July 2012 – Huenemanniac

July 30, 2012

Thomas P. M. Barnett on U.S and China

I have been a fan of Barnett’s geopolitical insights since I saw his TED talk. I just came across something he offered in a Q & A forum over on Wikistrat, and was encouraged by the following A to a posted Q: Q: Greg R. Lawson – Dr. Barnett, I have always been struck by… Continue reading

Meanings of life / death / social & moral stuff

July 17, 2012

Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle

One of my summer projects has been to read Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle. It’s a three-volume set which includes eight separate novels he wrote and then combined. I’m a touch intimidated by even trying to summarize, but here goes. The saga ranges over the years 1640-1714 (roughly), following three principal characters: Daniel Waterhouse, a British… Continue reading

Books

July 6, 2012

Soto, “Looking around, Believing”

Re-posted, from 3quarksdaily: Looking Around, Believing How strange that we can begin at any time. With two feet we get down the street. With a hand we undo the rose. With an eye we lift up the peach tree And hold it up to the wind — white blossoms At our feet. Like today.… Continue reading

Meanings of life / death / social & moral stuff