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I Am Creating This New System ......................................Here On This Blog.................And......You Can Bet Your a** .....................That It Is Not With You In Mind........................................................................And Im Sure .........................You Know Who The........... "Yous"....................... Are
This New System...... Will Come Into Its Own............. As It Progresses Along
Hell...Im Not Quite Sure How To Begin The New Beginning
But...After All.......It Has To Have A Beginning Somewhere Somehow
Ill Have To Wait To See How This New Beginning Shall Come Of Age
And While Im Waiting On This New Adventure?
Ill Just Have To Write Stuff That Most Of You?'......Will Not Like
Somebodys Got To Do It
So Why Not Me?.........Im The Perfect Candidate Aint I

It Was Three Years Ago.......................... Around This Time............................................That The Man OI Many Faces?...........................Passed On............................................ And left Connecting Singles.................................
So..This Is To Keep Simmos Memory Alive
He Indeed... Was ......The Blogfather

You Can Try.............................. If You Think It Will Make A Difference.....................................................But It Wont........................................................................................................................................................................
One Does Not Have To Have .....................................The Proof Layed Out Before Thee........................................................................................................................................................................


When One Day...It Is All Fine.....And The Next Day.................... So Strange
Its Not Hard To Figure...........................That There Has Been The Change

For A Change Can Be Silence.........Yesterdays Voice..... From That Way
For The Sounds Of The Silence............................Grow Louder Each Day

For It Must Grow So Louder..............................Before Its That Time To Play
When The Truth Of The Silence.......................In The Open Makes Its Way

When The All Out Onslaught...........In Every Direction Does Flee
Its Time To Scale Those Walls....And Fortify....The Seventh Sea

"Theres No Need For The Talking.....It Cannot Confront
"The Truth Of A Matter...................So Forceful So Blunt

Its A Comin I Can Feel........................Just That Matter Of Time
No One Will Win This One.................And That Should Be Fine

Its An Earth Rise And Sundown.....The Other Side Of The Moon
If It Loves You...And It Doesnt.....Expect To ....Expect The Doom

Now...............................................Here Is Guy............................Who The Bad Guys Thought Was An Easy Target
It Was In December.....22..1984.........................Skinny Bernard Goetz...37 Years Old...With Glasses On..........Was Riding On The New York Subway

The Car He Was In?........There Was Only Him......And Four Other Guys...Situated At The Other End Of The Subway Car.............They Happened To Spot Skinny Bernie... Sitting There.... All Alone
And As It Seemed To These Four Guys...He Looked To Be An Easy Target...Easy Prey

So...The Four Of Them Walked Over To Where Skinny Bernard Goetz Was Sitting
Two Got On One Side Of Him...The Other Two?..On His Other Side
One Of Them...With A Gleam In His Eyes... And A Smirk On His Face.... Said To Skinny Bernie...Sitting There
"Give Me Five Dollars"
Bernie Said Back..."What Did You Say?"....The Reply Again Was..."Give Me Five Dollars"
Well...Mr Goetz Gave Them Six............But It Wasnt................ Six Dollars
Ole Skinny Bernard Goetz.... Pulled Out His Gun....And Shot The Four Of Them
Unloading... Until There Were No More Bullets
Vlearly....Here Was A Person.... Who Had..Had Enough...And Wasnt Going To Take It Anymore


(Oh...And By The Way........Just Three Years Before In New York City? ...Bernard Goetz.... Was Attacked Robbed..And....Beaten Severely By Three Attackers
And Thrown Through A Plate Glass Window)

After That..He Had Applied For A Permit To Carry A Gun...............And............ Was Denied

So.....For Three Years?...Bernard Goetz... Carried A Gun Illegally
And Three Years Later?...It Came In Very Handy

He Was Charged With... Four Counts Of Attempted Murder...Plus Various Other Charges
The Jury...Consisting Of 9 Whites...2 Blacks...And 1 Latino
Unanimously..Voted For Acquittal
He Was Found Guilty Of... Possesion Of An Illegal Fire Arm......(And Received.... 6 Months)

Heh.......One Must Be Able To Protect Ones Self

No Matter.........The Way

(Moral Of This Story?)

