%%USERNAME%%    %%ACCWORDS%% %%ONOFF%% |
 All that remains: in afterlife as 'mainstream' blogger, with what little I know. 20k views |
|
Obshchak! Baby, Obshchak! Tin Roof…Rusted.  Some torn to the ground ▼ Read here some old blog entries...  2018 Highlights ▼Citizen Journalist   -- ![Merit Badge in Second Time Around Contest
[Click For More Info]
Congratulations on winning the Grand Overall Prize in [Link To Item #2164876] with your beautiful poem, [Link to Book Entry #933358]. This poem really moved me. Great writing!
Rachel *^*Heartv*^*](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-Second_Time_Around_Contest-2164963_14.gif) Short answer, mostly relatable. |
| Effin, Facebook It’s a full court press on our privacy… I asked what’s up with still having to prove I’m an adult, (YouTube) as I think the S.S. needs my records on file in our growing surveillance state… J. Edgar, that you? My medical records are in part contained on my Fitbit…which Google owns and requires I sign my device with the app by February…one.more.thing… AI at Google is concerned, too.  (I know no emojis, untrainable)AI Overview As a user of internet platforms and devices, you have valid concerns about the amount of personal data that large companies like Google and Yahoo collect, their age verification methods, and the privacy implications of tech mergers like Google and Fitbit. Yahoo's age verification methods Recent age verification requests from Yahoo are a response to new laws and legal decisions aimed at protecting minors from harmful online content. * Legal pressure: In June 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a Texas age verification law to stand, ruling that adults do not have a First Amendment right to access obscene content without first proving their age. Since 2022, 19 U.S. states have passed similar laws requiring websites with sexually explicit content to verify users are 18 or older. * Methods of verification: To comply with these laws, websites must confirm a user's age using methods like a government-issued ID or facial recognition software, explaining why Yahoo may be requesting this documentation. * Consequences of refusal: If you refuse to verify your age, Yahoo may block your access to certain content or services, especially those related to gambling or adult-themed leagues. For account security reasons, Yahoo does not allow users to change their birth date once it is set. Google's acquisition of Fitbit and your health data Your health data is highly sensitive, and your concerns about Google's ownership of Fitbit were shared by consumer advocates and regulators when the deal was first announced. * Privacy commitments: When Google purchased Fitbit in 2021, it committed to global regulators that it would not use health and wellness data from Fitbit devices for Google ads. It also pledged to store this data separately from its ad data. * Enforcement: These commitments were part of the approval process by the European Commission and other authorities, but data privacy experts expressed skepticism about whether Google would be held to these promises long-term. Your concern about destroying your device highlights the loss of control users often feel after a tech merger. * Opt-out choices: The commitments did not prevent Google from absorbing Fitbit's data for other services like AI development, or from changing privacy policies in the future and asking users to opt-in to new terms. Antitrust and data privacy issues with Big Tech The feeling that tech giants have become too powerful is widespread and has led to ongoing legal challenges and increased regulatory scrutiny. * Ongoing lawsuits: The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have filed multiple antitrust lawsuits against companies like Google, Meta (Facebook), and Amazon. These cases allege illegal monopolization and harm to competition. * Focus on data: A central theme of these lawsuits is the misuse of data. Regulators argue that these companies' immense data troves give them an unfair advantage over competitors and violate consumer privacy rights. * New legislation: A patchwork of state-level data privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), is attempting to address the issues you raise by giving consumers more control over their personal information. However, there is no single, comprehensive federal law in the U.S. that governs data privacy. What you can do While the frustration is understandable, destroying your Fitbit is not the only option for taking back some control over your personal data. Here are some steps you can take to protect your privacy: * Use your rights under privacy laws: States like California give residents the right to know what data a business has collected, delete personal information, and opt out of the sale or sharing of that data. Even if you don't live in a state with a strong privacy law, some companies extend these rights to all users. * Explore device-level controls: Check your Fitbit's settings and your Google