The motivation

 I haven't written anything in awhile because of certain personal (not necessarily mine) situations taking place. I've been observing but not recording.

To add to the plot...I just wrote a piece and was halfway through when it deleted.

I'll try to reconstruct it but since I'm the only one who saw the original it actually makes little sense that I am informing you of this situation.  

The motivation behind this piece rests entirely in the genius of The Beatles and of the incredible ability of Peter Jackson to create a condensed interpretation of what The Beatles did for 21 days while preparing for their final public appearance, which took place on the roof of the Apple Studios in London in 1969.

Mr. Jackson spent four years utilizing 60 hours of recorded audio and video and creating a 9 hour documentary entitled Get Back which is available on Disney Plus only.

The pleasure of watching how two of the greatest songwriters in history, Paul McCartney and John Lennon, construct a song is truly a wonderful piece of musical history.  Knowing that they had been creating songs since they were 15 years old just adds to the story line.  

The addition of George Harrison, who was on the verge of creating his own path to musical immortality adds perfection to the endeavor.

Ringo Starr is simply a perfect drummer and perfect personality to solidify the legend of The Beatles.

The fact that Billy Preston became part of the event is another magical element.

The tobacco industry will probably show this film at every board meeting for the next 100 years.(when you watch you will get my point)

We are so fortunate to have Paul and Ringo still creating their art to this very day.

Even if you aren't a Beatle fan (which is weird) the Get Back doc will captivate you simply based on the creativity involved....and knowing that this was their last public performance simply makes this a must watch show.

I actually spread the 9 hours over two weeks so that I could prolong the experience.

Could easily watch another 9 hours.

Get Back

Japan has WHAT?

 On December 7 2021 we honored the people who lost their lives 80 years ago when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and brought the United States (officially) into World War 11.

The same day I read an article about the size of Japan's military.

They rank 5th behind US, Russia, China and India....and they call it Japan's Self Defense Force.

Apparently they don't have nuclear capabilities except for the 54 nuclear power plants spread throughout the island.

It's probably a good thing that the majority of people who fought in WW11 are no longer with us.....it might be hard to explain the rationale after observing Japan since 1900. 

They actually formed their Self Defense Force in 1954.....which is only nine yeas after we dropped two atom bombs on them.

Their navy consists of:

1 Light Aircraft carrier 19 submarines 2 helicopter carriers 26 destroyers 10 frigates 6 destroyer escorts 3 landing ships 30 minesweepers 6 patrol boats 8 training ships (21 auxiliaries)

The United States has 50,000 military personnel in Japan.

I realize how strategically important Japan is in the region.....but the fact that we maintain a large presence on the island makes me wonder if we fully trust their culture.  Other than Germany the last 100 and 20 years have witnessed some pretty bizarre behavior from  our dear friends in Japan.

Of course I don't drive a Toyota or own a Sony TV but I have watched all the Godzilla movies.

DIVERSION

ALL THE FOX NEWS BASHING (it's 24/7) OF JOE BIDEN IS SIMPLY

A DIVERSION TACTIC 

TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE INVESTIGATION OF JANUARY 6 ASSAULT ON THE CAPITAL.

Talk to Republicans and you realize it is working.

NO REPUBLICAN EVER WANTS TO TALK ABOUT JANUARY 6.

When it comes up they start talking about Joe....immediately!!!!!!

Bob Enyart, Marc Bernier, Phil Valintine, JimmyDeYoung and Dick Farrel

 Doonesbury today ran these five names  in his "comic" strip.  Each one of these men is a conservative talk show host from different parts of the country.

What they have in common:

    ANTI-COVID VACCINE ADVOCATES

    ANT-MASK ADVOCATES

    AND

         ONE

              MORE

                        THING.........

ALL DEAD FROM COVID

Just a reminder.........

2020

Both 109 and something ends tonight and Vin chimes in......

 Both Dodgers and Giants have won 109 games this season.  The Giants won one more game when they played each other.  

NONE OF THE MATTERS TONIGHT

One game to decide who keeps going and if the World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers lose then in two weeks someone else will be World Champions BUT right now at this moment THEY are the World Champions.....and I love having heard that all season long.

