Circumcision

I am going to write about circumcision. I don't personally have an issue with being circumcised; but, I know someone who does and I think their position is worthy of discussing.

Circumcision has been around a long time and done for a variety of reasons. As a Christian I don't see a need for it. The New Testament directly addressed the issue and it was determined that Christians did not need to be circumcised. "Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you." It is important to remember that Paul as a Jew was circumcised and he was saying it was not necessary. It also says to circumcise our hearts. What does it mean to circumcise one's heart?

I am circumcised so I don't know what it is like to be uncircumcised. I can tell you that it is not an issue in my life. Having said that, if I had a son I would not circumcise him. That is my choice. The Jewish people instituted circumcision as a contract between God and Abraham. It says that if one in uncircumcised they will be separated from the other Jews. What was the meaning behind it?

Lets go back to what it said about circumcising one's heart. The foreskin covers one's most private and sensitive part. To remove it is to expose the sensitive area. In regards to our hearts I believe the reference means to open one's heart to God. For the Jews this was done symbolically through physical circumcision and that is where it ended. The Jewish nation by the New Testament times hid their hearts and relied on the physical circumcision. That is what Jesus was condemning.

If one thinks about it the nation of Israel was always focused on the rules rather than the intent and that is why they kept going into exile. Now personally I would think that God should have said that people make the decision for themselves when they are at an age and ability of consent; but, God said it should be done eight days after a child is born. I don't agree; but, that is what it says.

So ethically I take the position that boys should be allowed to choose for themselves. I believe Jesus was our saviour and that we are freed from the Old Testament rules; but, that doesn't mean that the Jews are free from their covenant. I wrestle with this because of my relative for whom this is an issue. I think he has valid points to a degree.

There are many points he has discussed with me, he dismisses any health benefits and believes it lessens the sexual experience. Truth is, I am not convinced that either of those is correct, I don't think we know definitively one way or the other; but, in the end I believe he would be against it even if there were minor health benefits and it did not effect pleasure. I think he would still be against it because of the choice issue, he is free to correct me on this; but, I think he would still be against it.

I have poor eyesight, not terrible just poor, it kept me from being a fighter pilot and I really wanted to be one when I was younger. I don't get laser eye surgery because I am long past being able to be a fighter pilot and wouldn't want to be one anymore, pacifist you know. I don't really think about my eyesight, heck it is now permanently damaged because of a stress injury (central serous retonopathy). My eyes cannot be fixed and I have a permanent grey dot in my eyesight. It doesn't bother me; but, I do understand why others would get the surgery for poor eyesight. It is sort of the same with circumcision, it doesn't bother me; but, I can understand how it could and does bother others.

San Francisco wants to outlaw circumcision, they want to put it on the ballot. This is where I have a problem. In Europe certain countries have outlawed spanking your child, I feel that is wrong. I don't believe government has the right to involve itself in parenting as much as it does. We have to strike a balance between religious freedom, personal freedom and freedom of choice. This balance is different in each person's mind; but, it is central to the relationship between citizens and their government.

If I were Jewish and not Christian I would probably circumcise my child. My relative may be mad at me for thinking that way; but, I have to be truthful. Is it inconsistent with the fact that I don't believe in circumcision as a Christian, not really, I was saying what I would do if I were Jewish and I am not Jewish. This has been an ongoing conversation and my views are not finalized; but, instead continue to evolve as I look at different aspects. The views on government involvement in our lives continue to be against control. Government should only control what is absolutely necessary.

I have previously said that I am against Europe outlawing the burca, still am. I am against the government telling me what I can teach my children. A law was passed mandating the teaching of gay history, I have a problem with that. Mandating that my child be taught that homosexuality is okay is a little intrusive. I don't have a problem with gays; but, I have a problem with mandating what morals my child must believe.

I have previously talked about the Polynesians, I really like their achievements. One thing they did was tattoo. In some of it's socieities a man was not given full rights until he had undergone a very painful and long period of tattoing. They decided when they would undergo it and they knew exactly what they were in for. If I were not against tattoing for religious reasons, I would have gotten a Polynesian tattoo and have done it the old fashioned way as a means of having an acceptance by the Polynesian community. And that is the logical problem for me, I like the idea of choice, personal decision making to be part of a community. Eight day old boys don't get to make the decision for themselves.

I might retract what I said partly. If I were jewish I might not circumcise my son. I might choose choice over a commandment. That is a tough one, it would mean being ostracised by my people, my society and refusing a command of God; but, he did give us that choice and stated the concequences. In fact, if I were Jewish there are a lot of rules I probably wouldn't follow, I would make a bad Jew. The Jewish people when they went into the desert for 40 years asked for rules and they were given plenty of them, they also failed all of them. God did not get mad at them for failing to follow all the rules, he got mad at them for not taking the lessons to heart, for not caring about each other as they cared for themselves.

Yes, I think if I were Jewish I would let my son decide for himself. My son's choice is more important than being part of any community for me; but, I still would not let government outlaw it. Well, I guess my thinking on this matter has changed again, didn't know what I was going to say when I began this post. I really just wrote it so my relative could push me further in my thoughts on the matter. He has a tendency to interrupt me on this subject and I don't feel I get a chance to work through the issues sometimes while we are talking, I need time to think out things too, I haven't studied it as much as he has.

I was interrupted and have lost my thought. I am sure I will get a chance to discuss this some more. Be well.

I Was Bad

I sent an e-mail to someone who other people read, many more than read this poor excuse for a blog, many, many more. The person intends to publish what I wrote, that is not good. I do say things and who and what and where. This should be interesting.

By the way, I was kidding, it wasn't bad, I was being sarcastic.

The Royal Wedding

I am Irish and don't have a love for aristocracy. I don't believe in Kings or Queens and I don't believe we are commoners. That is the starting point; but, I also try to be fair. Prince William got married and it was watched worldwide. I must say that his wife is a beautiful woman and her sister is pretty hot too.

I didn't watch the wedding, some short videos were on Yahoo news. A big deal was made over a little girl who found the noise to be a bit much, Princess Katherine tried to reassure her, a very human moment. As much as I don't believe we should have aristocracy, they are still human.

I still like the song by the Sex Pistols about the monarchy, a fascist regimn; but they didn't ask to be members of it either. Prince William was like any other person, you don't get to pick your parents. It must have been hard to see his parents divorce and his mother die, he is human too and that must have really hurt.

The English were not very good to my family or our country. They stole our country (Ireland) and made us second class citizens in our land; but, it was not Prince William and I cannot blame him or hate him for it. My great grandfather fought the English and killed a soldier and that is why he had to leave and come to America.

