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and then some Middle East Experts Commented on the Madness in Israel... 

My Humble Opinion: I believe there are Bad People on Both Sides. Those People Over There Are Behaving Crazy Again. I'm Sure Glad They Aren't Near Here... Eight Billion People is Too Many and I'm Always Grateful When Weirdos Die. In Today's News, I See That Israel and Hamas are Killing Each Other... WONDERFUL! At the end of the Day there will be Fewer FREAKS Alive...

Darryl Cherney 

This is what happens when you re-elect a thrice-indicted leader who weaponizes the judiciary, diverts resources away from the poor, continues to drive the natives off their land, continues the policy of disenfranchising people from voting, and dehumanizes the majority of people who live in a divided country.

and someone replied:

This is what you get when you have a system that allows a minority coalition of the worst elements of your country to supersede the will and interests of the majority. And, when you have a cynical enemy with no interest in peace willing to sacrifice its citizens for the benefit of public opinion. Malignant sociopathy thrives on chaos and fear, and there is no shortage of malignant sociopaths there or here.

and then Darryl Said:

Spread all around on all sides and it's a pretty sad state of affairs. It occurred to me that part of the strategy involves the fact that the US is bogged down in Ukraine with funding coming up in doubt. So... allies of that bloc, figured great time to strike. US and others stop sending aid to Ukraine an divert it to the middle east or they keep sending aid to Ukraine and have limited ability to help Israel. Win-win. Just my thought for the night. Oh, yeah, and WW3, it's all connected.

Technical Diagram of a Box of Rain... 

How things come back. That's just a cistern. They had them all the time in 1800s buddy's house still has one..he feeds the garden hoses with that water for animals, garden, anything outside..but can flip into house hold if he ever had too.

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In the months leading up to and following the 2020 presidential election, potential House speaker and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan prolifically pushed false stolen election rhetoric.

After then-President Donald Trump lost the election to Joe Biden, Jordan urged Trump not to concede, spread conspiracy theories, supported lawsuits attempting to disqualify the legitimate results and discussed plans to object to the 2020 election results on January 6, 2021.

He would later be applauded by Trump in his speech to supporters on January 6, 2021, calling the Ohio Republican one of the “great ones” for his efforts. https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/09/politics/jim-jordan-january-6-2020-election/index.html

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On FaceBorg I Read:

This is your reminder to record your mama. Record her around the kitchen, ask her why she used chicken broth instead of water, or why she does or doesn’t use velveeta and record that. Record her fussing about the same old stuff like she always does, prank her and record that. Record her funny sayings and her bits of advice. Ask her to tell you about the day you were born and record her face as she lights up remembering. Record her telling you to put some socks on that baby and when she tells y’all don’t go in her pots without washing your hands. Ask her questions, both serious and silly ones, and record her answers. Play her favorite song and when she starts dancing/singing, yep, you guessed it… record it. Make her laugh…I mean REALLY laugh and for the love of God, record that, too. And take lots of pictures of and WITH her, even when she tells you she’s not dressed for pictures. Take them anyway. Record it anyway. And when you get the chance, tell her you know she did her best with what she had and her best was always enough. And if you want, record that, too.

I hope this hits you in just the right spot and you take heed, because the day will come when there is a longing so deep to just hear her voice, her laugh, see her as she was…and when that day comes, you’ll pull out your recordings and feel just a little bit of her again

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and I replied:
I saved all my father's emails... during his last years we bought him an Apple and he used it daily to chat with the family... precious... he got to see movies of his great grandchildren... etc etc etc

My Father and I had a Couple of Adventures during his last years... I drove him around and we explored many interesting places... including... Apollo Heights in Saratoga, California. A Subdivision that he Created... He bought the Bare Land, had water, electricity and a road built... and then he sold plots for people to build houses overlooking the Santa Clara Valley... Quite an Achievement...

Chuck Schumer's Words after the Government Funding Bill was Passed were Memorable.

Madam President, it has been a day full of twists and turns, but the American people can breathe a sigh of relief. There will be no government shutdown. Democrats have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a shutdown is bipartisanship, and we are glad that Speaker MCCARTHY has finally heeded our message. In the end, more Democrats supported this bill in the House than Republicans, proving bipartisanship was the best answer all along. I want to thank my colleagues here in the Senate, especially our appropriators, the Presiding Officer and SUSAN COLLINS and Leader MCCONNELL. Our bipartisan work in the Senate set the tone for the bill we are about to pass. Our bipartisanship made this possible and showed the House that they had to act. We will keep the government open for 45 days with a clean CR at current funding levels, and we avoided all of the extreme, nasty, and harmful cuts MAGA Republicans wanted. No 30 percent cuts across the board; no 30 percent cuts to things like healthcare, to the Social Security Administration, to the nutrition programs for kids; full reauthorization of the FAA until December 31; and the poison pill amendments, of which there were scores—MAGA-inspired riders—were all removed from the bill. After trying to take our government hostage, MAGA Republicans won nothing. So one more time, it is good Speaker MCCARTHY finally—finally—heeded our message that bipartisanship was and is and remains the only way. He could have made this decision weeks ago. Now, I have said from day one, this is a bridge CR, a temporary solution, not the final destination. We will not stop fighting for more economic and security assistance for Ukraine. Majorities in both parties support Ukraine aid, and doing more is vital for America’s security and for democracy around the world. But this CR is still very good news for the American people. Today, MAGA extremists have failed, bipartisanship has prevailed, and both parties have come together to avert a shutdown. Once again, thank you to Leader MCCONNELL, Appropriations Chair PATTY MURRAY, Vice Chair SUSAN COLLINS, and Members on both sides of the aisle who came together. Today’s CR would not have been possible without the Senate’s good work. The Senate showed that bipartisanship was the only way, and the same will be true again in 45 days.