Dave Roberts made a decision today that will either make him look like a genius or a complete idiot.

He has the only 20 game winner in baseball ready to go and suddenly he decides to start one of his relief pitchers.

IF THIS BACKFIRES it will be the greatest WORSE decision in modern day baseball history.  If it works and Julio comes in after two and goes seven and gets the win DAVE ROBERTS will be elevated to mini Timmy Lasorda status.

My feeling?

The Dodgers have a great bullpen so why not DO what you have DONE up to this point?

I vaguely remember a decision with Clayton a few years ago that had people wondering?

HOPE THIS ISN'T ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS THAT WE REMEMBER FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS.

I picked Cody Bellinger's number for my golf cart today because I saw him choke up the other day and get two hits.  He can make everyone forget his 2021 regular season with a few timely swings.  He's already responsible for them winning the second game of this series so why not keep the mo going.

With the superstars on this team why not add Gavin Lux's name to that list?  Do you realize that 20 years from now he could be retiring with an Hall of Fame career?  3 time batting champ so on and so forth.

Vin Scully was quoted today.....

"To my knowledge, tonight's game between the @Dodgers and @SFGiants is the most important game in the history of their rivalry. With nearly identical records, and so much at stake, I believe this to be the case."

AND THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.......He predicts nothing , just points out how important this game is.

And knowing how important this game is....Dave Roberts has added a twist that probably didn't need to be added.

Go BLUE 

p.s.

By the way....imagine what Fernando would have said in 1981 playoffs if Tommy had decided to start Bobby Castillo instead of him.

First time in their history

 Dodgers vs Giants for the first time in the playoffs.

There have been final games of season events but never in a playoff.

I was 12 when the Dodgers moved to LA and the Giants moved to San Francisco.  The broadcast options then were limited to radio and televised away games in San Francisco. The radio was perfect because of a gentleman named Vin Scully.  The televised games in SF were generally night games so watching them wasn't a guarantee considering bedtime was in the 8 to 9 range.  My tiny portable radio was easily my best friend.

I can't say that I ever hated the Giants because they really had some amazing baseball players and to be truthful it's hard to say you hated Willie Mays when Vinnie would tell you he was the greatest baseball player he had ever seen.

The episode that stands out in my mind was the Juan Marichal, Sandy Koufax and John Roseboro moment because it's not very often you see a player use a bat as a weapon

.DODGERS GIANTS

History goes out the window and the only thing that matters is that the two best teams in baseball have five games to figure out who moves on.

11 more wins to win World Series....for all the teams involved.

I'M EXCITED but nervous.  They want a split in SF and then come home for two.

Always remember there are two seasons.  Regular 162 season for actual baseball fans and then Post season for people who only like the playoffs.  Dodgers and Giants are the only teams in history to both win 100 games in the same division......I think.

There is also no predicting in the post season.   Anything can happen in a short series.

All we can do is hope for exciting baseball games and moments that will be remembered for years to come.

Ask Chris Taylor about that feeling.

Go Blue.

Been a little lazy and less focused

 The last line of Neo-Illumination #6 is....

                Happiness might be based on much truth one can ignore.....

I've tried to reduce my intake of information, somewhat, over the last few months just to see if it made me any happier.....( I still read the paper cover to cover every day but I don't digest the stories as much)

Not much difference in level of happiness.

Following certain sports teams (Dodgers, Trojans, Rams and Lakers) creates absolute perfect moments of happiness and satisfaction along with disappointments and frustrations...so there will always be those emotional moments.  I feel sorry for cities where their teams never deliver the positive side of that equation.

I'm generally not an unhappy person even though my daughter would say that my outbursts of anger indicate overwise.

I could elaborate the reasons for raising my voice but I won't at this time.  Suffice to say it comes down to chores not done and responsibilities not accepted.

Some of you out there know my situation at home and keep wondering why I let it continue.

I guess I compare moments from the past to the present...…and where being happy sits on the grand scale.

Of course there are moments of reflection that hold no room for the word happy to exist.

