Anger management is itself a slippery slope
Next, we'll manage laughter so those not laughing
Won't feel left out or have something to cry about
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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Poem: a slippery slope
Anger management is itself a slippery slope
Next, we'll manage laughter so those not laughing
Won't feel left out or have something to cry about
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Poem: Tidiness is a phobia...or is it a mania?
1.
Tidiness is phobia,
Cleanliness delusion,
And order, madness.
So much is lost--
Love, music, art,
Books, walks, and idle moments
Of shocking profundity and beauty,
Put on hold or abandoned.
Dr. Lister would be appalled.
2.
We've become a nation of
Rub-a-dub-Georges,
Wielding sprayers, wipes, and germicides,
Madly laving away
The sepsis and cooties--
Scrubbing for dear life.
3.
Cleanliness and tidiness
Are a bulwark
Against the inevitable.
Tidiness to the extreme
Exterminates the connections
Between the parts.
4.
No one ever said
On their deathbed
I wish I'd had fewer dust bunnies.
- Jack Brummet
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Tidiness is phobia,
Cleanliness delusion,
And order, madness.
So much is lost--
Love, music, art,
Books, walks, and idle moments
Of shocking profundity and beauty,
Put on hold or abandoned.
Dr. Lister would be appalled.
2.
We've become a nation of
Rub-a-dub-Georges,
Wielding sprayers, wipes, and germicides,
Madly laving away
The sepsis and cooties--
Scrubbing for dear life.
3.
Cleanliness and tidiness
Are a bulwark
Against the inevitable.
Tidiness to the extreme
Exterminates the connections
Between the parts.
4.
No one ever said
On their deathbed
I wish I'd had fewer dust bunnies.
- Jack Brummet
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Alien Lore No. 185 - The Greatest Story Never Told - Roswell and Commander George W. Hoover
By Jack Brummet
Alien Lore & Unexplained Phenomena Editor
[thanks Jeff Clinton for the find]
Commander George W. Hoover, the "grandfather" of satellite technology--a friend and close associate of Dr. Werner von Braun--revealed that the truth about Roswell is a lot weirder, and closer to the accounts long ago dismissed as wack-job conspiracies, than we ever guessed.
Hoover worked many years with with the U.S. Office of Naval Research, won a bazillion awards and medals, made huge contributions to atmospheric balloon research and to Werner von Braun's Project Orbiter--which led to the launch of Explorer I. After he retired from the Navy, he worked with NASA and various companies in the military-industrial-space complex. He helped develop the first flight simulators, and was a very accomplished pilot himself.
In the 1950's, Dr. Werner Von Braun said "Everybody talks about satellites, then nobody does anything. George Hoover's contribution should never be forgotten." The Vice Chief of the Navy, Admiral Harry D. Fel, said praised Hoover's contributions and organizational and logistical brilliance.
Some UFOlogists believe that Hoover also assisted Fred Durant in the early UFO government study group "The Robertson Panel" as well as other official--both public and secret--UFO studies.
George Hoover Jr. says that his father spoke numerous times of the Roswell crash during the 1960s. Remember, this was well before the explosion of UFOlogy/coverups/conspiracies in the mainstream media in the 80's. In the 50's and 60's, it was rarely spoken of, and UFOs and Alien Lore were not a part of pop culture, or the American psyche in general.
An article by Anthiony Bragalia says there may be evidence that Hoover assisted Fred Durant of the early UFO government study group "The Robertson Panel" as well as on other official UFO studies.
In 1995 George W. Hoover Sr. left his papers with an associate of the History Channel. Some of Hoover's hints about Roswell that he had made to his own son were later corroborated in private, off-the-record conversations that Commander Hoover had with researcher Dr. William J. Birnes.
Commander George Hoover finally revealed what he really knew about Roswell. He explained the truth, or at least whatever version of the truth he had learned about decades ago. According to more than one source, that truth was mainly the following:
Alien Lore & Unexplained Phenomena Editor
[thanks Jeff Clinton for the find]
Commander George W. Hoover, the "grandfather" of satellite technology--a friend and close associate of Dr. Werner von Braun--revealed that the truth about Roswell is a lot weirder, and closer to the accounts long ago dismissed as wack-job conspiracies, than we ever guessed.
