...Wikileaks

It looks like there must have been some law broken by whoever released these documents.

However the indignation engendered by that act so far pales compared to what at a cursory headline glance is revealed by these leaks and what seems when you think that our own government can't stoop any lower -- then there you go, take another look.

The asking of US diplomats to obtain personal information of individuals from other countries 'credit card numbers(?), frequent flyer numbers...'. Weirdly shocking to me, but probably not to most of the world who are hip to the pragmatic realities of security. It seems to me it should be cause for a congressional committee inquiry and diplomats as well as Hilary Clinton and Condoleeza Rice should testify to the American People as to the why and the what and the how of it.

It would be a dream beyond all the practical restraints of our pragmatic world:That our Nations and our Leaders could live with simple honesty.
The USA specifically - what a world it would be if some one in charge had honesty and truth as their foundation. But we don't and that has lead your average person on the street or anywhere to have a very cynical view of mankind's future.

'To a philosopher all news as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit and read it are old women over their tea." H.D. Thoreau 'Walden'

I am not much of a philosopher as I spend far too much time looking at the news.

Maybe I don't entirely agree with Henry Thoreau or wonder what he was doing in his jail cell if he didn't partake in some search for the news.

I found the above quote in a piece of shared internet communication and can't verify that it is accurate.

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It's been almost two weeks since my MacBook Pro crashed. It took me awhile to get to my local pro who did the major due diligence, voodoo too, 'J' got inside through all this black screen mumbo jumbo text and went through some type of analysis that I have pretty much total faith in and he says 'forget it' my video card is destroyed and the Mac Motherboard / Video Card connections are so essential connected, that I need to move on and look for my next computer. I bought this computer 'used' a mistake I shall not make again. (I'll make new mistakes.)

My next computer is my 10 year old Mac that I thought I had retired. I just have to get WiFi on it and at least I will have an internet tool. Tonight I am finally at the local public library on one of their working computers. What more do I need? Maybe not much.

My new website www.lifesignsphoto.com that a friend has been working on pro/bono is moving in slow motion, it's all my fault. I can't give firmer direction until I take the steps necessary behind the scenes like finally getting the Hardly Strictly 2 months ago photos up in a gallery. That goes as well for photos of the Giants World Series game 5, clinching celebration at Peri's Bar (wildly weird photos have to do) as well as the Chrome Johnson show on November 5 (?) at Peri's as well as Vikki Lee and Rambling Jack and The Funny Farmers at the Station House in Point Reyes.

What about video? I haven't shot new video since Earth Day with Jazz Roots. My second video camera,(a Canon Vixia) died after my 10 year old Canon GL1 camera
Motor Burn Out... and so right now I am waiting to put some more money in my pocket
somehow and get going again. I know I have archived video that needs to be surfaced
and released.

Someone on the street said to me earlier to day. It's hopeless just do what makes you happy in Life. I guess I'll just keep pushing my Rube Goldberg world on.

Obama and ... Where are we?

So we had the elections and President Obama was humbled but that's old news.
It was good news to me.

The flow of events and human history that goes on at a daily basis is a pretty overwhelming experience for anybody to
claim they understand.

I am just another set of eyes on the Planet seeking some sense that we are heading in the right direction and to say we are heading in the right direction as President Obama does just doesn't seem to work for me. It doesn't compute.
'Be patient Change doesn't happen overnight' to paraphrase what I think I heard our President was reiterating as he tried
to muster his troops leading up to the election.

I thought it was good news (the election results) even though... and this will be difficult for many of you to accept that if the Federal Government goes through a meltdown that maybe the best thing for the establishment of a nation founded on the principals of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. Yes I am an optimist in the face of Titanic Idiocy and an angry culture of Red Vs. Blue and a cynical younger generation that sees - forget the younger generation just because of a few idiots I/we don't need to make sweeping generalizations.

