Sunday, October 14, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
20 years ago... does anyone recall?
Hey all. Do you recall twenty years ago? We were in a recession... Remember that twenty years ago George Bush and Dan Potato were in the White House? It was all their fault that the country was in the tank. (That’s what we heard all the time.) We had been at war with Iraq. The republicans were the cause of all the nations’ problems. They raised taxes after promising not to raise taxes. “Read my lips...”. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Any self-respecting republican should never forget that fat lie, or learn to read lips.
Then, after a three way race for president, we got Bill Clinton and Al Gore for the next eight years. The third party idea was to blame for Clinton getting elected.
Then it was eight years of paranoid delusions of Bill Clinton taking the nation into a socialist/communistic regime. The Brady bill passed. The family leave act was signed into law. The President got a B.J. in the oval office. The president lied under oath. White Water went out to sea. And, oh yeah, the nation came out of the trillion dollar economic hole and ended up in the black for the first time in decades. All sorts of things seemed brighter.
Then the race in 2000 started up with all sorts of blustering about how the democrats were taking us down a path of destruction. Who did the voters like best? Who got the nomination for the GOP? A born again murderer! A man who proudly fast-tracked the death penalty in his home state. This was a selling point. -Seems to me it’s mostly “Pro-Lifers” that are for the death penalty. Think about that logic for a moment...- I digress.
Bush Jr. is appointed and surrounded by many of the same people from Daddy’s four years. Things seemed strange and surreal. Then, that day, 9/11. Well everything changed and we heard things like “evil-doers”. B-52 air strikes against Afghanistan, then ground troops. The fourth amendment was raped. Then Iraq wouldn’t comply with the U.N. sanctions and, suddenly, they had weapons of mass destruction. Air strikes, then ground troops. Spend, spend, spend.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, magical loans were being dreamed up. -While the infrastructure was/is crumbling. People earning 30k a year were buying homes that were sold for people earning 60k a year. No worry, balloon payments will make everything alright. Bit by bit, we were hearing that things were not going good for businesses, as the administration kept waging war and telling folks at home get out there and spend, spend, spend.
Oh my, something was coming and people were acting like things were going to be OK. Then, in 2008, the domino’s began falling one by one. Slow at first, then faster and faster and, well you know the rest. Ahem! All under a republican administration mind you. (I know, I know...that was so long ago and none of it is relevant today. Not to mention that the current president was on watch when the head chief “evil doer” was finally caught and killed. Mission actually accomplished.) I digress yet again.
So tell me again why I should begin trusting the Republicans? Is their track record that fantastic? This does go to my theory of “the forever argument...”. (Please make note of where and what’s going on this year.) Lets see where we are 20 years from now. I’m betting a shiny new dime it will be ‘bout the same. Different faces, different social issues ( I hope, damn, I truly hope, different social issues...).
I suppose it comes down to this...
As long as we continue to not face the day and only keep looking to tomorrow instead of long term, hoping for the fantasy of happily ever after, while forgetting the past, well, you know the old adage about being doomed to repeat it. Personally, I think that has been the problem in the landscape. People don’t want to think too far ahead and are to quick to dismiss the past. Hence, here we shall go again. I hope to your god, that we collectively find the answer that ends this repetitive madness.
Will end on this...
A child puts their little hand on a hot stove and gets burned. A child learns from the mistake and is careful to not let it happen again. We, as adults, need to remember that lesson. Or, at the very least, quit bitching about getting burned each day.
Chris J Hutchins
(c)2012
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Dog Hair productions
Then, after a three way race for president, we got Bill Clinton and Al Gore for the next eight years. The third party idea was to blame for Clinton getting elected.
Then it was eight years of paranoid delusions of Bill Clinton taking the nation into a socialist/communistic regime. The Brady bill passed. The family leave act was signed into law. The President got a B.J. in the oval office. The president lied under oath. White Water went out to sea. And, oh yeah, the nation came out of the trillion dollar economic hole and ended up in the black for the first time in decades. All sorts of things seemed brighter.
Then the race in 2000 started up with all sorts of blustering about how the democrats were taking us down a path of destruction. Who did the voters like best? Who got the nomination for the GOP? A born again murderer! A man who proudly fast-tracked the death penalty in his home state. This was a selling point. -Seems to me it’s mostly “Pro-Lifers” that are for the death penalty. Think about that logic for a moment...- I digress.
Bush Jr. is appointed and surrounded by many of the same people from Daddy’s four years. Things seemed strange and surreal. Then, that day, 9/11. Well everything changed and we heard things like “evil-doers”. B-52 air strikes against Afghanistan, then ground troops. The fourth amendment was raped. Then Iraq wouldn’t comply with the U.N. sanctions and, suddenly, they had weapons of mass destruction. Air strikes, then ground troops. Spend, spend, spend.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, magical loans were being dreamed up. -While the infrastructure was/is crumbling. People earning 30k a year were buying homes that were sold for people earning 60k a year. No worry, balloon payments will make everything alright. Bit by bit, we were hearing that things were not going good for businesses, as the administration kept waging war and telling folks at home get out there and spend, spend, spend.
Oh my, something was coming and people were acting like things were going to be OK. Then, in 2008, the domino’s began falling one by one. Slow at first, then faster and faster and, well you know the rest. Ahem! All under a republican administration mind you. (I know, I know...that was so long ago and none of it is relevant today. Not to mention that the current president was on watch when the head chief “evil doer” was finally caught and killed. Mission actually accomplished.) I digress yet again.
So tell me again why I should begin trusting the Republicans? Is their track record that fantastic? This does go to my theory of “the forever argument...”. (Please make note of where and what’s going on this year.) Lets see where we are 20 years from now. I’m betting a shiny new dime it will be ‘bout the same. Different faces, different social issues ( I hope, damn, I truly hope, different social issues...).
