Well it is now official. We launched a new online publication. Yawn you say? Well how about this? We also sold ad space for three months! Now that makes us official.
At ExhibitorsDaily.com we are judiciously incorporating elements of open-source software with some cherry-picked, commercial offerings. It all needed to be compatible with our Mac OS X platform of servers and laptops. Basically a MAMP stack. Macintosh, Apache, mySQL and PHP. Or, maybe I should have said WoMAMP and throw my support in for WebObjects. It really is a nice environment and one which I believe to be competitive advantage.
This advantage is key. It allows for us to be able to choose the proper tool for the job within its Internet context. Is the application or website all just the usual? Or is it to be a completely custom and scalable subscription application? Well with the above toolsets developed and deployed on OS X, well, let's just say, your IT department will be small, mean, lean and efficient.
Back to ExhibitorsDaily.com. For the underlying CMS we decided on Joomla 1.5. It's new architecture looked well thought out and we already had experience with Joomla1.0. We knew this would limit the components we could add as it is a brand new release and breaks the majority of third party components. But we didn't need many, and the ones we did were either available or in beta.
An example of a nice clean component we found was the Mosets directory component.
Next it was on to advertising. Advertising and the managing of it is very important. After doing a bit of research we finally stumbled upon OpenX. This was great open source ad server. Open X has a steep learning curve due to its byzantine user interface. But once you start learning to think like the developers, it still only sort of makes sense. Anyway, it is powerful, complete, and a darn professional application. It offers full control and reporting of all your web ads.
Now I needed to integrate this OpenX with Joomla 1.5. I found the glue in a module and plugin called Jumi. Jumi is nifty as it allows you to run any arbitrary code in Joomla. This allowed us unlimited zones and reporting for our advertisers. This is a service our advertisers love.
Well next on our plate is the redesign with a more subdued look. Once that migration is complete we will be able to provide our viewers and advertisers more content and opportunities. Well, that is the theory at least. Stay tuned as we move forward as I still have a lot of features and services to unveil to our community in the coming months.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Money in America
With all the craziness of the markets and with the Fed and EC pumping literally trillions of dollars or euros or pounds into the system it is time to review what money is again and how our country is so ignorant of money.
Well to help you understand I direct you to this fine essay, "At the mercy of the debt merchants." Also remember to vote for Ron Paul if you get the least bit annoyed after reading that essay.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Babylometer
The cause of all anxiety in modern society.
As some of you may or may not know, I usually go to the National Rainbow Gathering of the Children of the Light, commonly reffered to as the Rainbow Gathering, or for those in the light, The Gathering. As usual I learn something at each gathering that strikes me profound and this year was no exception.
Held in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of Arkansas, this year's general theme was rain. It rained and it rained until finally one day it poured. A dry creek turned into a raging stream overnight. Clay trails turned to mud that became hungry for a loose sandal.
This year I was sitting under some tarp out of the rain and listening to a brother when he mentioned the word "babylometer" in one of his remarks. I never heard the term before so I inquired.
What's a babylometer?
What is a Babylometer you ask? Before I quickly answer let me give you a bit of the etymology of the word via the oral tradition of the Rainbow family.
When you are inside the Gathering, which is held deep in a national forest, you are cut off from cell signals, electricity, bathrooms... in other words, completely cut off from the grid. Uniquely enough, there is no money exchanged at the gathering. It is all out of love. So for one week you live this ideal where all food is miraculously provided while everyone works together to cook, cut, play, teach, poop, clean, learn, and grow. And to share pure spiritual love with each other while praying for peace and enlightenment.
Occassionaly there is a need to go "outside" the gathering into "babylon" to get some supplies. Hence the term bablyon. When applied with the word chronometer we come up with a word for babylon's clock, the "babylometer".
And you thought I was kidding when I said profound!
The babylometer is the beginning of machine consciouness manifesting itself through human endeavor. Before the babylometer man was ruled by the rhythms of God and nature.
These rhythms are much more analog, never perfect, always ebbing and flowing. The babylometer, on the other hand is precise, never ending, incessent, pounding, demanding obedience, and tireless.
From this simple device the machine was born. Everything we do today obeys this babylometer. It is even the cause of the speed of light to be limited. It is the one device to rule above all other and that includes man. And we are so eager to accept its mastery over us.
Could the babylometer be the cause of western pychosis? Why is everyone depressed? Why do we need and sell some many anti-depressents, sleep aids, power aids? Could it be that our anxiety stems from the incessent ticking of the clock? Its ticking, nicking, clawing, chiming, buzzing and blaring sounds are the cries of our soul as its gets worn down by the gears of this machine.
Everyday at 9, 8, 6, in an hour, when?, how long? race the clock, faster, no time to rest, it is Monday, it is 8, it is bus, it is car, it is time, tick, time, tock.....
It never ends!
What is a human to do?
Could we actually live in a world without a babylometer? Live by the rhythms of light, temperature, age, family, and relationships?
I don't know, but let's meet at dark thirty to get consensus on it.
;-)
Thursday, July 26, 2007
The Internet States of America
It's coming! Due to my conviction that our founding fathers were brilliant, I will be launching a new political social network that will set the new standard for a new true blue democracy to come.
I haven't been posting much. I have been very busy developing my companies and clients grow their business. Not to toot our horn too loudly, but jimijon.com has been racking up some nice business successes.
Our accomplishments include:
- Implementing a CMS (Joomla) driven a on-line newspaper while consulting and improving their workflow.
- Adding new modules, including email notifications, to Three Olive Solutions innovative Portfolio Intelligence product.
- Finished up a custom web application for an SEO company to manage their campaigns, websites, directories and more.
- Maintained and managed product web sites, email campaigns and more for one of the tradeshow industry's most innovative manufacturer, Orbus Inc.
And we have been plotting, planning and legislating a new social network website. It will be called The Internet States of America . Com.Stay tuned for the upcoming beta period where Citizenship will be free for a year!
Saturday, February 03, 2007
A Clean Slate - Man am I lucky.
Wow. I have just been afforded an opportunity of a lifetime that very few will experience. I have had everything I created, collected, designed, published, earned and shared completely wiped away. One day life was normal and the next day, different.
You see, I am in what you would call Information Technologies. I have been in this business for over twenty years. This led me to having a nice practice designing, developing, hosting, and marketing all sorts of solutions, both creative and technical, for myself and for my clients. These solutions evolved from early applications on Apple IIs and IBM PCs to fully scalable applications running major businesses. All of this was stored on multiple servers, backed up nicely to each other and on redundent disks. Servers came and went, system installs here and there, yet nary a bit was lost.
One night I was filling in for one of my workers at my little dry cleaners shop. Don't ask! Anyway, right before closing a police offer walks in to inquire about having his vest sewed. He seemed personable enough and when he saw my computer, a nice shiny PowerBook and a guitar, his detective instincts kicked in. Sure enough he started asking me all sorts of questions. Before I closed shop we had discussed Apple, music, 9/11, a major case, and finally politics. He then requested that I run for Alderman in Chicago. I jumped at the opportunity. I have been asked many a time to run for office. Now was that time. I could hardly sleep or contain myself that night. I can make a difference. I can win this thing.
Well that next morning I awoke to find my email not responding, and my website down? Hmmm, what could this be? Damn CIHOST is constantly bouncing their network in their Chicago datacenter. Will they every get their power problems recticified?
Next thing you know I was on the phone with one of my larger clients and he was joking about my servers getting stolen. Well little did I know how prophetic he turned out to be. What is it they say? "Many a truth is said in jest?" Shakespere.... right?
Well in fact, that night. The night after my meeting with Mr. Jackson, the police offer. The night I so graciously accepted his request to run for office. Well that night all my servers were stolen. Stolen from a secure, co-location facility in downtown Chicago. Stolen! I mean gone! I was crushed. I was doomed. I was freaking doomed. Oh Sh..... my offsite backups? fff....ffff...fff.ffkkkk... All my backups where on the different servers! I am freaking doomed (IAFD).
What was that about the Chinese for crisis?
So I started to run for office and I mean run. I was going to be the best damn Alderman the City of Chicago ever had. I was going to transform the 24th Ward. Yes sirree. This was ordained. This was a run for G-d! I was a shoe-in! And run I did. I ran straight into a brick wall called Chicago politics. Crushed and spit out as the rookie I was.
