I believe the statement that might makes right is true. Might may take various forms; for example, physical strength, persuasive arguments, and numbers of people who share the same opinion on the question.

Do good and evil exist? Clearly nothing is objectively good, nor is anything objectively evil. Everything is subjective and relative. An action may be beneficial or detrimental to a group or individual,

Have you ever noticed that it is the societies with strong religious convictions that tend to be the most violent and criminal? Speaking from my own, admittedly limited, experience, both America and the

“...the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short. “ - Thomas Hobbes Hobbes believed all people are by nature selfish, driven by fear of death, a the desire for personal gain. That is why

In the USA, Halloween is second only to Christmas in the amount of time and money people spend. In Japan, it has been a very slow build up of interest in Halloween. However, once the Japanese get a taste

Some things are worth waiting for. The cherry blossom season in Japan is something worth waiting for. It happens only once a year and only lasts from a few days up to a bit more than two weeks. It all

I’ve talked about the beaches in the Philippines before. They really are beautiful. If you have never been there, I encourage you to go.

I tried my hand at tie dyeing. Here are some examples of what I produced. Mixed results, as you can see. Still, it’s easy to do and makes me feel a bit creative.

Are you familiar with foosball? Some call it table soccer. These girls are having a great time playing.

You can see the papaya tree is loaded with fruit.

Just a photo of a girl.

The U.S. Treasury on Friday announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved in the WannaCry ransomware attacks and hacking of international banks and customer accounts. It

Vietnamese Blogger Wins Press Freedom Award WASHINGTON - An international press freedom monitor has awarded Vietnamese journalist and blogger Pham Doan Trang a 2019 Press Freedom Prize for Impact. “Pham

Do you know what a boodle fight is? Yes, boodle fight. It is a fun and unique way Filipinos enjoy eating together. In the picture you can see a table prepared for a boodle fight. The food can vary, but

“Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily” – William of Ockham (1285 - 1349?) You have surely heard of Ockham’s razor. The idea is that when we are judging among competing philosophical or scientific

"The unexamined life is not worth living" is a famous phrase apparently spoken by Socrates at his trial. He chose death rather than exile. Exile from Athens would mean he could no longer continue

College students have a great time in the Philippines. This is a memorial site for Typhoon Yolanda, which was the biggest typhoon to ever make landfall. It was a major disaster, but the people of the

It’s more fun in the Philippines. The beaches are great and the food cannot be beat. You can expect to see more photos and comments here about the Philippines.

Although this is an "introduce yourself" post, I am not going to write an autobiography. Instead I will tell you about some of the things I do and some of the things I think about. If someone