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This is a rather noisy video of part of a train journey from Edinburgh to Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. Please take a look at it and, if you are able to, find some pleasure in it.

Probably no commentary is needed here? If only us humans could focus on being the best we can, in being humans, not in another life, but in this one; the one we are having and is certain of. If only we were able to not deceive ourselves into believing that the gods we have created, really requires anything of us, other than that we should live happily and pleasurably during the time allotted to us. Obvious as this might be to those of us who value our rationality, it is not so to others, and so the competition, instead of the cooperation, in most of what we do, continue. And so we have political parties in each country, proclaiming that they are going to or are doing this and that for their supporters and their country, while they constantly differentiate between their values and policies. Thus implying their differences, with no mention of their commonalities, except at times of tragedies, when they might share their grief, and speak of how they all want the best for all, th

One can easily get the impression that, according to the Amer-European world view, Russia and the Russians are being perceived with hardly less disdain than the Africans, the Arabs, the Asians and the Chinese. All of them are viewed with measures of distrust, disdain and fear. Though to different degrees, but with the Russians and the Chinese, because of their actual and potential power, being seen as 'threats' which should be neutralised. The rulers of the west see themselves as the elites; the 'civilized ones', compared with the Russians and the rest. In its approach to address this 'threat', western foreign policy considers it necessary for Russia to, first, be made or 'shaped' into the perceived 'enemy of 'democracy' and the west.' Secondly, its objective is that of Russia, which President Putin and his government is seen as embodying, as the de facto or actual enemy. As it is forced to react to the perception of 'the e

It makes sense for humans to aspire improve ourselves and make our world a better habitation, and in truth, this is probably the aspiration of most, if not all, of us. And yet, daily we see the evidence accumulating and taunting us that this ideal of ours is nothing but a 'pipe-dream.' An aspiration which can never be fulfilled or be achieved, because the downward and negative forces in our lives are too overwhelming, to persistent and germane to our, human's, nature and characteristics.  That to be in conflict over one thing or another is what we humans are really about. That we are less inclined to climb the ladder of progress and enlightenment together than to climb it individually. Standing of the backs and heads of others, and when we reach the top, to pat ourselves on the head and exclaim with modest pride how hard we have worked and how me have done it mostly on our own. Humans have done more than our bit to make living miserable, so we need to focus

This is a somewhat short video which is meant to bring to the view  moments of the look and feel of early Autumn, as it begins to envelope the earth, like a creeping mist flowing over a grassy plain. Do take a look and extricate what pleasure you are able to derive from it.

Russia and the Russians are being relentlessly demonised and enimyised with a new urgency. This is not something new, but it has clearly been given new momentum of late. The United States Secretary of State for foreign affairs has, over recent days, albeit, in obvious vernacular distress, went so far as to accused the Russians of being "barbarians"; a term which has since been disconcertingly used to describe Russian and Syrian government action in the proxy war in Syria. With great refrain, the governments and politicians in many western countries, but, primarily France, Britain and the United States, have taken to describing the military action of Russia and the Syrian government, in eastern Aleppo - they are noticeably mute, deaf and blind regarding the fate of the people of western Aleppo - as "barbarous" and "war crimes" or "possible war crimes." This, of course, is not something which neither the Russian or Syrian gove

It seems a bit surprising that these birds should be so vigilant, considering the absence of  any 'natural predators', as it were. Sorry for the video being rather shaky, which, hopefully, should not prevent you finding some pleasure in it.

So, what is to be done in trying to clean up nations' unhealthy food and drinks industry? It is clear that, none but the most altruistic of food and drinks makers and supplies are going to voluntarily commit appropriate resources into cleaning up their act, as it were. Since they are committed to maximising their profits, which they can only or often only do, only by optimising their prices and  minimising their costs. Which will usually mean them using poor or poorer quality ingredients and reducing, where they can, their processes and health and safety safeguards. Consequently, an essential aspect of ensuring the consumer is being provided with healthy or healthier foods and drinks, is for governments have appropriate and stringent regulations governing what food and drinks producers are using in their products, and the processes they are using in their production, storage and supply.  These regulations need to be stringently enforced. Just as how, except in eme

There are times when us humans find it difficult to cope with the apparently unpalatable reality of our aloneness, our purposeless, our temporality. The fact that there are no grand design for us; no higher purpose, and nothing divine about our fate. We find it unconscionable that, however powerful we might become, as we evolve and increase our mastery over our internal and external environments, when our time comes for us to depart from the paradise or hell we have built upon the face of the earth, and the near void of the infinite space above us, there is nothing we can do about it, but allow the chariot of destiny to take us back to the infinity from whence we evolve. And so it is that you might think that us humans would spend our temporality more fruitfully, making the world a better place. After we, the collective and accumulative we, have made into a place of great misery, inequality, oppression and suffering. A place in which the collective we are constantly destroyi

You look around you today and you will probably find that most of the foods and drinks available for purchasing is unhealthy, to varying degrees. Much of it has been contaminated with too much sugar or salt, or additives, too greasy, not cooked sufficiently to get rid of parasites, and might not have been prepared in good hygienic conditions. Of probably even greater significance, might be the likelihood of, in the case of agricultural produce, it having being contaminated by harmful chemicals in its production.  Notwithstanding such unpalatable facts, much of this 'bad' food might be 'tasty' and addictive', leading to us wanting more and more of it; much the same way as we might be addicted to smoking, alcohol, khat chewing, etc. The industry which is producing this 'unhealthy' food is massive, and it is employing millions of people around the world and contributing massively to the economic activities and economies of many, if not all countries

This is another view of Edinburgh Castle, accompanied with a bluesy tune. Take a look and see if any of it touches you; in which case, let the pleasure be yours, and enjoy.

Now, this is just a thought, but what could be the reason/s for the the sudden and apparently significant increase in the incidences of dementia and alzheimer 's diseases? Why are so many people struggling with their cerebral ability to recall things and make the effortless connection they used to be able to make between, say, objects or people and their names? Dementia and alzheimers used to be conditions which affected 'the elderly' in the past, but the prevalence of these conditions seem to be very much on the rise. Not only is the increase in these conditions of greater concern, but it does appear that the memory of people who are not of advanced years is now not what it used to be. Quite simply, the memory of ordinary younger people seem to be being less efficient that it has been in the past. So, why is this? What is it that is having this concerning effect on people's ability to recall information stored in our memories? Is it due to some perni