From the daring mind of Mojave66: What are the five things you think that humanity needs in order to survive and evolve into a peaceful civilization? “Things” could mean a philosophy, a technology, a spiritual perspective, a type of government… anything. This is not such a hard question. I think humanity needs very little to survive and evolve into a peaceful civilization: A total genetic overhaul, along with a massive change in environment from the one in which we evolved. (We’ve currently managed one kind of massive change but I’m not sure it’s the one we want.) Look, we’re hunters …

This week’s question, tersely fished from the mind of The Wonderful Mojave66: What were your five favorite classes in College (or in the highest educational institution you completed), and why? This, for some people, might be an easy question. Most of my friends in college seemed not to like many of their classes. For me, though, it’s a tough one. Five years of undergrad, two more years of grad school coursework, and in general, I found I enjoyed more classes than I disliked. I suppose it’s like for some people who get asked, “What are your five favorite books?” It’s …

This week’s Friday Five is from Adam, a man whom I believe knows his way around the cookie jar: You’ve been caught with your hand in the cookie jar. Busted. Stone-cold caught and about to get the smackdown you deserve. What 5 things would you say to dodge the bullet? Aw, baby, I was gonna surprise you. Get out of here till I finish making the coffee to go with this, and go back to studying. I’ll bring it to you when it’s ready, okay honey? Er, I thought there was money in here. Did you spend it? Oh, I’m …

This week’s Friday Five question comes from Marvin Long, who is currently co-hosting me with his with Keisha during my accident-ridden visit to Texas: One morning you wake up and discover that whatever it was that bit, irradiated, or otherwise made contact with you yesterday has transformed you into a muscle-bound freak with a penchant for spandex leotards. What do you say to your spouse/significant other, your boss, your best friend, your parents, your first ass-whuppee? So, as I mentioned, I just read the graphic novel Superman: Red Son so I’ve been thinking about the possible political ramifications of super-powers. …

It’s a big job, thinking about the “ought tos” of life. But that’s exactly what Rob asked of us F5ers last weekend: The Ten Commandments are shaking at the knees for want of a zimmer frame. They’re punchy and in need of a spit and shine and I’ll stop mixing metaphors there; or similies? What Five, because friday ten doesn’t rhyme, new guidelines, who listens to commands, would you suggest the Western world should prop up it’s faltering morality with? I’m not sure I’m up to this task at this point, with my banking minidisaster—I’m finding everything I write connected …