"Be Careful... Who You Pick ....To Prey Upon"

Not To Take Away From Mr Blog................................But This Is The Weekend In The USA..................... That Was Formally Called.............."Decoration Day"..........Until They Changed It To .................... "Memorial Day"
Which Is For Everybody...Not Just The Fallen Veterans
But..I Have Some Gripes About This Holiday

Tomorrow...Being the Official Holiday........All The Politicians Will Be At All Of The State Veterans Cemeteries
They Will All...Each Take Their Turns.... Coming Up To The Temporary Podiums ....That Will Be Set Up Before The Crowds Of People
And Make Their Glorious Speeches....Praising The Fallen............... And All That Other Bull Shit That They Can Muster...That They Hope...Will Garner Them Those Crucial Votes... That They So Desire

Here......... At The.......... Rhode Island Veterans Cemetery?.....All Of What Ive Previously Said Will Happen
But..There Are Certain Things That Go On....364 Days A Year At This.... "Veterans Cemetery"
That Are So Wrong And Disrepectful To The Fallen Veterans

Correct Me If You Think Im Wrong

Yesterday..... And Today...Here In Rhode Islands Veterans Cemetery...Will Be Spent.... By Volunteers..... Doing Something At This So Called
"Veterans Cemetery"

They Will Be Placing Flags Over Every Veterans Grave For This Once A Year Occasion
It Seems to Me That...Especially........ At A............ "Veterans Cemetery?"
The Flags Should Be There 365 Days A Year...But This State Does Not Allow This

Yet...The Politicians.... Will Be Up There.... Telling Us About The Great Sacrifices The Fallen Have Given...For Our Freedom...But These Great Sacrifices...Made By These Fallen Veterans.... Arent Great Enough I Guess.... To Have A Flag Waving Above Them....... 365 Days A Year

Yet.... At Any Regular Cemetery?...The Veterans Buried There?
Their Flags Are Waving 365 Days A Year

When I Inquired About This?............I Was Told

("Its Too Expensive..... And Time Consuming ...To Have To Remove.... And Put Back These Flags
Before...And After..........Cutting The Grass")

Now........................"Dont That Beat All"

this came up as a topic in class, and intrigued me.

If you had to choose between not being able to speak again

OR

not being able to stop yourself saying everything you thought

Which?

I'm getting used to not being able to speak here in Spain anyway. and I could see myself getting into real trouble if I couldn't stop saying what I thought. Some of the things I think but don't say are fairly volatile

But the freedom of being able to say everything because you had no choice, and people would know you had no choice - that freedom could be fun!

Sometimes...................... We Can Feel Bad About Homeless People..............................But Everything We See?
Isnt Always The Way It Looks Or Seems................Whether You Realize................................................... It Or Not
Some People Prefer To Live This Way

There Are Four Homeless People...... Who Live In The Woods.... Nearby The Water Fall
And Understand That They Are Homeless By Choice
Theyd Rather Spend Their Money On Getting Loaded Than A Real Roof Over Their Heads

There Is A Couple......Barbara..45...And John..49...They Reside In A Tent In The Woods
Between Them Both?....They Receive From The Government?..Over 1700 Dollars A Month
(Theyd Rather Spend The Money On Booze.... Pot.... And Other Drugs
Theyve Been Out There..4 Seasons A Year...For The Last 3 Years

Theres Danny....41....Got Out Of Prison Last September For Domestic Violence And Drug Selling
He Gets 660 Dollars A Month....He Lives In A Tent Also
And...Its All Gone Within A Week Of Binge Drinking...And Drugs

And Then Theres Kevin...60....He Doesnt Receive Any Money
He Collects Empty Cans...Cashes Them In For Full Cans Of Beer...And Bums Cigarettes
He Resided With Danny...In His Tent

"But Last Week...When Danny Came Back To The Tent For The Night?"
"He Found Kevin In There...And Kevin Was Dead"

"One Would Think That Kevins Death Would Be A Wake Up Call"

"Nope...The Three That Are Left Out There?"
Continue In Their Ways....Drinking...Drugging..And Smoking Pot"

"And Then?...There Was Three"

"Yesterday Was Then.........]...........And Then?.....It Was Today............................But When Yesterday Was Today?
The Next Day To Come?.........Was Tomorrow..............So Yesterday Is Gone..............................Except The Mind"
Who Knows What All Of That Means...Its All Just To Fill In The Beginning

