Lyft-Don’t Get Beat

Let me start this conversation in this manner:

I have nothing bad to say about Lyft, its service, or its drivers. I’m a 5-star rider, and never had any issues with anyone or anything.

Recently, I was on a ride where I added a stop. When I got to the first destination, which was a store, I ran in to pick something up, but when I returned to the vehicle, my app said the ride ended. The problem is that I was charged for a double destination ride, but I was never driven to the second stop.

So, I had to call lyft again, and pay another fee to catch a ride to the destination that I added to the first ride.

Here’s my advice to you as a rider: If you have to add an additional stop to a ride, do it as soon as you get into the car. Don’t wait until you reach the first destination. If you forget to add the stop, and you arrive at your first destination, get out of the car, and order another ride.

That situation aside, my experience with Lyft over the years has been awesome. I haven’t driven a vehicle of my own since 2014, so Lyft has been extremely beneficial. There was even a situation one time where I switched my payment method but forgot to update the App. Lyft still took me to my destination, and of course I had to update the App. for the next ride but still….they didn’t make a big deal out of an honest mistake.

Okay y’all, you know this blog is all about what’s happening in real life. We stand behind our slogan, Table Seven “where real discussions take place,” and we hope you appreciate our hard work and honesty. Have a wonderful evening!

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Planet Murcury Going Retro

Today, Tuesday, February 4th, the closest planet to the sun, Murcury, goes into Pisces. It will continue its forward motion in that sign until the 17th, where at 12 degrees it will begin its retrograde.

Murcury will stay retrograde until March 10th, where it will have retraced its steps all the way back to the 28th degree of Aquarius. On March 10th it will go direct and stay direct until June 18th.

This is the first of three retrograde periods for Murcury in 2020, the second of course will start on June 18th, and the third will begin on October 18th and go sometime into 2021. Murcury is the smallest planet with an orbital period of about 88 days.

Astrologically speaking, Murcury spends about 7 days in each sign. It is the ruling planet of both Virgo and Gemini, and it’s exalted in Virgo and Aquarius. Murcury also rules over Wednesday.

Catchup

How’s everybody doing today? It is the fourth day of February already, which means we have another month of Winter. Where did it go though? Is it just me, or is this season going really fast?

🌞Yesterday we had an absolutely amazing day of weather. In the morning around 9:30, I left my house for a 2.5 mile job to the gym. I was wearing an undershirt, t-shirt, long sleeve t-shirt, a sweatshirt with a hood, and a windbreaker over all that with a wool hat and gloves.

Needless to say, I was shocked when I realized it was 60 degrees and sunny. I couldn’t believe it, and the funny thing is we had a little snow storm the night before. Strange weather man, but I love it.

There’s so much going, what have all of you been up to?

🏈Did anyone get to watch the Super Bowl? Personally, I did not, but I heard it was a very good game. In the end however, it was the Kansas City Chiefs that were victorious over the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20. They said the Chiefs haven’t been to the big show in fifty years so I’m sure that win was extra special for them and their organization. Good job K.C. 👍

🏀Yesterday the Philadelphia 76ers lost to the Miami Heat 137-106. The 76ers are now 31-20, and in third place behind Boston and Toronto. Their next game is Thursday, February 6th against the Milwaukee Bucks at 8 pm.

👽I was watching an interview with John Lear, do you know who John Lear is? His father was the inventor of the Lear Jet. Anyway, he seems to be full of wonderful stories-some extremely debatable, but very very entertaining to say the least. He said during the Vietnam War, American soldiers were fighting creatures with wings….with a strait face. Hey, I don’t know.

🚀There’s so much talk in the UFO and science communities about Mars. So far we’ve found microbial life out there, and coincidentally, pictures surfaced showing pyramids like those we have here on Earth. What’s strange is that they are found at the exact same coordinates as the Giza Pyramids. Interesting!

🛴Have you guys seen those electric Razor Scooters? They’re awesome, and really affordable. I think they’re only a few hundred dollars! They go up to 15 miles per hour I think holding up to 215 pounds. Not only that, you can take them anywhere-they fold up for easy storage and only weigh like 50 pounds.

♒🌞Right now, the Sun is in Aquarius. Happy Birthday season to all my fellow Aquarians!

I hope you all are doing really well and following through with your new year resolutions. Before you know it, the Spring will be here, and love will be in the air. I have a feeling the Spring season is going to be beautiful this year. Usually we get robbed of Spring and Fall, but I think this year we’re going to have a full season with excellent weather.

You guys are the best, thank you for liking us and following along!

💛🖤♒🎂🤙

Sandra Bland-Five Years Later

Where have I been? I just saw the video recently of the arrest of Sandra Bland, which of course happened in Texas in 2015. In addition to the arrest video, I also listened to PBS, a news source that covered the case and reported on the death of Sandra Bland several days later as she was found dead in her jail cell.

I don’t know the details about what happened to her while in jail, but I did want to comment on the video because it was disturbing.

Why was it disturbing? …

Because “we the people” are said to have certain rights, especially when dealing with those in law enforcement and public officials.