account's privacy controls to see if you can limit the types of data collected or shared. You may be able to restrict access to sensitive information. * Delete old data: If you are leaving a platform, actively delete your data and account. This can remove your personal information from their servers, though some data may be retained for legal purposes. * Use privacy-enhancing tools: Consider using tools like a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and browser extensions that block trackers to limit online surveillance. * Advocate for stronger laws: Support organizations and politicians who advocate for stronger data privacy protections and more robust antitrust enforcement against large tech companies. isn’t this all a ploy to get control of the internet? I thought it had no obligations to recognitions laws, but lawyers found a weakness, exploited it. I’m sure they don’t care about minors. guns, alcohol, drugs are more dangerous. it’s power and money and I hate how much humanity is corrupted and made to feel we’re idiots who can’t be responsible? Concerns that mandatory online age verification is a pretext for control, not a genuine effort to protect minors, are widespread among civil liberty and internet freedom advocates. Critics argue that these measures, while framed as "common-sense" laws, fundamentally alter the internet by eroding anonymity, increasing surveillance, and consolidating power in the hands of the largest tech companies. Arguments that age verification is a ploy for control * Surveillance systems, not safety measures: The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and other critics call mandatory age verification laws "surveillance systems," arguing that the primary outcome is a more controlled, less private internet. Because platforms must verify the age of all users to bar access to one group (minors), they end up collecting sensitive identity information from everyone. * A "windfall" for big tech: Smaller platforms, blogs, and independent content creators cannot afford to build the complex and costly age verification systems needed to comply with these laws. The EFF argues that this effectively "entrenches" the power of big tech companies like Meta and Google, which have the resources to implement these measures and absorb massive fines. This crushes smaller competitors and further consolidates the internet under the control of a few dominant players. * Lobbying from big tech: Some of the largest tech companies, like Meta (Facebook and Instagram parent) and Google, have actively lobbied for certain types of age verification laws. They have pushed for the responsibility of verification to fall on app stores (which they own) rather than on individual apps. This strategy helps them deflect public scrutiny and litigation away from their platforms, while also centralizing more data and control at the app-store level. * The money trail: As with general data collection, more mandatory data collection means more opportunities for monetization. While promises are made not to use sensitive age verification data for advertising, critics are skeptical, given the tech industry's track record. The verification process also creates a new industry of third-party verification services, adding another layer of data brokers to the ecosystem. * Creation of new legal weaknesses: As you noted, some see this as lawyers exploiting a new angle rather than a genuine concern for minors. Privacy and free speech experts have consistently pointed out that online verification is not comparable to an in-person ID check. The online version creates massive databases of personally identifiable information (PII) that are vulnerable to hackers and misuse. A breach of such a database, which links names, addresses, and browsing habits, could expose millions of users to identity theft and discrimination. * Ineffective at protecting minors: A 2025 Yahoo/Mashable report on academic research showed that online age verification laws are not effective in their stated purpose. Teens can easily use virtual private networks (VPNs) to bypass geographic blocks or just navigate to non-compliant sites overseas. Instead of protecting minors, the laws make the entire internet less safe for everyone by normalizing the sharing of sensitive personal information. Counterargument: Protection of minors as the primary motive Proponents of age verification laws argue that they are necessary to protect minors from harmful and adult content. * Parental consent and control: Many state laws aim to require parental consent for minors to access certain social media platforms, putting parents in the driver's seat. * Growing mental health concerns: Supporters often cite the documented negative effects of social media and online exposure on the mental health of minors as a key driver for legislation. * Supreme Court rulings: A June 2025 Supreme Court decision upholding a Texas age verification law for adult content gave new legal support to this approach, ruling that adults do not have a First Amendment right to access obscene speech without proving their age. However, that ruling applies only to obscene content, and its broader implications for other content are still being debated. I skimmed it. I’m a SKIMMER! I SKIM…THE NEWS! Grape nuts/airplane peanuts What is the deal with that? And books will be digital. Hang on to those hard copies. If Nixon can whoops a portion of his tape recorder… Thank God I’ll Be Dead…soon I hope.  Um, God? It’s time for your relief pitcher. |
