I was watching Michael Tsarion's Architects of Control. It presented a great deal of good information and thoughts worth further contemplation.
I read a number of poor reviews on Tsarion. I believe he has overstated his pedigree and credentials in the past. He is a human being
made of flesh and bone. Because of that he is susceptible to the same errors that all flesh is prone.
This should not take away the good works he has produced.
At the end of the day it all boils down to this. What did I do to make myself a better person?
I can not change the world but I can change who I am. I have often grappled with my inability
to find my way place in this civilization. I have come to a conclusion that has brought clarity to this dilemma.
My quest is not an external journey; it is inner. It always has been. There is no place for me in this shit hole called 21st century culture.
It is an illusion. It is about control and being controlled. My thoughts are my own. This life is my own.
I don't owe anyone an explanation on what I think. I do not seek approval for being who I am
and what I am striving to become. You can't bottle and sell what I seek. I will no longer consume
fear. I am going to die sometime in the future. This is all the fear I need to keep me happy.
I have said this before and it still holds true; I'm not buying what they are selling.
I know I have to venture out into the quagmire daily to earn a living. Without the means
to live, I can not pursue the most important reason for being alive now at this time and this place.
I see the light at the end of the tunnel. There is no turning back. The road ahead is a lonely one.
I accept this. Things may change in that regard. Being alone is not always a bad thing.
I will turn 58 years old come August 10, 2013. I still have a long way to go to my own self satisfaction
as to where I wish to be physically, spiritually, and mentally. I am back on the path of training these aspects.
I can not afford to neglect this as I have in the past. I drag my body home beaten and exhausted but I refuse to stop
pushing my personal agenda forward. This is my only true procession. If I squander this, I will loose it and I may not
have the ability to retrieve it. This I must not forget and take for granted.
We can accept God becoming man to save man, but not man becoming God to save man.
-- Vernon Linwood Howard
The truth is not always pretty and this country has never been uglier. This is the kind of story that need to be told and not forgotten.
The excuse that black teenage boys are living in a world of oppression and are scarred from the past because of slavery needs to be put into the context it belongs. No teenage black boys have ever been enslaved. During the course of my lifetime, blacks in this country have had every opportunity known to man handed to them on a silver platter. I'm white. No one has given me the time of day. Black people have grown up having had everything handed to them. People like Jesse Jackson tell us that they deserve this because they have been wronged in the past. You think just because you are white living in the USA that your life is a bed of roses? If Jesse Jackson had to walk one mile in my shoes, he would be on his knees in 5 minutes crying like a baby. Black teenage boys in this country have been so molly coddled that if they have to work to earn a living like the rest of the people living in a civilized society, they cry racism. Heaven forbid they should be held responsible for living like a normal human being. Instead, they take what they want from whom ever they want. They believe they have the right to kill whom ever they want when ever they want. This is the mindset of scum walking upright.
Anyone who follows Barack Obama is a fool, a chain of fools.
Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, meets with reporters, taking questions on immigration, student loans, and GOP-led efforts to stop President Barack Obama's signature health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2013. The House of Representatives passed measures last night to delay the individual and employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act, known popularly as "Obamacare." It's the 38th time the GOP majority has tried to eliminate, defund or scale back the program since Republicans took control of the House in January 2011.
I realize the two-party system of government in this country is a smoke and mirrors act, but good old fashion hatred can motivate people to get things done. If that what it takes to repeal Obamacare, bring it on. I refuse to hand over my hard earned cash to these overpaid leech handlers.
I re-signed my annual lease. I have a decent place to live at an affordable price. I still have a job and a means of transportation to get there. I am working and creating a program
to better myself. The foundation of this program is based on the old martial art philosphy; talk doesn't cook the rice. Nothing new here under the sun -- the balance of mind, body, spirit with my own personal implementations. The digital age has given me the ability to incorporate sound wisdom and wrap it in 21st century garb.
The world around me is disintegrating but I am holding on to an inner serenity. This life is transitory. The relentless onslaught of propaganda and fear mongering is taking it's toll on all of us and my tolerance for ignorance and mental weakness is wearing thin. That is why I need this program to keep me balanced. This will be my last year in Wisconsin. There is no light at the end of the tunnel in this state. It is time to experience and live a fuller life and I can not see it happening here in this swine pit, hillbilly infested shit hole.