Getting loud doesn't have anything to do with being happy.....in fact my father swore that it helped to relax him.  The secret is not to hold on to that anger and let it alter your personality.  Most of my loud behavior takes place between 3 and 4 o'clock in the morning.   It's not fun being woken up in the middle of the night and I currently experience that "event" 4  or 5 times EVERY week.

Interacting with my beautiful 4 year old granddaughter should be a highlight of my life.

My daughter and her mother go out of their way to make sure that doesn't happen....even though she and I do manage to extract some lovely moments.  She made me a musical instrument the other day with rubber bands that was completely precious.....and I got her a new Tablet with a pink cover that she really really loves....so we have our moments but they should be much more numerous.

The Covid lockdown can be explained for some of the behavior.....but not all of it.

Enough with the personal stuff...let's get to the grit.

THE BORDER situation is 24/7 news for FOX.....please look at this chart

(click on the chart to expand)

Look at the years and remember who was President each year.

Also keep in mind that these figures are apprehensions ONLY.

I keep asking the question...."If you were in a third world country and saw an opportunity to go to America, what would YOU do? And keep in mind the opportunity will be dangerous.

My other question I keep asking is.....how did all those Haitians get off of their island?  Who took them to the mainland and how much did it cost?  That country is one of the poorest in the world so how did 28,000 people manage to get off?

The GOP and FOX News have really found an issue with which to attack Joe Biden.  They claim the Trumps years controlled the border and made it much harder to get here....and that the WALL really helped.  THERE WAS ONLY 80 MILES CONTRUSTED WHILE HE WAS IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

Keep in mind that the GOP keeps claiming that January 6 2021 wasn't that big of a deal.

DONALD J. TRUMP TRIED TO UNDUE 250 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY

HE PERSONALLY HAS CREATED A NATIONAL DISTRUST OF THE UNITED STATES ELECTION SYSTEM 

AND 70 MILLION

PEOPLE

HOLD

THAT

DISTRUST

WHEN THE ELECTION PROCESS IS QUESTIONED THEN AUTHORITARIAN IDEALS TAKE ROOT

AND COMPARED TO THE PRESENT BORDER CRISIS

THE DANGER

OF

QUESTIONING THE VALIDITY OF

FREE ELCTIONS

IS

A MILLION TIMES

MORE DANGEROUS

LOOK BACK THROUGH HISTORY AND SEE HOW ASSHOLES ROSE TO POWER

SEE HOW IT STARTED

IN EACH

SITUATION

QUESTION THE PRESS

QUESTION THE ELECTIONS

QUESTION

EVERYTHING

THAT 

PREVENTS

THE

ASSHOLE

FROM

BEING

IN

CHARGE

and

yes

CAPITAL

LETTERS

MEANS

YELLING

I think border issues have been going on a very long time and they will continue....but only once in history has a standing President tried to overthrow 

our

system

of

Democracy

We can't let

the

GOP

and 

FOX

downplay

that

day

by

diverting

us

to

the

border

I REFUSE TO FORGET

What

about

YOU?

Larry who

 California is a Democratic State........PERIOD!

Interesting unless you don't care

 I had a nightmare last night and woke up sweating.

Donald Trump and Larry Elder formed a third party to compete for Presidential ticket in 2024.

I got called for Jury Duty and they want me to go downtown LA

Seems silly but then again it might be a trick to find out why I don't own a cell phone.

Nobody seems to care about new QB for Rams having off season right thumb surgery.

Yes, he throws right handed.

The Dodgers have won 8 division titles in a row...baseball is a game of streaks.

San Francisco Giants are doing everything they can to end that streak

The Lakers just signed Larry Bird and Magic Johnson to one year contracts.

I might be exaggerating but probably not by much.

Dwight Howard only played 17 minutes a game last year for 76r's.

But he averaged 8.4 rebounds a game...which would have led all Lakers in RPG except for Drummond who only played in 21 games.

The Dodgers won the World Series with Mookie Betts being the leadoff batter.

I don't care how great Trea Tuner is....put Mookie back where he is most comfortable.

I hope the GOP's attempt to restrict voters in RED and BLUE states backfires.

