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"God. Thank You. for Good Health... for Good Food... for Clean Water" My Mantra... I Say this While Breathing Deeply and Relaxing... a How to Guide to Finding Balance...

(Inhale) God... (Exhale)

(Inhale) Thank You... (Exhale)

(Inhale) for Good Health... (Exhale)

(Inhale) for Good Food... (Exhale)

(Inhale) for Clean Water... (Exhale)

Repeat...

Of Course... This can Be Expanded to Many Things I'm Grateful For... In a Way, This is a Traditional Saying Called "Grace" done before meals...

I Tried doing a Mantra Written in Sanskrit, a Language I Don't Speak and Cannot Understand but It Just Seemed WRONG... So I wrote this One In English... I Usually Repeat the "God, Thank You" Part before every Item I'm Grateful For...

Another Statement I say While Breathing Deeply is: "My Mind is Completely Relaxed, My Body is Completely Relaxed. and I'm Going Deeper and Deeper into a Hypnotic Trance..."

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I Just Watched a Positive Uplifting Movie Called "The Secret" - Well Worth Watching... and Applying it's Meaning to My Life... Can't Possibly Hurt... SO, I'll continue Eating Good Food, Taking the Medicine that my Doctor Prescribes... Reading, Writing and Pondering the Meaning of Life, The Universe and Everything!

What IF "The Secret" was True? What is the Effect of TV News Where The Entire Nation Focuses Our Attention on Horrible Things? Talking Heads Endlessly Screaming "Danger Danger" and Promoting ANGER?

The Secret is a 2006 Australian-American spirituality documentary consisting of a series of interviews designed to demonstrate the New Thought "law of attraction", the belief that everything one wants or needs can be satisfied by believing in an outcome, repeatedly thinking about it, and maintaining positive emotional states to "attract" the desired outcome.
The film and the subsequent publication of the book of the same name attracted interest from media figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and Larry King.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_(2006_film)

I've heard this same message often before...

"Every Day in Every Way I'm Getting Better and Better."

and then...

There's the Song: "You've got to accentuate the Positive, eliminate the Negative, Latch on to the Affirmative, Don't Mess With Mister In- Between..." Johnny Mercer...

and then There is "The Balance" by the Moody Blues... It's the Answer to the Question of Balance on that Classic Sixties Record...

After he had journeyed
And his feet were sore, he was tired
He came upon an orange grove
And he rested
And he lay in the cool
And while he rested, he took to himself an orange and tasted it
And it was good
And he felt the Earth to his spine and he asked
And he saw the tree above him
And the stars
And the veins in the leaf
And the light
And the balance
And he saw magnificent perfection
Whereon he thought of himself in balance
And he knew he was.
Just open your eyes and realize the way it's always been
Just open your mind and you will find the way it's always been.
Just open your heart and that's a start
And he thought of those he angered
For he was not a violent man
And he thought of those he hurt
For he was not a cruel man
And he thought of those he frightened
For he was not an evil man
And he understood, he understood himself
Upon this he saw that when he was of anger or knew hurt or felt fear
It was because he was not understanding
And he learned compassion
And with his eye of compassion
He saw his enemies like unto himself
And he learned love
Then he was answered
Just open your eyes and realize the way it's always been
Just open your mind and you will find the way it's always been.
Just open your heart and that's a start
Do you, do you, do you, do you realize?
Just open your eyes and realize the way it's always been
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Just open your mind and you will find the way it's always been.
Just open your heart
Just open your heart and that's a start...

Yes... Quite a lot of Wisdom there,

Speaking of Health:

I've heard so many people say that they don't get a flu shot because they rarely or never get the flu. I don't understand why people view this as a reason not to get the flu shot. I hardly ever get the flu either, but I get the flu shot every year because on the off chance that I DO get the flu, I want to do whatever I can to make sure I don't get extremely sick from it. I don't understand the logic of "I don't get the flu shot because I never get the flu." Do people say this about everything they get vaccinated against? "I never got a polio vaccine because I never get polio." "I never got a measles vaccine because I never get the measles." It's an illogical argument.

Of Course, Logic is not used by the Anti-Vax Crowd... They make decisions by following orders given by FOX NEWS and other QAnon FREAKS... and... THOSE PEOPLE DIED more frequently from COVID 19 than people that Got the Vaccine... WONDERFUL! We Certainly Don't Need PEOPLE LIKE THAT in the Future. Thank you for dying!

