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Attention Jet Set: STOP Flying. Too Damn Dangerous! Also... Flying Causes Air Pollution & Climate Change... NO LONGER Groovy...

REFUSE TO FLY! Stay Home and Visit using the Internet... Zoom, Zoom, Zoom... 

Attention: Jet Set: Better STOP Flying. Too Damn Dangerous! Also... Flying Causes Air Pollution & Climate Change...



HEADLINE: Seat belt saved passenger's life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, new lawsuit says.
More passengers aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt.
https://www.kentuckytoday.com/news/national/seat-belt-saved-passengers-life-on-boeing-737-jet-that-suffered-a-blowout-new-lawsuit/article_67157169-2b28-58ba-a831-808bf16d9240.html

Remember: It's NOT REALLY Exxon, Chevron, BP and Shell That is CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE... 

It's the People That BUY GAS for Cars... It's the People That Travel using Jet Fuel... 

Those Oil Companies are Just Giving the People What We Want... 

Jet Set Awake meme



Simply Reduce Traveling and Stop Polluting the Air. Stay Home... Commute shorter Distances for Your Job... Refuse to FLY Totally!

Headline: More than 9,000 US flights delayed or canceled after severe storms. 

Headline: Airline delays and cancellations are bad. Ahead of the holiday weekend, they're getting worse... JUST REFUSE TO BE A PART OF THE JET SET. 

I used to be one of "THOSE" People... But Gradually I Became Aware... I was motivated to QUESTION JET AIRPLANE TRAVEL by Greta Thunberg... 

HEADLINE: Air travel is a huge contributor to climate change. A new global movement wants you to be ashamed to fly.
Greta Thunberg gave up flights to fight climate change. Should you?
My Little White Truck - red white and blue heart art - gvan42
In Fact... I used to Drive All Over the Country Just to Attend Grateful Dead Concerts... Never Once thinking about Burning Gasoline and Causing Climate Change... I Didn't Have a Clue... but NOW... I Grasp the Concept! 

But the MAIN CAUSE of Climate Change is People Driving to Work. Not Only is Commuting bad for the Inhabitants of Planet Earth but it's a Horrible Waste of Your Life... If you spend Two Hours a Day in Your Car... You miss out on time that Could be spent Playing with your children... or reading a book... or writing, painting, drawing,  composing, anything! Living!
Next time you choose a new job... Consider that the Commute is SUPER IMPORTANT! You spend money on GAS and auto repairs and LOSE PART OF YOUR LIFE!

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One Solution would be for the Owners of all those Vacant Office Buildings in San Francisco to Convert them to Apartments... or Condos... People Would Love to Live in San Francisco if they have a Job there... This Would be a WIN WIN... 

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SOME Actions ARE Being Taken... Electric Cars, Solar Panels and Windmills are all Great Machines That ARE Making a Difference. 

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The "Jet Set" having fun stuck in an Airport - meme

One Effect of Extreme Heat is: It Causes People to Behave Crazy! Did You Notice that Over this July 4th Weekend there was a LOT of Murder by Gunshot? One Guy Was "Cleaning Up the Neighborhood." That's Just INSANE!

Did You Know that All That Heat in the Ocean Encourages the Growth of Algae? and the Algae is Killing Seals and Dolphins off the West Coast of the USA... GEE... They Didn't Think of THAT When they Scheduled a NASCAR RACE... Pointlessly Driving in Circles... "Just for Fun?"

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and In Florida The Sargasso Sea Has Grown to Massive Size... It LOVES the Hot Weather... So Do The Mosquitoes... and NOW There are Cases of Malaria...

Headline: Toxic algae that can cause lung infections and neurological disorders is taking over a giant lake in Florida, and ecologists say the bloom will only grow.

With Hotter Ocean Water we have More Evaporation and That Causes More Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes... 

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on a different subject... 
On FaceBorg I Read: 

Boomer Meme - HOW did we go from the Summer of Love to Jan 6th?

Well, tRUMP (who obviously never took psychedelics) wanted to Crown Himself King... and He Got his Brainwashed Followers to attempt (but Fail) to Overthrow the USA...

In the Movie "Easy Rider" at the End some Rednecks Murdered Hopper and Fonda and THOSE PEOPLE participated in January 6th... They Never Experienced the Summer of Love at all...

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and now for something Completely Different... Memories of a Burning Man Participant!

