As Time goes by

Almost the end of 2009 and what is the paradigm that is ruling our lives? Things are changing as always but we feel that all is the same. Talking with son this afternoon and eating a Carl's Jr hamburger we philosophize about what does it mean to be contemporary, as his friend said the future is past now. Some think that we are in the post-modern time but that time is way gone now we are in the post-post-modern time what I call the meta-post-modern time.
The traditional schemes that define the paradigm of our lives have changed we now live in the information age. The age where the world became flat and the future became past. The age where relativism is now more relative that even as more and more connections are found. Everything is connected so everything is related. The infra-relativism or the post-moder times had to give way to the über-relativism of subatomic entanglement.

Easter

What has the evolution of our society brought? So many things we can use and so many ideas can help us to rejoice. Today we are celebrating the rise of life over death, the triumph of happiness over suffering, the power of good over bad, the reign of light over darkness. It has been thousands of years since men started to walk upright and to use tools to harvest the product of his own seeding. Human nature has not changed that much but our culture for sure has been changing to the point that the driving values and principles have changed radically. As Doug Brown in his book Insatiable Is Not Sustainable mentions we have moved from a culture of "security" to the culture of "Be All You Can Be". This of course is the reason for having today some kind of worship for "greed" and "individual success".
Today we are facing a new challenge where confronted with the realities of new paradigms we need to adapt again to a changing world. Of course this leads us to anxiety and desperation as many in our world want things to stay as they are. Where wealth is concentrating and in many western nations a bigger gap between the "haves" and the "have not" is being created.
Now, as time only goes forward, we have to change for the better. We always say that "progress" is a change for the better and that any change is progress, maybe so! That is my view, my optimist's view of change in our society.
But if we are to change, what kind of changes should we give impulse? and which we should slow down? How can we move together as a world wide community at the same time that we are improving our sense of change in our individual realm and its family setting?
The answer is not simple and will not come in a single idea. But many thoughts have emerged in recent times, one for me is significant. It involves the use of technology to educated ourselves. The use of blogs, internet groups, forums, listservs, etc so to communicate and revolutionize in a similar path as the newspapers and books did when the print-press was developed in the middle ages, bringing the modern world.

Lobbying in politics

A major problem with the way that politics is runned is the influence of big money through lobbying. One good example of this is how McCain is controlled by big multinational corporations. Have a look at this video.

Friendship has no time limits.

A friend gave me the link to this video
Hope you find it enlightning and refreshing.

What is going on?

I found this video on youtube that show some of the horror of the Iraq occupation.

It is the worst we can think of and make us so sad that human are able to such harm.

Presidential Elections

Everybody is counting days, hours, minutes and seconds for the presidential elections of November 4, 2008.
Here is a link that you might find interesting: http://election.amerpundit.com/index.html

Learning about teacher's tube

This is a test to see how I can post a video in the teachertube iste and then copy it here!
I am looking forward to learning more about these technologies LOL

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

When thinking about commencement one is inspired by kind and wise words like these from Jobs!

This time is for all to be us

Winter solstice has been thought the ages a time for thinking and introspection. A time when the dark days bring the bright light of the stpirit shinning on communities and through our society. A time when families come together and friendships are strenghtened. For some of us followers of Christ His birth commemoration brings a deep sense of belonging and of peace.
But the peace that some of us feel is far away removed from those living in the middle of turmoil, near or far away. This is the time to come close together and make peace to be the central attraction force in and within our nations.
May this time of year bring happines and joy to all of you.
Merry Christmas and a very prosperous new year!

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This a good example, very good example of how working for peace goes hand in hand with working for the environment!

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Welcome to my webcam

Well here we are trying a new webcam and post it on this site

Hope you find this little video as an opportunity to see me moving as before all you have seen is photos.

Quick Change Artists on America's Got Talent

It takes time to change clothing when you don't know what to do or how to do it. But if you know how, if you really know how then it doesn't take any time at all!

Once a Week Hug Someone!

This is a cool site: http://www.hugnation.com/ The idea is that once a week we should stop and hug someone. At 1 PM West Coast Time (PST) we have to hug someone that is near us.
Can you hug someone this Tuesday? Don't forget.

Propellerheads - History Repeating

What is going on around and around...history repeating again and again, time keeps coming back!

Pink Martini - Hey Eugene

Last month my wife Eugenia and went to see Pink Martniki who played at the Snitzer Hall here in Portland OR. The evening was a complete hit! We all enjoyed so much!
Thanks so mych Pink Martini for a great show!

Steppenwolf Born to Be Wild - Easy Rider

No watch.. no time, Peter fonda gets rid of time!

Steppenwolf-Born To Be Wild

With time this song became synonymous with motorcycle riding

5 de Mayo

This is a view of Portland looking west from across the Willamette River

So long ago!

It has been said many times: time really flies!
This is true we have to believe that. Once more I am writing something in my blog just to keep it going. Have nothing to say except that the semester is gone. That one more group of student is moving along, and one more group of people becomes part of my life. Some will continue been close, some will not.
I hope that this tools that we now have -the internet- will allow us to be in touch.

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