"So Now I Lay Me........... On Down To Sleep"
"Yes I Pray The Lord...My Soul Now To Keep"
"And If I Should Die........Well Before i Wake?'
"I Pray The Lord................This Soul To Take"

"And When I Awake..........Just After My Rest"
"I Wonder Will They .....Still Think The Best?"
"Or Does One Have........ To Die With Regret"
"Remaining The Mind.........Now Youre All Set"

"But Sometimes They...... Just Dont Want The Jive"
"For..If Youre Not Dead?...............You Must Be Alive"
"Seeing Their Imaginary Bad...Never Accepting The Good"
"Elevation With All Praise..........Upped To The Saint Hood"

"For You Wont Be Around....What Do We Really Know?"
"Getting Up There High...........Or Way Way Down Below"
"One Can Only Assume..............It May Not...And It Might"
"Maybe We'll Be Hearing....Observing.... With New Sight"

"All Of What We Believe........All Of What Others Dont"
"But Your Will Is Stronger...Than Of Those Who Wont"
"But We'll Never Know..............No Matter How We Strive"
"For No One Here As Of Yet.......Has Yet To Get Out Alive"

"So Now We Lay Ourselves........... On Down To Rest"
"In A Life Not That Bad...Where Weve Done Our Best"
"For When It Is Time...And Theres No Choice Left For Thee?"
"Itll Be Over And Done....And The Soul?.............. Is Set Free"

(This Is Not About Anybody Here)
(Hell...Im Not So Sure...What Its About)
"But ...Then Again?.....Maybe I Do"
(I Really Dont Know(

"I Was Watching Some Stuff........................................... About The Incredible Things ...................That People Have Done In The Theater Of Sports...........For Example................................................................In A Running Race............................Theyre Coming Down The Stretch...................................................(Only Two Runners)
And The Lead Runner....(Who Surely Is Going To Win)..... Falls Down To The Ground.... In Pain
The Guy In Back Of Him?.......Instead..Stops ...And Helps Him To The Finish Line
Allowing The Fallen Runner To Still Finish First
All The While?.......This Song Is Playing

.........................................................................................................

"When I Am Down...And Oh My Soul So Weary"
"When Troubles Come...And My Heart Burden Be"
"Then I Am Still...And Wait Here In The Silence"
"Until You Come...And Sit A While With Me"

"You Raise Me Up... So I Can Stand On Mountains"
"You Raise Me Up...To Walk On Stormy Seas"
"I Am Strong...When I Am On Your Shoulders"
"You Raise Me Up...To More Thaan I Can Be"

(A Very Special...Great...And To The Soul Song)

(Blog edited)

Ever considered beta-reading? Indie writers of romantic comedies, historical novels, SF, crime, whodunits, horror, fantasy, erotica, etc, are always looking for good beta readers

Beta readers are not usually paid to read, but if you do useful helpful feedback, word spreads and you will be flooded with requests and can start charging for your time. It’s never big money! It appeals more to those who like reading anyway, and like the idea of being able to feed back directly to the writer.

Volunteers are generally sent the first ten percent (by email in a PDF, Word document, or Kindle format, as agreed) of a book which has been written but not yet professionally edited. He or she reads the section and sends it back with the following notes
a) what they think it is about, and what is likely to happen (this tells the author whether the first 10% has properly set the stage, or not)
b) whether they would like to read on

There is no obligation to read on - good beta readers will get dozens of requests every year and rarely have time to request the rest of the book.

A beta reader is NOT an editor, they are not required to look for errors (although any obvious ones can be pointed out!) and they are absolutely NOT required to tell the writer how to change the book completely it is what it is. A beta reader is a normal reader - but one who tells the writer what they think of what they are reading.

If the beta reader does want to read on, the rest of the book is sent in two or three chunks (like reading a serial) with the only difference being that after each chunk you tell the writer what you think so far, and what you expect (or would like) to happen. Ideally you would respond within 5 days of getting the chunk, usual turnaround is 2 or 3 days for shorter books.

You can stop at any time. It is much appreciated if you would say why, e.g. not enough detail, I’m getting confused, not enough is happening, too much is happening, too long-winded, too many errors, etc. You can see how this feedback would be essential.

First comment is about a specific beta reader request.