Out of all the things that I've learned from the past 3+ years in the spycraft, such as a rudimentary understanding of macroeconomics (namely how to fix our economy and create jobs), how to play political "inside baseball" (the horse trading and negotiating that goes on behind the scenes), the ability to build a broad consensus, and how to analyze information and think critically on my feet, one skill has proven most valuable: the ability to reason with, advise, and influence some of our nations most powerful politicians.
Comprehensive tax reform, once thrown on the back burner after the Simpson-Bowles Commission, magically made its way back to the forefront of the discussion on how to get our economy back on track.
Once considered a fringe idea, the idea of eliminating the private, run-for-profit Federal Reserve and fractional reserve banking became a tangible reality.
The idea of cheap mortgages as a stimulus and as a way to rescue the housing market was thought to have come from Mars.
You would figure that the last two common-sense reforms I found during my research would have found some resonance within the halls of Congress and the White House much sooner. They didn't, so it took some elbow grease to get them there.
The return of Glass-Steagall and the breaking up of the big banks?
Formerly a dream.
An infrastructure bank?
It formerly held no traction on the right.
Now it does.
These are all foregone conclusions now.
All it will take is an ounce of popular sentiment to push things over the edge and get them done.
By any measure, a revolution is on its way.
These are the pillars upon which the revolution will stand:
1) Solvency: In our national pocketbook. We will have balanced budgets soon.
2) Honesty: About our past. The 9/11 Commission Report will go right in the trash where it belongs.
3) Opportunity: There will be jobs to go around. There will be more affordable housing.
4) Transparency: As far as technological innovations go. Be it cybernetics or be it H.A.A.R.P.
I believe that the American people deserve a fair shot.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
"Entrain the Brain to go Insane?"
A pertinent excerpt from Angels Don't Play This HAARP: Advances in Tesla Technology:
"The general rule is that the brain's predominate wave frequency will be lowest, in terms of pulses per second, when relaxed, and highest when people are most alert or agitated. External stimulation of the brain by electromagnetic means can cause the brain to be entrained or locked into phase with an external signal generator. Predominate brain waves can be driven or pushed into new frequency patterns by external stimulation. In other words, the external signal driver or impulse generator entrains the brain, overriding the normal frequencies causing changes in the brain waves; which then causes changes in brain chemistry; which then causes changes in brain outputs in the form of thoughts, emotions, or physical condition. As you are driven, so you arrive. Brain manipulation can be either beneficial or detrimental to the individual being impacted.
...Changing the way we think, if we are individually in control of our changes, is a healthy thing. It is disgusting to realize that governments are interested in these techniques, not for beneficial individual uses but in order to gain increased control over populations they view as dangerous. These technologies offer both great promise and a high potential for abuse. Since the techniques are here now, all of the work in these areas should be open to public review. This would help assure the preservation of the most fundamental right of humankind, the right to think in our own way."
"The general rule is that the brain's predominate wave frequency will be lowest, in terms of pulses per second, when relaxed, and highest when people are most alert or agitated. External stimulation of the brain by electromagnetic means can cause the brain to be entrained or locked into phase with an external signal generator. Predominate brain waves can be driven or pushed into new frequency patterns by external stimulation. In other words, the external signal driver or impulse generator entrains the brain, overriding the normal frequencies causing changes in the brain waves; which then causes changes in brain chemistry; which then causes changes in brain outputs in the form of thoughts, emotions, or physical condition. As you are driven, so you arrive. Brain manipulation can be either beneficial or detrimental to the individual being impacted.
...Changing the way we think, if we are individually in control of our changes, is a healthy thing. It is disgusting to realize that governments are interested in these techniques, not for beneficial individual uses but in order to gain increased control over populations they view as dangerous. These technologies offer both great promise and a high potential for abuse. Since the techniques are here now, all of the work in these areas should be open to public review. This would help assure the preservation of the most fundamental right of humankind, the right to think in our own way."
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Ball.
It's been several years since I've played organized baseball (I've only had catches and gone to batting cages since). That being said, this is what the scouts are expecting, and what would be confirmed by anyone who has seen me play for an extended period of time.
1) Inaccurate arm behind the plate at times.
This can be worked on with drills working on throwing mechanics and through sheer repetition.
Knoblauch-itis is all from the shoulders up.
I can remember being shifted over to second base when problems like this persisted, but I feel this is something that might be worked on.
DH also exists.
2) Great at blocking balls in the dirt and catching would-be wild pitches.
Great reflexes.
3) Good at calling a game behind the plate and working with what my pitcher brings to the table to get outs.
4) Good at framing borderline pitches.
5) I know how to drop down a good bunt.
6) Uncanny power for someone my size.
It's not often you see a 150 lb. kid hitting the ball 440 feet.
Any knowledgeable sports fan might say "4 or 5 out of 20 pitches is a small sample size."
Which is true. But it also reveals something else.
That was my first time facing balls coming in that fast (80 MPH+).
With more repetition and opportunities, I could increase my performance in that setting.
It just shows the potential.