Hoover worked many years with with the U.S. Office of Naval Research, won a bazillion awards and medals, made huge contributions to atmospheric balloon research and to Werner von Braun's Project Orbiter--which led to the launch of Explorer I. After he retired from the Navy, he worked with NASA and various companies in the military-industrial-space complex. He helped develop the first flight simulators, and was a very accomplished pilot himself.
In the 1950's, Dr. Werner Von Braun said "Everybody talks about satellites, then nobody does anything. George Hoover's contribution should never be forgotten." The Vice Chief of the Navy, Admiral Harry D. Fel, said praised Hoover's contributions and organizational and logistical brilliance.
Commander Hoover is seated at the far left at the table
Some UFOlogists believe that Hoover also assisted Fred Durant in the early UFO government study group "The Robertson Panel" as well as other official--both public and secret--UFO studies.
According to Anthony Bragalia, and Aurimas Svitojus, George W. Hoover Jr. recently revealed some remarkable tidbits about his father, including: the fact that Hoover Sr., in his official capacity, learned the real story (if there is one) about the Roswell crash sometime in the 1950s, or even earlier. He also told his son that he had seen "evidence about the Roswell crash event that convinced him that it was neither a balloon nor a hoax." Hoover, Sr., however would not go beyond that, and offered no further details. George Hoover also says his dad had "both a personal and professional interest in UFOs."" [Hoover offered] the driving spirit, organizing genius, imagination and foresight which set in motion the mighty effort toward the first man-made earth satellite, man's first step toward space flight." - Vice Chief of the Navy, Admiral Harry D. Felt
George Hoover Jr. says that his father spoke numerous times of the Roswell crash during the 1960s. Remember, this was well before the explosion of UFOlogy/coverups/conspiracies in the mainstream media in the 80's. In the 50's and 60's, it was rarely spoken of, and UFOs and Alien Lore were not a part of pop culture, or the American psyche in general.
An article by Anthiony Bragalia says there may be evidence that Hoover assisted Fred Durant of the early UFO government study group "The Robertson Panel" as well as on other official UFO studies.
In 1995 George W. Hoover Sr. left his papers with an associate of the History Channel. Some of Hoover's hints about Roswell that he had made to his own son were later corroborated in private, off-the-record conversations that Commander Hoover had with researcher Dr. William J. Birnes.
Commander George Hoover finally revealed what he really knew about Roswell. He explained the truth, or at least whatever version of the truth he had learned about decades ago. According to more than one source, that truth was mainly the following:
- UFOs are not the "biggest secret" the government has been sitting on--it is the entities behind them (or, as wel prefer to call them, The Greys, that are of most concern
- Roswell was a crash event of "visitors from somewhere else"
- The Greys were "not so much interplanetary as much as they were...time travelers." They visitors had transcended time!
- The visitors are clearly "from the future." There is reason to believe that they may even be "us" from a future Earth, and are not actually visiting, but Coming Home.
- These "future humans" have the ability to "manipulate reality around us."
- The government feared the intentions and abilities of the "visitors." Wouldn't you?
- These visitors are able to use the power of consciousness in extraordinary ways to morph reality.
- And, maybe the best, or, most hopeful part: human beings are far more powerful in potential than we ever dreamed. We can't yet even comprehend our amazing future capabilities.
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Drawing: Scratchboard face
Drawing by Jack Brummet: analog
scratchboard/digital reverse of analog
scratchboard image - click to enlarge
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Alien Lore No. 184 New book claims UFOs will come out of the closet this week?
By Jack Brummet
Alien Lore, Paranormal & Unexplained Phenomena Editor
[Thanks to Dr. Stephen Clarke-Willson for spotting this and sending it along.]
A recent book by retired Air Force officer/NORAD staffer, Stanley A. Fulham, predicts that next week, on October 13, 2010, we will witness a "massive UFO display over the world’s biggest cities."
According to Fulham, the aliens will not, buzz, strafe, or communicate on that date, because they know from their previous experience with other planets that sudden intervention will cause fear and panic.
