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Free Advice about Life, Universe and Other Stuff from Lawrence R. Spencer

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NOTHING MORE OR LESS

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Many quantum physicists, Indian gurus, and other esoteric mystics like Star Trek HoloDeck fans, Matrix fans, and people who read some of my books, speculate that Earth in nothing more, or less, than a construct of an intergalactic police force which has been designed to appear “normal” and “nice” while, in fact it is nothing more, or less, than a prison for immortal spiritual beings who have been tricked into believing that they are biological entities who “evolved” on this tiny water-rock inside a holographically-generated illusion called “space-time”. Personally, I find the entire delusion called “life” to be nothing more, or less, than what it appears to be to me. The only choices I can see are WEIRD, STRANGE and BIZARRE. However, I prefer to dream, imagine and hope that there may be something better out there, somewhere “Over The Rainbow”, or “Down The Rabbit Hole”. If there isn’t, and I can’t create a better “Universe of My Own”, then what’s the worst thing that can happen? Dearth, Reincarnation, Life, Death, etc., etc., ad infinitum…

Nothing more, or less.

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SCIENCE FICTION CULT-URE

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“Science fiction” is NOT “science”, but it is DEFINITELY fiction.  The problem has become that people BELIEVE what they see on film, and internet in the form of “electronic media”.  Visual effects technology has become so advanced that “virtual reality” has become “reality”.

“Belief” is the foundation of mind-control. It has always been basis of power for religions.  There have literally been THOUSANDS of “gods” and religions in written history of Earth.  Modern “Science Fiction Cult-ure” has become a new “religion”.  It is often referred to as the “new age” culture or consciousness.  Please remember that every “religion” is created by people, just like you and me.

A enormous library of books, films, videos, TV shows, etc. about extraterrestrials, time travel, black holes, and a vast array of “theoretical history” have become “mainstream media” mania since the 1960s with the introduction of Star Trek on national TV.  Since then, a vast “UFO CULT-ure” has been created by film, television and and Youtube.  The phenomena is literally “mind-boggling”.

I suggest that we not lose touch with “real reality” and allow ourselves to become overwhelmed with “virtual reality”.  Take a walk outside, go to a forest, or to the beach… make direct physical and visual contract with solid objects in nature.  Let’s get REAL about reality. Don’t get sucked in to the “religion” of Science Fiction.

 

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FACEBOOK FILOSOFER: HOW TO GUIDE FOR AMATEURS

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Anyone can be a FaceBook Filosofer.  (and most Facebookers are.)  But, if you’re a amateur, and aspire to be a “professional” (like me) here’s all you need: 1) a Facebook account 2) a photo — preferably with a black background for more dramatic textual contrast  3) a photo editing ap 4) type a slogan, quotation or cliche on the picture.  5) Upload your picture.  (shazzam!) Now you’re a professional Facebook Filosofer!  It doesn’t matter how many “Likes” you get.  It’s all about the deep filosfical drama of posting platitudes to impress yourself and your “Friends” with your clever witicizms and deeply spiritual understanding of all things political, social, and sexual.  Who knows, maybe you”ll even hook up with someone along the way who “Likes” you or at least shares your version of reality anonymously over the internet.

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A MASTER OF INTELLIGENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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 The Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker is a master of natural resource management, conservation, symbiosis, and being a good neighbor!summer-sapsuckerOn a walk through the forest you might spot rows of shallow holes in tree bark. In the East, this is the work of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, an enterprising woodpecker that laps up the leaking sap and any trapped insects with its specialized, brush-tipped tongue.

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker makes two kinds of holes in trees to harvest sap. Round holes extend deep in the tree and are not enlarged. The sapsucker inserts its bill into the hole to probe for sap. Rectangular holes are shallower, and must be maintained continually for the sap to flow. The sapsucker licks the sap from these holes, and eats the cambium of the tree too. New holes usually are made in a line with old holes, or in a new line above the old.

  • The sapwells made by Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers attract hummingbirds, which also feed off the sap flowing from the tree. In some parts of Canada, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds rely so much on sapwells that they time their spring migration with the arrival of sapsuckers. Other birds as well as bats and porcupines also visit sapsucker sapwells.
  • Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers have been found drilling sapwells in more than 1,000 species of trees and woody plants, though they have a strong preference for birches and maples.
  • Sapsuckers tend to choose sick or wounded trees for drilling their wells, and they choose tree species with high sugar concentrations in their sap, such as paper birch, yellow birch, sugar maple, red maple, and hickory. They drill wells for sap throughout the year, on both their breeding and wintering grounds. In addition to sap, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers also eat insects (mostly ants) and spiders, gleaning them from beneath a tree’s bark like other woodpeckers. And at times they perch at the edge of a tree branch and launch after flying insects to capture them in midair, like a flycatcher.

LEARN MORE: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-bellied_sapsucker/lifehistory/ac