I've been thinking about the fact that this year marks 20 years since the first time I went to Burning Man. 20 years. I can't believe it's been that long. It makes me feel so old. I went to Burning Man 7 times starting in 2001. My last time was 2009. 2001 was magical because it was all so new. 2002 and 2003 were even more magical because I was more prepared. By 2004, I was an experienced desert camper who knew exactly what I needed to do to be comfortable out there in the desert for a week. I would spend all year accumulating supplies for the playa, and participating in different events in the local burner community in L.A., where I lived at the time, including camping trips on lakebeds in the Mojave desert, which have a similar climate to Black Rock Desert.
I do miss it sometimes, especially when I see posts from my friends who still go to Burning Man every year. I'm so glad I got to go at the time I did, when there was no cell reception out there and you really did have to take a break from technology while you were there. There was something really special about that. I remember the gigantic bulletin board where you could post a note for your friends. It was huge, and it was covered with thousands of notes...but that was what made it special. I always managed to locate the people I was looking for out there, despite the lack of technology, I always found people's camps through word-of-mouth. That was part of the fun, wandering the playa and trying to find people, and meeting other people in the process. Now I hear that people are walking around texting on their phones, and to me that seems like it would take away from the experience a little bit. Part of what made it special was the fact that you were out there in the middle of the desert, far away from civilization, and you had to adapt to this world without phones or technology, and you had to be prepared to survive out there for a week, with all the water and food you would need to get through, and it was so much fun meeting that challenge. I always prided myself on having water leftover at the end, and I also showered every day on the playa.
20 years. I just can't believe it.

Sandy at Burning Man portrait

and then...
Some Guy Wondering If it's OK to 
Use AI to Write His Book...
FaceBorg Meme - Some Guy considering using AI to help Writing



I write a Blog using my own words... I use that time honored technique of drinking massive amounts of coffee and typing like a madman... I generate a LOT of text that way... 

Of Course... the REAL pros use Much more powerful drugs but I'm Old and worried about a heart attack... Philip K Dick - speed, Jack Keroac - benzedrine, Hemmingway - alcohol, Edgar Allen Poe and Louis Carrol - Opium...

and then someone else commented:
It never writes in my voice. Occasionally I use ai as a prompt when I can feel an emotion in my head, see the emotion I want but can't find the right words. But I never use their actual words.

and then someone else said:
Nope.
Here’s the tough love… Either you’re the writer, or the computer is.
If it’s the latter, you’re not a writer at all.Just someone leveraging technology as a crutch. Tech that is combining data pieced together from other, real writers.

Virtual Journey: From Washington DC to EPCOT, Key West, the Pennsylvania Rainbow Gathering and Niagara Falls. Photos and Stories...

One Time When I got Laid Off, I Got in my Car and Toured the East Coast of the USA for 5 Months... 

EPCOT at Walt Disney World Florida


The High Points of this Trip was Disney World, The Rainbow Gathering in Pennsylvania and The Maid of the Mist Boat Ride at Niagara Falls... I was on a Quest to Find the Best Beach on the Atlantic Ocean... It Was Fernandina at the Northern End of Florida. 

Starting at My Condo Outside of Washington DC... 

My Condo in Oxon Hill Maryland

I drove North on Indian Head Highway, Took a Left onto the Washington Beltway, Crossed the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Entered Virginia... 

Map of Oxon Hill Maryland and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge

Map of Oxon Hill, Maryland

On the Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac looking at Alexandria VA.

On the Woodrow Wilson Bridge over the Potomac looking at Alexandria VA. The Tall Building is The Masonic Lodge.

Entering Virginia Sign and turnoffs for Ft Belvoir and Alexandr

I Spent a Lot of Time Delivering Pizza for
 on Ft Belvoir and in Mount Vernon... Including Delivering to George Washington's Home... Yes, Park Rangers get Hungry and they Call for Pizza... Ft Belvoir has a LOT of Top Secret Engineering Sites that I was Not Allowed to Visit... so I'd Sell the Pizza to the Marine at the Guard Box... Unless the Weather was Raining or Snowing and then They Let Me Wander all over the Base... Security was Very Lax in Bad Weather!

Driving South on Highway 95 near Washington DC

Then I Left the Beltway and Took a Turn onto Highway 95 Heading South towards Florida... 

It's Boring Freeway Driving for Hundreds of Miles... 

The Next Interesting Place is the "South of the Border" Fire Cracker Store... Many People Drive across the South Carolina State Line to Purchase Legal Fire Crackers that Fly Up into the Air and Explode... and M-80s... I Remember that in Washington DC Those Fireworks were Popular... and The Fans of the Grateful Dead Shot a Lot Off after the Concert in Columbia, Maryland... So Much that the City BANNED the Grateful Dead from Ever Playing Merriweather Post Pavilion Again... They Were Worried that Symphony Woods Would Catch on Fire... 

South of the Border Firecracker Store

South of the Border Gift Shop

This is a Classic "Tourist Trap" - There are Many Strange Exhibits... Like the Reptile Lagoon... and Gift Shops with Bizarro Products... Like these CAT Sculptures... 

