Survivors

A few survivors thank God for saving their lives.
A few thousand non-survivors are silent.
What would they say, if we could ask them?
Did they pray? Did they plead for their lives in their last few minutes?

Why did God crush them, smash them, burn them, trap them under rubble to die in slow agony? What did they do wrong?

And what makes the survivors think they’re so fucking important, on their little dust speck in the vastness of space.

Could it be Christian Narcissism? It certainly looks like it. All one bundle with the rest of the I – Me – My Soul junk. The comforting arrogance of being right about everything, knowing It All.. Having a Personal Relationship with the externalized projection of a concept. An anthropomorphic idea of godness derived from highhanded interpretations of selected writings, put forth by men who have used it to grow and maintain their power.

Anyone who is alive to tell their story can make up whatever they want. Conquering colonizers write history. They are the survivors. The people they tried to wipe out – from the time of Moses’ Marauders, ravaging their way through the blood-soaked pages of the Old Testament, to the dark days of smallpox blankets and native culture destroying schools – have a pitifully small voice. Murdered in the name of God under the authority of powerful religious leaders, their lives didn’t matter.

You have to be really good at cognitive dissonance not to be bothered by this shit.

Wolf Words

The Method Behind The Idiocy
Wolves In Wordy Clothing

Y’all know that Old Fat Donald is widely kbown and critizized for his rambling, incoherent rants.

He has said that he weaves everything together, and that it’s all a wonderful product of his genius mind. While it seems to me more felting than weaving, it becomes obvious when you examine the technique with an open mind, that IT HAS PURPOSE.

An intelligent non-cultist listener will, of course, be baffled, trying to make sense of it in a normal way.

That is part of the purpose.

His cult following, to whom he is speaking, don’t care what he says or how he says it. Their ears are being happily hammered with repeated buzzwords, catchphrases, familiar warm-fuzzyings. What they take away is reinforcement of their beLIEfs.

Meanwhile, the puzzled ones who expect a speaker to make sense are doing just what he wants too! They criticize him. They PICK ON HIM! They reinforce the wahh wahhh martyr image. The cultists lick that up.

Remember, this is a narcissist with many years of experience in manipulating people.

He’s never done a day’s work, has never done anything honest, has never been a great businessman. His books were ghost-written. His whole life has been one long faking-it. He just has the ability to throw other people out on the front line to do the dirty work, and throw them away when it is convenient.

He has a talent for setting people against one another. Dividing them, like a wolf pack cutting their victims from a herd.

no shit

Old Fat Donald

I started singing this around the house for stress relief, and had to get it down and share it. Feel free to add and alter.
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Old Fat Donald

A folksong for evil times

Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
In his pen the lawyers feed. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
With a tax-evasion here
And a pussygrab there,
Here a scam,
There a rape
Everywhere a big lie
Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.

Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
In the White house he did shit. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
With incitement here
And bullying there
Here a gun
There a riot
Everywhere a big lie
Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.

Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
Narcissism is his thing. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
With a gaslight here
And delusions there
Here a brag
There a sneer
Everywhere a big lie
Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.

Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
Bribery is legal now. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
With a thousand here
And a million there
Buy the court
Sell us short
Kill the women
Let Earth fry
Guns in school
The bullies rule
Every man a corporate tool
Old Fat Donald is a pig. Donald Trump’s a LIE.
June/July 202

More goodies, almost in my own words!
Apprentice Producer Exposes Trump’s Incompetence, Racism

no shit
The only thing that ever comes out of his mouth

Definitely check out anything Mary Trump, the swine’s niece, has to say about the whole sick family. She knows a psychopath when she sees one.

Facebook IS the bully

Once upon a time, I created a Page on Facemuck. It was just a place to share my origami. It was nice, people liked it. It was like a cozy, sunny room with an open door. I could come and go as I pleased.

But this was Facemuck, land of the whore and home of the knave, where all that matters is making money. Big Bully constantly annoyed me with nags about my “business”. Then along came the NEeeew PAyage Expeeerayance. The door slammed shut. I could still go into my Page, but it wasn’t mine any more. I had to change clothes every time I went through that door, and the door was always locked behind me until I changed back.

I locked the door and barred it.

Now I have a Group. It’s another pleasant room, a cheerful place where there’s always a little party going on. I can freely go in and out.