Voters decide to camp out for three days in those certain states....but they will need their own supplies.

Four times I have gone into CVS in the last 10 days and they told me to make a Covid appointment.

I ASKED EACH TIME WHY THEY HAVE WALK IN VACCINES AVAILABLE SIGN ON FRONT DOOR. AND NOBODY IS IN LINE AND THE STORE ISN'T BUSY.

THEN I go into Malibu CVS that has a sign that reads...NO WALK INS.....RESERVATION ONLY

I ask and they say...."sure, we have extra, sit on down."   First Pfzir DONE.

I wear double masks everywhere and don't go out except to play golf and to try and get vaccine.

Gavin Newsome can't possibly be recalled.

Richard Nixon couldn't possibly be forced to resign.

Christopher Moore, James Lee Burke, Dean Koontz, Kipling and Poe are my favorite fiction writers.  

You should read the critiques that Poe wrote on other writers.

You can reduce your cable bill by simply switching to all streaming with the same carrier.

Last but not least...The USC Trojans play my alma mater San Jose State on Saturday.  I'm masking up and I'm going to sit in top row at Coliseum to see if Mr. Solvis can elevate his game to the next level.

(does it matter if you didn't graduate to call a school your alma mater?)

Summary of 2020 Toyko Olympics held in 2021

 I can summarize the Tokyo Olympics in one statement....

VERY QUIET CROWDS

Peacock (NBC) and YouTube have all the highlights but be sure to check out

Kevin Hart and Snoop Dogg on Peacock.

You will laugh out loud or be very offended.

Nice range, huh?

Biggest star of the games?

Sydney

Paris in 2024 and the LA in 2028

Seriously hope I'm around to enjoy, which is simply a practical observation for someone

born in

1946

Great article in today's LA TIMES

Martha Minow, former dean of Harvard Law School and Newton Minow who served as chair of the Federal Communications Commission under JFK have an op-ed piece in today's LA TIMES entitled 

WHY GOVERNMENT HAS A DUTY TO SAVE THE NEWS INDUSTRY

I've written a few pieces over the last several years about the reduction regarding INVESTIGATIVE reports.

The Minows start off their article with "Only one private institution is mentioned in the Constitution: THE PRESS."

The acquisition of small papers that then get rid of their more expensive employees (reporters) is a very large problem.

The reduction of INVESTIGATIVE reporters by large newspapers, and broadcast media, is beyond a large problem....and to be truthful if no-one is doing in-depth reporting than silly things can happen like a TV GAME show host getting elected as President of the United States.

I KNOW THAT SOUNDS SILLY BUT IT'S POSSIBLE.

I'm sure the article is syndicated and I highly advise doing the research to read it.

IT WON'T TAKE LONG and it will be worth the effort.

WATER and solutions

 For the last few months I've been wondering why no one is talking about building a water pipeline from Canada where there are a large number of lakes where no one lives.  Then I looked at Alaska and asked the same question.

NOBODY EVEN TALKS ABOUT IT!

IT CAN ACTUALLY JUST BE SOME TUBBING........IT'S JUST WATER.

Then this morning I noticed this spot in AMERICA called Lake Superior

Lake Superior is the largest and northernmost of the Great Lakes of North America, and among freshwater lakes, it is the world's largest by surface area and the third-largest by volume.^[a] It holds 10% of the world's surface fresh water.^[12] It is shared by Ontario, Canada to the north, and states in the United States in other directions: Minnesota to the west, and Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to the south.^[13] Lake Superior is the most northerly and most westerly of the Great Lakes chain, and the highest in elevation. It drains into Lake Huron via St. Mary's River.

10 PERCENT OF THE WORLD'S SURFACE FRESH WATER!!!!!!!!

Are you serious?     More than half of the water is in the US.

Jeff, Elon and Richard have HUGE goals with HUGE pockets to pursue those goals and YET they never talk about doing something really important for the planet and the people.

California crops are extremely important

California is the world’s 5th largest supplier of food, cotton fiber, and other agricultural commodities. In the U.S., California is the largest producer of food despite having less than 4% of the farms in the country.

