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I was about 11 or so. My 2.5 year older brother was a Boy Scout and kept pestering me to join and he took me to one of their hour long meetings one night. There were about 20 scouts and a Scoutmaster. The Scoutmaster had about 5-6 kids standing in a row in front of the group. One by one he would ask them a question or to recite the scout oath. If a kid gave the wrong answer or couldn't correctly recite the oath, the Scoutmaster would tell the kid "Assume The Angle" and the kid would bend over and the Scoutmaster would swat him on the butt with a yardstick. This went on for as long as me and my brother were there. Needless to say I never joined. I thought, if this is what it is to be a Boy Scout, I want no part of it.

I never forgot that night. Looking back from today, as a grownup, I have no doubt that Scoutmaster was a sadist and potential child abuser. It's ironic how times have changed from the 50's. Back then, if a kid told his mom or dad what went on at that Scout meeting they would probably have said well, you probably deserved it. Kids back then knew this which is why they never told their parents about events like this. They thought it is best not to say anything because if they did, they might get a beating or other additional punishment. Those were the "Spare the Rod and Spoil the Child" days.

This movie has done nothing less than transformed a cliche "Washington Crossing the Delaware" into a masterpiece. Casting Jeff Daniels as George Washington was a stroke of genius.

...different sorts of pandering.... There should be a pander-o-meter, for politicians, by analogy with correlation coefficients, ranging from negative to positive values of the digit one. And with the ueber leftie "Impeachometer", until recently on the Saturday morning Canadian (Eh?) talk show on PBS. In honor to my narcissism, since it's my idea, after all, I get to name it, and peg the parameters. No, it won't be called the Vierk-anything. Although it's tempting. And perhaps the CS crowd has ideas here. I thought, since Fake Indian Lizzy Warren, might score almost a perfect negative 1.0, on this new index, .that I might call it the Warren, or FI Index. But I digress. The parameters of this novel political tool would be only two, measured in various ways. Pandering to give things to the voters, by government, using other peoples' assets, would push into negative territory. Many do so, usually alt lefties, but most would agree that the fake, VERY fake, Native American, is easily at the top, or bottom, of the list. But don't take my word for it. Her own campaign supporters are bemoaning her initial mega pander of medicare for all, and saying that this one thing is leading to such poor primary results for this piss poor example of humanity. Lies about childhood poverty, keeping some deserving real NA lawyer from an Ivy League job, tossing families into the street while flipping houses,---all said to be her style. And much more. Hilary might get a minus 0.7, by comparison. On the other end of the scale, our Brilliant and Dazzling President Trump, with walls to help with real changes to immigration policy, infrastructure bipartisan updates, getting NATO to pay more for their own defense, well, and so much more, might get old orange top a perfect positive 1.0. Notice the differences between the two ranges. The left panders to bitter unsuccessful voters for personal freebees. The Donald, for items important to his beloved USA. Gotta go for now, but more on this earth shaking new index to follow. Tata. Back again, and made a few additions to the rant.

Don't try to fool others in events like the Democratic ways that resort to oppression,violate treaties of wars,imprison w/out rights asisinate ,lie cheat ,steal don't take my word from the great colonizers just ask all the natives of the world that had there land cultures taken.

The most important lesson I think I learned from my life as a young child was as the name says "be prepared for anything, anytime" ... what does that mean ...?! For those who do not know I will explain in more detail. This refers to the training of the soul but also of the mind, the mind and the soul are not the same thing, but they can be powerful tools if used properly. In order to be ready for anything you have to put in your mind this "anything can happen anytime" and then keep that in your soul, so anything hard, weird, crazy, cool or like what will happen from life will not have too strong an impact on you, because your soul and mind were prepared, they were expecting ... anything can happen at any time. A friend can surprise you pleasantly, or he can betray you ..... you can win the lotto (example) or you can go bankrupt without waiting when the world is dearer, a meteorite may fall over you (low chances) or a miracle can happen to you, how unexpectedly it can be just "around the corner" and the examples can continue .... so this is a lesson I will share with you in the hope that you have understood and that she will be useful to you (the truth is that lately I forgot this lesson, I shook my mind and my soul and that didn't get me well) in the end I wish all God to have you safe

There are so many of these words deriving from certain people and places one would think it takes up half the english language.