Ok, so maybe it wasn't ordained. All my walks through the ward were just some self-delusional moment of manic insanity. Ok fair enough, let me go crawl into my hole for month ok? I finally understood the term "licking ones' wounds". Nothing like experience to really be a good teacher.
Well, where was I? Oh yes a clean slate. Then, I remembered my previous bout with delusional dreams of greatness... my game! Yes my game! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes... my game. Time to do my game. I do have a clean slate. Mmmmm, the feel of the wind as I walk through life in a dream again. My star eyes back for another look. Oh yea, this is feeling good.
You see, I am in what you would call Information Technologies. I have been in this business for over twenty years. This led me to having a nice practice designing, developing, hosting, and marketing all sorts of solutions, both creative and technical, for myself and for my clients. These solutions evolved from early applications on Apple IIs and IBM PCs to fully scalable applications running major businesses. All of this was stored on multiple servers, backed up nicely to each other and on redundent disks. Servers came and went, system installs here and there, yet nary a bit was lost.
One night I was filling in for one of my workers at my little dry cleaners shop. Don't ask! Anyway, right before closing a police offer walks in to inquire about having his vest sewed. He seemed personable enough and when he saw my computer, a nice shiny PowerBook and a guitar, his detective instincts kicked in. Sure enough he started asking me all sorts of questions. Before I closed shop we had discussed Apple, music, 9/11, a major case, and finally politics. He then requested that I run for Alderman in Chicago. I jumped at the opportunity. I have been asked many a time to run for office. Now was that time. I could hardly sleep or contain myself that night. I can make a difference. I can win this thing.
Well that next morning I awoke to find my email not responding, and my website down? Hmmm, what could this be? Damn CIHOST is constantly bouncing their network in their Chicago datacenter. Will they every get their power problems recticified?
Next thing you know I was on the phone with one of my larger clients and he was joking about my servers getting stolen. Well little did I know how prophetic he turned out to be. What is it they say? "Many a truth is said in jest?" Shakespere.... right?
Well in fact, that night. The night after my meeting with Mr. Jackson, the police offer. The night I so graciously accepted his request to run for office. Well that night all my servers were stolen. Stolen from a secure, co-location facility in downtown Chicago. Stolen! I mean gone! I was crushed. I was doomed. I was freaking doomed. Oh Sh..... my offsite backups? fff....ffff...fff.ffkkkk... All my backups where on the different servers! I am freaking doomed (IAFD).
What was that about the Chinese for crisis?
So I started to run for office and I mean run. I was going to be the best damn Alderman the City of Chicago ever had. I was going to transform the 24th Ward. Yes sirree. This was ordained. This was a run for G-d! I was a shoe-in! And run I did. I ran straight into a brick wall called Chicago politics. Crushed and spit out as the rookie I was.
Ok, so maybe it wasn't ordained. All my walks through the ward were just some self-delusional moment of manic insanity. Ok fair enough, let me go crawl into my hole for month ok? I finally understood the term "licking ones' wounds". Nothing like experience to really be a good teacher.
Well, where was I? Oh yes a clean slate. Then, I remembered my previous bout with delusional dreams of greatness... my game! Yes my game! Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes... my game. Time to do my game. I do have a clean slate. Mmmmm, the feel of the wind as I walk through life in a dream again. My star eyes back for another look. Oh yea, this is feeling good.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
My Solution to the Unites States' Economic Woes
You know there really is a simple solution to our economic woes. And it goes back to the wisdom of our founding fathers.
1) Eliminate the Income Tax (not ifs and or buts here)
2) Tax ALL foreign transactions
3) Eliminate the Federal Reserve
4) Eliminate prohibition
5) Create an Apollo program for alternative technologies
6) Separation of Church, State and Corporation
That is it really. Just think how simple and clean this would be.
1) No income tax so we are all responsible for what we spend.
2) Taxing all foriegn transactions would create a form of protectionism for our workers while the elimination of the income tax would allow individuals the money to chose which product they would purchase based upon quality and not price
3) The Federal Reserve has destroyed our currency, is unconstitutional, causes war, and is privately owned. Enough said.
4) Eliminating prohibition would create a breath of fresh air where people are respsonsible for their own bodies, police would be respected again, real criminals would be targeted and hemp could give us an economic, health, and energy boost as a wonderful crop. All the illiciti cocaine and heroin trade would now be above board, taxable, controllable and would eliminate the corruption of our government officials while depriving black ops funding.
5) An Apollo type program would give our great country an optimistic goal instead of one based upon fear and war. Creativity vs Destruction, Love vs Hate, Freedom vs Fascism, Good vs Evil.
6) Why is it ok to give alms to corporate symbols while the symbols of G-d are torn down?
1) Eliminate the Income Tax (not ifs and or buts here)
2) Tax ALL foreign transactions
3) Eliminate the Federal Reserve
4) Eliminate prohibition
5) Create an Apollo program for alternative technologies
6) Separation of Church, State and Corporation
That is it really. Just think how simple and clean this would be.
1) No income tax so we are all responsible for what we spend.
2) Taxing all foriegn transactions would create a form of protectionism for our workers while the elimination of the income tax would allow individuals the money to chose which product they would purchase based upon quality and not price
3) The Federal Reserve has destroyed our currency, is unconstitutional, causes war, and is privately owned. Enough said.
4) Eliminating prohibition would create a breath of fresh air where people are respsonsible for their own bodies, police would be respected again, real criminals would be targeted and hemp could give us an economic, health, and energy boost as a wonderful crop. All the illiciti cocaine and heroin trade would now be above board, taxable, controllable and would eliminate the corruption of our government officials while depriving black ops funding.
5) An Apollo type program would give our great country an optimistic goal instead of one based upon fear and war. Creativity vs Destruction, Love vs Hate, Freedom vs Fascism, Good vs Evil.
6) Why is it ok to give alms to corporate symbols while the symbols of G-d are torn down?
Friday, November 03, 2006
Et tu Habeas Corpus?!
Now with all these laws comes the old adage of it being a two sided blade. You know,"what is good for the goose is good for the gander" type of thing.
Bush is actually correct in stating that if we lose Iraq we will be in very bad shape andIran, Russia and China will become very powerful. Throw in the EU and who needs the US consumer? Corporations sure don't care.
Anyway, they decided to act on fear and without the citizens input and discourse. So, because of their deep seated OMG COMMUNISTS!!! fear, they make all their decisions based upon fear which is dark. Fear is not of the light, G-d. Thus their secret, evil plans will fail.
Decisions of such importance should have included the republic and been presented in a positive manner. Something along the lines of "People. We can't afford subsidizing your gas with our military. We are looking for ideas, products and timetables to achieve a sustainable independence."
No... they instead made secret decisions based upon fear, spite, revenge and greed thinking it was best for our dumb asses while all the while thinking "We will be great, we would be heroes."
I fear that the only solution that would allow us to regain our respect would be to actually impeach and convict these rascals as traitors. And while we are doing it keep them locked in the brig while the nation contemplates their sentence without a lawyer or themselves in defense.
Then after the financial collapse, we will rebuild this country again based upon the constitution our DNA, again
We do it for our fathers.
- j -
Bush is actually correct in stating that if we lose Iraq we will be in very bad shape andIran, Russia and China will become very powerful. Throw in the EU and who needs the US consumer? Corporations sure don't care.
Anyway, they decided to act on fear and without the citizens input and discourse. So, because of their deep seated OMG COMMUNISTS!!! fear, they make all their decisions based upon fear which is dark. Fear is not of the light, G-d. Thus their secret, evil plans will fail.
Decisions of such importance should have included the republic and been presented in a positive manner. Something along the lines of "People. We can't afford subsidizing your gas with our military. We are looking for ideas, products and timetables to achieve a sustainable independence."
No... they instead made secret decisions based upon fear, spite, revenge and greed thinking it was best for our dumb asses while all the while thinking "We will be great, we would be heroes."
I fear that the only solution that would allow us to regain our respect would be to actually impeach and convict these rascals as traitors. And while we are doing it keep them locked in the brig while the nation contemplates their sentence without a lawyer or themselves in defense.
Then after the financial collapse, we will rebuild this country again based upon the constitution our DNA, again
We do it for our fathers.
- j -
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
There's something about banks.
What's with all the Bank Branches.
In my city, the great Windy City of Broad Shoulders, Chicago, I have been noticing an incredible bubble most likely the conceived progeny of the housing and credit bubble instituted by that communist yet private entity the Federal Reserve. What I am referring to is the number of Bank branches that are popping up like mushrooms on every corner of this city.
