Formal Application
I shall begin by learning to throw
the knife, first at trees, until it sticks
in the trunk and quivers every time;
next from a chair, using only wrist
and fingers, at a thing on the ground,
a fresh ant hill or a fallen leaf;
then at a moving object, perhaps
a pine cone swinging on twine, until
I pot it at [...]

[Read more →]

Missile DefenseThis program seems, even on the surface, to be a load of crap. Now, I’m no mamby-pamby pacifist type when it comes to our nation’s defence, but given the total lack of budget defecit and a decrease in future tax revenues, missile defense seems like a waste of time and money. First, I’ll [...]

[Read more →]