Just some truths for the day.
Be careful following the Masses: sometimes the ‘M’ is silent.
Because time is the real currency—and once it’s gone, you don’t get a refund
“The man who knows how will always find a place in life,” says the adage, “but the man who knows why will be the boss.”
The only thing standing between you and your goal is the bullshit story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it
Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.
—H. L. Mencken
And the Wrap up!
When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the question students asked him most was: Do you believe in God? And he always answered: I believe in the God of Spinoza.
Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy, along with Descartes.
According to Spinoza, God would say: “Stop praying. I want you to go out into the world and enjoy your life. I want you to sing, have fun and enjoy everything I’ve made for you.
“Stop going into those dark, cold temples that you built yourself and saying they are my house. My house is in the mountains, in the woods, rivers, lakes, beaches. That’s where I live and there I express my love for you.
“Stop blaming me for your miserable life; I never told you there was anything wrong with you or that you were a sinner, or that your sexuality was a bad thing. Sex is a gift I have given you and with which you can express your love, your ecstasy, your joy. So don’t blame me for everything that others made you believe.
“Stop reading alleged sacred scriptures that have nothing to do with me. If you can’t read me in a sunrise, in a landscape, in the look of your friends, in your son’s eyes—you will find me in no book!
“Stop asking me, ‘Will you tell me how to do my job?’ Stop being so scared of me. I do not judge you or criticize you, nor get angry or bothered. I am pure love.
“Stop asking for forgiveness, there’s nothing to forgive. If I made you, I filled you with passions, limitations, pleasures, feelings, needs, inconsistencies, and best of all, free will. Why would I blame you if you respond to something I put in you? How could I punish you for being the way you are, if I’m the one who made you? Do you think I could create a place to burn all my children who behave badly for the rest of eternity? What kind of god would do that?
“Respect your peers, and don’t give what you don’t want for yourself. All I ask is that you pay attention in your life—alertness is your guide.
“My beloved, this life is not a test, not a step on the way, not a rehearsal, not a prelude to paradise. This life is the only thing here and now—and it is all you need.
“I have set you absolutely free, no prizes or punishments, no sins or virtues, no one carries a marker, no one keeps a record.
You are absolutely free to create in your life. It’s you who creates heaven or hell.
“Live as if there is nothing beyond this life, as if this is your only chance to enjoy, to love, to exist. Then you will have enjoyed the opportunity I gave you. And if there is an afterlife, rest assured that I won’t ask if you behaved right or wrong, I’ll ask, ‘Did you like it? Did you have fun? What did you enjoy the most? What did you learn?’
“Stop believing in me; believing is assuming, guessing, imagining. I don’t want you to believe in me, I want you to believe in you. I want you to feel me in you when you kiss your beloved, when you tuck in your little girl, when you caress your dog, when you bathe in the sea.
“Stop praising me. What kind of egomaniac God do you think I am? I’m bored with being praised. I’m tired of being thanked. Feeling grateful? Prove it by taking care of yourself, your health, your relationships, the world. Express your joy! That’s the way to praise me.
“Stop complicating things and repeating as a parrot what you’ve been taught about me. Why do you need more miracles? So many explanations?
“The only thing for sure is that you are here, that you are alive, that this world is full of wonders.”
Y’all take care out there today,,,,
more laters
Last night sussed
Was up a bit too late working with the Techsupport team (they worked, I answered questions as needed,,,, but I had to be up to answer questions)
Full day at the shop, TOO MUCH COFFEE, as I said when talkin’ to bruddaB, “This crash is gonna leave scars!” and hoo-boy, am I crashin’ now,,,
Watching the launch of SpaceX flight 11. T-minus16m currently so I theres a few minutes yet,,,, This is the last scheduled flight of 2025, I believe they have a few right around the first of ’26, not sure but then, the way these things, go, there is quite a bit of GOV involved as well, so, with the shutdown, who knows.
If you aren’t a “fan”, flight 11 is intended to test ALL of the abilities of Booster and Starship. Booster should return to pad within 7 minutes of GO,, And watching it land on its pad is ALWAYS amazing to me: shit right out of 1950s sci-fi movies/shows. SEEING it, (and one day I will make it to Boca Chica and see it IRL). Starship is scheduled to circumnavigate the globe and return to pad in Boca Chica as well. Along with all the LEO tests they have planned, (I believe another test of the PEZ launcher among some others.)(and I just found out that Booster will NOT be returning to pad, instead doing a splash landing (and they blow the poor thing so its not a floating hazard for boats)(Totally disappointed,,,, They’re planning on an Indian Ocean splashdown again. REALLY wanna see the pad landings,,, Those are were I think they will show progress,,, Not my circus, not my monkeys though,,,)
I watch because EACH success is another step OFF THIS FRELLIN’ ROCK. I likely won’t be one of those persons, but Knowing that there is a chance,,,,
YEah,,,,
More tomorrow after I get over the road rash from my current crash,,,,
LIVE
LOVE
LAUGH
LEARN
LOAD
AI and you! (podcast)
Enjoy, discussion in comments please.
transcript after the fold. (apologies for the volume shift at the 1:56 minute mark. Still polishing my chops, )
If ya like the content, toss a shekle or two at me.
