Category Archives: Eschaton
Preparing for 3rd World Status — Pt 1
As the economy continues to falter, we should be preparing ourselves with ways to deal with the consequences. In other countries, economic crashes resulted in the sporadic loss of utilities, such as electric. Most of us cannot think of living … Continue reading
2012 and the Mayans
This week seems to be armageddon week on The History Channel, and a common theme is the end of the Mayan calendar at December 21, 2012, 11:11am GMT. The Mayans used several different calendars for different purposes, but the one … Continue reading
Bible Codes – Are They Real?
You probably have seen the TV specials on the History Channel about the Bible Codes, and the controversy over whether they are real or not. Well, I certainly cannot shed any definitive light on that question. Nevertheless, Bible Codes are … Continue reading
The Limit of Growth
It seems it is ever our goal to grow. We want our business to grow. We want our income to grow. We want our authority and our power to grow. It seems we believe we must either grow or die. … Continue reading
Peak Oil, and the case for rationing
The term Peak Oil refers to the condition where the amount of oil that can be pumped out of the ground worldwide can no longer be increased to meet increasing consumer demand. It does not mean that there is no … Continue reading
The value of money
I am sitting here looking at a twenty dollar bill. At the top, it says Federal Reserve Note. I’m sure you have seen that before, but did you ever really think what that meant? According to my dictionary, a note … Continue reading