Gonna give a shout out to I don’t know who, but much thanks for hitting the Zon links I have provided.  Quite a bit more ‘kickback’ this month than I have seen in a year.   Dunno who ya is, but muchos gracias!

Layin’ low this weekend and feelin’ antsy as all get out.  Wanna get out and DO, not sit and putter.   I have been putterin’ too.  Messin’ with yard stuffs, trying to get my old tiller up-n-runnin’ again  (yeah,,, good luck with that,,,) tryin’ like heck to resist the urge to load up the camp gear  (next Freeday, after Buffalo repairs are out of the way.)

and its back to the old routine tomorrow.   Better mindset this time around though.    More readily apt to ‘walk away’ if, IF, any words are tossed my way.   Won’t say any more about it now.   Leave all options open.

as for playin catch-up on the last three-four days,,,    Glad to see some Judges being arrested, but, those aren’t the ones we have been waiting for.     There are lists, promised to be exposed and still NOTHING.     Only been a 100 days, give or take, but somehows, me thinks that Bondi is sitting on her thumbs, at the behest of her “real” employers,,,,  

Been a lot of ‘low hanging’ fruit making moves to get off the boat.   Durbin, McTurtleboy: Peelousy made noises along those lines too.     Get while the getting is good?  or just reading the fine print at the lower part of the wall with all the holes in it?

Also noted that the hype and whirlwind that DOGE was into has toned down quite a bit.     Is that because Musks enterprises were under attack or the fact that CONgress has the purse strings and ain’t playin’ ball?    or is this a matter of AND???     No matter what, DOGE has one mission it CAN do, and that is clear up all the clutter and BS that makes up our government.    For Example: Get the 25 year old mandate to streamline the SSI roles DONE.   The mandate that was supposed to be accompliished in 1999, and is still ‘in progress’.   

Nothing in the private sector gets such lattitude,,,, You get it done, on time, or you pay (in some way,,,,)    And budgets are not liquid guesstimates,,,,    

Yet somehow, when it comes to the Big G,,, we let the games roll. 35 million dollar jets that are ALWAYS over budget and beyond time frames and not mission capable.    New designed multi billion dollar ships that can’t handle frog rippled waves in Charleston Harbor, let alone open ocean,,,,   (unlike the LST’s we had in group off the coast of the Phillipenes.  Little ships were cresting every other wave(28′ waves), diving under the middle one,,,, They weren’t subs!!! but they sure acted like it.)  And the sad part of it being,,, those items are built in private sector, but the paymaster lets it happen because,,,,,   

Anywhooos,,, that subject gets me goin’ and I don’t wanna get-a-goin’ on a Sunday eve before going back into the grind.

Its beer thirty,,,, I have a glass of Guinness draught at the proper temperature near at my right hand.   Suns’ sinkin’ to the horizon and looks like she may put on one hell of a show tonight.   Its time to chill, reflect and relax.

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Most male ‘murikans know the saying.

Was going kayaking, ‘ceptin’ Buffalo decided otherwise.   Hard start issues,,  low fuel pump output.   Runs ‘ok’ once running,  but given that the pump has failed this far, its only a matter of days, hours,  minutes before total failure.  Id rather not be remote when that failure hits.  So, Dio stays home this weekend,,,

Ordered new pump (Rockauto) and will be here Wednesday (ordered new O2 sensor as well since she keeps poppin that code ) and fingers are crossed she holds together till then.  

One is none,,,,   and I has only the one Buffalo,,,

And not a bit mad about it.   Shit happens, mechanical things fail, life IS,,  

The water calls,  but it will wait until I can trust my ride.

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Takin’ my own advice and working on getting rid of those negative vibes.    Part of that is reading ‘Good news’ things: most definttely steering clear of the Streams right now,,,,

I’ve listed this book a time or five on this site, and if you haven’t read it, I highly suggest doing so. (and yes, I get a small cut if you buy from that link.  TY)

Another thing I am doing to regain my bright and shiny demeanor,,,

Goin’boatin’

Sun’s actually making an appearance today though rain is in the forcast, and I am going to go get my arse wet.    Been neglecting that side of my life for a bit (mostly due to “LAZY” but weather has been something of a deciding factor too.  Or should I say ‘An Excuse’ I leaned on,,,)

Lil Sis will be in late today.  Not really a visit as much a stop over between points.    Not mad about it: show up as you can when you can and Da will be happy as a pig in shitte about it.    He doesn’t want to go anywhere anymore, so the fam needs to come to him,,,,

Eldest Sis called Da yesterday and was asking him about the weather.  ‘Meh,,, rainin’.   How’s yours?”    “Rainin’ too”  “I guess we’ll be seeing that in a couple of days?” “Not likely, I’m in Greece.  LOL”

