It seems as though some are confusing …..
having the same opportunity,
with meaning
that you automatically get the job/loan/offer/raise/part/audition/etc
. That isn’t what that means. It simply means that you get the opportunity,
the chance.
But that’s it, after that I would hope that in this day and age whoever is chosen; is chosen for their unique abilities, and qualifications.
Isn’t that what this is all about in the first place?
I don’t know if anyone actually reads this gibberish, and don’t know why anyone would: having said that here is my legal disclaimer.
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
I post what i happen to be thinking of at the moment. It might be an idea, it might be current trends, it might be pure gibberish. Some of it is meant to prod the senses, hopefully some of it will actually edify someone, if only myself. It’s not PC, so if you have to have everything spoon-fed to you….. then you might not want to venture any further. This is not for the faint of heart people. This is real,,,,,, I mean NOT-real stuff, gibberish. Alright. So, just get over it, I have.
Cheers
yes, I know…. I’ll try to write it better. I had to get the thought down before the thought police detect it and I would have lost the thought forever. It seems like they are getting stronger now. Sometimes I can actually feel the implant working as the thought disappears………
digital media: censorship made easy
Book burning is so passe’ …. and it was really quite difficult, and messy. Now with the internet of all things it is so much easier.
Interesting thought occurred to me: I thought that in the United States of America it was the people; every person …… that was free, and the government was held in check by; “we the people”. Then how is it that the government does whatever it wants, and the people are held in check ? I think I missed something here……… It didn’t used to be this way. It was never intended to be this way. The type of government that holds its citizens in check with fear mongering and lies…….. and worse; is what we as a nation are supposed to be standing “against”.
There are and have been many different governments who take it upon themselves to be the “supreme” ruler, dictator, King, etc. Throughout history you can read about them. Have we now sunk so low as a nation of people that we have allowed this to happen here in the United States ?
The government and people in power use every single resource possible to deter people from disagreeing with them. They will call you a racist. They will say that you are a right-wing Christian nut, They will use rhetoric like: anti-gay, homophobic, anti-women, anti-Jew, anti-Arab, anti-Muslim…………. ad nausea. And you can believe that none of this is missed on ones who would want to control others.
Unfortunately Obama is one of the easiest examples: “If they would only agree with me, and pass the bill…… everything would be alright”.
Well, that’s certainly taking into account the validity of the other side. I mean it shows honest, integrity, grit and determination. How dare anyone disagree with the president of the United States. hmmmmmmph. The audacity of some of these people. They actually think that their opinion matters. We do so depend on their ignorance…..
other thoughts later.
Tired of waiting around?
Tired of watching the same scenario repeat itself?
Tired of seeing the world pass you by?
Sounds like either a late night commercial, or some sci-fi thriller……
Life is quite interesting.
Life 101:
First; we’re too young to understand.
Next; we are too busy to be bothered.
And finally; we are too old to do anything but gripe.
I have become the grouchy old man. Pain, disappointment, wasted time, etc…… in other words life.I don’t think I’ve always been the grouchy old man. I hope I haven’t always been the grouchy old man.
So, I believe the quest is to find out when exactly I became the grouchy old man.
to be continued………………….soon
o.k. so I’m thinking about my life. Not deep or anything, just thinking about the time and such. And then it hit me. I really am thankful for the period in time with which I am residing. None of it was my doing. Apparently none of it was anyone’s doing. I was not a planned endeavor. So I was born and raised in a time, place, and period where we didn’t lock our doors. As kids we rode our bicycles …….. everywhere. There was a river, there was a creek, there was an old man that lived with a butler in the house at the end of the street. His lot took up eight normal lots. We used to go there. It was the “Place”. I’m not sure if that was the gents real name but that is what we called him. We played football there, we played spin the bottle under the shade and cover of a huge pine tree, we used to go to the river and go into the drainage system. Where it emptied out was a concrete duct about 4-6 ft. in diameter. There were many offshoots from the main pipe. All of them smaller. We knew our neighbors. We knew all of our neighbors. Except Mr. Place and his butler. Nobody knew them.
I’ll continue that, but I want to say thank you for my life. And I want to say that I’m sorry I haven’t realized up until quite recently…… that how we live, especially what we pay attention to really does make a difference.