I'm bigger (by a good 30-35 lbs.) and stronger now, too.
I'd like to see where I can take this.
The opportunity will present itself, and GM's are interested.
I just have to be ready to earn my spot.
I want to play Minor League Ball.
1) Inaccurate arm behind the plate at times.
This can be worked on with drills working on throwing mechanics and through sheer repetition.
Knoblauch-itis is all from the shoulders up.
I can remember being shifted over to second base when problems like this persisted, but I feel this is something that might be worked on.
DH also exists.
2) Great at blocking balls in the dirt and catching would-be wild pitches.
Great reflexes.
3) Good at calling a game behind the plate and working with what my pitcher brings to the table to get outs.
4) Good at framing borderline pitches.
5) I know how to drop down a good bunt.
6) Uncanny power for someone my size.
It's not often you see a 150 lb. kid hitting the ball 440 feet.
Any knowledgeable sports fan might say "4 or 5 out of 20 pitches is a small sample size."
Which is true. But it also reveals something else.
That was my first time facing balls coming in that fast (80 MPH+).
With more repetition and opportunities, I could increase my performance in that setting.
It just shows the potential.
I'm bigger (by a good 30-35 lbs.) and stronger now, too.
I'd like to see where I can take this.
The opportunity will present itself, and GM's are interested.
I just have to be ready to earn my spot.
I want to play Minor League Ball.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The 2008 Election.
Being wet behind the ears in all things political, I registered Democratic in my first Presidential election and voted for Barack Obama.
He was hip, cool, young, and promised a vague platitude of "Change" and "Hope."
He was Black, too, which was nifty at the time.
"Yes. One of us finally made it."
I voted for him because he promised to end the wars and bring our troops home, which is something that McCain made no promises to do (If my memory serves me correctly.).
Obama reneged on those promises.
As well as promising to be the most transparent administration ever.
Not to mention close ties to Wall Street in his inner circle, which he pledged against as he was running for the office.
I saw "The Obama Deception" very early in his first term.
It was enough to make me realize that we had made a mistake.
He later flip-flopped on various other issues, such as repealing NAFTA and GATT, turning the economy around during his first term, and the ballooning national debt.
Plenty of buyer's remorse here, but I still decided to work with him in good faith, as the country needed leadership at the time, and we were stuck with the person who held the Presidency. We needed a community organizer, if you will. I have no remorse for working with Democrats in good faith when the country needed it, even as they were too busy flinging mud and engaging in the politics of personal destruction to get any actual work done.
I guess I was doing my job too well.
Not to mention, some messed up stuff happened to me, without my consent or foreknowledge.
I was just doing my job and making contacts.
Just like you don't walk outside of your house in the morning and expect a jet turbine to fall onto your head, I had no reason to suspect that I would be implanted with a microchip.
The Swiss army knife of implants. It does everything: provides visuals through the subject's eyes, telepathic thought-reading (if imperfect), electroconvulsive therapy, GPS tracking, and thought manipulation.
That's where the science is these days, so keep up.
The worst part is, you won't even feel it when it's put in.
I have no problem with admitting to making a mistake.
Let me put it this way:
I won't be voting for Barack Obama come November, and maybe you won't be either.
He was hip, cool, young, and promised a vague platitude of "Change" and "Hope."
He was Black, too, which was nifty at the time.
"Yes. One of us finally made it."
I voted for him because he promised to end the wars and bring our troops home, which is something that McCain made no promises to do (If my memory serves me correctly.).
Obama reneged on those promises.
As well as promising to be the most transparent administration ever.
Not to mention close ties to Wall Street in his inner circle, which he pledged against as he was running for the office.
I saw "The Obama Deception" very early in his first term.
It was enough to make me realize that we had made a mistake.
He later flip-flopped on various other issues, such as repealing NAFTA and GATT, turning the economy around during his first term, and the ballooning national debt.
Plenty of buyer's remorse here, but I still decided to work with him in good faith, as the country needed leadership at the time, and we were stuck with the person who held the Presidency. We needed a community organizer, if you will. I have no remorse for working with Democrats in good faith when the country needed it, even as they were too busy flinging mud and engaging in the politics of personal destruction to get any actual work done.
I guess I was doing my job too well.
Not to mention, some messed up stuff happened to me, without my consent or foreknowledge.
I was just doing my job and making contacts.
Just like you don't walk outside of your house in the morning and expect a jet turbine to fall onto your head, I had no reason to suspect that I would be implanted with a microchip.
The Swiss army knife of implants. It does everything: provides visuals through the subject's eyes, telepathic thought-reading (if imperfect), electroconvulsive therapy, GPS tracking, and thought manipulation.
That's where the science is these days, so keep up.
The worst part is, you won't even feel it when it's put in.
I have no problem with admitting to making a mistake.
Let me put it this way:
I won't be voting for Barack Obama come November, and maybe you won't be either.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Doctor Part II.
I take a cocktail of powerful psychotropic drugs:
Lithium Carbonate (Mood stabilizer): 600 mg twice daily
Xanax (Benzodiazepine): 1 mg thrice daily.
