Reminder: Everything I write is a thought experiment. I’m just reflecting here to get it out of my mind and on to paper. To Do: What do I have to do today? I’ve got a lot of things I need to get done. None of them terribly important but all…
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Reminder: What is it like to live in an authoritarian state?
It seems prudent to write about something many in America have no clue about. What is it like to live in an authoritarian state? Now, there is something to be said that Americans have no clue about it. It means that we’ve enjoyed the freedoms guaranteed by the constitution for…
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College Sports: Until they clean up basketball I’m done with it. Football could use some tweaking as well. But the hammer is, NIL, the transfer portal, and the selfishness involved in today’s college major sports landscape.
Maybe I’m just old. I don’t know. Watching the major sports in college, the professionals have long since been in the dumpster as far as I’m concerned, has become almost unbearable. The rampant walking, the fouling that goes uncalled, the double dribbles that get ignored, and the entire atmosphere around…
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Life Before Noise: It was less stressful.
I’m turning my back on social media. Now, that I have stayed off for a couple of days I realize how much noise there is on it. I don’t have a television nor do I watch much in terms of programming on streaming. In a way, I am turning off…
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Environmental Regulations: It gets into your mind.
They, the US Government, is in the process of lowering emission standards for industry and vehicles in the United States when it should be raising them. Have you ever heard of gravity? Probably. It means that everything is pulled towards the mass that is affecting the curvature of space time….
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The Simplicity of Faith
Spirituality is something that I’ve thought about for as long as I can remember. I would have been interested in it even if my parents hadn’t taken us to church every Sunday and Wednesday. So, every Sunday morning was a rush to get to Sunday School and Church every week…
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“There is nothing you can do.”
Overcoming Helplessness: The Power of Individual Action “There is nothing you can do.” This statement surfaced during a discussion about the war in Ukraine, but it resonates well beyond that context. It reflects a larger feeling of helplessness regarding various global issues that seem beyond my control. Given my limited…
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Musiterania: A combination of several business models.
I guess it is strange I’m writing this blog here on my personal website but somehow it seems to be a good place to workshop ideas. This is another ‘thought experiment’ to think out the ideas I have had about my business idea of Musiterania. What IS Musiterania? First and…
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Where are the great thinkers today?
https://timothy-simpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/What-have-we-profited-if-we-have-gained-the-whole-world-and-lose-our-soul.m4a I understand your concerns. We live in a remarkable era filled with technology—AI, social media, Apple, Microsoft, and countless gadgets—much like a scene from a Star Trek episode. Yet, despite these advancements, trust in the media, politicians, and even among ourselves is waning, leading to a deeply troubling atmosphere…
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The Wonderful World of Health Insurance
Ah yes! The wonderful world of Health Insurance and the entire field of Medicine. What a glorious thing it is! It is 2025 and so I will be 65 this year and with that comes the issue of Medicare. Up till now I’ve been playing the Health Insurance game as…