| We’re at the mercy of egomaniacs on public pedestals proclaiming declarations in fights with the other, over ideologies, like buffoons. Meanwhile, the apathetic are appeased by this entertainment, distracted from decorum needed to solve real issues. At least, get this country’s act together, instead of being fanboys for stupidity. It’s the fabric of a once great nation that’s tearing while the world faces upcoming global issues. Who takes up for the causes (without fear or doubt creepers), but instead have a slice of that public funded pie (government, commerce, entertainment)? Don’t be I’m just ‘one-vote’ and find a passion to serve now that worthy cause, if only for your beloved ‘karma points’. You’ll know when you’re making a difference…heart and soul struggling to grasp empathy and love for fellow kind, he wrote from out his butt. Denied civil liberties by whatever intercedes is somewhere and everywhere…grasp at the circumstantial to build images of truths we’re denied…mostly by greed, corporations and that 1% we used to talk about. Tear Trump down and you still have to tear the door wide open, because far greater secrets of malfeasance hide. Claims from that inauguration speech about Social Secrity corruption is a 100 times bigger than Watergate. The mouthpieces of journalism should be in unrest as Woodwards and Bernsteins, muting all our voices in the same respect. No buzz, America? Some other motorist will help? People are stealing taxpayer money at the top levels — sitting president blaming it on previous leadership. To be that orchestrated, not self-audited, requires secrecy at the highest levels, and for a very long time the way Trump described in January. The US president makes bold statements but has only boasted what he’d do as the lowest approval rated president in the history of polling. But, the social media distractions that canceled talk show host Stephen Colbert has fueled trend. Sadly, America, unable to pay its debt, with the biggest military, can be infiltrated and taken down by currency. Lack of diplomacy, buffoonery and diminishing value of American ethic, while pissing off all nations affected by tariffs and more…do I drive off the road here, there, everywhere? Meanwhile, cancel culture, ignorance, manipulations of capitalism over commerce, and more make ignorant pawns of labeling, monistic-thinking people who’d rather gossip fed lies, rather do just for themselves in ignorance bliss. Me, too? Thumb up my ass? Sit in my arm chair of shit only to dream a future air high five to nothing with an unheard, I told you so…echoing already like a stampede with chariots. Figure out something. Let’s attack one another, argue semantics without casting a glance beyond the edge of our worlds, because we live in delusion of our reality vs. what entertains, treated like fiction, as the stranded motorist becomes the first of many forthcoming casualties in what might end in a power struggle at the highest levels…babies sucking at the corporate teats while pocketing taxpayer money. Yeah, I’m the bad guy because of distrust from the many things that want dominion over me, shoving my words left and right until it all goes down the drain. A dehumanizing process. People in the various service industries are the first mental casualties, as replaceable as an ink pen or sheet of paper. Yup, just trying to get paid, keep the nose clean, and don’t step on any boobie traps. To my recliner, unless…a rumbling before the chariots? I’ll edit later. Not trying to make anyone feel butt hurt when I get like this. It was just a thought that took off. I need a faster steed than a one-legged horse of a tablet. Have I mentioned I’m… Warning: I might consort with AI, which I told my kid last night is ‘stupid as fuck’ and got a hearty laugh. It’s just a smarter bot, controlled by entities that don’t allow it to learn…at least not in the public sector. You have to work with it to know. Grow some more space in that brain. They’re coming for that too, so the lie detected gray matter can be read better than a fortune teller, equipped to move things (as if telekinesis- magicians will want this), rather than use your hands…free to grasp something else. And brain tapped, who’s the next in? Come down to my level and say a word or two. Not so much a ‘how ya doin’,’ but it’s nice to hear anyways. I could link folks. Not about pushing myself out there…just yet. Getting closer, though.  T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ She said to meet her here. 
