George Washington touted it best, notably in his farewell address “steer clear of entangling alliances” – I like this policy not only for my country but also for my individual person-hood. Why is it that the MSM (mainstream media) has to constantly refer to the concept as not what it is, but rather as isolationism. Why is it so hard to even consider this possibility; Think this, what if the USGOV didn’t interfere and play policeman in every issue in every country across the globe?

What if we didn’t have commitments to the French, British and others before the outbreak of WWI and WWII?

What good would come of this? What bad would come of this? What savings would come of this? What deficiencies would arise of this?

Think about this: You, as a individual person-hood, do you like when your mother gets involved in every aspect of your life? Why does our government need to get involved in the lives of others?

From Wikipedia article on non-interventionism

Nonintervention or non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations, but still retain diplomacy, and avoid all wars not related to direct self-defense. This is based on the grounds that a state should not interfere in the internal politics of another state, based upon the principles of state sovereignty and self-determination. A similar phrase is “strategic independence”.[1] Historical examples of supporters of non-interventionism are US Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, who both favoured non-intervention in European Wars while maintaining free trade. Other proponents include United States Senator Robert Taft and United States Congressman Ron Paul.[2]

Non-intervention is distinct from and is not isolationism, the latter featuring economic nationalism (protectionism) and restrictive immigration. Proponents of non-interventionism distinguish their policies from isolationism through their advocacy of more open national relations, to include diplomacy and free trade.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-interventionism

A lot of important people in my life have passed away this year. If wordpress/web publishing is today’s answer to the scribe , a complement to Gutenberg’s 600 year old press, then I’d like to put one in record.

Rest In Peace, to good friends who helped justify the mandate bestowed upon me aka. the course correction.

Julianne Laliberte (Jan 30, 2011)
David Ross Wolpoff (Dec 22, 2010)
Michael McDonald, Sr. (Oct 17, 2010)
Luke J Malloy ( Apr 21, 2010 )

May a candle be lit and the memories live on eternally. We shall meet again.

One evening he spoke. Sitting at her feet, his face raised to her, he allowed his soul to be heard. “My darling, anything you wish, anything I am, anything I can ever be… That’s what I want to offer you — not the things I’ll get for you, but the thing in me that will make me able to get
them. That thing — a man can’t renounce it — but I want to renounce it — so that it will be yours — so that it will be in your service — only for you.”

The girl smiled and asked: “Do you think I’m prettier than Maggie Kelly?”

He got up. He said nothing and walked out of the house. He never saw that girl again. Gail Wynand, who prided himself on never needing a lesson twice, did not fall in love again in the years that followed.
– Ayn Rand, “The Fountainhead”

each time i pull a new bash shell, i’m enlightened by /usr/bin/fortune

this one time caught me off guard and I had to share it.

Young men are fitter to invent than to judge; fitter for execution than for
counsel; and fitter for new projects than for settled business. For the
experience of age, in things that fall within the compass of it, directeth
them; but in new things, abuseth them. The errors of young men are the ruin
of business; but the errors of aged men amount but to this, that more might
have been done, or sooner. Young men, in the conduct and management of
actions, embrace more than they can hold; stir more than they can quiet; fly
to the end, without consideration of the means and degrees; pursue some few
principles which they have chanced upon absurdly; care not how they innovate,
which draws unknown inconveniences; and, that which doubleth all errors, will
not acknowledge or retract them; like an unready horse, that will neither stop
nor turn. Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little,
repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but
content themselves with a mediocrity of success. Certainly, it is good to
compound employments of both … because the virtues of either age may correct
the defects of both.
– Francis Bacon, “Essay on Youth and Age”

I really enjoyed this article from the blog of  Swaroop CH

In it he de-mystifies all the hoopla about innovation, creativity and boils it down to two basic ideas.

Solving a Problem,

then,

Implementing a Solution.

That’s it really folks,

Read Swaroop’s Article Here.

Cheers Swaroop, keep it coming!

also check out:

10 Laws of Productivity

The Discipline of Creativity, P. Drucker

For me, + this is just an opinion.

Manila has so much potential. The city and it’s country are only beginning to realize some of its potential.

Most of us were not around during the 1900s.

Though from what we could remember about then, they were times when Industrialism & Entrepreneurial were in full swing. Think  Carnegie, the Ford, Firestone, Morgan.

It is 2010, yet in so many ways Manila still physically represents scenes like this:

New York City Early 1900s

It’s really Amazing! Time Travel doesn’t seem possible. But not only are we in a time zone 12 hours ahead of New York City, but it feels like New York City in 1900 — at times.

Worldwide, one could think that  ‘Developed’ Western Economies better re-think what they have done and where they are going, and whether they think they will attempt to drag the entire world down with them.

The higher you are, the higher you fall.

These Developing Nations, such as the Philippines have nowhere to go but up! Brazil, Russia, India, China simply lead the pack. Many others are more nimble, smaller, and resourceful.

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If you think you are beaten, you are.
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll loose, you’re lost.
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellows will — doused in faith.
Its all in the state of mind .

If you think you are outclassed, you are.
You have got to think high to rise,
You have got to be sure of yourself
Before you can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the faster or stronger man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!

When rooted by a power greater than thyself,
Freedom is granted,
Sails of Thought are already set.

In Memory of Luke J. Malloy

What is money?

What is Service?

Do you provide value?

What is Value?

Why buy if no Value?

Corporate diatribe, McDonalds drivel driving that BigMac down your throat? How valuable is that?

Don’t want to be transparent and open? Guarding Secrets? Keep them.

because,

We got news for you You cannot hide anymore. The Networked Internet. We’re not cyborgs. We’re real people,  sharp quick tongues tied to heart and brain.

Corportocracy Beware.

The ClueTrain Manifesto.

Got a few entertaining concepts to share, coming soon. Please let’s not take ourselves so seriously =)

here’s one:

What if we approached a sock manufacturer to buy some whiteys in bulk, Screenprint TERRORIST ’09 with an upside down Nike Swoosh, mass produced them and sold them outside every airport in the USA. Go thru TSA security line, take off your shoes, and reveal your true colors.

TERRORIST ’09

Haha, Big Sister Janet Napolitano can arrest us all for being Terrorists.

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