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4/1/2019

Alright, what’s up you all?

     Today obviously is the first day of April.  I hope you didn’t get tricked too good, but hey, the day isn’t over yet.

     I just wanted to let you, my dear readers know the News Now category on this site is real up to date news.  It’s not traditional in the sense of reading scripts, copy editing, or following narratives, but it’s real and current.  I mean usually I’ll cover some sports, and you’re probably aware it’s mostly Pennsylvania sports.

     Journalism right now is wide open, and truthfully, you can turn on the television, or pick up a news paper and “read all about it,” but I’m coming to you live and direct, which is why we encourage more interaction from readers.  It’s all good.

     There’s so much happening right now.  Who’s on the job hunt?  Are you trying to find a career, or a part time job to make a few bucks?  At this point in my life, I know what I’m bringing to the table when I apply somewhere so my emphasis has really been on the employer and the people I could potentially be working with.

     If you’re bouncing from job to job, it could wear on you.  It could get you down, and the inconsistency could drive you nuts, but don’t let it get to you.  For those who really enjoy working and like making a paycheck, not working can be the worst feeling, and that time in between jobs might feel like an eternity, but shit does happen.  Make sure you’re learning from your mistakes.

     It actually took me a while to start figuring this out, but I’m starting to feel good about the way I shop for jobs.  If you notice an employer losses your application several times and has you reapply, or they say the’ll call you at a specific time on a specific day and don’t, then you need to consider if it’s worth your time.

     Think about it.  You take the time to update your resume, either you make a trip to the place to fill out an application, or complete one on the internet, and you follow all their guidelines for applying.  Don’t forget, you do this with an upbeat and positive attitude.  At the very least, they can hold up their end.  Perhaps, act like they really want to bring in a fresh new hire.  They did say they needed help.

     How about a job or career fair?  Have you tried one lately?  If you haven’t, but you plan on getting to one soon then there’s something you should know.  A career fair is a set up with like thirty or so employers/companies, and from my personal experience there’s two things I want to share.

     The employers/companies have representatives there who have tables with attractive displays.  Some are way better than others, and after making a few rounds, it’s easy to spot who put in the effort, and who just slapped something together, but the idea behind the table displays are to sell their place of business to you, the person who’s looking for a place to work.

     The reps should be positive, upbeat, and want to sell you a job.  They should want to sell you a job.  I approached one table to inquire about a particular place to work, and the rep behind the table told me to complete the application on line.  That shouldn’t be your experience with any company at a job fair.  You shouldn’t walk away from a table feeling like you could’ve gotten more accomplished if you stayed home and applied.

     A career fair is a chance for job seekers and employers to come out from behind the screens, and talk to one another, which is very important considering the way the application process has evolved.

     The second thing is to be conscious that the tables are close together.  If two companies you really want to apply to are sitting next to each other, you might want to speak to them at different times.  If you talk to Company A, and tell them you really want to work for them, and their company is really great, you’re going to look like you’re full of shit if  you repeat the same thing to Company B who just heard what you said to Company A.

Have A Wonderful Night

Spring Cleaning

I guess you can say it’s old fashioned, but I’m sure Spring Cleaning is still popular.  You know the time of year when we open all the windows in our houses to let the fresh spring air blow through and cleanse the winter germs and dust away.

Depending on our wardrobe size, some of us might even give those winter coats, clothes, and accessories a good washing before packing them away until next winter.  Some of us guys probably have that one pair of cargo shorts we keep on hand all year, but you get the point.

In our lives, April is an important time as well.  When April is over the year will be 1/3 complete.  Usually people split the year into four to keep pace with the seasons, but thirds work just as well.

Take a moment to think about where your life is, and ask yourself, “Am I better now than I was at this point last year?”  “Have I been keeping up with my New Years Resolutions?”

If you’re not happy with your progress, and expected to be closer to achieving your goals than find out what’s holding you back.  April is a good time to remove all the stuff from your life that isnt helping or working for you.  It could be a certain relationship, a job choice, or something in your immediate surroundings.

Whatever it is, remove it or change it.  Life is interesting, it really is.  Shake things up.   You’d be surprised how different your current situation could be by making a few decisions.

If things are going well for you, congratulations!  Keep it going.  Feel free to write in.  We would like to hear how 2019 is treating you.

You might recognize the picture posted with this article.  I used it once before for symbolic purposes.  It shows life sprouting through a less than accommodating foundation.  It’s something positive coming from a rocky start.  It shows the difficulties that surround us.  Most importantly, it represented the start that kicked our year off together.

