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Hiding from the heat

It's over 100 degrees today here.

I go out and work in the wood shop for 20 minutes, and
then I hot foot it back into the house for a glass of ice tea
and cool off for 20 minutes.

Over the 11 years that I've lived here, I've watched the
temperature rise and rise and rise.

This ain't climate change. This ain't global warming. No,
this is planetary over heating........yow

doh
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Two summers in Yucatan

The Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico is a very strange
place.

Our winter is nicer than many places' summer. Our
Spring and Fall are very comfortable and easy to live
with. But the kicker is, we get two summers. And in
between those two summers, we get something like
an extra spring season.

You can tell that it's summer here because it gets so
hot you can barely breath. And it's marked by the sun
passing directly overhead.

Because of our latitude, the sun passes over us on it's
way north for the Northern Hemisphere summer, and it
keeps going north for another 5 or 6 weeks. Until it
turns around and heads south again for the winter. On
that trip, it passes over us again and gives us our second
summer.

The second summer is even a couple of degrees hotter
than the first summer.

A curious side effect of the sun being directly above your
head at solar noon is that you cast NO SHADOW.

The ancient Maya took notice of this, and many other solar
and stellar phenomenon and incorporated that knowledge
into their architecture.

I tore a page out of that book when I was designing and
building my castle.

I'm sure that some day in the future, some archaeologist will
be wondering how I did it.

What did I make it do? The shadows of pyramids flow across
the front of the castle as the sun rises and sets on the day
with no shadows......and of course disappear at solar noon.
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In case you wanted to know...........

We don't really get to know each other very well on this site.

We are mostly a mystery to each other.

I thought that it might be nice for the group to have a better
picture of who I am, or was, and may lead to others being a
tad more forth coming with who they are, or were.

I spent the predominance of my working life as a mental health
practitioner and mentor.

My specialties were with youth and the reintroduction of criminal
offenders into mainstream society. Of course this involved a
tremendous amount of my time being spent in both the criminal
courts and the family court system.

I became very involved in education, interdiction, and even
liaising with gangs to prevent violence, escalation and expansion
in my area.

But this was not a one way transaction. I think that I got a lot
more out of it all than what I put in.

I learned something from each and every person that dealt with.
I always aimed for a common respect, but I received an uncommon
degree of respect. I was accepted on both sides of the law.

My wife used to tell me that I was becoming more like 'them' than
the normal person that I had started out as.

She was right. But I learned respect for others, without qualification,
and I learned patience and I learned compassion.

The whole experience made me a better person, and I smoothed the
waters for all around me.

In all, it was a good trade.



That's me, in a nut shell.

Now, let's hear from the rest of you in this looney bin. Shall we?
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Crazy Days

I just turned off my various news feeds a few minutes ago. I just
can't watch any more of it.

Everyone is so angry and deeply entrenched in their thinking that
there is zero chance for compromise. There is even no chance of
one side hearing what the other side is trying to say.

It is no longer an American election issue. It is no longer an abortion
issue. It is no longer a race issue. Nor is an issue of drugs, gangs,
violence, education, taxes, debt, mortgages, religion, government or
legal heavy handedness, climate change or even interpersonal
relations.

No, finally, it is everything.

We have now been effectively divided. Logically, the next step is to be
conquered.

But by whom?

Or, are we just arriving at the end of time...............

wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow

I fully expect a heaping portion of vitriol and self indulgent negativity.
Fire away folks. I think it's your last dance.
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Alone

It is slowly turning from a hot and windy day, into a sultry night.

The wind is still making it's presence known as it gusts past
the support cables holding up my internet tower. Sometimes
mimicking the sound of a bass violin and other times sounding
like far off thunder.

It's as if the castle is trying to talk to me.

My old dog is curled up at my feet under my desk sleeping the
sleep of the well contented. He's been fed, petted, talked to
and walked. His day is done. He doesn't even need to stand
guard anymore. His reputation in the town is sufficient to give
all potential bad guys second thoughts. So now he rests.

But I am awake.

It is too early to go to my bed. And it is too warm still to be
comfortable. In another couple or three hours it will be cool
enough for the fan to do it's job and let me sleep away the
hours until I can face a new day.

