Vote for Fletcher '85

Mrs. J.B. Fletcher.
 Murder, She Wrote.
Season 1, Episode 12 on Netflix.  "Capitol Offense"

Towards the end of the episode Mrs. Fletcher is asked her opinion about a cannery bill.
 Her speech, concerning business owners and wastefulness of industry as it stands, outlines the inherent problems with the glad handing that happens between government and business.
Problems that have not gotten any better over the last 30 years.
Yes, this episode aired in 1985.
Which means it was written in 1984...so technically 32 years or more ago someone looked at the system and said


And they figured out what it was.
Bad news folks.
Shits still Fucky.

The reason for that?
Dunno, haven't been sitting in congress.
But from the outside...Well.  Let's just say that this here Rogue Librarian has been doing his homework.  And what I've found is pretty much what Mrs. Fletcher stated in that episode.
That those that were in power, are in power, and they are exercising that power to keep themselves in the same seats.  Because they "know better" than "We" do.

And here's how they convince folks...in essence.
'cause brother.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzWkKxVlBU

In essence politicians have been beating this same drum since the slaves where freed.
"Out with the old, In with the new." They say.
Then, they are so hell bent to get the "bad seeds" out they forget what the hell they were there to do to begin with.

Stop voting for business people America.
Stop putting them in power.
Oh...your individual vote can't do that you say...well you're right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtzWkKxVlBU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd5rul6EdF0

So...what the fuck congress?  Why are you letting shit STILL happen?

My answer?  Don't vote.  Send a message to government that they need to pull their heads out of their asses and create a government that represents things the way that they are.  Not the way that people "think" it should be.  

You can't fix a bike if you keep pretending it's not broken.

Word of advice from this uneducated slob?

Keep the Bill of Writes.
Remove everything from the Constitution that was meant to protect any group.  ANY.  And then rewrite the damn thing so that it includes EVERYONE from the start.
 Not this patched together shell game we've been playing the last 200+ years that allows law makers to make decisions based on the concept that anyone is less valuable than anyone else.
And forces good people to concede to shitty deals to make things "a little better" later maybe.  

BTW
Thank you to all of the politicians out there that have been "fighting the good fight."
 Please keep doing that..for now.

But now...it is time to end the war.
We've been fighting long enough.
 And sorry "Glassen''em" isn't going to work white folks.
You can't solve this one with a bomb, or segregation, internment camps or any of that stuff.

The only thing that will solve our problems is a pen and a fresh piece of paper.  
Not the same yellowed sheet that is so marked up it's barely recognizable as a piece of paper anymore.
Why is it that "Law Makers" are all lawyers?
"Because they know the Laws better" you say.
Horse shit.
They only know them better because they're the only one that can read the damn things. (well them, journalists, and the odd uneducated slob)
If you can't explain a piece of legislation, in it's entirety, to an illiterate five year old with out them looking confused or saying "that's not fair" Then you're doing it wrong.

~End Transmission.

AB: Aikido

12

I love the library.  

 I say “The Library” because I find “The Library” to be more of a philosophy than a place.

 -see : Library Sciences-

I found a video. Maybe 10 minutes long.  Called “The Sword of Akido”  in the VHS section.  Mostly the video demonstrated how to hold a sword and a few basic motions.  

From there I used the Library and the Internet to read and learn as much about the history and the culture that this martial art grew from.  And like all martial arts, or any art really, it’s all about philosophy of life.  

Think about it.

From Aikido  I have learned :   

To use the most efficient movements for my body to complete a task and minimize or mitigate as much damage to myself as possible while accepting that pain and injury are unavoidable in life.

Reinforcing many of the lessons I learned from both:

An elderly judo teacher, who I do not recall the name of, throwing me as easily as one might shrug off a shirt, then doing the same to my 6’ some odd inch friend with  the same effortless grace.

And my wrestling coaches who, in a climate and region that was every inch the male dominated patriarchal midwestern/southern sport culture, created one of the most physically demanding environments I’ve encountered so far in my life. All while keeping the well being of the athletes both on and off of the mat at the forefront of their coaching.  

Seriously.

If your grades were slipping then the coaches would sit and tutor those that needed it, during practice hours, so that they would keep their grades up honestly.  And if a wrestler refused the assistance...well...there was always next season.

Some folks chose football and basketball after they learned this.    

I can assure you, this was not the philosophy some of the other athletic departments at my highschool of over 2000 students had.  -see : sports, wrestling, judo-

Now : I still practice with a sword almost daily, and take the philosophy of Aikido into my everyday life.

Fun fact: Morihei Ueshiba's goal was to create a martial art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.  

The Sword philosophy is similar but accepts the fact that death could be an outcome if the opponent escalates it to that point.  Accepting death as an outcome for yourself or the attacker but walking the path necessary to stop the violence, and protect yourself and your attacker from unnecessary harm or cruelty.  

Defending one’s self and injuring or killing someone in such a situation is not a point of pride, but one of sadness.  

