This is a story about an
international couple raising and home educating three
young boys in Japan, while dealing with
climate, cultural, and personal challenges. These pages
are about pretty much anything and everything all guided
by our family motto, Taking Chances, Making Changes,
Being Happy. Thank you very much for joining us on our
ongoing adventure.
Comments or questions about this blog?....message me at
Facebook.
1984 and the Trump Reality The novel 1984 was written by
George Orwell way back in 1949 about a dystopian future,
circa 1984, where a totalitarian government controls the
population. Since Trump was elected for a second term, a lot
of similarities to the novel and present day reality began
to appear. This page was created for fun, although the
current situation in America is far from funny, but also as
a warning, and a call to action for those who want to save
democracy and not see their liberties and freedoms stripped
from them as in the novel. Continue reading....
Lewis Rothschild:
People want leadership, and in the absence of
genuine leadership, they'll listen to anyone who steps up to
the microphone. They want leadership. They're so thirsty for
it they'll crawl through the desert toward a mirage, and
when they discover there's no water, they'll drink the sand.
Andrew Shepard: We've
had Presidents who were beloved who couldn't find a coherent
sentence with two hands and a flashlight. People don't drink
the sand 'cause they're thirsty. They drink the sand 'cause
they don't know the difference. (Trump supporters)
Hey Friends. I decided to leave Facebook….well kind of. I am
not canceling my account. The fact is, Facebook is the only
way to get in touch with friends from Kenmore (hometown) and
San Diego, and these friends are really important. I am
planning to check, maybe once a month for messages, and I am
still accepting friend requests.
Beginning last year, I canceled basically all of my social
media accounts. This year, due to recent events, I am no
longer able to, in good conscience, use Facebook. Since the
reelection, billionaire high tech industry executives went
from extreme opposition to Trump, to ass kissing puppets.
The worst has been Zuckerberg and his decision to remove
fact checking from Facebook. Conservative influencers online
are now more and more able to lie their way into, and sway
the opinions of, young readers. The amount of misinformation
and hate online is appalling, and now with money and power
the only considerations, the momentum of the conservative
agenda is only going to increase.
This is not only an American phenomenon, here in Japan the
right wing conservative parties are gaining strength in
Japanese government and emulating Trump at every turn.
Social media has become a tool for conservatives. The
democrats and liberals need to find another way to fight
back before the current administration is too entrenched.
Unfortunately I cannot, at this moment, come up with advice
or solutions. At least for now, it seems like the only thing
to be hoping for is that there really is another
presidential election four years from now. I am also trying
to find a way to install a commenting application for
friends to use for communication. Anyway, best of luck to
all of you and keep the faith. The only constant in The
Universe is CHANGE.
UNTIL THEN.
This op-ed was only part of the reason for leaving Facebook.
Click the link and please read.
The following video was embedded in the editorial.
Mark Zuckerberg announces the
end of censorship & misinformation!
Head of Facebook & Meta announces major changed to free expression on its
platform. Do you believe free speech is back?
Then this garbage was written in the video comments section.
ABOUT:
The First exists for the massive group of Americans whose voices have been
ignored. The people who are passionate about American values, aren’t afraid to
engage big ideas, and who care about where the country is headed. The people who
are conservative in their views but aren’t beholden to any party’s talking
points. The independent thinkers who rely on things like the facts, context, and
perspective to inform their ideology. The people who, although they form the
backbone of this country, have been cast aside by the politicians and the media.
The people whose beliefs and values are increasingly being cancelled. They are
why we created The First. You are why we created The First.
We’re the home of free speech, free ideas, and free TV.
Learn even more at
www.thefirsttv.com. Check out this site....pretty scary to say the least.
Unbiased?....bullshit.
News
The
Daily Show
Trump and his administration are pushing their conservative
plan (Project 2025) on the American people and The World. Do
not let their misinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies
control you. Watch these videos for a
funny and real view
of what's really going on.
There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming at an unprecedented rate.
Human activity is the principal cause. The rate of change since the mid-20th
century is unprecedented over millennia. Earth's climate has changed throughout
history. Just in the last 800,000 years, there have been eight cycles of ice
ages and warmer periods, with the end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago
marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization.
PERSONAL
THOUGHTS
-Living
How to be Happy For me at least, happiness
depends on three things. Without them existence can become pretty dull and
boring and that's not the way things need to be.
THOUGHTS
-Health Yoga
Workout My yoga workout. I was looking for a way to simply
feel better without all of the spiritual mumbo jumbo usually
associated with practicing yoga.
THOUGHTS -Health
Psytrance Workout
I find psytrance to be motivating, relaxing, and a great way
to keep a good rhythm.
THOUGHTS -Health
Strength Training My strength training workout. Thanks to a torn bicep
(see picture), a hernia, and rheumatoid arthritis, I decided
to return to strength training as a way to alleviate the
daily pain and fatigue.
Archive Posts
Archive
Posts
These posts were inspired by the 2016 presidential election
and the turmoil which Donald Trump created during his four
years as president of the United States of America....what
used to be a great country. I am miles away from America
(now residing in Japan) and continue to watch American
society degrade further into a violent, paranoid, and
materialistic culture. Now with the 2020 election finished,
and Trump officially out as president, I was going to delete
these posts. Then I decided it was important for my sons to
know what their family stands for and what pushed us to make
the choice to permanently live in Japan.
When I began making this site, I really had no idea which
direction it would take. The last few years saw me and my
family change residences four times, including three
international moves. Quite a lot for a non-military family.
Anyway, each move involved taking chances, making changes,
and trying to be happy. Those ten years were trying times
for my family to say the least. We made changes that most
people would not have even thought were possible but somehow
we pulled it off and are finally stable, living on a small
island in Japan. During those years, I watched American
society degrade and posted many pages.
