Share the Blessing

The so-called "flooding in South Carolina" was actually shared by 7 eastern states.

And, they were lucky! Hurricane Joaquin did not touch any of them!

So, it was a once in 500 year flood. It could have been worse. It is still early in the hurricane season, wait and see.

Or wait and sea.

2015 is a season of six to eleven named storms, including three to six hurricanes, only two of which is predicted to attain major hurricane status.

"Prediction is always difficult. Especially where the future is concerned."

In biblical fashion, " always avoid prophesying beforehand because it is much better to prophesy after the event."

In the meantime, deny global warming. Deny rising ocean levels. And ignore the coffins as they float by.

Don't bury, cremate!

Wisdom and Nature

In almost all folklore (even Buddhist), there is that which is manifested and that which is hidden. The hidden part is properly called occult (e.g. Solar occultation of Venus) or 'the mystery.'

Before NATURE, there was WISDOM.

In the Egyptian mysteries, this translates out to before Isis, there was Hathor.

In the folklore of the later Levant, In the Beginning...

But, let us back off to the simulation.

Before you actually RUN the simulation, you need to have the sequenced code (the logically written program).

And, in true statistical fashion, there need not be a code writer. Random circumstance is enough (e.g. one of the infinite possibilities is that a collapsing carbon star - in its diamond core - creates a computer in which the simulation code is indigenous.) An illogically written program would simply crash and there would be no simulation. Billions of illogically written programs could be running and crashing all the time and we would neither know this - or care - unless the crashing program interacted with this simulation - which is highly unlikely. A coincidentally logically written program could run and make this simulation - this completely arbitrary dream.

So, for the HERE and NOW, does it even matter if there is a code writer? No, unless it's a movie script.

The genetic code is very simple.

Will any of this lead to a better clock?

I don't know, wait and see.

Let's use the clock we have, and run the simulation.

A sleeping god's divine dream IS the universe in some traditions.

Or not. Even if you DO wait, you may NEVER see! Either way, it just doesn't matter.

On the failings of BELIEF

Truth: the species that includes human beings also includes some OTHER great apes.

The Hominidae defines a branch of the great apes or hominids. Trump wants to be the Branch Manager.

Family Hominidae, the family that includes humans, is also composed of chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans. It is closely related to the other genus of apes, the gibbons, which are in the family Hylobatidae.

I am ALL FOR other people (or other apes) voting for "The Donald."

And, I am all for the Tea Party Patriots.

The fellow above is being fare about it all.
You know my motto: "Fewer TAXIS, more pedestrians."

It's good to walk! (while you still can)

What makes humans so special? Nothing. Nothing at all.

Thrift starts in your owm house

Federal law prevents members of Congress from getting full-pay retirement when they leave office. The report says, "By law, the starting amount of a member's retirement annuity may not exceed 80 percent of his or her final salary."

Why don't we - the voters - cut that to 50%?

Ratings for Congress’ overall performance have dipped, but voters are a bit more positive about their local representatives.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that just nine percent (9%) of Likely U.S. Voters think Congress is doing a good or excellent job overall, while 63% rate the current Congress poorly. (To see survey question wording, click here.)

As shown in THIS CHART, in 1804 each Representative represented approximately 40 thousand people. Today, the average population of congressional districts is nearly 700 thousand and growing.

Since you don't get the representation that you pay for, you should increase the numbers in the house - by double (at least) and cut the pay in half.

Sign a petition to The United States House of Representatives, The United States Senate, and President Barack Obama titled "Congressional Reform - Reduce Pay and Benefits for Politicians".

It is a START.

Then, limit political contributions to $2,500 for everyone - corporate, union, or private.

Majic

Today I wandered into a bookstore just a few blocks from Merritt College.

Fundies can be WIERD and there are a few in the neighborhood. Merritt is NOT a fundie college.

Well, on the reference shelf was a paperback version of THIS little gem:

And, it was DISCOUNTED! That is important because, as an honorary member of the Tribe of Armenia, I don't want to pay retail (e.g. the full retail price).

So I popped it open to a random page and was SOLD on what first caught my eye:

Now, to the magic. The price (including tax) came to $25.37

So I gave the clerk two $20 bills, 2 quarters, and two pennies ($40.52)

I don't need THIS, she said handing me back the quarters and pennies.

Just ring it up, was my reply.

Change = $15.15. One $10, one $5, one dime, and one nickel.

WOW, how did you do that?

I told her I used to do magic tricks on Vaudeville.

There is more to the story, but that is enough.