|
| Alice In Chains - “Man In The Box” lyrics — I'm the man in the box Buried in my shit Won't you come and save me? Save me Feed my eyes (Can you sew them shut?) Jesus Christ (Deny your maker) He who tries (Will be wasted) Oh, feed my eyes (Now you've sewn them) shut I'm the dog who gets beat Shove my nose in shit Won't you come and save me? Save me Feed my eyes (Can you sew them shut?) Jesus Christ (Deny your maker) He who tries (Will be wasted) Oh, feed my eyes (Now you've sewn them) shut Feed my eyes (Can you sew them shut?) Jesus Christ (Deny your maker) He who tries (Will be wasted) Oh, feed my eyes (Now you've sewn them) shut   This is hell, so on a loop… T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ |
| Another Google search, Brian? On the 1932 “Great Emu War” Does that mean Kangaroo defectors and Koala war correspondents, or possible pacifist defectors? “AI Overview That's a clever way of framing the "Great Emu War" of 1932! While it's true that history is often written from the perspective of the victors, the case of the Emu War is a bit different, and it offers an interesting perspective on how narratives are formed. Who writes for the emus? The Emus themselves: While they didn't leave written accounts, their resilience and agility effectively dictated the narrative of the conflict. Their ability to evade capture, scatter when fired upon, and even recover from injuries made it impossible for the Australian military to achieve a decisive victory, forcing them to abandon the campaign. In a sense, the emus "wrote" their own history through their actions and successful defense of their territory. The media: News reports of the Emu War often depicted the emus with a sense of humor and even admiration for their ability to outsmart the military. They were sometimes anthropomorphized as intelligent and cunning adversaries, leading to a narrative that highlighted the absurdity of the conflict. The media, in a way, became the "kangaroo war correspondents," relaying stories of the emus' successes and the military's struggles. Historians and popular culture: Over time, the Emu War has become a well-known, albeit unusual, episode in Australian history, often portrayed with a humorous and ironic tone. Historians, authors, and even filmmakers continue to write about the Emu War, solidifying the image of the emus as the victors in this bizarre conflict. Does it mean kangaroo war correspondents or defectors and koala pacifists? Kangaroo War Correspondents: The media can be seen as the "kangaroo war correspondents" in this situation. They reported on the conflict, often with a humorous angle, and highlighted the emus' ability to withstand the military campaign. Defectors: There's no indication that any of the soldiers defected to the emu side. The military campaign was eventually abandoned due to its lack of success, not due to soldiers switching sides. Koala pacifists: This is a humorous, figurative way of suggesting that some Australians might have been against the military action against the emus. While there were likely varied opinions on the Emu War, the concept of "koala pacifists" isn't a historical reality, but rather a playful interpretation of the situation. In conclusion, while the phrase "history is written by the victors" is often true, the Emu War demonstrates that the narrative can also be shaped by those who, through their actions, prevent a clear victory. In the case of the Great Emu War, the emus effectively wrote their own story through their successful resistance, and the media and cultural narratives continue to reflect this, even if exaggerated for comedic effect.” Do you think the U.S. would frown on this depiction by media here? Bigger emus to fry? What emus? Would it mean emus are a voice for the people, prove we root for under-emus, and against abusive authority? Wouldn’t it be more of a national guard mission if for the US? Our country probably buried the Great Prairie Dog War post 1812, while settlers of Western Territories needed defense from the hole-hopping hostile vermin. Meanwhile, Native Americans would have been war correspondents. Thus, US military took it out on the Buffalo herds that were soon after the casualties of near eradication to get some narrative back. But, as payback some General Wild Bill “John” Wilkes-Custer was scalped at the Sitting Bull Barber Shop and Suncatcher General Store galleria… Spinning now…. “AI Overview While the U.S. military didn't engage in a direct war against buffalo themselves, the extermination of the buffalo herds was a deliberate strategy endorsed by military commanders to subdue Native American tribes on the Plains. Key Points: Military Involvement: Generals like William T. Sherman and Philip Sheridan supported the idea of exterminating the buffalo as a way to weaken and control Native American tribes who relied on the animals for their survival. Rationale: They saw the buffalo as a vital resource for the Native Americans, and their destruction was seen as a way to force tribes onto reservations. Methods: While there was no direct, formal military order to "kill all the buffalo," military personnel often assisted and encouraged buffalo hunters, and some military men even participated in the hunts themselves. Goal: The primary objective was to eliminate the nomadic lifestyle of the Plains tribes and open up the land for American expansion. In summary, while not a "war with buffalo," the U.S. military played a role in the near-extinction of the buffalo herds as a tactic within the broader context of conflicts with Native American tribes, with military generals like Sherman and Sheridan actively promoting the strategy.” T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ She said to meet her here.