I suppose it comes down to this...
As long as we continue to not face the day and only keep looking to tomorrow instead of long term, hoping for the fantasy of happily ever after, while forgetting the past, well, you know the old adage about being doomed to repeat it. Personally, I think that has been the problem in the landscape. People don’t want to think too far ahead and are to quick to dismiss the past. Hence, here we shall go again. I hope to your god, that we collectively find the answer that ends this repetitive madness.
Will end on this...
A child puts their little hand on a hot stove and gets burned. A child learns from the mistake and is careful to not let it happen again. We, as adults, need to remember that lesson. Or, at the very least, quit bitching about getting burned each day.
Chris J Hutchins
(c)2012
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Chris J Hutchins
Dog Hair productions
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
you decide
“Sad and lonely are those who define themselves by who they are with. Let alone by the possessions that surround them.
Define yourself. You have nothing to be ashamed of. You did nothing wrong.
Armed with that knowledge you have nobody to blame but yourself for your failings. Armed with knowledge you can find peace within.
Nobody can do it for you. Others judgments are of no consequence.”
CJH
(c) 2012
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Chris J Hutchins
Dog Hair Productions
Define yourself. You have nothing to be ashamed of. You did nothing wrong.
Armed with that knowledge you have nobody to blame but yourself for your failings. Armed with knowledge you can find peace within.
Nobody can do it for you. Others judgments are of no consequence.”
CJH
(c) 2012
All rights reserved
Chris J Hutchins
Dog Hair Productions
Thursday, August 16, 2012
What the hell happened to peoples thinking?
I still don’t see the point of high school. Unless one was looking to higher education in some university... I am surprised by the right wing and their support of it. Don’t they see the work force could start much younger? There must be a reason.
There was/ is very little encouragement to go into anything to do with the arts. [at any level of the school system. More importantly art programs have been systematically stripped in the last thirty years.] I always wondered about why those Debbie & Daniel Downers in the profession of "teaching" were so seemingly unhappy. I asked one once in high school...
“Are you so down on my ambitions because you ended up as a suburban high school teacher? Or is it that you just like to piss on anyone’s ambitions that seemingly leave you in the dust?” His response was at best an elementary basic failed attempt at being pompous. Even his attempt at arrogance was comical. His obvious lack of originality was very evident. Maybe I seem harsh. Well if one is going to lie to me they had best be prepared for my retort. The particular instructor mentioned above was at best the emotional equivalent that of a twelve year old child. He was one of many. Despite there pretty framed parchments with lovely scribbles with dates going back to the Eisenhower era.
Of course the ridicule and harassment as a student began in the first grade. [It was not limited to high school] So called teachers treating students as their emotional and physical punching bags. -Or worse... yes much worse.- I just lacked a vocabulary to challenge the grade school instructors. By Jr. high school I had developed a vocabulary, yet was still honing my rapier wit. Of course along with the wit came the wrath of some instructors. -Yes I do know what a fire door with my blood tastes like after being flung against more then one.-
I suppose many will argue that high school was great/ is great. I still think it was for the most part a huge waste of time. The game was over for me. I saw that the basics were covered. I also noted that high school was representing more of a social gathering. Along with class time mixed between social lessons. Clicks taught lessons of how to rip people apart behind their backs. A formidable training ground for the corporate shark life.
Think about the non-sense they [teachers/ administrators] peddled about permanent records. It was one of many tools of manipulation. Especially how that piece of parchment with some calligraphy and dates was going to be your key to success. News for ya’ the files are tossed after you leave the system. If in fact there were any files to begin with. With perhaps the exception of grades.
So if I seem/ sound cynical, well I can point out that I get very cynical and dismissive with any institution that lies. The entire basis that the faculty -most mind you not all- works from is that kids are stupid and that teenagers are stupid. Filling them with lies is a perfectly acceptable practice. It happens all the time. To this very day. My generation, your generation, the generation from behind, and those about to retire on our dime have continued this egregious perpetration against the youth of this grand country.
First lie... “You can do anything you put your mind to.” Oh yeah? Really? Well what if the student wants nothing to do with the structure and wants to explore a road less traveled? Students are told... No you can’t do it that way. No you need to be realistic in your goals. No college is not for you. No music is no goal for you. No. No. No. No. Only if a student marches in lock step with the workforce training program will they hear yes.
Understand this... Employers rarely look to see if one graduated high school. I suppose I sensed that they were feeding me a line to intimidate me into completion. Well I did finish the 12 years, I just did it on my terms at the end. Felt good to pay some tuition to the community college up the road and get the sacred parchment with pretty scribbling on it. It was then that I began to understand that... Wait for it... WE PAY THEM. They are working for you and I. Not the other way around.
All the stupid head games were useless. The stupid people games public school teachers play on kids/ teenagers. I say stupid because the majority of public school teachers are full of crap. They were then and they most certainly are now.
The hold up for a graduation from high school was going to be based on “elective credits.” So in other words I met all the state requirements for my smarts, and electives were going to hold me back? Pure stupidity. Especially since there were no electives that were of any interest. So the logic is to sit in a course that will offer very little. The course would only further support the idea that high school is a waste of time. Hence my leaving the high school game.
I encourage leaving the public system if one wants to. I encourage getting that piece of paper as early as possible and get the hell out of a system that has been rotting at the core for a long time. Graduate as soon as possible. Give up some out of date tradition of marching in lock step with classmates. Get moving as opposed to getting lost in the herd. Where is it written that one has to stay inside the system until age 18? It’s a myth. All the societal mythology that high school is fun and all the "sis boom bah" is needed to make a complete life foundation. Bollocks. It's not for everyone.
The public system of education is in dire need of an overhaul. So much wasted time. Students that fail all of their courses are moved along with regularity. Someone somewhere got the insane notion that being held back has a stigma. There is no stigma connected with out running the systematical formula of trudging along until one is 18. If a student can get a jump on getting out, by all means get the hell out!
