2024. The last election? Maybe. There’s a chance, I believe, that one of three things may happen by 2028. The first is there may be a nuclear war which destroys the country and the people in it. The second is the United States may un-unite, break apart into different entities with different leaders. The third, … Read More
Philosophy
Five of The Worst Inventions/Mistakes Made by Humans
Non definitive, and in no particular order. 1. Nuclear Weapons 2. Agriculture 3. Fossil Fuel Powered Anything 4. Plastics 5. Internet
Stuff, and a 2019 Journal Excerpt
I was surprised to find out recently that I do not have a copy of the first CD I released in NYC in 2000. I’ve no digital copy either. As for journals, I have regularly gotten rid of them. Not that I have always kept a journal, but when I have I’ve not held onto … Read More
A Mature and Courageous Person’s Prayer
Mature/Courageous Person: Lord in Heaven, grant that I may do what it is right for me to do, whether it is your will or not. Amen. Immature/Cowardly Person: Lord in Heaven, grant that I may do your will, whether it is right or not. Amen. A mature person does the right thing, even if it … Read More
Answer, in Regards to Transcendental Meditation ™
Part of the question I was asked included the info that it costs between $600 and $800 for a TM™ session, at least where this person lives. I could be wrong about some of this, but this was my off-the-cuff reply: ——————————————————————————————————————- There is absolutely no reason to go to one of those teachers. The … Read More
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a Huge Disappointment
I never knew much about the man, really. A good friend liked him a lot. I knew that. I saw him debate Ben Shapiro on Ben’s show and was not impressed. It was pretty bad. Neil evaded issues, made arguments that held little weight, and was simply unimpressive. I recently saw a clip of him … Read More
Beliefs, or Lack Thereof
1. I do not believe in anything. I believe in nothing. 2. I like a lot of the Jesus story in the Bible, but do not believe he rose from the dead. I believe he now rests in peace, as he deserves. 3. I worship nothing. I have sometimes personified that nothing, calling it the … Read More
Physical Dangers For Artists That Use Their Real Name
I won’t go into every facet of this, obviously, but the price one pays for expressing one’s self honestly in a way that can be easily traced to it’s source, can be anywhere from miniscule to deadly. Often it may be both, an escalation of danger as time goes by. In my case, my real … Read More
Questions Answered About Humor
My friend in Sweden (I only have one) sent me some questions. “What makes you laugh.” Truth, I suppose. Something so beautifully on the mark that it shows the amazingness of reality. “Who makes you laugh.” Anybody that is honest can make me laugh. “Who made you laugh – but now don’t.” Eddie Murphy made … Read More
Different Races
I do not believe that any race is inherently better or worse than any other. While we all may be racist to some degree, I, like many others, strive to irradicate the racism within myself. I do, however, believe that there are differences between races. Different races came about because we migrated to different parts … Read More
Jesus, Pagans, and Saving it for a Song
Either most people do not understand what peace, dignity, and love are, or they purposefully choose cowardice and depression. Whether or not the Jesus we have heard of was a real physical figure (more evidence suggests he was than I realized) is, in some ways, irrelevant. it’s the message many have resignated with, along with … Read More
Brief Thoughts on Twitter
Two people have recently been banned from Twitter. (Probably more, but there are two I know of.) One of them is Barrett Brown, a journalist and activist that tends be pro-BLM. He cannot stand Peter Thiel, and he is not a fan of Glenn Greenwald either. Great writer, sincere and courageous, and hard to pin … Read More
Stream of Consciousness, I Suppose. March 31st, 2022.
Copied from the paper copy: Place me on a planet newly born and allow me a million years to calm down a bit, to re-sensitize, to become content with a simpler set of experiences, to rest from the worrying and hurrying, to laugh off old fears, to re-stabilize, to re-ground, to settle, reply, remember. Technology … Read More
In Defense of Comedians
Supposedly, centuries ago, Kings (and Queens?) sometimes had court jesters. One of their jobs was to be honest with the King, in a court where most were too afraid to say anything they feared he might take offense at. Also supposedly, the court jester was guaranteed that he (or she?) would not be punished for … Read More
Joe Rogan, Neil Young, Spotify, and Journalism (All in one post.)
Apparently Neil Young is pulling his recorded music off of Spotify, in protest of them hosting Joe Rogan’s podcast. Goodbye, Neil. “Southern man don’t need him around anyhow.” (I know. That’s a quote from a song written by white people who hung a Dixie flag behind them on stage. I am opening myself up to … Read More
Will There Be a War Between Russia and America?
The possibility is there, and it is ridiculous. I am no Putin fan, I prefer Navalny, but America is literally out of it’s mind. This would be fought, at least initially, right by Russia. Re-supplying troops, etc. would be pretty easy, for them. We’d be fighting half way across the planet, and for what? America … Read More
I Am Against Wild Animals Being Treated As Pets
I used to think to myself, “Pets are slaves.” I still often think this, though there are degrees of slavery and compliance, depending on the case. I have seen where an animal, in this case a dog, can become close to a human (or two) without leashes or rules or bondage. I have also seen … Read More
My Foolish Insistence That I Knew What the Future Held
I just finished reading the latest post by John Micheal Greer, arguably one of America’s most important intellectuals, titled The Unmanageable Future. It got me thinking about how many times I have said I knew what was about to happen and been wrong. Most every time. Whether it was the belief that the rock bands … Read More
Covid “Vaccination” and Old Friends
I’ve stated elsewhere that I refused to be “vaccinated” and was thusly fired from my job. Enough said about that. I do not know of but one old friend that did not take the shots. There may be others, but I don’t know for sure. I could be wrong, but it strikes me that people … Read More
Gandhi, Myself, and Non-Violence
I’ve read a lot of Gandhi..his actual writings, and I understand and identify with where he is (was) coming from, but the form a non-violent life takes has to be, is required to be, different for each person. Gandhi understood, as I do, that technically, non-violence is impossible while living in a body. You walk … Read More
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