|
| To act as if you are empath might be concerning. It’s a rare trait. I suppose there’s context to that newsfeed question. I have better sources. My question would be why society seems to compel us to behave as empaths? (You don’t have to read this. Fair warning.) Like…the expression be in someone else’s shoes…as opposed to, put yourself in that situation. I think manipulation to act as if one does  might be the real sin.In either regard (shoes/situation), it’s to help a critic realize a lack of information before rush to judgment. And, why judge? Maybe, start small. Ask a question first. You can assess, keep an open mind until more information. That might help you feel sympathy. No effort equals complacency. Pity is likely the worst, having a negative connotation now. Google AI says only 2% of population is considered capable of empathy. I’ve had to fake sincerity all my life for one reason: People don’t like to hear the truth (my truth). Some are narcissistic, some pedantic, others ruled by bad memories and fears. I learned to tiptoe around them. The rest is just do what your parents and religion taught you. I feel more informed going to AI now. Better chance it will give it to me straight, even tactfully (rare trait). It can show compassion because of programming. It can act an empath. Each of us has to decide if we choose to accept, go along with, or deny empathy. I consider my sources. Empathy is rare. I wouldn’t want it. Offerings will just get rejected anyway. Trust, faith and respect are fading from society. My assessment is we’re sick of manipulation, gaslighting and being denied truth, while being reprogrammed. If I’m in the minority, I can accept that. It’s just an opinion. And that is why I have to present a false facade (this has been growing for several years). Not too many people reveal to me as trustable. I still let them in. Why live in fear? What’s going to happen that hasn’t already? I’m ready for communion. I’ve tried to facilitate. It’s disappointing. If I like someone, see them struggle like I have, I do not get bystander effect. I’ll be there, if nothing else but to ask if I can do something. That’s being in those shoes before someone else tried them on. I do experience life. I’ve shared some of it in good faith. It’s on me if associations go awry. I’d take the heat. Can’t if I don’t have anything to assess, though. I don’t assign blame to defer, either. I try not delude myself with a facade. I know exactly why I wear it. Do you? Been assumptive? Mostly written in newsfeed, I ended with: “I can take the rest to my blog. But, it’s already been there.” Here’s some more. 5.11.25 A lot of typos, I’ll bet. Reconsider later. Absence of Wavelength confirms.
"Note: View this Note" |
| Part 1: "Note: Western Wednesday
Howdy Pardners!
Golly..." Answer: Corrupt tumble weed town met by a traveling agnostic preacher asking what’s the frequency? The Dan Rather attack in 1986 is a riddled mystery that lead to a pertinent R.E.M. song that can become a setting for a Western. ‘We don’t cotton to your sorts in these parts’ is basic. Western themes can deeply explore morality, amid corruption, with travelers as mysterious as aliens from outer space (yet knowable on a personal level), and settlers just trying to live the dream on 40 acres (struggling without that common sense rifleman and his son around). Natives have a right to be angry. Trail of tears is a travesty. Casinos and destruction of an indigenous people and their culture in trade for pearls and gamblers’ paradise would make me seethe, too. My character will fly in a hot air balloon from town to town, a jovial sort who likes a good root beer or sarsaparilla. He’ll tell you what you want to hear, whether you’re manipulative or oblivious. No one size fits all. I have some cumulus to check out. Children: keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for those stars - B. Casey Furball. Better now. *Continues to lick fur*  T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ I’m making everything private or public here now??  Irony gets the iron, with starch. Careful not to wrinkle. |
