A DARK SONG

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 MEANINGLESS (A DARK SONG) Don't say! I can't hear anything! These meaningless words The mumbo-jumbo The words are just that Scratches on a paper Or a noise In the wind When We are bound by the same Meaningless or not And pay full price For what could've been had for free Regrets and rewards Choices that we make Make promises With no intention to fulfill A bargain you say At any price I couldn't agree more And that is for sure I've counted the days From that fateful day A bargain was made Choices were made Delivered as promised Life is meaningless After all Or atleast Sometimes M. N. R. 07 DECEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 11C

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 IN OTHER WORLDS 11C Time flies, or time passes slowly. Life is a very short when we consider how long the earth has been around, the solar system, the universe. Doesn't matter what you believe to be timeline. We still imagine ourselves to be "something". Most of the history is still lost to us, doesn't matter what part of the world we come from. Soon we will also be history. All the empires that we know about and study have passed, no children of the Chinese, the Roman, the Egyptian or others are still known to us. Empires that lasted thousands of years, kings and emperors have disappeared. Tsars of Russia went by just as the children of European dictators did, we also will be lost in time, whether the earth (as we know it) survives or not. I am watching the turmoil, whatever happens, who knows, I am on the sidelines, as John Lennon said, " watching the wheels go round". I can also sit back and watch. What is there to watch though? There are no honest presentations. Every channel, every article, every platform is biased, every thing is censored, everyone trying to feed you their own load of bull. Eat all you want, and we don't search for the "truth" we look for "conformation", whatever our viewpoint. I don't want to be censored or "deplatformed" so I censor myself, about certain topics, why even speak if I can't be honest. What is democracy without freedom of speech, what is a democracy where the MSM is controlled by big money, and on must have their opinions cleared by the government. I don't have to agree with your opinion, but I will defend to death your right to say it, is how Evelyn Beatrice Hall explained the attitude of Voltaire on free speech. But it is not just about a happening in a far away place. We are undermining our own democracy by banning free speech and by allowing the censorship by the media and the government. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 12 NOVEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 11B

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 IN OTHER WORLDS 11B Time keeps moving right along, thank goodness I am at peace, my world is peaceful. I can sleep easy at night. Here it is 1:36 AM, easy for me to talk. While back I discussed "entropy", not important, life changes. I was talking to my oldest daughter about time today, ( she is 34) about life, I am 71, I said, that is 21 years from 50, it was long time ago when I was 50. I have seen this world change, drastically. We had no idea of the things we have today were even possible back then. History keeps changing also, we keep going back and forth, looking for something that will comfort us, we reminisce about the good old days, overlooking the fact that were really not all that great. I am thankful for the way things are now, what with modern comforts, air-conditioning, cars that easier to operate, airfares are cheaper, and I don't have to pay Ma-Bell ( maybe you never heard of her) long distance charges to call across the street, depending on your phone number. How easily we forget. We remember the dinners at grandma, that was the only time we really had a full meal. Everything changes in time, all has changed, most of it for much better. Nothing lasts forever though. Humans have changed the world for the better, we are also capable of destroying it all too. We have that choice. March of history continues I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 10 NOVEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 11A