I don't know much about Prince William or his bride, I do know that a couple of kids just got married and I wish them well as I would wish any newlyweds. I don't like what President Obama or President Bush did; but, they are people to and we need to keep that in mind.

There is a guy named David Icke,he believes that the royal family are alien shape shifting mutants. I don't buy it, they look pretty human to me. I think we have to get away from vilifying people because of who they were born to. I think we need to spend more time trying to understand one another. Be well.

A Struggle and a Good Friend

Firstly, I wish to say that I am in a good place, physically and mentally. I think the thing is that I never want to be where I was again three years ago. Part of it was my fault, I didn't spend anytime protecting my boundaries and that allowed people in my personal life to take advantage of the kindess that I had shown them over the years.

I am now establishing my boundaries again and some things are no longer acceptable. If people have a problem with me or that then they can pound sand. In the future it is take me or leave me; but, that is it.

I was told something, a detail about what my ex-wife had done. I hadn't known the detail and it gave me another reason to think about how bad she had acted. It surprised me that it had that effect, doesn't matter what the detail was. I was talking to a friend and he reminded me that the details of the betrayal are best left unkown, I had to agree.

On one level, the fact that my ex was able to admit what she did was a very good thing for her, it means she is able to tell the truth again. I applaud that and hope she continues to grow. I did not speak to the ex myself. None of this is about my ex, it is more about me and processing information.

It made me wonder how I would deal with a possibility, the possibility that my ex would ever tell me the whole truth. I used to think that would at least allow us to not hate being in the same room or City or state (joking). Now, I think I really don't want to know the details, I think I know enough. My friend helped me see that. He had been cheated on and got to ask about and listen to the gory details, he said it was a mistake, it just made it hurt again. I think I have hurt enough.

I was going down the escalator in my building and a very beautful woman, maybe 35 to 40, hard to tell because she was kind of ageless. She got on behind a number of steps back and went "Hey". It was weird, I knew it was because of me, we were the only ones there. I turned around and sort of went "Yes". She said she had thought I was someone else, apparently someone she liked. This is pretty good for a guy with Autism.

I smiled and said that a lot of pretty women like me, I have the body of a 29 year old man and he wants it back because I was wrinkling it (a very old joke). She laughed and said that she thought I was handsome and had the body of a 29 year old man. I generally prefer the truth; however, a compliment from a pretty woman is always appreciated. It happened while I was thinking about the little detail.

I don't know how long it takes to get over things like what happened to me. Having the person you trust the most violate your trust in the most fundamental ways is hard. We have process things and learn from them to truly get over them rather than attempting to sweep them under the rug. Issues don't resolve themselves and if not resolved they become bitterness and resent. I don't really want those things in my life so I continue to try and resolve, make sense of what happened to me. I think understanding that the detail will not assist in the effort makes it easier, I think I know all I need to know for me.

While I was initially upset by the detail, I really don't care, it really doesn't matter anymore. The detail did not really make things worse or better, I already knew enough and that was bad enough, heck I am still paying the bills for her actions and their dinners. I don't even waste my time looking at them.

I am attempting to put mind in order (a messy thing at best). My move is complete, my finances while severely limited are getting a little better and I will be able to pay off some of the credit cards. I haven't used them in two years anyways. I also get to make the final payment to my attorney, she was very good to me and I appreciate her.

I need some new suits; but, I need to close out the past more. I need to put this relationship six feet under, it should never have happened in the first place. You cannot be together for 25 years and not have memories, I do not see any good ones, they were damaged by the bad ones. Still, it was part of my life and I do not like the idea of erasing memories, I like the idea of learning from them.

My life provides plenty of examples for me to learn from. I also need to learn to remember that there were some good times. I think part of the problem is that knowing what I know now means that even the good times were not what I thought; but, they were my experience at the time. Let me try an example.

Lets say that you are sitting across from your brother in a restaurant and telling each other jokes, that is a good experience. Now five years later you find out that your brother had stole money from you, that would change how you felt about him and all of your experiences together. Now you find out that it was at the restaurant as you were laughing and telling jokes that he stole your money using his smartphone and your bank infomation. Kinda changes the experience doesn't it; yet, what you felt at the time was real for you.

When someone violates all of your trust, how do you redefine your time together? That is the problem with lies. I don't know what was real and what was a lie, I don't know which days she came being with him and sat and ate at the table with me, discussed bills or events. I don't know and the details she wouldn't know either, she might remember one or two by not two thousand. We can now look at all of it as bad or only be worried about what feelings I did have at the time, neither seems quite right or honest. That leaves the third choice accept that a large part of your relationship with this other person was a lie and that you will know which parts were real. All of the memories are tainted; but, none of them is completely destroyed until you have the details.

I think getting a undeserved compliment from a pretty girl helps. I am in a new place and have possibilities open to me and can enjoy my life again, maybe for the first time. I can look ahead instead of behind; but, there is always a behind and it is part of my life and I can continue to learn from it. With time and distance and my new family and support system, I am redefining the rest of my life and it will not be like the first half.

I was work today and saw some news about the tornadoes that went through the south. Pretty scary stuff. Someone asked me about our pay cut and our pensions and I reminded them about the tornadoes and how these people had lost everything, pay cut seems kind of meaningless, so was the detail that I was told. Those people will never forget those tornadoes; but, they will clean up and rebuild. Some will have nightmares for years to come over what they witnessed and lived through others will not. Same with failed marriages, I don't have nightmares.

Ringo Starr - A Nice Song, the first solo hit for any of the Beatles I believe.

I was going to bed

I was going to bed and decided to take a peak at the blog, to see if there were any comments. I decided to look at the stats, it said that Elisabeth Sladen was the search that led many people her. Hi. I do think she was amazing and was fortunate enough to see the tribute on youtube by the BBC.

Pimpernel is a person too and has his own associations, Ms. Sladen impacted my heart. I am so glad that effected others in the same way, that means that we can appreciate heart. Be well.

No longer cranky

Just like everyone else, I get cranky too. I am over it. I had to work on a business project today that relied on someone properly preparing some documents, they failed and I wasted a day. I should be cranky about that; but, we just work through it.

On a heavier note, a one mile wide tornado went through a town, I cannot comprehend a one mile wide tornado, is that common? I don't think so and surely do not wish to see one. Lots of tornadoes this year.

What is causing this anomalous weather? It is not climate change, we are at the same elevation and it is not global warming, that doesn't cause the magnetic pole to shift. Why are so many people reporting mass animal deaths? Why are the bees dying? Are these things connected and if so, how? Too many anomalies at one time.

