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  No not another election post.  Run, run, run far away.  For the past week there has been considerable focus on the candidates crowd size.  Just read this post from CBS news regarding the former President Trump's claims regarding Vice President Harris's  crowd size .  So for the past week or so there has been considerable media focus on the candidates claims of crowd sizes and their opponents responses.  The first question one might have is why write about this.  Quite simply we (I) have a decision to make.  Who should we cast our ballot for this coming November?  That is what this blog has always been about; making decisions.  If you are a responsible citizen of these United States your voting decision will be influenced by many factors.  One of those factors will be information received through various media sources.  We will then process process and disseminate that information and come to a decision. So why this issue...

    Surgery, covid and family visits have occupied my time for the last month and a half.  It has been a nice hiatus but it is time to renew my efforts to understand our world and how we respond.  Time spent with our grand kiddos was very enjoyable and tiring.  They do have a lot of energy.  I did have enough energy left to read Jonathon Haidt's book,  The Happiness Hypothesis .  Jonathon Haidt's latest book is currently a best seller.  However before I read it I wanted to read one of his earlier books.  I enjoyed "The Happiness Hypothesis"  I especially like the metaphor of one riding an elephant.  Without getting too detailed our mental and moral state is represented by us riding an elephant.  We as the rider "steer" the elephant.  We have generally a clear view of our goals and we make decisions on how to achieve those goals.  I viewed this as our conscience self.  However the elephant views and reacts to...