Archive for February, 2008

An Inconvenient Troth.

The Mess Media In The Philippines

With the Manila Muddle created by themselves, Manila mass media are now trying to control, provide, sell information towards their kind of revolution, which is described by Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) (abs-cbnnews.com) as ‘a new brand of people power.’ I believe [...]

Friday, February 29th, 2008

The Stonecasters.

‘We Are Our Own Best Enemy’ – Tony Meer, Filipino

February 25 – 22 years after People Power 1 drove out of this country benevolent dictator President Ferdinand E Marcos, 7 years after benevolent clown President Joseph Estrada was deposed by People Power 2, many jokers and jesters are still trying to stage People Power 3 [...]

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Serendipity X.

The Rebel Writer Writes, ‘To X Or Not To X’

Disorder out of disorder? Yes. That’s the way I know creative thinking begins, with something that is seemingly un-pregnant with the promise of a brainchild. Once you accept that, your days as an un-creative writer are over. Then you will be the father of a brainchild [...]

Monday, February 25th, 2008

PC Fools.

The Rebel Writer Writes Of Slaves & Masters

The great science fiction author Ray Bradbury says, ‘A computer is a typewriter. I have two typewriters, I don’t need another one’ (James Hibberd, 2001 August 29, archive.salon.com). So, one of my favorite writers is one of my PC Fools. Having written 107 essays in the last 105 [...]

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

TLE

‘To love everyone.’ I imagine Jesus Christ answering my unasked question. ¶ ‘Sir, you’re telling me that that is the greatest commandment?’ ¶ ‘Yes, child.’ ¶ ‘But Sir, why is it the greatest commandment?’ ¶ ‘Simple. Because it’s impossible.’

How do you say? ‘I love you … all of you.’ To love everyone: how do [...]

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008