Most people's view of the world is limited, they presume that the world is static and it is not. When tragedies like Katrina or the one in Japan occur, we are reminded of how tentative our time here is and how limited we are in controlling the world. That makes people feel uncomfortable.

I am on an internet forum and was commenting on something, one of the commentors did not like my writing style, they found it somewhat condescending, I don't believe it is, it is just my style. Because it is not a common style, they found it uncomfortable and we do like our comfort. The world is acting oddly and that makes people uncomfortable. They wonder what tomorrow will bring, they wonder if they will be able to get cookies and goodies or if everything will disappear.

The world is changing and we face some problems; but, the world has changed before and we have faced problems before. Most people know very little about how the world is run, they didn't want to know. With momentous changes people are wondering what is going on and many are scared. They try and read; but, it is a little late to think that they can put all of the pieces together correctly, too much fear and too little time.

There are people like Alex Jones and Rense that are saying that the world elite want to kill 90% of the population or put everyone in FEMA camps. There are others who believe we are about to achieve some type of enlightenment or that the world is going to end (one preacher says it will end in May). There are things going on and the world does have leaders and they do conspire, it is called diplomacy. If you do not understand the language of diplomacy then it seems more ominous than it is.

The problem is that whatever is going on, it is being dealt with and the rich do not want us all to die, that is silly. Some will point to what is known as the Georgia Guidestones which say the earth should be kept at 500,000,000 people; but, it doesn't say people should be killed.

Rather than telling people the truth, even it it is unpleasent, we are told half truths and bombarded with contradictory information, that does not help anything. Having said all of that I wish to give a hypothetical. If you were the President and you were told a meteor was going to hit the earth, how would you handle it? Would you tell everyone or wait till the last minute and let them enjoy the time they have? Again, I am a Christian and don't believe the world will end, that is not what it says in my bible. As for the Mayan calendar, I have a calendar to and it expires in December after that I will buy a new one for next year.

The housing market and the stock markets collapses were intentionally done, I know that one. The question is why. Partly I believe it was done so that the system could be changed. Nobody in their right mind would want to see their own country plunged into poverty and certainly not the people in the intelligence community. I have considered these options and don't by it. The most likely scenerio is that something is causing changes in the earth and they are preparing for more catastrophes. Sometimes the earth does that, it twists and turns.

I live in Los Angeles and we have earthquakes. The first time someone experiences an earthquake they want to move to the midwest, not me, I don't like tornadoes and I don't fear earthquakes. Telling me that the big one could be coming means nothing, I have known that my whole life.

People point to occult symbolism in music and movies, they are there, that doesn't mean they are ominous. There is a club and most people are not members; but, do you really believe that those who are want us all dead? I don't think so. There are those who point out masonic and other symbolism used by Jay Z and Lady Gaga, they do use the symbolism; but, do you really believe they want to see all of their fans killed, that is crazy. Lady Gaga may be slightly odd; but, she loves her fans. I am pretty sure that Jay Z does to, he gives a lot to charity.

There have always been insiders. Every society and every clique has it's own symbolism and ritual. If Jay Z and Lady Gaga were trying to manipulate the world as part of some grand plan of the New World Order then they wouldn't openly wear the symbolism.

There is a movement for a one world government, it is not hidden, it is openly discussed. I disagree with it; but, I do understand what they believe. Rockefeller wrote in his book that he believed in it and I am sure he does. I am against many things, I am against transhumanist philosophy; but, I do believe they believe what they want will be better for people.

What I find interesting is that these things are being openly discussed, I think that is good. You chip and bar code things to better manage the inventory, not to destoy it. Yes, I know the Nazi's tattooed people, that wasn't to kill them, it was to manage them. A terrible thing and we are not animals and should not be treated as such; but, you don't need to track things with numbers to kill them.

I understand that there are those who believe putting RFID chips in people has benefits and it does. By chipping people you prevent identity theft and can find lost children. There are many benefits to chipping; but, it is wrong. It is wrong because it is would allow for too much control and mischief. It is wrong because it is not worth the cost to privacy.

We are moving towards a universal currency. This is not evil in and of itself. Some will say that it was predicted in Revelations and it was; but, it didn't say it was evil, just a sign of the times. It also said there would be earthquakes; but, they are not evil either, just the earth moving.

The government is good at keeping secrets especially when it needs to; but, the more people involved and the more likely it will come out. People will defect from any organization, just like the soldiers did in Libya, rather than kill their countrymen. The Bohemian Grove is a real place and the rich and powerful do meet there and have bizarre, pagan rituals. It is purely symbolic to 99% of the people who attend. Nixon attended and was taped saying how "faggy" it was. That is not me using the term. Nixon was not stupid and he was not pagan. Nixon, I believe, was a Quaker, his college was. If Nixon had attended and thought the rich wanted to kill us all, I think he would have said something.

Something is going on and something is always going on. Having said that a team of well trained wack jobs known as contingency planners are on it. Nothing escapes their screen, nothing, they got a plan for everything and they plan for mass success. Contingency planners try to find ways to make things better for those they protect and we have some of the best in the world, if not the best.

Are there people who would take advantage of the majority of us, yeah, of course. Can these people fool the contingency planners, not on a bet, they barely understand them. Greenspan is a very smart man, very high IQ and the same Briggs Meyers as me (means sick planner). He knew the market would crash, he knew the housing and stock markets would crash, guarenteed. He also knew there was a plan.

Warren Buffet is a decent man by every account, he certainly is not selfish nor foolish. Bill Gates is a decent man by every account, he is also not selfish or foolish. Mr. Gates believes in birth control, he does not believe in killing millions or billions of people, I cannot accept that that is in his heart when he gives away all that he has to charity. I don't buy it. The Rockefellers, maybe; but, then again maybe not. I cannot believe that no Rockefeller would reject such a plan, I don't buy that.

Mr. Buffet aside from being honest and the greatest investor in history is not a selfish man, he believes in meritocracy and worked his way up from the bottom. He was on 60 minutes and said he was protecting the asses of the masses. I believe he means it, he is not from the "elite", he was one of us. Bill Gates did not create Microsoft in order to rule the world, he was a computer nerd, he likes technology, he wanted everyone to have access to computers.

There is something going on and I don't know exactly what yet. I read all the crazy stuff and still don't know; but, I know something is going on and so do others, others like me. We read everything and look for anomalies to track, too many, more than I have ever seen in my lifetime occurring at one time and no reasonable explanations.

There are bad people in the world and good people can be manipulated; but, Lincoln was correct, you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. If the world were to end tomorrow, we would still have today, lets enjoy it and enjoy each others company. Be well.

