Gotta keep it simple phone dog kid get out.

Daily writing prompt

What is a word you feel that too many people use?

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Dwain Northey (Gen X)

The one word that is continually used by people that have no idea what the word means or embodies is Patriot.

Having served and having a father that had a career in the military being told by individuals, that did not sign on the dotted line and put their ass where their mouth is, that I do not support this country in outrageous. Pledging allegiance to one man or political party is not Patriotic. Saying that you support the Constitution then rising up against the duly elected government is not Patriotic. Flying a Confederate Flag, Trump Flag, or hanging the Stars and Stripes upside down is not Patriotic… in fact it is insulting to those that served.

The groups that are against our Democracy and the freedoms that our Constitution outlines are Patriot Front (armed insurrectionist), Moms for Liberty (zealous book banning group), The Proud Boys (armed insurrectionist). None of these groups are Patriots they are loyal to one ideal and that is, their way or no way. The current GOP (Trumpublicans) are not Patriots the party of Reagan that I disagree with was not out to dismantle the system of government we have the current crop of ‘Patriots’ want to see it burn to the ground so that an authoritarian government can step in… NO MORE ELECTIONS, NO MORE BODILY FREEDOM FOR WOMEN, NO MORE LGTBQ+, and guess what ‘patriots’ if they get heir way your guns are gone too.

So if you don’t like that way things are VOTE, run for office, do something positive, but stop calling yourself Patriot if your only goal is to subject everyone else to your way or no way.    

I try not to have turmoil in my life, which inevitably brings me more peace than most.

I have the upmost respect for teachers. They have to deal with unruly children, good children, and in this day and age, entitled parents.

I would like to open a Cuban coffee house called jitters

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.

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.

I worked in hospitals for years so following infectious disease protocols was never an issue.

Daily writing prompt

Describe your life in an alternate universe.

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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.

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 .