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And necessary

o3b, i absolutely relate, even if, our perspectives on the surface differ, at a deeper layer, we rage against the same madness. imo I find solace in the rejection of the mainstream, especially the news feeds, those 'talking heads' you mention from time to time. Fuck that noise they make. it's just corporate mind fuckery. I've listened to the tightening of the screws for decades, as you have. it is no coincidence that all these annoyances, crimes, bombard us 24/7, it is an orchestrated effort dictated by those who own the politicians, politicians of all stripes, be they drink red koolaid or blue. your empathy will devour you, unless, you make some energetic adjustments. IMO i'm not sure if you make music or art? i highly recommend you consider and dive into creative endeavors. There are Higher Ones than the criminals who own the politicians and a reckoning will occur. When Short Bull, Kicking Bear, & their family visited me, early 2009, presenting that small Spruce treeling, they were filled with Joy. so, don't worry about them. they are Well. The Ghost Dance Prophecy will come to be. there will be Return. maybe keep a little turquoise close my refuge is in the counter culture, bohemian, blended with cowboy & hippie, art Beware of Babylon

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Asana

This quaky & down under stuff reminds me of an ACDC song. And a reminder, as if we needed one, that the world is a dangerous place; invigorating, sublime, mysterious, uncanny & canny, profound. I intentionally moved to a major fault line epicenter, the New Madrid, just below where the Ohio river flows audaciously into the Mighty Mississippi around Cairo, two hours north of Memphis. Yet to be discovered pyramids abound. I don't think that is my imagination at work. My imagination has me on one of those bridges when the big one hits. Either way, coming or going, crossing one bridge you have full view of the other one. "With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound." Today, I am back in Kentucky, having crossed the two swollen flooded rivers last week. Old Man River's width was triple and when I got to the mouth of the Ohio river, it seemed wider that that. Entering Kentucky at Wickliffe, the road sits on top of a levee. The water on both sides were two feet below the road. https://archaeology.ky.gov/Find-a-Site/Pages/Wickliffe.aspx Solace can be found by reading the What's Cool? section. The follies of man send me to boredom. The Spirit of Nature always makes a lasting impression on me. This quote, I could dissect, offering criticism of some points: however, the essence of the quote strikes a chord. “For believe me! — the secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is: to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius! Send your ships into uncharted seas! Live at war with your peers and yourselves! Be robbers and conquerors as long as you cannot be rulers and possessors, you seekers of knowledge! Soon the age will be past when you could be content to live hidden in forests like shy deer! At long last the search for knowledge will reach out for its due: — it will want to rule and possess, and you with it!”

Roots

After a week of tornados and then a flood, I began navigating through the watery canals that were streets a few days ago. And the female red dog that lives at an abandoned house on my street, and as has become routine, walked along. I call her red, she wears a coller and looks healthy and well fed. On our walks she guards me. Barks and chases vehicles away from me. One day, I didn't realize it, but Red walked into the grocery store with me and the teenagers check out girl and stock boy laughed as they coaxed her back out. Today, Red made me laugh. A jacked up pickup truck caused sizable waves as it passed through a couple feet deep of fresh canal. The Red dashed through kicking up waves of her own. She looked over at me and did the dog shaking water off thing. It caused me to laugh, and reminded me, what a good movement for energetics dog shaking off water is. Red, as a wise ol' crafty teacher will, gave a look to see if I grasped the lesson.

A few years back i posted a political joke on this thread and apech said, he came to this thread for a healthy laugh and not to find more political commentary. That was before any restrions on politics had taken place yet on this site. So, I removed my post because I didn't want to be the one to sour that cat's day. It's up to you as far as I care if you let post remain ornot.

gratitude

just wanted to share some thoughts on the lighter side of things i hope at some moment of this day that you did experience some laughter?! was it a reaction from hearing a joke? were you being tickled? did you experience joy? or happiness? did you have an evil laugh?