*Note*
I ran across this article surfing the Internet this afternoon. It is a real sense of joy knowing I can just shut my brain off and enjoy watching American Idol or Three and a Half Men, not having to worry about that Al Qaeda boogie man swooping out of the sky trying to destroy the American way of life. The Powers That Be are taking care of it on their own.
The following poem is from the web site of Joel Biroco.
Some of you may recognise the name, but not likely. He is a man of mystery.
In 1988, in London, Joel Biroco performed a magical operation with Babalon that has subsequently become known as the KAOS-BABALON Working. The object of the operation was to initiate the '156 current', essentially the Cult of 'Chaos conjoined with Babalon', to advance and supersede the now defunct 93 current of Thelema and transform the Chaos current. Initial details were published in the last KAOS in 1989, just before Biroco disappeared from the occult scene altogether. He has re-surfaced to a degree and what he writes about is worthy of a perusal.
生涯懶立身
騰騰任天真
囊中三升米
炉辺一束薪
誰問迷悟跡
何知名利塵
夜雨草菴裡
雙腳等閒伸
Too lazy to be ambitious,
I gradually left it all up to fate.
In the sack, three handfuls of rice.
By the stove, one bundle of firewood.
Who cares about delusion and enlightenment?
What use is fame and wealth in the world of dust?
Inside my hut, the evening rain on the thatch,
Both legs stretched out in idleness.
Taigu Ryokan
*Note*
I don't know if Ann Coulter
read President Obama's speech concerning the Zimmerman/Martin jury decision before she penned this article, but it hits the nail right on the head. I have not been a fan of Ann Coulter in the past. I felt she was a bit too rabid and ultra-right wing for my taste. But her position is a needed balance to the nutless, pansy ass left wing that is demanding that white people in the USA apologize to the black community for this jury decision in Florida. Jesse Jackson's remark that Florida is an apartheid state is deplorable. We need a voice like Ann Coulter to be heard. If there is one constant in this Universe, it is this; Jesse Jackson never misses an opportunity to promote Jesse Jackson. The same goes for Al Shapton.
If Chris Mathews
wants to castrate himself and apologize to the black community, that's his business.
Speaking on the behalf of "all white people" is absurd. The remark I made concerning the comments of David Simon
cover any sniveling, white hating pile of shit that feels the need to go off on a guilt trip because of the system of law that we have in this country. This nonsense needs to stop now.
It pleases me to find professional journalist that agree with my political analysis. Not that it matters to me. If everyone on the entire planet disagreed with my world view, I'd still cherish my thoughts because I own them and no one is going to change this. The clamps are coming down. There is no question to this and that is a frightening thought indeed. It's hard to hold on to your beliefs when you are being re-educated (tortured). The article I refer to is Bush-Cheney began illegal NSA spying before 9/11 says telcom CEO. Excellent links to source documentation. The good ones always include backup confirmation.
It is obvious that The Powers That Be are up to more sinister bull shit. Eric "gun runner" Holden has made a public announcement that the shooting of Travon Martin was unjustified. I don't know where the Attorney General of the USA can openly disagree with a legal decision by a jury of a man's peers, but he did. If you can sell guns to Mexican drug lords and get away with it, you can say and do anything you wish. I also thought the remark made by President Obama was suspect, "If I had a son, he would look like Travon Martin." These remarks fuel the hatred of the mob mentality. Maybe if they rile enough of these idiots that have the IQ of a flatworm into a froth, they will flood the streets of every major city and burn everything in sight. If that were to happen, the President would have to declare martial law to regain order. It's too easy. That is what has become of this country. The majority of the people in this country are so ignorant they will believe anything that CNN and Fox News tells them to believe. Throw in the comments from Facebook and Twitter and the bow is tied ... right around our fucking necks.
