Went with my wolf and dog to the lake around sunset – they were nagging me about taking them someplace for fun. So I decided I would take them to the lake, sit on my rock, and since I hadn’t yet meditated today, meditate.
While walking along the shore to my rock I thought, “really, what would be better, sitting and meditating, or swimming across the lake?”
Here it is June and I haven’t yet once swam across the lake ...
Why?
Not the water temp -- I've swam in April and my crazy brother MikE and my crazy Russian friend Boris swam in November, after a Thanksgiving Day Feast [and lot's of vodka] in November with snow falling ...
No, it was my fear of the canines.
I go swimming and then they follow, and swim to me, with their front legs, equipped with nice long claws, going 500 miles per instant, and I come out with a zillion long welts and cuts, half steaming blood thinking, “Well, this swim wasn’t quite as relaxing as I had envisioned”.
I recalled with longing Wolfie who would just sit on my rock, guard my clothes, and patiently wait for me to return ...
So, I stood on my rock for about 5 minutes, trying to envision this swim – I decided I would viciously fight them off and every time I pushed them away, or kicked them, say “NO” and it would be OK.
So I dove in ... Leo followed and attempted to save me with his claws and mouth ... Nashoba stayed on the shore whining. I fought Leo off, pushing him, saying “NO” and kicking him and trying to swim ... he followed me a third the way across the lake and then turned back to shore.
I relaxed. Life it good! and enjoyed swimming on my back looking up at the clouds.
After awhile I turned to survey my location and found I was about 3/4 the way across and then saw Leo was coming again across the lake after me, this time with reenforcements – he was bringing Nashoba, my wolf!
I panicked! I swam as fast as I could hoping to make it to the far shore before the attack began!
And I just made it!
Wow -- this was the first time Nashoba swam across the lake! With his webbed paws, he's an excellent swimmer, even faster than Leo, but he prefers not to swim.
We stayed for awhile, and I let the boys catch their breath, and then headed back, fighting them off, now two of them, as best I could. About 1/3rd the way across, thinking we were all going to drown, they abandoned me and swam for the far shore, and now I could again enjoy my swim.
Finally back at my rock, I surveyed the damage. Looking at my legs I saw more than a dozen 6 or more inch long welts, many bleeding along their length. Wonder what my back looks like?!
Wow, I thought, this is getting much better! The least damage I’ve ever sustained! This is going to be a good summer!
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Censure Israel???
Some might say that the Israeli IDF committed piracy and murder in international waters followed by cries of “we, poor we, were attacked, ambushed, lynched even, by terrorists with sticks and stones!!!”.
But, what can the U.S. say? Can we call this state-sponsored terrorism? The Israeli commandos dropped from U.S.-supplied Blackhawk helicopters, and the U.S. does not sell arms to terrorists. Ipso facto – this was not state sponsored terrorism. Terrorist, by definition, are the people we and Israel kill.
What can we say about their war crimes, as detailed in the Goldstone report, in attacking Gaza 2 days after Christmas in 2008. The U.S. did not speak out against this action and blocked U.N. Security Council action. And looking at it logically, we can point out that the Israeli war on the Gaza civilian population was really not so bad at all compared to what we, the U.S., did in Fallujah.
What can we say about their illegal blockade of Gaza? Again, the U.S. has strongly supported this action. And again, imprisoning close to 2 million people in concentration-camp-like-conditions is not really bad at all, as war crimes go, compared to our illegal war of aggression on Iraq, based on a pack of lies, which killed millions. As most would agree, imprisonment is vastly more humane than killing.
So why is everyone picking on Israel? They kill a few thousand; so what? We kill millions.
Let’s just stop and think for a moment –
Do we want to call Israeli’s action piracy and murder, or sing the praises of brave young Israeli Defense Forces acting in self defense while protecting Israel from “peace activists” with ties to Muslim extremists and terrorists? Do we want to call our Iraq invasion an illegal war of aggression, the ultimate war crime, resulting in the death of millions, or an important action to rid the world of WMD’s and spread democracy and freedom, or in Obama’s Egyptian speech, merely a “war of choice”.
We must continue supporting Israel – and telling the world that it needs to concentrate on important issues, such as forgetting about the non-existent WMD in Iraq, and focusing on sanctions and possible military action with regard to the non-existent nuclear weapons in Iran.
So, let’s all just relax, take our blue pills, and perhaps pat ourselves on the back and pass around another Nobel Peace Prize, maybe this time to the U.S. Military Industrial Complex, for promoting peace and security and spreading freedom and democracy around the world, particularly in the Mid East.