These bank branches are just little stores with ATMs. No, they are quite nice actually, probably costing upward of at least one to two million dollars each. As I watch them grow everywhere I wonder how are they making all this money that the can afford these million dollar statues of their economic prowess? Well, when I dug a little deeper I find out that they don't really earn it at all.
You see banks are really just legalized larceny and Ponzi schemes all rolled into one. Let me quote the definition of larceny from Wikipedia.org:
"In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving stealing. Under the common law, larceny is the trespassers taking and asportation of the (tangible) personal property of another with the intent to deprive him or her of it permanently."
Now let me quote the definition of a Ponzi scheme from the above said source:
"A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that involves paying abnormally high returns ("profits") to investors out of the money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from net revenues generated by any real business."
As I mentioned before, it is quite apparent that this boom in banks is directly related to real estate and to a certain degree credit cards. I am sure they are not generating these huge profits via their lock-box revenue. In fact, I am not so sure these branches even have lock boxes or vaults. Probably they have some little safe that they keep the days cash secure. Cash, that quaint piece of paper that loses its value daily, but I digress.
Is it possible that they are making their money from account fees? Hardly, as most of them are offering "Free" checking and savings. So, where are they making their huge profits then? Well, I can only think of the real estate market, credit cards (for the bigger banks) and of course business loans.
Now the way a bank works these days is that for every $1.00 they actually have they can loan out $100!! It used to be closer to $10 per $100, but, I think I read somewhere, and I am to lazy to research it, that it is now down to about a $1.00. Now, I am sure you have all seen "It's a Wonderful Life" and saw what happened when everyone decides to take out their money at once. They can't. The bank doesn't have it! However, if you don't have it, say for a few months, they can foreclose on your asset. Normally this is your house, home, car, or say your favorite musical instrument. This is where the larceny comes in. They can demand and seize your asset even though they don't have the money to actually cover it.
The Ponzi scheme is the fact that they are taking everyones money and then lending it out. So for instance, for each $1.00 they have they loan out $100 and a compounded interest rate. If you decide to buy a CD, the rate you receive is always less than the rate they will collect when they loan out that CD money at a 100:1 ratio. Couple that with compound interest and you have quite a scam going.
Now to cap off my utter contempt for the banking industry, are bankers themselves. Have you every run into this species? They think so highly of themselves that I get vertigo just looking at them. They think they are geniuses! Oh, they will feign that they are looking deep into your numbers, financial statements, and divining whether you will be able to make the payments, but in fact, if it is a secured loan they really don't care as they will take the property at a greatly reduced rate. I think bookies, and the mob are actually more honest individuals.
This then gets me to my final point. Why don't we all just walk on down to the bank and demand our money at once?! If they don't give it to us, why don't we just take the bank for ourselves? It would be such a nice turn of the tables and we could all then get a real piece of the action at an incredibly reduced price. The sweetness and profitability of it all would be wonderful, most likely legal, and finally profitable for us the common man.
What do you think? Any lawyers out there? How about a viral marketing blitz? We pick a decent sized bank and just do it! Who knows maybe we can cut all our loans in half.
- jimijon
In my city, the great Windy City of Broad Shoulders, Chicago, I have been noticing an incredible bubble most likely the conceived progeny of the housing and credit bubble instituted by that communist yet private entity the Federal Reserve. What I am referring to is the number of Bank branches that are popping up like mushrooms on every corner of this city.
These bank branches are just little stores with ATMs. No, they are quite nice actually, probably costing upward of at least one to two million dollars each. As I watch them grow everywhere I wonder how are they making all this money that the can afford these million dollar statues of their economic prowess? Well, when I dug a little deeper I find out that they don't really earn it at all.
You see banks are really just legalized larceny and Ponzi schemes all rolled into one. Let me quote the definition of larceny from Wikipedia.org:
"In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving stealing. Under the common law, larceny is the trespassers taking and asportation of the (tangible) personal property of another with the intent to deprive him or her of it permanently."
Now let me quote the definition of a Ponzi scheme from the above said source:
"A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that involves paying abnormally high returns ("profits") to investors out of the money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from net revenues generated by any real business."
As I mentioned before, it is quite apparent that this boom in banks is directly related to real estate and to a certain degree credit cards. I am sure they are not generating these huge profits via their lock-box revenue. In fact, I am not so sure these branches even have lock boxes or vaults. Probably they have some little safe that they keep the days cash secure. Cash, that quaint piece of paper that loses its value daily, but I digress.
Is it possible that they are making their money from account fees? Hardly, as most of them are offering "Free" checking and savings. So, where are they making their huge profits then? Well, I can only think of the real estate market, credit cards (for the bigger banks) and of course business loans.
Now the way a bank works these days is that for every $1.00 they actually have they can loan out $100!! It used to be closer to $10 per $100, but, I think I read somewhere, and I am to lazy to research it, that it is now down to about a $1.00. Now, I am sure you have all seen "It's a Wonderful Life" and saw what happened when everyone decides to take out their money at once. They can't. The bank doesn't have it! However, if you don't have it, say for a few months, they can foreclose on your asset. Normally this is your house, home, car, or say your favorite musical instrument. This is where the larceny comes in. They can demand and seize your asset even though they don't have the money to actually cover it.
The Ponzi scheme is the fact that they are taking everyones money and then lending it out. So for instance, for each $1.00 they have they loan out $100 and a compounded interest rate. If you decide to buy a CD, the rate you receive is always less than the rate they will collect when they loan out that CD money at a 100:1 ratio. Couple that with compound interest and you have quite a scam going.
Now to cap off my utter contempt for the banking industry, are bankers themselves. Have you every run into this species? They think so highly of themselves that I get vertigo just looking at them. They think they are geniuses! Oh, they will feign that they are looking deep into your numbers, financial statements, and divining whether you will be able to make the payments, but in fact, if it is a secured loan they really don't care as they will take the property at a greatly reduced rate. I think bookies, and the mob are actually more honest individuals.
This then gets me to my final point. Why don't we all just walk on down to the bank and demand our money at once?! If they don't give it to us, why don't we just take the bank for ourselves? It would be such a nice turn of the tables and we could all then get a real piece of the action at an incredibly reduced price. The sweetness and profitability of it all would be wonderful, most likely legal, and finally profitable for us the common man.
What do you think? Any lawyers out there? How about a viral marketing blitz? We pick a decent sized bank and just do it! Who knows maybe we can cut all our loans in half.
- jimijon
Sunday, February 26, 2006
Convergence?
I have just read a few interesting articles. One was by a French economic and political analysis group and the other was by a technical analysis, stock market, newsletter. Basically what they are all saying is that the next 30 days should be quite interesting. These all happens to coincide with my mood of doom, as in we're freaking doomed!
So let's get specific here. All the major indices and a few stocks that I track are all exhibiting the end of a bear triangle. Basically this is a decreasing zigzag pattern that briefly trends up ever so slightly. When it gets to its peak, it drops precipitously. The French article was bringing along the issue of the Iran problem especially in relation to their new Iranian Oil Bourse. Everyone in the economic blogosphere is commenting on this along with the US's government to stop disclosing the M3 economic number. This is basically an aggregate number of all dollars held here and abroad. The fear here is that the government might have to "moniterize" the debt. This means they will just print the money to pay the debt, now almost all owed to foreigners.
To put the matter succinctly, the US is running a completely unsustainable Ponzi scheme. The only thing we now have to export is US Dollars. The reason the world wants US Dollars is because they need those dollars to buy Oil. The Iran Bourse will allow the world to trade Oil in Euros. This is an economic attack on the US. Thus, just like Iran where Saddam tried to do the same, the US is getting ready to enforce its very lucrative Oil for Dollars program. You want oil? Well we don't take Yens, Yuans, Marks, Pounds, Francs or Euros, only Grade A certified US Cash.
The end game looks pretty bleak to me. Though all this could be avoided if we as Americans decide to put an end to this selfish insanity. All we have to do is elect a third party candidate to take control of the House, Senate and Executive branches of our government. This would surely expose our country to the disinfectant of the light of truth. Then we can go on as a country a little bit dented, but so much stronger, freer, and able to prosper again. The $64,000 party can do all this and we guarantee it.