I was watching this poker documentary, One of a Kind The Rise and Fall of
Stu Ungar
I enjoyed it. Considering I lived in Vegas for 12 years and worked in the gaming industry, I can understand the trap that people can easily fall into. The action is addictive. Gambling is evil, make no bones about it. Evil can be managed. I am in no way, shape or form saying people who gamble are evil. They are not. But let us call a spade a spade. Gambling is evil. My definition of evil comes from the lips of a Baptist preacher I saw on TV some time ago. He said "...evil tells you something is good for you, when in reality, it is bad for you." Based on this observation, gambling is evil.
I enjoy a game of chance as much as the next man. I love the action. I love numbers. I love having money. How can you not love gambling!
Don't kid yourself. The action is addictive. There have been scientific studies on the brain and what chemical changes occurs during the act of gambling.
Opiates are produced. It is just that simple. If you hear compulsive gamblers talk, they all say the same things. They couldn't stop. Even when they had a pile of money sitting in front of them they were not able to gain the control neccessary to leave the table with their winnings. The only time they ever left the tables was when they had lost everything and were not able to continue playing. This fact is not made clear in the documentary but it is alluded to describing Stu Ungar's compulsive disposition. It is still an excellent film and does a superb job of describing the Vegas culture. The picture above is Doyle Brunson. He is known as the godfather of poker. He contributed valuable insight to the mindset of Stu Ungar in the documentary.
*Note*
Zimmerman, 29, was acquitted on charges of second-degree murder in the death of Martin, a 17 year old whom the defendant shot during a scuffle in a nearby gated community on Feb 26, 2012. The six-woman jury also found Zimmerman not guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter. All I can say is God Bless America that it is still possible to have a fair trial in this country. Considering the witch hunt conducted on this man in the social media sites and in the main steam media itself, I didn't think he had a chance to receive one. I am happy I was wrong. The family of Trayvon Martin are reacting on Twitter. The brother of Travon Martin, Jahvaris Fulton, said simply: "Et tu America?" — a reference to the Latin phrase "Et tu, Brute?" known as an expression of betrayal. That statement speaks for itself. Millions of idiots on Twitter and Facebook said Zimmerman was guilty. The main stream media echoed the social media sentiments. I guess the justice system isn't with the program.
Employees enjoyed the Walmart's Shareholders' Meeting. The theme for this years homage to everything Walmart was ... "the joy of servitude or why I learned to love the corporate jackboot at my neck." It was a star studded affair chocked full of Hollywood elite chomping at the bit to grovel at the feet of America's wealthiest family of blood sucking parasites. The highlight of the event was Tom Cruise's speech about Walmart's commitment to fresh vegetables. It was reported that there wasn't a dry eye in the house.
I jest. Here is the straight the dope. Read all about this clown show, if you are so inclined.
At Walmart's Shareholders' Meeting: Celebrities,
Spin and Dissent
Walmart shareholders’ meeting: Carefully choreographed,
signs of unrest
The Walmart circus wasn't the only freak show in town.
A Christian healer, who sexually assaulted female patients, has today been jailed for two years.
George Boak, 70, indecently touched three women he was treating at his home of Lightcliffe, near Brighouse,
while his wife of 34 years was in another room. He denied the offences and tried to convince jurors during
his trial at Bradford Crown Court that victims were experiencing "phantom hands" - a phenomenon he claimed
to have heard about in which patients imagine they are being touched.
However, Judge Jonathan Rose said the explanation was a "significant lie" as he jailed the pensioner.
He said Boak had preyed on vulnerable and desperate women and had shown
"continuing unwillingness to demonstrate any remorse whatsoever".
Just look at this guy. He has "I'm crazy as a shit house rat" written all over his face. The world is filled with
depraved minds and plenty of sick individuals begging to be abused. The saying used to be "money makes the world go 'round".
Now it appears to be "perversion makes the world go 'round." People crave to be abused and they take it with a smile.
I'll end my sarcasm with some positive thought. For those of you who have been here before, you know I can't be taken seriously. I don't take myself seriously and I try not to take my fellow man seriously. Whenever I do I end up disappointed, on both accounts. My sword is sharper when you don't know what I'm doing with it.
You can't know your real mind as long as you deceive yourself.
