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While Watching the January 6th Committee on TV... I Thought... I Wish I Was There! In Person... Raising a Ruckus! I Ought to Go Live in Washington DC...

If I Could find a Room for Rent in Georgetown... That would be a Great Life! 

I Have to Live in a Place Where I Can Live a CAR FREE Life... Taking the Bus or the Metro or UBER... Taxi... or Just Walk and Bike Ride...

The Only Trouble is WINTER... That Would Suck... 

but in the Spring, Summer and Fall I could GO to Protest Marches... Visit Congressmen in Person... Volunteer for Ecology Activist Groups... Meet a Woman, Fall in Love... Anything is Possible! I bet the AA Meetings are Intense There... 

Townhouse in Georgetown, Washington DC

Since there are so many services that deliver food... Amazon Grocery Shopping... etc etc etc... I think Surviving the Winter Could be Possible... Walking Down to the Grocery Store in the Ice and Snow is a Horrible Experience... BUT... That Driver Can Talk all the Risks of Falling... Breaking Bones...

In Order to Get There from Here... I Would take a Train Ride from Sacramento To Union Station near the US Capitol... Then Taxi or UBER to My Room...

AMTRAK Train along the San Francisco Bay



I lived near Washington DC for 12 Years and It was Wonderful Going to The Smithsonian... and Protesting in Lafatette Park across from the White House... Anti-War, Legalize Marijuana and NO NUKES!

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Christmas Cards on the Fireplace Mantle - gvan42 - Orangevale CA
Christmas Cards on the Fireplace Mantle

Psychedelic Art by gvan42 - 12 way kaleidoscope
Psychedelic Art by gvan42 - 12 way kaleidoscope

Green Swirling Pattern - gvan42 - Javascript Circle Program

Green Swirling Pattern - gvan42 - Javascript Circle Program
Green Swirling Pattern 
Javascript Circle Program 

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Sonya Sophia Guided Meditation: 

Purely Positive - Accupressure

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I Contacted the Department of Justice and said: "Please Arrest Donald Trump - There is a MOUNTAIN of Evidence That He Committed Crimes... I Recommend That You ENFORCE THE LAW... He Has been Accused of Four Specific Crimes... and He Deserves to Have his Day in Court, To Defend His Actions Before a Judge and Jury... OUTLAW CRIME!"


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Parodists have it rough these days, since so much of modern life and culture resembles the Babylon Bee. The latest evidence is that Stanford University administrators in May published an index of forbidden words to be eliminated from the school’s websites and computer code, and provided inclusive replacements to help re-educate the benighted.

Here's the List!

For Example: Instead of Using insane: Replace that word with surprising/wild: Because Insane is Ableist language that trivializes the experiences of people living with mental health conditions.

Stanford’s ‘Harmful Language’ List Mocked for ‘Sheer Insanity’

‘ORWELLIAN’

Virtual Journey: Canada Tourist Guide & Autobiography. Excellent Places to Visit...

Every Place I've Been...

We Went on our Honeymoon to Vancouver, BC. We Rode a Bicycle built for Two in Stanley Park. Then We Had Formal Tea at the Hotel Vancouver. 

People Riding a Bicycle Built for two in Stanley Park, Vancouver, Canada

https://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/stanley-park.aspx


Then We took a Ride on a Roller Coaster at the Pacific National Exhibition. This One was the Scaiest Roller Coaster I Ever Rode... When they Say: "Keep Your Seats" that's an INSTRUCTION meaning It's Your Job to Hang ON! for Dear Life.

Wooden Roller Coaster PNE Vancouver British Columbia Canada

 https://www.pne.ca/


Manning Park: Great Fishing. As a Child, my Family went Camping in Canada and I Caught Many Trout in a Creek... Sadly, My Brother Caught None... Early in the Day His Hook Fell Off of the Line but He Never Noticed... I just Kept on Catching 'em and Stufflng 'em in the Pocket of My Sweatshirt... Maybe a Dozen!

Manning Park Canada - Lake Kayak

https://www.travel-british-columbia.com/vancouver-coast-mountains/fraser-country/manning-park/


Buchart Park on Vancouver Island. Near the City of Victoria. 

Buchart Park near the City of Victoria on Vancouver Island, Canada

My Family took a Ferry Boat from Seattle to Victoria and That Ride was the Very First Memory of My Entire Life. I was Sitting on My Father's Shoulders and The Steam Whistle was VERY LOUD and Scary... 