So let's get specific here. All the major indices and a few stocks that I track are all exhibiting the end of a bear triangle. Basically this is a decreasing zigzag pattern that briefly trends up ever so slightly. When it gets to its peak, it drops precipitously. The French article was bringing along the issue of the Iran problem especially in relation to their new Iranian Oil Bourse. Everyone in the economic blogosphere is commenting on this along with the US's government to stop disclosing the M3 economic number. This is basically an aggregate number of all dollars held here and abroad. The fear here is that the government might have to "moniterize" the debt. This means they will just print the money to pay the debt, now almost all owed to foreigners.
To put the matter succinctly, the US is running a completely unsustainable Ponzi scheme. The only thing we now have to export is US Dollars. The reason the world wants US Dollars is because they need those dollars to buy Oil. The Iran Bourse will allow the world to trade Oil in Euros. This is an economic attack on the US. Thus, just like Iran where Saddam tried to do the same, the US is getting ready to enforce its very lucrative Oil for Dollars program. You want oil? Well we don't take Yens, Yuans, Marks, Pounds, Francs or Euros, only Grade A certified US Cash.
The end game looks pretty bleak to me. Though all this could be avoided if we as Americans decide to put an end to this selfish insanity. All we have to do is elect a third party candidate to take control of the House, Senate and Executive branches of our government. This would surely expose our country to the disinfectant of the light of truth. Then we can go on as a country a little bit dented, but so much stronger, freer, and able to prosper again. The $64,000 party can do all this and we guarantee it.
Monday, January 16, 2006
The $64,000 Guarantee!!
$64,000 is such a nice number really. Not very threatening, but surely more than just pocket change for someone like you or me. What can $64,000 get someone? Well a very nice luxury car if that is what floats your boat. It can also get you a down payment on a nice small house or condo. Pay for a child's education or onerous medical bill. Or an opportunity to pay off your debts and start fresh.
What would you do with $64,000?
Well what if I told you, that I will guarantee you $64,000!
That is right guarantee it.
But even better than that I am going to give it to you as 24K gold. Inflation and recession proof, 24 carat gold Baby!
You must now be thinking "He is a total madman, or the greatest living genius since Tesla!"
Want to know something even crazier? You will get it for free. FREE! Not one lousy cent out of the depths of your couch's most inner parts. But Free! Free the sweet sound of Free!!!
But if that this isn't crazy enough, "It's guaranteed!"
Well guess what, that isn't even the half of it! I will give you the answers of JFK's assassination or what goes on at Area51. Yes, I am even guaranteeing you government information that is completely classified!
Preposterous you claim! It must be "Too Good To Be True So It Isn't True" (TGTBTSIIT). Well it isn't. What is even more amazing is that once you say yes to $64,000 you will have the power to completely change the world. Guaranteed.
I could go on, but needless to say, there has to be a catch and so there is a catch.
The catch is simple, you have to be over 18 and be a legal citizen of the United States. That is it.
So let me repeat this to you.
I will guarantee you $64,000 in 24K gold and the answer to any mystery you think the government has knowledge of and for free.
$64,000 and any government secret for free?
You are probably frowning in complete disbelief. Another 419 type scam you say, but, in this case you would be sadly mistaken. Unlike the 419, phishing, and myriad other schemes you may have read or heard about, this is not. In fact this is guaranteed!
Amazing, legal, guaranteed and completely free. You will not have to spend one lonely cent. Yet I am guaranteeing the complete truth of some of the biggest events in US History and $64,000 in pure 24K Gold!
You have nothing to lose, not even a cent. Yet, you could reap an incredible financial and knowledge windfall and set a new direction for prosperity and freedom for you and everyone you know.
So, where were we.... Ah yes, and $64,000 in Gold!
I hope you are asking "Where do I sign up?" as that would an excellent and sensible question. Again, the answer is easy... anywhere in the good Ol' USA. Again simple.
Ok, so you are ready to sign up and change the world and receive all of the above and more? Well then congratulate yourself on making a profoundly great decision.
But first you have to register to vote.
Yes, register to vote, you heard me. This is a very reasonable request and it insures that this offer is only good to voting american citizens. Hey, what can I say, I am a patriot. So go out and register and tell all your friends and family to register too!
Now what you ask? I will tell you what, you have to vote! Aha! That is the reason for it being offered to only voting american citizens. How beautiful is that? I will give everyone an opportunity for $64,000 and greatness just for registering to vote.
Finally, you have to vote for the 64Thousand party!
That is right! The 64Thousand party. You probably have never heard of it until now and that is ok, because, up until now it did not exist. But, if, G-d willing, it does capture the hearts and mind of America, look out. We will once again be able to humbly and peaceably lead by example with effort and grace.
So I ask for your comments now. What would be your plank for a new viable political party? Pass this on and let's see what we can get going.
What would you do with $64,000?
Well what if I told you, that I will guarantee you $64,000!
That is right guarantee it.
But even better than that I am going to give it to you as 24K gold. Inflation and recession proof, 24 carat gold Baby!
You must now be thinking "He is a total madman, or the greatest living genius since Tesla!"
Want to know something even crazier? You will get it for free. FREE! Not one lousy cent out of the depths of your couch's most inner parts. But Free! Free the sweet sound of Free!!!
But if that this isn't crazy enough, "It's guaranteed!"
Well guess what, that isn't even the half of it! I will give you the answers of JFK's assassination or what goes on at Area51. Yes, I am even guaranteeing you government information that is completely classified!
Preposterous you claim! It must be "Too Good To Be True So It Isn't True" (TGTBTSIIT). Well it isn't. What is even more amazing is that once you say yes to $64,000 you will have the power to completely change the world. Guaranteed.
I could go on, but needless to say, there has to be a catch and so there is a catch.
The catch is simple, you have to be over 18 and be a legal citizen of the United States. That is it.
So let me repeat this to you.
I will guarantee you $64,000 in 24K gold and the answer to any mystery you think the government has knowledge of and for free.
$64,000 and any government secret for free?
You are probably frowning in complete disbelief. Another 419 type scam you say, but, in this case you would be sadly mistaken. Unlike the 419, phishing, and myriad other schemes you may have read or heard about, this is not. In fact this is guaranteed!
Amazing, legal, guaranteed and completely free. You will not have to spend one lonely cent. Yet I am guaranteeing the complete truth of some of the biggest events in US History and $64,000 in pure 24K Gold!
You have nothing to lose, not even a cent. Yet, you could reap an incredible financial and knowledge windfall and set a new direction for prosperity and freedom for you and everyone you know.
So, where were we.... Ah yes, and $64,000 in Gold!
I hope you are asking "Where do I sign up?" as that would an excellent and sensible question. Again, the answer is easy... anywhere in the good Ol' USA. Again simple.
Ok, so you are ready to sign up and change the world and receive all of the above and more? Well then congratulate yourself on making a profoundly great decision.
But first you have to register to vote.
Yes, register to vote, you heard me. This is a very reasonable request and it insures that this offer is only good to voting american citizens. Hey, what can I say, I am a patriot. So go out and register and tell all your friends and family to register too!
Now what you ask? I will tell you what, you have to vote! Aha! That is the reason for it being offered to only voting american citizens. How beautiful is that? I will give everyone an opportunity for $64,000 and greatness just for registering to vote.
Finally, you have to vote for the 64Thousand party!
That is right! The 64Thousand party. You probably have never heard of it until now and that is ok, because, up until now it did not exist. But, if, G-d willing, it does capture the hearts and mind of America, look out. We will once again be able to humbly and peaceably lead by example with effort and grace.
So I ask for your comments now. What would be your plank for a new viable political party? Pass this on and let's see what we can get going.
Friday, October 21, 2005
Black October?
I fear that this might be a new "Black" October. Maybe this coming Monday. Check back to see if I was prescient, deluded or both. The reason I say this is one of what I call "netuition". I can feel it from the web.
I stopped at the nearest Starbucks to get my net and cafe fix, ok actually the Valencia sweetened black tea lemonade...mmmmm. Flipped open my Powerbook, signed into Starbuck's paid net.. bummer... and was presented with the news. First my email wanted to sell me some hoodlums or hoodia or a rolex watch. Fine, delete, next.
Ah, Skolnick! Let's see what this conspiracy minded quadriplegic has to say. His consistent rantings are rarely accurate but in this case it is the spirit of the accusations and not the letters. IN ALL CAPS, SKOLNICK IS SCREAMING that Bush and gang are going down legally and the true patriotic generals are finally becoming brave.