Failing however has a stigma that is real. However if the result of failing is moving along with the heard to the next level. The stigma, or message is that this is all lies. You don’t need to get good grades. You just need to act pathetic. Claim emotional hardship and the system moves students along until a certain age and one bright sunny day in June they’re out.
Failing classes is of no never mind because that same group of instructors with tenure that allows this criminal fraud of education, are getting their pensions while the student struggles in some service industry. The students dreams of a successful adult life are shattered. Smashed right before their very eyes. One could blame the breeders. One could blame the public school system. One could blame the student. Well think about it for a minute. What institution allowed failure to be rewarded with regular, successful advancement? Not the Parent. Not the student. Get the picture.
The students that were pushed along and rewarded with their failings, will fail out in society. A society that is profit driven. Then one day they will feel the sting of failure. The sting of being “Dismissed... So to broaden their horizons elsewhere...” The sting they should have felt upon the initial failures in school. That is where they should have had the opportunity to broaden their horizons. Again I ask who do you or does one blame? The Parent/ parents? The student? The public system that promoted advancement as a reward for failure?
The public system that promoted advancement as reward for failure, is off the hook. They wait till the student reaches 18 then tosses them to the lions much like the Romans once did.
So now a young person is of legal age to vote. Pays taxes from a minimum wage check that has a portion going to pay the very same institution that failed them in a most deplorable manner.
Now poof! As if by some strange mystical stardust magical moment the person is grown and feeling useless as an adult. -Useless and desperate. A perfect recipe for the pharmaceutical companies mixing up the drugs for depression.- All of this is going on everyday.
What the hell happened to peoples thinking?
When did thinking and speaking out against an institution become so difficult?
Why is the school system such a bloody sacred cow?
If it were up to me. I would propose a big fricken barbecue with a main course of sacred cow on each and every plate. Bring your dog along to chew on the bones.
To all the young breeders out there... Start saving your nickels and dimes and don’t let your offspring get sucked into the very system that is ‘dumb-ing’ down our society. Spare them the lies of how it all is for the better that they go along with the crowd.
If public school is the only alternative, teach them to challenge the entire fraud. Be brave be strong and never, never ever lie to the offspring they will turn on you one day. With a fury fueled by their realization of the fraud.
It would be of little sadness to see the public school system burnt to the ground. Fire purifies and “We” can start anew. Sadly the sheep have no political will to consider nor bother with it. A victory the public school system swims in with orgasmic delight. AND... you and I pay these people without much question.
We’re not a classless society. There is an aristocracy. The aristocracy permeates every institution. What better institution to control then the public education system.
To Promote such idealism as “No child left behind... Goals 2000...” within these plans a much more docile less rebellious populist will flourish. That being said, the class division can get wider. The bureaucratic red tape ever thicker. All masked of course behind the illusions of freedom.
Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion. Freedom to elect representatives. Ever look carefully at who is elected? The elected are bought and sold. Much like the union heads and their rank and file in the public education system. The profiteers in public education support the public education system as it is. [There are ever fainter voices from within the institution known as the public education system. Fainter voices that are desperately seeking help, or reforms.]
It is to the elected officials advantage to support the system that teaches/ preaches conformity. You pay for the elected as well.
I still don’t understand high school not then, not now.
Chris J Hutchins
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
United We Stand, Divided We're Failing.
Well the politicos are gearing up. A running mate has been chosen by the GOP hopeful for 2012. The blustering and chest pounding will be as it always is. Both sides will boast that they are the righteous one and the other has a plan that will lead to ultimate disaster. Fear mongering at it’s best.
Extreme points of view will be pointed out by each side. Both sides will make fantastical claims that they can fix “it!” Be ready to listen to the words... “We can fix it... BUT only with your help.” Please note that neither side will stipulate whose help they need they will say with “your help.” That means everybody’s help. “Everybody...” United we stand, divided we're failing.
If the nation remains divided forget about fixing things. Forget it. Look at recent history... How much has changed for the better in the last decade? This is not a tough history assignment. Especially for those over the age of say 25. (I say 25 for arguments sake.)
As a nation we are/ were given daily reports to remain calm. Unless of course there was some sort of amber alert. Then of course we were/ are told to be vigilant. Vigilant for what?
Well it could be any monstrous image one could draw from childhood imagery to some sort of a apocalyptic religious sacrifice.
Question are we not still here? Still here fussing from day to day, about how the other side doesn’t understand and how our side is better if only the other side would listen?
I have wondered about these things often... remember Y2K??? Uhhh??? ( Do you feel a bit foolish bout’ now if in fact you were one of those who bought into that theory?) You shouldn’t. Just understand and hopefully learn that hype is used all the time to evoke... Profit.
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” Kurt Vonnegut said that. I shall take it one step further.
“It’s true terror to wake up one morning to find that your peers didn’t learn a God Damn thing from the previous generations mistakes. Instead they welcomed the same insanity that has lead us to the here and now.” CJH
To me, that illustrates absolute apathy, ignorance and an absolute willingness to continue the insanity to pass along to the next generation. That is true terror. Shame on you all who ignored and continue to ignore the past. More importantly while you piss and moan about the present.
I can espouse hope and give off the words that sound lovely... Or I can rummage around in the historical closets that have dusty old notions of truth. Truth??? Truth is a commodity that is not in large supply amongst humans who have little nor any trust of others. Lies by omission half truths seems to be the norm. Human nature is not changing much.
There are those who think they can lead. There are those who wish they could lead, and there are those lining up outside the doors looking to be lead. Lead into an utopian dream like fantasy of ecstasy.
Truth is like it or not, “We all breathe the same air...” JFK In that air there those who draw each breath with only the idea of window dressing, a fantasy of what tomorrow might bring.