Old timey Ferry Boat from Seattle to Victoria, Canada

https://www.clippervacations.com/seattle-victoria-ferry/


Banff/Lake Louise. Mom and I went to another of those Fancy Hotels and Ventured Out onto a Balcony to Admire the View. The Door Locked behind us and We were Trapped. Eventually We Were Able to Get the Attention of Someone that Opened the Door and Let us Back In... Brief Panic!

Fairmont Hotel Lake Louis Canada

My Farher and I Took a Hike at Lake Louis and We Saw the Mountain Goats with our Binoculars. For Some Unknown reason Dad was Really Thrilled by This... Could be his Zodiac Sign... The Old Goat... We also were looking for Canadian Bigfoot but did not see Him... 

https://www.fairmont.com/lake-louise/

When I was working at System Industries (a High Tech Factory in Santa Clara, CA) some of the other employees went on Helicopter Skiing Vacations at Banff. A Helicopter takes you to the top of a mountain and you ski down thru UNTOUCHED Snow... 

Helicopter Skiing

Yes, We Were Paid a Lot and Could Do Things Like That... I got Married and Moved to Washington DC. Where I was Instantly Hired because I Had One Year Work Experience in Silicon Valley... 

Calgary Stampede: On one of our Family Camping Trips Dad Decided that We Should Drive to Calgary and Rent a Motel Room (as a break from Plain dirt Camping.) - When we Got There we found out that "The Stampede" was Happening and All Motel Rooms were Sold Out... 

Horse and Rider at the Calgary Stampede
We had never heard of "The Stampede" and So were Totally Surprised... So We Just went on Down the Road until we found someplace to Stay... and NO, We Did Not Attend the Rodeo... 

Quebec: Our Family Toured both Montreal and Quebec. Hotel Le Chateau Frontenac.

Hotel in Quebec - Castle Frontenac
The Only thing I Remember is that Dad Made a Big Deal out of Ordering Dinner in the French Language. I hope the Waitress Was Delighted... 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_Frontenac

Niagra Falls: I drove from My Home in Washington DC to Niagra Falls and Walked across the Rainbow Bridge to Canada. I was able to Walk Behind the Waterfall... and Have a LaBatts Beer... When I walked Back into the USA the Border Guard asked me "What was the purpose of my Journey to Canada?"and I replied: "To Get a Beer... They Only Sell the Good Quality Labatts in Canada." Well, the Border Guard was Not Pleased with that answer... No sense of Humor... and There was a Brief moment when I was wondering IF I was going to Get back into the USA... 

Maid of the Mist Boatride at Niagra Falls

Maid of the Mist Boatride at Niagra Falls... I took that Ride... Excellent! We Went Really Close to the Falls and Got Totally Drenched in the Spray... Everyone Gets to Wear a Super Thick Raincoat during the Voyage... 

Glacier National Park: We were Camping in a Tent when a Bear Picked up the Coleman (all metal) Ice Chest We Had Left on the Picnic Table... He Kept on Throwing it on the Ground Until it Busted Open. Then He Ate the Bacon and Butter but NOT the Honey... The Park Rangers Chased the Bear off... My Parents were Worried but I was unconcerned... The Rangers Were Unconcerned as well because they Knew The Bear Well.  Glacier, BC is Right Across the Border From Glacier, Montana.

https://national-parks.org/canada/glacier-canada

That's what I remember about Traveling in Canada... A Totally Fabulous Country that I Ought to Tour More... 

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Other Journeys

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Virtual Journey: Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad - Visit Northern California's Coast. We Have Our Own Little World Here Behind The Redwood Curtain! https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/05/eureka-arcata-trinidad.html


Virtual Journey: Trinity Alps, CA, USA - Drive the Bigfoot Highway (299) From Arcata on the Coast to Redding in the Central Valley. White Water Rafting! Gold Rush Ghost Towns!


Virtual Journey: to the Star Wars Flying Motorcycles Redwood Forest on Hwy 36 in Remote Humboldt County, CA, USA - and the Bridgeville UFO Festival, The Town of Mad River. 

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/03/virtual-journey-hwy-36-remote-humboldt.html


Virtual Journey: Lost Coast, CA, USA on Highway 211 - From Victorian Ferndale to The Beach, the Mountains of Mateel to the Avenue of the Giants. Humboldt County. 

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/03/a-virtual-drive-thru-remote-humboldt.html


Virtual Journey to San Francisco - Boat Ride on the Red and White Fleet. Under the Golden Gate Bridge and Around Alcatraz Island... and MORE!


Virtual Journey: The Smithsonian and Washington DC. Instead of Buying Gasoline and Driving There, Take this Magic Trip Instead! A Guided Tour to the Places My Family Wanted to See... 