So, fast forward……….. life is not yesterday. It is what it is. Lots of mileage between the then and now. We have opened so very many genie’s and compromised on everything else that I fear for our very existence. There was a time where we cared for other people. There was a time when it meant more to be “that guy”, (yeah, if you came here looking for PC you are already disappointed.) than anything. this isn’t nostalgia, or romanticism this is character, morals. This is standing up for what is correct. When was it that we got sidetracked?
well, lots of different thoughts there. Listening to a new (to me) group. Headstones – the album: Love + Fury. Hard driven Canadian band. Gets the juices flowing just a bit eh? Sometimes it just feels like…….. there has to be more. Sometimes reading between the lines and listening to the calm still voice gets to be difficult amidst all the noise surrounding us. That and of course herbage. Sometimes the only thing we are supposed to do with something is to give it away.
o.k. be back later bye
I lived through the sixties and the seventies. I hear the catch phrase, This is because of five generations of pent up hostility coming out. No, it’s not. These are teen to twenty somethings. They weren’t even born.
There are those who want immediate repayment (plus) for everything that has happened. That isn’t possible. But, until we are willing to take the time to truly acknowledge the the root of the problem.
We have grown as a nation over the past 50 years. We have grown together. There are, have been, and always will be …. people who for whatever reason hate. We will never stop that. But, we can teach better. We can stop reliving our past through our children and grandchildren.
It becomes a perpetual force that we haven’t gotten a handle on.
We, as humans have a difficult time sharing and forgiving. It’s how we are hard wired. If we want to see a change in others, we must become that change. If others can’t see the change in real time…. then for them it doesn’t exist.
Maybe instead of walking with the protesters, the NAACP, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc…… what if they walked in front of the police officers toward the protesters. If they took that leap of faith, it would demonstrate two very needed ideas.
The first is that they want to show that they have confidence in the police department and are willing to stand with them.
The second is that they want to show that they have confidence in the people of the city and are willing to stand between them to help bridge the gap.
We need people to stand up and speak the truth. We don’t need people who were never able to forgive for what happened in the past. Forgiveness is difficult. It’s not in our nature to do that. It hurts. And, it is the most necessary thing that we can do.
to be continued……………………………………..
Apparently, I lack the skills to understand. I don’t agree with the inference that people are “born” gay.
Scientifically, it doesn’t make sense to me. Why would nature (evolution) choose to evolve a species that doesn’t propagate itself, except through artificial means? Aren’t you really glad that nature (evolution) did in fact have the common sense to start this entire process with Adam and Eve and not Adam and Steve. Otherwise………. there wouldn’t be anyone to read this.
It’s quite interesting. If you use Google to search for “what is the science behind being born gay”.
You get things like:
scientists might have found, seemed to be correlated, point to a, and there are countless examples like this; all are quite vague, all are non-conclusive. But you have the proponents of making everyone the same using these theories as true facts, when in truth the conclusive statements from science are: the study also did not identify a single gene which was the direct cause of homosexuality. and: a variety of factors – including genetics, upbringing and environment play a part in developing sexual orientation, which is complex and emerges over time.
Emerges over time. Really? You mean like after people have indoctrinated them into believing that they were born gay? I just don’t get it? Why does anyone need an excuse? If you are gay, then so be it. But, you don’t get anything extra. Stop looking for an excuse for your choice, be responsible and live your life.
I’m not trying to be mean or crude but come on….. Don’t tell me lies. It’s a choice. It has always been a choice. We make choices every day. Some of our choices are good, and some of our choices are bad. Sometimes we “choose” something simply because it is convenient. Then there are times we make choices out of research, and well thought out examination of the facts. Sometimes we make choices because to choose otherwise would cause pain, suffering or heartache. Sometimes we make choices and then change our minds. I understand the government wanting to re-write History. If everyone is the same it’s much easier to “manage” the herd.
Sometimes we make choices simply because we are scared.
It seems that in the last decade or so we have stopped requiring people to be responsible for their actions.
Again, choices.
I’ve made some very bad choices in my life. But I take responsibility for my life. I can’t go back and change things that I have done. God knows, I would love to do that. But, then reality kicks in I accept what I have done and I learn from those life moments.
Again, choices.
Whatever happened to:
Honesty
Integrity
Character
*************************************************************just some thoughts……………………………………………………….
Just putting some thoughts to paper. errrrrrr, zero’s and one’s. Why is it that when there is already law dealing with discrimination…. that we make new laws dealing with discrimination. Because when we do that we must then create jobs to monitor those special interest anti-discrimination laws. And the government must then raise taxes to pay for the representatives who have their staff, supporters and someone has to pay for all of those think-tanks and polls…….. ad nauseam.
