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Simple stuff, really. Musing uncharacteristically challenged. BLog |
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My favorite thing about the PDG is that I get to be a squatter in the Student Lounge, otherwise known as Charlotte’s Lounge. I didn’t really have much choice because there is this Dragon that captured me and makes me do her bidding, you know. I really don’t have to even keep the place clean except to occasionally delete some links that get shut down. I certainly enjoy being surprised by others who come in and move things around and even update things. Not just any Paper Doll Gang member can make changes there, I believe they have to be a level 13 or above, meaning they have to be at least a Junior Leader in the group. The newbies who go through the Lounge are all important, though most only ever post once there and never again. That is okay too. We all have our lives to live. It is like I am sitting on the front porch waving hello to every passerby. Most times, I get a friendly hello and almost never a goodbye. Occasionally, I will run a contest for Charlotte and a few of the passersby’s will stop in for a bit and play a short game. I try not to get into anything too elaborate. People do get upset when the rules are too complicated. I don’t want upset people! So I do require gp’s upon occasion, but not too often. Charlotte likes the shiny things becoming one with her scales. There is a special ritual that I am willing to share with you that allows me to get gp’s from the group leader. Here it is: Nope, I take it back. the ritual is too precious to share. So, this about covers my most favorite thing about the PDG; I like greeting people and watching them go on to more fame. Yep, there it is!
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| Look to the future. Do you see your job being done by a human? Pretty much every job we can do a bot may be able to do better, so what does that leave for us? I hesitate to say Freedom. Freedom? Imagine a world where everyone was responsible for taking care of their own bot and said bot would control other bots that did the jobs we humans might do otherwise. Space mining would certainly help curb the need of raw materials. Bots for the people! Or not? Oh, the things we can accomplish |
| The comedian, or maybe it was a politician? stood before the people and declared there was no "i" in America, their mistake, there was an "i" but it was the other two vowels that was missing. |
| So, I am outside digging out another tree stump. I said I wasn't going to do this by hand anymore because it is just too much work. It is a good size stump, the hole is about ten feet around and four feet deep. I imagine finding things of value under the stump and I do. I found all kinds of rocks that looked really cool. Then, into the pile with them. Mostly, the ground is like beech sand where I am at. I don't like cutting down trees but this one was too close to my house and was a hazard to it. Not to forget pest control. So, it had to go, sad to say. |
| I did something very special today with my wife. We went and saw a live production of Phantom of the Opera. It was awesome! We sat too far back to really see what was going on, but I had goose bumps from the music. The seat next to me remained empty until the show was about to start and the wife was saying that she wished a little old lady would sit there...so I would still have elbow room, of course. That was her story. So, when in comes this hot, blond lady and sits down next to me my wife curses mildly, of course, but I heard it and she will never live it down. When I got home, I declared I would never wash my pants because I rubbed thighs with a hot, blond lady and never had to exchange words! Teasing can be so much fun. Really, though. Too bad the chairs were so tight together. That part was not fun at all. Personal space is needed for better enjoyment of such events. I really, really, loved the show. This may be the second time I saw a live, professional show like this in my life and I am not likely to see another any time soon until I get some bills organized, but I have my memories now. Now, where did I leave my pen? |
| Here is the problem: Two stars, only one can be reached within a lifetime. How do you proceed? Clone yourself and go to both. This is sort of the theme to a larger work that I am working on writing. I was thinking about this on the way to work this morning and I didn't want to forget it so I am writing it here as a reminder. Good to have some sort of focus, right? |
| I finished a story this morning that was not entirely original due to its historic nature. Kind of felt weird researching details rather than making them up. Sure, I was personifying a door to a gas chamber in WW2 time frame. I also came across references to modern day times using Wal-Mart stores for concentration camps. That was just a youtube video that kept running as I was doing something else. Anyway, I thought it would be fun to add a bit of that to my short story. I was going to link that video but couldn't find it again. Oh, well. I must be having a time of it because I couldn't find my link to the door I posted either. Maybe it would be better if I stuck to fiction more. It is good to branch out some once in a while... |
