Ron's post is asking for questions.But i'm equally interested in answers/theories,so i'm giving space for them.I'll start by answering my own query on his post.

One of the key elements learned early on in our history to survive when we were merely prey was the pack.Safety in numbers etc.As we evolved and survival against predators became more assured we remained in packs,and the packs grew.With more time available with the lessening threats to survival,heirarchy and the accompanying…

Taken from a recently read article and no, i didn't look up to confirm...

Abject poverty;1980-2005 down 20%

War Deaths;1950-550,000 a year....2006 50,000 a year

Murder;2012-6.3 per 1000,000......2015-5.3 per 1000,000

Terrorism Deaths; 2014-43,566......2016-34,676

Starvation; Sub-Saharan Africa rate of undernourishment....1990-30%.....2015-<20%

etc.....

finding bad news and shit to bitch about is easy.........just figured i'd give…

Back when he started out, i was a big Stephen King fan and my favorites were The Stand and the short The Mist. He is a good storyteller, but tends to get overly long on character development. about the time he was becoming repetitious for me i found a book by a writer new to me; Phantoms by Dean Koontz. He had me hooked from the getgo be cause the story blasted off in just a few pages and combined aspects of horror,mystery,and a touch of sci-fi.The following is a list of my best Koontz…