It is always much easier to look to the horizon, and complain about the moment at hand. I think that the moment at hand is much easier to deal with shoulder to shoulder. Not wagging fingers and screeching at the neighbor across the fence.
Of course I still have some idealism for the human, then again that is wearing thin. Perhaps my cynical side has had too much time to grow?
I truly wonder if the “United States of America” will ever truly unite despite what side wins?
Chris J Hutchins
(c) 2012
Chris J Hutchins
All rights reserved
Dog Hair Productions
Extreme points of view will be pointed out by each side. Both sides will make fantastical claims that they can fix “it!” Be ready to listen to the words... “We can fix it... BUT only with your help.” Please note that neither side will stipulate whose help they need they will say with “your help.” That means everybody’s help. “Everybody...” United we stand, divided we're failing.
If the nation remains divided forget about fixing things. Forget it. Look at recent history... How much has changed for the better in the last decade? This is not a tough history assignment. Especially for those over the age of say 25. (I say 25 for arguments sake.)
As a nation we are/ were given daily reports to remain calm. Unless of course there was some sort of amber alert. Then of course we were/ are told to be vigilant. Vigilant for what?
Well it could be any monstrous image one could draw from childhood imagery to some sort of a apocalyptic religious sacrifice.
Question are we not still here? Still here fussing from day to day, about how the other side doesn’t understand and how our side is better if only the other side would listen?
I have wondered about these things often... remember Y2K??? Uhhh??? ( Do you feel a bit foolish bout’ now if in fact you were one of those who bought into that theory?) You shouldn’t. Just understand and hopefully learn that hype is used all the time to evoke... Profit.
“True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.” Kurt Vonnegut said that. I shall take it one step further.
“It’s true terror to wake up one morning to find that your peers didn’t learn a God Damn thing from the previous generations mistakes. Instead they welcomed the same insanity that has lead us to the here and now.” CJH
To me, that illustrates absolute apathy, ignorance and an absolute willingness to continue the insanity to pass along to the next generation. That is true terror. Shame on you all who ignored and continue to ignore the past. More importantly while you piss and moan about the present.
I can espouse hope and give off the words that sound lovely... Or I can rummage around in the historical closets that have dusty old notions of truth. Truth??? Truth is a commodity that is not in large supply amongst humans who have little nor any trust of others. Lies by omission half truths seems to be the norm. Human nature is not changing much.
There are those who think they can lead. There are those who wish they could lead, and there are those lining up outside the doors looking to be lead. Lead into an utopian dream like fantasy of ecstasy.
Truth is like it or not, “We all breathe the same air...” JFK In that air there those who draw each breath with only the idea of window dressing, a fantasy of what tomorrow might bring.
It is always much easier to look to the horizon, and complain about the moment at hand. I think that the moment at hand is much easier to deal with shoulder to shoulder. Not wagging fingers and screeching at the neighbor across the fence.
Of course I still have some idealism for the human, then again that is wearing thin. Perhaps my cynical side has had too much time to grow?
I truly wonder if the “United States of America” will ever truly unite despite what side wins?
Chris J Hutchins
(c) 2012
Chris J Hutchins
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Dog Hair Productions
Friday, August 10, 2012
You voted... You elected them... Your fault.
If we are a government for the people and by the people, why do so many blame those elected by the people? Lets get real and get accountable for our actions as individuals in this so called united land.
Nothing is fixed overnight with a swoosh of a pen. Sometimes working together means having to work along side somebody you may not agree with, however the goals are the same in the long run.
I have grown so very tired of the, gimme, gimme, gimme, and I want it now mind set that seems to permeate this young country. You’re setting yourself up for a let down.
Look at who gets elected, look at who voted for them. AND ya’ all wonder why this united country is so fricken polarized?
So this Nov. a big deal is supposed to happen. Wake up the same complaining and sniveling will happen as is happening now. Perhaps from a diff. crowd. None the less the same ol’ boo-hoo will be going on.
To put all the blame on one person is nothing more than an excuse to thinking. Are you one of those who bought a home that was completely beyond your means? Who’s fault is/ was that?
You want change? Change yourself! Start by being accountable for own actions.
Don’t like the government? Then what you are saying to me is you don’t like yourself. The so called doom and or damnation of this united landscape is the obvious division. It is rotting at the core.
Good job everybody! A government for the people and by the people. Makes total sense that Washington D.C. is a giant cluster fuck! Just listen to all the non-sense the voters spew out in great quantity.
P.S.
I'm not exactly sure what it is evrybody wants, but I think it boils down to the basics across the board. Shelter, some healthy grub, and a safe place to call home. After that it's all gravy.
Chris J Hutchins
(c) 2012
Chris J Hutchins
All rights reserved
Dog Hair Productions
Nothing is fixed overnight with a swoosh of a pen. Sometimes working together means having to work along side somebody you may not agree with, however the goals are the same in the long run.
I have grown so very tired of the, gimme, gimme, gimme, and I want it now mind set that seems to permeate this young country. You’re setting yourself up for a let down.
Look at who gets elected, look at who voted for them. AND ya’ all wonder why this united country is so fricken polarized?
So this Nov. a big deal is supposed to happen. Wake up the same complaining and sniveling will happen as is happening now. Perhaps from a diff. crowd. None the less the same ol’ boo-hoo will be going on.
To put all the blame on one person is nothing more than an excuse to thinking. Are you one of those who bought a home that was completely beyond your means? Who’s fault is/ was that?
You want change? Change yourself! Start by being accountable for own actions.
Don’t like the government? Then what you are saying to me is you don’t like yourself. The so called doom and or damnation of this united landscape is the obvious division. It is rotting at the core.
Good job everybody! A government for the people and by the people. Makes total sense that Washington D.C. is a giant cluster fuck! Just listen to all the non-sense the voters spew out in great quantity.