But, what can the U.S. say? Can we call this state-sponsored terrorism? The Israeli commandos dropped from U.S.-supplied Blackhawk helicopters, and the U.S. does not sell arms to terrorists. Ipso facto – this was not state sponsored terrorism. Terrorist, by definition, are the people we and Israel kill.
What can we say about their war crimes, as detailed in the Goldstone report, in attacking Gaza 2 days after Christmas in 2008. The U.S. did not speak out against this action and blocked U.N. Security Council action. And looking at it logically, we can point out that the Israeli war on the Gaza civilian population was really not so bad at all compared to what we, the U.S., did in Fallujah.
What can we say about their illegal blockade of Gaza? Again, the U.S. has strongly supported this action. And again, imprisoning close to 2 million people in concentration-camp-like-conditions is not really bad at all, as war crimes go, compared to our illegal war of aggression on Iraq, based on a pack of lies, which killed millions. As most would agree, imprisonment is vastly more humane than killing.
So why is everyone picking on Israel? They kill a few thousand; so what? We kill millions.
Let’s just stop and think for a moment –
Do we want to call Israeli’s action piracy and murder, or sing the praises of brave young Israeli Defense Forces acting in self defense while protecting Israel from “peace activists” with ties to Muslim extremists and terrorists? Do we want to call our Iraq invasion an illegal war of aggression, the ultimate war crime, resulting in the death of millions, or an important action to rid the world of WMD’s and spread democracy and freedom, or in Obama’s Egyptian speech, merely a “war of choice”.
We must continue supporting Israel – and telling the world that it needs to concentrate on important issues, such as forgetting about the non-existent WMD in Iraq, and focusing on sanctions and possible military action with regard to the non-existent nuclear weapons in Iran.
So, let’s all just relax, take our blue pills, and perhaps pat ourselves on the back and pass around another Nobel Peace Prize, maybe this time to the U.S. Military Industrial Complex, for promoting peace and security and spreading freedom and democracy around the world, particularly in the Mid East.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Oil Spill Politics
Obama was shocked, SHOCKED I say, to learn that the MMS [gov't agency "overseeing" the oil industry, was actually just a lacky working FOR the oil industry -- rubber stamping their requests and serving thier needs.
Let's look at the real problem ... this is just a microcosm of the macrocosm.
It's clear the gov't doesn't just repressent the interests of the oil industry.
In just the past couple of years we have seen the gov't repressents and works for:
with respect for the law and constitution,
for the people, not the corporacracy.
Let's look at the real problem ... this is just a microcosm of the macrocosm.
It's clear the gov't doesn't just repressent the interests of the oil industry.
In just the past couple of years we have seen the gov't repressents and works for:
- The big "too big to fail" banks
- The private Federal Reserve Bank
- The health insurance companies [health care bill]
- The military industrial complex ...
- ....
with respect for the law and constitution,
for the people, not the corporacracy.
Early Summer in Brown Country
This is a nice time of the year in Brown County --
The ticks have all but gone, and still another month before Chigger Season!
It is usually cool enough at night such that the house cools off enough to stay comfortable all day ...
The garden is growing [4 types of lettuce, two types of carrots, already eaten my first radish, snow peas, green beans of a couple sorts and black beans, a couple of types of cucumbers and broccoli, corn [planted intermittently], zuchini, butternut and spagetti squash, mellon, asperigus, two types of big tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, a couple types of green peppers and chile and jahapeno peppers, chives and onions.
Yesterday: the first day lilly, and found my first small Chantrelle mushroom -- perhaps in a week I will be harvesting and feasting on them!
The dogs have already adapted to sleeping all day in the house where its cool.
Our walks now need to go up river or around lakes to keep them cool.
The ticks have all but gone, and still another month before Chigger Season!
It is usually cool enough at night such that the house cools off enough to stay comfortable all day ...
The garden is growing [4 types of lettuce, two types of carrots, already eaten my first radish, snow peas, green beans of a couple sorts and black beans, a couple of types of cucumbers and broccoli, corn [planted intermittently], zuchini, butternut and spagetti squash, mellon, asperigus, two types of big tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, a couple types of green peppers and chile and jahapeno peppers, chives and onions.
Yesterday: the first day lilly, and found my first small Chantrelle mushroom -- perhaps in a week I will be harvesting and feasting on them!
The dogs have already adapted to sleeping all day in the house where its cool.
Our walks now need to go up river or around lakes to keep them cool.
Friday, May 21, 2010
A Visitor
My nephew Mike is coming to visit!
Mike is an alcoholic ...