The state has a unique Mediterranean climate that allows it to grow a variety of over 450+ different crops. Some of the crops such as almonds, artichokes, figs, and raisins are exclusive to California, and the state is the largest exporter of almonds in the world.

In the U.S., California is the number one dairy state and is the 4th largest wine producer in the world. The state produces over 90% of the wine in the U.S. It is also the nation’s leading producer of strawberries, averaging 1.4 billion pounds of strawberries (that’s 83% of the country’s total fresh and frozen strawberry production).Karen Moyer

A TUBE FROM LAKE SUPERIOR TO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY WOULD SEEM LIKE A LOGICAL SOLUTION.  ALSO DELIVERING WATER TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN ORDER TO HELP FIGHT THE FIRES THAT WILL KEEP HAPPENING EARLIER AND EARLIER AND EARLIER.

BY THE WAY......ALL THOSE CLIMATE CHANGE DENIERS IN  THE LAST 30 YEARS ARE LOOKING PRETTY STUPID.  ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE LAST 5 YEARS.

And I honestly still hear right wing supporters make fun of Al Gore.

WHY SHOULD CALIFORNIA GET SPECIAL TREATMENT?

STUDY WHAT CALIFORNIA DOES, AND HAS DONE, FOR THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD AND THEN ASK THAT QUESTION AGAIN.

DO SOME RESEARCH!

Elon wants to go to Mars and he wants you to go with him......maybe Lake Superior might be a better destination.  He could be there in a few hours...and by the way, so could you.

Water

Water

Water

Multi Verse, Parallel Universes and of course Heaven

 I'VE NEVER CONNECTED  the three topics together but it seems so obvious that I find it almost impossible to believe that I hadn't previously made the connection.

THE FACTS ARE right there.

WHEN DEATH VISITS Heaven suddenly becomes the only answer that makes any sense, especially for those who have been indoctrinated within a Christian religionists environment and of course for the young.

While spending the last 30 years interested in Quantum Physics and translating my interest into my artwork and writing, I've come across some amazing theories.  The truth about theories is that almost anyone can have one.  It helps to have a valid theory in the quantum mechanic world IF one possesses an advanced understanding of math.  Apparently Einstein wasn't a great mathematician but that didn't hinder his ability to create equations.

In doing some research into the theory of time-travel I have come to the conclusion (not the first one, to be sure) that traveling back and forth in time simply can't be possible because of the speed with which we are moving through the Universe.  The Earth is traveling about 67,000 MPH and the Solar System is going about 450,000 MPH....which means that if you wanted to travel back to 1938 to eliminate Hitler you would miss the physical location by millions and millions and millions of miles.

Of course the perplexity of TIME has helped to create infinite theories and opinions both realistic and science fictional....and along with GRAVITY have helped to humble the human brain that always seeks precise answers to the mysteries of the Universe.

For years I've stated that the "mysteries of the the universe will always far outnumber the known realities"  but great minds of scientific exploration don't adhere to that "artistic" concept.

A NEW AWARENESS that I recently experienced is that Heaven and Parallel Universes have the same cathartic possibilities when dealing with the death of a loved one.

YOU CAN'T TRAVEL BACKWARDS IN TIME TO CHANGE ANYTHING

BUT

YOU CAN PERHAPS TRAVEL SIDEWAYS

IF

Parallel Universes exist.

AND IF THEY EXIST THEY PERHAPS EXIST IN MULTIPLES which means the person you lost in this universe is very much alive in another OR in multiple others.

There are some very serious scientific minds that believe in Parallel Universes.

When I stop and consider that maybe Sean Maximilian McAlevey, who left this Universe in 1994 is actually living in another Universe, or maybe multiple Universes, it makes me smile.  It also makes me think that the Creator of the Universe, when creating souls, was engaged beyond our wildest imaginations.

Previously I only relied on Heaven to generate a warm feeling regarding the people I've lost.

The human species has always underestimated what a Creator of the Universe is capable of....and creating Parallel Universes almost makes more sense than creating a Heaven.

