Here’s a lesson in blog composition:
“When a big bully dominates the schoolyard, nobody has fun, not even he, but you’d never convince him to change his ways without a punch in the face.
“Unfortunately, although there are plenty of motives and abundant means, there is no opportunity, so that’s not an option.
“Leaving the schoolyard is often the only solution, retreating to the school classrooms for protection.
“But what if the bully also rules the classrooms?” Continue reading
Germanium Diode Earrings — Micro Superheterodyne Receivers
Each earring contains a functional germanium diode — the same component that made the earliest crystal radios possible. The diode detects ambient electromagnetic fields, converting invisible radio energy into a measurable response. Sterling silver or 18-karat gold beads serve as both antenna extensions and conductive accents, transforming fine jewelry into an untuned receiver sensitive to the universal radio environment, the universal radio waves that permeate reality. Continue reading
E.J. Gold
“All right gang — this one’s special. Bardo Station #9 isn’t just a song, it’s a ride. Think of it as a midnight train that runs between worlds — smoky, half-lit, always slightly off the map. Each stop along the way is another language, another voice of the same soul trying to explain what it feels like to die, remember, laugh about it, and keep going anyway. Continue reading
It was the summer of 1959, and I’d just climbed aboard a crosstown bus on 125th Street in Manhattan — nothing unusual about that, except for the woman who sat down beside me. She introduced herself within seconds and, without a trace of hesitation, told me she was a witch. Not a “phony witch,” as she put it — a real Wiccan. She said it like she was talking about the weather, and I suppose that was the moment the universe decided to rearrange itself for me. Continue reading
That’s the main issue, isn’t it? And don’t you wonder? Continue reading
You’d think that seeing part of the White House torn open — walls ripped away, floors exposed to the cold air — would wake people up.
But it hasn’t.
The nation just scrolls past the wreckage, eyes glazed, fingers flicking from one catastrophe to the next. Continue reading
They’re demolishing the white house now, ’cause Emperor Donald wants it done. my thought is that he needs no permission to destroy, but he might not get a permit and a budget to rebuild, and if he does get a building permit, he might be driven crazy by the noise of heavy construction and carpenters everywhere.
Under those conditions, it’s just gonna be too noisy to live there, so why not move the Capital down to Mar-a-Lago? Continue reading
Every civilization eventually discovers the same hard truth — there’s just no cure for stupid. Not because people are dumb, but because stupidity is voluntary. It’s the active choice not to look, not to learn, not to evolve. Continue reading
Let’s get something straight: when I say “asleep,” I don’t mean snoring on a couch. I’m talking about being asleep in the Work sense — moving through life on autopilot, reacting, repeating, never quite here.
Most people spend their whole lives in that state and never notice. They call it “being busy,” “being normal,” or “just getting through the day.” The real shock isn’t that we fall asleep — it’s that we think we’re awake while dreaming. Continue reading
Haven’t managed to stay connected online for more than a few minutes at a time, so not much content in my blog tonight, unless things get markedly better. So far, it’s a grim task to just get back online every two and a half minutes.