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“Challenges Of Change” reports that this coming out is only the beginning. The aliens will help us remove our poisonous gasses, he says, and that all this will be done by 2015, or earlier.
Alien Lore, Paranormal & Unexplained Phenomena Editor
[Thanks to Dr. Stephen Clarke-Willson for spotting this and sending it along.]
A recent book by retired Air Force officer/NORAD staffer, Stanley A. Fulham, predicts that next week, on October 13, 2010, we will witness a "massive UFO display over the world’s biggest cities."
According to Fulham, the aliens will not, buzz, strafe, or communicate on that date, because they know from their previous experience with other planets that sudden intervention will cause fear and panic.
---o0o---
"[This event will] occur this year, in what will surely be one of the great dramas of our galaxy, the introduction of their alien civilizations and technologies to mankind. We are not alone, and our world will have changed forever." - Stanley Fulham
“Challenges Of Change” reports that this coming out is only the beginning. The aliens will help us remove our poisonous gasses, he says, and that all this will be done by 2015, or earlier.
"The aliens will reveal themselves in a massive UFO display over our principal cities as a first step. They won’t land but they will do so [later]. And I predict that this will happen on October 13, 2010…. It may not happen on October 13. It may happen in November or December. But it will happen this year." - Stanley Fulham in a YouTube videoStanley Fulham claims to have had extensive communication with The Greys, and that they have told him about things such as climate change, international terrorism, and other topics, because they want the information out without coming down themselves and causing an uproar.
Sarah Palin's befuddled take on "Reagan Country"
By Pablo Fanque
All This Is That National Affairs Editor
Once again, Sarah Palin jumps the shark. On the other hand, is that really surprising? If Ronald Reagan was running today, he would be ridiculed and excoriated by the Tea Party/Wingnuts as an unregenerate centrist and advocate of liberal appeasement. But then, Hermann Göring and Joseph Goebbels would probably also fail the litmus test.
Sarah Palin posted the following on Facebook earlier today:
All This Is That National Affairs Editor
Once again, Sarah Palin jumps the shark. On the other hand, is that really surprising? If Ronald Reagan was running today, he would be ridiculed and excoriated by the Tea Party/Wingnuts as an unregenerate centrist and advocate of liberal appeasement. But then, Hermann Göring and Joseph Goebbels would probably also fail the litmus test.
Sarah Palin posted the following on Facebook earlier today:
This is still Reagan Country
by Sarah Palin
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Just woke this morning in Bakersfield to see that the local newspaper, The Californian, has endorsed Carly Fiorina. Check out the article here to see why Carly is the best choice for California. And please check out the campaign website for Star Parker who is running for Congress from California’s 37th district. I’m in Bakersfield today for the Bakersfield Business Conference, and tonight I’ll be in San Diego for an event for the Combat Veterans For Congress.
California is at a major crossroad in this election, and the eyes of the nation are on this state because the Golden State has unfortunately become a case study in failed liberal policies. This great state for generations has been the epitome of America’s optimism and entrepreneurial spirit. It has led the nation in agriculture, technology, and entertainment. But for years now California has been over-taxed, over-regulated, and overwhelmed by an ever increasing government bureaucracy. Sound familiar? California can turn this around, and so can America. It starts in November. This is still Reagan Country!
- Sarah Palin
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"I need more shows" - a thorny issue for a subset of Grateful Dead fans (and, also, a hilarious piece of animation)
A wonderful examination of a problem some Grateful Dead fans may experience. Thanks to Dean Ericksen for this great find.
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Friday, October 08, 2010
Thursday, October 07, 2010
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Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Notes from World War II (Pacific Theatre) in my dad's US Navy Bluejacket's Manual
By Jack Brummet
Folk Life Editor
My father, John Newton Brummet, Jr. [I'm his namesake] enlisted in the army when he was about 17. He was honorably discharged sometime before World War II began. After war was declared, he enlisted in the Navy, according to his notes, on August 26, 1942, about nine months following Pearl Harbor. Following his notes, he sailed from Alaska to the South Pacific, and visited many of the hotspots of the war against Japan. It would be fascinating to know more about his adventures, but alas, he died at the age of 42 in 1964. This Bluejacket's Manual is one of the very few artifacts of his I possess.
