The Price of Life

The Price of Life


Everything has a price,

So I’m told,

Though often we don’t know,

What the price will be,

’Til the tune is done.

And the piper’s gone away,

To play another gig,

Why don’t we ask,

Ere he sets the pipe to his lips,

What will this dance cost?

Some things ’tis true,

Must be done,

But others we choose,

Though they cost us all we own,

And gain not but pain and sorrow,

In the end!



© 2010 Vic Jones

Human sexuality

Is homosexuality a choice? There are those who say that it is not, yet profess to believe in evolution. Let me say this, pure homosexuality is anti survival. Not necessarily for the individual but for the species. If some type of creature existed at some time in the past that was exclusively attached to those of the same sex then it long ago went extinct because it didn’t reproduce.


Bisexuality on the other hand is extremely adaptable and makes for a very survivable species. If men bond to men but not exclusively then it is possible to build tribes, villages, and nations. For then men will both work together and still mate with women often enough to engender the next generation.

On a historical side note; what do you know about Sparta?

© 2010 Vic Jones

The Space Race

The space race


We need a place to go. That is the main reason to continue to explore space. The question I have is this: why have we stopped looking outward? Do we not realize how close we are to creating some sort of disaster that will cause the human race to become extinct? Even though I don’t necessarily accept the conclusion that human activity is the cause of global warming (though I do think that the climate of the earth is changing) I think that the answer to human activity causing global warming is to have a pressure relief valve as it were.

A large scale shift to space exploration might even reduce the tendency of people to make war on one another (although I doubt that will happen) and even if it doesn’t reduce our warring on one another it does give us the possibility of having a seed left somewhere to reclaim the earth if we haven’t managed to reduce the earth to an asteroid belt.

Yes there is wealth out there that right now no one is using and I think we should be working on getting it. A good set of talks on this subject begins here: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/space-exploration-part-1-planning-our-next-steps-in-space/3c5cff24453979954f973c5cff24453979954f97-60066300036 I am an admirer of David Brin and recommend his thoughtful books on the possibilities of the future.

The Events of The Day

Some people may take offence at my saying that we are at war with Islam but in this case I feel that those who see something must speak forth the truth. And the truth is that Islam has attacked us. We did not attack them although I think that if we had been wise (rather than being ruled by bigots) at the end of World War two we would have said to the Jewish people that while we supported the concept of a Jewish homeland such an event occurring would cause no end to trouble and therefore we invite you to come here and live. Spend your money send your children to school become doctors, lawyers, bankers, soldiers, or astronauts. Practice your religion the way you want to practice it, we don’t mind as long as you don’t cause chaos in your neighborhood.

Islam will not stand for the Jews to be in their midst (and although this would not stop their wars on those who do not follow their teachings it would remove one of their favorite excuses for those actions) and so long as the Jews remain they will claim whether justly or unjustly that they are being attacked and persecuted. A true reading of history however tells a far different story: The followers of Islam have since the founding of their religion carried out wars of aggression against their neighbors.

© Vic Jones

Another short piece on the future

When I discussed the possibility of an asteroid heading toward the earth I didn’t discuss the end result if the object was not stopped from impacting the earth. This is in part because I just don’t know enough about the physics involved. However I can recommend that you read Lucifer’s Hammer by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell (IIRC), I do remember the title if you care to search it on http://www.amazon.com/ , to get a vision of what might happen (though the object in this book is a bit larger than the one I posit…) if we are struck by an asteroid.


I believe it is sufficient to say that such a strike would change the face of the earth enough to possibly eliminate the human race (though in truth people are as tough as cockroaches) and definitely would probably lead to the extinction of some of the life forms we know today.

© 2010 Vic Jones