Crazy Times

Today was a day of people telling me strange and sometimes horrifying stories. For my part I measured a sidewalk with a measuring wheel. I do some strange things sometimes. Saturday I shall play some poker. Monday, a holiday, I will meet with someone from Wall Street to explain a business. And the world turns.

The world is in transition. The reset button has been hit and things transpire. The last remnants of the insane demand a million and a half dollars for having destroyed a City, the City of Bell. Even exposed and universally despised Mr. Rizzo insists that he has been wronged, that he is ENTITLED to anything he wishes.

"The Anomalist" website had a link to a story. I liked it. A Scottish preacher from the City of Maywood (the same city that contracted out all of it's services to the City of Bell) said that aliens are demons trying to fool us in the article.

Now I don't care if you believe in angels, demons or aliens, what I am interested in is how people would react if any of the three appeared. Lets say you were walking into your house and heard on the television that an angel had just appeared on the white house lawn and wanted to talk to the nation, what would you think? Even if you were a jew or a christian, how would you respond?

If you don't like that question, how bout how would you respond is the being said it was a demon? Would that rock your world. If you don't like that one, how bout if they said they were an alien? Different people would give different answers depending on what the being said it was; but, how would you know what the right answer was, how would you know what it really was?

It's Friday, I am playing around with thoughts. How would you know it wasn't a holograph or some virtual person. What reality, perceived reality, would you hold on to?

How secure are you in your perception of reality? What if all of that security was destroyed in a second? Whatever the being is then proceeds to tell you how reality is, would you believe them, what measuring wheel would you use to determine what reality was? Having societies "reality" destroyed, how would you know right from wrong?

Now, lets take this a little further. If you are a witch or satanist or luciferian and the being said it was a demon and that it didn't it's followers and came here to see them enter hell, would it change your views? Now for the people who call themselves Christians and are not living the life, what if the being said they were angel sent here to destroy Christians (don't forget it says the door is narrow and few pass through), how would you feel?

Now I will ask another question. No matter which the being claimed to be, would it change your belief about the after life or parallel universes? Imagine an alien arriving and saying that Stephen Hawkins is correct and that he comes from another parallel universe, how would you know? If a being arrived and caused, what seemed to us, to be miracles, how would you determine what it was?

This is similar to my statements about DMT, the people who use it are convinced it is real; but, how can they possibly determine what they are experiencing? If we stepped into an alternate reality or met Satan or God, we are children to them. We have no point of reference. We would easily be deceived. A playful thought for a Friday evening. Oh, I forgot. What if after seeing this being, you were then told that the experience was induced by a government psy-ops program (drugs or technology, it doesn't matter which), is that the safer answer?

Most people would pick which reality they believed was before them based on which caused them the least amount of effort. People would gladly assume that they had been slipped DMT in their food or water (it doesn't work in either) rather than believe that any of the possible truths were real, they would rather believe they had been slipped drugs.

I'm Going to Talk About Sex, but the kids can read

Sex as sport, that is what it has been relegated to. Here is an article about a girl who spent her time in college sleeping around with the athletes. It got published online along with pictures of the guys. Wow, what a fine young lady she must be.

I have linked to a story about what she said but not her document. I did this intentionally. I read her actual document, it was sad. For those who have followed this blog, I have never discussed my sex life. I have never talked about how the ex was physically or in bed. All I have ever mentioned is that I have herpes. I highly doubt that if she does know about my blog that she would ever recommend it to a boyfriend. If she did, he wouldn't read about our sex life.

The woman that wrote the a thesis on the boys she slept with, so many issues. Lets start with the fact that she rating them on how well they did in bed. She didn't view them as people, just experiences. Her writing shows that she was not interested in love, just sex. Pretty shallow young lady. I know guys can be the same way.

Read the comments to the article. One says, "What's good for the goose is good for the gander". Basically a whole bunch of women applauded her because SOME guys do it also. How pathetic. We promote imitating the worst rather than the best. MOST guys do not and only sleazy guys tell about the sexual "conquests". How disgusting.