DAMMIT!!!    Feelin’ jealous     Would love to go kayakin’ on the Med,,,,

But think about that,,,, She’s clear around the other side of the world and they were talking like a call between houses in 1980’s suburbia,,,,    HOW COOL IS THAT?!?!?!    Just that little bit of tech, taken for granted these days shows just how much richer the ENTIRE species is compared to just 100 years ago,,, Hell, just 30 years ago.  (I recall my phone bill talkng to Georgia after she returned home in ’93.   A 15 minute call to Australia was over $300.)   Now, we can send ‘letters’ (emails) for NOTHING and hit several recipients with the press of a button.   You’re reading this somewhere in the world, for free!!  I get readers from about 20 different countries, and I pay nothing to get ‘my word’ out.   (and I could increase my readership, if I so chose, by paying less than a days wages a year, for advertising.   I don’t have think I have that much to say, so I leave it as is.)

We live in an incredible time, and so much is taken for granted, and quickly.   My first cellphone was a nokia back in the mid 90’s.   I was one of the first in my group of peeps to go ‘techy’.  (and admittedly, there are days where I miss the freedom of ‘the phones were chained to the walls’.) At that time, a laptop was roughly the same size as what we currently have, but dumber than the smartphone you carry in your pocket these days.   My home computer was a tower with a vaccuum tubed monitor and generated more heat than my microwave did.   Today, my smartphone has more uses than the laptop (that is 20X better than that old tower computer)  and while I dislike all the advertising crap, it’s still better than my old nokia (kinda,,, not as rugged) and the system is much broader (when was the last time you paid roaming charges? Do you even recall roaming charges? LOL)

The information revolution,,,,   The first chapter in Matt’s book is called ‘When Ideas have sex’.    and his argument is that we are hands and arms above the other species because our ideas and knowledge procreate amongst us.    With the ubiquitous level of information we carry with us, access with libraries that rival the Libraries of old, instantly available at the touch of a soft key on a touch screen.    Of course there are downsides, but thats the nature of evolutions.    Some good, lots bad, and the good eventually rises to the surface.  (or if you prefer; the foundry analogy, the Dross rises to the surface and the alloys remain below.)    WE are in an incredible time, and there are going to be ups and downs, good and bad, and you may not be readily able to see the differences.   

more laters,,,,

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and that, actually, is how I feel right now.     Son of Bossman came by my house today.

conversation ensued.

I go back to the shop on Muhnday.

and I even managed to get a little ahead on my monthly bills this pay week (seeing how I didn’t know when the next was coming,,, I jumped some hoops.)

Feelin’ a little breezy now.  Stress I wasn’t aware of in the shoulders, relaxed. (funny how when it leaves you, you note it, but not the build up.)

And little Sis is likely in town this weekend.    Fingers crossed, we don’t get to see each other’nuff.   Haven’t said nuthin’ to The Da as I don’t wanna get his hopes up (same reason: not seeing each other enough)  

and there is a kayak race tomorrow morning that I will NOT be attending.    I was a little perturbed that the race classes were combined up last year and this year, is the same set up.   I can’t compete with High Performance Surfskis, and they are now in the same class as sea-kayak/recreational.  From looking at the attendance expected, I don’t think I am  alone in boycotting the event for that reason.   Attendance is down to 30% of last years.  Only one third!!!    Barely,,,,       I hope they take the not so subtle hint.

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First, ya gotta watch this to understand what I am talkin’bout…

Now, I know the guy is a ‘one hit wonder’ on the music scene, but he is talented on that front, and he is political

the problem I have with him is that he keeps falling back to socialist agenda themes,,,

He points out in clear terms what went down last fall in the Carolinas/Tennessee area.  How PEOPLE, not GOVERNMENT, were the solution that WORKED.  

And then he turns right around and states ‘We need to find our leaders and give them a place to congregate and be effective’  (or something to that effect, Need to watch again to not paraphrase this)  

Wait! What?,,,,

Grassroots efforts, get rid of the bureaucratic red tape, let the people do whats needed, THAT is what pulled that area out of the pile of rubble a Hurricane left behind.   2000 Amish from PA helped rebuild an entire community, but you won’t hear about that in the Mainstreams, because it might give others ideas,,, 

And thats what its all about: can’t have contrarian ideas running rampant or control of the masses will be lost forever. (or at least until the masses get complacent again)    Contrarian ideas that don’t align with the hypnotism are BA-ahhhhddddddd (yes, written in sheep,,,)

Top down is dying, its written in every headline around the world if you know what you are looking for.   The STATE is scrambling to retain control.   Part of that ‘revolution’ is in the Nets/Technology that the gentleman speaks of (both in positive and negative ways, and his views aren’t wrong,,,  two sides of the path,,,,)   People are able to see ‘in real time’ just how badly the STATE has been screwing things up.  And its obvious to most that the reason is “POWER GRABS”.     The Robber Barons of the early 1900’s had nothing on the politicians of the Aughts and current day.(and at least the robber barons were providing services and cutting costs across the board to bring the whole to a higher level.  Can you say that politicians are raising the level of society?)  

