Notes from the Nevada Highlands

• That Part of My Life is Over......

  
  ...and happy that it is! I am born again, new life, fresh starts, good stuff!!! The storm seemed to be an unending hell at times, but everything must happen for a reason and it has made me stronger. A fall from grace can actually be [...]
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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 10:42am EDT
  

• Terrorism, the Government and the Law

  There is a very strong temptation...for government forces to act outside the law, the excuses being that the processes of law are too cumbersome, that the normal safeguards in the law for the individual are not designed for an insurgency and that a terrorist deserves to be treated as an [...]
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  Posted: February 11, 2009, 11:08pm EST
  

• My Life

  Wisdom tells me I am nothing.
  Love tells me I am everything.
  My Life flows somewhere in between. [...]
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  Posted: August 24, 2008, 10:54am EDT
  

• West-Central Nevada Loop Trip

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: July 24, 2008, 10:48am EDT
  

• Is Barack Obama a Left-Libertarian?

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  Posted: February 13, 2008, 10:34pm EST
  

• Looking Across the Divide of Human Living and Animal

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  Posted: February 07, 2008, 2:12pm EST
  

• Free Will on a Cosmic Scale

  CHANGE THE WORLD!
  
  "DECIDE WHETHER WE SHOULD SHOW UP!"
  
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  Whoever transmitted this translated message to you is irrelevant, and should remain anonymous in your mind. It is what you will do with this message which matters !
  
  Each one of [...]
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  Posted: December 17, 2007, 9:01pm EST
  

• The Liberty Papers

  Here's a cool new blog: The Liberty Papers.' [...]
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  Posted: August 19, 2007, 8:08pm EDT
  by Brett

• Hiking--Boundary Peak, Tahoe and Misc.

  Here are a few pics from some recent hikes. Some are from Boundary Peak Wilderness (Boundary is the highest peak in NV) and some are from Tahoe (near Diamond Peak). There are also some miscellaneous pictures from places between Reno and Boundary, including Mono Lake. The Juniper tree is one [...]
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  Posted: June 03, 2007, 10:53pm EDT
  by Brett

• Global Warming

  
  Although the Earth's Global Warming may be a combination of man-made and natural causes, the scientific evidence is incontrovertible that our species is playing a major role tracing back to the Industrial Revolution. I don't have time to post a list of links to scientific [...]
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  Posted: April 15, 2007, 10:08am EDT
  by Brett

• Sierra Loop Trip

  Hi there. I've recently been predisposed with nurturing the seed of my new business. Here are some cool hiking pics I took in a recent loop trip around the Sierras (across 80, down 99, up Kern River Canyon, by Lake Isabella and back up 395).
  
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  Posted: March 30, 2007, 10:51pm EDT
  by Brett

• Words du Jour

  Here are some interesting words I came across recently:
  
  Invidious: tending to cause discontent, animosity or envy.
  Forsooth: in truth.
  Portmanteau: a word or morpheme whose form and meaning are derived from a blending of two or more distinct forms (as smog from smoke and fog).
  Morpheme: A distinctive [...]
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  Posted: February 02, 2007, 9:50pm EST
  by Brett

• Christmas 2006 Pics

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 25, 2006, 11:24am EST
  by Brett

• Mount St. Helens Blows off some Steam

  Mount St. Helens got a little overheated today. Ahh, from the Bowels of the Earth, good stuff.
  
  
  
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  Posted: December 19, 2006, 8:46pm EST
  by Brett

• Cool California Coastal Pics

  Hi there. I've been super busy lately trying to get a new business set up but I did manage to slip in a trip to the California coast recently. These pics were taken at a beautiful spot between Monterey and Big Sur; hope you enjoy. The slot-looking pics are the' [...]
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  Posted: December 14, 2006, 9:48pm EST
  by Brett

• Mexican Strife

  
  Mexico has been in the midst of quite a bit of turmoil lately. First, they had a very contentious and disputed election in which the winner was elected by a 0.57% margin. The whole scene was eerily reminiscent of the events that unfolded in [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2006, 7:33pm EST
  by Brett

• Ode to Idealism

  I found these words that I wrote when I was a teenager and wanted to post it as a tribute to idealism:
  
  "You were the first, purely ideal love of my soul,
  When I looked in your eyes I felt it.
  I thought I saw something:
  That capability of" [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2006, 4:58pm EST
  by Brett

• Scary Historical Quote

  "It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything."--Joseph Stalin.

  
  

  This is even more scary considering all of the electronic voting machines without a paper trail that are being used.
  

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  Posted: November 02, 2006, 3:39pm EST
  by Brett

• Consolidation of Power-any thoughts?

  Hi there. I just wanted to post a quick (albeit undeveloped) thought on an issue of current-relevancy and was wondering if anyone would like to contribute a quick thought or two.
  
  The current trend of consolidating power in our society (e.g. political environment) is anathema to one (or [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2006, 9:26am EST
  by Brett

• Politicization of the Judiciary

  I worry about the trend of judges being increasingly subjected to political pressure. This could establish a path toward eventually undermining the independence of our judiciary, as established by our constitution. Have you heard of SCOTUS 01-521, Republican Party of Minnesota v.Verna Kelly? The case challenged rules that were [...]
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  Posted: October 11, 2006, 9:07pm EDT
  by Brett

• Sweet Home Nevada

  
  
  
  
  
  
  Now that's what I love about Nevada!
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  Posted: October 05, 2006, 11:13pm EDT
  by Brett

• Gas Prices

  
  
  
  Am I just being cynical? Does anyone actually believe the recent drops in gas prices in the run up to the elections is coincidental? Is it coincidence that Utah is one of the reddest states [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2006, 7:21pm EDT
  by Brett

• 9/11

  I just wanted to post a quick thought for 9/11. I would like to throw out there the thought that the thing the passengers on Flight 93 did by taking matters into their own hands and averting another plane being used as a missile to inflict more damage was heroic [...]
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  Posted: September 11, 2006, 8:22am EDT
  by Brett

• A little about me

  
  Here's a little about me for anyone who's curious. I moved to Reno from Wichita Falls, Texas in January of '94 to go to UNR. I fell in love with this area for its wide-open spaces, lack of fences and abundance of public and accessible' [...]
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  Posted: September 02, 2006, 3:45pm EDT
  by Brett

• Brand New

  Hi. I'm brand new to the blogging thing but have a lot of ideas to share and hope to link up with some like minds out there and exchange ideas. After all they say "ideas rule the world" in today's day and age. Here's to the rules of the world' [...]
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  Posted: August 23, 2006, 12:55pm EDT
  by Brett