Some Really Great People Out There

If everyone was as generous with themselves we could eliminate turning to charities or government. The takeaway I got from this. She's grateful. Something I too must reflect on whenever I see those with less then myself. We (my self included at times) assume things about other people without knowing the circumstances which they find themselves.

What makes this woman truly great is she never judges. She only sees their need. Then provides what she can to help get them through the day. She is a role model how we as individuals and as a nation should respect each other. With all the food on this earth nobody should go hungry. This won't solve all the world's problems but it's a good start. This simple act of kindness could go a long way towards bringing about world peace. Even the fiercest predatory animals won't attack each other when they're well fed.

Eating is the one thing we all share in common. Talking to one another over a meal is a great way to begin understanding our differences. No one understood this better then Anthony Bourdain.




Well maybe.. except for this guy

Thoughts About Black Holes In Space

I just read an article entitled, Are Holes Real Things or Just a Place Where Something Isn’t?

Wow this gives me a whole new perspective. Up till now I've always thought of them as gravitational giants sucking in everything and warping time until they could no longer be seen or escape. Compressing them all into one great big dense ball of hopelessness. However in this article one theory has it black holes are a place where nothing whatsoever exist. In other words a utter void of nothingness. In this scenario all matter and energy would cease to exist.

Another theory (I favor) has it they could be similar to a donut hole having a galaxy revolving around it. If this hypothesizes were correct upon matter straying into a black hole it would end up someplace else. A place where it would no longer be observable to us. I tend to think it is possible since a number of black holes are shooting out enormous jets of energy. We have no idea from where. I also believe it would explain our universe's ever increasing speed postulated to be from some sort of inexplicable 'dark matter'. Could it be from the other side of the hole someplace else?

Not all black holes eject energy. Some only draw it in. Thus we may have two types. One going someplace else. Another someplace else to here. There's a supposed unlimited number of black holes we have yet to discover. If all of this is true we couldn't possibility ever come to know the true extent of existence. Putting this in human terms. If I were the creator and wanted to protect my species I couldn't imagine a better way to keep them apart so they couldn't destroy each other.

I'll admit when it comes to the possibility of wormholes,
I was more drawn to the "Stargate" series



...over that of Steven King's more negative miniseries "The Langoliers".


One never knows, do one?

Example Why We Lose People Of Conscience In Government

Still wonder why this administration opposes media doing it's job?

Immigration Courts Powerless To Reunite Families

Texas Tribune 06/24/2018 reported they were told "they can reunite with their kids at the airport if they agree to sign a voluntary deportation order." Why not sell them the Brooklyn Bridge while we're at it.

Once these people arrive accompanied in shackles to the airport won't exactly allow them a whole lot of options. I have no faith whatsoever they will brought back to detention if the government fails to deliver if unable to find their missing kid(s).

If this turns out to be a another trick like falsely promising a judge could reunite them there's no telling what else they're willing to lie about.

Carnival/Fair Games Season Is Here

Here's a informative video

I have a few stories of mine own to tell.. Way back in the 50's someone could win a shotgun at the Allentown fair. My stepsister's husband reached a point where he felt he had too much invested to quit. So he continued playing till he eventually won. It ended up costing him almost 3x's as much as one he could have bought at a store. No doubt fearing sore losers may explain why the game stand owner didn't supply ammunition

That pretty much the way it was when I went to the fair in my teens and blew about three bucks winning a small bear prize. I ended up laughing at my own stupidity. Turns out his small bear prize wasn't on display but rather hidden under the game counter I was playing on. He handed me a 2 inch plastic bear key ring worth about a quarter.

Another time I screwed myself out of about twenty bucks playing the floating duck game. Back in those days this was about a third of my weekly pay. Each have a number on the bottom where you can accumulate prize points. I have to admit this guy was really good. Every time I tried to walk away he reminded my how much money I'd invested and how I can't possibly endlessly draw a lousy number. He pulled a few ducks out of the water to show me how easy it was. Yeah right. He even had the nerve to have a brief chuckle on his face after I walked away after the fourth or fifth time he duped this young teenager.

I use to go to the fair every day. One day I paid close attention to the stand where you could win cigarettes by putting ten cents on different colors. This after I won a pack of defective KOOL cigarettes with missing filters. There were four colors. Back in those days cigarettes cost thirty cents a pack so you'd be wise to play only two colors at a time. Funny how the same guy was there every day either behind the stand or in front winning no matter which colors he played. DUH!

In the video you've seen the shooting game where someone attempts shooting out a complete hole in the paper. Well my brother actually managed to do that and he still refused him the prize. My brother called a cop and the guy showed the cop a different target. The officer wasn't having any of it threatening to shut down the stand. Oops he said must have made a mistake. Here's your prize :-)

The way I understand how the throwing a ball into the apple basket game works is-- the baskets are placed over a hole. This makes hitting the bottom and having the ball come to rest impossible. A friend in high school worked the milk bottle game stand. He explained the bottom bottle(s) are not hollow like the rest above. They are weighed at the bottm making them much harder to knock over.

