DIRTYBENNY WRITES

 

One of the things that I know for certain is that I do not know how others experience this place.  I argue that no one knows how anyone is experiencing this place at any point in time.  Moreover, even our younger self experienced a different reality than our present self.  Factors to be considered in confirming one's own subjective reality include 1. Age   I could never experience the world now as I did when I was younger.  My life experience has given me a different lens through which I interact with this place.  2. Painful experiences   Our main goal in life is to avoid pain, then to seek pleasure.  If I had a terrifying experience with a dog as a child, it colors my experience of meeting a dog today.  My reality is different.  3. Sex   A male and a female will NEVER experience this place similarly, especially in early years.  A male is interested in copulating with as many females as possible.  The female...

One of my favorite composers  Jean Sibelius.  I never realized how much he enjoyed alcohol.

I recommend skipping this first QOC video as I find it to be repetitive, tedious, and simplistic. On some level, I find Matt's take on the afterlife experience to be purposely deceptive.  I do recommend Stephen's video criticizing Matt on  his presentation.  As Stephen says, this realm is predicated on deception.  We have no reason to expect the afterlife to be different.  Just as we know not to interact with police here, with training, we know how to avoid bad circumstances.    By training on knowing what potential deceptions my exist in the afterlife, we will be prepared to avoid traps. 

 I have had a bountiful harvest of tomatoes and cherry tomatoes in particular.  In the past, I had struggled with making these Greek tomato fritters.  I have since learned to add an egg and extra water and flour to get the right  batter consistency. I now have the technique perfected.  The wonderful thing about these is it uses fresh herbs of basil, parsley, dill, and mint so they are really flavorful even without tzatziki. The deep frying did make a mess of my baking racks.  As I was struggling to scrub the racks, I thought I would check the internet.  Reddit usually gives me the best results.  Many folks said to dump a cup of ammonia in a garbage bag and seal the racks inside for 24 hours.  I gave it a try and my racks look brand new.  So....the internet is good for something. 

 

 

 A nightly ritual when I was growing up was watching the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson each night.  One of my favorite guests was Rich Little.  In all of my years of collecting autographs, Rich Little eluded me. I have recently been rewatching some of the old Tonight Shows.  What are the odds that I am at the flea market this am and find an old Rich Little program autographed for five dollars?  Beyond chance.  In the next aisle over, I found a Linda Ronstadt scrapbook from the late 1970's for four dollars.  She was a major league crush of mine as a sixteen year old.  Beyond chance. Blue Bayou written by the legend Roy Orbison

Now that the temperatures have dropped into the low to mid 80's , the realm is livable once again.  After I got back from the flea market, I made myself a cappucino and sat on my swing.  The hummingbird wars were in full swing. There were at least 3-4 different ones fending off their territory.  Divebombing one after another. I populate my back deck with 10-12 firecracker plants which are like crack to hummingbirds. It is amazing how aggressive and territorial these small creatures are.