We are led to believe those rights are clear-cut and black and white, but for some reason, when we actually find ourselves in those situations where we are confronted with law enforcement, black and white becomes grayish. For some reason, our rights become compromised and scrutinized under technicalities.

Let me give you my opinion based on what I saw.

The officer pulled her over for failing to signal while changing lanes. When he was standing at her window, it seemed to bother him that she was upset.

At that point, when her demeanor was bothering him, he should’ve turned and walked to his vehicle where he would’ve carried out his responsibilities of checking for warrants and issuing a summons.

The last time I checked, sitting quietly in our cars with an upset look on our faces while being pulled over wasn’t against the law.

Now, we can’t even look upset! (exaggeration, but you get the point)

Instead of walking to his car, he comments on her demeanor and tells her she looks upset. She confesses and says, “Yes, I am upset. I saw you driving close, and I thought you were trying to pass so I quickly switched lanes to get out of your way, but you pulled me over.”

Still she hasn’t done anything wrong.

The officer ignores her response and asks her to put out her cigarette, and that’s where it all went wrong. She told him she was in her car smoking, and she was allowed to do so, but he didn’t like that response.

Eventually, he forces her out of her car and places her under arrest.

Wow! So where did our rights become compromised here? Officials said we do have rights, and she is allowed to smoke in her car during a traffic stop, but if a police officer asks you to do something you’re supposed to do it and not argue back.

Okay, obviously that statement is a problem. Either we have the right or we don’t have the right.

It can’t be… we have the right until we’re asked not to flex it. Our rights need to be respected, and we shouldn’t be asked to do something we don’t have to do just because a public official or law enforcement official is upset.

Obviously, the police officer was wrong for asking her to put her cigarette out, and because he was “OVERREACHING” he escalated the situation to a level it should’ve never reached.

I know it’s five years after the fact, but we can all learn something from this. What happened to Sandra Bland should never happen again.

What is our right in this situation?

Write in! Let me know what you think. Where you in a situation like this?

Webster?

Yes, Webster. Noah Webster is his name. When you think about all the prominent people and famous names that impacted the formation of the United States in the 17th and 18th centuries, I guess it’s easy for Noah Webster to get lost in the shuffle.

Before the invention of spell check, we picked up the good old fashioned dictionary for help spelling words, but even then, didn’t you just always think the name of the dictionary was Webster’s?

Not only was Noah Webster the author of “Webster’s,” America’s first dictionary, he was also an advocate for universal free education as way to aid national unity at a time when the emergence of the modern school system was still in its infancy stage.

Very Interesting!

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Apartment/Room Hunting

How’s everybody doing? Today is Sunday, January 12th, and it is beautiful outside. Sixty-one degrees and sunny! Not bad for the middle of the winter. Not bad at all.

Tomorrow night I start class at Muhlenberg College, and I’m looking for a small apartment or room to rent that’s close to Chew Street. If you can help, or know someone who has a place to rent, please write in.

I posted an ad on Craigslist, and it was short and to the point. I explained that I was starting school soon, and that I was looking for something near the college and Chew Street. The next thing I know I get people replying to me telling me they’re looking for an apartment. People make me laugh, man they really do.

Alright everyone, enjoy your Monday, and if you hear or know something let me know.

American Preservation

We are being called out.

Well, we’re not exactly being called out. Lets just say we were sleeping, and then all of a sudden, someone broke into our house and put some things in there that shouldn’t exist.

After waking up and taking a look around, the responsibility falls on us, “We The People” to remove it all.

I must admit, I am a little concerned. I listen to a lot of news, both mainstream and independent, I watch a lot of videos, and I do read a lot.

America is our Country to lose, despite what I hear.

What is it that I hear? Well, I hear the country is already lost. Now, I don’t buy into propaganda, and I take a completely neutral stance on every issue until the truth surfaces, and this is really easy to do because we have a Constitution (Bill of Rights).

When you hear people saying the Country is lost, or we lost our Country, don’t believe it. What’s really important here is that we’re preserving and exercising our rights as citizens in this country, and if we do that, the Country will never fall.

It’s really simple. The most important thing to know is that before we became the United States of America, we were 13 Colonies. After some negotiations, land purchases, and a little strong arming, we went coast to coast, consolidated, and created a central federal government.

That Federal Government gave us (the people) the Bill of Rights as a way to ensure our privacy and freedoms from an overreaching, central government. The Constitution (Bill of Rights) is the basis and foundation this country was built on. The colonies wanted to remain separate, private, and maintain the ability to rule and govern themselves, but obviously, there was a much bigger plan in the works, and so 13 Colonies became 52 states. All under the watchful eye of a centralized government.

In order to preserve our Country, all we have to do is follow the constitution. Very simple. Whatever was put into place that’s unconstitutional must go, and then, we must not allow the Federal Government to violate the Constitution ever again.

The People of the United States of America request the removal of such agencies and laws as they are now deemed unconstitutional.

Homeland Security
The Patriot Act
FISA Courts

Well, what are we waiting for?