Examples.
Like calling someone a casanova – a man who preys on women or “promiscuous man,” actually comes from Giacomo Jacopo Girolamo Casanova de Seignalt (1725-98), an Italian adventurer who wrote a memoir in which he bragged about his lady conquests.

Chauvinism – The belief in the superiority of one’s own gender, group, or kind, comes from Nicholas Chauvin, soldier in Napoleon’s Army.

C-section (short for Caesarian Section) – medical procedure when a child is delivered by being cut from the mother’s womb. Word has it that Julius Caesar was so born.

Just some food for thought.

My dear journal, I know that I haven't written much yet but lately the army has become a difficult place for methe war we were in started to take over us and was pressing harder on our shoulders.Yesterday while I was in the ditch we dug, I lost myself in my thoughts for a few moments, surrounded by my comradesand the sounds of bullets and bombs blaring and exploding around us. But I can say I'm luckybecause yesterday the metal helmet I had on my head saved my life, the life I could lose because of onethe bullet that was destined to hit me, that a few centimeters were missing for my life to be taken.Then I understood how important the protective equipment we had made of the anti-glot vest and helmetThe moment the bullet hit my helmet knocked me to the ground and the helmet fell a few feet from medue to the fact that I had not caught it with the security sales. The corporal came then helped me get up from the groundhe encouraged me and told me to lift my helmet to put it back on my head and to make sure it was properly attached. I joined myselfI lifted the helmet, put on my head and made sure I went back to the position, in my mind I was starting to see againthat moment again and again, each time with a different ending. I have been dead so many times that I could notcount on your fingers. Unfortunately I will have to end my discussion with you here because I only have 3 hours to rest, then it will be time to return to my position, probably the war will not end soonso dear diary you will soon help from me if I do not die. If tomorrow is the last day of my lifeI imagine someone will find you and be able to find out what happened here. I closed these lines, thinking of my loved ones and hopingto a better world once the war is over, we all hope that the wasted lives here will not be in vain.

Just a copy and paste but interesting.


When you connect to the internet through your Internet Service Provider(ISP) you are assigned an IP address. Your IP address is similar to your mailing address, but for your computer, on the internet. While this address is used to route internet traffic to your computer it does not reveal your location. If someone was able to get your IP address they could learn a bit about your internet service, such as which provider you use to connect to the internet, but they really can't locate you, your home, or your office. In some circumstances they may locate the city you are in, or perhaps a nearby city, but they will not have your physical address. Once they trace you back to your ISP they will lose your trail. While strangers may not be able to find you, your ISP knows where you are. ISPs will generally go to great lengths to protect you and your privacy but they do keep logs of your connections.
There is one big exception to being found. If you were to participate in illegal activities then a law enforcement agency can get a court order and submit it to your ISP to request your information. This is one way you can be found.

In the end, the simple answer is no. If someone was to get your IP address they can not find you. There are other ways you can be located but this isn't one of them. You're more likely to be tracked by posting your name and town online via social media than by your IP address

Hope you have a great Sunday.

This Ted Talk is a bit lengthy, but well worth the listen

The human soul is like a land full of fertilizers, and love is like a tree ... once planted the seed, if you feed it in time it grows, and it grows, and will take root ever deeper ... but this tree called love how you take care of it so it will look like ... if from time to time you break a branch then in time it will have traces in the areas where the branches were removed ... if from time to time you give the ax in it. .. in time it will have scars ... if you cut it and then try to tie it in place ... it will only catch if you know what you are doing and even so it will not be the same as in the beginning .... if, however, you decide to crush it ... it will leave a deep and ugly hole in the earth called Soul ... and that hole, it will not stop easily because the rains are few and there is no one to beat the earth. ... so you take care of either your soil or the tree or both