Even though he dropped out of school in the 8th grade, his penmanship far surpasses mine, despite having graduated from college. Different times, for sure. His notes in the manual start on the flyleaf, and continue for four pages. He first lists his family's addresses, and then every location he visited. The last page, facing the title page, lists each ship he was on during the war. I am guessing he kept notes partly because he was bored, and because you were not allowed to disclose either your ship, or your locations in letters. I transcribed the writing as best I could, but several references are too garbled to verify.
As always, click the images to enlarge.
He lists where he was stationed at the time he started making notes in his manual. He then lists the addresses of his two brothers--Gould and Romey. Romey was not drafted and did not enlist (I think I remember he was 4F maybe?] He lists his parents last-- with addresses in both Laramie, Wyoming (where my dad grew up) and one address in Everett, Wash., where they seem to have moved sometime during the war. At the bottom of the page, he writes out his hometown Laramie, Wy. again.
He writes other notes, and starts listing the sites and countries he visits:
John Newton Brummet Jr.
Armed Guard Center Pacific
Gould B. Brummet
Co. J. 378th Inf. Camp Swift. Texas
Romey J. Brummet
2423 East 13th St.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Brummet [yes, I am the namesake of a namesake, or the 3rd]
2606 Rockefeller
Everett, Wash.
506 Canby Street
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie, Wy.
[next page]
U.S. Navy
Johnny Brummet
Enlisted August 26, 1942
Discharged
A.G.C. Pac.
San Francisco
What a day --
Jap. German War
5-8-43 [not sure what the significance of this date is, or why it is out of sequence]
Dutch Harbor A. [Alaska]
November 31 - 1942
Kodiak Dec. 7. 1942
Pearl Harbor
Jan 1 1943
Pearl Harbor [Hawaii]
Feb 18 1943
Oahu Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii
March 30 1943
Equator June 24 -43
Habert Tasmania
July 15 43
Freemantle ?? [Austrailia] Aug. 1
New Hebrides [a group of islands that became independent in 1980, after years of British and French rule. It is now the nation of Vanuatu.]
January 12 1944
22 years old 1-27-44
[garbled -- trip?]
December 24 - 43
Espiritu Santo [this was the largest island in the New Hebrides/Vanuatu]
[garbled] Pallukula Bay? Pollupula Bay?
42 [garbled]
Russell Isl. [note: in South Queens Land Australia
March
[next page]
Guadalcanal
March 1 44
[garbled -- Could See Salvo?? - Lulogii??? - I can't find references to these]
[garbled] Site Bay NH [New Hebrides]
Havanna Harbor NH
Aukland NZ [Nw Zealand]
April 24
Fila New Hebrides
[garbled - Pallukula Bay??]
30 Days
Guadal. May 13
Pearl Harbor Aug. 14 44
Eniwetok Aug 24 44 [one of the Marshall Islands and the sight of savage battles]
Saipan Sept 14 44
Marshall Isl. Oct. 1 44
Fensehhaven?? New Guinea [there IS a Finchhaven New Guinea]
Nov 24 44
[entry completely garbled]
[second column on this page]
Eniwetok March 16-45
Ulithia March 20-45
Pallau March 23-45
Manilla Philippines March 31-45
Eniwetok May 3-45
Manilla June 29-45
Palawan P.I. (Phillipine Islands) 7-15-45
Manilla Luzon 7-20-45
Palawan P.I. 7-13-45 (??)
Leyte P.I. 8-19-45
SS Charles D. Postom
6-1-43 - 9-15-43
SS Mathew B, Bready
10-25-43 - 11-17-43
SS Lawrence Gianelli
12-14-43 - 7-9-44
MV Cape Florida
8-24-44 - 1-27-45
SS Sea Shark
2-20-45
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Folk Life Editor
My father, John Newton Brummet, Jr. [I'm his namesake] enlisted in the army when he was about 17. He was honorably discharged sometime before World War II began. After war was declared, he enlisted in the Navy, according to his notes, on August 26, 1942, about nine months following Pearl Harbor. Following his notes, he sailed from Alaska to the South Pacific, and visited many of the hotspots of the war against Japan. It would be fascinating to know more about his adventures, but alas, he died at the age of 42 in 1964. This Bluejacket's Manual is one of the very few artifacts of his I possess.