P.S.
I'm not exactly sure what it is evrybody wants, but I think it boils down to the basics across the board. Shelter, some healthy grub, and a safe place to call home. After that it's all gravy.
Chris J Hutchins
(c) 2012
Chris J Hutchins
All rights reserved
Dog Hair Productions
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The Big Fade Out...
A brochure for death? Thought I read, or seen just about everything put into a brochure format. While reading thru it I was reminded of a timeshare brochure There is a lot of mamby pamby nice, language that skirts the issue. The fine print in the time share brochure has all the zingers in it. The zingers in the death brochure well I suppose they are different for everybody.
When speaking to “professionals” in the field of the big fade out. I sense a hesitance to speaking forthright in the reality of the situation. Small talk about making coasters for beverages that are denied the dieing. I think if anyone says... "They are preparing to pass away..." any further will cause a tyrannical Cro-Magnon rant.
How is it some people sum up the shift from this dimension to another with language that is used in polite circles that describes nothing more then a fart? I mean think about it... “Passed” is that the last you want spoken of you??? “Well he was a good man but he has passed away...” How dare people be so condescending. Sick of the distortion of language that simply dulls the facts. This distortion needs to pass away much like a fart.
“Death is a part of life...” Really? sounds like “Jumbo Shrimp” speak to me. This leads me to question the idea of an all mighty creator that put that clause into the life plan contract. “All created is designed to pass away.” (Seems to be a flaw in that notion somewhere.) The all mighty created all the stars the universe the planets etc. etc. etc. only to have them fail and “pass away” like a fart in the wind.
I think that in some cases some see death as an absolute ending. Balls and crutches I say. To presume what death is, is the human arrogance that sickens me to death. I don’t put much stock into others notion of the unknown.
Consider this, I was once told that I was medically dead. With that being said, understand I was told about it after being revived. My response was... “No kidding?” It certainly seemed to me that I had woken up from a deep sleep. No lights at the ends of tunnels, no winged creatures plucking harps, no nothing. So I thought about it for a bit and decided well this is an interesting dimension that deserves my attention, not to mention my appreciation.
Armed with the knowledge of a momentary oops on the operating table... I tend to get a bit miffed with the deflective, defective language that reduces the meaning of ones existence.
Or one could say it sickens me to the point that I must leave the room, the building etc. Leaving the room is no different then death is it? I have left many rooms never to see them again. Haven’t you? One could say I passed thru a doorway. *POOF* much like a fart. With the option in many cases to return to said room. Once the air has cleared.
I still firmly believe in the concept I dubbed a while back... “Echoes in the universe” we all cause them. Some big some small. Ones presence is leaving an impression on those around them. Sometimes in the most fantastical ways. To equate their exit as a puff of air is demeaning. I can’t stand it any further.
This I do know... I sure as hell don’t, nor do I use such language for others who “lived” they lived damn it! Their impression... their echoes if you will, is still relevant and vital. They were not some belch or fart that passed.
In closing before this passage of words is returned to the vast universe... The good thing about brochures is they can be used much more efficiently in the room that houses the toilet. There is NO brochure for life... It is an adventure to be examined, appreciated. Not to be read about in a three panel fold out while passing yesterdays lunch.
Chris J Hutchins
(c)2012
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Dog Hair Productions
When speaking to “professionals” in the field of the big fade out. I sense a hesitance to speaking forthright in the reality of the situation. Small talk about making coasters for beverages that are denied the dieing. I think if anyone says... "They are preparing to pass away..." any further will cause a tyrannical Cro-Magnon rant.
How is it some people sum up the shift from this dimension to another with language that is used in polite circles that describes nothing more then a fart? I mean think about it... “Passed” is that the last you want spoken of you??? “Well he was a good man but he has passed away...” How dare people be so condescending. Sick of the distortion of language that simply dulls the facts. This distortion needs to pass away much like a fart.
“Death is a part of life...” Really? sounds like “Jumbo Shrimp” speak to me. This leads me to question the idea of an all mighty creator that put that clause into the life plan contract. “All created is designed to pass away.” (Seems to be a flaw in that notion somewhere.) The all mighty created all the stars the universe the planets etc. etc. etc. only to have them fail and “pass away” like a fart in the wind.
I think that in some cases some see death as an absolute ending. Balls and crutches I say. To presume what death is, is the human arrogance that sickens me to death. I don’t put much stock into others notion of the unknown.
Consider this, I was once told that I was medically dead. With that being said, understand I was told about it after being revived. My response was... “No kidding?” It certainly seemed to me that I had woken up from a deep sleep. No lights at the ends of tunnels, no winged creatures plucking harps, no nothing. So I thought about it for a bit and decided well this is an interesting dimension that deserves my attention, not to mention my appreciation.
Armed with the knowledge of a momentary oops on the operating table... I tend to get a bit miffed with the deflective, defective language that reduces the meaning of ones existence.
Or one could say it sickens me to the point that I must leave the room, the building etc. Leaving the room is no different then death is it? I have left many rooms never to see them again. Haven’t you? One could say I passed thru a doorway. *POOF* much like a fart. With the option in many cases to return to said room. Once the air has cleared.
I still firmly believe in the concept I dubbed a while back... “Echoes in the universe” we all cause them. Some big some small. Ones presence is leaving an impression on those around them. Sometimes in the most fantastical ways. To equate their exit as a puff of air is demeaning. I can’t stand it any further.
This I do know... I sure as hell don’t, nor do I use such language for others who “lived” they lived damn it! Their impression... their echoes if you will, is still relevant and vital. They were not some belch or fart that passed.
In closing before this passage of words is returned to the vast universe... The good thing about brochures is they can be used much more efficiently in the room that houses the toilet. There is NO brochure for life... It is an adventure to be examined, appreciated. Not to be read about in a three panel fold out while passing yesterdays lunch.