By the time August ends and 2019 is 2/3 complete, that plant is going to be in full bloom and surrounded by a more suitable and supportive environment.

 

9 11 Foreshadowing in Children’s Game

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If you remember, I posted the picture of the Level 3 Map from the Nintendo classic game Zelda.  The shape of the map was a swastika, and it was shocking to see because I never noticed it when I was a playing the NES original game as a young child.

Here’s the second thing I found in the same game, which let me remind you, Zelda came out in the 80s.

The picture above is a room in the last Level, Level 9.  If you look in the upper left corner, you’ll notice the L has been cropped out, but the word is Level.  So you have Level – 9, and down the center of the room are two separate rows of blocks stretching from one end of the floor to the other.  It clear as day to see both rows make the number 11.

9 11  The number 9 from Level 9 and the columns show us 9 11.  Additionally, in this particular room you can use two bombs to blow two holes in the walls.

Foreshadowing the 9 11 explosion in a children’s game from the 80’s.  Two bombs and two explosions = two planes making two explosions into the two towers represented by the number 11 or the two rows of blocks on the floor.  On September 11, or 9/11.

Coincidence?  Write in, and let me know what you think.  What’s up?  I’m shocked.

I’ll leave you this shocker.  After using the bomb to blow a hole in the wall at the bottom of the screen, the next room you go into is the eye of the skull.  Oh yea, the shape of the Level – 9 map is of a skeleton.

 

 

 

Astrological Fun

0326191827_Film2I do.  I love astrology, and I know there’s a lot of people out there who find it intriguing.  I usually don’t like to share all the fun stuff I do in my spare time, but for those astrology fans out there, you might enjoy this.  In addition, I know there are people who like Astrology, but don’t know what to do with it.  Some people are overwhelmed by the symbolism, and don’t know where to begin.

You can very easily become obsessed with astrology, and dive into researching everything and anything related to it.  At the end of the day, it can become something very serious for those who “really believe in it” and “really put their faith in it.”  You have your wheel divided in twelve, your signs, and their ruling planets, and it literally operates like clock work.  Here’s a break though.  Here’s something to bring some fun and enjoyment back into the practice.

I’m an Aquarius, and Aquarius is the sign in the Eleventh House.  On a piece of plain white paper or a plain white poster board, draw the inside of a house.  Some of us can draw better than others, but the idea is to draw an open house that you can see into.

I tried to draw a three dimensional version of an open house, and it’s okay.  LOL My drawing skills are alright.

Anyway, so if you’re a Pisces, you’re going to write in the house all the things that are related to Pisces.  You can start by putting a big number 12 on the front door because the Pisces home is the 12th house.  So you can pretend 12 is also the house address.

From there, on the inside, start writing everything related to your sign.  Some ideas are compatibility signs, colors, its element, the months the sun is there, and the name of its ruling planet.  Then, you can write all the things related to its ruling planet, all the things the house itself represents, and whatever makes Pisces unique.

Not only is this activity fun, but you’re really going to learn about your sign.  In addition, you’re totally raising your awareness with everything involving Astrological Pisces.  When you go outside, run errands, go to work, or wherever, you’ll start noticing all those things you wrote about, all those things related to you and your sign.

One of the awesome things about astrology is that teaches us about us.  We learn about things that make us unique and different, and that’s what we like.

I included a picture of my Aquarian 11th House, but it’s still a little empty.  I just started it.  Write in, let me know what you think.  What’s your sign?

Commentary

3/26/2019

 

I used to be a student at the University of Metaphysical Sciences, and it has been a long time since I’ve taken any courses or joined in any blog topics.  Recently, however, I was listening to a short video created by one of the school’s founders, and she was talking about a situation where someone was being asked to forget, forgive, and move on from something.

     The point she was trying to make was that not all people are equally evolved.  It’s not taking the high road, and it’s not thinking you’re better.  Sometimes we expect something from someone that we might put more value in, and it’s just better to move on.  Sometimes you might not get that apology, that favor returned, or your due credit.

Conquer Karma and Master Universal Law 2

     I would like to begin this second part article by revisiting certain key points.  We’re talking karma here.  We’re talking about getting back what you put out.  In Conquer Karma and Master Universal Law 1 I told you that if you wanted to be on the favorable side of karma then you must absolutely be sincere in your actions.  You should also be humble.