But make no mistake, explaining Heaven to a 5 year old is much easier than explaining Parallel Universes.

But for those of you who have reached a mental maturity level......Parallel Universes might be what you've been looking for.

It strangely makes as much sense as any other theory about what happens when we exit this physical reality.

AND IT ADDS TO THE ETERNAL DURALBILITY OF OUR

SOUL.

A Republican speaking common sense

GOP common sense 

Five months under new leadership

 It's amazing to hear the Trump supporters (I have, sadly, one and a half in my house) belittle Joe and continue to pump up the orange TV game host.

Ignoring how calm the energy level has been from the White House by proclaiming that "Sleepy Joe" has done nothing and is personally trying to destroy America, the Trump fanatics just keep trying to raise the tension.

I have heard the term Communists more in the last six months than during the entire cold war.  It used to be that we (Democrats) were Socialists but now that we are in the White House we are flat out Commies.  

The word murderer is also being used in relationship to supporting a woman's right to choose.

The CONSPIRACY THEORIEST are literally reaching new heights of absurdity and people like Alex Jones are becoming stronger with the people who refuse to accept the last election. The goofy FOX news guy who I won't mention his name (there's more than one but there's a leader) just won't stop blowing smoke up Trump's ass....WHILE completely rippin Joe and Kamala apart.

The amount of Trump states that are implementing new restrictive voter rules is staggering but nothing compares to the situation going on in Arizona.

Arizona ballots

Of course the Trumpeters will read the above story and say "it's fake news on MNSBC"

The fact that a conspiracy theory supporter is controlling the recount just makes this story even more ridiculous.

I'm trying to imagine the actual percentage of people who supported the BIG LIE about the election who turned away and became sensible and finally accepted reality.

IT'S SAD TO SAY....BUT MY GUESS IS THAT PERCENTAGE IS UNDER

5 PERCENT

OF THE 74 MILLION PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR DONALD J TRUMP THAT MEANS (MY GUESS) THAT ONLY 3.9 MILLION STOPPED DRINKING THE KOOL-AID.  WHICH LEAVES 71.3 MILLION PEOPLE NOT ONLY DRINKING THE KOOL-AID BUT ASKING FOR SECOND HELPINGS.

By the way did you read about Sydney Powell's (one of Trump's lawyers) answer in regards to being sued by the voting machine companies?

"Of course I was making stuff up (paraphrase) and any reasonable person would know that."

I'm pretty sure that FOX NEWS didn't cover that response from her even though during the election they went to her almost every night and covered her repeated lies.

And speaking of FOX NEWS it turns out that a large percentage of the 480 people arrested (so far) for Jan 6 assault on the Capitol Building have stated that FOX NEWS made them do it.

I keep telling people to read about the OORT CLOUD …but it seems that nobody cares.

OORT

It's a size issue just like our Sun and our solar system takes 226 MILLION years to travel ONE TIME around the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Imagine those people who think Donald J. Trump is the type of person who should be leading the greatest Democracy ever created on this little tiny planet, contemplating the size of our Universe.

Every conspiracy theorists should be given a test on actual facts, especially scientific facts because if you stop and think about it for a sec or two, you know most of those people don't believe in Climate Change. They also believe we have a weak military and that every human being who tries to cross our border is a criminal or they have Covid...and most of all they believe Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are Commies.

71.3 MILLION

Scary!

FIRST MIND JAZZ POST DECEMBER 2006 Article written Nov 2006

Dark Energy

11-17-06

Page 25 of today’s LA TIMES has this headline……

DARK ENERGY DATES BACK TO YOUNG DAYS OF UNIVERSE

Sub heading reads

THE FINDING GIVES ASTRONOMERS AN IMPORTANT NEW CLUE TO HOW GRAVITY WORKS



Those might seem like important topics but when I consider that probably only 200,000 people in Los Angeles will read this article, then the importance gets diminished…..well maybe not diminished…. but the reception is truly limited.

SIDE-BAR ON NUMBERS…..circulation of Times is a little over 1 million….of those
readers…..my guess is that 300,000 only read the Sports Section…..another 100,000 only read the Business section…..and 250,000 only read the Calendar section.

