This post concerns several different topics. Please read to the end.

I just published a short article about the UN’s scheme to register and track all the Earth’s peoples. Tyrants will forever seek to enslave otherwise free people. Some things never change. Most do.

Yesterday I saw a friend I have not seen or heard from in several years. It turns out he had a heart attack and then developed a thyroid issue. He has to take medication which controls the problem but renders him tired and listless. It was a reminder of mortality. These changes have not been pleasant.

The heart attack was brought on by stress from his management job at a local factory. Stress is a constant and sometimes wreaks havoc on mind and body. However, he took time to reevaluate life and now enjoys a new, stress-free position. That was a good change.

Sometimes changes seem bad but are, in truth, improvements to be welcomed. I read a story about the Boston Tea Party which falls into that category.

I have long considered ulterior motives behind the American Revolution. This article puts those motives in succinct context. Sometimes it is better to know the truth even if it is at odds with what you thought true.

I spent the weekend revising The Happy Little Cigar Book. The printed edition. I made many changes I hope will improve the reading. It should finally be available at the end of this week.

The proof draft.

Enjoy the changes.