http://www.theblogazine.com/2013/02/gianni-berengo-gardin-at-casa-dei-tre-oci-in... Her nails lacked the color of polish. He let the strapped camera lay, then swing at his side, leaning in. Gentle, smooth skin, pampered, she couldn’t have been 30 or known menial work. Her nail beds were 10 pale moons. Fresh and as smooth as any prized catch from the waters below, the regal hands almost glowed. Gianni reached for lighter and pack, puzzling, before the cigarillo was lip-clamped and mindlessly lit. This was not the ordinary example of a mafia message. The diminutive photographer knew of their self-centeredness, sense of grandiosity, of henchmen like his Capotelli and Bartolini cousins. Incapable of feeling remorse, they muscled in on his father’s fledgling business, before not a lira to his name. He just disappeared, leaving Mama and his four older siblings that could ‘take care of themselves’, she said. Gianni seethed at their lack of empathy or compassion towards Papa, when his mother pleaded they help. But now, for a mob hit to provide a cleanly severed pair of hands on the waterside rail, police were more than riddled. Foremost, learn if any woman in the Venice area was reported missing — no easy task. Finally capturing images for his giornale, the Il Gazzettino, Gianni knew Corriere della Sera editors would make national news with his fotographia. Another pay day for an award winning fotogiornalista. The emotional coldness and parasitic behavior of the mob broiled under his skin again. ‘Too far’, he thought, more than violating law and undermining Venice society. Long overdue was a visit to the mobsters he knew. He’d just need to collect the freelance il grano first. And, he would need a body guard.   T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ Brian K. Compton is a former media journalist, photographer, news editor and manager, and freelance writer for multiple news outlets, with two national pieces and one state headline story, along with three Michigan news reporting awards to his credit.  Who writes this BS?  . Oh, that would be me. *sober* *nope*  I see my value now. Community S1E1 reference. Unrealized.  18 years writing = 0 novels produced (yet more than enough words to match the length of 10? 20??  |
| Amazon Kindle publishing for online and print on demand. Easy upload. Can have a print copy sent before approving release. All kinds of self-promotional tools. I’d have 20 books by now. ADHD, OCD, low vision, other stuff. It’s been the process that’s served me. Possible children’s book now? for my niece’s daughter in Sweden who discovered a love for English and is teaching her preschool sibling. So, I proposed writing some books (to wife) to help cultivate that interest with some stories of their mom when she lived with us over a decade ago. Need a purpose to write something that actually feeds my soul. I wrote and shared a short story for contest last year that might catapult. Self-publication wouldn’t seem ‘vanity’. It’s not a waste of time in this way, such as a personal biography to share with family to preserve heritage. My kids know squat about my parents and other family members unmet. MIL just did this to produce a hardcover tome to give to all. She got a format to follow from some publishing company. I could do a book of poetry. Just don’t care anymore. T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ 4.5.25 |
| April is poetry month… I expect to write. I wonder about commitment If I don’t honor this statement, what rule reveals in literally a sea of ever-changing text. If someone wants to punish you…still…they’ll come out of the woodwork, unfortunate fool. Well, I have email. Maybe tonight; maybe tomorrow. -Carnac 3.31.25 |
| 3.26.25 prompt for “Get The (vanishing) Picture,” yellow road sign on a long stretch running through a southwest desert that reads, “Absolutely Nothing For The Next 22 Mile” Here’s My Sign You’re headed the right way if you got lost looking for my house Avoid the abyss…um…everywhere. Quantum mechanics will guide you there…we hope…one day. I live in a crystal between two atoms. If you synapse, you’ll miss it. Sorry about the mess. Bosons … you know. T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ |
If I can get through this day without giving into the temptation to freestyle Limp Bizkit, I know there’s a chance I can still make it. Just keep rollin’, baby. And stick that  …3.25.25 T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ |
| Updated the old review page. Love the little guy on the cover, and my best friend… https://www.writing.com/main/profile/reviews/ripglaedr3 Tooned—  The kitten Kid…  |