Donovan's Mountain Song: What Does It Mean? First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is…. The Allman Brothers Eat a Peach Record.

At the heart of Buddhist teachings we are told that all things are impermanent and subject to change and flux. Simply stated, nothing in the world around us or our self is fixed or solid. There are no things, just process and flux.

OR... Maybe it's describing the Motion of an Inchworm... 

Donovan in Concert... 1972 BBC TV... 

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Allman Brothers Mountain Jam - Eat a Peach

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNuNz2idDtY 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eat_a_Peach

Butch Trucks suggested they name the album Eat a Peach for Peace, after a quote from Duane Allman. When the writer Ellen Mandel asked him what he was doing to help the revolution, he replied:

I'm hitting a lick for peace—and every time I'm in Georgia, I eat a peach for peace. But you can't help the revolution, because there's just evolution. I understand the need for a lot of changes in the country, but I believe that as soon as everybody can just see a little bit better, and get a little hipper to what's going on, they're going to change it. Everybody will—not just the young people. Everybody is going to say, 'Man, this stinks. I cannot tolerate the smell of this thing anymore. Let's eliminate it and get straight with ourselves.' I believe if everybody does it for themselves, it'll take care of itself.^[23][22]

Drummer Butch Trucks considered Allman's comment a sly reference to the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T. S. Eliot, one of Allman's favorite poets.^[22]

Eight Sided GO Sign - 

Similar to a STOP Sign but 

with a Positive Message.

The chorus of this song: "First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is," may sound incomprehensible or silly, but the lines are a Zen saying Donovan borrowed and which have a meaning. The lines are intended to succinctly describe three stages of Zen. Pre-enlightenment, one's aware of the Universe as physical (there is a mountain). Then through meditation one may experience a visionary state where the physical Universe seems to disappear (no mountain) where the "Buddha Mind"/Tao [Zen first developed in China as a blend of Indian Buddhism & Chinese Taoism] root of reality behind physical appearances is experienced as non-physical. After that vision, the mountain reappears, except in ones new enlightened state one is simultaneously aware of the physical mountain & the Void/Tao non-physical reality behind it & at its root... And now you know the rest of the story!

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The Red Line is Also Curved.

Because it is Drawn on a Sphere...

The Earth!

"If the cosmos were suddenly frozen, and all movement ceased, a survey of its structure would not reveal a random distribution of parts. Simple geometrical patterns, for example, would be found in profusion — from the spirals of galaxies to the hexagonal shapes of snow crystals. Set the clockwork going, and its parts move rhythmically to laws that often can be expressed by equation of surprising simplicity. And there is no logical or a priori reason why these things should be so."

— Martin Gardner, "Order and Surprise," 1985 

(actually, There is No Need for Cessation of Motion... Just Open Your Eyes and SEE!)

French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Sophie Germain (1776-1831). She obtained education from books in her father's library and from correspondence with mathematicians like Lagrange, Legendre, and Gauss, despite early resistance from her parents and challenges posed by society. She was a leader in the field of elasticity theory and received the top honor from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her article on the subject. Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem laid the groundwork for mathematicians to continue studying it for hundreds of years. She was unable to pursue a profession in mathematics due to discrimination against her sex, yet she worked independently all of her life. Before her death, Gauss had recommended that she be awarded an honorary degree, but that never occurred.

Do you think there will ever be a machine that will think like human beings and be more intelligent than human beings?

What is your take on this?

Let us read Richard Feynman’s Answer:

"First of all, do they think like human beings? I would say no and I’ll explain in a minute why I say no.
Second, for "whether they be more intelligent than human beings" to be a question, intelligence must first be defined. If you were to ask me are they better chess players than any human being? Possibly can be, yes, "I'll get you, some day".

-Richard Feynman" 

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The Grateful Dead "Steal Your Face" Logo. 

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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - 

a Spectacular Laserium Show Song 

Rainbow Gathering in California - Main Circle

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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…

This is a description about my trip to The Rainbow Gathering in California 2004… 

I wrote this to help me remember…

Thousands of People chant OM. This photo was snapped just before I decided it was time to put away the camera and experience the event… Yes, it’s important to remember to LIVE LIFE instead of DOCUMENTING LIFE.

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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!

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Bucky Waters playing at the Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake, CA - on Highway 299 Between Arcata and Redding.

Trinidad Pier. Photo taken from Inside the Restaurant. Note the Reflection.