Because: If things had worked out ideally, violence would have been avoided all together.

AB: Agriculture

30
Originally posted 10/26/16

Let me put it this way kid.

I’ve always known where my food comes from.  

Start to finish.  

Done it more times than I can count personally, and growing up, if we hadn’t...

We wouldn’t have had much food on the table.  
But being slightly less than mobile nowadays and because money isn’t hard to come by if you’re willing to work, I prefer the grocery store to the woods to track my game.   The hunting is easier and the meat much less stringy. The food sometimes already prepped and ready to eat.   

That said: I have no problem rolling my sleeves up and tilling a garden or cleaning a few fish next to someone else.  

When I was a wee lad almost all of our meat came from the family farm or what we hunted.  

Much of our Produce came from our farm or the neighbors depending on who was growing what and what we could trade for.

So.

You know.  

Ya learn.

                   On the family farm we kept horses, cattle sometimes, chickens, dogs, cats, and even an emu or two when the fad was a thing back in the day.  
Even though I’ve become much more urban as I’ve gotten older and "progress" has creeped all over the farm land surrounding the family farm I still keep tabs on what major crops are being grown around the world, subsidized, and what not. What health benefits and allergies they might contain.  What companies control what bits. Who’s fighting over what patents for what seeds, and the ever frustrating argument for or against GMO’s and industrial farming.  

      Do I think GMO’s are bad?

Not really.  

Spoiler alert: If you have ever eaten an orange carrot you’ve enjoyed a GMO.  Look it up.  

Are GMO's being misused right now? Or rather; "not good" versions being made?
Probably less than you’d think but more than is comfortable even for this carrot muncher.

It all boils down to what sort of Modification is being done to the plant or critter. After all, plants interbreeding and sharing genes is a natural and regular part of the world.  It happens normally.  But in nature these modifications usually manifest themselves in ways to make their tasty bits harder to get to and less desirable to eat for most critters.

So science is making foods more edible now...or they’re supposed to be...We'll see.  

I do support our agricultural framework with everything I have.

I like to eat and I happily eat my orange carrots by the handful.

AB: Definitions for Future Reference (Will be updated from time to time)

Being an autodidact (look it up) means that the definitions of  words are pretty freakin' fluid.

 The way that different dictionaries put together their entries changes from publisher to publisher with generally accepted academic rules guiding them throughout.
Some words aren't even words according to some people.
There are the same words from different languages.
  The same thing said ten different ways in the same language  
Some words are offensive because of their perceived value or lack there of.
Point is: Defining a word for yourself is subjective.
Same with defining words for other people.  The definition an individual may walk away from a conversation with  is subjective to your ability to impart your definition to a person or people followed with how they internalize that definition within the context within which it was explained to them.


So, in an effort of transparency and open communication here are some of my definitions for things.  The list will be updated as posts are edited and words need clarified.     |

Active Study:

Familiarization with basic concepts and aspects of a topic or field of study with periods of practical application.

Autodidact.

Look it up.  

You have google motherfucker.  

I didn’t back in the day, and now I do.

Sucks to be you. =0P~

Bad Math : Misusing, omitting, or changing variables, to verify a desired solution

Colleague :

Person who is currently in the same or similar field of study.  

Common Knowledge

The widely accepted view of events or particular topic. Regardless of informational accuracy.

Co-worker :

Person you work with or are supervised by.

Educator

Person with greater amount of practical knowledge in a field.

Because; Educators have the “unfair” advantage of being able to observe the mistakes of their students as well as their own they are able to garner unique perspectives on problems and tasks.

Hopefully, correcting both in the process.

These people often have few peers in their given area(s) of study.

Apprentice vs. Student

Student -  Attempts assigned tasks.

Apprentice - Works alongside an educator to ensure tasks are complete.

Foul Language

Words, phrases, topics, and viewpoints that are typically frowned upon in polite, or more modernly defined as: politically correct, society.

Genius

According to “common knowledge” Albert Einstein's genius is 2% inspiration and  98% perspiration.  

I think his math was bad.  

Common knowledge forgot the blood and tears.  

Good Math -
Using presented variables to find a solution. Sometimes there is more than one Solution.

History

The, often less than objective and typically censored, narrative of events told by those that survived it. Historical research is why I always require more than one independently written and peer reviewed source as admissible evidence on a given topic of fact.

Jargon

Keywords and phrases used to impart specific information within a network of people.

Math
Verifying findings in a (usually) irrevocable way. "If I have two of these and two these I should have four. " Get paper and pencil "2+2=4...cool."
"If I have 1 person and 1 person...I get three people?" Get paper and pencil "1+1=2" Huh? "1 male + 1 female + 1 coitus = 3 people.....Ahhhh.

Peer

A person with an equivalent or greater amount of academic knowledge or experience in a given area of study.

Response

The act of retrieving the dead and hoping to find survivors while addressing an emergency.

Supervisor

Person made responsible for the actions of those working under them.  

“Walking it Off”
The art of ignoring pains to complete a task.