I Am Very Angry

I don't get mad often and I am mad. I am angry and when Pimpernel does get angry he gets very quiet, no talking, just planning, this is not a good thing. When I am quiet I am busy focusing on one thing, my victim. There is no chance of escape, I plan it out to the limits of planning and then I act, most times they never see it coming unless I want them to.

I used to be very cold, colder than outer space. My psyche profile said it nicely, don't tell him what to do and stand three feet away. It actually said that in my psych profile. It took me years to learn to have tenderness and feelings. I did not understand such things, anger I understood quite well. Autistic people do understand anger quite well.

I stopped hating first, that took decades; but, I managed to stop hating. You did not want to cross me when I was young, I never stop and held a grudge. Now I just walk away, now I just choose not to be around things that seek to do me harm or do not care about me. After cheating on me and asking for a divorce and spending all the money I had earned, she told me that I did not matter to her at all. Nice lady, I choose to not communicate with her at all, I don't want her at my funeral; but, I choose to not communicate with those who don't care about my feelings. I guess if I am forced to have feelings I don't need to allow people to hurt them.

It has been a long journey for me to become tender and the old me will never go away completely as long as I am on this earth. When I look back on what I was becoming when I was young, when I know what bad people will do because I know what I would do if I were still emotionless, I feel filthy, I hate that feeling. A very dear friend and I had some business to conduct today and then we had lunch. He has seen me do things in business that needed to be done to protect people and he has told me that the last thing he ever wants to see is me be his enemy. There is a reason and I know it. If you can change an industry, you can destroy any part of it.

I am writing so that I will stop being angry, I believe this is a healthy outlet. I cannot talk to my oldest daughter because her husband did me wrong and that has to be rectified before I can be open with her. It is her husband and I expect to defend him and I expect him to be a man an openly discuss what he did. My middle daughter won't talk to me unless I live the way she thinks I should while she is perfectly happy to deal with her adulterous mother. Neither of the two was there for me when their mother cheated on me. Yes, I don't care if they read this, my feelings matter too.

I do not want the reader to think I don't have concern for me, I do and quite a lot. My housemate saw me come in quiet and he knew something was wrong. I went right to my room and began thinking, he came in and gave me a hug and asked me what was up, he knew I was angry, pretty perceptible; but, he did play professional poker for a couple of years. I have many friends and a wonderful brother, sister, brother in law, sister in law and cousins. We won't even get into how many true friends I have, it would shock you, many. I have love in my life and of course I have my dear readers. It makes my heart glad.

I was a cold person and very calculating, I was a bad man, the worst kind, the kind that had no remorse. I have worked very hard to be Pinocchio, to grow a heart. Hearts are hard things to live with, they are so easily broken. There are times when I regret that I cannot justify eliminating problems quickly and decisively. I am sorry, I feel that way sometimes, I just don't act on it anymore. Restraint and emotions suck; but, it is maturity and growth for one like me.

For those of you who do not know me personally, you would be shocked by who and what I was, you would not be surprised at all by who I am. It was a long journey with many bumps. I am very gentle and a pacifist, my brother and sister know what I could have become and that emotional range is still within me, my intent has changed. I don't ever want to be the cold thing that I was, not good for anyone including me. I can and will still be that thing for business, my friend is right, I will get you in business, I have a lifetime to get you.

There are two Pimpernel's, one of my assistants who has known me for years will on occasion say that I should not be "Bad Pimpernel" because she knows someone is about to get very seriously injured or destroyed. I don't like "Bad Pimpernel"; but, he has his place. My prior self is managed, I am one cool cucumber in bad situations, very level headed. My housemate noticed I was angry because I wasn't relaxed, he mentioned it, he said that was not the me he knew and it is not. Sometimes I want to go back to full blown uncontrolled autism; but, I know that is wrong.

Sometimes I don't want to ever be around people again, very easy and nice to have solitude, I should have been a monk. If it were right, I would choose to be in a monastery and just write. Sorry, if that blows any one's impressions of me. Thank you for being a place where I can say who and what I am without having to worry about being judged in person. Privacy is important.

I don't worry about "Bad Pimpernel" very often, I rarely feel the urge anymore. I am so very glad that God allowed me to be me and grow and shed off the childishness that I had. I prefer to manage my emotions over reacting to problems as they occur. I wish to thank my readers for putting up with this post. I do hope it helps show that I am human and not just some analyst, I have a full emotional spectrum now.

Do not worry about pitiful Pimpernel, I am not angry now, writing does help, I am just hurt and I have been hurt many times and survived. Hurt I have down to a science. It doesn't really bother me, hurt is easy. I don't even pay attention when I am stabbed in the back in business anymore. It just makes me laugh. I once had a politician ask me to not talk to his people because he needed them to get some dignity back after having attempting to screw with me, it did not go well for them and one of our readers was there and knows how bad Pimpernel can be.

What is it like to be autistic, it sucks and it is the most wonderful thing in the world at the same time. We so quickly get in trouble with people and so quickly know our gift, whatever that may be. Perhaps it is unfair to expect others to understand us, we are freaks (my friends hate it when I say that, other people with Aspergers do not because we have spent a lifetime being treated as freaks that do not matter). Why do they hate us, why do they feel a need to cure us or stop us from existing? I don't feel the same way about normal people, I like them mostly (still don't get the incessant lying).

Right now I want to hurt something, really bad. I feel bad that that emotion is still in me. I will not do anything bad; but, that emotional range still exists, I don't like that, I want it to go away. I avoid problems because that emotional range is still there and it is not a good thing. It is a very good thing that I gave up revenge for everyone, especially me.

I will tell the truth, I met a lady once who only knew me from my writing, she made a mistake and thought was a predator. I caught her and it confused her. We met in person at an event and she sent me an e-mail. She said that she had heard about people like me, predators; but, had never met one in person. That kind of creeped me out. I had to tell her that I was no predator, I am a protector. To a wolf a sheepdog looks like a predator, it will not let the wolf get to the sheep and they need sheep to live. I would not deny my dog beef. That is cruel, he is a dog and needs beef and loves bones, it is their nature it is the cycle of life.

Sorry if I rambled, I am no longer emotional, I am still hurt, I have that down to an art, I have been hurt before. I can now interact with people again. I will make this post simple. If I don't matter, if my feelings don't matter then have a good day and leave me alone. You can read my blog; but, leave me alone. I can do quite well without having people tell me who and what I must be, I can't be what people want me to be, I cannot be managed, threatened or inticed, I don't work that way so leave me alone if that is how you wish to have a relationship with me, go away and be well.

