Absolutely Exhausted

Hi dear readers. For the past two weeks I have been absolutely exhausted. I got a cold Friday; but, I got over it and just remained exhausted. I cannot tell you how much I have slept in the last few days; but, it far outnumbers the hours that I was awake. I don't think I have spent two hours outside of the apartment in five days and that was to get food.

Not looking for any pity, my body knows what it needs even if I don't. I like my body, it has served me well for over half a century. It is no longer youthful and that of a gymnast; but, it is not totally worn either, I would say I am in fair shape for a man my age. I think of my body as my friend. Even after the divorce it never occurred to me to get a face lift, hair plugs or liposuction. I don't even dye my hair. I don't wear contacts, I wear glasses. I am not into body modification, I like mine the way it was given to me.

I know a lot of people don't like their bodies. I don't know how you can hate your own body. I understand wanting more of it if you have a missing limb; but, not hating what remains. Most people have heard of Chaz Bono, she is the daughter of Sonny and Cher. She decided she didn't like being female so she had some surgery and some hormone treatments or so I have read. I recently read that she wanted to have surgery in Europe to give her something resembling men's genitalia. I don't know much about the surgery and don't think I wish to. When I read about it I thought, how sad it is to not like who you are down to your body.

It is not for me to judge Ms. Bono; but, if you put such a thing in public then we are free to consider it and what it means. I wonder, if she could get gene therapy that actually replaced one of her X chromosomes with a Y chromosome, would she? That would be the ultimate in body modification; but, it would be even more because we would have to wonder where the Y chromosome came from, would she now be the product of three parents?

Here is an alternative view. What if rather than giving her a Y chromosome, science was able to remove part of her X chromosome and turn it into a Y chromosome, what aspects of her would be lost in the transformation? Pretty wild stuff; but, I have been sleeping for five days straight. Peace.

A Coming Carbon Currency?

I came across this article regarding a move towards a universal "carbon currency". Originally I found someone who mentioned it on Above Top Secret, a conspiracy website, so I decided to look it up myself.

Canadian Free Press - Carbon Currency: A New Beginning for Technocracy?

The article puts forth the proposition that the smart meters and green technology are designed around the idea of basing the value of everything on the amount of energy used. As I have previously posted there are those who want to peg all of the world currencies to a formula that looks at natural resources of a country, this is a variation on that theme.

The second thing to consider is the issue of a Value Added Tax or VAT, this is where a product is given a very small tax as it is modified and moved down the supply chain. Each step in production can be taxed based on how much energy has gone into the production of the item as it occurs. As I posted not too long ago there is already a movement in place to charge a tax on every exchange of currencies that would go to the United Nations and be used for their climate change program.

These issues are very important and are getting very little mainstream discussion. Lets just say that congress enacts a VAT and that individuals are given carbon limits on usage, what would that look like on a day to day basis. Well, firstly people would do everything they could to increase their allotment including stealing electricity from neighbors. There would be a call for more identity theft protection.

A little story, I was visiting relatives recently and I went into a store to buy some stuff. As I was leaving the store my phone rang and my debit card company wanted to verify my purchase. I had only completed the purchase literally less than a minute earlier. I found it a little creepy, I mean I had not spent that much and there was nothing unusual about the purchase. This goes to the level to which we are now monitored and it is a lot. What did I buy, I bought cigarettes and I do it all the time.

Now lets consider how this might look if you have a smart meter and are limited in the amount of energy you can use. You are at work and your kid turns on the television and you get a call asking if you authorized it, you are given the choice of turning off the television. You call your kid, tell him to go back to the books and shut off the television to save on electricity. Think that sounds crazy, people already review their kids text messages before allowing them to be sent.

The issues that we should be discussing in this election period are not being discussed at all. We should be talking about our loss of privacy and the growing control that is being placed on our lives. These issues can seem overwhelming; but, we still need to consider them. Peace.

Complete Insanity in Germany

The Telegraph - 'If you don't take a job as a prostitute, we can stop your benefits'

Basically, the story is that in Germany if you have been out of work for more than a year they notify prospective employers who will then find you and offer you a job. If you don't take the job you can lose your benefits. A woman was offered a job as a prostitute and turned it down and therefore she could lose her unemployment benefits. You see prostitution is legal and Germany and has no stigma attached to it under the law.

Elliot Broidy and Ehud Olmert

There will be a little to read if you want to understand what is going on and what is about to happen. We will start with a recap of the story of Elliot Broidy, he was the founder of Markstone Capital and sat on more than a few public pension boards. Here is a must read article"

Globes - Labor of Love (as republished by IVC)

The article talks about how Mr. Broidy was able to make his company the largest private equity firm in Israel. It discusses how his first discussions with an "anchor investor" (think of having enough money to make your firm noticeable and attract other money) was with Alan Hevesi. Mr. Hevesi was the New York State Comptroller. Mr. Hevesi was sentenced last year for taking $1 million in bribes from Mr. Broidy.

New York Times - Hevesi Sentenced to One to Four Years

If we go back to the article title "Labor of Love" we discover that one of the people who Broidy credited with helping him in investing in Israeli businesses was Ehud Olmert. Mr Olmert the former Israeli Prime Minister has just been indicted for corruption and bribery in Israel. He is accused of taking bribes in exchange for helping people involved in land development deals.

