Guy Wheeler Meyer, Sr. (December 19,1914-February 22, 2009)

 

 Dad passed on this past Sunday Morning. 

 I haven't had the time to sit and put any words together, yet.

 I told cousin Chris via Email that Dad's presence has become all the stronger for his absence.

 In my typical fashion of just running my thoughts as they come along, here come a few. 

  Indomitable Spirit. His whole life. The essence of optimism, a fighter to the end, no matter the odds. He would not accept that he could no longer walk without falling over. Don't keep me in this bed. 94 years of living, last Sunday we shared lunch at the Station House Restaurant where he and his loving and devoted partner, Joyce would go every Sunday. The last two days before his passing things caved in on him having to be rescued twice by the local fire department, once he was down he was too heavy to get back up. I was not there. Greeting the fireman by his first name from the floor, was his natural style, it seems he knew every one.  The Point Reyes Voice was his own self publication where he could continue to place his enthusiastic thoughts and dreams of a world beyond War and his logical steps as to how to get there. A local 'crackpot' who wanted the town of Point Reyes to plant a tree in honor of all the young men who refused to carry a gun and refused to wear the military uniforms of the nations of the world, he believed we all needed to find a higher level of sovereignty that we could give ourselves to. Against the mainstream, a man alone,  ... almost, in his passion for a New World.

  

  Joyful enthusiasm. That's personal, that's what he gave to me, it took me  a long time to really see it and get it. Thank you Dad. He was giving it to me all along. That was always the case. 'Guy, your guitar playing is really getting better.' he told me just back around Christmas. I appreciated that because I know he was really being honest and he was coming with his Joyful Enthusiasm in my direction as he pretty much did with everyone. On Saturday night Joyce phoned while I was being a cab driver, she told me of his worsening condition. I planned to bring my guitar out there on Sunday and try to play and sing a whole song (I wanted his thumbs up to tell me whether I was ready to finally get back out there at an open Mic) to him. That didn't happen as I got the call early the next morning, that your Dad has gone.

 A very calm and capable Fijian Hospice worker was at his side during that last night. He said that Guy's last words before going to sleep were, 'I am going to have a good dream.' This was in contrast to the two extremely difficult days leading to that evening. His last breath took place while sleeping. A deep exhalation as is common I imagine, at that moment of departure. 

 A breath, a dream, perhaps of a warm breeze filling the sails of a wondrous and jaunty little vessel on an Ocean. Come climb aboard he' ll be saying.

He didn't really care for sentimental stuff when it came to turning the world towards Peace. It was his mission. Do something was his style.

  Guy W. Meyer, Jr.

Monday Economics (2_9_09)

  I listened to Obama try to sell me on the stimulus package. I am just very skeptical, I applaud the Republicans for saying no. I applaud the 'blue dog' Democrats for at least trying to put some conservative sense to it. I am not surprised but I wish the media would use more critical thinking and realize that many Americans besides Republicans have serious doubts about this plan of action. The media needs to share some greater scrutiny with the American public as to what's in this bill.

 I do not like Obama using the term 'catastrophe' as the impending result if this bill is not passed.

I think that is very... well number one it's bringing Fear to the forefront in this rush for 'swift' approval concept. Two and more important is and this is the second or third time that I have heard Obama use such apocalyptic language in describing what may very likely happen in the USA. We may have a real crash, right now things are still humming, but there is a lot of paranoia and 'toxic debt' which actually is more than we realize, I think many Americans who haven't been laid off yet are rightly reining in our overspending ways. Credit card debt is no good. There maybe way more in the 'toxic debt' department but let's not worry about that until it happens. We may very well have a greater crash, what is a President to do, bemoan and wail that we have a catastrophe on our hands. I hope not. Be confident in the American People and this Country if we have to hit bottom and work our way back up, no problem. We are tough or we will become tough those who are survivors and I expect that to be the case with most Americans. NO problem let's face our problems and not paper over them with freshly printed money courtesy of China. Talk about creating future toxic debts and I hope someone asks Obama at tomorrows press conference how does he foresee the sale of bonds to foreign countries? Has he had some in depth discussions with his advisors on this subject? Maybe he can explain to US (us) how that works? I know it will be done, I know it's been done in the past, but at what point down the road are we going to be in for trouble. Has he and his advisors tried to look ahead and get a sense of what scenarios might play out. Let's say if despite the big stimulus, the 'jolt', that somehow lets say it doesn't exactly show big results soon and for some strange reason Banks and Credit Card Companies etc those guys just keep on bleeding etc... You know what I am getting at.