Anyonne wishing to have a relastionship with me must allow me to be me, my friends know that and it is the right starting place for any relationship

My Dearest Robbie

A wonderous lady, my Robbie, posted some comments two posts back. I want her to know that she is my dearest. She is an amazing woman and old men like me are renewed by wonderous women. Old mean old men like me need a reason to move on and amazing women work for me. She is amazing. She gave me strength when I was weak.

Pimpernel is a tired old btard; yet,don't be stupid and make me hurt you, don't try me. If someone hurt my Robbie, I just might wake up and make you very uncomfortable. She amazes me, she cared about me and that is heaven, when someone cares about you, then you know heaven.

There is a very real person behind this blog, some of you know me and I am real and the people I know are real, my Robbie is real and I love her. She helped me when I needed help and loved me when I needed love. I know hell and I know heaven, I am ready for neither, I know love and I am ready for that relationship, Robbie helped me get there and I miss her, she needs some time in Vegas with me.

The one regret I have is that when I see my Robbie I will have to tell her things that she will not be able to comprehend for a long time. A mutual aquaintance is evil and it is not the owner of a website (she is wonederous), no there is a bad person that deceives. Yet, my Robbie is amazing and I love her.

I Am Stupid

My third post on the same thing. My Elisabeth Sladen, My Sarah Jane. The BBC tribute, the same thing my sister told her kids, the amazing lady, my Jane Austin, my Julia. That special, that perfect. My Liz, my Miss Sladen and my Doctor, Tom.

What Is The Meaning Of Easter?

I don't mean our lousy traditions, I mean of what are supposed to be celebrating? Some would say our salvation because our Saviour died for our sins. I don't celbrate that and only figured that out now. I celebrate his return to heaven. I spent the weekend in Vegas and played in a poker tournament, I had me some fun.

For Easter, we should celebrate that a friend got out of this place and got to go and be with God and be loved rather than get nailed to a cross. That is a good thing to celebrate. I don't celebrate his dying for me, I regret it was necessary. That is my view anyways.

I had a nice weekend. I had a few ladies flirt with me (I have witnesses so shut up)played poker and did great, final table baby. First live tournament in two years, felt great and I was complimented on my play more than once. I know it is just a game and see it as such; but, it is nice to know that we are good at things, that we have some say in the outcome, that we have a chance. Jesus gave us that. That was a gift, I am greatful he got out of this place and gets to be in a better one, we all can someday. Patience is required, no shortcuts.

There was a movie called "doing time on planet earth". What if, life was like that? What if we all had to experience hell and the degree to which we did, we would have heaven? Trippy question? What if, in "The End (A song by the Beatles on Abbey Road), what if,"And in the end, the love you get is equal to the love you give". What if that were true, does it get better or worse for you? Have a great week.

Be Well

I won't be able to post for a day so have a great Easter

I Am Not Posting

anything complicated. Have a great night.

Plans

I planned out today, had things to do and it has all come apart. I am a bit ticked off because someone was paid money to do a job and they screwed it up which impacts me and others. Be that as it may, I have adjusted my schedule and new plans have been made.

It happens that way sometimes. In either case, I will be busy the next few days and may not post until monday. Have a lovely Easter. Easter is special, it is not about candy or bunnies, it is about our Lord and how he suffered for us. I understand that to a degree.

A Morality Question

In the video to the post about Elsabeth Sladen she talks about morality, she talks about pain and difficulties helping to define us, she talks about this challenge we call life. These are good questions.

Today the ex-governor (Arnold Schwarzenegger) talked about his parole of a murderer. The murderer was the son of another politician who was a friend of his. He said, "Well, hello! I mean, of course you help a friend," That is what he said and many people were angered by it, I was.

Now let me tell you what I believe is the reason this world is failing, because most people would have done the same in his position. That is the depth of corruption we have become. If you were governor and your child killed someone and went to jail and you could get him out, would you? I wouldn't. You were not given that authority to use it for your own benefit.

We live in a world where people promote their friends or people who they owe favors to, that is how government and business work anymore and that is why it is all failing. If you cannot keep it business then you should not have such authority. Arnold was a body builder who became an actor and then we elected him governor because he looked tough. What morons voted for him in the first place? Did he show that he had charachter, NO. He showed that he was guilty of sexual harrasment on his sets (came out during the election). He admitted to steroid use and he liked to party. Charlie Sheen of action heroes and we rewarded him by making him governor. A popularity contest, you get the most popular rather than the best.

Now, lets change the situation. Lets say you own a company and your kid isn't bright, would you make him Vice President or hire someone better for the job? That is why business is failing. Would you use your power and position to help family and friends, if so then you are part of the problem, moral corruption.

My father could have helped me in my career and I wouldn't let him, couldn't do that. I was very qualified, would have been great, in fact I did go into the carreer that I planned in an organization that would not have even known who he was. That is not quite true, they didn't know who I was or that I was his son. LMAO. My father's organization knows who I am, mine doesn't know them, I do.

I do hope that my father's friends are proud of me and what I have done, I hope at me and see him and see that I carried on the tradition in my own way and made my own way.

On a side note, here is a video of another person who died this year. His name was Gerry Rafferty, I hope you watch the video. Doesn't he look like John Lennon and Randy Newman had a son together?

Sleep, a little death, a temporary reprieve from this life, a time to rest and fight again. A chance to choose to be better or more selfish and a challenge to prove what is one's heart. Let us face these challenges with honor, integrity and courage. Fight the big battles and the little ones; but, temper your response to the threat level. Be well.

Elizabeth Sladen

To my readers, I cried, a wonderful woman named Elizabeth Sladen had died, she was only 63, a year younger than my mother. If you are not English, you probably don't know who she is. She was on a show called, "Dr Who". She had a heart that showed who through the charachters she portrayed. I miss her heart. Here is a vert nice link.

In reading tributes to her I was surprised that so many others felt the same way. She was sort of the English version of Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island, the nice girl, the girl next door. Iconic.

If you don't know who she is, this link is to a special scene she did on one of the show. Goodbye Sarah Jane, goodbye Elizabeth Sladen.

Things to consider

Here is an interesting article on odd weather, 267 tornadoes in three days, sounds like a lot to me.

While in Brazil cops are being fitted with glasses that will identify people via face recognition and tell them if you need to be monitored or arressted.

How about marketers that monitor your brain wave activity, we want to know what is in your head, could you wear this please.

Just some fun things to read. Perhaps I will post again tonight, we shall see.