I wonder how long it will be before Big Bully thinks up a way to ruin that too.

wait until Facebook sees my flamethrower

Psych-Glossary

Glossary Of Terms

AWARENESS-ENHANCED
A word(sic) avoided by those who prefer to use such hackneyed, unimaginative, and derogatory terms as “crazy,” “lunatic,” or “disordered”– the latter being a particular favorite of MHPs, who are arguably the most unimaginative people on earth.

BIOLENCE
Violence inflicted on the mind and body in the interest of psychiatric “treatment.” It usually occurs in the wake of force. (See FORCE)

C/S/X
Consumer/Survivor/Ex-Patient; a progressive term, in that one begins with the illusion of being a “consumer,” is subjected to one or more of the horrors of psychiatric/therapeutic abuse and becomes a “survivor” (if he’s lucky), and quickly realizes that the best way in which to extend his survival and avoid a repetition of the nightmare is to remain permanently an “EX-Patient.”

ECT
Electro-Convulsive Therapy, a.k.a. “Shock Treatment.” Once recognized as the barbaric and destructive practice it is, ECT is making a comeback in the “treatment” of depression; Despite the blandly-worded reassurances from the psychiatric establishment, the ECT survivors’ movement continues to gather testimony and evidence from those who have suffered brain damage in the form of permanent memory loss and intellectual dysfunction as a result of ECT.

ETHICS
In theory, a moral philosophy– in practice, an MHP’s justification for any action he chooses to take. Frequently offered up as a talismanic term that supposedly signifies the MHP’s professionalism and dedication to the concerns of his patient– as actually applied, it would be more accurately interpreted as “sacrifice the patient and protect yourself at all costs.”

FORCE
A favored practice of MHPs. As well as satisfying their need to have absolute and unlimited control of others, the ever-ready availability of force gives them no incentive to courageously muster both digits of their IQs and look for a decent alternative. To whatever extent they are capable, they would be well advised to ponder the meaning of William James’ comment “An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.” (“The Ethics of Psychology” — 1892)

HOSTAGE
The proper description of anyone who is currently being seen by an MHP. Regrettably, the full realization of this hostage-status rarely occurs until one suddenly finds himself struggling to survive an iatrogenic trauma. Be advised: these people can and do take prisoners– on whatever whim they choose– and submit their victims to unspeakable experiences.

IATROGENIC
Induced in a patient by a physician’s words or actions. Literally, physician-generated. (From the Greek: iatros=physician + genic=generation.) Detailed definition is provided due to a word-related learning-disability common to most MHPs– few seem capable of grasping the meaning of “iatrogenic,” particularly when a situation necessitates appending to it the word “damage,” “trauma,” “destruction,” or “death.” This occurs all too often.

INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT
An unconstitutional and horrifyingly abused legal process by which– in the absence of any destructive activity, and on nothing more than the word of a single MHP– a c/s/x can be stripped of his civil rights and imprisoned in a psychiatric facility, with no form of recourse whatsoever, in most states for a period of up to 72 hours. A terrifying and destructive ordeal whose only positive effect is to inspire activism against the legal power of a system that so blatantly tramples the 14th Amendment guarantee of “equal protection under the law.”

MENTAL DEATH SYSTEM
A long-overdue correction of the misnomer “Mental Health System.”

MHP
“Mental Health Professional”; a politically-correct way of saying “someone whose own problems were so disturbing that they could only be sublimated through the acquisition of an eminently-sane title and the power to control the lives of others”; rapidly coming to be viewed as an oxymoron.

NAMI
The self-designated (and questionably named) “National Alliance for the Mentally Ill” energetically lobbies to further strip away the rights, options, and alternatives of the c/s/x. Unyielding in its opposition to the right of self-determination, NAMI’s heavy-handed, smothering, paternalistic, “we-know-best” approach works hand-in-hand with the psychiatric establishment to promote force, threatment, and biolence– all, of course, for the greater good. Recognized by the c/s/x movement as a negative and destructive element, made all the more so by its claim to work in the interests of the c/s/x.