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 IN OTHER WORLDS 11A It's been a few days since I posted something, a few weeks, a month and a half actually. I am disgusted, distracted, disappointed, blah blah. It is hard to write, to say something when I know that the truth is unacceptable, and balance is unappreciated. Freedom of speech is under assault and we are okay with it because our brains are no longer capable of even looking at a different point of view, let alone consider the basis for it. But who am I to complain, didn't they crucify the "savoir" for saying things they didn't want to hear. Lately my posts are not even being shared to even one percent of the people that like the page. My political thoughts upset the platform apparently. I am under a constant threat of being unpublished. So if you do happen to see this post , please like and share it. If you haven't liked the page, please give it a like also and follow. I promise to start back posting regularly I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 09 NOVEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 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 IN OTHER WORLDS 10 D In 25 years I'll be 96 (more than likely, long since dead). My eldest child will 59, my eldest grand child 29, so it is. I've long wondered what will the future be like, no idea, actually no one knows, so it seems. Even 20 years ago I wrote a manifest as to what I saw happening in future, with no date certain, but as to what will/ could happen if humanity's direction were not changed, it hasn't. We are still on the same path, only moving faster, over the cliff. The elite may have a plan, but that plan is simply as unworkable as anything anyone else can produce ( or has). We are fast becoming a planet that is unable to support life as we know, and as many humans) as are alive today. It is not being alarmist, only being realistic and honest. It is easy, and simplistic, to hope that in the future everything will be fixed and all the problems will be solved, with more money. If the rich can keep getting richer the poor and the average person will have to suffer and pay the price. If we are to be honest, a million or ten of networth is no longer a whole lot in the US today when an average 3 bedroom house in a city is over a million. Whether "climate change", viral infections, hurricanes are natural or not their consequences are real. Whether one believes or not we are running out of clean water, arable land the fish stocks and basic minerals. Sooner or later we will be out of oil. Recycling and renewable energy are fools errands, not viable or sustainable and of not much practical use. Living in the US with plenty of open spaces and cheap lands many dream of living "off the grid", it is not realistic that our future generations can like the people did back two hundred years ago. Dream all you want. If one is a billionaire and has a private island or a thousand acres of land, Sooner or later they too will have to face the reality of a world without people, or harsh weather of growing crops and all else. Colonizing an other planet will not save the human race, even we could do such, that is hundreds of years away. This just the start. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 27 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 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 IN OTHER WORLDS 10 D There is a difference, whether we like it or not. When we "think" do we also consider the facts or the evidence that does not support our hypothesis? If not, then are we even thinking? We make excuses for our false beliefs, just as we do for our bad behaviors. Often. Let me step back and start over, when I was writing the last time, I had mentioned that we actually do not have a clear definition (or understanding) of the words that we use, such as human or murder, the list is long and not easy to follow even. No wonder we do not understand "truth" or "moral" those are easy, but what about "brain" or "conscious", so we fail, we try to apply words to things and situations where they do not make sense. And thus we misunderstand ourselves and we are misunderstood. Have you thought about what is "murder", or what is our definition of "human", what did you think? I would like to know, and discuss. Maybe you can "set me straight". We use "circular logic" more often than we know. We call immoral people moral when it suits us, we support corruption when it serves our aims, What is "real", what is a "brain"? Let's talk. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 13 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 C

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 IN OTHER WORLDS 10 C "ALL TRUTHS ARE BUT HALF TRUTHS" Kybalion " TRUTH IS, BUT A LIE WITH SOME PERMANENCE " M. N. R. Not just the"truth" though, we use language to communicate with each other, we also use language to tell lies. Sometimes we "lie" because the truth is not yet known to us, and sometimes we tell the truth, as know it, only to find out the information we had was actually wrong, so what is a lie, and what is the truth, not so easy to discern. But we were talking about " humans" as is what is a " human" when we are talking about "human rights". That makes it difficult, not because it is difficult to tell, but because we lie to ourselves when when we call ourselves "humans" in some sort of a way. Life is not so simple, they say, but again what is life? We really don't know. There is a lot that we don't know, actually, what is life? The language fails, years ago I was in a deep discussion. What is "murder"? No one can answer that, correctly, there are tons of words that we use that are meaningless in reality, And isn't reality itself a meaningless word, it is a concept, ask a hundred people and you get a hundred answers. We use words of which we don't know the meaning, take another phrase that many like to use, "abortion after birth", wouldn't that (shouldn't that) be a murder, but we don't know what murder is, right? I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 11 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 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 IN OTHER WORLDS 10 B I am not "religious " I am not "pious", I do have certain moral and character boundaries that "normally" choose not to cross. I am not highly educated, I only got my GED at 24, my Bachelors at 32 and a Master's at 38. I have also read/studied many other subjects from economics and finance to psychology and other sciences, I have read considerable amount of books on philosophy, physics and other subjects, history and politics too. I am not an " expert " on anything in particular. But here I am, I am full of opinions. ( mostly with some background). I spent 9 1/2 years on active duty and made E-7 in less than 9, I joined the reserves and finished my 20. I made E-8. I also joined civil service and retired before I was 57 years old. I have done well on my own also. So what am I going to talk about? The question about human rights, and what is a "human" to us. Let me step back and write the intro to the next Page in this series. "All truths are but half truths" I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 10 SEPTEMBER 2023