I Met a Lady

No, this is not about me dating again, I am not at present. I met a lady online on a website that talks about what is going on in the world. She had a spiritual experience, I did not know that untill we had already participated in a lengthy series of posts. I read some her other threads to get a feel for her.

I do not know her age, name, state or anything else. I do know she has a small child. One of her threads had to do with end times (regardless of cause). She talked about how all of these natural and human made disasters are continuing. We all think about these things, I mean how can you not say the times they are a changing.

She questioned what to do in these times, to protect her and her child, prepatory things like food, water... Real normal human questions in these times. I had not participated in the threads where she talked about these things, didn't know it till after. Anyways, my kids are grown and I do not have an exit strategy. If there were a tremendous earthquake in Los Angeles, I don't have a plan.

Let me restate that, my plan is to either leave or stay. Probably stay and help out. I guess that is my plan, to stay and help out, I like my city a lot. When others ask me about such things, I basically say, "Don't worry be happy", I can't say that to a parent of a small child. I don't know what to say (yes, I am sometimes stumped too).

I am over 50, have been told I should have been dead way too many times. I pretty achieved my goals and was ready to go three years ago. I don't what to say to someone who is young and has a toddler. I can't even begin to make the analysis anymore.

It is really a simple question and not. Lets say you believe yellowstone was going to explode or that a asteroid (a really big one) was going to hit the earth. Well, there is no escaping, that is the truth. Go about your normal business is my answer. None of us know when the end will come or how. The earth may end in a week; but, people will continue dying until then.

My advice is to listen to good music, have a party with friends (I did) and enjoy the day. In Greece rioters have shut down a whole town, the people are calling for the country to not pay it's debts. Not unlike the US where people are refusing to leave their homes after they have been foreclosed on. Sheep refusing to move from their grazing place, they don't believe there is another.

People want to hold on to what they thought they had managed to get, they want to keep the cookie they never earned and not have to pay for it. Think about how unsustainable that is. Why would anyone build houses if they are not going to get paid, why would anyone lend money if they thought you wouldn't pay them back?

There are many things I don't like that I cannot do anything about. You certainly cannot control other people, our relationships become matters of trust. That is tough. Right now people don't trust their governments and I am not saying they are trustworthy, just observing a fact. We need to begin rebuilding trust if we want to have good relationships.

Trust is faith that another will do all they can to keep their commitments, that is the same place that love comes from, trust. A couple of links

Everything is Beautiful - Ray Stevens

Louis Armstrong (Satchmo just seeing him makes me smile) - What a Wonderful World

I know a number of people who have had spiritual experiences, some read this blog. Some are not ready to admit it, some are. Doesn't really matter to me one way or the other, it just is. Everyone who ever lived had a spiritual experience, it is called sentience. You are spiritual, how much of that sentience you want to experience is based on your ability to love and trust and be truthful (or no trust).

The Indians have a term that they use, Namaste, it means my inner spirit respects your inner spirit or if you like, I recognize we are more than this body and my spirit says hi to yours, lets play nice together.

Something to make you smile - Ray Stevens

We do not have a namaste attitude in this country. That is a shame. We have given up on each other as a species, that is a bigger shame. We need to get back to basics, one foot in front of the other and build it back again; but, we choose not to, we still want the free and easy cookie, that is not sustainable, that is why we just want ours.

When people get anxious they have to make a choice, to stay the course or look out for ourselves first. That is why we justify violence, because we say we had to, that we were right. The real question is what actions we can take to make things better. I guess that is why I would stay in Los Angeles, help clean up. Be well.

UNRELATED UPDATE:

I have been saying for a few years that eventually we will all be required to have an individual id for the internet. Here is a lovely article discussing it. What do you think?

Hey, I wonder if this will involve ICANN, we have talked about them many times. Do you remember who funds them, the CIA, NSA, DOD and such. An individual internet number for everyone in the world who uses the internet for anything. Get it? One single universal identification system for every person on earth. By the way do you remember the post about how Bill Gates wanted to register every baby born on earth using cell phones so that they could get their vaccinations? LOL, hmmm, maybe he knew this was coming too. A universal id at birth for every child in exchange for vaccinations to keep your kids safe from the dreaded diseases.

I knew a girl once (sounds like a script line, she had a miraculous touch. I mean her hands were so tender, her heart showed through them. She held my hands once and it had a knock out effect on me, her touch was heavenly. One of my daughters has a dentist that is really special, he can do things and you don't feel the pain, he is incredibly sensitive to his patients pain, unlike any other dentist I have ever know, we all have our abilities if we choose to use them.

Anyways, this girl had a touch that conveyed sympathy and tenderness, I was not familiar with such things and it took me back a bit. She seemed to just know that it did and patiently waited for me to recover. Some people understand the impact they have on others, I do not. I do not understand the impact I have on others, I just try to do what I think is best. As Richard Gere said in "An Officer and a Gentleman", I got no other place to go. I guess none of us do. We can be us, do what we think is right and then we are knocking on heavens door.

Some people die young, some people die old. I know what a pro poker player told me in my first tournament. We were at Binions and I knocked him out of the tourney. Later I was taken out by a bad beat (bad player who caught the only card that could help him on the river). The pro saw me after I got knocked out and he asked me how I did, I told him that for my first live tourney I felt great and did fantastic; but, that I had lost just before the money. He said he would rather go out fast than long if he wasn't going to be in the money. I enjoyed the game and he only wanted the cookie, my cookie was the game, the surprise endings.

I believe that when we are spirits we get to choose our pain, quick or slow, long or short. A short life or a long life, which do you choose and why (by the way, suicide is cheating and gets it's own consequences). This is because I believe in free will and we all are entitled to know what we are capable of withstanding and in what manner, that is what I believe for the moment. When I pass over I still get to choose, free will does not end at death.

I have to go to bed. Be well.

Thrashed

My daughter and I had some visitors by last night, we partied like it was 1999. We ate, drank, joked, met people and generally had a party. I have not had a party in forever and it was fun. Having taken yesterday, today is all work. I must do my clothes, clean up the dishes and drink lots of water (I have my Perrier and Fiji water). I spent lots of money and I mean a lot yesterday.

We went to a bar down the street (walking distance). Some of the crew sang Karaoke. We met some ladies who were celebrating a divorce. I know that feeling, having to do something to mark the occassion. One of the ladies had her husband cheat on her two weeks after they got married, that sucks.

Anyways don't expect a great post tonight; but, I may try and post again if I get my stuff done. Sometimes you just have to take that break.

I Like to Break the Law Online

I do indeed love to play low limit online Texas No Limit Holdem tournaments.