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Tropical Fish in a Fantasy Reef

Ghost over the Misty Mountains

and then on FaceBorg: SE Said:

It really makes me feel bad the way people are ripping on Madonna because of her plastic surgery. Yes, it's sad when a celebrity's plastic surgery goes horribly wrong...but the truly sad part is that female celebrities feel pressure to get plastic surgery in the first place. There is such a huge double standard in our society. Male celebrities are allowed to show their age as they get older. People talk about aging male celebrities like a "fine wine": they get better with age. But for some reason, female celebrities are not allowed to age naturally. Female celebrities are expected to go to great lengths to hide the fact that they're getting older. If you think the comments about Madonna's plastic surgery have been harsh, imagine the comments if she DIDN'T get plastic surgery. "She didn't age well." "She's past her prime." "I can't believe she would go out in public looking like that." I've heard comments like this about other aging female celebrities, and it always makes me feel so bad that women are held to a different standard then men. Why are we so hard on women, but we cut men so much slack? The same is true of weight. If a male celebrity puts on weight, it's considered "cute." But if a FEMALE celebrity puts on weight, she's lazy, disgusting, out-of-control. The double standard makes me sick.

Yes, Madonna's plastic surgery looks awful. She either had a bad surgeon, or she went to the extreme with it, but either way it looks awful. So why are people making fun of her instead of feeling bad for her that she felt the need to do this to herself in order to stay relevant in a world where women are not allowed to age? What other choice did she have? I'm proud of her for being willing to show her face at the Grammys. I'm proud of her for not hiding from the public eye like other female celebrities have done after having bad plastic surgery. Remember Meg Ryan, America's sweetheart? She hardly ever shows her face in public anymore because she would rather avoid the ridicule. Bravo to Madonna for not caring what other people think.

We have a long way to go before women stop feeling pressured to go to unnatural lengths to look like fake Barbie dolls. I probably won't see that happen in my lifetime, unfortunately. Society has declared a certain thing is considered "beautiful" and that all women must strive for that thing...and if you don't achieve that unnatural standard of beauty, you're just an irrelevant waste of space. Even something as normal and natural as the fact that she is 64 years old doesn't stand in society's way of demanding that she live up to the same standard of beauty as a 30-year-old. I do think we will get there eventually, but it's not going to happen quickly.

In a similar way, it pisses me off when I hear people criticize Lizzo for being overweight. Like God forbid a female pop star look like anything other than a skinny, fake Barbie doll. Any man who criticizes Lizzo better be an Adonis himself, otherwise he's nothing but a hypocrite. And I'm tired of the hypocrisy. If women have to be unnatural and fake in order to be respected in show biz, the same should apply to men. But why can't people just listen to the music and respect the talent of a female artist without focusing so much energy on what she looks like? I personally hope that Lizzo sets a trend, and that we start seeing more female artists who are willing to stand up against society's ridiculous standards of beauty. Lizzo has shown that it is possible to be recognized for your talent alone, and that's the way it should be.

As for Madonna, if you really want to make fun of her plastic surgery, knock yourself out. That's what social media is for. But I hope that at least a few people will realize that Madonna did this because society tells her that she can't just age like a normal person. Madonna did this because it's the only way she felt that she could stay relevant at 64 years old, and that's sad. Don't laugh at her. Instead, channel that energy into making changes to our hypocritical society and our unrealistic standards of beauty for WOMEN ONLY. Women shouldn't have to undergo dangerous surgery to try to hide the natural aging process. It's time to put a stop to the hypocrisy.

and I replied: GEE, I did not know that Madonna Had Plastic Surgery.

I don't pay much attention to POP Singers...

One thing is for certain... Now that I Know, I just don't care...

Pink Clouds in Orangevale near Sacramento, CA

and then SG Said:

Proud of the work that progressive democrats have done in their freshman years! What I saw yesterday from the other side embarrassed me because when all is said and done, at a global level, both the left and the right make the government that represents me

These people are not just conservatives, not even just extreme right republicans, they are flat out imposters…. Unqualified people who are there to fix the formula without understanding even basic arithmetics. Speaker McArthy looked like a bobble head in a car that is swaying while unable to decide what lane to veer towards; but I did appreciate the standing up and clapping and the respect he gave the proceeding…. Far less respect than it deserves, but far more than what the trump squad wanted to get to…

Republicans need to fumigate fast or this termite infestation could someday succeed to bring this house down.

And we all know that is what they want… Trump was never a Republican… he wants a government that is not based in democracy… one where the power of the vote is nothing compared to the power of the oligarchs… You may think you have that now, but wait until that becomes official and you will find out just how much worse things can get…

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Color Table Design

and SOG Said:

Corporate stooges go all the way back to the 1870s!

"Americans had long believed their country was a classless society. But by the end of the 19th Century, that myth had been shattered. In the Gilded Age, a super-rich elite emerged. They spent lavishly on houses, parties, and luxuries, while also investing in education and philanthropy. In this chapter, we’ll discuss this new upper-class, as well as how wealth in the United States became so imbalanced. We’ll explore topics like homesteading, Reconstruction, immigration, political corruption, corporate consolidation, and more."

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Black and White Squiral...