ANOTHER DAY 15 A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 15 A May be, I may sat something worthwhile, maybe not, who knows, who cares? I do like to talk, I have opinions, I have opinions on many things, and believe it or not, I do keep things to myself, most of the time. People think I am rude, sometimes, well actually most of the time, people think, I don't care what they think, I don't care what anybody thinks. Still, there are times when I wonder, if I am right in my opinions, most of the time, before I commit my thoughts to paper, or to the electrons on the internet, I double check my "facts", I do. If it is something newsy, I check the background and sources. If it is scientific or economic, I check the basis, the numbers, the background facts, who, when, where. It is an old habit. Whether it was making lesson plans, support plans for the "war effort", technical inspections of equipment, letters of agreement with "other forces", therapy plans for clients, (I have had the good luck of wearing many hats and playing many roles), I always had to be sure, one doesn't want to be caught short, that would be embarrassing. When you are called upon as a "subject matter expert" you don't want to look "silly". Opinions are only of value if they are "correct" and based in facts, based in "actual" knowledge, being sarcastic is easy and simple, especially when you are not planning to offer something of value to the discussion. But, we live in the age of "social media" , stupidity has been "democratized", everyone has an opinion and they demand that their opinion not only must be heard, but also must have equal weight as all other opinions. Corporations and political parties as well as others promote ideas that should and must be considered worthless, but nay, they have "value", no matter the harm done to the society at large, every conceivable nonsense must have equal value and equal regard. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 22 JUNE 2023

ANOTHER DAY 14 A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 14 A Earlier today, I made a post about liars and lying. No personal attack intended. We are all mature enough to make our own judgments. Yet we often fool ourselves, most of us anyway, about our abilities, about the possibilities of life. We think we can do things all on our own, because. We don't see what role those "others" play in our lives everyday. I imagine we can actually live like the people did, over two hundred years ago, worse we imagine ourselves surviving as "Swiss Family Robinsons". If you do, sadly, you are not alone, in my previous writings I have stated that those planning to go to Mars, or setting up colonese on the moon, are not talking about saving the human race, they are talking about saving themselves after they have destroyed the earth and made it inhabitable for the most of us. The billionaire class knows, and is preparing itself for climate change, what with bunkers in the mountains and even on islands or far away places. They are not interested in saving the mankind or the earth. It is a wet dream however. For the past twenty plus years, I have studied, researched and written about the end of human race. I am convinced that coming upheavals will not result in the survival of humanity. What it will take is a combined effort, lowered expectations, sacrifice of comfort, preservation of resources and population control. To imagine that I can survive, along with the twenty some odd members of my close family, on a few acres of land and a bunch of guns an ammo for any considerable length of time is improbable. I have seriously considered all possibilities. Without medicine, Without farming equipment, with medical facilities, power, fresh water, soap, clothing how long? Even if I could put away stuff, enough for ten years, then what? If I have tractors. I need fuel, parts, knowledge of equipment, and today's trucks and tractors need computers. Of course I could buy equipment that is already twenty years old but it will need repairs and how much fuel ? And if battery operated and I could have solar power, over time I'll need solar panels and batteries again. Of course, over time the rich will be in the same boat, with same problems and the same questions. Far as money is concerned, money will be useless, gold and silver too, what can you buy with gold if "it" is just not there, food, medicine, parts, what will gold, Bitcoin or dollar buy? I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 18 JUNE 2023 HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

ANOTHER DAY 13 B

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 13 B Not that we are locked up or not free, yet every step of our lives is monitored, every day our comings and goings are recorded, what we eat, where we sleep, who we have a relationship with, is all controlled, monitored, recorded, and we like it that way, we demand it, we allow it, we have grown comfortable, it provides us a feeling of security. Don't say that you are an exception, there are no exceptions. What you hear, what you see, how you feel, it is all programmed. Because that is how you want it. You come home from work and turn on the TV, you watch a particular program, your cable provider knows what you watch, actually the station you are watching knows you are watching, knows what you like, how old you are, and more. You go on line and buy a ticket to a movie, five minutes later you go on Google, Facebook or Amazon, similar movies are suggested, you don't think, you are told what to think. I'll come back to this. I do somethings differently though, I go to a shopping center where there is a Barnes and Nobles, I leave my phone in the car, I buy my books with cash and don't have a membership. I go to a restaurant, I leave my phone in the truck and pay for food with cash, no one needs to know where I eat and with who. We have gotten used to not caring about privacy. My time in the Army was before cellphones, before GPS, only people that knew about my clearance level were those that I worked with, what I worked with not even my family or even the military friends knew. Still don't. I worked in places where different areas required different badges, those badges were carried in an inner pocket until needed. Just some random thoughts tonight, an old man talking about a life he lived, 40 years ago. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON 14 JUNE 2023 HAPPY FLAG DAY 🇺🇸