From the article we can see that she later apologized. She did not plan for everyone to read what she wrote, it was meant for a couple of "friends". She did in fact have some shame. I am sure that what she wrote was meant to be amusing to a couple of friends who already knew. Her writing did not appear to intend to be malicious. This article however comes on the heels of a young gay man who his roommate secretly filmed having sex. The boy committed suicide.

People take their privacy seriously for certain things. I am not afraid, nor would I care, if my ex told people I had herpes. Heck, anyone I am going to sleep with is going to know it up front. I am embarrassed by it; but, anyone I am going to sleep with deserves to know and would. It shouldn't really make a difference to people I don't sleep with.

While what she e-mailed to her friends was disturbing enough, the bigger issue is how she viewed these people she slept with. They were nothing to her, they were not even people, just subjects. Their lives were an experiment. We should not view other people as "subjects", it justifies others viewing us in the same manner.

I went to a meeting today, I do that sometimes. I met with a very important attorney. A friend and I met with him regarding some business decisions. After the meeting my friend and I had lunch. He had salmon and I had a burger, we went to a very nice place. The burger was $15. It was pretty good. While debriefing each other about the meeting and kicking around some ideas he mentioned that the high powered attorney was slightly intimidated by me.

I promise you kids, I am just a quiet little guy. I asked my friend why this high powered person felt uneasy. In the end my friend told me it was because I am so direct. Why is being direct considered harsh? Why is lying okay? The truth is the truth. I think the problem is that people know that I mean what I say. Shouldn't we mean what we say and shouldn't we speak the truth. Of course we should; but, some things should be private. In business we need to discuss things, in our private lives we should not. It has to do with possible consequences and the need to know, to be informed.

My ex told me that nothing I ever said to her was private even though she assured me it was over the years. We cannot change the rules after we have made the promise, that makes us scum. If the young lady who wrote the "thesis" had told the men that she was going to rate them and publish then it would be their fault regardless of the outcome. I don't think she told them, the issue is one of informed consent.

What should be the limits of privacy? What does informed consent have to do with sex? In an age where people publish videos of them having sex, do we all have to record our sexual moments? Do we need to record our bowel movements? What is private?

After all of that we have a matter of forgiveness. This girl screwed up and knows it. What can she do now. Eat it, apologize and learn from it. She cannot undo it or blame her friends for passing it along when she sent it to them. She wrote it and sent it first. It is not a question of how many people she sent it to, it is the fact that she sent it to anyone. It may very well used against some of the men, too late to fix that.

As for the men, you slept with a woman you didn't know or care about. She has given her opinion of you. If you sleep with anyone, not caring what happens, you take that risk. I was married, I had a expectation of privacy, that is what the courts call it. These men didn't care and therefore had no expectation of privacy.

That is my post for the night. I hope it causes a moment of pause. Be well.

Science stuff

An article on how scientists say time and the universe will end. Time cannot end. Sentience cannot end. Things that have happened, happened. Time is the space between thoughts. Thought, energy, sentience can neither be created nor destroyed, yet, it is. How can this be?

Here is the real challenge, anything that ever existed has proven that it can exist, as a consequence, it can exist again. Eternity is a toy. And who is this Pimpernel Aficionado? I often wonder who reads my blog. I wonder about the ones I know and the ones I don't know. Eternity to discover.

A Little Cooking

Had to write a report for the office today and take someone to the hospital. I finished the report, had it reviewed and it was deemed perfect. I can write good business reports and am very fast, still I like my little blog. A different style of writing. In business writing one needs to know how to make the points and show the consequences, quickly. Often this involves translating between areas of expertise. A communicator should be able to take the complex and make it accessible to everyone without losing the detail.

My blog allows for silliness and I don't need to prove any point, just bring it up and look at it. Sometimes I don't have a point or anything on my mind, like tonight. Instead I thought I would talk about what I am cooking for dinner. I began by making split pea soup with shredded pork shoulder from scratch. I had previously made the pork and frozen some. That will be had tomorrow.