  I think he has learned from George Bush remarkably well. You are either with us or with the terrorists. Now it's 'are we equal to the task'. What task? Passing this $850 Billion dollar bill. So if I disagree with your plan that makes me not equal to the task. Equal to the task of having full faith in the Presidency? I am going to stay skeptical there is no way I can fake it. 16,000 jobs in Maine, that is awesome, that is incredible I guess I'll have to wait and see. At what price 16,000 jobs in Maine? Sorry to my two Maine Senators who got sold on this project. What is the impact of 16,000 jobs in Maine? What is that all about tearing up the wilderness so more rich bankers can have summer cabins the size of.... Whatever? Who knows?

Om. Nobody knows what they are about to approve. Nor what it's impact is I am afraid the EIR for this project would not be a pretty sight for those who love the remaining Nature in the once America the Beautiful. No EIR necessary, no public knowledge necessary, when it fails blame the Republicans. Or maybe that Guy right over there.... what? Yeah you Mr. Bad Atitude, who doubts that the New Age has come and who greets every new venture this President announces, one of the greatest of the great Presidents, with skepticism and a critical eye... sorry years of observation of our fine leaders.

 I am into the New Age. Truly. Just today I said to myself forget Someday Somehow. That's over, that's old. It's now This day This way.. as it Is.  Can You handle it? I am moving in that direction. I am Beyond Hope and that's where I'll probably stay. Beyond Hope.

 Guy

Stopping the Layoffs - Zero Waste

 When you think of this fragile economy that seems to want to just go down now. When you look at where we are and our need to begin anew with fresh motivation towards a Planet and a USA that makes and builds products that bring long term satisfaction and Zero waste.

 Put a man on the Moon how about an economy that produces Zero waste. Why not? All matter is just bound up energy isn't it? Let's get a mission Obama why not aim high. Use your natural all inclusive people skills first to stop the bleeding. I don't know how you surrounded yourself with so many Wall Street type Guys for your advice but so be it. I guess your bold course is set and rather than stopping the bleeding you believe by more bloodletting (stimulus package) that we will 'jump start' this old economy that is about ready to tumble even further.

  I am hoping you might use your powers. Presidential Powers as Commander in Chief to First boldly Challenge all Corporate and Large businesses to rather than impose 10 or 20% layoffs instead impose across the board salary cuts for everyone in the company of 10 to 20% with the executives and management leading by example and accepting maybe a 20 to 30% cut or even better yet they all agree not to get paid any more than the President of the USA. Build a fighting team spirit on every company in America and challenge them to convert their business to Zero waste within 25 years. Every company should accept the challenge. 

 It's so easy being a cab driver and knowing just what to do. If I'm so smart how come I'm driving cab? I'm open to career changes including Presidential appointments, my lack of IRS payments over the last years shouldn't stop me after all I'm honest about being always broke. Never hired an illegal alien, probably should have married her. Besides from what I heard you are now furthering Bush's pathetic policy giving my, make that, someone else's, hard earned tax dollars to some wacko Religious group's Faith Based Social Programs. I find that horrendous and I ponder what's up there with that Obama? 

  What's up with the institutionalization of helping poor people. Is this like a Life career society endeavor where we always have poor people so we can always have 'non-profits' who always aid poor people so they can earn an honest dollar eternally helping the never ending supply of poor people who isn't their something fundamentally flawed about this policy

  Guy

  

 

Honor thy Father 'A Sailor's Wife' (2009 Part 1)

 My Father is still among the living. He is a tough son of a gun and is in no hurry to leave this planet. He turned 94 in December and his ailments are gaining the upper hand. For those of you know Guy W. Meyer Senior, this is not meant to give a real accurate description of who this Man is, my Father. It merely happens that in the days when we tend to think we are not going to hear one more new Poem that he effortlessly apparently memorized he springs one on us. This one exists to be shared as most of them do. Dad loved and loves among other types humorous epics (short epics) that go back to a world gone by so here for your reading enjoyment & most definite perplexity is one that might be titled :

        The Sailor's Wife

A sailor's wife had chestnuts in her lap and munched and crunched.

'Give me quoth I'

'Aroint thee witch, ye rum-fed runnion'

Her husbands to Aleppo gone,

master of the 'Tiger',

so thither in a sieve I'll sail

and like a rat without a tail,

I'll do,

I'll do,

and

 I'll do.

I am not sure exactly of the punctuation and quotation marks. He says that there are two women in his poem and one is the ' witch' or maybe 'retch'. It is possible that 70 80 or a hundred years ago here may have been a more definitive reading of this work.

