SoMe Goddamn One's blog: "sententia varius briani"

Now let us be moving on to other more controversial topics. Let us look at the next paragraph in that oh so well known (and often down-played) document: "That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." Keeping this in mind let us step forward about one hundred years to the 1860's. Our country was in the throws of a bloody civil war. Ask the average American what this war was over and 9 out of 10 will tell you that it was to free african americans from slavery. But ask a historian and you'll be told that this was only part of the reason. Tensions between the north and the south arose over a difference in commerce (the north being more industrial and the south more agricultural) and a difference in political opinion (the north being, in general, republican and the south being, in general, democrat). Events such as Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina caneing of Republican Senator Charles Sumner caused tensions to flare, and by winter of 1860 southern states had started to secede. Savery did not truely become a rallying cause until well into the war and in 1864 there were still 5 union states and 3 union teritories that permitted slavery. Before I go on I would like to point out that I personaly feel that slavery of any form is MORALY WRONG and should be PUT TO AN END. And now that I have laid some ground work and the reader understands abit about what was going on at the time I will make my point. No matter how much Lincoln denied that the southern states had the right to break from the union THEY DID (CF. part 1 #5). Stepping forward to today do we have the right to free ourselves from the current institution that is the federal government if we feel it opressive? Yes we do.

Being independance day, I have been thinking about some of the things set forth by the founding fathers of our country. It was once written : "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (You have a right to see this as foolish and wrong or as valid and right, but we will get to that in a bit.) But what are these Unaliable rights(other than the three mentioned above)? Here are a few that I've thought of: 1. You have the right to have an opinion. 2. You have the right to be correct. AND 3. You have the right to be wrong. 4. You have the right to infringe upon anothers rights. AND 5. You have the right to retaliate if you feel your rights are being infringed upon. AND 6. You have the right to retaliate against this sort of retaliation. AND 7. Etc. (think of this like the geometrical concept of a ray, having a start and going on into infinity). 8. You have a right to act. AND 9. You have the right to refrain from action. 10. You have a right to REACT AND 11. You have the right to refrain from REACTION. 12. You have the right to view something as right. AND 13. You have the right to view something as wrong. I am not one to put hidden things into my writing in order to trick or confuse the reader. So let me point out the paradox in this. If you agree with me we have nothing to argue over and my point stands. If you dissagree, then you prove me correct (CF. # 13).

I do think I might should try to calm down a bit... it makes the natives restless.

I dont know if it is something deep within me or just my love for a good melody, but there is nothing more lifting to my soul than a good pipe tune. Be it a Ceòl Mòr or a Ceòl Beag, if it be played upon the pipes it will keep me sane. Perhaps it is just the image of a lone piper, perched high upon the rocks, playing for the honor of his kin, his country, and his fellow man. Perhaps I am a bit over romantic at times... Who knows?

I have come to realize that the entomologist falls into one of two categorys 1) those who are plain and simple beyond all reason AND 2) those who are mad as a fucking hatter I am proud to say that I am of the second group

I. purpose- A) NONE B) self expression C) entertainment D) record of thoughts II. method- Discourses and random babbling. (Be it organized or simply stream of conciousness) Thus, the grounds are laid... let the games begin!