Couple of Articles

Firstly, an article on the Assembly bill which seeks to disincorportate the City of Vernon. This is a fun one. I want to remind you that the man introducint the bill is the cousin of the Mayor of Los Angeles and the city wants to take over Vernon. Bet the cheaper electric rates in Los Angeles from DWP will make the businesses in Vernon want to go witht he City rather than the County. I am sure a deal will be struck.

They want you to take the cookie and keep your house for cheap. I don't ever want anything that is free, do the right thing instead. If the truth be known, I could sue and keep my house for free, I would win. I do not and would not do such a thing as I did take a loan and I cannot pay it because of the divorce. I should not benefit from not paying my debts and will not accept it. The things that my mortgage processor did were illegal and I don't care, I had to force them to process the deed in lieu because it was the right thing to do.

You Matter No Matter What the UN Says

Bolivia plans on introducing legislation in the United Nations that would give the earth same rights as a person. Here is the article. Let me give you my take on it.

The earth is not a person. We are legislating a lie in order to achieve a goal, goals based on lies never work. It does not matter how important you think the goal is, the ends do not justify the means.

Under this legislation, representatives could sue on behalf on the earth. In other words any idiot that wants to can sue over anything that he thinks is not in the best interest of the earth. That will make it almost impossible to do any new projects unless you are on an existing site or spend obscene amounts of money. Funny thing is, you won't blame the UN or the government, you will blame those wacky environmentalist that sue.

Some will applaud this effort; but, they miss the bigger issue, truthfulness. A society can be based on many things, if truthfulness is not at the core then dishonesty becomes prevalent. It is the truth of government. When your government is based on a lie nobody has a reason to believe anything. We need to return to truthfulness and address problems head and on and level headed.

Finally, I will address the lie itself. They are telling you two lies. The first lie is that the earth is a sentient being. The second lie is that you are not as important as a gigantic rock of which there are trillions and beyond in the universe. They are saying that the earth is unique and that you are not. You are unique, we, us humans are the only thing that matters.

We are part of the sentience of the universe. There is nothing more important than us. You might want to tell me that animals are sentient, yes, they are and they are less aware than us, we are more important than animals. We are not more important because of what we have done or what we can do, we are more important because we are the limit of what can experience the universe. We are the most complex creations in the universe. I want make this clear, not the purist, the most complex.

Trees cannot love, rocks cannot love, people can love. I have a dog, it does not love me, it adores me, it worships me. I appreciate that it has feelings so deep; but, it cries when I leave, everyday. It does not do what is best for it when I am around, it will not eat unless I am where the food it, it follows me instead. It is not a complete sentient being because it's emotions over rule it's needs, not urges, needs. That is not a healthy relationship. I love my dog; but, I want what is best for him and being with me may not best, not if he is to grow.

Planets don't grow, they are limited in that arena, they are rocks.

Maybe I was right - Google and clean energy

Here is the article. Lets see, just outside of Los Angeles Google is investing $168 million in a solar farm. Now, I previously posted on how Google was going to be an energy company and some thought I was silly for thinking so, what about now?

A New Week

Well tomorrow we start a new week. I don't know what it has in store for me; but, then I am continually surprised by things like that.

I Should Write Something

Saw a disturbing video of some Japanese kids that drove out to the nuclear plant without protection. Read that two City of Los Angeles Building and Safety Inspectors were arrested by the FBI for taking bribes. Now, I ask myself, why was the FBI involved in what appears to be a local matter? Perhaps this is bigger than it first appears. Personally, I think it is the beginning of the end for a whole bunch of crooks.

I wrote a long time back about the mysterious non-appearance of the ex-general manager of that department. He was accused of rape, wasn't charged and left the City. This whole thing smells of a RICO investigation to me; but, what the heck do I know. Tomorrow may be a better day and maybe, just maybe we will see bad behaviour appropriately dealt with and good behaviour rewarded. That would be nice for a change.

Back Again

I try and post every night; but, sometimes life gets in the way. It has gotten in the way for the past two days, happens that way sometimes. There is a real guy attached to these letters. Sometimes I am amazed that I still post at all.

I watched a movie tonight called "Flipped" directed by Rob Reiner. It is a coming of age story. Hard pressed to call it a love story. It is about two kids that grow up together. The girl loves the boy, the boy doesn't like the girl. Later, the boy likes the girl and she hates him. In the end it works out; but, we never see that part.

The girl in the movie is named Madeline Caroll, I don't know anything about her but she was very charming. Well you have to know I stopped and looked her up, an LA girl who is a big supporter of "Zoe International" (a Christian group that rescues children from Child Prostitution). Sounds like a pretty worthy organization to me. Two different actresses play the girl (age 7 and age 15 or so). The younger one did a great job too, her name is Morgan Lily.

It had been a long day and my youngest daughter and I watched the movie together, although she dozed off for a moment or two. It got me thinking about a radio commercial I heard. The commercial is some father talking about having his daughter come home from college with a boy in tow. The father doesn't want to like the boy; but, cannot help but like him eventually.

Being a dad is hard sometimes. Daughters do usually end up liking boys and make so many mistakes. Especially now when serial dating is the thing. Quantity over quality. As I watched the movie I thought, "I remember when the world was like that". It was more mannered. We taught children to be young men and young ladies, we don't do that enough anymore.

Sorry my brain is drifting. It has been a very long and exhausting day. Be well.

Great Article Possibly Short Post

I have my daughter with me and she is not feeling well so this may be a short post.

Throughout history their have been numerous times when animals rained from the sky. Usually fish; but, others too. Well it rained worms, here is the article. Apparently the sky was clear and no clouds. Charles Forte wrote about the articles of it raining animals all over the world, including before planes. The usual answer is that a water spout or tornado picked up the animals far away and then dropped them here (because seeing tornados or water spouts is never reported). I remember one of Mr. Fortes comments, he said, "If it were a tornado or water spout then how come it is always only one type of animal? Nobody can ever answer that.

This time we had it rain worms, how come no beatles or crickets or cats or fish? How come no debris, just the animals. How does a tornado pick up worms or fish and not get grass or bushes or seaweed? How come no water falls down with the fish, wouldn't the water fall first, never reported. Science is funny.

On another science note, the large particle collider in the United States has said that they have made a discovery that will change everything we know about physics. LOL. I told you that no matter what they find it will change how we view physics and this is not the whole answer. Only the Higgs Boson can prove God right and science wrong 100%. Now here is my question.

If quantum physics proves that we are nothing more than sentience and that all you think is real is a projection of that sentience, what then, how would you view the world? What would you think reality was? Then you find out that there are other sentient beings that we cannot see in this reality; but, they are very real? How would you classify these beings, angels and demons, aliens, alternate universe beings? Would it shake your beliefs?

