Probably nothing to post

Sorry all. It has been cold where I live and I had the heater on. Problem is that I have a very small sinus passage and suffer from allergies. As a consequence, on occasion my sinuses block up and drain into my stomach. The result is that I end up expelling all of the goo out of my stomach. It happened in my sleep last night and I have been drained all day.

These little episodes can leave me drained and this one did. My solution was to rest and drink two large bottles of Perrier with lime. My achievement for the day was to wash all of my blankets and sheets. Success.

Some days are harder than others and the best we can achieve may be the smallest activity. That is okay. I do try to take the days as they come. One day at a time can be achievement sometimes. One minute at at time is even more important.

Pain is a fascinating thing. When I was a child I used to suffer from Cluster Headaches. Often they lasted for days or a week, the worst part was that I got them monthly and lived knowing they would return. I would just wait for the pain to come and try to manage it as best I could. At the time there were no pain killers that worked with these types of headaches.

We are told that pain is our bodies way of knowing that we are doing something detrimental to it. That is fine as far as it goes; but, what about pain that is not caused by anything we are intentionally doing?

In my case the headaches helped me to overcome certain challenges. I learned to be productive while still in pain. The headaches usually ended with me getting sick from the nausea. People who see me get nauseous are sometimes surprised by how I take it. I throw up, rest for a second and go back to what I was doing usually.

Another nice thing about growing up with cluster headaches is that you know they are unavoidable. Doesn't matter what you do, these suckers are coming and you will be in extreme pain. By the way they ended when I was about 30 and have not returned. Growing up knowing that you are going to be in pain gives you a certain perspective to problems. You cant run away from them so you try to deal with them as best you can.

I much prefer nausea over cluster headaches. When a cluster headache would finally make me sick to my stomach I saw it as a good sign, it meant the headache was going to end soon. The gripping pain would begin to relax after I got sick to my stomach and then the euphoria would begin. The absence of pain is the greatest feeling in the world.

I read something today by an atheist. He said that there cannot be a God because there is pain in the world. Another one of those who believe God means no growth and just comfort. To me, life seems more about overcoming difficulties and becoming ourselves.

One of my daughters asked me today if I had any aspirin. I had to remind her that I had not had any in two years. If I have a headache it won't be as bad as the clusters were and I wont take anything for it. I don't take any pills anymore, not even for allergies.

Well see if any of this had any value and be well.

This Year is Almost Over

I could talk about the 7 plus earthquake in Vanatu but I have nothing to add to the story. Lots of big quakes the last couple of years. I know I spelled Vanatu wrong.

The last few years have been complete insanity for me. The next one looks to be a lot simpler. Yet, we shall see. At a minimum it will be different. I wish for everyone that 2011 will be a better year; but, I am afraid that for most it will not be.

2011 is the year when the pensions, 401ks and social security will all be exposed for the true depth of the problems. Our currency will likely be greatly devalued and there is the very real possibility that the federal reserve will be fundamentally undermined. On the housing front, expect houses to lose even more value.

I expect little help for the unemployed, I expect a structural change in unemployment benefits. Europe will see more protests and riots. Expect large protests at the royal weddings.

Next month I a moving. At a minimum I will not be in this house. Life does indeed throw curves. I have four years left before I retire. Sometimes I forget how old I am.

We used to live in caves and our best tools were stones. Today most people are afraid of losing their internet connection and being unable to play online games. Historically people wanted to know more and be better, to advance as people. Today people want to rest as much as possible and find growth and learning an annoyance. Something is wrong.

I have noticed some trends that you might find interesting. Do a search on the words "spiritual awakening". If you did it in quotes you will get 15,000,000 hits on Yahoo. That is a fair amount. Then I want you to watch some of the videos or read the articles. Why are so many people convinced that we are going to have a consciousness expanding awakening and what do they believe we (the average person) will come to "understand".

I am not proposing that any such "awakening" will occur. I am asking why so many people think it is coming and what they think it will be and mean. Too often we look at things from the lens of whether or not we believe it instead of asking why anyone believes it.

Consider the popularity of the book that Oprah pushed called "The Secret". The secret was that you can have anything you want by using the "law of attraction". Basically witchcraft. You ask the universe for what you want, focus all of your attention on the object and prepare yourself to accept the result.

I want to talk about the occult "sciences" for a moment. All occult sciences eventually come down to the same thing. If you perform certain acts in the proper manner than you can control others. The Kabuki dance if you will. Occult does not mean that the people believe in Satan and many don't. Why do so many people believe in these types of practices? Look at the explosion in the number of wiccans, why is this occurring and why is it occurring now.

What had traditionally been seen as occult has crept into everyday life and is barely noticed. "Visualization" is now taught as a business practice. Try and find a newspaper that does not have a horoscope section. Consider the rise of Yoga and Transcendental Meditation. Every town I pass through has "Psychics". It didn't use to be so common.