Zyprexa (Atypical Antipsychotic): 15mg once near bedtime.
I take drugs for my stomach and other assorted things, but these are the only ones that matter here.
I can tell you right off the bat that I need more Lithium, provided my latest bloodwork level gives my doctor some space to work with. I sense that it does. I remember how great I once felt at a higher dose, and I long for that feeling again. It works great wonders on symptoms of depression.
If no new Lithium is advised, I'd like to see another mood stabilizer added to the mix.
The Xanax works wonders for anxiety, but the effect tapers off between doses, which is something that I can feel and notice. Maybe he would be willing to increase this.
The Zyprexa has proven to be the biggest problem.
The drug is used often in patients with a Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. It is extremely sedative.
Not as sedative as Seroquel, but it's fairly close.
I've complained to my doctor that it makes getting up at the buttcrack of dawn extremely difficult.
I'll even deactivate my alarm in my sleep without remembering a thing.
These problems can be mitigated somewhat by taking the medicine at an earlier hour, but it's nothing guaranteed. It makes you want to sleep a full twelve hours.
My doctor was hesitant (see: resistant) to lower my dose the last time around, probably because he thought I was losing it.
Maybe this time I can convince him to switch me to an Antipsychotic (Maybe Seroquel XR? I've used it before.) that I can take during the day and put me on something a bit lighter for sleep problems.
That's what I am hoping for.
That and something new for this ADD.
Lord knows I need it.
Lithium Carbonate (Mood stabilizer): 600 mg twice daily
Xanax (Benzodiazepine): 1 mg thrice daily.
Zyprexa (Atypical Antipsychotic): 15mg once near bedtime.
I take drugs for my stomach and other assorted things, but these are the only ones that matter here.
I can tell you right off the bat that I need more Lithium, provided my latest bloodwork level gives my doctor some space to work with. I sense that it does. I remember how great I once felt at a higher dose, and I long for that feeling again. It works great wonders on symptoms of depression.
If no new Lithium is advised, I'd like to see another mood stabilizer added to the mix.
The Xanax works wonders for anxiety, but the effect tapers off between doses, which is something that I can feel and notice. Maybe he would be willing to increase this.
The Zyprexa has proven to be the biggest problem.
The drug is used often in patients with a Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. It is extremely sedative.
Not as sedative as Seroquel, but it's fairly close.
I've complained to my doctor that it makes getting up at the buttcrack of dawn extremely difficult.
I'll even deactivate my alarm in my sleep without remembering a thing.
These problems can be mitigated somewhat by taking the medicine at an earlier hour, but it's nothing guaranteed. It makes you want to sleep a full twelve hours.
My doctor was hesitant (see: resistant) to lower my dose the last time around, probably because he thought I was losing it.
Maybe this time I can convince him to switch me to an Antipsychotic (Maybe Seroquel XR? I've used it before.) that I can take during the day and put me on something a bit lighter for sleep problems.
That's what I am hoping for.
That and something new for this ADD.
Lord knows I need it.
Monday, April 16, 2012
My next doctor visit will go something like this.
Me: Hey, doc. How's it going?
Doc: Pretty good, son...come on in and take a seat. How have you been feeling?
Me: All things considered, alright. Is there any way we can bump up the lithium dose to the dose I was on while I was in the hospital? I want to crank it up from "mildly numbed" to "zombified."
Doc: You told me that you had trouble steadying your hands to drink a cup of coffee at that doseage.
Me: Well, so be it. It's a tradeoff that I'm willing to make. I guess no more coffee for me.
Doc: I'll see what we can do about that.
Me: Besides, I'm tired of seeing dead bodies hanging from doorways every other time I turn around.*
Doc: It seems like you've seen some traumatic things. Tell me about it.
Me: I will.
For example, the last time I used a public restroom at a gas station, I saw a blood clot in the garbage can large enough that it had its own pulse.
Doc: Wow, that is traumatizing.
Me: By the way, this ADD medicine stopped working for me. Mind if we try something else?
Doc: Sure thing, son.
Sure thing
Doc: Pretty good, son...come on in and take a seat. How have you been feeling?
Me: All things considered, alright. Is there any way we can bump up the lithium dose to the dose I was on while I was in the hospital? I want to crank it up from "mildly numbed" to "zombified."
Doc: You told me that you had trouble steadying your hands to drink a cup of coffee at that doseage.
Me: Well, so be it. It's a tradeoff that I'm willing to make. I guess no more coffee for me.
Doc: I'll see what we can do about that.
Me: Besides, I'm tired of seeing dead bodies hanging from doorways every other time I turn around.*
Doc: It seems like you've seen some traumatic things. Tell me about it.
Me: I will.
For example, the last time I used a public restroom at a gas station, I saw a blood clot in the garbage can large enough that it had its own pulse.
Doc: Wow, that is traumatizing.
Me: By the way, this ADD medicine stopped working for me. Mind if we try something else?
Doc: Sure thing, son.
Sure thing
*The author does not really see dead people. It is a metaphor for brain cooties.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
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