But for now, I am alone with my thoughts.

My mind races and dances with the myriad images of my past.

How did I wind up here, of all places. Was it all just one huge
accident, or is some greater power directing the action...........

I think that I will sit and think. I think that I shall organize my
thoughts. I may even take notes.

But I'll think quietly. I don't want to disturb my old dog.

wave
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Happy Happy

Well, today is turning out so much better than planned.

First of all, the world did not end over night, so that's a good start. My
electricity is flowing nicely, thank you very much, and my internet signal
is a as strong as my dog's breath.......yow

Now I'm fully prepped to wait for the materials that I ordered in town
yesterday. They promised to be here about mid day......yeah, right.

It never happens. I end up blowing the whole day and getting so damn
frustrated I can't think straight. I've had deliveries as late as 8:30 in the
evening and worse, the next day........

But, you won't believe this, they've already come and gone. And better?
The order was COMPLETE.....

Now, to even improve on that, because I planned on the day being a total
write off, that didn't get written off, I noticed on my day planner that today
is Tuesday. I had emotionally written the day off and thought that it was
already Wednesday........so I win a whole extra new day.

Time is something that you just can't buy. And I just got a whole day for
free.........

Problem is, I don't know what to do with it yet..........

applause
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A Valentine to All

Happy day to All.

Especially to those who have not received a good wish from others.

So, here's a good wish from me.

You will always have at least one friend.

banana banana head banger banana banana


sad flower
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Hate is big business

A couple of blogs ago, Kal brought up the issue of Muslim hating. This is a really big deal right now. And of course the Muslim world hates America and Americans in general.

Well, I'm sorry to disagree, but nobody hates anybody, in either direction. Yes, many people are very emotional and vocal lately, and some folks have even become violent and murderous. But it is a very tiny sliver of the populations on both sides.

The real problem is the few that have something to gain from all this chaos.

Whenever there is a large scale problem that needs to be resolved, I always look to where the money is flowing and who is standing to gain power or position.

It's not only the active characters that you have to watch, who are making money on selling arms, supplies, protection, and what have you, but also the people reporting and writing about it all. They are far from innocent by standers.

The media needs war and violence. The worse it gets, the more people tune in. The bigger the audience, the higher the price charged for commercial air time. The higher the profits for the media outlet, the higher the pay check for the news people.

Do you see the connection?

The average Joe does not care who you worship. The average Joe does not care what you wear or what you eat.

Most of the problems of our modern society are manufactured. Look beyond the headlines, and follow the money.

Maybe we will find something to hate after all.












cool
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blogs

The first thing that I look for now on blogs is the ability to inter react with the writer.
If I find that it is not open to responses, I just don't won't bother to read it or look at
whatever is posted.
If it's not a conversation, then I am not engaged.
It's a pity, because some people have some great ideas and subject matter that I
would love to discuss
I wonder how many people feel the same way and respond in a similar fashion? Many
I bet.

It's just a waste of time......IMHO

dunno
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Electricity

My power went off this morning because a rather strong little rain storm came through and
did something to the wires.
Well, that made me think, oh good, I can do some of those little jobs around here that I've
been putting off.
That's when I realized how much trouble I could be in if the lights don't come back on like so
many are talking about on the internet.
Everything around here is somehow electric, even my water. My pressure system is electric.
My stove and refrigerator are electric. Everything in my wood shop is electric, except my old
broom, and you can only sweep so much.
Time to do some serious thinking, I think....
What do YOU think?

wave
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Happy New Year to all

Or, as they say here in Mexico, Happy Year End.

I hope that everybody gets what they couldn't get last year, done this coming year.

Let's all be positive and hope it works out.

Feliz fin de ano....por todos
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Memory Lane

Takin' a trip down memory lane.

Wow man.......long time ago...

I was the drummer in a little rock and roll band in my teens.

I did back up vocals on some tunes.

I was happy hiding behind my drum kit.

As we started doing more songs that fit my voice, they dragged me out into the light.

You know, it never felt right.

It didn't last long, though.

The government needed me to do other things.

Peace and Merry Christmas

peace
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