     Sometimes however, things just happen.  Sometimes things happen to people that are completely random.  I think it’s important to supply you, the reader, with additional information.  This topic for most people, is in one ear and out of the other, but if you are truly interested and you understand and you can relate to what I’m writing, than you’re an individual who will gain from this conversation.

     If you are on a spiritual path, really on a spiritual path, then you cannot in no way be a know-it-all, and I’m not saying that in a way like I’m trying to tell you what to do or how to act.  You just understand there’s a randomness about the universe, and it’s a beautiful thing because all experiences are opportunities for us to learn.

     I think the most important thing for me to share is we shouldn’t have a belief so strong about something like Karma that it limits our perceptions of it.

Anything related to the idea of, “what we put out eventually comes back to us,” is considered Karma.  It’s not always something like, “you get robbed, and someone steals from the thief  soon after.”

Here’s a good example of what I mean.  Your having a garage sale, and most of your customers are going to be your neighbors and people from your neighborhood.  You really enjoy hosting these sales because you enjoy watching other people get excited about things you haven’t looked at in years.  Everything is priced very low because you want to get rid of your stuff, you don’t want to carry it back in the house.

Someone comes along and steals a few items you were selling for  dollar.  You were very upset because one, they were $1 items, and two, the thief had to live close.  Just when you were about to let it ruin your day a new customer pulls up and buys the one item you thought you would never sell because it was really expensive.  Selling that one item made your whole sale worth it.

So you see, this is how it works sometimes.  Maybe nothing bad had to happen to the thief to complete the Karmic Circle, but rather, you were due for something good to happen to you.

After all, you really really enjoyed garaged sales.

News Now

 3/25/2019

Pharmacists Out Of Control

     Lets get something right.  If your doctor has to write a prescription for it, then it’s a controlled substance.  That’s it.  Every medicine behind the pharmacy counter is controlled.

     Pharmacist can’t and shouldn’t be picking and choosing what medicines they want to use to hassle customers with.  This is way beyond anything I’ve ever heard of.

     If you hand your local pharmacist a prescription written for lets just say, 30 tablets.  He or she can’t say, “I can only sell you 15 because it’s a controlled substance,” or “Come back in 15 days to get the other 15 because it’s a controlled substance,” or “I can give you the full amount of one of your prescriptions, but only a few of the other one because it’s a controlled substance.”

     What?!  That doesn’t even make sense.

     A pharmacist job/responsibility is to fill the prescription they’re given.  That’s it.  The medicine you take and the dose you take is between you and your doctor.  A pharmacist cannot and should not say things like, “That’s to high of a dose,” “You don’t need all those,” or “I’m only giving you this amount.”

     They have no control over any of that, and they need to stop using the phrase “It’s a controlled substance” because they’re not even using it in the correct context.

     At one time, I thought the pharmacist position as a professional was something special.  I thought they made big bucks.  I thought they had to have a college degree, and be sworn to secrecy about the drugs they were filling for customers because after-all, they are privy to information privatized by doctor-patient confidentiality.

     Now, you can go to a pharmacy and the employee filling the candy isle gets called to the pharmacy to fill prescriptions.  Instead of a 20-minute wait, it’s an hour, and when your name is finally called they tell you they’re out of the medication because someone bought it all last night.

     You couldn’t tell me that an hour ago?  What the fuck have you been doing for an hour? 

     Who can we speak to if this is going on?  Who is the boss of a pharmacist?  A better question is who’s training them.

     Please, just do your job.  Be professional, and just a little discrete.

Dichotomy – A Short Story of Good and Evil

Part 2

Chapter Eleven 

Wow.  Holy shit!  What the fuck is going on around here.  First, I’m in a fight with God over something that was given to me, then, I was robbed, and now you’re telling me you think you’re pregnant.

-Gary

     With Bright in Siberia Gary was now the man in charge, but before returning to Area 31, Gary used the two weeks given to him from General Reddi to relocate his family.  Maureen loved Peters Town, she was definitely a little sentimental about leaving it behind, but she didn’t have much of a choice.  The genious planning work of General Reddi and Commander Bright played out exactly the way they both expected.  Baxter returned for his scale, and yeah, Guy came back for his.

     Since General Randall Reddi was going to brief Gary when he returned, Maureen thought it would be better if Gary heard directly from her about the situation with Guy.  Maureen, however, was obviously saving that talk for the end of their two weeks together.

