What brings you peace?
I try not to have turmoil in my life, which inevitably brings me more peace than most.
What brings you peace?
I try not to have turmoil in my life, which inevitably brings me more peace than most.
What profession do you admire most and why?
I have the upmost respect for teachers. They have to deal with unruly children, good children, and in this day and age, entitled parents.
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
I would like to open a Cuban coffee house called jitters
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
I would say the most important thing I carry is a sense of humor because if you can find levity in the absurdity we live in you’re absolutely going lose your mind.
Dwain Northey (Gen X)
I already did a post about stupid bumper stickers, but I saw one today that I had to comment on. The quote covered the entire back window of an SUV…
‘I’m just a normal MOM’
‘Doing my best to NOT raise liberal children.’
I so badly wanted to chase her down and ask ‘WHAT?’
Here is a quote from JFK,
“If by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties-someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a “Liberal”, then I’m proud to say I’m a “Liberal.”
― John F. Kennedy, Profiles in Courage
What that being my basis for what a liberal is I am wonder what kind of children that this person is raising… I suppose she wants her children to feel self-righteous and entitled with zero empathy for another. That’s awesome, just what the world needs more narcissistic bullies that only feel that they should have dominion over whatever they see fit to claim as their own.
This fits into the mentality that the ‘former guy’ has given license to. I heard a pastor talking about Christ Sermon in the Mount. Sermon on the Mount, a biblical collection of religious teachings and ethical sayings of Jesus of Nazareth, as found in Matthew, chapters 5–7. It teaches that God’s children are those who act like God. The teachings of the sermon are often referred to as the “Ethics of the Kingdom”: they place a high level of emphasis on “purity of the heart” and embody the basic standard of Christian righteousness.
One of the parishioners asked the pastor, where did you get that liberal crap from?
So I guess now the Moral Minority has decided that Christianity that is supposed to follow the teachings form the New Testament is too LIBERAL. The name’s sake of their ‘supposed’ faith was weak and his lessons that have been disseminated for 2 plus centuries is no longer the model they wish to emulate.
I am very confused that the people that profess themselves to be Christian but have non compassion for anyone be themselves. I will honestly admit that I do not follow a faith, religion is great organized religion is a farce only meant to fleece it followers.
These bearers of false witness claim that liberals are portraying Jesus as WOKE and that isn’t at all what is in the Bible… Not only was Jesus woke, but the gospels make it clear that He ministered in a way that showed that being woke meant serving, living and loving. And yet, Jesus never carried a billboard or led a political protest. He never incited any insurrection against the Temple or Roman rule or even spoke in overtly political tones. All he did do was flip over the money changers tables in the temple in opposition to the Pharises fleecing the people.
For all of those who don’t agree read the book that has been printed and translated more than any book in history… Jesus, as described by his disciples, was a sandal wearing, hippy socialist that hung out with a bunch of dudes and the infirmed. Absolutely wasn’t carrying an AR15 and screaming at those that disagreed with him.
This post probably pissed some people off and that’s ok. Just hope it made some recognize hypocrisy.
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?
When I started the blog, the idea was to have three generations of authors, a Boomer, Gen X and a millennial so everyone had their view of topics based from their point on the timeline. So far my millennial has dropped out so I am looking for someone to contribute that is a millennial. The only points of view so far are from my father who was born in 1945 and mine born in 1967.
How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic?
I worked in hospitals for years so following infectious disease protocols was never an issue.
What Ifs…
Dwain Northey (Gen X)
It is narrow minded and egocentric to just imagine an alternate reality for just yourself, unless all your imagined string of the infinite multiverse is that you have unlimited resources or were born into a different family or ethic group. Those things seem to me to be the only alternate realities that would not impact the whole of society.
If you are someone that believes that there are innumerable strings of reality. In physics, string theory is a theoretical framework in which the point-like particles of particle physics are replaced by one-dimensional objects called strings. String theory describes how these strings propagate through space and interact with each other. This in theory would create different realities on each individual string, some very similar and others very different.
The string that I would like to exist on is a string that in the evolution of mankind greed and borders were a concept that happened. In that reality mankind would understand that all life in this spinning blue ball was connected and war and prejudice are counterproductive.
The dystopian reality we live in has from the beginning pitted one against another for any number of reasons. Our current reality has spent uncounted resources on destroying others that share the same DNA structure but don’t share the same skin color or believe in the same deity. Image a reality where all those resources went to solve problems, cure diseases, lift up your fellow man instead of keeping them down.
That is the alternate universe I want to live in.
Dwain Northey (Gen X)
There are 2 commonly used words that are frequently used that those that use them do not seem to understand the difference… well they use one, but they really should be using the other. The 2 works are (TO) and (FOR)… Ok I just heard a WFT is he on about now from everyone that has taken the time to open my page.
Everyday I hear that the Republicans and their current messiah have do so much for this country… they have done more (FOR) civil right, women’s rights, the economy, the working class, and any number of things they want to claim dominion over. What they actually should be saying is they have done more (TO) all of the things I took the time to list and if they used the proper verbiage, they would be absolutely correct.
So, let’s define the 2 words.
Use ‘TO’ when the reason or purpose is a verb. Use ‘FOR’ when the reason or purpose is a noun.
To is a preposition and a versatile little word that can be used to say many things. You can use it to indicate a goal or a direction of movement, as well as a place of arrival. That’s the way you use it when you say you’re going to class tomorrow.
TO: a—used as a function word to indicate purpose, intention, tendency, result, or end
came to our aid; drink to his health
b—used as a function word to indicate the result of an action or a process
broken all to pieces; go to seed; to their surprise, the train left on time
FOR: a—used as a function word to indicate purpose
a grant for studying medicine
b—used as a function word to indicate an intended goal
left for home acted for the best
c—used as a function word to indicate the object or recipient of a perception, desire, or activity
Now that I have define the terms next time a Trumpubican tells you all the grand things that their dear leader did for the country you can tell them, ‘He honestly did them (TO) the country against our will not (FOR) us.’ His attempted insurrection was not (FOR) anyone but himself it was (TO) take away the rights and will of the people. When the Republicans ban abortion it is not (FOR) the protection of the ‘unborn’, it is (TO) take rights away for anyone that can get pregnant from having dominion over their bodies, banning books isn’t (FOR) protecting children it is (TO) stop those children from gaining information that they disagree with.
So everyone go out and lets all start reconciling the terms… Democrats are (FOR) change and progress, Republicans what (TO) take us back to the era of the robber barons.
Thanks again for putting up with my rant.
What’s the most money you’ve ever spent on a meal? Was it worth it?
I recall at Jazzfest in 2005 going to Emrils in New Orleans and ordering Blackened Sea Bass that was $85.00, honestly all I know is how much it cost don’t remember how it tasted … So the company I was with was enjoyable but the food wasn’t worth the cost .