Got conned in those old time girlie shows too. Turns out the three babes outside the barkers stand never appeared in the show. Three magicians and overweight woman and a half attractive woman in a bathing suit didn't quite live up to my expectations. :-)

Then there was the animal freak show. Out in front was the distinctive smell of formaldehyde spread amongst sawdust. Must have leaked from the display jars inside. HEY WAIT I THOUGHT ACCORDING TO THE GIANT POSTERS THESE WERE SUPPOSE TO BE INSIDE ALIVE! Guess Not. :-)

Saved the best part for last. I hung around with guys who were nothing like me. They'd bet on anything. They'd gamble between themselves on the next train engine number coming down the track (Les lived along the tracks-- hmmm?). Where a fly would land. You know, just about anything. We'd hangout after the fair closed. Terry decided to play against the guy owning the poker game machines stand. In the day you could win stuff animals. After hours Terry decided to play him for cold hard cash. It ended up costing Terry $200 for his attending the school of hard knocks. So much for his week's pay. He thought about it for a few days. After the fair left town he began to wonder if somehow he was cheated. Gee, do ya think!
A lot has changed. They no longer award shotguns, parrots/parakeets, lizards, cigarettes and the like so at least they have that going for them. Sorry to be a party pooper but if someone truly wants a stuffed bear, candy bar or goldfish I'm not certain these are the best places to get them.

Perhaps the most satisfying part is still being able to dunk that big mouth clown in the water. Who doesn't enjoy that. This year I heard there will be two. One featuring Hillary the other Trump. No not really, but looks like it would be a big money maker to me. Maybe could switch them out for news hosts from time to time. Hey if they do-- keep in mind you heard it here first :-)




Seminole Heights restaurant "Dunks Trump" to benefit Planned Parenthood

Oh damn it..

Looks like I'm too late already.

So much for originality.

Sarah Sanders Asked To Leave Restaurant...

...and people went nuts.

Other then the immigration issue I found it very enlightening peoples' outrage is greater then just about anything else this administration does. Never mind deficits, trade wars or any other issue. A surefire way to get about a bazillion comments in social media and a whole bunch TV airtime is stimulate people's outrage over Sarah's Friday night failed meal plans.

I do have a couple of points to make.
First off the restaurant workers should just shut up and cook. If things keep going this direction one day ambulance workers may refuse to treat a patient for any number of reasons. A repair man refuse to fix a car or do work inside a home. That said, right or wrong the owner should have known she personally, employees and the business itself could experience all kinds of hell by rubbing any of Trump's minions the wrong way.

Even though Sarah tweeted, " I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully..." she knowingly painted a target on the place by posting the name and the location of the restaurant. She damn well knew the hatred which would ensue. Doesn't seem "respectful" to me. Appears more like revenge. Course daddy had to chime in as did FOX News by repeatedly displaying screen shots of the restaurant, it's name and location.

My final analysis.
Sarah could have kept her mouth shut and went some place who appreciated her business. Instead she and her FOX News buddies are teaming up to make damn sure this restaurant owner and her employees receive the kind of retributions they feel are deserved. This doesn't excuse the restaurant owner from acting like a jerk. BUT--

when members of the White House and FOX News come after someone they feel insulted by we all should be concerned how powerfully treacherous these people are.

Was Rev. Jeremiah Wright Right?

As I listen to this sermon I can't help but think how America is treating those seeking immigration having their families torn apart. Change up his thoughts on blacks and transpose them for how America is now treating Latinos from South America. American policy has now shifted towards establishing policies and laws that once discriminated against African Americans now redirecting our ugliness towards these Latinos seeking refuge.

Today's policies towards families are even more harsh then those in our past. During the war we created Japanese internment camps. To this day many denounce our actions. What we didn't do was separate families.


Rev. Wright's sermon made it clear although countries and their laws come and go our creator never changes. If our country wants to enjoy God's continued blessing we ought not to be slapping God in the face by picking and choosing which among all the people he created our laws deem worthy. Some may postulate if God didn't want a certain segment around he could easily wipe them off the face of the earth. Some say he did just that often in the past. If it's true-- we better tread lightly. We could be playing with fire.

Then There's This
Since this immigration thing ignited I've come to realize a few things about human nature. There's two sides in varying degrees. In one camp you have people with open minds. The other with closed. Forget about liberals, conservatives, Republicans, Democrats or anything else which seems to divide. There exist only the closed minded and open minded both equally divided. Putting it more plainly. One group consist of acceptance. The other non-acceptance.

There's no amount of intellectual reasoning, emotional appealing or argument over facts that can influence the closed minded. A truly open minded person avoids engaging with such people realizing the futility. Instead focusing on expanding their further understandings. Possibly changing their positions upon gaining further knowledge.

If the human race is to progress it depends on those with open minds. Far too many times throughout the ages people were persecuted if they dare question the status quo. This caused mankind to stagnate sometimes for centuries. Some blame church doctrines or governmental laws at the time. The REAL FAULT lies within the people with closed minds who supported these institutions. Some feared change. Others had selfish reasons. Still others were steeped in ignorance. Whatever their reasoning's human progress became stymied. Most resulted in unnecessary human suffering through imprisonments and wars.

Unfortunately I'm very doubtful any of us has the ability to influence the number of open minded or closed minded individuals living on earth at any given time. Perhaps this lies in the hands of unknown powers far greater then we as to how many will be hard wired one way or the other.