Say Their Name and They Live Again. Try This: Speak Out Loud The Names of Your Ancestors... From Memory... It Exercises Your Mind... Like Playing Jeopardy! on TV...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzbljIKw1_4

and... It Floods Your Mind With Pleasant Memories... Or Unpleasant Memories... and It Gives You an Opportunity to Forgive Them and Forgive Yourself... Do Not Take Resentments With You to Your Grave... Let Them Go... and Focus Attention on the Positive Experiences...

Everybody Sing!
"You got to accentuate the positive,
Eliminate the negative,
Latch on to the Affirmative,
Don't Mess With Mister In Between." - Bing Crosby

Painting of a Flying Heart
on My Little White Truck
by Gregory Vanderlaan

and here is the next step... GOOGLE THEIR NAMES... and read their story, look at their pictures... and all the related stories/pictures of people with the same name... "OH! I didn't Know That!" - Especially interesting are the Obituaries... "Really? Uncle Marc Did That!" - It is Common to Have A-HA Moments Googling Family Names. It's Like Reading Haiku Poetry on Acid... Eureka! I Have Found IT!

Vanderlaan Family Chart

Here is My Family: Say it Out Loud.
Marguerite Malek Vanderlaan,
Justin Duff Vanderlaan,
Martin Vanderlaan,
Mae Malek,
Albert Malek,
Eldred Cornelius Vanderlaan,
Mable Alice Duff,
Alberta Malek Grey,
Gary Lea,
Nicole Vanderlaan Smith,
Brodie Smith,
Vanessa Vanderlaan,
Cadence Smith,
Reese Smith,
Patti Post,
Marcus Vanderlaan,
Margret Vanderlaan,
Robin Vanderlaan,
Karen (Jill) Vanderlaan,
Jo Ann Humphrey Vanderlaan,
Joe Humphrey,
Crystal Humphrey,
Gail Humphrey Chapin
Gary Chapin,
Janet Humphrey Chapin,
Ray (Sandy) Chapin,
Helen Mussat,
George Mussat,
Harry Meeks,
Roberta Meeks,
Coral Meeks,
Victoria Davis Vanderlaan,
Ed Davis,
Jean Davis,
Beth Davis Deahl,
Gary Deahl...

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My Gift to the World: A Free Coloring Book: Print as Many Copies as You Like and Share With Friends. Color with Felt Pens or Pencils... ALL FOR FUN! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2020/04/peace-and-love-free-coloring-book-art.html

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This is a Mantra That Has Meaning... Instead of Chanting the Hairy KRSNA... OM... AUM... or Mother Mary... Why Not Focus on the Family... and Chant While Doing that Deep Breathing We Were All Taught in the Movie Woodstock.

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Massive #ArrestTrump Movement on Social Media. Millions of Americans are Demanding That The DOJ "Lock Him UP!" Read More at:

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On a different subject: SE Said: I've always been fascinated by people who get married young. I find it really admirable that a person can know at a young age that they've met the person they want to spend the rest of their life with. I had several long-term relationships when I was in my late teens and 20's, but I was not at all ready to make a lifetime commitment at such a young age. I wanted to get married, but not until I was older and more mature. I worried that if I married too young, I'd end up getting divorced...and to me, it never made sense to take a chance on ending up divorced when I could just wait until I was older before getting married. I became more mature as I got older, and my emotions evened out tremendously. I cringe when I think of some of the ridiculous things I argued with my partners about when I was young, and I can't imagine arguing about such petty things now. I always assumed I'd marry around age 40 or so. By the time I turned 40, I felt more than ready to make a lifetime commitment to someone.

But what I never anticipated was the fact that the majority of people DON'T want to wait until they're older before getting married. The majority of people marry young. So when you wait until you're 40, there aren't very many single men left who are interested in marriage. The men who are still single after 40 are often single by choice, and they don't want to get married at all. Or, they're divorced, and now they're soured on the whole idea of marriage - which is exactly what I wanted to avoid by waiting until I was older before getting married. I didn't want to end up divorced and bitter, I wanted to stay single when I was young and then marry when I was a little more mature. 