IN OTHER WORLDS 10 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 IN OTHER WORLDS 10 A This will probably become a long and drawn out dissertation, or a diatribe, depending upon your perception, understanding, or maybe your reality. Funny how things in life sometimes go around in circles. I have certain ways of doing things, saying things, not always, but most of the time, that may change, one day, or not. I hope you will read, and follow along, for a while atleast, I'll try to keep this conversation stimulating and interesting, depending on how you feel, and also on your own thoughts and concepts. You find my writing desultory , but stay, and comment if you like, it will take a few days or longer even to get to the point, that there is no point after all. That is actually not the point, I had posted earlier that, "Reality is, whatever you imagine it to be" M. N. R. Why did I say that, in a discussion on a previous post, someone had commented about "human rights" while at the same time implying ( not clearly stating though) that some humans are different than others. Who am I to judge? I am keeping this one really short, kind of an intro to further discussion, may be even in a few minutes. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 10 SEPTEMBER 2023

ANOTHER DAY 18 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 18 A And the clock says it is midnight, to the one that doesn't believe that the time is real. So what does it matter. It is just another day, I haven't done much of anything productive or otherwise worthwhile. I "officially" retired a month ago. Atleast for the time being. I will take a few days off, a few months even. No rush. At 71 I don't need much, I make more in my pensions and social security than most Americans make working a day job anyway. Times are changing they say, next generations will not be so lucky, their spending is out of control (but a consumer economy depends on people spending all they have), housing costs are through the roof and the interest rates are too high. Who cares? We ( my age group) have created the problems the our future generations will pay for. And we have raised our children with no solid foundation. And we blame the culture and the society, were we not the culture and the society that created this mess. We here in the small town South ( name of the state), or any conservative area claim that we always held the moral high ground, not true, not atall. Yes the racism, the segregation, the Democrats becoming Republicans if that is what you call holding higher morals, add to that oppression of the working poor, lower wages, anti union sentiments, yes, these were not the dictates of our beloved scriptures. "If Jesus came back, we'll hang him again" , and I said that 40 years ago, only my reasons were a little different back then. I WROTE THIS TWO NIGHTS AGO I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 30 AUGUST 2023 P. S. LOOK FOR PAGE "18 B" SOON

ANOTHER DAY 17 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 17 B I say will write more, more often, days turn into weeks, time passes. Time doesn't change things, things change on there own, time just passes, or sometimes time stands still. We blame time, time doesn't exist. What is time? We have no clue, but it helps to know time, so we invent time, a construct we call it, something imaginary but useful at the same time, sometimes. What is reality, we have no idea. When we are "sleeping" , when we are dreaming, we may travel a thousand miles, we may fly a plane, it is as real as anything, all the feelings, all the sensations are present, until we are awaken that is. One may dream that they are falling the fear is real, the heart rate goes up, one may start to sweat even. One may drink a soda, or coffee, the taste is real, the aroma is real, or one may drink a few drinks and get drunk too, all in a dream. Reality is subjective. Reality is NOT real, not any more than a dream is, how do you know you are not dreaming right now, you didn't know you were dreaming when you were dreaming. We are living a lie, we know, but we like it because it makes us comfortable, and we like it this way, so be it. Same is true of the truth, what makes us comfortable is true, what makes us uncomfortable is a lie. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, " all truths are but half truths" no one has the monopoly on it. It is like if I can afford it, it is cheap, if I can't afford it, it costs too much. And you thought I will talk about "TRUTH", I will, I promise. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 25 AUGUST 2023