And once those jobs are created, because they are federal and state jobs…. they are almost self-perpetuating. Why do we time after time think this is the best solution to some problem? If it is against the law to discriminate in the first place, why aren’t we then filing discrimination charges against the people who are committing these acts? And yes, it is this easy. It’s politicians and lobbyists that tell you it can’t be done.
It starts getting to the point that people are almost forced to invent data to prove that their position is still viable. Because if you aren’t showing results then you will not get good reviews. You won’t get fired. It’s extremely difficult to fire state and federal employees. But you may get “moved” around a lot.
If people aren’t willing to stand up for what is correct then we are doomed to just repeating our failures. It’s time to stop doing that. it’s time to get rid of the too big to fail. It’s time to stop “creating” jobs. Maybe if we just started helping each other a bit more, every day… we wouldn’t need to have committees, forums, polls, and entire government organizations trying to divide and conquer. Never mind the consequences, it’s the win that matters. Have we truly become so very shallow?
have we always been this shallow?
All too often we will choose “style” over “substance”, and in doing so we waste our very sustenance.
Welcome to the Digital Age.
At 59 years of age I have witnessed things that dreams are made of. When I was going to high school I would go home after school and watch Star Trek.
Science Fiction at the time, but there are many things that have come to pass. And in some cases have surpassed even the dreams of those days. The USB flash drive that we take for granted now is a good example. So, now we are in the digital age. Basic laws of physics: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Just summarizing to get some thought together.
1. You log onto Facebook. Everything appears normal. There are those times when it seems that the postings are just a bit behind. Never more than a day or two though. And, then it would catch back up. So of course as every naive or overly confident idiot would do…… I just flushed it aside and didn’t give it another thought. Until…….
What if?
Would anyone even have the wherewith all to know what happens when you click “enter” while posting on Facebook? Welcome to the digital age where everything is instantaneous, and everything is routable. It’s not like analog, in digital you can transform data in real-time. Nobody even wants to ask these questions, because nobody wants to think of the possibilities.
Welcome to the Digital Age
another thought: If I am just thinking of this then others have already thought and acted upon these very ideas. Nobody reads the EULA’s. Is what you expect (believe) to be happening….. really happening? Look, by the governments own admission nobody has a right to expect that anything transmitted over the internet is secure. Does anybody “re” route? Coding is important. At this point in the evolution of man coding and digital manipulation is more important than anything else. Knowledge is power, but only if you can use that knowledge. Learn to Code. Learn to Manipulate. Learn to Mold. Learn to Shape. Learn to Transform. Learn to Code.
Welcome to the Digital Age
Welcome to the Digital Age
Colonize Mars?
Understanding the meaning of those words. Yes, we can. We have the technology to “colonize” Mars. I’m using Mars but actually it could be any planet. Now, you do realize that this means that Earth is being given up on. I mean let’s not start with any misconceptions.
Facts, not fiction. With sperm and egg banks and with the advances in DNA research we can now literally manufacture people. Down to their eye color. Their race, their propensity for violence and quite a few other useful characteristics.
So great we can “survive”. But what is it that will survive? This is not just a whimsical question. The newly constructed humans will have to be taught. They will lack all of the things that we take for granted on a daily basis. Every single aspect and interaction that they will have is planned. They won’t have the internet. They won’t have the television. Everything that they will learn and have access to will be censored.
Everything.
We will be …… and this is for all of the romantics: “Starting Over”
So, here’s the deal. If you got to choose how we would be “re-born”, what would you choose to “make” them? They will not know the difference. There is no learning curve. There is no misunderstanding. Everything all neat and tidy.
We’ve already opened the box, so there is no going back.
There are laws that at least for the moment are indisputable. Isaac Newton told us, and it hasn’t changed. “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction,” Newton said.
Humans have a choice.
Nobody has to try to subjugate anyone any longer. Whatever class of “person” you need. Whatever color you desire. Whatever I.Q. you want, or don’t want them to have. It’s just numbers. 0’s, and 1’s. We “the people” are just an expendable asset. Follow the preset path. Don’t question. Don’t even stray.
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So, if enough people believe that it makes a difference what we actually do… Just think of the possibilities.
Be the Change
Make a Difference
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