It's still hard for me to relate to people who were ready to marry young, and they got married young and stayed married. I really do admire that. My strategy of waiting until I was older didn't quite pan out the way I thought it would. If I could do it over again, I'd marry young and hope for the best.

and I replied: I got married at 21 and divorced 5 years later... then got married again at 45 and divorced 12 years later... Remember that there is a Financial commingling... During my second marriage she was applying for Food Stamps and CMSP (a medical insurance program paid for by the County of Humboldt) and IN THAT APPLICATION they wanted a copy of Her Bank Statement AND her Husbands Bank Statement... SO... We Got Divorced because I didn't want to provide MY Bank Statement... We Continued to live together as roommates...

SE SAID: I've also been hit on by married men on a couple of occasions, which proves to me that maybe it IS smarter to wait until you're older before getting married, otherwise you might find yourself feeling bored 30 years later, so you look to have a fling. But I find that to be pretty gross, and it's also insulting to me that any married man would think I'd even consider having a fling with him while he's married to someone else. I can't help feeling like they think that just because I've never been married, it automatically must mean that I'd be up for a meaningless fling. But that couldn't be further from the truth. Part of the reason I never married is because I have a lot of respect for marriage, and I would never dream of having a fling with a married man. Maybe if these guys hadn't gotten married so young, if they'd waited until they were older before getting married, maybe they wouldn't be bored and looking for a fling 30 years later.

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Take ACTION...Like my Father said:

"God Helps Those Who Help Themselves."

and then he would reach across the

Dining Room Table and Grab a Biscuit!

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Burning Man Wisdom Tale: "The Canteen" - Traditionally, at Burning Man, You Share Water with People You Meet. Hand the Canteen to a Person and They Hand it to Another Person and ALL THE TIME, You are Worrying... "Will there Be Enough Water FOR ME?" Well, What if YOU DRINK FIRST and Then Pass the Canteen to Your Friend... That Way, All that Time You are Enjoying the Pleasure You Gave Others Without Worrying about Running Out of Water and Dying of Thirst in the Desert. Remember: Take Some ME Time First. You deserve it. - Story by Sonya Sophia

Once, I was at a Rainbow Gathering in Idaho and I Drank the Last of My Water and I was a Long Way from My Campsite and It Was Night... I got Upset and Told My Friend about My Problem and he said: "Just Walk Over to That Kitchen Right There and Ask For Water, AND THEN JUST BLISS OUT! We will take care of You." - and I Did Get Water and I Did Bliss OUT!

Just Bliss Out - MEME

Portrait of an Alien

Yin Yang - Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42 - Gregory Vanderlaan

Yin Yang
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Using the Words "gvan42 Free Coloring Book"

Psychedelic Art

Are We Really Mortal? Do the Math. If you count up all the people who have ever lived since the Beginning of Time... More people are Alive than Dead... [Not Factually Accurate - I posted this story on Facebook and Learned Something from an Alert Reader] Statistically Speaking, the ODDS of Mortality Being Fact is Less that 50% - and then there is That Famous Question of Coming Back from The Dead... I did that Every Time I Drove Home from a Concert... At Least I Did that after Every Grateful Dead Concert... Jesus Did That Once and Everybody Said it was a Miracle... Well, Some of Us Need a Miracle Every Day! As John Steinbeck Wrote in Tortilla Flat: I experienced the Daily Miracle of Food... Amazing, since I'm Unemployed...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortilla_Flat

We Ought to Simply Stop Car Races. The Indianapolis 500 is a Celebration of the Internal Combustion Engine. An Invention that is Killing Us by Causing Climate Change. Honoring a Death Machine is a Cultural Bizarro World Action...

Ecology is a Concept Not Grasped by Monster Truck Guy...

When you Hear About the Datona 500, Think Death by Wildfires and Rising Ocean Levels Flooding Miami and New York City. We Had Car Races Every Saturday Night in the Summer in Eureka, CA and the Noise Sounded Like Angry Bees... I could Hear them thru the Redwood Forest in my Back yard... I Could also Hear the Children Playing Baseball and Squealing with delight... Quite a Contrast: Life vs Death.

Meditation Mantra: Inhale "Who?" Exhale; Inhale "What?" Exhale; Inhale "Where?" Exhale; Inhale "When?" Exhale; Inhale "Why?" Exhale; Inhale "How?" Exhale; Repeat... Repeat... Repeat...