(more…)How many times,,,,
Have you ran into issues, frustrated your efforts for a day, and then, come to find out, it was something YOU did to YOU???
(more…)NO!!! Just NO!
Getting a little irate, maybe even a little blackpilled.
Reading Robert Gores articles. Part one here. Part Two Here
To say I had already started making some connections between our troubles and the State of Israel, would be an understatement. To say I had seen some ‘intrigue and troubles’ coming from the groups behind Palantir, one group among many, Would also be an understatement.
NOW, seeing the dots getting connected,,,
Damn near wanna load the backpack, or load a kayak, and head out, not looking back. Drop from Society as a whole, become the ‘mountain man’ or “river runner” or what ever,,,, Go the homeless route and let this whole mess burn to the ground.
the urge is there, the actions towards it are not.
BUT Dammit, dammit dammit,,, There are just too many ‘players’ in this world that do not get “DON’T HURT PEOPLE AND DON’T TAKE THEIR STUFF”. And they want to RULE THE WORLD for all intents and purposes.
And from what Robert was illuminating, they aren’t far from it,,,
And it Won’t work they way they think it will. WE, the people of this Human Race, are NOT widgets you can stuff into a niche. We don’t work like that. The USSR found that out, and rotted away internally because ‘widgets’ don’t really exist,,,,
I’ve avoided this rail for some time, hints at most. BUT, there comes a point where you just can’t turn a blind eye, you MUST accept the evidence as proof, and the PROOFS are not kind to a certain tribe that has a history of shitting on ALL the rest of the world. One little country that is one-fourth the size of Maine, and its fuckin’ up the rest of the world because of delusions it’s carried forward from the past.
I’m gonna break my streak tonight, and I’m busting out a couple stiff drinks,,,,
I’m too angry to see straight, let alone to post coherently. May as well tie one one and complete the mess my mind is in. Maybe I can get some sleep afterwards, clear the head and start afresh tomorrow.
live
love
laugh
learn
LOAD, DEFINITELY LOAD!!!!
Fuggit!!!!
NO, it really isn’t ready for prime-time, but I’m frustrated with the day,,,, my own doing,,, tackling a ‘cast with NO script/mindmap,,, Did it to me-self, I did.
What follows is what ya get for all my efforts (and kitteh-klaw marks on my thigh: another reason I couldn’t keep my head in effort. Thanks Mama!)
This one was recorded straight to the Mac, using my new hardware, and all of it completed without need of changing ‘venue’; No bouncing between phone and computer. The transcript was done by MacWhisper and came out a lot better than the other transcription mode I was using. (and I am leaving it unedited at this stage, its damned close,,, though punctuation, run-ons,,, if you read and listen, it’ll make sense.). Getting my stuff lined up right, now, just gotta get my head on straight, with maps, directions, and GOALS for the point.
Enjoy (let me know if you like ‘the new sound’)
Ok,, mehbe this,,,,
Government Shutdown damaging air travel
honestly, this is about the only negative I have heard in relation to the Government Shutdown. Understandably, seeing how the ATC is a federal union,,,
Thats the key point in my argument though,,, This should never have been federalized. At the time, it had merit, but should have been worked out in private enterprise fashion, not commandeered by GOV. Far too many aspects of our world are now a part of the BLOB called government.
And most people still insist on calling this a Republic, or Democratic system, and both are wrong. We are a more and more the SOCIALIST Republic that has proven disasterous, time and time again. We still have ‘just enough’ off the old republic still functioning to keep the keel in the water, not in the air,,, Question becoming ‘For how much longer?’
Not to be a doomer, just pointing out that we let ourselves get into this situation by not ACTIVELY defending the restriction of State as defined in the Constitution itself. The current set-up, the one that is ‘shut down’ currently, is a perfect example of ‘Mission Creep’ inherent in any Bureaucracy: the creature that grows like tumors, no brain and a gazzillion legs. Yes, its an apt comparison IMO.
Like the whole “federal judges” flexing muscle over the Executive Branch. The Executive Branch spelled out in finite words within the Constitution, where as the Federal Judicial branch IS NOT,,, How did a purely fictional Bureau suddenly grow MORE power than the one Defined by the words of the founders?
We stopped tarring and feathering the assholes for one. We stopped ‘riding them out of town on split rails’,,,
WE STOPPED BEING THE CONTRARIANS and started lettting ‘others’ do what we should have been doing. WE got police because we couldn’t be bothered to defend the peace of our neighborhoods ourselves. With the Police, the nose was under the tent and now Look at the plethora of Law Enforcement we have: local podunk police forces, all the way up to STATE Troopers with varied names. States have their micro-mirrors of the Federal level stuff, like Bureaus of Investigation, or Intelligence agencies,
Not quite Orwell, but, (especially with our technology dependence these days,) most certainly knockin on the door. And yes, I know groups like Palantir and such, big Silicon Valley types, are getting further into bed with Uncle Sam, to further create our growing Surveillance state.
Feelin’ just a tad ANARCHIST this mornin’,,,,
More laters after I do the wage slave thing, and get some ire boiled down to usable levels.
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