The Freedom Tower Tells the World Americans Have No Backbone

I’ve heard so much in the news lately (especially from our leaders) that the new Freedom Tower represents the resilience of the American people.

I wholeheartedly disagree …
Evidently, I’m not the only one who disagrees either.

Donald Trump is actively campaigning to get the WTC towers rebuilt . . . one story taller.

Gena Gorlin has written a very interesting article about the WTC and human beings reliance on symbolism.  She says, "Libeskind proposes that we build a carcass; an empty pretense that is
all words and abstractions, but no substance. If that is the nature of
America?s self-image today, then the worst cynics among us are right?we
are doomed, defeated, done for; the terrorists have won."

No doubt.

If we really wanted to show the rest of the world that we were a resilient and brave people, we’d rebuild the Towers.

If you don’t like bugs, you are on the wrong planet

Something I mention to my wife now and then when she get’s irritated by some sort of insect. There’s a lot more of them than us! I stumbled upon an interesting article today that gives some information on the numbers of species and individuals on the planet.

Other than bacteria (approx 25,000,000 different species) arthropods (of which are insects, spiders, etc.) number approximately 6,000,000 species.

Another interesting fact . . . total number of arthropods on earth . . . 1 billion billion (10 to the 18) individuals.

🙂

Cool article on conservation and biodiversity.