Ask a Question With Every Breath...

I'm Looking for Answers...

Like: "What Should I Write?"

Draw? Publish? Sing? Paint? DO?

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This Mantra was inspired by The Mark Sims Meditation Practice where he Chants "HU" (a Chinese Word) for 20 Minutes... as I was Chanting along I Kept on thinking of the Obvious Joke... It Sounds Like WHO? in English... and Since I Do Not Speak Chinese... I Modified his Chant... It Was Used During The Harmonic Convergence... a Worldwide Internet Event Designed to Make Contact With Extra Terrestrials...

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How to Become AWARE...

Easy Step by Step Instructions.

Go Outdoors and

Find 5 Things You Can See,

Four Things You Can Hear,

Three Things You Can Smell,

Two Things You Can Touch

and One Thing You Can Taste.

Notice That None of these Things

are on Your Computer Screen, Phone

or TV... Reality Exists...

GO VISIT!

Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42 -
make as many prints as you like and share with friends...
more at Google Image Search = gvan42

Dragon made of Animals on My Farmville Farm by gvan42

I tuned my Guitar to DADGAD and am experimenting with chords... It was very easy to Tune the Guitar because my electronic Tuner has all those notes... Except the LOW D... for that I Put my finger on the second fret and tune THAT note to E... One chord I've Learned is To Put one finger across all four of the high pitched strings... at every location up the neck there is a chord... maybe this would be good for slide guitar... and then I Found a Video Teaching How to Play Kashmir by Led Zeppelin...

On a Different Subject:

Unvaccinated People Are Spreading Covid-19 Disease to America's Children. That's a Crime That Should Be Punishable By Death. OH! In a Way, IT ALREADY IS. Those People Are Dying in Record Numbers!

If More Adults Don’t Get Vaccinated, More Kids Will Develop COVID-19.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/if-more-adults-dont-get-vaccinated-more-kids-will-develop-covid-19

Fauci says unvaccinated Americans are "propagating this outbreak"
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/anthony-fauci-covid-19-unvaccinated-americans-delta-variant-face-the-nation/

and Now for something Completely Different...

tRUMP's Coronavirus is Helping With the Problem of Overpopulation! Now The Vast Majority of Deaths are in People That DID NOT GET THE VACCINE... SEE? Behaving Stupid Can Be Fatal!

and there were a Half a Million Americans That Died from Drug Overdoses... and Really, If you are so Stupid as to Die from a Drug Overdose... We Are All Better Off That You've Gone... Thanks!

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Let's Make Birth Control and Abortion Free and Legal Worldwide... The Troubles of OVERPOPULATION are More than Just Too Many People Living in the Bay Area... It's Too Many People EVERYWHERE! Ever notice that there are Thousands of People walking from Central America to Texas looking for a Better Life? That because they Can't FEED THEIR CHILDREN in Central America or Mexico... The Catholic Church is Opposed to Birth Control and so there are Millions of Starving Children... I've Actually Traveled to Mexico and The Starving Children Really Upset Me... SO... I Never Traveled there Again...

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Buying Used Stuff at Thrift Stores DOES NOT CAUSE ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE Like Buying New Stuff Does. When You Buy a New Product, the Corporation Has to Replace It.

They Mine Raw Materials, grow plants (like cotton) using pesticides and herbicides, Log Forests, Employ Slave Laborers in the Orient, Burn Gasoline Shipping the Plastic Crap Here From China... and on and on and on... Used Products ALREADY EXIST and so Buying Stuff at The Eureka Rescue Mission Thrift Shop (my local store) does NOT Harm the Planet. Actually, They Hire Local People to Work as Clerks and Do Delivery. We Bought ALL our Living Room Furniture there. Three Chairs and a Sofa... and Men Delivered It Upstairs in Our Home. NO WAY could I Move those Heavy Objects Up That Staircase... I Tipped those Guys $10 Each... and they were really Thankful. Yes, I Could Have Spent a Fortune at Sears or KMART but... I Prefer to Keep The Money IN MY WALLET. I Like Employing Guys That Live At The Rescue Mission. The Mission Does Good Work Here in Eureka and I've Met a LOT of Real People That They Help. I did buy new Beds at Sears. Somehow, those were just too Personal to Buy Used... also, I Do Not Buy Used Underwear... BUT, Clothes? YES! It's actually fun to find thrift stores in Super Rich Neighborhoods and Live Like the TV Show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous..." A Great Place to Shop is North Shore Lake Tahoe... Snow Bunnies often Donate Extra Stuff When the Season is Over... and There is Also DUMPSTER DIVING in College Towns at the End of the School Year... FREE STUFF!

