The need to move forward

I have to rant about this idea that people of Congress are perpetuationg, the earth is only roughly 6 - 10,000 years old.  Once again I rely on my love of History and Science to help the hopeless in understanding how the movers and the shakers have trimmed the conceptual horizon into something more understandable and feasible. (yeah that sounded pretentious, but what the hell it's my blog if you don't like it then bugger off)

Let's take for instance Galileo Galilee, The man who was placed under house arrest for his beliefs and use of the telescope to prove that we are not truly alone when it comes to our little neighborhood in the solar system. Or Rene' DesCartes use of algebra to create a movement of rationalism and coining the phrase, "I think therefore I am" allowing for the realisation that man has within him the potential for understanding his universe,  These and countless other, DaVinci, Michaelangelo, et al. helped to move us from the dark ages into the renaissance and in turn allowed for personal assesment away from dictative dogma set by the growing influence of the church and state. 

The Scientific Revolution allowed us to set aside the outdated traditional thinking and move to a more rational approach to science, medicine, mathematics, language and the arts.  To step up and say in one sweeping assesment that all these years of discovery are simply the by-product of some huge conspiracy to keep the true knowlegde of the Earth's creation is not only foolish but downright ignorant.  As I was raised ignorance is no excuse. 

The hard and fast of it is that science has proven that all things are made of atoms and those atoms make up ccertain molecules into different tissues, organ, and systems or depending on the the molecules different inorganic substances.  All of these molecules have a certain lifetime in which they breakdown, we call this a Half-Life.  We can tell how old something is by reading the carbon atoms and where they are in their life cycle through a technique called Radio-Carbon Dating, say that with me.  Fossils are not placed their by people over the the past thousands of years they are the remnants of living tissue petrified in some manner.

The truth of the matter is this I may be full of shit, science changes everyday just as the church changes it's rules and regs over the years.  There really are no true solid facts in the world, save for a few.  But in the end lets not use religious banter to direct legislation, we have moved beyond that as a society.  Lets look to the best solutions for all involved.

Always remember Ben Franklin's quote, "Beer is proof that God loves us."

GordyC

My New Movie concept

Ok so here we go with my new take on "The Grifters"

Scene one:

Find a an old lady with a pension and a son that is struggling with lots of things.

Scene two: 

Wait for the son to screw up and then move in to get the old ladies attention and get her on your side.

Scene three:

Move the old lady out of state asap providing her with flush funds for the ride.

Scene four: 

Have the old lady send a 1000.00 dollars to help her son with rehab through the church.

Scene five:

Start telling everybody that you have spent your life savings and can't do anything we need that money back and the old lady is now broke.  So we have to put her in a home, but the Air Force pension and social security checks will come into the acount that we have set up for you here at the bank.

Scene Six:

Tell other people that the son can talk to his mom but, Not really...that would screw things up and always listen to the phone calls closely and monitor any and all e-mail accounts.

Scene Seven:
Son gets really pissed off and is ready to bring down holy hell upon Barbie and Skip!!!!

Fuck You Do you think I am that stupid you motherfuckers I am calling you out right now.

The death of a fag.

No, I am not inciting homosexual hatred get your mind out of the gutter.  Yesterday, Palmer was one more town on the chopping block for banning smoking and it did.. (A fag is british for ciggarette, you insolent drools)  This is how I take the whole thing in.  It is not just a question of smoking but rights that we have as individuals in this country. 

Imagine if you would a a big block of wood sitting on a desk and you have a hatchet.  Everytime a new law is passed that breaks down citizens rights you cleave a little bit off of the block of wood.  Now we have to take a huge chunk out of it for the Patriot Act thank you George the lesser, not that his dad was much better with his thousand points of light.  Idiot.  Now we have to start wittling off for other things as well taxes, healthcare, TV's all have to be digital, oil, and new regulations on whether or not Pizza is a vegetable.  Come on... we have hacked the the block of wood in half by now and now one more little bit.  We as a nation can't see the forest for the trees.  Every little liberty that is taken away will never be given back again without a fight.  We know that standardized testing is stupid with all of the available research yet NCLB is still in effect in many states. 

Yes, Smoking is bad for you I know it led to my own father's death and I am still smoking today and I want to quit, yes and I do at times for extended periods and someday I will but it will be MY choice not the governments not yours not his or hers but by my choice.  Thank you and good night.

Devils Advocate

Ok, I feel the need to play the devils advocate on something.  I have been watching and biting my tongue on the middle east and nuclear development.  Here is my take on it.  Netanyahu asked the UN to place a "red line' for when the world will step in to stop nuclear development in Iran.  Why?  As a soverign nation does Iran not have the right to develop and maintain a nuclear program that might well entail nuclear weapons.  We never asked for permission when the Manhattan Project went into full swing and neither did Russia after WWII.  In this day and age where the USA is the sole super power in the world save for China why must we force our beliefs and rules on nations that are emerging as soverign powers. 

The recent uprisings in the areas have led to much debate as to how we as Americans actually view the stereotypical middle easterner.  It is a sad state of affairs that we resort to stereo typing every muslim as a radical and view the Christian world as peaceful.  Think again folks Christianity has been responsible for more death and war than anything.  Although, I wouldn't mind Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition's comfy chair right about now.  How many legends were born out of the crusades, Robin Hood and Etc. 