Nationwide the figure probably jumps to 2 million…who might read this article.

So there are 2 million people today that are asking a few simple questions…..like
what the hell is DARK ENERGY? And don’t we know what causes gravity to work?
Out of the 2 million people there might be 20,000 who know what DARK ENERGY is….and out of those 20,000 there might be 2000 who understand the true concept.

First let’s focus on DARK ENERGY and what it is….or what it wants us to think it is…..or what it might turn into……or what it used to be……

Let’s agree on one principle…..the speculative nature of what DARK ENERGY is….should be a rather large portion of our discussion.

A short definition of DARK ENERGY says it is “the enigmatic force that is causing the universe to expand.”

ENIGMATIC FORCE…..whoa….hold it right there.


Time for definition…..

Enigmatic….of or like an enigma; perplexing; baffling….

which now means we need to define

Enigma…n pl, -mas …to speak in riddles. 1. a perplexing, usually ambiguous, statement; riddle
2.a perplexing, baffling, or seemingly inexplicable matter, person, etc. SYN. See
MYSTERY


I realize that I am not a scientist......nor am I an astronomer…..but I do somewhat understand the English language and when I see the word enigmatic being used to describe DARK ENERGY then immediately I have to ask……



WHO REALLY KNOWS WHAT IT IS,
OR WHAT IT DOES? (And who actually
got to name it?) after all….a mystery is a mystery…..

Even the impeccably intelligent Albert Einstein backed off this issue because there was no concrete evidence….or mathematical proof.

I have a strange feeling that sometime in the relatively near future…..which could mean anytime within the next 5000 years…..someone is going to discover a separate quark environment that will result in DARK ENERGY becoming NOT SO DARK ENERGY
And then someone else will come along and reveal that they have discovered that DARK ENERGY is really LIGHT ENERGY….with tiny slivers of darkness.

Which I believe pretty much describes the human species.

I believe that DARK ENERGY is alive and living within the hearts and souls of human beings who could improve the living situations for millions….but who refuse for various reasons.

DARK ENERGY is the refusal to feed the starving masses around the planet
DARK ENERGY is the refusal to supply up to date HIV & AIDS medication to the millions who are suffering around the planet.
DARK ENERGY is the behavior of the warlords in DUFAR.
DARK ENERGY is the behavior of anyone who arranges that a bomb be detonated in the presence of civilians…anywhere on the planet.

Obviously each of us could compile a long list of what DARK ENERGY might be….
And a “NE0-ILLUMINATION” says that “happiness might be based on much truth one can ignore.”

At this moment today….right now….I choose to ignore DARK ENERGY and thus that ends this column.

Peace
Michael Timothy McAlevey

p.s. I have a strange sensation that DARK ENERGY maintains a fairly powerful presence in spite of my refusing to be sucked in. Tomorrow DE could dominate my life and the list could become incredibly lonnnnnnnnnng.

43 and that forever young phrase really hits home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yDkWz3k9L8 

Posted every year since 2006 on Earth Day...one day early this time because of Greta

 There's a soul in the life of the land where we live

IT'S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE’VE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

WE CAN DRINK ALL ITS WATER

AND MINE ALL IT’S COAL

BUT WHEN WE MIX THE TWO TOGETHER

IT TROUBLES HER SOUL

WE CAN TEST ALL THE BOMBS

AND DESTROY EVERY LAST TREE

AND THE ONLY THING IT REALLY DOES

IS ELIMINATE YOU AND ME

THE HARM THAT WE BRING

DOESN’T BOTHER THE LAND

WE ONLY HURT OURSELVES

BY FAILING TO UNDERSTAND

THAT THERE’S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE

IT’S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE’VE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