Oddly, I Expressed These Opinions during a Group Discussion at an Ecology Class at Humboldt State University and ALL THE OTHER STUDENTS SAID I WAS WRONG... They said that Used Stuff Still Requires Ecological Damage to Exist at All... I tried to explain that the Manufacturing Damage Happened IN THE PAST and it is impossible to Change History but Buying New Stuff CAUSES Purchasing Agents at Corporations to Hire People to Create New Stuff IN THE FUTURE to Fill the Shelves At The Store. No One Grasped the Concept. But I Did Make The Other Students Think. and That's a Good Thing. It's a difficult concept... I Wish I Could Explain it in a Shorter Sentence... Maybe YOU can Re-Write the Concept Better and Post it in the Comments Section... Thanks!

Remember: There are Two Ways to Get Everything You Want. Get More or Want Less. and... You Can Get More Stuff Per Dollar At The Eureka Rescue Mission Thrift Shop... or Your Own Store... Did You Know that There is a Fashion "Thing" where Corporations PRE-RIP Clothes? Intentionally Making Them LOOK USED! Really! They Hire People to Rub Jeans over Rough Surfaces to SIMULATE Wear and Tear of Normal Use... I'm Not Making This UP! All the Pathetic Dupes are Wearing Clothes Like That! On My Own Webstore... I Offer Hats that have been "Distressed" to look like they are Old... It's an Option... I wish I could write a Mocking Slogan Poking Fun at this Fashion Trend... Then I Could Sell a Hat with That Saying... Sort of like the Question: "Can You Imagine a World Without Hypothetical Situations?" or The Page that says: "This Page Is Left Blank Intentionally." A Cosmic Haiku Slogan...

I do sell a Hat that says "PRESS" so people can wear it at Protest Marches and Avoid Being Bashed on the Head By The Police... I Do Not Really Know if It REALLY Helps Avoid Police Violence... I Do Know That People Made T-Shirts Saying "Backstage Pass - Shoreline Amphitheater - Bill Graham Productions" and Used them to sneak past Security Guards...

Sign Stating: "This is a Sign" - Absurdist Street Theater or End Times Warning?

I admire the Guy that Made a Sign that Says "This is a Sign." Was That Absurdist Theater or End Times Warning?

"Life is More Complex than a Slogan on a Hat."

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JL SAID:

Declaring "war" on drugs doesn't change individual behavior, it merely makes the government an adversary to its citizenry.

In order to change behavior, the reason for the behavior must be identified as well as those factors which reinforce and maintain it.

If people are miserable and feel dis-empowered or hopeless, they will seek ways to empower themselves. Guns do that, as does joining a gang or cult. Opioids, however temporary, offer relief from the angst of a dysfunctional society.

In order to change or mitigate those precipitating, maintaining, and reinforcing factors, government's "war efforts" should address the social factors that stress Americans. This is why people are reported to be "happier" in countries that guarantee a livable wage, healthcare, and higher education. There is no logical rebuttal for receiving benefits like these in return for our tax dollars, when we have provided tax shelters for decadent evangelists and those who hoard money for personal pleasure and profit

and I Replied:

It's a Medical Problem... Often a Patient was Prescribed Oxycontin to relieve pain... and now... the pain remains but the Government Has Made them the "Bad Guy" - Why NOT Let Old People HAVE Relief From Pain? I Know a Man who is 83 Years Old and Has an Oxy Prescription for 28 days a month... Every Month... and Some months have 30 or 31 days... so... Two or Three Days of Agony? Withdrawal Symptoms PLUS the REAL Medical Problem... Because Someone ELSE is Abusing THEIR Prescription! INSANE... What IF He Takes Oxy for the Rest of His Life? That's Not Long...

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Contact Your California State Representative and Tell 'em to DECRIMINALIZE PSYCHEDELICS... If signed into law, possession of LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, DMT and MDMA would be decriminalized...