ANOTHER DAY 13 A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 13 A Luckily I don't need to work real hard. I try to stay busy. Spend some time each day in study also. I read about different things, psychology, society, science, economics and ofcourse politics. I don't sleep 8 hours, I should, but even at 71 now I either sleep 6, 6 1/2 hours, if not, I try a nap sometime during the day, I need to rest my brain. I am not religious or pious, I have said repeatedly, I am not also Republican or a Democrat, a liberal or a conservative, I am what I need to be to be a decent human being. I try to be fair, and sometimes I fair to a fault some may say, it gets me in trouble. Since being fair also means that I may have to get back at those that don't do right. I don't believe in letting people get away with stuff. Maybe my military training. It is not easy being honest in the world today, one must be willing to hurt the feelings of others or "all", I am willing to take that chance, also one must place the truth above all else. Party, group, family, and sadly even the followers on a blog page. Smile. Sometimes I don't point fingers here, I try to keep my comments polite. But later I may post something related, if you are paying attention and can read between the lines. I may quote from the scriptures, from philosophy or I may just make my own comment in a post. My quotes from the scriptures may be a reply to someone's comment. It has been said that at some point your actions must follow the scriptures or your faith is not true. Be it the scriptures, psychology or a political dogma actions mean more that bare lip service, In politics, policy means more than promises, in economics practices do more than theory, in Psychology a change in behavior does more than any therapy, in faith actions do more than just professing. But we are nothing more than full of hot air, we commit ourselves to things that are proven to harm us, but we chase the red dot, you know what I mean? So what was the message of the Psalm 82, or the 8 year olds not believing in Santa, or what about the people of the past being able to survive a harsh life on their own? I want to hear from you too I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 13 JUNE 2023

ANOTHER DAY 12 b

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 12 b So I gave it some more thought, I also hope that you have been thinking about this. Anyway, first, let me tell you this, I woke up to a notification from this platform that my account was restricted AGAIN for something I had posted, I asked for a second look and the post was republished, but as ot happens, even when they say they had made a mistake the page stays restricted, thus all day my posts have been "shadow banned", out of 8000 plus likes, 4-8 people saw most of posts, a few posts had more than 20. Anyway!!!! I stopped again and the time flew by, I am easily distracted, and two days went by already, what have I been thinking. I want to write so many things, but for that I have to stop my study, learning, for me is also important, and there is so much to learn too. I am not satisfied. It has been shown, proven actually, that we do not "see" what we "SEE", and we do not hear what we think we hear. Two people do not perceive the same sound , or the same color or the picture as one another, how often people go singing the wrong lyrics? It has almost become a joke. So you see, we do not think when we say that we think (as I explained last time), also we do not see or hear alike, no wonder we are confused. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 8 JUNE 2023

ANOTHER DAY 12 a

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 12 a Well, I been thinking. I am sure most of us "think", all day long, atleast that is what we think. I have previously written about thinking a few times before. So I'll just rehash some old thoughts and add some more. Do you believe in premonition premonition? Synchronicity? So it happened something like this. I spent Saturday reading a few articles about "thinking", some old writings in philosophy of thought, I had written this before that, " we are limited in our knowledge by what we know". So it was on Sunday I get a call, "so what you believe? Is it "thought, feelings and action, or feelings, thoughts and action". That evening a friend was over for dinner and the same topic came up again. Apparantly, people don't want to be told that we do not actually think. There are things that we do instinctively, others we condition ourselves to do automatically, no actual thought is needed. If we touch something hot, we move our hand (body) even before we feel the burn, yes, that is a fact. If we have been driving for a while, the car turns or stays in lane without our actually thinking about it, we see a red light and apply the brakes automatically, no thinking required. We do not actually "think". WHAT DO YOU THINK? I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 06 JUNE 2023

ANOTHER DAY 11 d

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE ANOTHER DAY 11 d Maybe it is nothing more than sheer laziness on my part. I have been lazing around since 10pm, and it is past midnight, I should have started writing earlier, but, I could have. I am well, moderately, I am well off, moderately, I could do more, have more but why? I just turned 71, I told you, I have lived a lot longer than I, or anyone else expected, I also survived things that would have killed someone. I am blessed in that. We like to talk, I don't like small talk, but I talk. I don't tell stories, people lie when they tell stories. People that make small talk also like to carry on with nonsense arguments. No matter what point you make they will come up with some nonsense counterpoint. I lose my temper easily, so I stop talking. Leave it to the politicians, like prostitutes they tell you what they think what you want to hear, it is like being with a partner that is cheating but doesn't want you to find out, say anything, talk fast. Don't tell the truth, it will hurt feelings. I let people lie, I don't want to discuss, I don't want to argue, save my breath. But I will tell you when you are lying, right to your face. I don't have many friends, probably not any. I see many partisan comments, I don't reply to these, I don't react, let's solve problems instead of pointing fingers. Be honest in your opinion though, everyone can see through BS, facts matter. Really. The world is changing, nothing you or I learned, even 30 years ago, applies. Wishful thinking will not cure our country or the world, it is no time to follow the Pied Piper. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 01 JUNE 2023