Moving didn’t take long at all, which was one of the major perks that came with the job.  It was a relocation, and a relocation meant up and out.  There were no moving trucks and no workers wrapping up fragile items.  Maureen and Gary returned to their Peters Town home to gather their children, their pets, and their valuables.  From there, it was straight to the new home.

The new home was fully furnished and carefully selected for work related issues.  Also, they had children in school so that was taken into consideration as well.  It had to be in a location that was safe and private, but close enough for the children to get back and forth from school within a reasonable amount of time.  Their neighbors were ordinary, they had regular jobs, and of course, both sides were unaware of the craziness going on in the middle next door.  From Gary and Maureen’s perspective that was funny part.  Thinking about their neighbors, regular people working regular jobs and carrying on daily while people were walking in and out of time portals.  Can you imagine coming home from work and turning on the television news program, or how about the weather report?  In Maureen’s home a normal weather report was sunny and warm unless God came down from heaven.  Those are the little things they laughed at together.

Within the first week they were completely settled in their new home and acquainted with their neighbors.  They spent the remainder of the time relaxing and playing with their children who definitely needed some attention at this point.  As the week came to a close, Gary and Maureen went out for a special dinner.  They were alone without the kids.

The meal was fantastic, and they clinked glasses in a toast to celebrate their new home and new beginnings.  On the ride back to the house Maureen grew nervous.  She wanted to make love to Gary so bad, But she hadn’t since Guy came around.

She knew she had to tell Gary what happened, and it was overwhelming her now that the time arrived.  The vacation was over, and reality was coming on so strong it was diluting the alcohol she drank during dinner.  She turned to look at Gary while he was driving, and he briefly glanced back at her taking his eyes off the road.  They smiled at each other and kissed, which made Maureen a little more uncomfortable.

“Thank you for this amazing evening,” said Maureen with fragile voice.

“You’re welcome, we needed it,” Gary replied.  “You looked beautiful tonight.”

“Thank you,” Maureen said.  “There’s something I wanted to talk to you about Gary.”

“What’s on your mind Maureen,” Gary wondered with concern.

News Now

3/23/2019

What’s going on?

     We’re now three days into the 2019 Spring season, and it’s still cold out there.  That’s okay though, warmer temperatures are just around the corner.

     March always felt like the longest month to me, but this year it’s flying.  There’s eight days left.  I can’t believe it.  New Year’s resolutions are in full effect over here, and I hope you’re all sticking with yours as well.

     I don’t know if we have followers on the site here who enjoy NCAA College Wrestling, but the final round is scheduled for this evening at 7:00 PM.  I’m almost positive it will be televised on ESPN for those who are interested and can’t make the ride out to Pittsburgh.

HWT – Derek White Oklahoma State vs. Anthony Cassar Penn State

125 – Jack Mueller, Virginia vs. Spencer Lee, Iowa

133 – Daton Fix, Oklahoma State vs. Nick Suriano, Rutgers

141 – Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell vs. Joey McKenna, Ohio State

149 – Anthony Ashnault, Rutgers vs. Micah Jordan, Ohio State

157- Jason Nolf, Penn State vs. Tyler Berger, Nebraska

165 – Mekhi Lewis, Virgina Tech vs. Vincenzo Joseph, Penn State

174 – Mark Hall, Penn State vs. Zahid Valencia, Arizona State

184 – Maxwell Dean, Cornell vs. Drew Foster Northern Iowa

197 – Bo Nickal, Penn State vs. Kollin Moore, Ohio State

     Penn State won their eighth National Championship team Title this season.  That’s eight in a row for Penn State, who’s wrestling team could be the most dominate team in all of sports.  I mean talk about a time to be a wrestling fan.  What Penn State is doing right now as a team is absolutely amazing, not to mention they have five wrestlers in the finals tonight who could leave with National Titles, and for some, it won’t be their first.  

     At 133 I’m rooting for Nick Suriano because he his from New Jersey, and he wrestles for Rutgers, but Daton Fix from Oklahoma is exciting as shit to watch.  It’s going to be a good one.

Bo Nickal from Penn State should win at 197, he kind of owns Ohio State’s Kollin Moore.

The Philadelphia 76ers play on the road tonight at 7:30 against the Hawks.  The 76ers are still rolling and are now in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference.  They’re 7-3 in their last ten games.  They’re 6.5 games out of first place, and 3.0 games behind the second place Raptors.

Have A Good Night