Neanderthal Man

All this speculation concerning Neanderthalensis has my mind in a buzz. Here’s my take on Homo Neanderthalensis……

An Ice Age mammal, shaggy and thick, Neanderthal man evolved from Homo Erectus gone arctic as a possessor of fire and a static tool kit 200,000 years old. Climate change hit the ice age mammals hard and left little to hunt for a being devoted to hunting with probably a small amount of gathering. Did their bodies make vitamins A and D? Were they exclusively predators? Could they not compete against a superior toolkit and division of labor?

What social organization did Neanderthal possess? Like that of a troop? Was sewing never invented because of their shaggy coat? Was warmth anathema to them, sealing their doom as the climate warmed?

So Homo Erectus gave rise to Sapiens, Neanderthal, Flores and maybe more…Neanderthal toolkits remained unchanged for 200,000 years until confronted with the roaming Sapiens and their superior toolkits. A brief mingling of traditions ended with the extinction of Neanderthal ca. 28,000 years ago but they shared space with Sapiens for thousands of years.

Who were they? The trolls, the dwarfs, Bigfoot or maybe even the druids living within the hollow of a huge tree? Neanderthal were giants of strength but not socially organized to evolve culturally to fit the changing conditions, which included hunting and territorial advances by Sapiens.

Leaked Memo

Another leaked memo, the recent first of which did nothing to help the president’s efforts in the Middle East and this newest of which leads me to believe that the reputation for not tolerating dissent is definitely spread about, like manure upon farmland. A recommendation that policy be changed may have been a layoff opportunity or a retirement opportunity. I think the point here is to accept the fact that change is needed
and Mr. Secretary is also in favor of this idea whose time has come.

It is necessary to forward peace at every opportunity. The positioning of more units on borders, thus dividing up your force into thirds does not point to peace because this movement would open more possibility of encounters. Divide and conquer, the old saying applies to talk as well as physical action, does it not? Dividing your force into fragments may be a dangerous thing to do. There’s safety in numbers, ho ho ho Happy Holidays.

Another point for consideration are the arms dealer nations, like the USA, the Russians, the Chinese and who else? The arms brokers need to be talked about and some questions answered like the lucrative arms sales agreements between nations and other such econo-political agreements. Review the financial feasibility of continuance and possibly the dangers of such draining agreements. Possibly the totals garnered through such deals and who is capitalizing on war should be revealed for moral scrutiny at the United Nations.

Refugee costs are mounting and this must be studied in order to make an effective settlement in the Middle East. The countries that took in Palestinians and Iraquis should have consideration. The value of vacant land now is what the land is worth and the value of the land must have consideration. People cannot be dispossessed and another taking their former place and not expect opposition? This is a long lived conflict why not make it another 100 years war? Get real. None of so many of us caused this hassle, which should also be of consideration. Happy New Year and the Christians can pray for peace anew as the solstice dims our daylight and we glower inside caves with a fire burning a piece of the sun god keep us warm.

Research Opportunities

A Research Opportunity


An analysis reveals the lack of an idea
To halt the conflict between Israel and Palestine
I will address this need to negotiate
But data must be gathered
In order to understand the faceted universe
Of conflict.

This data must be assembled and fashioned
Into a short report understandable
To the entire body.
An open forum add to the categories
Avoiding emotional involvement
Cater to facts.

Each forum must be composed of members
Representing all parties
All religions
Literate learned individuals
Scientists and scholars
Fair individuals who sign an oath
To report unbiased

Data categories to research:
Ancient history
History 20th century to present
The original establishment of Israel document
Palestinian representation in legal decisions concerning them
United Nations Actions
Present human conditions in Palestine and Israel
Palestinian refugees costs and reparations to host countries
Open ended list…..

Tech Power

Out of study of the past
A future emerges
A vision for the Earth
Nationalism component parts
Contributing creativity
All we have
Is our raw brainpower
And experiments begun
45,000 years past
Built up our population
Rich energy source
And our intelligence
Created technology
That now must transcend
Known applications
And terran environments
To utilize a new source
Of elements
To make what we need.
The tech is to make energy
Rather than just collect
We mine elements instead
Let us work together
To achieve rather than destroy.