SFO = Shit Show

 Literally.  SFO is a shit show.  Oakland is a shit show as well. Homeless people panhandle, crap in the streets, shoot up, whatever.  Organized groups smash and grab at stores.  Forget about parking your car.  Your windows will be smashed in and whatever they can steal they will.  

All of the over-the-top bleeding heart liberal idiots who think the world can be saved with milk, hugs and warm cookies living in their privileged liberal arts college campus fantasy land are getting exactly what they asked for with making the police out to be villains.  

The police can't win.  They are damned if they do their jobs, and they are damned if they don't.  Of course cops are leaving the force in droves.  Unless you have direct experience in law enforcement, I suggest you STFU and hold your armchair quarterback opinions to yourself on how awful cops are.  You are more than welcome to put your life on the line every time you go to work never knowing if a routine traffic stop will blow your head off.  

Like it or not, the police are the only thing that is between some semblance of civilization and utter chaos and lawlessness. 

All I can say is you get what you vote for.  

Wisconsin: Land of WTF

Cheddarheads are a real thing.  To find out what they are, stay tuned.  The five-state area that surrounds my home state of Minnesota consist of:  Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa.  Minnesota's northern border is Manitoba and Ontario (that's Canada for those who are geographically challenged).   The point is that we all have our sibling jokes about Iowa (Idiots Out Wondering Around) and the other places that border Minnesota.  

Wisconsin has always been the butt of jokes since I can remember.  Wisconsin is famous for their beer and dairy industry; hence, residents are cheddarheads.  Wisconsin also harbors some atrocious crimes such as serial murderer Jeffrey Dahhmer.  It also is struggling with social issues as of late with the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha and now Darrell Brooks running his car through a holiday parade in Waukesha.

The joke is that people from Wisconsin are brain damaged.  Why?  They drink the beer which gives them gas, and then they eat the cheese which plugs them up.  The gas has no where to escape, so it travels up the spinal cord and wreaks havoc with the brain.  

From what I'm reading about Wisconsin, I'm thinking there is legitimacy to this theory.  

Thanksgiving

 I love Thanksgiving.  It's all about the FOOD.  This year we're hosting about 15 people, and yes, we've had our shots.  I already have my turkey and most of my ingredients for the meal.  Perhaps the weather will cooperate and we can set up the table outside.

Anyway.....switching gears....

Today I'm going to clean out my closet in the bedroom.  I know that's about as exciting as watching paint dry.  I hate doing it, but always glad when its done.  

Wow.  What a thrilling Saturday. 

On Strike

 Look around.  There are signs everywhere HELP WANTED.  I don't think there's a lack of workers.  I think there is a lack of workers because they are fed up getting treated like crap from customers/clients and management.  Workers are sick of slaving away for a pittance with skimpy benefits.  Workers are sick of whining, entitled customers who are always trying to get something for nothing, and then treating workers as sub-human in the process.  Workers are sick of management citing production and sales numbers at the end of the quarter to appease the stock holders.  

It's an unsanctioned strike.   

November 1

 We used to have a thing in our household that the furnace would come on no earlier than November 1.  In the not-so-distant past it used to be a struggle to try to keep warm in mid to late October.  The kids would complain that the house was too cold.  We would complain about high PG&E bills.

Well, guess what.  Keeping the furnace off before November 1 is getting easier and easier with each passing year of global warming.  As I type this doors and windows are open as it's so warm.  

Aren't we feeling a tad bit guilty each and every time we take a flight, drive a car, or otherwise consume in a matter that is detrimental to Grandmother Earth?  

I do.  

Can we just cut down on our harmful emissions just a little bit?  Can we all just cut back on all the waste?  Why do we think our plastics and other garbage should be barged off and happily accepted by another country, somewhere, to dispose of?  They don't want our garbage, either. 

Pretty soon there won't be a choice.  Grandmother Earth will make the decision for us.  

Americans.  We've always had a problem with authority and listening to our elders.  Look what we've done to the rest of the world in making them believe we are the "in" crowd.  We are the 16 year-olds who are insistent that our elders are out to ruin our lives and THEY JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!!   UGHHHHHHH!!!!!!  (dramatically slams door, flops on bed, and puts on headphones). 

Spirit vs Physical World

 Oh yes, there is so much more going on than what we see, feel, and hear with our limited senses in a human body.  

So many relationships extend beyond this physical lifetime.  Don't feel that you have to fix every friendship, co-worker dynamic, whatever in this lifetime.  There are plenty of other planes of existence to work out karma. 

Parting ways on the physical plane does not mean that it's over and that the relationship with your sister, parents, whomever is forever doomed.  It means that you are freeing up energy on this plane to deal with the task at hand.  

It's totally OK to put thing on karmic hold.