Useless People Syndrome

 I saw this in the past week, and it's been on my mind. 

In 1977 (out of high school), if you asked me how many people out of a 1,000 were activist-minded....I'd say one max.  

Today?  Out of a thousand, I would say at least a hundred are on some mindset daily, and another hundred will be in this activist role at least once or twice a week. 

Even at some church meeting, or some bowling situation....you probably will notice some guy or gal who are on some talking-points agenda, and want to convert you (like some cult-status situation).

It's just an odd feeling.....sitting in a pancakes shop, or in a airport, or at some coffee shop overhearing folks do their activist 'chatter'.

If they are a relative....you probably will do your best to just grin or flip the conversation to UAPs/UFOs, or to the latest Disney crap-movie.  

At some point, you might engage and offer blunt criticism or factual information, and in a matter of two minutes....you've destroyed the discussion they carried around (like some treasure-map they found).  The problem then becomes.....they've become skeptical of just about everything, from that point on.

Rather odd society we live in today.

Five Words You Probably Can't Utter Without Freaking Out Sensitive People

 1.  Homeless.  You can probably say houseless, or unsettled.  Trying to use the word 'outcast' or 'down-and-out'?  Just gets you in more trouble.

2.  Addict.  Someone will correct you and simply say that 'Joe' has a drug-abuse-disorder.  

3.  Exotic.  About half the people you meet today....if you were to use the word 'exotic'....would halt you and ask what exactly do you mean?  They would infer that old fashion 'exotic' is not today correct to use for new fashion 'exotic'.  

4.  Insane.  Yeah, you can't utter that phrase.  You can say 'that guy is gifted' but you can't say he's insane.  

5.  Hooligans.  Your definition of hooligans and the liberal mindset definition of hooligans....probably don't match up well.  

Solon And The Atlantis Story

 The whole idea of Atlantis existing....comes down to the way that Plato was told the story in his youth....by his grandfather.

The grandfather?  He'd sat in the presence of Solon, a older Greek guy who'd become a statesman in his older years.  In his youth,  Solon had been a traveler, and gone off to Egypt where he wandered into a temple.....getting a 'speech' by a Egyptian temple-boss....who spoke of Atlantis of the past (9,000 years ago).

So you are relying upon a story....told by three guys, over the space of fifty-plus years, an Plato remember all of the story in the context that each told the story, and putting this to paper.

This is my chief problem in the Atlantis story.  Beyond Solon, there just isn't any mention anywhere of Atlantis.  

Fictional?  Partly true?  Mostly true?  Anyone's guess. 

The Egyptian-temple-guy telling a mostly true story, but Solon making up fifty-percent to add to the story?  Well....you just can't be sure of this.  

My belief is that I'd like for the story to be entirely true....but having to rely upon three guys to tell the same story....is a pain.

The Movie 'They Live'?

 One of my top ten science fiction movies ever....'They Live'.  I've probably watched it at least four times, and if I'm ever channel-flipping at some hotel, and it comes on....I pause and watch the movie.

Stupid text?  Yeah, but you end up with wrestler Roddy Piper doing a 3-star job, and it's almost believable.  

Getting some movie like this produced today?  I don't think society would be able to handle it.  Too many things going on and they'd be convinced that life is all a CIA-run experiment.  

Your Choice?

I sat for a good ten minutes looking at this 'image'.  To be truthful, I just can't select the table.

If you said it was just Elon and Clarence Thomas....well, that would be awful easy.  

Course, they didn't say what was being served.  If this was Olive Garden food....I'd just pass and leave the building.

 

Vestiphobia?

 Vestiphobia is defined as having a irrational 'fear' of wearing tight-fitting clothing.  This usually starts off with some sweating and anxiety feelings....leading to claustrophobia.  

Back in my early days of the Air Force.....I'd been issued 'greens' and 'blues'.  You had two sets of dress blues....the summer 'lite' version, and the wool version for fall/winter. 

With a passion, I hated the wool uniform.  I won't say I had anxiety problems,  but I would sweat and feel extremely uncomfortable.  If I was forced into wearing it, I'd usually go spend my lunch-hour at the barracks where I took off the uniform entirely for forty-five minutes.  

I came across the term  Vestiphobia this week and thought a good bit about Senator Fetterman....the guy who walks around the Senate in shorts and extremely loose clothing.  It hit me....yeah, he's got a extreme case of Vestiphobia.  

The fact that the Senate is bending over backwards for Fetterman?  Eventually, some member is going to show up in a golf shirt and short-shorts, and they will realize allowing the Fetterman 'rule' to exist....makes no sense. 

Q-and-A

 1.  This UAW car strike deal.....what is the 'hinge' or real focus of the strike?

Well....the union wants some guarantee of people staying, when the E-car thing takes off.  That won't happen.....E-cars require two-thirds of the 'parts' that a gas/diesel car has.  So from production, to assembly.....you can probably anticipate around 20 to 30 percent of assembly/production guys being 'let-go'.  The car companies will be agreeable to pay more, but the guarantee of man-hours won't happen.

2.  Janet Yellen was asked to explain why the public doesn't believe in the good economic times 'brand', and said she can't understand their feeling?

Yeah, that's the comment that she made.  If you shop regularly....you know the true inflation rate better than Yellen herself.

3.  2030 Census predictions for California being discussed?

Yes, and the current trend is that California would lose five House seats at present.  Redrawing the districts?  You can anticipate a massive problem in telling various current members of the House of the approaching crisis.  Adding to the burden.....the general areas of 'loss' are defined as the SF/LA central region of California.  

4. Columbia migration to the US in 2024 anticipated to be 1-million-plus?

I sat and read a summary over the issue.  Prior to Covid, Columbia had a population of 51-million (at least the government claims that).