Now you might think that I haven't shown the connection between these people enough; but, then we meet Mr. Bradley D. Simon. Mr. Simon is a former U.S. Attorney prosecutor who now specializes in white collar crime. Mr. Simon is representing Mr. Hevesi and Mr. Morris Talansky who is a businessman that is at the center of the case against Mr. Olmert. It has been said that the United States is also investigating other Americans who may have been involved in the actions of Mr. Olmert.

So, what are we looking at? We are looking at public pension funds funding a company that was the biggest private equity firm in Israel that managed to lose money and whose founder was convicted of giving bribes to politicians in New York and was also connected to an indicted former Israeli Prime Minister. We have investigations on going in both the United States and in Israel; but, what will the result be?

Here is my fear. There may come a time when we see many people go to jail for corruption involving Community Redevelopment Agencies, Public Pensions and bribery and this is international in scope. For those who dislike Israel this could be a major public relations coup. When it all comes out, it will harm the support of Americans for Israel and that is a shame. Whatever the specifics were, it is all coming out now. Let us hope that none of this was officially sanctioned.

What would you do? Tripling your lifespan.

Mail Online - Stem cells could hold key to 'stopping ageing' say scientists after trial triples mouse lifespan

So what will you do when you are offered eternal life? Will you take the red pill? Death is natural and is the only way to make it to the next phase of life. This could be a real test of faith for many; but, not for me. I would not seek such a treatment. Peace.

Happy New Year

From Pimpernel and my staff of highly trained monkeys, we wish everyone a Happy New Year. Lets face it, the last few years have been pretty bad and there is a good chance that next year will also be tough. I just read that a 7 point earthquake has hit Japan and it is raining birds in the south again.

Next year hundreds of thousands of service men and women will return home with little hope of finding jobs. No good news on the job front for any of us. I hope the coming year finds you closer to your family and friends, we can all do that. I hope this coming year finds my readers well and less focused on the material things.

This has been a difficult year for me; but, I survived it and so did you. Every year is a mixed bag; but, we can choose to overcome adversity. Let us pray that next year is a year of peace. Be well.

A Must See Video

It is hard to describe a near death experience. Some people don't believe they are real; but, the evidence says that they are. The people who have had them never really care if anyone believes them and will usually say that it was more real than this life. Many atheists don't want to believe in near death experiences; but, they have them too.

What if tomorrow you had a near death experience? What if you fell, hit your head and died for a few minutes. During that time you find yourself having an out of body experience followed by a quick trip through a tunnel to a world of light and warmth and complete acceptance and love? Then you came back. The most common thing in the world for people who have had a near death experience is to be mad that they had to come back.

So you have your near death experience and come back to this world, then what? What do you do after? You can tell people; but, they either wont believe you or think you were delusional from what happened to you. I think most just keep it to themselves or tell very few. But it changes your life, it gives you a firm knowledge that others simply don't have and you stop worrying about dying because you know that you do not die, you just die to this life.

My doctors have told me many times that I should be dead and I should; but, I am not. My blood is more like oil than blood. My triglycerides are at just shy of 1,000, lol. My mother's were the same, genetics. The AMA says that healthy is 100, I have an extra zero on mine. Ten times good is not considered good, it is considered deadly. Now, that is not all, I have more red blood cells than normal people, a lot more. My doctor told me I was like someone who lived in the mountains of Peru. This all adds to my blood pressure being so high that when they take it, I get to go to the hospital and yet, I look good. The casual reader of this blog should know that there are people who know me that read this blog and they know that what I said is true.

On any given day at any given time, I could have a heart attack or stroke or so my doctors have told me. It will never get any better and eventually something will kill me; but, I know that it can be any second of any day. I had a relative in a similar situation, his blood was attacking his veins and he would have heart attacks and strokes, sometimes multiples in the same day. They gave him 6 months, he lasted a few years. He watched movies and cataloged things, he liked lists. He drank his beer and smoked his cigarettes. He lived his life as best as he could.

I got pretty stressed out during my divorce. My health did not improve, it got worse; but, it has gotten better over the last two years. At least I feel better. The pills they gave me were beginning to kill me so I stopped taking them three years ago. I haven't felt this good in a long time. If anyone thinks that I want their pity or fear death, you are as far the truth as you could be. I am only now beginning to enjoy life and can do so with no fear of death.

I spend my days living my life as if I will be around for awhile. My priorities are the same and I still believe the same things and work towards goals that I believe in. I could have taken a disability retirement, still can; but, I chose to keep working. I am not what I was; but, I think I still have something to offer and so do others. Might as well be of use if you can is my thought. Everyone decides for themselves how they will be of use. I think I am of use because I know what to do at my job and because I can still teach others. I teach business others teach other things. I have a video by a young man who had a near death experience and knew he was going to die and then he died. He left a message and I will let him speak for himself. If we take his word for it, he came back to leave us this message and then return to a better place.


Yahoo News - Sick Teen's Videos Go Viral After Death