** Bodhidharma **
This is a cool site
It doesn't take much to make me happy. Toss some wit my way so I can chuckle from time to time and I'm as happy as a pig in manure.
Is that too much to ask for in this life?
Fate has decided that I will stick around this hillbilly town and continue working in the laboratory of fascism aka the state of Wisconsin for one more year. This past year I did not take, nor did I make the opportunity to move forward, so I am damned to repeat it here in this swine infested pit of the Great Unwashed. It wasn't entirely my own doing that I did not adequately prepare myself to move on. I was down to my last $500 and was unemployed. I had no other choice but to figure out a way to live another day, and I accomplished this with my own inimical style. I have a job and the possibility of it extending two guaranteed years is in the cards. The next 365 days will be challenging but fruitful. I can not let this chance of creating something worthwhile for myself pass me by. The sand is pilling up at the bottom of the glass. It is time to work my mojo and this requires secrecy. My goals are set high and I know I am capable of reaching them. I do not relish being locked into a year lease again, but this is what is required to make my dream a reality. Dreams without action are pipe-dreams, and this conclusion is unacceptable. Failure is not an option.
I was disappointed when I saw a brief clip of the bout between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in Las Vegas last night. Silva looked bad. He was clowning and acting like a fool. This posturing speaks loudly of his lack of preparation and his confidence. I have seen this act before in boxing. When a boxer knows he is out classed, he struts around like a self-righteous peacock trying to convince the audience that the opposing fighter is a nobody. It's low class. It is beneath the caliber fighter that Anderson Silva has reported being.
The fans of UFC have to be dismayed at how Silva conducted himself. I think this bout was a real wake up call for Ariel Helwani. He has been on his knees for several years slobbering at the crouch of Steven Segal. He has implied that Silva owes his success to Segal. He has said that the UFC owes it's current status to sensei Segal. Ariel Helwani attacks anyone who disagrees with his childish viewpoint. I am pleased that the truth finally raised it's ugly head. I don't disagree that Segal has made a contribution to the UFC, but disagree with Helwani's viewpoint that the UFC is what it is today because of Segal. That is ridiculous. Helwani's opinion that Silva is what he is today because of Segal is absurd. Of all the people that are disappointed with Silva's performance, no one can be more dismayed than Steven Segal.
Computing visionary Douglas C. Engelbart, Ph.D, passed away peacefully at his home in Atherton, California on July 2, 2013. He was 88 years old.
Engelbart’s work is the very foundation of personal computing and the Internet. His vision was to solve humanity's most important problems by using computers to improve communication and collaboration. He was world famous for his invention of the
computer mouse and the origins of interactive computing. Computer geeks everywhere give him credit for creating the Mother of All Demos.
Engelbart was a great human being. He had an epiphany of what his purpose in life was to be and he never stopped working towards the completion of that vision. Few of us can match the foresight and the drive neccessary to make this self-actualization a reality. From what I have gathered, Douglas Engelbart was a decent and kind person. He was the kind of individual we all should try to model. The world is less without him and he will be misseed. Computer Science has lost a giant with his passing.
My intention here is not to be negative on this 4th of July. We are living in a free country, relatively speaking, but this freedom is under attack. We are told this attack comes from those who reside outside the realm of decency and human rights. They despise our success and our way of life and they are hell bent on destroying it. The NSA has adopted this catch all phrase, "the means justify the ends." I disagree. This argument is a bit trite and patronizing for an educated populace to accept. We are not children but we are being treated as such. This is unacceptable.
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear."
** Marcus Tullius Cicero **
"The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs, and explosions, and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices, to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy; and a thoughtless, frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all of its own for the children, and the children yet unborn. And the pity of it is, that these things cannot be confined to the Twilight Zone."
** Rod Serling **
(The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, The Twilight Zone - March 6, 1960)
For what it is worth, stay vigilant. If there is one constant in this Universe we live in, it is this; we are being lied to.
On May 6, 2013 someone in the US bought my ringtone. Now that it is officially playing on an iPhone and people hear it, I hope more sales will follow. I don't know who down loaded it from the ITunes ringtone section of the store, but who ever you are -- thank you. It means a great deal to me knowing that something I created was appreciated by someone.