I decided to make chicken parmigiana with pasta. I made the sauce from scratch, prepped and baked the chicken and will be serving it with a salad. I did all of this, and a load of dishes, in under 30 minutes. Now I just wait for it to cook. Cooking is really not that difficult and is certainly not a chore. I taught myself and stole as much as possible.

I know some people who only eat fast food or microwavable food. I couldn't do it. Too salty and not enough flavor. I am feeding seven people homemade food for under $30. That is just a little better than what it would cost to feed the same people at McDonald's. Don't get me wrong, I like McDonald's once in a while. Quarter pounder with cheese, no onions please.

When I used to get home after work, I would cook for the family. Each of them had a meal that was their personal favorite. It is odd to think that they no longer get to enjoy my food. We are entering winter and that is when I begin making stews, chili's and soups. This year I am going to make chicken pot pie, I enjoy it. The ex didn't like cooking; but, I guess she is now. Funny, consequences that we never consider.

Let me explain. My ex left for her reasons. My cooking was never a consideration (I think that is a good thing). Still, it is a consequence. We prioritize when we make decisions (as it should be), there are always little consequences that we don't consider. Since age 20 I have pretty much taken care of myself, I didn't lose much in the way of assistance when we divorced so no big adjustments, none.

I really appreciate it when I am helped with minor tasks. The important thing is to be able to do them yourself. We are raising a nation of cripples, people who cannot take care of themselves and become frustrated when they have to. This is dangerous for society. The only thing guaranteed in this life is change. The more skills you have, the better you adapt to change.

One skill we are losing is writing. Professional writers are even getting lazy. I find more mistakes in published articles now than ever before. Well, got to get back to cooking. Be well.

Sorry, must post.

There is a councilman in Los Angeles, I do not trust him and never have. I have met him, he has a sleazy feeling about him. He does not need me to say what I have heard about him, I will let the District Attorney deal with him. He is not impressed by the truth only cookies.

Here is a story from the Los Angeles Times about a Councilman. Mr. Alarcon says he lived in his district, the District Attorney looked at his electrical and water usage, it did not make any sense. As for his chief deputy, Saeed Ali, I count my fingers when I shake his hand, then I check my wallet. Foul, nasty and not to be trusted. Some people are that way.

Sometimes God blesses me and lets me see his ways. Sometimes he exposes things. Hiding things does not make us perfect and we cannot make the lies come true, they are lies.

A Post and Bed

I have never seen it; but, have seen it mentioned in the media. There is a television show called "Glee". My understanding is that they make fun of stuff, movies, thoughts, whatever and use music. If I am off a bit, I don't care. Recently a man who considers spiritual people to be idiots and is a rabid atheist began dying of cancer. He had made friends with some Christian, the Christian asked people to pray for him. Some prayed he would die, others prayed for his soul and the well being of his family. Glee is apparently taking this issue on.

Glee is going to do a show, reportedly, where someone named "Finn" discovers God in his grilled cheese sandwich. The article states that Finn is slightly stupid. Our whole concept of God is usually based on what we want, if we don't get it then we don't want to believe in him. Not very scientific.

I rarely talk to people about God and am very selective about with whom and when. People who do not know me and read this blog may be surprised. In fact, the things I write about are not in most of my discussions in person. I like jokes and to talk about business. I never try and "prove" God to others, if asked about him I will explain what I do believe. I am not here to save anyone, that is between them and God. I will explain why I believe what I believe if asked.

People might wonder that if I believe so much then why don't I try to spread the word. I spread it when asked and write my blog. I believe in free will. There are Christians who seek God like the seek a cookie. He is their goal, that is not biblical. Jesus said that if we loved him we would do his will. His will is that we love one another. He said there was nothing greater than giving our lives for one another and provide service to one another. We are told not to hide our light.