Ceramic Cat Sculptures at the South of the Border Tourist Trap

dog sculpture at South of the Border Fireworks Store



Coffee Cups and Ceramic Dogs at the South of the Border Tourist Trap

Coffee Cups with the Image of Pedro... The Patron Saint! 

Pedro holding the south of the border sign

Aligator Sculpture at South of the Border Fireworks Store SC

Day of the Dead - Dolls - South of the Border Giftshop
Day of the Dead - Dolls - South of the Border Giftshop

The Next Place of Interest Was EPCOT at Walt Disney World in Orlando Florida. I Camped Out for FIVE Days and Went to the Park... I went Early in the Morning and then took a Break at the Campsite and Went Back at Night... The Campsite was Packed With Mosquitoes! 

The High Point was the Space Mountain Ride... A Roller Coaster in a Dark Building with Animated Movies all over the Place to Simulate a Journey thru Outer Space... 
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_cQz7nPaV4

Space Mountain EPCOT Disney World Florida

Inside the Space Mountain Ride - EPCOT

Space Mountain on the Ride Itself - EPCOT

The Giant Sphere next to the Lake was Lit Up at Night with Lasers so it Looked Like Planet Earth...
EPCOT at Night - Giant Ball at the Lake.
The Laser Beams Drew the Outlines of the Continents... and then they re-drew the Map to make the whole thing appear to be spinning! Excellent! at the same time there was Fireworks, Fountains with Colored Lights and Loud Beethoven Music. 5th and 9th Symphonies... 1812 Oveture... 
EPCOT Fireworks

another Great Ride was the Kraft Dancing Food Show... Kinda Strange that They Appear Like a Robert Crumb ZAP COMIX... 
the Kraft Dancing Food Show EPCOT

Kitchen Kabaret Kraft Food Show at EPCOT

I also rode the Monorail to the Famous Disney Hotel. Went out on the Roof to Admire the View.
Monorail Disney World Hotel Florida
I have a Tendency to Pick Up Hitchhikers and a Couple of Fellows Offered me a Job Building Apartments... Oh How Different my Life Would Have Been if I'd Said YES... 


And then The Next Adventure Was John Pennecamp State Park on Key Largo. We took a Boat Ride out to a Great Place to Skin Dive and Swam with Hammerhead Sharks, Barracudas and a Million Other Tropical Fish... Since it's a Park, Removing Coral is a Crime. Therefore, The Reefs are Still There! Unlike Most of Florida... 

Jesus Sculpture at John Pennecamp State Park. Key Largo, Florida
No... We didn't see this Sculpture of Jesus but had a Wonderful Time Snorkeling... 

Coral Reef Florida
THIS is What We Saw... and At Sunset we were on the Boat and I saw the "Green Flash" when the Sun set into the Ocean.

We went to a Bar and Asked the Guitar Player to Sing "Margaritaville" by Jimmy Buffet... He Grimaced because at least once a night he was asked to sing that song... But we made him sing it anyway... and we Drank Margaritas Too.

On to Key West and the Hemingway House. 

His writing Studio was above a Carriage House... I recall that the only way to get there was to cross a Rope Bridge... and that was a very difficult thing to do... so it made sure that he was not disturbed by visitors... or his wife... people could stand on the ground and shout to try and get his attention but if the door was closed... he would not be disturbed!  
Hemingway Writing Studio Key West Florida
My brother Went With me and He can Verify That This Story is true! 

Later We Ate Fried Plantains at a Cuban Restaurant in Miami... They Are Great... Similar to Bananas but very Tough in Texture... Can't Eat them Raw... only Fried!

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Then I Drove Back Home... on the Way I Swam at Many Beaches... Including Fernandina... Near the Florida/Georgia State Line. I don't Remember WHY this was my Favorite Beach... Just THAT it was my Favorite... 
Fernandina Beach... Near the Florida/Georgia State Line.

 
I went home for a bit of a Rest and then on to the Rainbow Gathering in Pennsylvania and Niagara Falls... 

Welcome Home Sign at the Rainbow Gathering

What IS the Rainbow Gathering? To me, it is Woodstock with amateur musicians and I’m in the band…


Thousands of people go backpacking for a couple of weeks… Every year during the end of June and the beginning of July… The location is different every year but it is always in a National Forest… It’s an intentional temporary village…

Bus and Lady at the Rainbow Gathering


Pennsylvania Rainbow Gathering Memories:
I was driving around the East Coast of the USA on Vacation and... 