Next I catch headlines of large layoffs quickly followed with the great frame-up of Syria. As a backdrop to all this I know that the bankruptcy law went into place. This is going to increase everyone's minimum payment on their charge cards. Throw in the 50% increase in heating gas and a whipped up Wilma and you have the proverbial perfect storm about to wipe the edifice of false patriotism to expose a naked emperor and our Greenscammed economy.
How did we get here? Well my current theory is that our form of capitalism is inherently unsustainable for a nation state. It can only suit a world state. Of course this plays into all the New World Order folks but it is true.
What has always been a battle between the banks and the capitalists has been won by Wall Street and the banks. The quarterly results are the only product that counts. With all of America relinquishing control of their money by "investing" in a mutual fund we have created a massive Wall Street elite that controls trillions. They worship numbers and a quarterly number is evidently very powerful to these worshippers. Now with all our relinquished trillions they buy stock and controlling interests in many corporations.
At this point the company is now basically owned by a bank. Banks are owned by individuals with the largest owned by non-american citizens or ones of dual citizenship. These very wealthy and powerful people routinely flaunt their power and their ability to wage wars, crumble economies, ruin lives, countries, while sodomizing young children and sacrificing at alters all while laughing at the meek. They want the a complete world government. America was in the way. So they planted and invested and steered us to a world of outsourcing, depravity, TV realities, walled off McMansions and contrived terrorists around every corner.
The war in Iraq is going very badly and is extremely expensive. Thankfully, China continues to loan us money. But I thought they used to be our enemy? Hmm, something inside me says this could be a trap.
Well nonetheless the circuses are still going on and I will surely watch the White Sox attempt to win the World Series. Weren't they once branded the Black Sox? Well hold your breath and let's see if we can get past October without a total financial meltdown.
Buy gold.
I stopped at the nearest Starbucks to get my net and cafe fix, ok actually the Valencia sweetened black tea lemonade...mmmmm. Flipped open my Powerbook, signed into Starbuck's paid net.. bummer... and was presented with the news. First my email wanted to sell me some hoodlums or hoodia or a rolex watch. Fine, delete, next.
Ah, Skolnick! Let's see what this conspiracy minded quadriplegic has to say. His consistent rantings are rarely accurate but in this case it is the spirit of the accusations and not the letters. IN ALL CAPS, SKOLNICK IS SCREAMING that Bush and gang are going down legally and the true patriotic generals are finally becoming brave.
Next I catch headlines of large layoffs quickly followed with the great frame-up of Syria. As a backdrop to all this I know that the bankruptcy law went into place. This is going to increase everyone's minimum payment on their charge cards. Throw in the 50% increase in heating gas and a whipped up Wilma and you have the proverbial perfect storm about to wipe the edifice of false patriotism to expose a naked emperor and our Greenscammed economy.
How did we get here? Well my current theory is that our form of capitalism is inherently unsustainable for a nation state. It can only suit a world state. Of course this plays into all the New World Order folks but it is true.
What has always been a battle between the banks and the capitalists has been won by Wall Street and the banks. The quarterly results are the only product that counts. With all of America relinquishing control of their money by "investing" in a mutual fund we have created a massive Wall Street elite that controls trillions. They worship numbers and a quarterly number is evidently very powerful to these worshippers. Now with all our relinquished trillions they buy stock and controlling interests in many corporations.
At this point the company is now basically owned by a bank. Banks are owned by individuals with the largest owned by non-american citizens or ones of dual citizenship. These very wealthy and powerful people routinely flaunt their power and their ability to wage wars, crumble economies, ruin lives, countries, while sodomizing young children and sacrificing at alters all while laughing at the meek. They want the a complete world government. America was in the way. So they planted and invested and steered us to a world of outsourcing, depravity, TV realities, walled off McMansions and contrived terrorists around every corner.
The war in Iraq is going very badly and is extremely expensive. Thankfully, China continues to loan us money. But I thought they used to be our enemy? Hmm, something inside me says this could be a trap.
Well nonetheless the circuses are still going on and I will surely watch the White Sox attempt to win the World Series. Weren't they once branded the Black Sox? Well hold your breath and let's see if we can get past October without a total financial meltdown.
Buy gold.
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Buy Gold
Boy is that going to piss off Wall Street and the banks. Gold is very undervalued right now as Greenscam has flooded our country with debt and money. A good friend of mine painted the picture of someone trying to outrun an explosion. Eventually it's going to catch up and I think it is going to be now.
For some reason, ok the reason is October, I always get a chill up my financial spine. Seems like the markets always crash in October. This year the witching date is October 17th or so. This is when the new bankruptcy law goes into effect and the law of unintended consequences is going to rear its ugly head and shake the foundation of those greedy bankers. People, the minimum payment is going up, up, up, up by 50%!! Gas prices are going up, you guessed it 50%! And the government wants us to believe that inflation is very mild! Who's smoking what now???? Oh and doesn't gas count? Buy gold I tell you. If gold gets hot and it is starting to get warm it could potentially double.
Gold is also a good investment is very uncertain times. So, let us take a quick tour of the various realms and vectors that are presenting themselves.
In the geological perspective we have global warming, earthquakes, extreme weather, an overly active sun and Mars drifting closely by. And remember Mars is closely associated with war.
In the biological realm we have genetically modified crops, stem cell and dna codings, asian flu, bird flus, wmd flus, aids, and a diminishing world of bio diversification. Though in the rain forest eradication for good measure too.
In the energy realm we have peak oil, abiotic oil, controlled oil and Iraq oil. And not matter how you suck the oil, Wall Street gets rich and more engorged on petrodollars.
Economically our auto manufacturers are bankrupt, REFCO a major derivatives firm is going under, Fanny and Freddy are very over exposed and the housing/credit bubble is just ticking down, down, down. And our choice of keeping this Ponzi scheme afloat is to run a protection racket creating terrorists so we can force everyone to use US Dollars. Sad, very sad.
Politically our government is completely devoid of ideas, gonads, and truth. They all fear the truth more than maintaining the lie. G-d Bless America? Hello people, G-d is screaming at us to wake up. It is time for America first and not our government first. That is communism. So buy gold and live free.
For some reason, ok the reason is October, I always get a chill up my financial spine. Seems like the markets always crash in October. This year the witching date is October 17th or so. This is when the new bankruptcy law goes into effect and the law of unintended consequences is going to rear its ugly head and shake the foundation of those greedy bankers. People, the minimum payment is going up, up, up, up by 50%!! Gas prices are going up, you guessed it 50%! And the government wants us to believe that inflation is very mild! Who's smoking what now???? Oh and doesn't gas count? Buy gold I tell you. If gold gets hot and it is starting to get warm it could potentially double.
Gold is also a good investment is very uncertain times. So, let us take a quick tour of the various realms and vectors that are presenting themselves.
In the geological perspective we have global warming, earthquakes, extreme weather, an overly active sun and Mars drifting closely by. And remember Mars is closely associated with war.
In the biological realm we have genetically modified crops, stem cell and dna codings, asian flu, bird flus, wmd flus, aids, and a diminishing world of bio diversification. Though in the rain forest eradication for good measure too.
In the energy realm we have peak oil, abiotic oil, controlled oil and Iraq oil. And not matter how you suck the oil, Wall Street gets rich and more engorged on petrodollars.
Economically our auto manufacturers are bankrupt, REFCO a major derivatives firm is going under, Fanny and Freddy are very over exposed and the housing/credit bubble is just ticking down, down, down. And our choice of keeping this Ponzi scheme afloat is to run a protection racket creating terrorists so we can force everyone to use US Dollars. Sad, very sad.
Politically our government is completely devoid of ideas, gonads, and truth. They all fear the truth more than maintaining the lie. G-d Bless America? Hello people, G-d is screaming at us to wake up. It is time for America first and not our government first. That is communism. So buy gold and live free.
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
State Sanctioned Fun
I have been reading a lot about how Hurricane Katrina showed the need for government. I say this is a completely wrong read on everything. What we actually need is a complete purge of our government. What we need is our own velvet revolution to oust all the incumbents and create a new third party.
What Katrina has showed us is that our Federal Government is now totally corrupt from top to bottom. No amount of money or investigative panels will do anything. No, I now agree with the conservatives, we need to starve the Federal Government. And, we need to replace all of them. In fact, I should run, and I would with the following plank; I will do what my constituents want and I will do it cheaper! I would be happy to be a Senator at 2/3 pay. As such I will make it easy and transparent to see what I have to vote on and how you want me to vote. In other words, I will represent you and not the lobbyists. Ok, enough of my dreams, and back to Katrina.