John Brummet clowning in the army
Even though he dropped out of school in the 8th grade, his penmanship far surpasses mine, despite having graduated from college. Different times, for sure. His notes in the manual start on the flyleaf, and continue for four pages. He first lists his family's addresses, and then every location he visited. The last page, facing the title page, lists each ship he was on during the war. I am guessing he kept notes partly because he was bored, and because you were not allowed to disclose either your ship, or your locations in letters. I transcribed the writing as best I could, but several references are too garbled to verify.
As always, click the images to enlarge.
He lists where he was stationed at the time he started making notes in his manual. He then lists the addresses of his two brothers--Gould and Romey. Romey was not drafted and did not enlist (I think I remember he was 4F maybe?] He lists his parents last-- with addresses in both Laramie, Wyoming (where my dad grew up) and one address in Everett, Wash., where they seem to have moved sometime during the war. At the bottom of the page, he writes out his hometown Laramie, Wy. again.
He writes other notes, and starts listing the sites and countries he visits:
John Newton Brummet Jr.
Armed Guard Center Pacific
Gould B. Brummet
Co. J. 378th Inf. Camp Swift. Texas
Romey J. Brummet
2423 East 13th St.
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Brummet [yes, I am the namesake of a namesake, or the 3rd]
2606 Rockefeller
Everett, Wash.
506 Canby Street
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie, Wy.
[next page]
U.S. Navy
Johnny Brummet
Enlisted August 26, 1942
Discharged
A.G.C. Pac.
San Francisco
What a day --
Jap. German War
5-8-43 [not sure what the significance of this date is, or why it is out of sequence]
Dutch Harbor A. [Alaska]
November 31 - 1942
Kodiak Dec. 7. 1942
Pearl Harbor
Jan 1 1943
Pearl Harbor [Hawaii]
Feb 18 1943
Oahu Hawaii
Honolulu Hawaii
March 30 1943
Equator June 24 -43
Habert Tasmania
July 15 43
Freemantle ?? [Austrailia] Aug. 1
New Hebrides [a group of islands that became independent in 1980, after years of British and French rule. It is now the nation of Vanuatu.]
January 12 1944
22 years old 1-27-44
[garbled -- trip?]
December 24 - 43
Espiritu Santo [this was the largest island in the New Hebrides/Vanuatu]
[garbled] Pallukula Bay? Pollupula Bay?
42 [garbled]
Russell Isl. [note: in South Queens Land Australia
March
[next page]
Guadalcanal
March 1 44
[garbled -- Could See Salvo?? - Lulogii??? - I can't find references to these]
[garbled] Site Bay NH [New Hebrides]
Havanna Harbor NH
Aukland NZ [Nw Zealand]
April 24
Fila New Hebrides
[garbled - Pallukula Bay??]
30 Days
Guadal. May 13
Pearl Harbor Aug. 14 44
Eniwetok Aug 24 44 [one of the Marshall Islands and the sight of savage battles]
Saipan Sept 14 44
Marshall Isl. Oct. 1 44
Fensehhaven?? New Guinea [there IS a Finchhaven New Guinea]
Nov 24 44
[entry completely garbled]
[second column on this page]
Eniwetok March 16-45
Ulithia March 20-45
Pallau March 23-45
Manilla Philippines March 31-45
Eniwetok May 3-45
Manilla June 29-45
Palawan P.I. (Phillipine Islands) 7-15-45
Manilla Luzon 7-20-45
Palawan P.I. 7-13-45 (??)
Leyte P.I. 8-19-45
SS J Fletcher Ferrall
11-2-44 - 5-27-43SS Charles D. Postom
6-1-43 - 9-15-43
SS Mathew B, Bready
10-25-43 - 11-17-43
SS Lawrence Gianelli
12-14-43 - 7-9-44
MV Cape Florida
8-24-44 - 1-27-45
SS Sea Shark
2-20-45
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