My hitchhikers said the Gathering was at the intersection of 6 and 666 in Pennsylvania.  I drove there by myself and was greeted by a man that said "Welcome Home, Brother".  I parked and walked in carrying a backpack and sleeping bag... no tent... so the entire time I was sleeping in random different locations... When I arrived at the main campfire circle I noticed that the Gathering was located on a creek and so I wandered downstream to find a nude swimming hole... There by the creek side was a sweat lodge and a group of  bathers. I went swimming and waited for the opportunity to go into the lodge. By this time I had been approached by someone's child who recommended that I not smoke tobacco during my time at the Gathering... I took that advice and soon was feeling the withdrawal symptoms from my addiction... A group left the sweat lodge and I went in... a person asked me to leave as there were two couples that wanted a private sweat and I was a fifth wheel... I got angry because I had no knowledge of a queue waiting for the sweat lodge... and I was freaking from the tobacco "JONES"... I left after arguing a bit and later got to sweat with many other men... The sweat was very therapeutic and helped with my nicotine anxiety. I wandered up to the main circle and met a fellow that manufactured plate glass xylophones and wooden marimbas. I borrowed one and played at the main circle. Then went over to a stage near the entrance and joined a group performing there. I was not wearing any clothes... It's the one time in my entire life that I have performed on stage nude... We mostly played songs like "JINGO" by Santana... that classic beat...
And the song "Infinite Sun"

Lyrics:
We are all one 'neath the Infinite Sun,
forever, forever, forever...
I will never forget you,
I will never forsake you,
forever, forever, forever...

crowd of people at rainbow gathering

Later that day I met some women and retired to their blanketed campsite for a back rub... One was named Terri and we became friends... Traded phone numbers... She decided to leave the Gathering Early because she wanted to go to the Bob Dylan and The Dead concert at RFK Stadium in Washington DC.
I selected to not go because the Gathering was a better event... In my opinion...

On July 4th at the main circle I found a bowl of Peyote unattended... It had a sign saying Sacrament, Help Yourself... and I did... For the entire day I ate small bits of Peyote... Just a small amount and then wait a half an hour, then another small amount and wait... after about 12 hours I had eaten a LOT and truly got the Mescaline High without barfing. The flavor of Peyote is quite bitter and many people find it to be so bad that they barf... I prefer the slow, steady approach.

I wandered over to a stage made out of hay bales and enjoyed the music. There was a cable slide built into a tree and I rode that often. How it worked: there was a steel cable leading from a platform about 15 feet up in a tree stretched tautly to a stake in the ground... A person sat in a leather seat that was attached to the cable by a freespinning wheel and chain... Jump off the platform and ride the cable to the ground... whee! swing the seat back up the cable for the next rider... That was an amazing ride, home made by Rainbow Gatherers just for our own amusement... Thanks!!!

Then I started dancing with a lady that had coarse brown hair... we became friends and were kissing on the ground when she suggested we go on stage and sing for the rest of the tribe. By this time I was very high on Peyote. She gave me a choice of three songs to perform... the names of the first two songs were incomprehensible so I selected Kumbayah, the third choice. We did go onto the stage and sang for the rest of the tribe... by that time she selected to go to her campsite and we parted ways... I located my sleeping bag and found that another lady was in it... I told her to not worry or leave and we slept together like spoons...

In my reading about the Native American Church, one of the things that happens is that a person high on peyote meets Mescalito and is taught their song... then they perform it for the tribe... My experience was similar... I felt as if the woman with the coarse brown hair was Mescalita and we did perform my song...


A couple of days later I drove home and went out on a date with Terry. We had a fine time and she and her girlfriend wanted a ride to an Ashram in rural Virginia. So the three of us went to visit Dar San Singh near an army base on the Potomac. We could hear the explosions of the warriors practicing with their weapons. The sound provided contrast for what was happening at the Ashram.
The Spiritual Study of Indian Religion.
I didn't quite grasp the message of this GURU (mainly because I could not understand a word he said-heavy accent, talked quietly) so I and the Terry's girlfriend came back to DC and I dropped her off at her house.

Maid of the Mist Boat Ride at Niagara Falls
Maid of the Mist Boat Ride at Niagara Falls...

Niagara Falls
Since I Had a Bag of Marijuana in the Car, I didn't want to DRIVE into Canada. So I walked Across the Rainbow Bridge and Had a Labatts Beer in the Hotel. Walked to the Cave BEHIND The Waterfall and Returned to the USA. 

The Border Patrol Person asked me What was my REASON for Visiting Canada and I Said "To Get a Beer" and Started to Explain that Labatts Has Two Different Types of Beer... One for Export to the USA and a Different type for Canadians... 

She was not Amused or Interested and for a Moment there was Doubt IF I was Going to Get Back in the USA... Remember This, Kids: Always tell a Border Guard what they want to Hear! 


and that's how I spent My Summer Vacation!

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