged as debt subject to interest payments paid to those who [...]

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OSHKOSH Pilgrimage 2001

July 25, 2009

Kim and I launched in our little airplane from Florida to Oshkosh. We had our airplane loaded to the gill. Was a great trip.
Hope you enjoy my little 23 minute video.

Pilgrimage to Oshkosh – Camping by our Airplane from Ken Risley on Vimeo.

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The Slippery Slope

July 24, 2009

According to the IRS’s own data, the bottom 50% of wage earners in this country pay %2.99 of all taxes. The remaining is paid by the top 50%.
Even with this, Obama is planning to pay out cash to folks who pay little or no taxes (this is called the “refundable tax credit”).
The result of this [...]

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Homeward Bound in my SteamPowered Aeroplane

July 22, 2009

Was on a business trip. I always carry a video for business documentations.
While coming home from North Florida I decided to shoot the sequence of my returning to my Airport Home.
This is set to Steam Powered Aeroplane by John Hartford. John was one of my favorite musicians. There will never be another like him.

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Trip to Italy

July 20, 2009

In May of 2007 Kim and I traveled to Italy for about 12 days . It was a second visit for me. The intervening decades did not change Italy itself but the modernation of communications certainly did make her look much more like the US. During my first trip there the phones were archaic. Trans-Atlantic [...]

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Life and other Matters

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Whether Thomas Aquinas (c. 1224-1274) debated over how many angels could dance on the head of a pin, or not, isn’t important in itself.
It is interesting, however, to consider the type of  arguments which can ensue.
Our interest in such discourse is not so much the merits of the specific arguments but in the premises from [...]

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