April Foolish

The drama has played out.  No collusion.

Yet the collectivists, against all odds cling to delusion.  After all, that's the total of their makeup.  Steeped in lies and half truth, they have no alternative but descend.

Remember, there are useful idiots, true believers, string pullers and those who dwell in shadowy background.  All collectivist.  No wonder they hate the President.

He/us are working to Restore the Republic  The are seeking to install worldwide collectivism. 

They prefer to have subjects who want to be told what to do.  We encourage individualism and the gathering of like minds, who don't always agree.

Lies are piling up and fools rush in, while fear ensnares them.

Perhaps the folly needed to go the limit.  It shows the perfidy of collectivism.  And just how squirmy/wormy enemies of Freedom are.  Truth shines on something and sure enough, it is rewritten to aim for our destruction. 

One can be foolish and have, for instance, a poster of a beach.  It is either a goal to obtain aka vacation or enough money to travel, or it is just a dreamy pic, an 'if only' to comfort within imprisonment.  People fool themselves.

Obstruction has either been achieved or not.  For a time it's dragged us along.  All of the negativity has been exposed.  We have a choice.  We live in fear or we do not.  That is the secret which is not a secret. 

We are foolish if we let fear control us.  We are wise to face fear and be free.

My Mom used to say, ''April Fool is past, and you're the biggest fool at last''. 

Or not.

Clarence

Clarence had a homemade pizza shop in the 20 odd hundred block of Meridian Street in the 50s.  He and his brother Meo had the busiest shops in town.

I don't remember if they were former Italian POWs.  There was a camp in Indianapolis.  The Italians would come into downtown, visit music stores and return to the camp.  When it came time to repatriate, some stayed and became citizens.

Indianapolis has been a melting pot for many naturalized citizens.  Among restaurants, there were Chinese, Italian and even a Holland Pastry Shop.  They were all folks who came here to be Americans.  And the list grew over the years.

I used to stand outside Clarence's.  He had a huge front display window. I watched him knead the dough and flatten it. Then he would twirl it to widen it and he tossed it in the air!  He always had a wide smile on his face and loved to entertain his customers.  His food making was truly an art.

Now of course there are smaller places currently, some homemade such as Fast Wok or Acapulco Joe's  where the food is native and shared in true American style.

There is a lack of getting to know people, yet my family always chats with the owners and workers and the mood is pleasant.

I'm not sad about time rolling on, just nostalgic.  Good memories I've shared with the family.
I'm encouraged the last couple of years that small business is increasing.  The personal touch is not completely lost.

And to be reminded of humanity right now as always, is important.  It is the basis for victory.

Infinity...

Endless.  It can mean the unexplainable except for a term to define it.  Timeless.

Ever wonder how God could be forever?  I used to think on that as a kid and get dizzy as a result.  Think is the operative word.  We need more, all of us.

Infinity is a philosophical concept, as well as a psychological and mathematical one.  It was interestingly the mathematical that got me going here.

I was researching the language of mathematics and noted the parallels between that and languages in general.  It led me to consider the intricacies involved and how some are flummoxed by it all.

Depends on the teacher.  A good/great one can show what's going on then leave it to the student to seek.  Same for math as well as any subject.

On the contrary, a teacher who understands but cannot communicate, leaves students floundering.

I've experienced both and have either suffered or risen accordingly.

I don't always recommend Wikipedia.  They are leftist/twonky for people/politics.  But math facts not bad.  There is still a plethora of info out there beyond them.  Go for it.

Don't confuse Moebius strips with infinity though there are similarities.  Seek and you shall find.

Think.  For oneself.  Regardless the subject.

Don't be intimidated.  Good tutors/teachers are worth their weight in gold.

OTOH I've always found seeking for myself the way to go.  And again that's what the best teachers inspire.

I'm reminded of Planet of the Apes, the novel.  One of the scientists/astronauts reverted to a bestial screeching primitive.  When approached by the protagonist he retreated and hid among the herd.

Learning is commitment.  It is conviction.  It is risk.

Forever...

Boys And Girls

In my travels, in my studies, there is one conclusion.  Male and female are the constant in the universe.  Both psychological and spiritual studies have indicated this to me. 

Male and female counter and compliment each other.  There are differences, yet we are all human.  It is collectivism which dehumanizes and confuses.  They don't want people to realize potential and embrace content of character. 

They especially mix up sexuality.  That's where we find variations.  Don't want to get into all that.  Not afraid, just so much already said.  The most egregious thing is pushing kids to sexualize.  That is a ploy of child rapists, to excuse their evil. 

Of course, children are curious.  When the kids were little we explained about moms and dads, about attraction and kept it simple. 

Males tend to be more external and women internal.  Yet we learn from one another and realize a crisscross.  As for territory, both deal with it as a result of the former.

Modern times have opened us concerning roles .

For instance, my GreatGrandmother was a suffragette and a business woman as well as wife and mother.  I learned to think things through with her.

I learned to cook from my Mom and hunt from my brother.  My Dad taught content of character.

There is a lot of overlap. 

We shared parenting and for a while I was home as my wife worked outside the house.  For work, besides raising the kids, I concentrated on writing.

Physically males have some estrogen and females have some testosterone.  Sometimes there is overbalance.  There are also some who evidence opposite characteristics. 

Women are nurturers and men protectors.  But I tell you those really overlap! 