NEUROLEPTIC DRUGS
Also known as “Anti-Psychotics”– better-known to those for whom they are prescribed as “The Chemical Lobotomy.” The “wonder drugs” of psychiatry, liberally used to “control” behavior through mental sedation and deadening– referred to by MHPs as “psychomotor retardation.” (A condition they apparently consider desirable.) Side effects include despair, nightmares, poor concentration, lethargy, drowsiness, and emotional flatness. Long term use can and does lead to the disabling and degenerative condition known as Tardive Dyskinesia. The Mental Death System at its best.

PERCEPTUALLY-MARGINALIZED
Sane; also known as Reality-Confined, Lucidity-Burdened, Tedium-Advantaged, Monotony-Gifted, Disorder-Deficient, Overly-Sound, Mystically-Impaired, Mentally-Unenhanced, and Creatively-Unactualized.

PSYCHIATRY
Technically, the medical study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness; practically, the only branch of medicine granted the legal power to practice fraudulent “therapies,” create and/or exacerbate an illness in a patient, misdiagnose without fear of legal retaliation, chemically experiment upon a patient without the patient’s approval, shock, drug, imprison, and– should they consider it to be in their own best interests– destroy at will.

PSYCHOTHERAPY
From the Greek, meaning “mind-service” (psyche=mind +therapeia= service); therapy, by definition, is “a healing power or quality.” This concept needs to be reviewed by its practitioners, who seem to have badly missed the point.

TARDIVE DYSKINESIA
A disabling disease resulting from brain damage created by the use of neuroleptic drugs; causes uncontrollable twitches, spasms, writhing movements, and other abnormal physical responses. as well as a progressively lessening ability to carry out voluntary actions. There is no known treatment, and most cases are permanent. As this is an iatrogenic disease, it is often ignored or misdiagnosed and the causative medication is continued. Despite the determination of the psychiatric establishment to suppress and minimize the risks inherent to taking neuroleptic drugs, a 1980 report by the the American Psychiatric Association suggested that half or more of all long-term drug recipients would succumb to tardive dyskinesia. There is growing concern that a more accurate figure would be close to 100%.

THERAPIST
Although his assault is usually on the mind rather than the body, the same term is applicable, so be forewarned; simply divide the word in two, following the first three letters, and then come to your own conclusions.

THREATMENT
“Treatment” inflicted under the threat of force; an all-too-common practice.

originally copied from:
http://www.harborside.com/~Eequinox/glossary.htm

The site seems to have ceased to exist 🙁

How to say it, maybe

A brief screed and pronunciation guide for science fiction names, in particular those of the inhabitants of Ann McCaffrey’s Pern. This material is intended for those who think they speak English :p

The greatest danger in pronunciation of “strange” names is our perceptual habits. Skimming carelessly over an unfamiliar combination of letters can result in the incoming data being interpreted as something familiar, from a first impression based on only a few letters. Sticking with that, not taking a second look, results in the mangled pronunciation being reinforced!

Our word recognition algorithms are only as good as information and *Practice* make them. Exercising the mind, and self-checking – not always accepting what seemed to be at first glance – sharpen one’s ability. The more new things become familiar, the more effective the process can be.

Experience with languages other than one’s native tongue can help by providing an alternative framework of pronunciation guidelines, as well as merely making us more aware (and wary) of what we see. Or think we see.

When I was a small child (back when God was making rocks), my favorite crayon color was magenta. I construed the color name as “magNETa.” Eventually I saw it as it was. Eh, it’s not my fave color any more anyway.

Accent on the first syllable. (JAXom, FANdarel, ROBinton)
Exception: Double letters take the accent in names of more than two syllables (MenOLLy) – although it seems a general rule that female names are accented on second or next-to-last anyway! Considered this way, Ruatha Hold is – um – a female. As for Sebell . . . eh, I think SEA-bell sounds silly.

Consonants as in normal English, except that hard G may be preferred to soft (by me).

Gaelic-derived names should be approached warily. Guidance is available. You get the hang of ot after a while.

Vowels – a matter of context.
A – Lean toward AH, with some long A in accented syllables
E – Generally short, as in lEft, with some more of an “ei” (as in Spanish). Meh-LEI-na (Melena, Robinton’s mum), Feh-LEI-na (Felena, Benden Weyr personnel))
I – “eee” in most cases (internal). Igen is a problem. Eye-gen (hard G) is my pref.
O – Can usually be played by ear according to context with no unfamiliar twists.
U – Generally a trouble-free letter, unless it gets inserted where it isn’t.
Y – This ambiguous – nay, amphibious! – vowel-consonant does not appear much, at least among the people of Pern. I just want to say, while I have the opportunity, that hearing it pronounced as if it were plying both trades at once is horribly annoying. In other words, if I had a friend named Yvonne, I would NOT call her Yivonne, Yuvonne, Yehvonne, or Yavonne. It ain’t a one-letter diphthong.