Would more money to the government help? NO!. These morons would just use it for more panels, more lobbyists, more pork and never would they really try to be frugal, efficient and competitive.
What do I receive from my Government besides a federally sanctioned protection racket? What do I get for my taxes? Health insurance? NO. Safe bridges, levees, and railroads? NO. Stupid inspections by the fascist pork of homeland security? YES. I say it is time to change our government. Yes it will be hard, but our future depends on it. How can we be a sustainable country when the corporations have complete control? Is that freedom? Shoot, if something is free and enjoyable, you know darn well our corporations/government will try to find a way to make it illegal, taxed or as a friend said recently... state sanctioned fun. YUK!!!! Where have we gone so wrong? Well trashing the gold standard during Nixon was a start.
Now we all have to pledge allegiance to the lie of 9/11. Perpetual war which means perpetual peace, which means perpetual income to the connected.
Well, at this point all I can say is buy gold.
Yes, I know I was all over the place today, but it's early, I have to go, and I needed to say something today.
What Katrina has showed us is that our Federal Government is now totally corrupt from top to bottom. No amount of money or investigative panels will do anything. No, I now agree with the conservatives, we need to starve the Federal Government. And, we need to replace all of them. In fact, I should run, and I would with the following plank; I will do what my constituents want and I will do it cheaper! I would be happy to be a Senator at 2/3 pay. As such I will make it easy and transparent to see what I have to vote on and how you want me to vote. In other words, I will represent you and not the lobbyists. Ok, enough of my dreams, and back to Katrina.
Would more money to the government help? NO!. These morons would just use it for more panels, more lobbyists, more pork and never would they really try to be frugal, efficient and competitive.
What do I receive from my Government besides a federally sanctioned protection racket? What do I get for my taxes? Health insurance? NO. Safe bridges, levees, and railroads? NO. Stupid inspections by the fascist pork of homeland security? YES. I say it is time to change our government. Yes it will be hard, but our future depends on it. How can we be a sustainable country when the corporations have complete control? Is that freedom? Shoot, if something is free and enjoyable, you know darn well our corporations/government will try to find a way to make it illegal, taxed or as a friend said recently... state sanctioned fun. YUK!!!! Where have we gone so wrong? Well trashing the gold standard during Nixon was a start.
Now we all have to pledge allegiance to the lie of 9/11. Perpetual war which means perpetual peace, which means perpetual income to the connected.
Well, at this point all I can say is buy gold.
Yes, I know I was all over the place today, but it's early, I have to go, and I needed to say something today.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
If only he had accepted....
I remember, I don't if it was the Mike Wallace interview, or an interview I read in a paper, but, Saddam Hussain actually had offered a duel with President Bush. Well after reading about another four of our great soldiers being blown to bits, I can't help dwell on the fact that this war could have been over in a day if only our strong, courageous, chickenhawk president would have accepted. Not only would there have been hundreds of thousands of lives saved, hundreds of billions of dollars saved, but think of the ratings!
This could have been the mother of all reality shows. Think of the preparation, the practices, the pomp and circumstance around this great event. Maybe it could be held in a neutral country like Switzerland. By the way, how is it that Switzerland can be neutral? Oh yes, that is where the banks are, but then I digress.
Think of the buildup and the interviews. Think of the great cheering sounds as these two great warriors walk into the arena. Would the chants of BUSH, BUSH, BUSH drown out those of SADDAM, SADDAM, SADDAM? Think of the quiet as these two men listen to the referees tell them the rules as we strain to hear and see their reactions as they steely gaze into each other. The tension would be great, and now a break from our sponsor, Viagra.
Ok, we're back and after a brief jostling the two leaders went back to their spots to get one last brief remark of encouragement and to remember to be patient, calm and aim. The two nervously rock back and forth when finally the whistle is blown and the men must move to the center circle with their backs to each other. The cameras pan the crowds, shift to closeups of each face, showing the men before the possible final moment. Quick to the split screen effect as the second whistle blows.
The leaders start their walk of twenty paces each. This little fact alone took over three months of negotiations between the parties. Saddam wanted ten and Bush wanted a hundred. Rumors floated of a cia agent marksman planted somewhere in the stadium, however, security was tightest for this event since ... well since I boarded the airplane to come here.
Step by step they walk with the cameras closing in, five steps, ten steps... You can feel the tension. You see the tension. Quickly we cut to a mother holding a US Flag closer to her hearty, next we cut to an Iraqi mother holding her child so close to her heart. This is it everyone. In a moment this great war will be decided... 15, 16, 17, they hold their guns like they held their babies many years ago,,, 18, 19, 20..... BANG! BANG!
The war is over.
This could have been the mother of all reality shows. Think of the preparation, the practices, the pomp and circumstance around this great event. Maybe it could be held in a neutral country like Switzerland. By the way, how is it that Switzerland can be neutral? Oh yes, that is where the banks are, but then I digress.
Think of the buildup and the interviews. Think of the great cheering sounds as these two great warriors walk into the arena. Would the chants of BUSH, BUSH, BUSH drown out those of SADDAM, SADDAM, SADDAM? Think of the quiet as these two men listen to the referees tell them the rules as we strain to hear and see their reactions as they steely gaze into each other. The tension would be great, and now a break from our sponsor, Viagra.
Ok, we're back and after a brief jostling the two leaders went back to their spots to get one last brief remark of encouragement and to remember to be patient, calm and aim. The two nervously rock back and forth when finally the whistle is blown and the men must move to the center circle with their backs to each other. The cameras pan the crowds, shift to closeups of each face, showing the men before the possible final moment. Quick to the split screen effect as the second whistle blows.
The leaders start their walk of twenty paces each. This little fact alone took over three months of negotiations between the parties. Saddam wanted ten and Bush wanted a hundred. Rumors floated of a cia agent marksman planted somewhere in the stadium, however, security was tightest for this event since ... well since I boarded the airplane to come here.
Step by step they walk with the cameras closing in, five steps, ten steps... You can feel the tension. You see the tension. Quickly we cut to a mother holding a US Flag closer to her hearty, next we cut to an Iraqi mother holding her child so close to her heart. This is it everyone. In a moment this great war will be decided... 15, 16, 17, they hold their guns like they held their babies many years ago,,, 18, 19, 20..... BANG! BANG!
The war is over.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Corporate Cynicisms
I was looking at site when I noticed a picture of some Malaysians walking down a downtown type street with air masks on due to the amount of "haze" in the air. Right there and then it hit me. The corporates have finally achieved capitalistic nirvana. They can sell you the air you breathe! Now, mind you it isn't exactly the air, but its even better... it's the old razor and blade trick. They have to now buy air masks with changeable filters. Plus think of the possibilities, pink masks, blue masks, rainbow masks, even iMasks with built in music players. Isn't progress great?
They already have programmed us for water. Such a simple and insidious plan. Pollute the waters and air and then sell it back filtered. Amazing, and we just love it too. We can't seem to buy enough of these bottles. Filtered water from Fiji?!, Hawaii, even New Jersey. A few more years of burning oil everywhere is sure to make the filter companies eager with anticipation.
Like I always said, "If you can't make money with it, make it illegal." Maybe I now should add, " or pollute it."
They already have programmed us for water. Such a simple and insidious plan. Pollute the waters and air and then sell it back filtered. Amazing, and we just love it too. We can't seem to buy enough of these bottles. Filtered water from Fiji?!, Hawaii, even New Jersey. A few more years of burning oil everywhere is sure to make the filter companies eager with anticipation.
Like I always said, "If you can't make money with it, make it illegal." Maybe I now should add, " or pollute it."
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
This Year's National Rainbow Gathering of Light
It is time that I now write about my experiences this year at the Annual Rainbow Gathering of Light in Richmond, West Virginia this past Fourth of July. Before I go on, I would like to publicly thank the Mayor of Richmond, West Virginia, the Honorable Robert Henry Baber ("Bo Henry"). I actually had the honor to sit and dine with him and learn much about Rich-wood and West Virginia in general.
Bo Henry has a five year plan he created to revitalize this nestled community within the most gentle and fertile mountains of the east. It is realistic and I pray that it becomes successful. There are some great houses there for very little and a community could be instantly bootstrapped into a thriving artistic retreat if it catches on. Nonetheless, I can say with due respect that West Virginia this year was the most inviting rainbow experience ever. A far, far cry from the last gathering in West Virginia. Truly the crowning moment was when we saw a wonderfully created rainbow banner emblazoned with our motto "Welcome Home"! Welcome Home indeed and thank you Mayor Bob Henry for your comfortable hospitality in welcoming our great diverse family.