WE ARE GIVEN ALL THE TREASURES

THAT ANYONE COULD USE

BUT IF WE DON’T HAVE VISION

THEN ALL WE DO IS LOSE

WE DUMP OUR PROBLEMS

IN EVERY OCEAN, RIVER AND STREAM

WE LIVE BY A CODE OF CONSUMPTION

THAT DARKENS EVERY DREAM

WE THINK THAT OIL IS OUR GOLD

BECAUSE IT MOVES MACHINES AND MAN

AND ALL IT REALLY DOES

IS REMOVE THE SPRINGS OF LAND

WE NEED THAT SPECIAL CRUDE

BECAUSE WE’VE IGNORED OTHER WAYS

AND ALL WE’VE ENDED UP WITH

IS COUGHING THROUGH A HAZE

OUR CHILDREN’S CHILDREN

WILL REALLY PAY THE PRICE

AND JUST THAT THOUGHT ALONE

DOESN’T MAKE US VERY NICE

AND WHEN THE DUST HAS FINALLY SETTLED

AND ALL THE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID

IT IS ONLY THE SIMPLE FACT

THAT’S THERE’S ONE MISTAKE WE’VE MADE

WE THOUGHT WE CONTROLLED THE EARTH

BY DOMINATING THE LAND

AND IT SIMPLY COMES DOWN TO ONE THING

THAT WE JUST DIDN’T UNDERSTAND

THAT THERE’S A SOUL IN THE LIFE OF THE LAND WHERE WE LIVE

IT’S CLEAR

IT’S CLEAN

IT’S FRESH

AND IT’S OURS

IT DOESN’T CARE WHERE WE COME FROM

IT DOESN’T ASK WHO WE ARE

JUST

DO WE LOVE

WHERE WE STAND

AT THIS TIME

Have a nice Earth Day.

Can the changes to voting rules hold up in court

 The states that are trying to make it harder to vote seem to be the states that President Biff (remember him) claimed were involved in fraud.

THERE WAS NO FRAUD except for the tiny tiny tiny amount that occur every election....

I always thought that environmental issues were the main differences between Democrats and Republicans, but now all one has to do is ask a simple question.

DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE EASIER TO VOTE OR HARDER?

If you think it should be harder then you either are a full blown Republican OR you drank the kool-aid and totally think the last election was stolen from the game show show host.

With 2020 being the year of Covid I'm surprised that mail in ballots haven't become the main source of voting for the next decade.

Georgia added (according to NY Times) 16 new provisions to the voting law and the actual signing of the bill by six older white guys (of which I am one, but not one thank you) simply added to the debacle,

There will be court involvement for sure but since Biff got 3 Supreme Court judges I'm not sure the outcome with satisfy millions of minorities..

PLEASE DON'T BE SILLY AND SAY THE NEW VOTING RULES AREN'T DIRECTED AT MINORITIES. If that is your response then you probably think Trump should run again in 2024 and if that's what you think then why the hell are you reading this?

For those of you who actually follow politics in Washington I'm sure you are enjoying the relative calmness of the last two months.

Whatever you think of Joe Biden the contrast of personalities between Donald J Trump and Joe is wider than that gap at the Grand Canyon.  The one I'm referring to is the one that runs north and south....the entire length of the canyon.

It's flat out remarkable how the new press secretary (Jan Psaki) handles her job.  Trump had numerous people (at every position) over the four years and his press moments were only about one thing.....himself.

Regarding the voting situation.  Two thinks to watch for,  How many states try to change their rules and how the courts deal with those changes.

I'm pretty sure that the nation should just let California decide EVERYTHING for the next 40 years.

WE lead in so many areas of importance....with environmental issues being number one.

I can hear the people in Texas screaming but then again what's new?

I'm absolutely amazed that Major League Baseball made a stand and pulled the All-Star game from Atlanta.  They should just move it to LA where it was suppose to be last year but got cancelled due to Covid-19. 

Speaking of baseball I hate it when people start predicting how many games the Dodgers will win this year simply because they won last year.  I recall Atlanta was up 3-1 in the playoffs and if M Some goofy guy on r. Snell had stayed in the World Series game we might be talking about how they blew it again.

Some goofy announcer on the Dodger radio channel said they might win 130 games.

Baseball doesn't work like that.

Everybody has improved and the one team they are all gunning for is.........

THE WORLD CHAMPION LOS ANGELES DODGERS

I'll be happy if they make the playoffs

Period

Michael Timothy McAlevey