"Good!..."

                                                               water is not a luxury...

picked up a copy of J.J. Rousseau's "Confessions" at the library book store...thought                                        I had read it but don't remember much of it...a good read and bold look at a mans                                         life and times...maybe too bold...J.J. was not held in high regard by some of his fellow                                citizens and had to move to avoid harassment...I know the feeling!                                                              when he was 16 years old he went to work for a woman who was dying and he was in the room                          when she died...her last words according to him were.... after a big poot...                                                           "Good! a woman who can fart is not dead!"   then she died 

"The narrowness of a generation..."

 Just thought I would show the names of those men who died                                                                      on the SEACOR Power when it capsized in the Gulf of Mexico                                                                  I spent a year with SEACOR on the San Jose an oil supply boat                                                                  and know the dangers associated with being in that line of work.                                                                Most people dont think much about what it takes to put gasoline                                                                 into their gas tanks...                          

• Dylan Daspit, 30, of Breaux Bridge
• Jay Guevara, of Lafayette
• Quinon Pitre, 31, of the Lawtell area
• Chaz Morales, 37, of Slidell
• Gregory Walcott, 62, of Abbeville
• Jason Krell, of Texas
• Darren Encalade, of Belle Chasse
• Cooper Rozands, of Houma
• Capt. David Ledet
• Ernest Williams
• Anthony Hartford
• Tracy Wallingford
• Lawrence Warrens

"The narrowness of a generation writes not with a pen,                                  but with an erasure."

"No pleasures free from pain..."

                                                     big bobcat looking for a dinner guest

well the death of tom t hall signs off one of the best song writers in the business...below is one                 my favorite songs of his...not exactly politically correct...which is what I like about it...

He was an old-time cowboy, don't you understand His eyes were sharp as razor blades his face was leather tan His toes were pointed inward from a-hangin' on a horse He was an old philosopher, of course
He was so thin I swear you could have used him for a whip He had to drink a beer to keep his britches on his hips I knew I had to ask him about the mysteries of life He spit between his boots and he replied
"It's faster horses, younger women, Older whiskey, and more money"
He smiled and all his teeth were covered with tobacco stains He said, "It don't do men no good to pray for peace and rain. Peace and rain is just a way to say prosperity, And buffalo chips is all it means to me."
I told him I was a poet, I was lookin' for the truth I do not care for horses, whiskey, women or the loot I said I was a writer, my soul was all on fire He looked at me an' he said, "You are a liar."
"It's faster horses, younger women, Older whiskey, and more money"
Well, I was disillusioned, if I say the least I grabbed him by the collar and I jerked him to his feet There was something cold and shiny layin' by my head So I started to believe the things he said
Well, my poet days are over and I'm back to being me As I enjoy the peace and comfort of reality If my boy ever asks me what it is that I have learned I think that I will readily affirm
"It's faster horses, younger women, Older whiskey, and more money" 

now for some critical thinking...which must be attended to with some education...which is why                   I highly recommend some DVD's by Professor Patrick Grim entitled "Questions of Values"                          I came across a DVD with 2 movies by director Michael Powell one of these is "Age of Consent"                  with James Mason (of "Lolita" fame) and Ms. Helen Mirren (famous in her own right)...the story is               is about an artist who is looking for inspiration and visits Australia and meet a girl/woman who                  inspires his artist desires...she spends a lot of time revealing a lot of flesh...very inspiring! in a very             natural way...                        The question that interests me is whether this lass is "available"...

"No pleasure free from pain; in all our joys                                                                                              Something of trouble ever comes between." Ovid

"It is better of Cicero..."

All Afghanistan all the time! never been there...always want to see it...not now! after 52 days of cannabis therapy(almost deadly..but I survived) it occured to me that war and the expenditures humans have utilized to engage in war...will(has...destroyed the viability of the planets life support for humans and much wildlife...some smaller more resilient organisms will survive...extremo-philes...not encouraging I know...but reality sometimes sucks. for the here and now...enjoy what remains... and if it matters the spirit of freedom has been implanted in the Afghani people and they must fight.