Now on to the Gathering we go. First off there is the drive. I love driving to the Rainbow Gathering. After 27 years of Rainbow Gatherings I can "feel" the presence and this year was no exception. Even with the feint and switch of locations we managed to arrive spot on.
Parking this year was a cinch as there were three entrances to the gathering. There was a bit of griping about Bus Village being adjacent to the Main Meadow. Well, I for one, being the Elder that I am, really appreciated the short hike to our base Kitchen, "Instant Soup".
These mountains of West Virginia were wonderful. They are 3,200 feet above sea level and are actually quite steep. This made for the long way or the hard way at this years gathering. In fact, after the first rain one hard way turned into a mud sliding, rope saving, mad adventure. Of course I had to do it with Ramona in hand.
Speaking of Ramona she performed excellently I must say this year. Nary a fall, scratch or misfortune betook her which was quite a bit different than other years when I truly feared for her life. Of course she had her usual admirers. Many wanted to know all about her. At 76 years of age I guess I could understand, it being a novelty of sorts.
Those West Virginia mountains were great. There were pure springs everywhere giving forth pure spring water from the mountain rains purified through the loam and rocks of those mountains. These mountains were mostly comprise of a slate. Lots of flat rocks to create floors, stoves, ovens, Bliss Pits and more. Mad digging Shitters especially frustrating. Speaking of which, BARF's Shitter was the best ever. Two closely spaced logs secured and leveled to the ground. Wide enough for business yet narrow enough for containment. They were all six Rainbow Colors for their design and implementation.
Yet this was not their only contribution/invention. They came up with the best trash system seen to date. They used clear bags suspended between two ropes. Thus there were four clear bags in a row with the ropes spaced a foot apart to keep the bags open. This allowed one to see the level of trash and to know exactly where and how their trashed should be deposited.
One of my personal highlights was the honor I was given to umpire a whiffle ball game between BARF (Boston Area Rainbow Family) and NY Purple Gang. Well the rivalry between these great Baseball cities even found its way to the Rainbow Gathering. Past attempts at competitive play have failed miserably. The reason is quite clear actually. Baseball is the perfect gentlemen's sport. It is surely the most non-contact of team play. This fits in quite well with the Rainbow philosophies of Instant Karma, freedom, family and support. Baseball being comprised of a team of specialists mirrors the fascinating colors of humanity when stripped of money and pretense. I gained a new found respect for Baseball.
Right off the bat BARF sent in the girls. These two sisters were beautiful and came bearing their love and their gifts. They were quite persuasive and almost had me there enticements but fortunately I came to my senses quickly and called a fair and controlled game. Who won you ask? Well no one actually. The game was called on account of rain after 5 1/2 innings so it was unofficial. I look forward to next years game.
All this talk of sports and activity has made me wistfully think of our great Kitchen, Instant Soup. This year Instant Soup rose to a new level by not only creating a wonderful stove but also our first oven where we created everything from foccacia to cookies. We really dished out the soup, breads and nugs in general. Instant Soup you rock! However, I do have to give some kudos to Dunkapoo for delivering to us some incredible three risen eclairs freshly baked at their kitchen and then hand delivered to us at Instant Soup. Wow were they incredible.
Some of you may be wondering what is my infatuation with the annual Rainbow Gathering and what it is all about. Well first off let's dispense with the usual right now. An annual Rainbow Gathering is comprised of approximately 10,000 people. There is no one in charge or responsible. It just happens. It is held in a different national forest each year and has allowed me to visit almost 20 states so far. At a Rainbow Gathering money is useless and none is needed. There is no one marketing, selling or tempting you in anyway and this alone truly refreshes the mind. Drugs you ask? Yes, let's face it there are drugs when you get 10,000 people together. However, I must admit that this year, since it was held in the east, there were none of the western growers to share their bounty so nugs were not nearly as abundant. There is bartering at a Rainbow Gathering. This occurs at the Trading Circle. This year I went to setup my little rug, lay down my wares and to trade a bit. I learned a very quick lesson. I am a musician and not a trader. I realized that every time I wanted to just get up and play a song I was soon glancing over at my little blanket worrying about someone stealing my bits! Now mind you, I have never, ever, had a problem with someone taking my stuff. I have left my guitar out many times for anyone to use and was always respected. I guess the moral of this story is that possessions truly start to own the possessor. Like that old song said... "When you got nothing you got nothing to lose", or "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose", or some such phrase, song, psalm or whatever. Nonetheless it is true.
Drugs and alcohol, the scourge of society is interestingly exposed at a Rainbow Gathering. Alcohol is definitely looked down upon and in fact is very much not present at the Rainbow Gathering. Marijuana is usually prevalent and so are different psycho-tropics. Alcohol is limited to the "A" camp which is usually on the outside of a gathering. Now, if we take off our corporate/governmental blinders and just observe the people one immediately sees that alcohol and tobacco are dirty, dangerous and ugly while the rest is harmless, happy, and even loving. There is almost no crime, litter, or fighting at a gathering unless you are at "A" Camp where things can get awfully scary when people start getting real drunk. Well, I guess this just goes to show you that the powers at be prefer us scared, dangerous and out of our minds versus peaceful, happy and with an alternative consciousness. They just want us as sheeple and nothing more.
The next thing that becomes very obvious is what the lack of money does for mankind. It makes everyone relaxed, useful and truly a neighbor. Also, since everyone needs to help out in order to truly appreciate the experience, the rich and poor alike start mingling and enjoying each other. It is truly a miracle and makes me pray and thank G-d that much more. However, like everything else, people have to start to differentiate themselves so immediately you get the Jerusalem camp, the Jesus camp and the Krishna camp. Unfortunately I did not see an Islamic camp.
Well that is all for this years annual gathering of the tribes. I surely played and sung more than I had all year and the brother, sisters, and elders all enjoyed my musicianship. I also met and played with some wonderful musicians and artists.
We loooooovvvvvvvveeeeee you,
-jimijon
Bo Henry has a five year plan he created to revitalize this nestled community within the most gentle and fertile mountains of the east. It is realistic and I pray that it becomes successful. There are some great houses there for very little and a community could be instantly bootstrapped into a thriving artistic retreat if it catches on. Nonetheless, I can say with due respect that West Virginia this year was the most inviting rainbow experience ever. A far, far cry from the last gathering in West Virginia. Truly the crowning moment was when we saw a wonderfully created rainbow banner emblazoned with our motto "Welcome Home"! Welcome Home indeed and thank you Mayor Bob Henry for your comfortable hospitality in welcoming our great diverse family.
Now on to the Gathering we go. First off there is the drive. I love driving to the Rainbow Gathering. After 27 years of Rainbow Gatherings I can "feel" the presence and this year was no exception. Even with the feint and switch of locations we managed to arrive spot on.
Parking this year was a cinch as there were three entrances to the gathering. There was a bit of griping about Bus Village being adjacent to the Main Meadow. Well, I for one, being the Elder that I am, really appreciated the short hike to our base Kitchen, "Instant Soup".
These mountains of West Virginia were wonderful. They are 3,200 feet above sea level and are actually quite steep. This made for the long way or the hard way at this years gathering. In fact, after the first rain one hard way turned into a mud sliding, rope saving, mad adventure. Of course I had to do it with Ramona in hand.
Speaking of Ramona she performed excellently I must say this year. Nary a fall, scratch or misfortune betook her which was quite a bit different than other years when I truly feared for her life. Of course she had her usual admirers. Many wanted to know all about her. At 76 years of age I guess I could understand, it being a novelty of sorts.
Those West Virginia mountains were great. There were pure springs everywhere giving forth pure spring water from the mountain rains purified through the loam and rocks of those mountains. These mountains were mostly comprise of a slate. Lots of flat rocks to create floors, stoves, ovens, Bliss Pits and more. Mad digging Shitters especially frustrating. Speaking of which, BARF's Shitter was the best ever. Two closely spaced logs secured and leveled to the ground. Wide enough for business yet narrow enough for containment. They were all six Rainbow Colors for their design and implementation.
Yet this was not their only contribution/invention. They came up with the best trash system seen to date. They used clear bags suspended between two ropes. Thus there were four clear bags in a row with the ropes spaced a foot apart to keep the bags open. This allowed one to see the level of trash and to know exactly where and how their trashed should be deposited.