Now that I have moved to the right from the topic I'll get back.  In "Redemtion Songs" Bob Marley said we should have no fear of atomic energy but now we have evidence that shows that maybe we should be afraid (Fukushima).  We all know that nuclear power and weapons can be extremely dangerous and I would never want to live through a nuclear winter, but to enforce sanctions against a nation that is simply evolving along the same lines that we have, and yes I said evolving.  Evolution is not a theory it is a process in which things change over a period of time, Iran is evolving as a nation and it should be allowed to develop it's own infrastructure.  In the same breath I should also say that I believe that we must have a good defense against such a horrific possibilty, which we already have.   So in the end what does it come down to a David vs. Goliath scenario in which many of the smaller countries are going to side with the former and lead us into something we don't really want to deal with. 

Just my insane ramblings and take on the world these comments are not supported by purina puppy chow or it's associates.

GordyC

Hello Mr. blue sky

Thankfully, the weather changed and the sun is beaming it's energy upon us.  It is a good day today. I woke up late and walked into town and got on the 'puter at the library.  Nice people all the way around. Chatted with some very nice folks and recieved a nice little care package from an angel at my campsite. 

I watchd the hunger games and now I want to read the series, Ethan is 2 books ahead of me, but I need to finish this star trek book that is nagging at me.  All in all today I feel Happy, My finger hurts but I am happy.

I wish the world a night of peace and prosperity, just one night.

Much love to you all,

GordyC

Jesus is Pissed.

I went into town last week to sell some comics and I totatlly jipped by the store that bought them.  It was my own damn fault because I don't like to haggle and I screwed.  Fuck you Bosco's but well played I must say.  while walking by the bus transit center I saw a guy with a sign that said "Jesus is pissed" and I said to my friend he knows what he is talking about.   Then we spent the money on food and got back in to palmer.  then fastforward to Mom leaving and being sent out to the airport in limousine, The local cab only costs 75 bucks to run into anchorage so you save the limo for real sakes Mom's an old sourdough, but I hope she enjoyed her self. 

I am pissed right now because my so called"spraind" finger is FUCKING Broken.  I am going to Sue the shit out of Mat-su Regional Hospital.  and my fucking toes hurt so there I need to calm down and relax a bit right now becuase right now I am seeing RED.

I know today is the primaries but you know what whatever candidate you  put in We have to remember that this is a government by the people and for the people. 

My finger hurts.

GordyC

Meine Familie sind nüsse

Ok, My family is far from functional in the most strangest of ways.  For some reason on my Mom's side there is this need for litigation.  It must be the German/Irish in them feeling that they deserve something that in real honesty they don't.  My cousin's fought over their inheritance from their parent's and left a rift almost deeper than the Grand Canyon.  I can understand that in a large family there is going to be in fighting.  My dad's family had 3 brothers that didn't always see eye to eye but instead of dragging the courts into it they worked it out themselves.  My Mom sued her brother along with her sister for their inheritance, I hate to say it but her other brother was probably lucky to have died and be spared most of it. 

I have only ever sued one company and that was a satellite dealer in TUS who sold me a bum dish for AK and he wouldn't take it back and I ended up spending more just to get the stupid satellite to work.  I am the type of person that likes to be eye to eye with a person.  If you have something to say, say it to me and let's take care of it, If I screwed up and said something out of turn bring it to me and we will work it out.  Honesty has and always will be my best policy.  If you ask me a question directly I will give you the God's honest truth even if it screws me over or you.  It is one thing that I learned from my dad, I am thankful for that.

So, today I had to go to court against my own Mom.  She had taken out a restraining order that was rather full of falicies.  I honoured it until we could make the court day.  She wanted to expand it to indefinetly.  Now as most of you know I have been taking care of her for a while now.  She can be rather combative if she thinks she is right and you are wrong.  ei, ei, ei, ei!!!  My cousin(The one I had to block for going around my back) out in Philly wanted Mom to move out there a while back when she and her husband were struggling to keep their house because they are on disability and on way to many prescription drugs if you were to ask me.  Mom told them "No" and that she would stay up here.  But now things have changed dramatically with what Mom wants to do and even how she wants to be buried(Coercion if you ask me).  I have General Power of Attorney and medical power as well.  I hate to have had to us it but I did today. 

Mom spoke her peace and then I countered and ultimately the judge sided with me.  The People that want to buy her house are hanging around quite a lot like they already own the place and it was my understanding that they were living there already.  I have only met them once and she has spoken to them via phone and in person a few times over the past months.  Not that they are bad people but I don't know them from Adam.  So right now I can go to the house with her permission (even though I have the Power of Attorney) and get my stuff and hopefully get a shower. 

If I have learned anything from this whole performance it is that Drama sucks,  I feel like I am in a Goddamned soap opera.  I hope that Mom and I can sit down and have a civil conversation.  I think I might give her a few days to settle down and see how she is on Friday .

Other than that what should I rant about...The folks that I am hanging with right now have their own problems as well.  I think if you don't have some problems and fight as a family to a certain point it is not a healthy situation.  My ex and I had some Knock down drag outs where she would scream at the top of her lungs and then she got physical which was to much for me.  I guess we as humans just need a better way to communicate our anger to others around us subtlety is good but some people need to be told straight to their faces "you are being an asshole, stop it"  I am probably one of them.  I think that is why I use comedy so much as a defense mechanism and it seems to work.  I feel for those who have no sense of humour. 

OK that's enough, except for this I saw on CNN that the GOP are whinnig little babies in this campaign.  I would tend to agree with that.  Obama is playing "Chicago-politics"  where do you think he is from????  I wish that HST had hung around for a little bit longer to see the Dems back in control.  The game is afoot and the arena are the campaigns.  Who are the gladiator's and who are the weak little one's coming to the slaughter.  It is just heating up there is a lot more to come.

Peace out,

GordyC