How would you choose what to believe they were, how do you properly analyze what these beings are? Do you base it just on your current beliefs (spiritual people assume they are angels and demons, aethiests assume they are aliens and new agers believe they are assended beings) or do you not accept your beliefs and independently investigate. It is claimed that the indians believed the Spaniards were Gods returning.

Anyways have a great week.

It's a Trick, A Cookie You Want to Believe In

Millions of people are in default of their home loans. Trillions of dollars are at risk if these homes foreclose. Nobody wins if everybody loses. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are now completely owned by the Federal Government. It makes up like 70% of all mortgages. LOL, you probably live in federal housing and don't know it. They contract out the processing of the mortgages to CitiMortgage and many other banks and mortgage companies; but, the debt is to the fed.

In order to manage the loans in default, the government created another company. I can't think of the name of it; but, courts are saying that this new company cannot foreclose because it doesn't have the proper paperwork. Now courts are saying that the mortgage companies have faulty paperwork AND THE COURTS ARE GIVING THE HOMES TO THE PEOPLE WITH NO NEED TO PAY.

It would be one thing if they let people out of their debts; but, letting them keep the house is insane. They had a mortgage and did take a debt, they should be required to pay some of it to keep the house. The cookie is immense if it is given out much more. Not gonna happen, instead Fannie and Freddie will refinance for a percentage of the original. It is a trick.

What is Love?

What is love, I mean really, what is it? How do you know when your in love, how do you know if it is love or the need to have urges filled? How do you know that?

I don't think I know the answer. Have I been in love, I don't know, what is near love? If love is the most you can ever feel for another being, how do you know when you have hit your limit of it? Gay, straight, perverted, isn't love still love even when it is wrong? Perhaps the focus should not be on how we feel (love) but instead on whether we do what is right. Selfless rather than selfish, perhaps love can only be judged by what we give and not what we get?

There are less than 97 hits when I google your name, if I use your name you will know, so I will not use it, that is called faith. Faith is not belief and it is not trust it is reliance, it is when your heart goes all in. That is love, do you have love, have you ever felt it? What did it feel like, how did you know it was love rather than urge gratification? How do you know when you made someone happier than you felt, how do you know that? Be well.

Commerce Casino and My Favorite Poker Player

I play tournament poker and have won a couple of them. Texas No Limit Holdem is wonderful. It is my favorite game in the world. There are many types of players and my favorite is a young man named Daniel Negreanu the guy is amazing. His greatest strength is his ability to know what is in your hand. I have enjoyed watching his play over the years.

Well, there is also a casino that I will never play at, it is the Commerce Casino. I don't hate the place, I don't play there because I use it for meetings. They have a nice little restaurant and the staff have always been friendly to me. My housemate does play there and he thinks the service is terrible. We have different experiences.

Anyways, Daniel posted on his blog about some practices he believes are going on at the adjacent hotel and he really went out swinging. I have never stayed at the hotel so I have no opinion. Having said that, Daniel and some of the best players in the world (actually Phil Helmuth was there too - the man with the most bracelets) apparently all had the same experience.

Here is a link to Daniel's post about his experience. Sorry, I have to mention that Phil Laak and Jennifer Tily were also with Daniel and Phil was kind enough to give a friend of mine an autograph at the event. My experience with pro players is that they tend to be fairly nice. I personally met Chris Ferguson and he was wonderful. I am going to digress for a moment.

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson was at the Rio All Suite Casino for the World Series of Poker and I was staying at the hotel. I saw him from about ten feet away, he was surrounded by some very beautiful women and a couple of guys. I really like Chris's play and he is a very big star in poker. One of the ladies standing in the group noticed my stare and smiled. I looked at her and silently mouthed "Is that him". The beautiful young lady smiled and waved me over. She did too. Mr. Ferguson noticed her bring me over and put out his hand to let me shake it. I told him, "It is a pleasure to meet you, I really enjoy watching you play." I don't remember what he said, I was surprised he would allow himself to be interrupted while the series was going on. I have never met a stuck up poker pro.

Back to the Commerce Casino. For Daniel to write what he did and name names is a big deal. Daniel's attitude and approach were exactly what I would expect of the young man, he is maturing nicely. He took a measured approach and he mentioned the good things about the casino, he didn't need to, he makes plenty of money without going there. He measured his words and did not threaten to never go there again. Pretty mature for "Kid Poker". I continue to enjoy watching him play and progress. And he better get 12 bracelets someday.

This post doesn't really fit in with the blog; but, it does. It is what I see and what I think about. There are still decent people in the world and people still do decent things, we can't forget about all the good going on around us. It doesn't surprise me to find corruption in the City of Commerce, they are no better than the city of Bell. The city government there needs a real good federal audit.

In the book "Don Quixote" there is a phrase. They describe Don Quixote's assistant as being as honest as a poor man can be. The phrase caught my attention. There are times when a poor person may need to steal a loaf of bread to survive. The problem is that if the people in power steal than there is nothing to tell the people who are poor why they should not steal and there are more of them. That is where this society is at. Still there are also people like Daniel (not poor) who don't take the room from the people who are poor, he didn't cheat and maybe that is why I like professional poker players, you can't be a cheater.

Let me explain. If you are a professional poker player and you are ever caught cheating, you will never play in a pro game again, ever. You most certainly will not play against pros in a cash game, not gonna happen. Bluffing is very important in poker; but, cheating cannot be tolerated. It is one of the few professions where cheating or defaulting on a bet removes you from the profession, not legally, it is just that nobody will play you. That is what pro poker players are like.

The grumpiest player in poker is hard to choose, it could be Phil Helmuth or the Mouth; but, I bet they are honest. I also bet that they would be pleasent in person off the felt (by that I mean away from the table). You want to see honesty in a sport, Professional poker players on television show every hand to the camera while playing it. Their opponents can't see it; but, later they get to see every hand. Daniel must scare them as he correctly calls most of his opponents hands. You don't show your cards unless you are paid to. They all do now.

Be well and do something nice for someone today.

A Saturday

It is Saturday and I am just lounging and reading the news. I think I am bored. I don't do good bored. The news was boring today, same old stuff. I don't want to watch television; but, I am so bored I just might (stop me) watch it.

Be well.

Proof of God by Scientists

But who will understand? The Large Hadron Collider is about to get naughty. It is going to punch a hole in our concept of physics and go and prove God. This will be amusing. Here is the link.

Big Smile

I have a very big smile on my face and am going on a boys night out, hope you all have a great night.