Chris J Hutchins
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Chris J Hutchins
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
We want “your” wealth… NOW!
"Redistribution of wealth." How is that going to be decided as to who gets what? For example if "redistribution of wealth" happens and I use the share to out run everybody and I end up with a much larger portion, would that mean that somebody could come along and just take it away? Not trying to be a smart arse here, I want to understand what "redistribution of the wealth" really means, because history has shown human nature to always shine thru. I have said it before, I say again. Read Animal Farm and understand the lessons from the book.
So if I said I had a million dollars would I be viewed as a bad person? Would I not be allowed to control the million dollars?
How about this logic… I have a hundred dollars you have nothing, to be fair I should give you fifty. OK, now I turn a corner I have fifty dollars. Next person has none. To be fair I give the next person twenty five dollars. I turn a corner… See where this is going?
So when I am faced with having none. Am I to expect somebody to walk along and hand me fifty dollars as I did a few people ago? Would they admit to having the hundred dollars in the first place? Perhaps in a perfect world. I suspect that human nature overrides everything in the world we reside in. Again I ask what is the logic and reasons behind the term “redistribution of wealth”? Sounds like envy to me. Not much respect for those who envy.
However if you’re truly a firm believer in this notion please feel sorry for me and contact me privately so we can exchange information. Then you can distribute your earnings to me. I will feel better taking away your guilty feelings of having wealth. I promise I will use it for a worthy cause.
Furthermore… If the logic is currently that the banks that are the subject of attacks due to their vast wealth, why is nobody targeting the churches? They’re tax exempt? The logic of busting the banks windows because they represent wealth leads one to conclude that the churches of this nation are next, does it not? (Pay heed to the lessons of 1930’s Germany. Pay heed to the lessons of Soviet Russia)
The churches own property they discriminate as to who they are going to help. Why are the churches of this nation not a target of property damage? When are the hooded masked radicals going to start attacking the institution know as religion? Don’t think it can happen? Don’t think it will happen? Read your history. Read about revolutions and/ or political takeovers and look at the patterns thru out history.
Today’s hooded masked vandals are tomorrows so called grown ups. They want your wealth, and they want it now. They seem to have no problem making that point clear. Beware young revolutionaries beware of the children you are teaching, they one day will most likely turn on you. It’s simply in their nature.
©2012
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Chris J Hutchins
Dog Hair Productions
So if I said I had a million dollars would I be viewed as a bad person? Would I not be allowed to control the million dollars?
How about this logic… I have a hundred dollars you have nothing, to be fair I should give you fifty. OK, now I turn a corner I have fifty dollars. Next person has none. To be fair I give the next person twenty five dollars. I turn a corner… See where this is going?
So when I am faced with having none. Am I to expect somebody to walk along and hand me fifty dollars as I did a few people ago? Would they admit to having the hundred dollars in the first place? Perhaps in a perfect world. I suspect that human nature overrides everything in the world we reside in. Again I ask what is the logic and reasons behind the term “redistribution of wealth”? Sounds like envy to me. Not much respect for those who envy.
However if you’re truly a firm believer in this notion please feel sorry for me and contact me privately so we can exchange information. Then you can distribute your earnings to me. I will feel better taking away your guilty feelings of having wealth. I promise I will use it for a worthy cause.
Furthermore… If the logic is currently that the banks that are the subject of attacks due to their vast wealth, why is nobody targeting the churches? They’re tax exempt? The logic of busting the banks windows because they represent wealth leads one to conclude that the churches of this nation are next, does it not? (Pay heed to the lessons of 1930’s Germany. Pay heed to the lessons of Soviet Russia)
The churches own property they discriminate as to who they are going to help. Why are the churches of this nation not a target of property damage? When are the hooded masked radicals going to start attacking the institution know as religion? Don’t think it can happen? Don’t think it will happen? Read your history. Read about revolutions and/ or political takeovers and look at the patterns thru out history.
Today’s hooded masked vandals are tomorrows so called grown ups. They want your wealth, and they want it now. They seem to have no problem making that point clear. Beware young revolutionaries beware of the children you are teaching, they one day will most likely turn on you. It’s simply in their nature.
©2012
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Chris J Hutchins
Dog Hair Productions
Thursday, April 5, 2012
No sorry for what I said.
*WARNING* The following might offend some. The following is going to speak in simple terms. If you are offended by strait forward language you may want to avert your eyes. To the following…
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Gentlemen you were not brought into this world thru a penis. Quite the contrary. A penis was only part of the delivery system. It was a vagina on the receiving end of said penis that brought you here.
In other words a women received from a man, a sperm that fertilized the egg. The man then simply waited around for many months to see the result of his limited effort. Limited is the best way to describe it.
After the donation of the sperm many / most men did/ do very little. The woman now has the task of carrying the fertilized egg to term so that birth would happen. -Please note that the woman is taking on the task gentleman- “you” men have nothing further to do physically. Gentleman just go back to your day to day. Oh and don’t you worry your pretty little heads…
That being said… If you men who berate and belittle the women in your life seem to forget who the stronger of the sexes is, then perhaps, the truth is too much for your fragile male egos to handle. An interesting fact that most misogynistic, chauvinistic men conveniently forget. No penis ever gave birth to a baby never. A vagina brought you into this world.
I make no apologies for any of the above.
©2012
All rights reserved
Chris J Hutchins
Dog Hair Productions
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Gentlemen you were not brought into this world thru a penis. Quite the contrary. A penis was only part of the delivery system. It was a vagina on the receiving end of said penis that brought you here.
In other words a women received from a man, a sperm that fertilized the egg. The man then simply waited around for many months to see the result of his limited effort. Limited is the best way to describe it.