After the removal of the above mentioned laws and agencies, we really need to do a better job of preventing the formation of unconstitutional agencies and recognizing those laws that if passed, will be unconstitutional. Is physical violence necessary? No, I don’t think it is. All that is required is a free-well informed public that has the courage to speak up, and the persistence and will to not give up or in until its requests are met.

You’re not breaking the law, and you’re not doing anything wrong. We have the right to speak up and call out our Government when it’s not playing by the rules.

In closing, I would like to say I feel really bad for the people whose lives have been ruined for simply speaking up and bringing attention to issues that violate our rights and privacy as citizens of this country.

This is the land of the free and the home of the brave. Right?

Seek and We Shall Find

They say the answers to our questions are out there, and the truth will set us free. We must decipher between what’s right and what is wrong for us according to our own perception.

They say there is life on other planets, and we are not alone in this universe, but knowing that would be a major distraction.

I heard we discovered microbial life on Mars, but instead of furthering the investigation, more time and effort has been spent covering it up.

Handle your daily routine and mundane tasks like responsible men and women, but in your spare time, don’t be afraid to investigate. This thing we call the “cosmos” is beautiful, mysterious, and waiting for us to have fun with it.

💞✴🚀🛸🪐🌍🌒🌝

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Resolutions For A New Year

What’s Up? Welcome to 2020!

Here’s what’s on my mind for this brand new year:

Love Myself
Work Consistently
Let the people in my life know they’re appreciated
Two to Three days per week in the gym
Make good decisions
Win
Start Applying the lessons and mentality I learned through sports to real life
Save money
Get back into a vehicle
Repay debts and repair friendships-if possible
Rediscover my love for the night-life, and Social Life (Not Social Media) Going out Again

Resolutions are good because they give us direction. We’re starting a brand new year together, with goals. Get your shit together, and get your head right.

As the year progresses, there will be moments when those resolutions come into focus. Don’t forget about them. Maintain them, achieve them, and become the person you want to be.

Write in. What are your New Years Resolutions? What would you like to achieve?

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Taming A Wandering Mind

If you’re like me, then your mind wanders. Topic after topic. If you’re worried about this and fell like you’re loosing control, then listen to what I’m about to say.

My mind, I don’t know why, wanders, but I’m starting to think it has something to do with “the task of the moment,” but the advice I can give you is “don’t pay attention.” All types of thoughts of thoughts and temptations pass though, but remember, it’s all in your head. We shouldn’t live in our heads.

It’s not a bad thing if you have a wondering mind, but remember, we live in our physical reality. While our mind drifts from the here and now, our bodies don’t. Do not let random thoughts and temptations interfere with what you’re doing, or what you say to someone if they’re completely unrelated or something you normally wouldn’t or shouldn’t do.

If you, for example, just sat down to read a book, read that book. If the thought crosses your mind to check your email, send a text message, or do something else, ignore it until you’re done reading. Focus on what you’re doing, and see it thorough completion.

In his/her possession, the average person has a cell phone, tablet, laptop, computer, books, and magazines. Younger people have all that stuff including video games, so the urge to bounce from one thing to the next is great. So great in fact, it takes a mindful decision, and some effort to concentrate on one thing at a time.

When speaking and interacting with people, remember, that person doesn’t know what you’re thinking. They do however, hear what you say. They can see you, they can see how you react, how you stand, and what you do with your hands. Your body language is visible.

Someone approaches you for the first time. They want to speak with you because they want to get to know more about you, but during that conversation, the thought crosses your mind to say “fuck you,” and run away.

What do you do?

What should you do?

The answer is to stand there, and have the conversation. Let the person get to know you, and if it’s in the cards, make a new friend. Your mind is telling you to say, “fuck you,” and run away, but should you?

Is the person threatening you, attacking you, or disrespecting you? No, so, you wouldn’t and shouldn’t run away, and say, “fuck you.” Cursing at the person and running away doesn’t make sense.

It sounds funny, but a small percentage of us will curse and run away. Why? I can’t answer that. I cant tell you why people do what they do, but I can help you make the right choices if that’s what you want to do. This whole article is about fighting random thoughts that interfere with our lives while we’re working, completing a task, or speaking with someone. The reason why this is an issue in the first place is because we’re told to listen and pay attention to our thoughts, but if our thoughts aren’t “good,” then we must dismiss them.

This leads me to my next point, “knowing the difference between right and wrong.” If you know the difference between right and wrong, then you know which thoughts you should dismiss because acting them out would either be wrong, or not make sense in a given situation. Remember the actions you take, and your behavior, weather physical, or verbal, must make sense. No one can see your thoughts, and people cannot read your mind. Having the thought to curse at someone who is trying to be your friend, is nothing more than a passing thought so long as you don’t act on it.

How did we get here? I don’t know. I think the mind should be silent, but most people do have a busy mind. I have a busy mind, but it wasn’t always that way. There was a time when I was fully, 100% in the moment. Just living-acting and reacting. It would be extremely nice to find a way back to that point. It was a time when your mind wasn’t a beacon for the thoughts and emotions of others.

It was a time when your mind was your own, no distractions, no interference, and no delays. 100% fully in the moment.

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