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Monday, June 12, 2017

“quiet din”


“quiet din”

5-15-2017 174 words

I've traveled many long roads on my way to get to today,
and one thing I've learned in fighting this fretful fray,
There is only one speed on this highway of strife,
'full forward' is the only true speed in our life,

the main problem is when I think it's all about me,
I forget to listen to the bark of each sacred tree,
and cast my eyes to my short future to see where I've been,
and forgive myself for all the ways I've sown sorrow and sin,

but nothing is perfect, we do what we can,
to share our small joys around the flat frying pan,
and when we allow ourselves to reflect in the glass,
and take some small credit and come to terms with our ass,

and do what we will to appreciate the big gift,
and never allow our fair spirit to far drift,
and think we have the answer to the mystery we are in,
but thank Creator for each minute spent in this “quiet din”.




Saturday, June 3, 2017

What is the All American Partie ?

Platform of the All American Partie - a Short List
     - A Utopian Platform of totally idealistic, unrealistic, and sensible goals.

1.  We are all in it together.

2.  There is no time left to argue, fuss, or fight.

3.  We must get Busy and hang together or as Ben Franklin said,
           "If we do not hang together, we will surely hang separately."

4.  We have too many enemies abroad to keep fighting amongst ourselves.
           If we do not pull our heads out of the sand, Russia and China will make
           sure there is no USA to bother them about human rights.

5.  If we do not hammer out some working agreements among all segments
      of our society, we will not have a country left, or right.

6.  What is great about this Nation is We Celebrate our Differences and We
         agree that everyone has a right to worship their own religion and to
         celebrate the Creator.

7.   Nothing stands between you and the Creator or between you and your
          choice of religious belief.

8.   The Founding Fathers wisely chose to keep government and religion
          separate, but that does not mean we cannot respect and even celebrate
          all  faith traditions.

9.   There is only one Human race on the planet.    In the USA we have proved
           we can all stand together for family values, religious values, and
            human  rights as embodied in our Constitution and our Bill of Rights.

10.  Without a belief in anything sacred or holy about life, no nation can stand.
          A house divided against itself also cannot stand.

11.  Sexual orientation is a person's private business, but for children to
          develop  normally, they should have a mother and a father, as is
          evidenced  by the rest of the living creatures on the planet.

12.  Stop the war on Drugs and unclog the court system.  All drugs should be
         available to people who desire them.  If they cannot use them
         responsibly,   shame on them.  The drug cartels will fade away once
         deprived of all the inflated profits they now make and use to undermine
         society.

13.  Insure our watersheds are not fowled or polluted with fertilizers, oil, or
         chemicals.

14.  We need to get to renewables as quickly as possible, before we fowl our
          own nest any further, become embroiled in any other wars over oil, or
          raise the mean temperatures any higher.  Global climate change is real.

15.   Our real enemies are not terrorists, but our ancient fears of the unknown.  
           Civilization is based on integrity and trust.  Without cooperation and
           community, the human race itself will not survive.

16.   Nuclear power and other forms of concentrated and toxic power
           sources are not worth the inherent risks involved.  Nuclear plants and
           radioactive materials need to be decommissioned and removed as
           they reach the end of their useful life..

17.   If most of these goals are not embraced willingly, we are setting ourselves
           up for a totalitarian and Global new world order whose rule will be
           worse than anything we have now. 

18.   All biodegradables should be processed and plowed back into the soil,
             not put in our waterways.  ( see #13 )  Trees and cover crops need
             to be planted as widely as possible to retain the soil we have, retain
             moisture, and help to protect waterways.

19.    A nationwide system of municipal servers to provide secure public wifi
              coverage  throughout the country needs to be implemented, just as
             REA in the 1930's was used to install  electricity for most if not all
             Americans.   Public transit should be similarly equipped with wifi.

20.    Americans of all stripes, colors, and beliefs need to look at                  
              America......          and then look at the rest of the world, and decide
              whether to try to prefect this Union or to move to somewhere else.