So what is going on? What do these people believe they are getting or avoiding? Why is superstition increasing in an increasingly technical world. My belief is that as the world gets more complex, people seek occultism in the belief that it gives them some sense of control over their lives. If I am correct than occultism will increase even more in the coming years.

Look at television, the movies and books. The hottest trends are with witches, werewolves and of course vampires. I don't even watch television or movies except very rarely and I know that it is a trend. I hear people talking about it all the time.

In Haiti voodoo practitioners are being killed by a population that believes they are to blame for all the troubles that have befallen that country. I don't really care if people believe they can do magic. Not my issue. People who believe they have magical powers don't bother learning how to change things using reality. Superstitious populations are more easily controlled.

Here is an article from "Natural News" that attempts to prove that science has proven astrology to be true. Now I want to return to discuss the "awakening".

What do these people think we will be awakened to? Some say that we will become aware of aliens in the universe, some believe there will be a tremendous spiritual awakening where we discover we are all one and the same. Many attribute this change to the year 2012.

Whatever you believe, how do we get people to focus on making things better by acting better? There are millions of people who focus more on their virtual lives than they do on the very real world around them. People create avatars to represent themselves and live as elves, warlocks, witches, ninjas and such. They then spend most of their days casting spells and doing magic. If you are not familiar with "World of Warcraft" or "Final Fantasy".

If we are going to fix our industries we need to focus on learning our jobs and skills that will help. No amount of voodoo, hoodoo or magic is going to do it for us. Well, I hope you can see what is going on around you. Be well.

Merry Christmas

To anyone who reads this blog I wish you a very merry Christmas. Personally I have so many things to be thankful for that I cannot count them. I may be losing my house but I am not on the streets tonight and it is unlikely I will ever be because of the wonderful friends and family that I have.

I am truly blessed with family and friends who are unwavering even when I screw up. I love them all very deeply. I don't need any toys or trinkets, just loved ones and I have the best around me. I pray they know how they have blessed me. Be well.

My Christmas Music

What I am listening to tonight.

The Doors - Five to One

The Doors - The River Knows

The Doors - LA Woman

Elton John - Love lies bleeding, Funeral for a Friend

The Beatles - Julia

The Turtles - Happy Together

The Monkees - You Told Me

Monkees - What am I Doing Hangin Round

The Monkees - Love is Only Sleeping

The Monkees - Daily Nightly

The Monkees - Papa Gene's Blues (This is a great song)

Chris Rea - Fool if you Think It's Over

Jefferson Starship - Miracles

Helen Reddy - Peaceful

Helen Reddy - Don't Know How to Love Him

Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be Nice

Merry Christmas

Santa and the New World Order

Come on, I come up with some good titles. LOL.

It is Christmas Eve and I am enjoying a lovely pork chop in my bedroom while listening to some music. I wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas and if they do not celebrate such a thing I wish them a great day.

This will be a short post; but, I hope you like the question. In the Book of Revelations it talks about a one world government being in the last days. Here is my question, how could they even conceive of such a thing? I hope you understand that 2000 years ago the Romans were still fighting with tribes in Africa and Europe. The person that wrote Revelations didn't even have any idea of how big the world was or how to communicate with people in other places that had yet to be discovered.

Maybe I have not explained myself well enough. I have had people attempt to tell me that Revelations was talking about Nero as the anti-christ. I have to point out that they are imbeciles because everyone did not have a mark and the writer would have known that.

Revelations was written at a time when each year people learned of new peoples. Revelations also speaks about every nation knowing about Jesus at a time when the writer knew that he did not even know how many nations there were as more were being discovered. Am I the only person who finds this odd?

It would be like me telling you that someday we will have a one universe government, we haven't even met any aliens yet. Having said that, here we are with a United Nations and International Maritime Law. Hey, that guy was a good guesser.

Now I will show another possibility. Revelations says that everyone will need a mark to buy and sell. It did not say we would have only one currency. Hmmmmmm. There is a lot of talk about having a one world reserve currency in the news; but, it says that all who buy and sell will need to receive a mark, it didn't say have one currency or any currency at all.

For any faithful readers, I wrote a story in bits and pieces at the ends of posts. I was a Christmas story. It ended with me on a plane. LMAO. Merry Christmas.

Norway loves strange lights

Remember the Norway Spiral. Those darn Norwegians, they are up to it again. This time they are playing with light beams. An article with links to the pictures.

Turn off your darn lights you frickin Norweigeian fakes. LOL. It's a good trick but how come they won't tell us how they do it. Trying to say that it is from ice cannons or Northern lights is just funny. They are straight beams, you look at them. Hugs and kisses.

Christmas at Area 51

Just a passing thought. How does Area 51 prepare for Christmas. I mean it is protected air space. Will they attempt to shoot him down, the fools. He flies past Mach 10.