Bye for now

Trump won and is in the process of "losing his mind" big time, mostly by berating and insulting other countries; meanwhile, Europe is fucked, the world is becoming a toxic and fascist nightmare, the whole of Africa is reverting to corrupt tribalism, China must remember that repressing millions is ultimately futile and Putin is running a once proud population into the ground, making friends with and giving sanctuary to other "leaders" of disrepute, not forgetting Israel of course, that seem to be brewing a regional war for themselves whilst Trump, as pathologically eager as ever to keep himself in the front page headlines, has joined in by trying to play war with Iran, who just keep giving him the finger. He and his cronies are beyond words, signalling that they want their quarter of the influential areas of the world, China can take theirs, Russia theirs and Europe can muddle their way to theirs.

You get my drift. I'm going back to reading books and listening to my music in a fairly simple, isolated life.  

Bye for now.  

How many people in the world?

I came across this website, which you may be tempted to visit, that gives details about the world's human population.

We humans are the "elephant in the room" when looking at many world problems, from famine to war, to monumental destruction of habitat, including our own. Cutting the number of children being conceived for a couple of years might is a good and long-lasting solution?

People / Km2 - The UK is officially full so stay away!

I think a falling global population can be our only viable option for human continuance, but many "professional" Demographers and the Chinese state do not, saying population growth is needed to facilitate market growth, as if "growth" is good for the world as opposed to merely good for multi-nationals. The Chinese population seemingly desire less humans for their birth rate continues to fall and for the first time in known history China's families are supporting more adults than children, suggesting the assumption that the more wealthy populations become, the less children they produce.

Fewer "workers" mean more robots can be used, which can be switched off or on as demand varies; it means less is demanded from the Earth and we can proceed with more and more set-aside for re-wilding. 

Those who say we need more people to defend ourselves (war) forget that we could produce robot armies to our hearts content and virtually automate wars if we have the wealth to do so. I just don't see  continuous human population growth as being desirable in any way, as many in more enlightened populations are demonstrating by a "jaw-dropping" global fall in babies, which the UN tell us is now an unprecedent fall in global fertility.  Good!

My latest source of information tells us that we have entered and era of new birth trends.

11/11/11 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, lest we forget?

The war wasted men,
the trench souls
and minds
puppeteered from above
by moustachioed children.

Rapacious rats
crawled over dead
zombies of patriotism
and thoughtless death,
as they enriched the soil with blood.

And the glory of death is remembered.
The warmth of sacrifice cherished.

For the good of peace
death was refereed by God
who was on both sides,
helping poppies to grow;
orange spotted with black.

One for each man:
dried blood stains
on the face of a gas attack,
picked in bunches
to be held in a virginal hand.

And the glory of death is remembered.
The warmth of sacrifice cherished.

 Version 2

The war wasted men,

the trench souls and minds

herded from above

by moustachioed children.

Rapacious rats

ate dead zombies of patriotism

and thoughtless death,

who enriched soil with their blood.

Yet the glory of death is remembered

and the warmth of sacrifice cherished.

For the good of no-one

death was ignored by God,

who merely helped poppies to grow,

orange, spotted with black.

For each man a Poppy,

reminders of dried blood

on the face of a gas attack,

picked in bunches to die again.

Yet the glory of death is remembered

and the warmth of sacrifice cherished.

La poem en Francais? :........

La guerre a gâché les hommes,
les â mes de tranchée
et les esprits
marionnettiste d'en haut
par des enfants moustachus.

Rats rapaces
rampé sur morts
zombies du patriotisme
et la mort sans réfléchir,
comme ils ont enrichi le sol avec du sang.

Et on se souvient de la gloire de la mort.
La chaleur du sacrifice chérie.

Pour le bien de la paix
la mort a été arbitrée par Dieu
qui était des deux côtés,
aider les coquelicots à se développer;
orange tacheté de noir.

Un pour chaque homme:
taches de sang séchées
face à une attaque au gaz,
cueilliens en grappes
et tenu dans une main virginale.

Et on se souvient de la gloire de la mort.
La chaleur du sacrifice chérie.

Todays words - ALLOWED -v- ALOUD

 

ALLOWED   and   ALOUD

An aide-memoir could be, "Happy to be allowed to sing aloud".

Allowed is a verb and means the following

- Permitted, authorised, acceptable and ok to do.

Someone, or society, must allow something for it to be allowed

Allowed things are permitted, sanctioned, approved and endorsed

To be allowed is a permissive thing, but the opposite if disallowed

An allowance does not mean being allowed

If you need more start here or here

Aloud is an adverb and means the following:

- Speaking or generating sound that is loud enough to be heard.

Thoughts are silent but you may speak them aloud to have then heard.

A book is usually read silently, but read aloud for others to hear it.

Speaking aloud is sometime imprudent.

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Todays words - FAINT -v- FEINT

About to faint or in the process of fainting

FAINT   and   FEINT

Though they sound identical, they have very different meanings.

Faint is an adjective/noun/verb dependent upon use and means the following

- A - To be not strong or hard to see.

- N - The act of suddenly becoming unconscious.

- V - To become temporarily unconscious.

A person without vigour or feeble, weak or dizzy could be about to faint

A sound or dim light or an object difficult to see could be faint

A memory lacking clarity or full recall could be a faint memory

A cowardly person could be said to have a faint heart

If you need more start here or here

Darn it! - I can't find a picture to express feint

Feint is a noun / verb  depending upon its use and means the following:

- N - An action or words deceptive or untrue used as a  ruse to deceive.

- V - To enact a feint designed to divert attention or mask a true intent.

To have true incite is often regarded as a "gift".

If you have shown incite you will been inciteful.

Being acknowledged as inciteful, is a good thing.

As an inciteful person you're able to clarify concepts for others.

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.

Todays words - INCITE -v- INSIGHT

INCITE   and   INSIGHT

Though they sound identical, they have very different meanings.

Incite is a special verb - a transitive verb, meaning the following:

- To provoke or urge-on.

- To move or stir to action or thought.

- To rouse, spur-on or urge change.

A person may incite another to an action or mind-set

A person incites one or more people to an action or mind-set

You and/or others my be incited into an action or mind-set

You may have incited people in the past

You may be currently inciting one or more to an act or mind-set

If you need more start here or here

An insight suddenly popped into my head

Insight is a noun and meaning the following:

- A clear, deep or sudden understanding of a problem or situation.

- An ability to understand in a clear way with depth of nuance.

- An ability to comprehend the inner intent or meaning of things.

To have true incite is often regarded as a "gift".

If you have shown incite you will been inciteful.

Being acknowledged as inciteful, is a good thing.

As an inciteful person you're able to clarify concepts for others.

If you need more start here or here.

There is an index of words of the day.

If you are brave or foolish enough to dig into the different types of words in English, try this.