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skipper commented on the post, The US and Happiness 8 years, 10 months ago
Your response is experiential for sure and hardened by the endless battle for security – a battle being won by others with better war chests. Regarding the cats, perceive yourself as a caring government that […]
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skipper wrote a new post, The US and Happiness 8 years, 10 months ago
The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the Earth Institute at Columbia University released its annual report on the happiest to least happiest countries in which to live.
The happiest, in […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Little Big Things 8 years, 10 months ago
There was a bit of kickback on the Aljazeera article that was harsh in its opinion of Hillary. The mariner is not espousing any candidate over another; none induce the mariner’s advocacy. He may reference s […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Coal 8 years, 10 months ago
From US Energy Information Administration:
“In 2012, 91 percent of coal consumed in the U.S. was used for 37 percent of total U.S. electric power generation. The remaining 8 percent was consumed for ind […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Candidate Probabilities: Polls versus Bettors 8 years, 10 months ago
Here are the poll comparisons between the candidates for President. These values are from Nate Silver’s website, 538.com.
Hillary versus Donald (NBC) 51% – 38% Hillary +13
Hillary ve […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Sailing One’s Own Ship in a Tumultuous World 8 years, 10 months ago
Mariner has spent the last few days outside preparing for spring. It has been a nice respite from the Presidential campaign. Given all the attention to the presidential campaign, one must search a few channels and […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Innate Understanding of the Job 8 years, 10 months ago
When the mariner was entering the working world for the first time, he visited the state employment office. He was given an aptitude test and a dexterity test. It was only then that the counselor talked with him […]
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skipper wrote a new post, Stirrings in the South China Sea 8 years, 10 months ago
Okay. This headline has Chicken Little running around the backyard:
The U.S. Navy has dispatched a small armada to the South China Sea.
The carrier John C. Stennis, two destroyers, two cruisers and the 7th […] -
skipper wrote a new post, A new culture for economy – what's next? Redux 11 years, 9 months ago
What follows is the very first post to The Blog of the Ancient Mariner. It was posted on April 5, 2013 at 2:AM. He could write the same post today. These thoughts seem more urgent, more dire than when this post […]