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HEY, ECO-WARRIORS! I Loved Riding the Bus and Light Rail in San Jose and EUREKA, California. I Remember I was able to get to work on the Bus ...and... Drinking and Driving is Not Only Illegal But Actually Dangerous While Drinking and Riding the Bus is FUN...

Magic Bus in Eureka California gvan42

On Halloween, I Brought My Guitar and Sang for the Party Goers on the San Jose Light Rail... BIG FUN!

More Importantly, I Rode from Almaden to the San Jose Public Library and Used the Free Computers there to Build a Website in the Late 1990s. Tripod and Yahoo Geocities... I didn't know what I was doing but the Other Patrons were Happy to Help. My Content is Still Online 23 Years Later! http://www.oocities.org/gregvan/

Massive #ArrestTrump Movement on Social Media. Millions of Americans are Demanding That The DOJ "Lock Him UP!" 
Read More at:
Click Here to Help Defend Democracy! Post Your Own Memes, Videos and Rants! or Like and Share Mine... 



My Favorite Photograph... Taken Just Before I put the Camera in my Pocket, Joined Hands With the People and Chanted OM... Remember: It's More Important to LIVE LIFE than Document Life...
Rainbow Gathering California July 4th Chanting OM
Rainbow Gathering California July 4th Chanting OM

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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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Creepy Eye Wall Dark Side of the Moon Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42
That Creepy Eye from the Backside of the Dollar Bill, Pink Floyd's Wall and The Dark Side of the Moon Prism...
American Indian Wearing a Headdress - Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42
American Indian Wearing a Headdress 

Trump's EPA Siding with Corporate Polluters and Against People's Health... Totally Evil... Yes, Roundup Causes Cancer. Appeals Court upheld verdict against Bayer's Monsanto, maker of the weedkiller Roundup. Reduced Penalties to $78 Million.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/roundup-weed-killer-is-safe-epa-says-giving-bayer-a-win/
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gave Bayer a boost when it decided that its Roundup week killer didn't cause cancer.
  • Two recent court cases found just the opposite, ruling against Bayer and Roundup.
  • Environmental advocates, including the National Resources Defense Council, denounced the EPA's decision.

THE EPA HAS BECOME THE ENABLE POLLUTERS AGENCY... 

Roundup Redrum Advertisement Satire MEME by gvan42
Roundup Redrum Advertisement Satire MEME



https://www.npr.org/2018/10/23/659848853/california-judge-cuts-award-to-78-5-million-in-monsanto-weedkiller-case

A superior court judge in San Francisco has upheld a jury verdict against Bayer's Monsanto, maker of the weedkiller Roundup, but slashed the punitive damages by more than $200 million.
The jury had awarded $250 million in punitive damages and $39.25 million in compensatory damages to Dewayne Johnson, a groundskeeper and pest-control manager at a Northern California school district who contracted cancer.
But San Francisco Superior Court Judge Suzanne Bolanos wrote on Monday that the ratio between the compensatory damages and the punitive damages was required to be 1 to 1 — thus, she reduced the amount of punitive damages to $39.25 million.

It's amazing that I see Advertisements on TV SELLING ROUNDUP and other ads SELLING LAWYER SERVICES TO HELP YOU SUE MONSANTO... At the same time!
The ads selling poison ARE REALLY CUTE CARTOONS! Very similar to the style of "Rainbow Unicorn Butterfly Kitty"... 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/roundup-sellers-boost-advertising-as-lawsuits-mount-for-weedkiller-11556738038

Roundup Sellers Boost Advertising as Lawsuits Mount for Weedkiller


Bayer AG and Scotts Miracle-Gro spend millions of dollars on expanded marketing

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On a Different Subject... 
a Post of Mine Was Deleted from This Blog
because I Dared to Ask the FORBIDDEN QUESTION:
"Why do we allow fresh water from the 
Sacramento River to flow into the Ocean?"

after all... 
We Pump the Colorado River Dry before it Gets to the Ocean in Mexico... and No One Complains About THAT!

all the water from the Colorado River is used to Drink, Water Crops, Fill Swimming Pools, Shower, Water Animals and Make Ice Cubes for a Scotch on the Rocks Beverage... 

SO... Someone Reported My Question to Google
and That Post was Deleted... 
WE MUST ALLOW NO QUESTIONS!
OBEY THE ECOLOGY NUTS!
NO THINKING!
Sat Image of Sacramento River
Sacramento River Satellite Photo Google Maps - Delta - 2021 Here is a Post on that same subject that was NOT Deleted on Facebook... "I Wonder Why Fresh Water from The Sacramento River Flows into the Ocean? After All, The Colorado River is Pumped Dry.
We are Having a Drought Here in California... This Water COULD be used to Grow Crops, Water Livestock, Take Showers or Make Ice Cubes for a Scotch on the Rocks... But NO... It Flows Out into The Ocean at San Francisco... "

What IF? Would Pumping all that water out of the River and Into Fields that are Growing Crops Change the Climate of California's Central Valley... In the Summer, all that water would evaporate and then fall as rain when those clouds meet the Sierra Nevada Mountains... In General, the Wind Flows from West to East... WE NEED RAIN...