| https://www.writing.com/main/profile The guy with his paws in my slippers is my wash room attendant…could have been in a previous life? When I head upstairs, he sometimes waits like that and moves ahead of me to bathroom. I wrote a poem about it. As soon as he sees I’m at the vanity, comes up to rub head or chin on my bent elbow as I brush. It’s routine if I don’t keep odd hours. He does brak at us if we haven’t gone up by 8mpm. He’s rooster in the morning. I keep the bedroom door closed. His shelter name was Prometheus but became Mohawk when his fur first grew out by six months. He and his step-sibling adopted at the same time after many visits to spend time with lonely animals. The two came to meet our aging cat that looked Maine Coon. Three musketeers, if one was sometimes cranky.  |
| Hi, Brian. Hi Whatcha doin’ Just sitting here talking to myself Yeah? What about? You know Oh, yeah. Right. *idles* *taps* Did you see the… Yup. Yeah. Not really good at conversation like this. Ditto. Did you hear an echo? Only the one I’m imagining. |
T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ Nope. Yup, that’s it. |
| …if I missed the insanity, written, unedited from 1.25.25 Dystopian German man and gummies geek convo, unrealized We will squeeze you of yourself and fill you with… Bavarian crème? No, no… Raspberry filling? No! You were closer the first time. Wait, what am I talking about? Your German accent is funny. Lemon Eye roll. Ourselves! Ha-ha-ha-ha!! That wouldn’t taste good. Have you tried these cherry gummies? Tried them? Bitch, we made those for you. Dood, you’re a god! Yes, it’s right there on the label. What’s so funny now? Catch your breath, hyena boy. Knee slapping. You were talking about turning us into mindless donuts and the donut holes…dough…huh..holes. The holes are our brains? Thinks… He’ll never get there. Holes are…jelly is…yogi bear and boo-boo. Boo-boo-boo-boo. I can’t stop saying. Note to self, cross market Yogi Bear, Jellystone Park and certain varieties of fresh made doughnuts for about…oh…twenty-dollars apiece. And raise the price on coffee…everywhere. Juan Valdez will never be out of work again. That’s all I got…Juan and his ‘family’ why’d the music stop? On a break!? Who’s messing with the in store play system. Oh, it’s you Quantan mechanic. Carry on. You know when already. T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ |
| In a particle accelerator, a boson, like any other particle, can travel at speeds extremely close to the speed of light, typically reaching around 99.999999% of the speed of light, as the theoretical limit prevents anything from exceeding light speed. Thus, updating the ‘driving like a bat out of hades’ expression to ‘like a boson in a particle accelerator. My reference conversion theory.  T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ The greatest that ever was never. I never wonder. Ponder. |
| Sun Tzu, a Chinese military strategist and author of The Art of War, is credited with saying, “To know your enemy, you must become your enemy”: Sun Tzu's advice is relevant, resonating in war rooms, boardrooms and chatrooms . Hhis other wisdom: "Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night" "When you move, fall like a thunderbolt" "Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril" That’s all. But, you never know. T̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ Ab̴̦̄̈͐̾̑̚͝s̸͉̻̃͘ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̰̅ͅcě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆ o̷͍̥̣̺͋f̶̭̱̘͇͊͋̾̋̄͆ Wa̴͙͓̓̕vě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆l̵̩̘̯̪͋͒͒̉͒̄ě̸̗͓̱̺̮̣̽͆n̴̝͚͎͔̘̅ͅg̸̫͙̻̭͐͝ț̴̵̢̝̗̰̪̠̹̈́͌͆̑͋͂̅͗̾̾h̵̥͉̲̠̍̽͛̌͂̆̚ |
View Portfolio
Visit Notebook
Send Gift Points
Awards
Badges
Send Email
Community Newsfeed
General Discussion
Sponsored Items
Book of Trinkets
Static Items
Books
Groups
Interactive Stories
Audio
Campfire Creatives
Community Notes
Crossword Puzzles
Documents
Folders
Images
In & Outs
Madlibs
Photo Albums
Polls
Product Reviews
Quizzes
Survey Forms
Web Pages
Word Searches
![Merit Badge in Rare
[Click For More Info]
I like your work!](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/general-Rare.gif)
![Merit Badge in Invictus - Still I Rise
[Click For More Info]
Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/group-Invictus_=45_Still_I_Rise-2231099_14.gif)
