latest poem in reflection of 1995

I propose we listen
and not lie, hearing
feathery logic simply undone, lingering
between each morbid sigh.
I know what it is to caste the lowest die, ignored
for ignoble lattitudes, impertinent
energy from eltist idioms.
Impressed I am
into confined crystaline stature;
burned to ashes my pitiful sum.
and then blood sprays bright red
turbidly with new found
turgid fingers, full of life
and handfuls of joy,
bursting, releasing
from my old scuttled hulls,
screaming through shackled stature of
personally impaled statues;
ignored for a clutching century of
personally held breath, gasping
for new gathered life, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Listen profoundly

To relate effectively with a wife, husband, children, friends, or working associates, we must learn to listen. And this requires emotional strength. Listening involves patience, openness, and the desire to understand---highly developed qualities of character. It's so much easier to operate from a low emotional level and to give high-level advice.

Important to think on.

Read everything by Michael C. Ruppert

Don't be fooled, this man and his analysts and activists are the true prophets of our times...

If you don't have the money to buy his books, go to the library.

Thank you, Aaron

More thoughts on adjusting to energy changes...

It takes a lot of oil and petroleum to make current alternative cars and anything alternative at this point, so might be hard to sustain a changeover even to electric cars, wind and solar. Also for irrigation and trucking for hemp oil and food and textiles.

But never underestimate the power of the human spirit and it's ability to be challenged and to work cooperatively!

Aaron

What is our dollar based on?

Think on this...our dollar is based almost solely on energy (oil), a heap load of I.O.U.s and silver boulion (like England). Now when energy starts to run out including coal perhaps, the dollar will be worth??? Do we want to be like the Weimar Republic and use wheelbarrows of $1000 dollar bills to buy a loaf of bread?

How do we change energy systems and new ways of backing the dollar? Do we even worry about it since we must become self sustaining groups of farmers with limited energy.

Things to think about...

Aaron

Preparation for the falling off the energy grid...over years

We peaked in oil in the 1970s, now what will happen as demand far outstrips supply? Our society is completely based on oil.

Also, the people fortified and prepared alone with their families in countryside will last only as long as they can. People growing as a team will have a better long run chance. Anyone running to the hills when it is too late will not in all likelihood be able to farm from scratch and will get picked off by those survivalists well entrenched. I don't think either group will survive as well in the long run. That is the important transition of society after the collapse of lack of oil and energy. Also, large groups farming in the countryside may do well. Everyone must be very wary of gangs and groups intent on pillaging and plundering who are armed. Be aware of vengeful groups against Americans too. How well will our military survive to help others when they may be thinking of how will they survive. Hopefully they will band as teams with farming groups. Food and water will be number one, not oil.

Currently, oil is number one at determing all policy regarding anything in the world, esp. the U.S. Study country living skills, Tom Brown, Jr. and societies that live without energy coming from petroleum or needing petroleum to sustain... Study how to gather water and keep it safe. Learn self defense skills and as much medical knowledge as you can. Store medical supplies and canned goods. As food transportation is affected by lack of energy and water transportation, we need to work as a team to preserve this based on how much we are forced off the grid.

Again, we have time to prepare for this and need to be prepared for tough survival scenarios and hopefully it will not be as hard as we think; we can be pleasantly surprised then. In the meantime until we know...prepare prepare prepare. Psychologically and physically.

I will step off the soapbox now and have a pleasant morning, enjoy everything to the fullest.

Aaron

film: Battle in Haditha

a multi-view look at the madness of war and atrocities it can cause when one does not believe one's country or the service is behind you, the frustrations and alienation and murder that can result; it also examines how different groups and cultures involved perceive this conflict, especially when US invaders are attacking Iraqi's for its own selfish craving for oil, which barely helps us as we, the Saudi's etc are all running out of oil. The US infrastructure as it stands is almost entirely based on oil. Electricity, trucking, cars and other fuel sources all currently still require much much oil, more than will sustain in the future.

Take a gander at this interesting and very sad war picture.

Aaron