If we follow the rules and are "good" in order to get into heaven, we have missed the point. We are so afraid of messing up and that has been forgiven. Many Christians seek to isolate themselves from the world, from "wrong doers" and "sinners", as if such a thing were possible. We were told to interact with sinners; but, not have willful sin in the church. We are to reach out to the world and show by example, not perfection.

You demonstrate chastity by being chaste. You demonstrate honesty by not cheating. People will notice over time and it tends to upset them. Liars lie, fornicators fornicate, adulterers commit adultery. People act out what is in their heart. Which weaknesses are more damaging to others? If we do things that only effect us but are wrong, is that worse than not giving to the poor? And for those who do not know me, I have four people who were homeless living in my house. I put my money where my mouth is.

People might ask me if I went to church Sunday, the answer is no. Instead I fed people who would otherwise be homeless. I have been accused of not being sufficiently acceptable because I drink wine and smoke and cuss up a storm. I cuss a lot. I am not always gentle and it is no fun to have your head taken off by me, I know this. Sometimes the point needs to be made in order to make things better.

The world either sees God as Santa Claus or a kill joy. He is neither; but, at times is both. Those who see God as Santa Claus and those who see him as a killjoy are the same, they are cookie chasers and are afraid to take responsibility for us. They either want cookies or strict control, an abundance of either is bad for children, they don't learn.

So where is this all going? There is an atheist who is dying, he doesn't want people to pray for him as he thinks it is silly; but, he appreciates the kind thoughts. He has no right to tell me who to pray for. He does have the right to call me a wacko. I pray for him because I choose to and I won't even tell him about it. Heck, I even pray for the ex wife and her ex(now) boyfriend.

Morality is not about getting cookies or even God. Morality is doing the right thing for the right reason. The right reason is because we love our neighbor as ourselves, there is no place in science for that. It comes from the heart. Morality is voluntary or it is not morality.

Be well and enjoy your week. I have a report to write tomorrow, it is in my head. Writing the report would take a group of people a couple of weeks to write, I will have it our in one or two hours. I have written million dollar grants in a couple of hours and got the money. Writing is about knowing what you want to say, it requires that you know what you believe. Be well dear friends.

Science and Morality

Now that Stephen Hawkins has explained how God does not exist we can move on to the next issue. A scientist claims that science has a universal moral code and there is no need for religion. You have to love the arrogance. The author is a very well educated imbecile.

His first problem is that he does not understand the difference between right and wrong. He begins his logic with the statement that, "questions about values - about meaning, morality and life's larger purpose - are really questions about the well being of conscious creatures." Right and wrong are not concepts about what is the most pleasurable, it goes deeper than that. If we follow his logic, the purpose of life is to be happy and then die.

As with all fascists, he makes the following statement, "Some cultures will tend to produce lives that are more worth living than others; some political persuasions will be more enlightened than others; and some worldviews will be mistaken in ways that cause needless human misery." He has a "rate the value of life" mentality, by definition he has already failed the morality test.

We can the morality of scientists and doctors, the educated and scientific. These are the same people who conducted the Tuskegee Experiment. The government's doctors took 399 black sharecroppers with Syphilis and studied the diseases effect on them over 40 years without making any attempt to cure them when they could have. Oh yeah, scientists and doctors also did the same thing in Guatemala, except they gave the people the syphilis.

Morality cannot be found on a spreadsheet and everybody matters. Sacrifice for others is a moral decision, it becomes a moral/good act when nothing is expected in return. One must ask themselves why science cares about right and wrong. The answer is because they don't like God, they cannot control him. Worse yet, he regularly makes them eat their words.

The "morality" of science is the morality of cookie chasers. How would they have rated the life of Helen Keller, they probably would have killed her, for her own good. Love is not a feeling, it is a heartfelt concern for the well being of others that leads us to sacrifice for them. Love is not rational from a scientific standpoint, to them it is just chemicals in your brain.

A "scientific" morality would enslave us all. No compassion, just numbers.