One of my personal highlights was the honor I was given to umpire a whiffle ball game between BARF (Boston Area Rainbow Family) and NY Purple Gang. Well the rivalry between these great Baseball cities even found its way to the Rainbow Gathering. Past attempts at competitive play have failed miserably. The reason is quite clear actually. Baseball is the perfect gentlemen's sport. It is surely the most non-contact of team play. This fits in quite well with the Rainbow philosophies of Instant Karma, freedom, family and support. Baseball being comprised of a team of specialists mirrors the fascinating colors of humanity when stripped of money and pretense. I gained a new found respect for Baseball.
Right off the bat BARF sent in the girls. These two sisters were beautiful and came bearing their love and their gifts. They were quite persuasive and almost had me there enticements but fortunately I came to my senses quickly and called a fair and controlled game. Who won you ask? Well no one actually. The game was called on account of rain after 5 1/2 innings so it was unofficial. I look forward to next years game.
All this talk of sports and activity has made me wistfully think of our great Kitchen, Instant Soup. This year Instant Soup rose to a new level by not only creating a wonderful stove but also our first oven where we created everything from foccacia to cookies. We really dished out the soup, breads and nugs in general. Instant Soup you rock! However, I do have to give some kudos to Dunkapoo for delivering to us some incredible three risen eclairs freshly baked at their kitchen and then hand delivered to us at Instant Soup. Wow were they incredible.
Some of you may be wondering what is my infatuation with the annual Rainbow Gathering and what it is all about. Well first off let's dispense with the usual right now. An annual Rainbow Gathering is comprised of approximately 10,000 people. There is no one in charge or responsible. It just happens. It is held in a different national forest each year and has allowed me to visit almost 20 states so far. At a Rainbow Gathering money is useless and none is needed. There is no one marketing, selling or tempting you in anyway and this alone truly refreshes the mind. Drugs you ask? Yes, let's face it there are drugs when you get 10,000 people together. However, I must admit that this year, since it was held in the east, there were none of the western growers to share their bounty so nugs were not nearly as abundant. There is bartering at a Rainbow Gathering. This occurs at the Trading Circle. This year I went to setup my little rug, lay down my wares and to trade a bit. I learned a very quick lesson. I am a musician and not a trader. I realized that every time I wanted to just get up and play a song I was soon glancing over at my little blanket worrying about someone stealing my bits! Now mind you, I have never, ever, had a problem with someone taking my stuff. I have left my guitar out many times for anyone to use and was always respected. I guess the moral of this story is that possessions truly start to own the possessor. Like that old song said... "When you got nothing you got nothing to lose", or "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose", or some such phrase, song, psalm or whatever. Nonetheless it is true.
Drugs and alcohol, the scourge of society is interestingly exposed at a Rainbow Gathering. Alcohol is definitely looked down upon and in fact is very much not present at the Rainbow Gathering. Marijuana is usually prevalent and so are different psycho-tropics. Alcohol is limited to the "A" camp which is usually on the outside of a gathering. Now, if we take off our corporate/governmental blinders and just observe the people one immediately sees that alcohol and tobacco are dirty, dangerous and ugly while the rest is harmless, happy, and even loving. There is almost no crime, litter, or fighting at a gathering unless you are at "A" Camp where things can get awfully scary when people start getting real drunk. Well, I guess this just goes to show you that the powers at be prefer us scared, dangerous and out of our minds versus peaceful, happy and with an alternative consciousness. They just want us as sheeple and nothing more.
The next thing that becomes very obvious is what the lack of money does for mankind. It makes everyone relaxed, useful and truly a neighbor. Also, since everyone needs to help out in order to truly appreciate the experience, the rich and poor alike start mingling and enjoying each other. It is truly a miracle and makes me pray and thank G-d that much more. However, like everything else, people have to start to differentiate themselves so immediately you get the Jerusalem camp, the Jesus camp and the Krishna camp. Unfortunately I did not see an Islamic camp.
Well that is all for this years annual gathering of the tribes. I surely played and sung more than I had all year and the brother, sisters, and elders all enjoyed my musicianship. I also met and played with some wonderful musicians and artists.
We loooooovvvvvvvveeeeee you,
-jimijon
Monday, June 27, 2005
Things are getting HOT!
And, I am not talking about the weather either. Today, when I did my morning scan of the world at large through the lenses of various physical and electronic portals, I came to the conclusion that something very bad is about to happen.
The things I base my latest apocalyptic emotion on is China's unabated expansion into Venezuela, a hard-liner conveniently elected in Iran, the daily temperature of Baghdad hitting 115ºF and the announcement of the military to acquire and create new atomic weapons.
This all adds up to one thing to me. Perpetual war at an ever increasing rate. This can only be accomplished by another big event. I hope I am wrong.
The things I base my latest apocalyptic emotion on is China's unabated expansion into Venezuela, a hard-liner conveniently elected in Iran, the daily temperature of Baghdad hitting 115ºF and the announcement of the military to acquire and create new atomic weapons.
This all adds up to one thing to me. Perpetual war at an ever increasing rate. This can only be accomplished by another big event. I hope I am wrong.
Friday, June 24, 2005
New form of Matter Invented!
Just wondered how this fits in the evolution vs. creationism vs. intelligent design debate? Seems to me that everytime we invent something from our dreams we creationists. Now put our little creations together into something that is useful and we are intelligent designers, finally, have someone improve on the design and we are evolutionists.
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
George Bush and The Pope
At this point I don't see much difference between the Vatican and George
Bush. Even George originally uttered the word "Crusade". And, just like the
people before us we all sit here without a chance to make it different. Soldiers
are hired, hundreds of thousand women and children die and the nobility
parties onward tossing some bread and circuses our way. Oh, yes and along
the way throw 'em a patsy or two to keep them hopeful.
Let's face it we are all sinners here so we all need to move onward towards
a new enlightenment. I suspect December 21st, 2012 will be the start of that
new consciousness. ;-)
- j -
Bush. Even George originally uttered the word "Crusade". And, just like the
people before us we all sit here without a chance to make it different. Soldiers
are hired, hundreds of thousand women and children die and the nobility
parties onward tossing some bread and circuses our way. Oh, yes and along
the way throw 'em a patsy or two to keep them hopeful.
Let's face it we are all sinners here so we all need to move onward towards
a new enlightenment. I suspect December 21st, 2012 will be the start of that
new consciousness. ;-)
- j -
Monday, May 16, 2005
TV or your Kids?
I was reading one of my favorite wackos on the net. A person that goes by the name of Joe Vialls. Anyway, he posed a very interesting question. If you had a choice, would you throw away your TV's, CD, DVDs, etc., or your children?
You know one needs to really think about this. This is not such a frivolous or purely rhetorical question. We are sending our children and the children of others to death every day. Why, because of our TV's, CD's, DVDs.,etc. It is perverse reality.
On a purely logical level, if we didn't have these devices we certainly wouldn't need all the energy and oil we currently consume. So the asset wars of gaining control over natural resources wouldn't seem to be so necessary. This might appeal to the Luddite in us. I admit to being guilty of having that deep seated desire to see all the lights go out. Suddenly, George and I would be completely equal. What good is money when the all the computers can't be turned on? Oh, and your getting hungrier and hungrier. Would you sell you children for food?
Then we get to the point of the sublime. Without the incessant broadcasting of advertising and Hollywood news imagery what would you deem important? Would sending off your children to war be appropriate? Without a quick hip shake and sound bite would the important matters of G-d, family, country and constitution become more studied and more revered?
You know one needs to really think about this. This is not such a frivolous or purely rhetorical question. We are sending our children and the children of others to death every day. Why, because of our TV's, CD's, DVDs.,etc. It is perverse reality.
On a purely logical level, if we didn't have these devices we certainly wouldn't need all the energy and oil we currently consume. So the asset wars of gaining control over natural resources wouldn't seem to be so necessary. This might appeal to the Luddite in us. I admit to being guilty of having that deep seated desire to see all the lights go out. Suddenly, George and I would be completely equal. What good is money when the all the computers can't be turned on? Oh, and your getting hungrier and hungrier. Would you sell you children for food?
Then we get to the point of the sublime. Without the incessant broadcasting of advertising and Hollywood news imagery what would you deem important? Would sending off your children to war be appropriate? Without a quick hip shake and sound bite would the important matters of G-d, family, country and constitution become more studied and more revered?
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