LINK TO FIND YOUR REP...

http://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/

My Experience: I took LSD and Visited the National Art Gallery in Washington DC... Surprisingly, Picasso "The Tragedy" was My Favorite Painting... I FELT COLD in my Body just looking at the Painting...

Warhol and Lichtenstein all seemed silly and trivial! That Night we all went to the Tangerine Dream Concert... at the Elegant Warner Theater... I was Concerned During the Show About the CO2 Fog that Spilled off the Stage and out into the Audience... Seemed Dangerous to Me... But We All Survived...

My In Laws came to Visit Us In Washington DC and when we went to Colonial Williamsburg my Mother in Law Rented a Wheel Chair... While it's Possible for her to walk, That tour involves a LOT of Walking... So When she went to The Bathroom, I Sat Down in the Wheel Chair...and IN PUBLIC, People Treat You Different if You are in a Wheel Chair... Many Assumed I was a Disabled Veteran... So... AS A PRANK I Stood Up and Shouted "I Can Walk! Thank You Jesus! I Can Walk!" - That Really Freaked Out the Tourists...

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One of the high points of my life was performing "Uncle John's Band" at the Rainbow Gathering in Idaho. I met a young man and showed him the Chords and Lyrics that I had written down in my spiral notebook... After we played that song, he said: I don't want to learn any more songs, let's just play this one again... https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/06/one-of-high-points-of-my-life-was.html

We were sitting in the shade at the "Relaxation Station"... the very first place everyone walked past after leaving the parking lot...

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During the First Year of my Retirement I experienced What I Called "Channeling My Inner Chewbacca." A General Rage... I felt Paranoia and it seemed like the Government was Watching Me. At That Time... My Blog was Very Popular and I was Ranting and Raving about the Injustices being done to American Citizens. It seemed that there were Many Unmarked White Vans that would park out front of the House. In retrospect... Read More! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/09/during-first-year-of-my-retirement-i.html

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Peace and Love is Not Only a Great Idea, But It's a Practical and Efficient way of Life. Just Think of the Money You Will Save by Not Buying GUNS! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2020/07/do-math-peace-and-love-is-not-only.html

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Just like we all learned by Reading "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig... The Trick to Life is to PAY ATTENTION... NOTICE REALITY... https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2020/03/just-like-we-all-learned-by-reading-zen.html

So, Every Day I Test my Blood Sugar and BY PAYING ATTENTION and Keeping a Sugar Free Diet... I Have Prevented Diabetes... I find that Quitting Smoking Tobacco AND Cannabis... Has Given me Better Lungs and a Clearer Mind. Weed is Useful for APPRECIATING Music, Art, Food... but I Get More DONE Without Weed... More Music Videos, More ART, More Fiction Stories... Hey, Just because They Legalized Weed does not mean that I Have to Actually Smoke it...

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Boycott Plastic Garbage! Chicken of the Sea Tuna is Marketing "Infusions" with a Plastic Bowl, Lid and Fork. Trash that will pollute the Earth for 10,000 Years. REFUSE TO BUY PLASTIC CRAP. https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/09/boycot-plastic-garbage-chicken-of-sea.html

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Interesting Documentary. "ANGRY PLANET - BURNING AUSTRALIA" People are BUILDING HOUSES UNDERGROUND TO AVOID THE HEAT AND WILDFIRES... Smart! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/09/interesting-documentary-angry-planet.html Will climate change make Australia uninhabitable? What About The Rest of the World? We Are Already Experiencing Wildfires in ALL of the Western USA...

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Kinetic Sculpture Race 2014 in Arcata, California. Videos and Still Photographs... Whimsical Art Bicycles That Travel on Roads, Sand and In the Water... JUST FOR FUN! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2018/04/kinetic-sculpture-race-52414-in-arcata.html

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Great Book: "Beyond Counterculture" - The History of the Mateel Section of Humboldt County, California... Settled by Hippies Fleeing The Haight Ashbury section of San Francisco in the Late Sixties in order to Farm Cannabis - Included is a Map of Northern California, USA showing How to Visit... It's an EPIC Drive, Way Out in the Woods! Quite A FUN TRIP! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2017/06/annotated-map-of-northern-california.html