"It is better of Cicero to have extended the boundaries .of the Roman spirit than the Roman Empire." Julius Caesar (according to Pliny the Elder)

"In 6,734 criminal suspect line-ups..."

                                                  the necessities of life are becoming scarcer                                                    

 I have been thinking a lot about crime lately. Seems to be a lot of it. I read this article                              which was a real eye-opener. It seems that there are a lot of mistakes made by law enforcement               when it comes to obtaining eye-witness testimony. They tend to coach the witness and sometimes          they are not aware of the impact of their statements on the fairness of the trial of a suspect. I think           some cops just get tired of not getting a conviction and they screw over the suspect...and some of them   spend many years in prison but were not guilty of the crime...just a bad legal system.                               Below is an article worth reading.

 "Psychological Science and Eyewitness Identification and its Impact on Police Practices and Policies"        American Psychological Association 2020 vol. 75 number 9         Gary L. Wells author 

"In 6734 criminal suspect line-ups witnesses identified the wrong person as guilty 23.7% of the time."

"Optimism is always the primary justification..."

                               perhaps a truce can be called as they all get a cool drink of water

ate two fudge bars for lunch...not too bad really...

"Optimism is always the primary justification for its own existence." 

"How small of all that human hearts endure,

 good radio reception at #24...which allows me to keep up with the latest news and information....           united nations reports that climate change is going keep changing...sooooo....I was wondering if             perhaps instead of me always hearing about how we humans will need to CHANGE OUR WAYS!         if we are going to survive...now from what I can see if the problems of the severe weather occurrences   are a result of human activity then the chipmunks can be considered to be mostly free of blame....now      I have never heard anyone bring this up...but I will do so now...LESS PEOPLE WOULD HELP...           I will assume that one half of the people would make one half of the bad stuff and from following that    line of reasoning one eighth of the people would be one eighth of the bad stuff...etc...of course in some countries there are fewer people being born than are dying and the government has decided that more     people are needed to take care of the older people....how bogus is that! most people who want         there to be more people want more people to sell stuff to...BUSINESS RULES!...that line of reasoning   has to be exposed as being bad and unworkable for a sustainable future...and those people who are         here need to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem...

"How small of all that human hearts endure,                                                                                                 That part which laws or Kings can cause or cure.                                                                                        Still to ourselves in every place consigned,                                                                                                   Our own felicity we make or find."            Samuel Johnson

                                                                    neighbors helping neighbors

well since my game camera is being monitored and the images stolen                                                        and since these images have been made available to the public                                                                    there are people showing up armed to the teeth to kill every animal that they see                                         this problem has occurred for years and the so called "law enforcement" has spread                                  the word that I am a criminal and they are therefor justified in stealing my property                            undoubtedly these "oath Takers" types seem to believe in only one amendment in the                                 constitution which is the dubious 2nd amendment allowing them to have a gun....balderdash!                  and shoot any and all animals and people they deem "dangerous to the public"...my 14 day                      camping adventure on the national forest campsite was quite an adventure in "criminal law" as                there were way many cops and cop wanna-be types...one fellow asked me what I was building                (as in "BOMB") when I sat my propane tank and black rubber solar water heating bag out by the             tree stump in the sun to heat them up...now it would seem to me that after so many years of being          stalked, harassed, poisoned, drugged, and having apparently zero constitutional rights I would like          to expose the fact that much of the problem in the justice department seems to stem from unbridled         corruption...and more nefarious is the fact that some of those persons who have served in the               military have decided that they too are qualified to engage in "extra-judicial" activities because they        are "vigilant"...I dont think so! 

 so unless people take the time to provide for the wildlife they will perish as the desertification of             proceeds.  

"I was amazed, and at the same time I felt it was ridiculous: in my first shot at the west I was seeing        to what absurd devices it had fallen to keep its proud tradition."  Jack Kerouac "On the Road"