The Objection to Pumping the Sacramento River Dry is That Salmon Need the Water to Survive... and They Would Go Extinct... In That One River... Other Rivers, Like The Klamath and The Columbia and Rivers in Canada and Alaska would NOT Be Changed... and The Salmon Would Continue to Survive There... and... What IF Salmon Became Extinct? The Drought is The Western USA Is Putting Salmon in the Klamath River in Danger Right Now... Even With The Dams being Removed...



Kapow-Un-Dam-the-Klamath-River-All-Species-Parade-Arcata-CA
Protest Sign Says:
Kapow! Un Dam the Klamath River
in the All Species Parade: Arcata CA

Golden Bear Portrait Klamath River
Golden Bear Sculpture on The Klamath River Bridge.
Highway 101 - Northern California

The San Francisco Bay would Become Salt Water flowing In under the Golden Gate Bridge... Currently it has a Mixture of Salt Water and Fresh Water...

salt flat san jose
That's Surprising because there are Salt Harvesting Businesses Near San Jose... They Just Let the Bay water Evaporate and Collect the Remaining Salt...

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Free Coloring Book by gvan42


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Photographs of Arcata, CA


Located on Highway 101 in Northern California near Oregon. Arcata is a UNIQUE Town… Home of Humboldt State University and Countless Artists, Musicians and Hippies!

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Free Coloring Book Art by gvan42


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Legalize Medicinal Psychedelics. Let Doctors and Patients Decide for Themselves what Medicine is Best…


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Photos of The Sacramento River near Chico, CA


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Legalize Marijuana Nationwide, Tax It and Free All the Cannabis Prisoners

A Dramatic Savings of Government Spending CURRENTLY WASTED On Law Enforcement and Incarceration and a MASSIVE INCREASE IN VOLUNTARY TAXES! Everybody Wins! We Could Use the Extra Money to Pay for Education and Healthcare for All.

If you don’t smoke you wouldn’t pay a cent. It’s a Win-Win situation. More money going into the Treasury and Less going out.  In addition, states that have legal medical marijuana have fewer deaths due to opioid addiction. Some people simply choose the safer drug… DUH…

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/06/11/legalize-marijuana-nationwide-tax-it-and-free-all-the-cannabis-prisoners/

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LEGALIZE VOTING – Fight the GOP Attempt to Overthrow of the US Government... 

DEMOCRACY is Vastly Better than MONARCHY… Especially Mad King Donald… LOCK HIM UP!


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Let’s Stop Advertising Prescription Drugs on TV. Those Ads COST a FORTUNE and The Patients Pay for Them in Higher Drug Prices!


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Secret Trick to Life: Learn How To Do a FACT CHECK on Google.

That Way People CAN’T Lie to You. Because You Refuse To Believe Their Lies… Simply Type the Words “Fact Check” and the Statement You Want to Verify… Read the Results… It Can Be Quite Eye Opening!

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/secret-trick-to-life-learn-how-to-do-a-fact-check-on-google/

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1619 Project: #MoscowMitch McConnell is Reviving Interest Again… Now, It’s a GOP CANCEL CULTURE CAUSE!

He Wants the US Government to BAN Teaching the History of Slavery in the USA… In Public Schools…



I Did a Scientific Experiment On How Drugs Effect My Skill Level Playing Chess.

Results: Coffee Made Me Play Better. Alcohol and Marijuana Made me Worse. LSD Made Me Reject the Entire Idea of Tests and I Refused to Play Games…

It was a Simple Test and You Could Recreate it Yourself for a “PEER REVIEW” – I owned a Chess Computer that Played at Different Skill Levels… I Took Those Drugs – I Played against the Machine and Determined What Level I Could Beat the Machine… and That’s Why… all these years later… the only drug I take is Coffee… and a Dozen “Doctor Drugs” That Don’t Seem to Do Anything but Don’t Seem to Do Any Harm Either… After All... “One Pill Makes You Larger, and One Pill Makes You Small… and The Ones That Mother Gives You Don’t Do Anything at All…” – Grace Slick

https://purple64ets.wordpress.com/2021/05/10/i-did-a-scientific-experiment-on-how-drugs-effect-my-skill-level-playing-chess/ 

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