After the donation of the sperm many / most men did/ do very little. The woman now has the task of carrying the fertilized egg to term so that birth would happen. -Please note that the woman is taking on the task gentleman- “you” men have nothing further to do physically. Gentleman just go back to your day to day. Oh and don’t you worry your pretty little heads…
That being said… If you men who berate and belittle the women in your life seem to forget who the stronger of the sexes is, then perhaps, the truth is too much for your fragile male egos to handle. An interesting fact that most misogynistic, chauvinistic men conveniently forget. No penis ever gave birth to a baby never. A vagina brought you into this world.
I make no apologies for any of the above.
©2012
All rights reserved
Chris J Hutchins
Dog Hair Productions
Look behind the curtain.
“It is enough that the people know there was an election. The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide …”
~Joseph Stalin
I’ve watched many a things over the few/many decades on this rock. I have decided that, for me, politicians are not worthy of any attention. I don’t care what side of the aisle they say they are from. It is of no actual relevance. Why? One might ask…
For the most part, at all levels, politicians are a bunch of micro-managing pains in the arse to somebody not of the majority. (Whatever the “majority” means anymore.) Politicians are a perfect example of human meddling. Humans that have control issues, looking to control others. That is truly their agenda; to control you. (AND it is working.) Vote for them or not, they will intrude into your life and tell you that you need to be lead.
“Don’t vote, it just encourages the bastards.” ~PJ O’Rourke.
Incumbents, newly-elected, it makes no difference. They are about imposing their point of views, their beliefs on you. Politicians are the ultimate example of the Peter Principal. They rise to their level of incompetence.
I have watched the incompetent get promoted with regularity; it’s everywhere. They suffer from delusions of grandeur and mostly are a large fraternity of narcissists. Is that who you want “leading” ??? I can only conclude that yes, you do. You keep voting for them.
If common sense prevailed, would we have to keep the perpetual “Forever Argument” ~CJH , going? I don’t think so. Of course, I am just one voice. A voice that questions mediocrity whenever it shows itself. Politicians fit the description. They don’t impress me. Maybe it is, in part, the unsettling prospect to watch those behind you in years, or your peers, rise to seats of power and then act like the children you most remember them being. Children and their tantrums when they don’t get their way. I am done participating in a two party system that has the game rigged for no third party or fourth, fifth etc. etc. etc.
I’m done listening to the whiners about “fair share” until they look at all facets of society. For example, the churches of the this nation no longer deserve, nor should be allowed tax exemption. What makes them exempt? Why should any organization be exempt? They take in income, people profit and don’t pay a tax? Why? Why are people not screaming about that with the same vim and vigor they scream about wealthy people hiding behind tax laws that the politicians keep in place? Again, some politicians’ agenda was crammed down the throats of the voter like it or not. Recall PJ O’Rourke?
It’s all a game and I’m not impressed with the participants.
Sincerely…
Chris J Hutchins
©2012
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Dog Hair Productions
~Joseph Stalin
I’ve watched many a things over the few/many decades on this rock. I have decided that, for me, politicians are not worthy of any attention. I don’t care what side of the aisle they say they are from. It is of no actual relevance. Why? One might ask…
For the most part, at all levels, politicians are a bunch of micro-managing pains in the arse to somebody not of the majority. (Whatever the “majority” means anymore.) Politicians are a perfect example of human meddling. Humans that have control issues, looking to control others. That is truly their agenda; to control you. (AND it is working.) Vote for them or not, they will intrude into your life and tell you that you need to be lead.
“Don’t vote, it just encourages the bastards.” ~PJ O’Rourke.
Incumbents, newly-elected, it makes no difference. They are about imposing their point of views, their beliefs on you. Politicians are the ultimate example of the Peter Principal. They rise to their level of incompetence.
I have watched the incompetent get promoted with regularity; it’s everywhere. They suffer from delusions of grandeur and mostly are a large fraternity of narcissists. Is that who you want “leading” ??? I can only conclude that yes, you do. You keep voting for them.
If common sense prevailed, would we have to keep the perpetual “Forever Argument” ~CJH , going? I don’t think so. Of course, I am just one voice. A voice that questions mediocrity whenever it shows itself. Politicians fit the description. They don’t impress me. Maybe it is, in part, the unsettling prospect to watch those behind you in years, or your peers, rise to seats of power and then act like the children you most remember them being. Children and their tantrums when they don’t get their way. I am done participating in a two party system that has the game rigged for no third party or fourth, fifth etc. etc. etc.
I’m done listening to the whiners about “fair share” until they look at all facets of society. For example, the churches of the this nation no longer deserve, nor should be allowed tax exemption. What makes them exempt? Why should any organization be exempt? They take in income, people profit and don’t pay a tax? Why? Why are people not screaming about that with the same vim and vigor they scream about wealthy people hiding behind tax laws that the politicians keep in place? Again, some politicians’ agenda was crammed down the throats of the voter like it or not. Recall PJ O’Rourke?
It’s all a game and I’m not impressed with the participants.
Sincerely…
Chris J Hutchins
©2012
All rights reserved
Dog Hair Productions
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Life just is.
Life just is. When asked my opinion about my belief in an afterlife, I thought about it, off and on as years went by. When recently asked, I responded as follows…
I find the notion interesting. The notion being that there is a before life then an afterlife. In my mind, that limits, restrains the moment at hand. The moment that for some, lasts a hundred-plus roman calendar years; for some.
So to say there was nothing before the birthing and that it is some sort of great void that is only allowed a half century give or take either way seems short-sighted to me. I have no actual “living” proof of my theory. Of course, few do. I suspect that those who might have proof are rather tight-lipped about it. Nonetheless, I dismiss the arrogance that “this” is it.
I do, however, welcome the notion that this is merely a stopping-off point to be shared with those among us. That includes everyone. Everyone that is in this current dimension; this carbon-based dimension we are in. We share our existence whether we know it or not. That includes the burnt toast I smelled early in the morning wafting through the air. Somebody sharing their carbon overkill. From mass murders to the saints, as I see it, we all are simply on a layover.
