If some allow new thoughts to sprout
Stop that Now a crowd will shout
Jut forth their chin and raise their snout
Claim it’s fine some go without
Too hard to change don’t make us doubt
For days gone by we’ll stand and pout
Shake our fists declare our clout
And that’s why time is running out
Status Quo
The wise ones heed which way winds blow
Which ways to swerve when to cry whoa!
When to stand tall when to lie low
Which lines to cross and those to toe
When to step in and when to go
Which cards to hide and which to show
When one should reap when one might sew
Some day my friends I Pray we’ll know
Turning Points
Old Wolves preach to the sheep
Stay afraid in line please keep
And let’s be divided deep
Try to teach our kids for cheap
New ideas they’re far too steep
Can’t control what thoughts might reap
As our young mind’s fall asleep
Who will save us when we weep?
Banning Books
The Notion that we are going to be able to control ideas by manipulating code or telling our youth what they can’t have… well I’m not betting my magic beans out that Peace.
so… it’s August 2023 and according to astronomers, astrologists, and a lot of people who pay attention to such things, there are going to be two “Super Moons” in august. Now in the 70’s and probably still today it was common to see many types of moons coming from big Pontiacs, Fords, and Station wagons of all varieties… but that’s a different sort of story altogether. No we’re talking about that place where a half century ago we sent some space pilots to go walking around to pick up some rocks and smack a few lofty irons towards no particular greens.
Well on the first trip the space explorers had to walk around, but after a bit the guys decided “hey we’re Americans there is no sense in walking even a few miles when we can drive.” So..of course the rocket nerds got together with the gear heads and built two or three moon buggies but since they were going to cost a lot they weren’t called moon buggies they were called “Lunar Rovers.” Now there were three missions that had cars and while official mileage may very it is estimated that these vehicles traveled a total of about 17 miles. What we do know is that the first of these moonlit (well the astronauts probably weren’t lit) drives took place On July 31, 1971 which is a half century ago now. It’s not clear from any of the articles what the space jockeys were driving around trying to find as there weren’t any open drive-thrus up there and they had all that Tang already. So … here’s what can be guessed. First the 17 miles was only supposed to be 9 miles, but the drivers were guys and there wasn’t any road signs on the moon and you know these dudes aren’t calling NASA or asking anybody else for directions. Now that may not be true, however it’s either that or they just kept driving looking for the best parking spot.
Okay what does this have to do with seeking Peace and Joy? well in driving like in life we spend a lot of time moving around searching for some destination. And don’t pay attention to all the cool stuff along the way and even though we have experiences or what we might otherwise call the “vehicles” in our life we often times leave cool experiences parked for long periods in between the times we take curious paths for a spin. It’s hard to say why we pay so much for our cars and our experiences (like let’s say learning to read or think logically) and then then leave those things parked… but we do it all the time as in the United States we expect to leave lives parked along with our cars because there are 4 parking spots for every car we own and every car spends almost 95 percent of its life parked.
So in Seeking Peace and Joy maybe we should take our lives out for a spin now and then. They’re will be plenty of places to park ourselves and also why don’t we drive by our local mall and figure out that the places where we might park are far more spacious than the stores we are headed towards which means we expect to leave our our cars somewhere we don’t hjave to pay for and won’t have to walk too far from thus reducing the possibility of actually having to enjoy the outdoors or run into fellow human beings…
So maybe we should reconsider the whole parking lot thing as we often pave paradise and put up a parking lot..
anyway if you ever make a trip to the moon there are three slightly used cars… but the parking meters probably need a dime or two or the fines might be a little steep I suspect you might be able to use one of the rovers if you can find a charging station (just like your EV here on Earth). … … Enjoy the Super Moon and don’t waste your time looking for the perfect place to sit still.
Peace.