He has a deletion on his 22nd chomosome
that has causes him all sorts of learning, living, and hapiness disabilities.
This will be a REALLY BIG upset to my quiet solitary life in the wood with my wolf!
Hide the liquor!
Throw out the cigarrettes!
It will be a challenge to ME to be the person I think I am!
I've decided, when I pick him up from the airport,
I shall tell him that his plane crashed,
and now he is dead,
and now in Heaven!
Yes -- the middle of the Hoosier National Forest!
Mike died and went to Paradise!
We shall eat,
We shall sleep,
and sit on the porch at night.
Patrol with the dogs,
do nothing [meditate],
take long walks with the dogs,
work in the garden and the land,
and deal with our addictions and afflictions!
And every day we shall work to further perfect our Paradise!
I hope it is good for Mike --
And for me as well!
It's kind of funny ...
I have a Ph.D. in physics,
and Mike somehow got through high school.
I love his presence ...
He is totally honest ...
says exactly what he feels,
and does not judge others or the world,
he is a person with whom one can be comfortable.
He has real wisdom. I'm eager to learn from him!
Mike is an alcoholic ...
He has a deletion on his 22nd chomosome
that has causes him all sorts of learning, living, and hapiness disabilities.
This will be a REALLY BIG upset to my quiet solitary life in the wood with my wolf!
Hide the liquor!
Throw out the cigarrettes!
It will be a challenge to ME to be the person I think I am!
I've decided, when I pick him up from the airport,
I shall tell him that his plane crashed,
and now he is dead,
and now in Heaven!
Yes -- the middle of the Hoosier National Forest!
Mike died and went to Paradise!
We shall eat,
We shall sleep,
and sit on the porch at night.
Patrol with the dogs,
do nothing [meditate],
take long walks with the dogs,
work in the garden and the land,
and deal with our addictions and afflictions!
And every day we shall work to further perfect our Paradise!
I hope it is good for Mike --
And for me as well!
It's kind of funny ...
I have a Ph.D. in physics,
and Mike somehow got through high school.
I love his presence ...
He is totally honest ...
says exactly what he feels,
and does not judge others or the world,
he is a person with whom one can be comfortable.
He has real wisdom. I'm eager to learn from him!
Good Old Hoosiers ...
While taveling to Cleveland my old Subaru started making noise ...
and then going to Detroit, it got much worse!
The old Subaru has 180,000 miles, before the speedometer broke ...
So, how much money should I put into it?
I brought it to a Midas shop in Michigan -- 866$ was the quote.
I decided to wait until I got back to familiar territory -- Indiana --
to get a second opinion.
I brought it into a local exhaust place [Bells Exhaust] --
and told them I just wanted a estimate ... that's all.
They put it up on the lift,
the guy looked at it for 15 seconds,
and told me,
"20 minutes, 45 dollars".
OK!
It was 65 dollars with the tip!
They hit it with reciprocating saws, cutting torches and welders.
And in less than 20 minutes, I drove away very happy!
and then going to Detroit, it got much worse!
The old Subaru has 180,000 miles, before the speedometer broke ...
So, how much money should I put into it?
I brought it to a Midas shop in Michigan -- 866$ was the quote.
I decided to wait until I got back to familiar territory -- Indiana --
to get a second opinion.
I brought it into a local exhaust place [Bells Exhaust] --
and told them I just wanted a estimate ... that's all.
They put it up on the lift,
the guy looked at it for 15 seconds,
and told me,
"20 minutes, 45 dollars".
OK!
It was 65 dollars with the tip!
They hit it with reciprocating saws, cutting torches and welders.
And in less than 20 minutes, I drove away very happy!
Why?
Why does the Pipe-Fitter (or Physicist) come home and drink?
Why does the Pipe-Fitter (or Banker), who's proud of his skill at building and creating,
not work long extra hours to show his accomplishments?
Perhaps, the Teacher not in love with the goal?
Perhaps, the Nurse is not working on her vision?
Perhaps, the Salesperson does not agree with,
or is even appalled by,
the vision he's been given?
He's sold his soul ... his time ...
... to the one who would pay the most,
... of whatever she most valued.
... and he questions his values,
and his integrity.
Why does the Pipe-Fitter (or Banker), who's proud of his skill at building and creating,
not work long extra hours to show his accomplishments?
Perhaps, the Teacher not in love with the goal?
Perhaps, the Nurse is not working on her vision?
Perhaps, the Salesperson does not agree with,
or is even appalled by,
the vision he's been given?
He's sold his soul ... his time ...
... to the one who would pay the most,
... of whatever she most valued.
... and he questions his values,
and his integrity.
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