To those of you who might be reading this, a layover at times is akin to a six hour stop at a dull, quiet, small airport. How we deal with the layover changes from day to day. People come and go. Rather than being bored and grumbling about the flight connection, look for another one who is in the same place you are. Take this example to every facet of existence. Granted, at times it is easy to get distracted and difficult to practice this overwhelming example of acceptance. We are human. That means we have the option to get out of focus when we least expect it.
I once spent six hours at the Phoenix AZ airport waiting for the next flight out because the one I was booked on was cancelled for undisclosed reasons. (A flight I stressed and worried about not making due to one procrastination coupled with one distraction after another that had me frantic about missing the flight. Which, in the end, I did despite being on time to the gate.) While I was going somewhat bonkers internally, it dawned on me that if I could maintain an external carefree appearance, then I could most certainly attempt it internally.
Oddly enough, it worked. I proceeded to take note of those who appeared to be on their own, approached them and bantered back and forth about the frustrations caused by a cancelled flight. They seemed to feel better knowing they were not alone. As did I.
In the end, the effect was interesting to observe it was much like the pebble in the pond. The ripples of chatter expanded. So a group of frustrated, annoyed travelers shifted, in about an hour, into jokes being told about the airlines, about traveling salesmen…Oh yes! Some very ripe ones indeed. As we boarded the airplane people were not nearly as uptight at the flight crew. The crew had a look of bewilderment. I am certain they expected a full plane of gloomy, grumpy travelers. The flight was quick and painless.
Now where was I??? Oh yes, yes…We share this existence; we share it in every way!
The idea that we make no difference in those lives around us is balderdash. Absolute rubbish. To think this is “It” is setting ones’ sights far too low. At least I think so.
Once I got that idea out of my head (and heart if you will allow me to be so forward) I found that the idea of an ending not nearly as concerning. One persons’ end is another persons’ beginning.
There is no ending, there is just life. I say again! There is no ending, there is just life. It goes on and on. This notion that it ends is simple arrogance to me. The arrogance of the fearful, if you ask me. Currently, it is of a third dimension based on carbon. (Mostly third dimension…) Life goes on. It always has and it always will.
Never forget your past. Never fear the future. Revel in the moment as if it is the last because, ten seconds from now, it’s over and not embracing it is simply a shame.
I am very grateful for one of the many gifts I was given…the gift is curiosity. Without it, I would be so bored.
©2012
Chris J Hutchins
All rights reserved
Dog Hair Productions
I find the notion interesting. The notion being that there is a before life then an afterlife. In my mind, that limits, restrains the moment at hand. The moment that for some, lasts a hundred-plus roman calendar years; for some.
So to say there was nothing before the birthing and that it is some sort of great void that is only allowed a half century give or take either way seems short-sighted to me. I have no actual “living” proof of my theory. Of course, few do. I suspect that those who might have proof are rather tight-lipped about it. Nonetheless, I dismiss the arrogance that “this” is it.
I do, however, welcome the notion that this is merely a stopping-off point to be shared with those among us. That includes everyone. Everyone that is in this current dimension; this carbon-based dimension we are in. We share our existence whether we know it or not. That includes the burnt toast I smelled early in the morning wafting through the air. Somebody sharing their carbon overkill. From mass murders to the saints, as I see it, we all are simply on a layover.
To those of you who might be reading this, a layover at times is akin to a six hour stop at a dull, quiet, small airport. How we deal with the layover changes from day to day. People come and go. Rather than being bored and grumbling about the flight connection, look for another one who is in the same place you are. Take this example to every facet of existence. Granted, at times it is easy to get distracted and difficult to practice this overwhelming example of acceptance. We are human. That means we have the option to get out of focus when we least expect it.
I once spent six hours at the Phoenix AZ airport waiting for the next flight out because the one I was booked on was cancelled for undisclosed reasons. (A flight I stressed and worried about not making due to one procrastination coupled with one distraction after another that had me frantic about missing the flight. Which, in the end, I did despite being on time to the gate.) While I was going somewhat bonkers internally, it dawned on me that if I could maintain an external carefree appearance, then I could most certainly attempt it internally.
Oddly enough, it worked. I proceeded to take note of those who appeared to be on their own, approached them and bantered back and forth about the frustrations caused by a cancelled flight. They seemed to feel better knowing they were not alone. As did I.
In the end, the effect was interesting to observe it was much like the pebble in the pond. The ripples of chatter expanded. So a group of frustrated, annoyed travelers shifted, in about an hour, into jokes being told about the airlines, about traveling salesmen…Oh yes! Some very ripe ones indeed. As we boarded the airplane people were not nearly as uptight at the flight crew. The crew had a look of bewilderment. I am certain they expected a full plane of gloomy, grumpy travelers. The flight was quick and painless.
Now where was I??? Oh yes, yes…We share this existence; we share it in every way!
The idea that we make no difference in those lives around us is balderdash. Absolute rubbish. To think this is “It” is setting ones’ sights far too low. At least I think so.
Once I got that idea out of my head (and heart if you will allow me to be so forward) I found that the idea of an ending not nearly as concerning. One persons’ end is another persons’ beginning.
There is no ending, there is just life. I say again! There is no ending, there is just life. It goes on and on. This notion that it ends is simple arrogance to me. The arrogance of the fearful, if you ask me. Currently, it is of a third dimension based on carbon. (Mostly third dimension…) Life goes on. It always has and it always will.
Never forget your past. Never fear the future. Revel in the moment as if it is the last because, ten seconds from now, it’s over and not embracing it is simply a shame.
I am very grateful for one of the many gifts I was given…the gift is curiosity. Without it, I would be so bored.
©2012
Chris J Hutchins
All rights reserved
Dog Hair Productions
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