Confusing?  Maybe or not really.  Some things are figured out on the way

There is nothing toxic except abuse and there we run into obsession.  Fear is the key.  And the fact, as I see it, evil.  I've discussed the spiritual and as it evidences outwardly and will again. 

Men upper body strength women lower.  As for pain, well there are different kinds, some shared some not.

As for sexuality, well that's a matter covered seemingly everywhere.  Nature/nurture, wiring/conditioning=probably both.

What we must beware is the confusion egged on by collectivists.  Gov/politicizing sex is just wrong.  They want to control everything and they cannot, for the HUMAN drive is to be free.  Both for boys and girls.

So boys and girls, I offer as usual a palette for a portrait.

And that there is mystery involving boys and girls.

6 Fathoms

Below whale poop. 

Way beneath contempt.  But I'm thinking of things very deep, so deep that they are hopefully not noticed.

Most of the people involved in the coup against the President are leftists, steeped from an early age in collectivism.  It's not a fantasy.  It's well documented.  Search and dig, for there is an attempt to cover this up.  To many, this might be Captain Obvious reporting.  To others, it is fantastic,  uncomfortable in a black and white world.

I suggest you study collectivism, as much as possible.  Learn how it has wended its way into all facets of life and like the 'thing' absorbs and imitates its host.

It has captured many students and we see the result especially in the last 30 years.  From presidents to aides/clerks, the gov has been poisoned with many moles/plants.  It's a critical reason our President is having trouble.  But there is hope with increased exposure.

These lefties are cunning and convinced they are right and we who stand for Liberty and Restoring the Republic are wrong.  Their arrogance is nonpareil. 

Look for truth in news and find out.

Here is a start:  http://dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/Default.aspx

Right now they are running like bugs from light.  Let's keep em running.

Our future depends on it.

Cowardice

What is cowardice?  What causes it?

It is certainly a lack of courage.  But it must be more.

Cowardice has always been around.  It is more than caution, for many brave people forsake such to accomplish goals.

Fear is a key.  Some are scared to try.  Fear of success or failure propels them into a 'safe' place neither ho nor cold.

Greed can work to bribe some into inaction.  Whether it's money, houses, car etc or position, some would 'sell their own mother' for such things.

Many are evil.  They cover up their deeds for fear of exposure.  Thus, blackmail might play a part. 

I chose to title this in a negative way.  I'm not jaded and I'm not afraid as it were to talk about such qualities.  For courage awaits us.  It beckons and cowardice though powerful, cannot stop it.

The price for courage may be great or small.  It is an intangible factor in life and may not be recognized nor cowardice confronted til a tipping point.

Sometimes, it can be contemplated as here and now.  I hope it gets folks thinking.

But often there comes the time to leap, to forge, to make a statement.  We fly away from the nest of comfort and reach something greater than any of us.

Through all time in all places we can see/feel cowardice.  In all stations /circumstances of life it exists.  It is probably most self evident, aside from military and other physically dangerous jobs, in politics.  Just look to government to see it on full display.

Freedom is dangerous.  We risk it all to ascertain and maintain it.

I speak broadly as a palette for a portrait for you the reader, for us as a country.

Do we lose what we have, too afraid to speak/act?  Or do we slap cowardice in the face or punch it in the nose and step out into that curious place of risk?

Don't let the thieves of Liberty stop us.

I will be speaking out in the weeks to come and I suggest you all do the same.

Show the perfidy afoot.

Be cautious only in this: If you have evidence that will stop our enemies, secure it and learn who to trust with it.  Do not say you will do something.  Like courage, just do it.

Books

I remember a trip to the doctor's office years ago.

Our then family doc had a children's waiting area, with books to while away the time.

We were waiting our turn when a sweet little girl came in with her Mom.  She spied the kid's area and declared 'Books!' so joyously that we smiled.  It warmed the heart.

Even in these electronic times, books are the gateway to knowledge.

I still prefer ink and paper.  Besides, during a power failure, we whiled away our time reading.

It led me to remember old independent bookstores, which existed a long time and now gone.

Long before discount chains and bargain bins, I used to go to three places.

One was in Broad Ripple, north of the canal.  It was in a converted old house, large with several rooms.  It was almost labyrinthian and books were everywhere, even on the stairs.  Reminded me of my friend and teacher Robert Easton's house.

It was owned by a heavy set woman who was one of the most erudite people I've known.  She seemed to have an answer for practically everything.  And if she didn't, she knew how to research/reference.

Fair prices and a few rare finds rounded out the place and added greatly to my collection.

The second store was east, right at the city limits in Cumberland.  The store was a converted Masonic hall, thus it was quite large and chock full of books.

The owner was likewise heavy set and just as resourceful.

The third was in an old five and dime building in Fountain Square.

It was the largest of all and had a wide stairway to what was the bargain basement.  Rows and rows of books greeted one, like a small town.

The owner was yet another heavyset lady, who evidenced a similar knowledge seemingly boundless.

BTW, the fact they were heavyset was simply a fact, a description, lest I be accused of some silly fat shaming tirade.  Ah how times have changed since these ladies graced the scene.  I think they would tilt their heads and smile amusedly.

It was a time of knowledge and acceptance.  There was more of that than the sjws would even guess.

Though most personality places like the above are gone, we still have knowledge.  Boundless, limited only by time and space, we can reach new generations who can still be thrilled to see 'Books!'