ANOTHER DAY 17 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 17 A I shouldn't really count my days, but I do. It's been many days since wrote here last, more days pass, more thoughts gather, those thoughts get stale, they gather dust. Then dust devils whirl through my mind, my own thoughts start to smell old and musty. We must think, but we must also study, new ideas and new thoughts keep the mind from getting musty. I think. Who are we?? Who am I, who are you? What makes me or you important? At the end of the movie, "Saving Private Ryan", Captain John Miller, (Tom Hanks) tells Private Ryan (Matt Damon) , SPOILER ALERT, (they have suffered many casualties trying find and bring Ryan back, he is told that he is being shipped out from the combat zone to be returned home), "earn it", two simple words, what did he mean? We are Americans, we are free, we are proud, we have a functioning Democracy, sort of, we have rights, if we want to keep them. We have promises and guarantees if we can save them. Too many have died to save those rights, too many have fought, over the last two and a half centuries to bring us to this point. The struggles have not been simple or easy. Yet many today are willing to give up, nay even disavow and hand back what we have, to a system that we know is inherently corrupt. "EARN IT" I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 11 AUGUST 2023

COINCIDENCES

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 COINCIDENCES What to say, and what to write about, there are stories that we make up, and repeat until they start to sound real, even to ourselves, and stories. They meet at an all night coffee shop, an old habit he had, where he met strangers and friends. He didn't meet any strangers, he had no friends. There is a story, she said, I know it happened, but no one will ever believe it, or believe me if I tell it. He smiled. He told her a story also, she didn't believe a word of what he said. There are so many questions I had when I was a young man, I still haven't found the answers to, I am still looking though, even though I don't know what I am looking for. Good thing too, if we know the answer we are looking for, we always "find" it. Which brings me back to the coin toss scenes in the movie "No Country for Old men", what is the "bet"? The coin has been tossed, and we must call it, we just don't know what for. Win, lose or draw, all in life is a coincidence. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 23 JULY 2023

ANOTHER DAY 16 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 16 B I was going to ask a question, then I decided not to, I am not a religious person, not in a sense that many others claim to be. I am neither pious nor holy, I am just an average person that is trying to make it. The question was, what personal qualities and qualifications you have that make you special? Many of us believe that a personal relationship with a diety does that, there is nowhere it is stated as such. It is always "acts". It states so much. Matthew 7:23. Maybe I am reading it wrong. Doesn't matter what I think. There lessons to be learned. There were times before when people thought they were special, that they were exceptional or they will be spared, but throughout history that has never been true. Ceausescu thought this. People that supported the Nazis, the Communists in the Soviet Union, in China , followers of Mussolini all the same, many of them payed the price for supporting the same. We always believe we are or will be the exception when the chips fall. Matthew 5:45 We will not be the exception I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 20 JULY 2023

ANOTHER DAY 16 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 16 A I realize, it's been a while since I posted one of my, usually, daily rants, 20 days to be exact, got lazy, maybe tired, maybe busy, time flew by. Since I started blogging, 17 years ago, it has almost become a habit, write down something each day. But life has become more complicated, more confusing even, over the years, times have changed, they always did. 71 years of life, you can learn a lot if you are willing to, if you make an honest effort, or you could die without learning anything at all, the world will still go on. A sad thought that many don't pay no mind to. There was a book, and a movie, a few years back, where the sheriff and his friend lament about the "good old days ", maybe you have even seen the movie, "No Country for Old Men". It came out in 2007, you should watch. One of lessons of the movie, if you pay attention is, that world is changing, it is always changing around us, whether we like it or not, whether we go along or not, whether we adapt or we don't. I still love 60s art deco. 70s neon signs. I recently bought a fake "boombox". I like antiques, I have a 1903 set of cast iron skillets, a 1934 pot belly stove, a glass churn. But I also bought my first desk top in 1986. Life moves. There is examples, we are not exceptional, when world changes we all get caught. There are things happening around us that we will be part of and will participate in. We use debit and credit cards, we pay bills on line, we use cellphones no matter our preferences. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 13 JULY 2023

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