Diphthongs and other pairs:
AI – as in “aye-aye, my eye” – AIVAS should be EYE-vas, yes?
IE – I insist that Harper Piemur / Rhymes with bubbly pie fur. (Of course, you will never see a bubbly pie with fur, because they must all be eaten fresh, and sharding well will be if Piemur is around!)
The rare (to us) consonant combo “MN” just had to be thrown in for F’lar’s dragon. If you can’t figure out how to get some M in your N, just do the N! Mnementh won’t care.

Weyr: Weer (not wire or ware)

There. More may be added. Like it or bite me.

Blood Sport – Sort of

Once in a while I go hunting on Farcebork. Today I easily bagged four Romance Scammers. Or maybe (or more likely) only one, with four accounts. The comments I sniffed out are sad attempts to honeybutter a woman. I post them here – with little editing needed, since the names are undoubtedly fake – because they are such a nice example of clustersucking.

James H. Dickison
Hello [redacted],i sincerely apologize for the unconventional approach to you and i must comment you have a good profile and post too,i’ve been trying to send you but it’s not going through i decided to drop a comment if you can send me a friend request if you don’t mind…Thanks and have a wonderful day ahead

Andrew Goddard
I always enjoy … what you share here on Facebook but we’re not friends yet, I have tried several times to send you a friend request but it’s not going through. I’ll be so glad If you can just click into my profile and send me a friend request so we can talk more on messenger. But If you find this message embarrassing please pardon my manners, thanks..

Alex Fair
You’re so stunning that I forgot my pick up line. I try sending you a private text but it doesn’t seem to work. You have an interesting profile and it really caught my heart, please send me a friend request or private message if you don’t mind .. Thanks

Ronald Watson
Hi, I don’t know if you are comfortable with this but i am sorry for interfering on your profile, I don’t know if we could be friends? … I really don’t want to be rude to send you a request without your permission, I don’t know if it will be convenient that you kindly send me a request. Hoping to receive a friendly request from you, I will be really grateful.Thanks and remain bless

__________________________

I seldom get hit by scammers, so I have to use vulnerable friends for bait when I’m in my vigilante moods. 😜

Arrowhead Bowl diagram

Arrowhead Bowl

This was my first “signature” piece. I still have seen nothing exactly like it. The only thing that makes it different is the final lock fold; it was a “what-if” that came up during a lot of shifts in a folding sequence. When I saw the final product, I was astonished.

I have at keast one video up somewhere, but it should be replaced, as I have refined the folding process since then. This photodiagram is as simple as I can get it.

Arrowhead Bowl Diagram PDF

Incidently – PLEASE do not believe that you need Adobe Bloatware Reader in order to view PDFs. If you have it installed, do yourself a HUGE favor and take a moment to get rid of it. Then install SumatraPDF, a free, fast reader that doesn’t try to own your computer. I am, of course, speaking to those burdened with Windows. You have enough problems without a great big blob of Adobe attitude.

I run Linux, so I don’t have to go hunting for good software 😉

Bowl420 origami diagram

I have a hard time all around with diagrams. I first learned origami from diagrams, but I’ve found that, for me, videos can be much easier to follow. Then there is the software. Certainly, Inkscape is absolutely marvelous. Too damn marvelous. It has like 369 different line styles, and I can never find the same one again in the mile-long dropdown. Drawing is tedious anyway.

So I’ve decided to use photographs to create diagrams. There’s still a problem with lines. I’d like to use the standard dashed lines for valley and mountain, but programs that have simpler line tools have other problems.

For this prototype photodiagram, I used IrfanView, and differentiated the lines by color. Eventually I’ll find the right combination. Meanwhile, I have plenty of gray kami XD

Bowl420 photodiagram PDF

I set it up in Libre Office Writer and exported to PDF. The dark background is a default for me because my eyes dislike glare.