  Anyways this was another of among many wondrous, songs, limericks ballads etc. that keep the awe factor pretty high when dealing with my Dad.

   OK answer to where do you find poetry like that: Shakespeare

   My Brother is in the same league as my Dad. At least within minutes of me reciting this he had the answer. Macbeth scene? what... the witches anyways still how does your Father recite Macbeth and particularly such a weird little excerpt? That's my Dad. He entered Harvard at age 16, bright and bold, he got yanked out the next year when 'the Wall' caved in, 1930.

 Guy

USA Ecosystem

We all live in Nature. Essential ecosystems for life on Earth - the minimum to sustain Life...?. 

Right about now is the time for a turnaround. Supporting the minimal Ecosystems that sustain life brings our Economy gradually on to the right track. 

  What is the most basic level of Ecosystems that we can preserve on this Planet, for the better

of all Life including the Lives of Barack Obama's daughters and their  future children?

  Guy

 

Responsibility equals Freedom add Reality

 How strong is my back? What about your backs?

 I am in let's say being diplomatic ...... poor shape.

 Perhaps I shouldn't be talking tonight.

 Let's have a moment of Reflection to thank an even say a little Blessing to our new President.

He has a very tough job.

 I don't know if anyone will forgive me for my outbursts of frustration and maybe even anger that have been published in these last couple of weeks. I am not even close to a expert on Economics, I may not even be close to being an average ... ( I want to say Fool but I need to keep my level of respect up to a higher level for all humans, then again I tend to have a soft spot in my heart for certain types of Fools on the Planet as I would hope that someone might do the same for me someday) (I mean Fool with the highest level of Respect for I don't think anyone on the Earth knows what is going on or how to extricate ourselves from our dilemma , our Economic Dilemma.) .... American  ... fool.

  Responsibility equals Freedom. If that were the case we all .... All I can think of is this plight of Humans on A Living Planet Earth. Living on this Earth in the midst of which is teeming Biology, which are all the living creatures on the Planet, the Plant Life and Insect Life and Ocean Life and Soil Life. Right now the whole Earth is possibly being Destroyed by Humans, forgive me for telling you what you already know. I don't mean to shock you or upset anyone but that is what is going on. Every extinction of species is an arrow pointing in the direction of our own extinction. We are part of something that is slightly out of our control. This evolution of Life called Human Progress. 

  Our present early stages of this Economic Slowdown are really a very fundamental unavoidable stage or state of engagement with Reality. We are a self-governing people. One fundamental step we have to take for our own Survival is an immediate across the board -across the land and then we have to get every Country on the Planet to join us in across the Planet moratorium on the destruction of all natural Biology. I don't wish to confuse you I am talking about our Land. Every vacant lot, piece of Field or Meadow needs to be Protected and Preserved. We cannot start up the Real Estate Machine again. Why? Because they all harbor Life, all those separate little pieces of the Planet. A life that we are a part of and certainly we are the most powerful species on this Planet.

  If we take the steps to protect our Life, be Responsible for Life Itself on Earth, to the best of our abilities then we we will minimally be living a Responsible Life. Yes I admit 'My Name is Earl' was conceived of because someone knew about my Life (only Earl is at a higher level of Responsibility than me, at least he wrote a list). Some of us should be kept away from accepting any more responsibility that can't be handled. I am an optimist, I think the acceptance of Responsibility somehow someway puts us in the driver seat. Behind the wheel towards taking care of our Insane Civilization and The Planet of Life that supports us. What makes us insane is this tendency to think somehow we are not part of Nature. I guess a lot of things can drive us crazy if we let them.

 Responsibility equals freedom.. if that were the case we would all be more than willing to put it on our backs. We just have to accept our world is going to slow down, that's OK. President Obama has to know that it is OK we have to just all just have to get 'Back to Basics' as so many say. Reality is the glue. What can you do about Reality?  Try to stay Peaceful in it. Responsibility equals Freedom am I right? How about irresponsibility what does that gain us?

Damn I have a mirror that I don't often enjoy looking in.

 Phew!   That was hard work, thinking. Some say you can stop thinking and it will aid your Mental Health. I've never figured that out. The proper ways of sharing one's thoughts is what I need to work on.

  

  The responsibility for Life lies with us, everyone of us. The more irresponsible we choose to be the greater the loss of Freedom. How much responsibility can your back handle? What if we were a Union of People wouldn't it suddenly become an attainable reality.

  Guy