The problem with awareness is that you see too much, and can only react to so much before your limits are taxed.

I can only hope others wake up and see the things Oliver Anthony walked around, and on thier own, ‘take back the power’, much like the volunteers and Amish did in the Carolinas.   They don’t need hold onto the power, its not for the taking, its for the use of.   When it gets taken and held is when we run into the issues.   Let the grassroots grow, don’t stymie the growth through regulations and taxations and fines.   GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF THE FRELLIN’ WAY!  

nuff of the soapbox this A M,,,, More laters as the day evolves

alternative title: you are what you think,,,

sitting here at the house, kinda grey out with drizzles and chill weather: Blackberry spring as its called in these parts,,,   Katz are stickin’ close and snoozin’; don’t wanna be out there gettin’ wet fur, ya know.

and I got to thinkin’ on my blow up yesterday.  Yeah, it wasn’t all me, there was quite a bit of input from another involved

But it shouldn’t have been so intense.

Why? becomes the question I ask myself.  

‘You are what you think” and what you tell yourself (your thoughts) get reflected in your actions/reactions.  Subtle and repetitive is the name of the game here.

I poke back to my my music list of a few days back.    The first and second song on that list, while fun to jam to, aren’t exactly positive thinks, if ya get my drift.

And the second had been a damned ear-worm in my head for a week straight. (Be extremely careful with what you invite IN,,,)

My attitude was shifting in that direction and when you are telling yourself, under your overlying thoughts, that you are a loser, and then someone starts pointing fingers,,,   Bad reactions are bound to occur.

You are what you think.   You are the only person in your life that has FINAL say in what goes on in your head: DON’T let yourself be ‘your own worst enemy’.  And yuppers,,, I most definitely need to take my own advice here. Practice what ya Preach, Dio!!!

workin’ on that.    Part of why I am taking the day to ‘be by myself, be silent and listen’ , listen for those negative vibe thoughts that are swaying me in a direction I DO NOT want to be in, and see what I can do to root them out and clear the field for something better attuned to my needs and desires.    Hating oneself is NOT a good place to be.  (not that I hate ME, I just feel that right now, I could be better than my current reactions attest)

I’m an introvert.

I have autistic qualities that aren’t all that sociable, but can be my strengths.

And as I grew up and realized the hardest lesson: ‘Its all my fault’,,,    every action leads to a reaction, and how one reacts is ON THEM, no others.   My actions of late leave me desiring much better.   I should have just walked out the door and said nothing, maybe even forced the issue by taking the day off and letting things cool down, instead of that abortion I let loose.

Yes, hindsight is 20/20, and you must live with the results, but LEARN from them, you must.  Failure to do so only spirals further away from “The Path” and into the darker side of the coin.  

I’ll have more up later as things totally outside of my control coalesce towards a new direction.   Waiting on word from a job source, and Son of Bossman wants to talk,,,  Not sure about what or what he is thinking, but his repeated texts along that line, with a promise of “no confrontations”,,,,    We’ll see,    At this point, its my choice, no matter what the proposition,,,,  

Choose wisely,

You are what you think

Think well of yourself and the world.

and maybe, those thoughts will change it for the better,,,  

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Yup,,, Quit.   Torched that bridge to where the Dynamite was hidden, and then blew it to hell-n-back,,,,

and Yuppers, 75% my fault the blow up happened.  I knew the Bossman was in a rough mood, and instead of waiting for Son of Bossman to come out and give me my marching orders, I walked into a shit-fest of fingerpointing/blamegame,,,

I did try to be tolerant

for about 2 minutes

Short fuse

Hard to light

Impossible to extinguish once lit: must run its course.

And Hoo-boy,  IT DID JUST THAT.

And feeling much relief,,,  one small detail remains,  but thats between self and Son of Bossman, and can be resolved afterhours/under the table.  

Even if there were a chance of a call back, I ain’t takin’ it.   I’m done.   In fact, I already have another position lined up, just negotiations to take place.   Welder: skilled trade, not unemployed for long unless by choice.   May not be the dream job I would like, but its solid, has scheduled hours, and that pays near as much if not the same as what I just bailed on.   Lateral move,,,, little to no lost ground.

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