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0.Wallen's Perceptions
( Perceiving, Cognition, Discernment, Recognition, Understanding)
Volume 5, Issue 1 April 24, 2008
Welcome to the fourth issue of "Wallen's Perceptions" a magazine dedicated to presenting an unbiased, sometimes critical, and always logical, look at "Whats going on right now".
Life
is good in Strawberry, Arizona. Strawberry is a tiny town completely surrounded
by the Tonto National Forest part way up the Mogollon rim at 6,000 feet. Around
here, Mogollon is pronounced "Mog-e-on" and is a geological escarpment
north of Strawberry that extends from Flagstaff to New Mexico and rises very
quickly to 8,000 feet elevation.
A few nights ago I watched the sun go down and rise again while camping on top of the rim. Spectacular views carried a personal message from the creator. In the evening quacking aspens, night bird songsters and a trio of howling coyotes provided a perfect ending for a wonderful day.
Your editor is a thrice-retired Chemical Engineer who spent half a career in Aerospace and the remainder in world wide Petrochemical Engineering and Construction.
Presented on the history page is 370 years of the Wallen family history. Please visit wallen's history.
As a serious observer of the passing scene, I am constantly appalled by the biased statements of politicians, spin doctors and media pundits. Through innuendo, distortion, improper context and a myriad other ways, these people are doing their best to fill the public's concept with their version of "Whats going on". On the Spin Doctor's page, we will take up some of the more glaring spin jobs and publish in this and future issues our perception of the incident. From time to time we will drop off old Spin Doctor items and add new ones as they occur. Go to: wallen's spin doctor
On the Top Ten page, Perceptions will, with help from Hyperspace, create a list of 10 best things to change in our society in order to enhance life in America. Go to: wallen's top ten for the authors comments on the following:
- Tobacco The tobacco lobby and an inept government
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Government
A swollen and bloated government
- "The Decline and Fall" My take on where the USA is headed and why
- Gun Control A case for responsible gun ownership
- Death Statistics A look at the real world of statistics
In the spring of 2007 I drove up the Alaskan Highway for a real fun trip. Go to Alaska Trip.
On Perceptions Potpourri page, we will present selections from a lifetime collection of witty sayings, unique poems, as well as "The catch of the day". Go to: wallen's potpourri for:
Perceptions was first issued on 08/01/98 and will be re-issued from time to time.
This page was last updated on 04/24/08.