| I am bad at this blog thing. I have to admit I like the reminder that shows how many days it has been since I last wrote. Eventually, I will feel guilty. Got yelled at for driving too fast on my ATV with my son on board. I admit, I was going too fast on a certain stretch. However, I have ridden about 250 miles riding it around on my little bit of property so I know where I can open it up a bit without too much concern. I can't always go snail speed. The bottom line, so to speak, is that the ten seconds I opened it up, I had complete control and wasn't any where near anything I could hit and it was in a straight line. She couldn't hear my boy laughing and having fun. It doesn't hurt to be reminded of driving cautiously, though. Driving is dangerous to others as well. Word of advice I always liked: Drive at a speed you are comfortable crashing at. Not practical, however, it makes me think. Sometimes I ask Cortana to show me something or other. Today, I asked her to show me something I should know and she directed me to some youtube videos. I clicked on one of them and there was this young girl reaching out to the world with complete insecurity. It was awesome. I was smiling quite strongly by the end. It was a terrible video yet worth watching. Faith is like that sometimes- terrible, yet worth having. The un-see-able is the one we direct our thoughts to, if only for a short time. Okay, maybe it is just me and not we. |
| Now that winter has drawn back and the ground has bared itself once again, I ride with my boy on an ATV more freely. The ATV was something I always wanted but could never afford. I had been struggling to get my plow truck running and that failed. I had been paying a person to plow me out but that was expensive and I couldn't help but try to shovel myself out by hand which sucked because I live about a hundred meters off the road. Yes, shoveling sucks. (We can get a lot of snow) I know, I keep justifying why I spent so much for such a vehicle, and to be honest, it has been paying for itself in ways I did not expect, which is the point of this entry. First, let me tell you that my boy is special needs and nine years old. We have been struggling to potty train him with very little success. The teachers were at wits end, I think. We would get notes saying another bad day potty training and have spare clothes put on. One day, I wrote the teacher and said I would give him a ride on the ATV if he stayed dry. Not that day, but the next he stayed dry. Then the whole week. Now, he has occasional accidents but I give him a ride for about an hour. Who knew it would be such an effective potty training device? He gets excited when he puts his helmet on. His little hands start flapping and he makes little grunting noises. "Go for a ride on the ATV!" he says. Of course, the ATV isn't meant to ride double but what am I to do? Such a thing is out of my price range anyway. I promise I will ride smart. Best I can do. That doesn't mean I am not taking a chance here, just saying I will not forget I am taking a chance and will ride accordingly. Unexpected benefits! |
| Just saw my Doctor about high blood pressure issues I have been experiencing. No stress. Okay, so I should lose twenty pounds, stay away from salts and fatty foods. Since this is ongoing, we are going to treat this with low dose of something...gibberish? Who makes this stuff up? Welcome to middle age and it all goes down hill from here. No stress. I like to think I get enough exorcise at work and some at home to be decently fit. I take my boy out for a ride around the property nearly every day on a vehicle that has no power steering-power steering is for chumps! I have a decently large stump I am going to dig out by hand pretty soon. Projected work has to count for something, right? I wanted to mention that I did a good thing yesterday. I was driving my boy around and I saw my neighbor had their flag lying in the dirt. They haven't been around much so I stopped and picked it up and put it in their fence. Course, the moment I did that I saw a boy come around on his bike and walkie talkie and stared at me while I did it. He didn't live there, I have no idea who he was. I waved at him and got nothing. So, I was riding around a bit more yesterday and saw him just staring and I waved hello about five more times and got nothing. That is okay. I refuse to project bad thought due to my own misunderstanding. This might even be good advice. Any takers? 'Like' if you exist. |
| Opened up an old novel I wrote years ago. More a draft of a novel since it is quite incomplete. Playing around with a first person point of view and I really like it. I played around with outlining it and have a good view of what I want the novel to do, but the chapter by chapter scene is really what is drawing me in right now. I made a little alteration to the story and it has more feel to the story now. I think I am in love! It isn't my first love, but it is love no less. Who has talent I can borrow? I would like to get this written within the next few years. No hurry. |
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