I thought the insurgent force of revulsion against a President who ran on the repetitive mantra of a new kind of politics
the kinder gentler Obama would set himself up as a man who would seek to end divisiveness in the same old Washington..
that was obviously forgotten the day after his election. Woohoo I won. Bleep you Republicans it's our Turn! What a vacuos ethos for governing a nation. It's our Turn. ...

So I thought this resurgent force call it what you will, might just prevent Obama from doing again what failed to destroy our country the first time. Just blow away a trillion dollars to stimulate the economy. I thought well there goes that plan he will thankfully, not get another stimulus through congress. And now we unveil the $600 Billion buying of Bonds to stimulate the economy. One week after the election in which he was humbled. I thought he got it.. Nope. Frankly I don't understand what is going on with a $600 Billion buying of bonds, but $600 Billion is getting pretty close to a Trillion. Most of the other countries on the PLanet don't get it either apparently, probably they are just jealous. When the Fed acts on this will it need a vote of Congress? Nope.

What does it actually mean? I don't know.. I am in the dark. It seems like US Currency as in like everything else this country is supposed to be about... that being of the People. Our money will purchase what for what purpose? I guess I better read the Wall Street Journal this week. Just last month Obama was full of self congratulation as in .. The recession is over and we the Democrats under my decisive leadership saved our nation from a dreadful depression. To lightly paraphrase our President.

Well if the recession is over why are we printing up another $600 Billion for what purpose?

Guy.. Guy.. Guy .....

..... Why why why why... ?

Can't I sleep.

Just start writing about all those things that drive you crazy maybe it would make you less crazy.

I got a Giants parade today to go to I need to leave in about 4 1/2 hours. Boo-hoo... I hate being tired during the day.

Right now my biggest ire... it doesn't mean I am angry at someone it's more like just ignorance in general and how people are so easily manipulated and are so fearful and if you say 'Republican' thousands of my dearest friends will panic get real anxious and say Oh Horrors Oh My what can we do to help... I know I need to vote for a 'Democrat'. Why because they are not Republicans and besides they keep telling me that Republicans are the cause of all things evil in this world.

Knowingly lie, men are sent to war ... George Bush Jr - treason ( to put it bluntly) - I don't want a return to his policies..
But holding the Republican Menace up as your perpetual Straw Dog is manipulation. There is nothing pragmatic about
Obama or Jerry Brown they pick and choose how deep they want to look at the truth, not very if you please and they don't have to because so many of my good friends buy so deeply that they represent something 'Progressive'. What they represent is the State what the quote Liberal political world represents is faith in the State. Now I wish I had faith in the state like they have and like many Americans did in the 40's and 50's. I think we are floundering under the weight of good ideas and good intentions gone bad.. I think real bad and heading worse every year we have either Democrats or Republicans in office.

We really need to find a new force for the independent minded Americans who get that the 'taoist' principle that a government governs best who governs least.. or at least lightest. (Why is that a Taoist principle and not an American
principal?) Trust in the people and the people in return must/might grow into being responsible beings. Well Americans are lazy and irresponsible you might say so it would be irresponsible to trust in them. Therefore we need more government and besides Government is not Corporations and more Government means the People are taking over. I don't think so. I don't think Obama's vision has anything to do with People power.. it has every thing to do with manipulation and an increasing from the top down vision of helping all the victims of greed.. us good liberals and oppressed minorities of the world.. you see we provide for you. We take care of you... not those bad Republicans. A warped world and we are heading into it at a pretty fast rate.

Now John Stewart and Colbert these great leaders of Progressive thought don't want you to get outraged. Too much outrage. No we had Bush.. Outrage good. Now we have Obama Outrage bad. Everybody let's rally around our favorite Color Blue yicky Red let's don't listen to what any of the voices from those Angry people. Bad people angry people... bad -- calm happy people ... good. Happy is great I don't deny that and am I happy right now? Why am I smiling at 6:09 AM?
Suffering succotash Guy! You aren't happy, tell the truth. I'm miserable maybe yet smiling without even knowing why.

It's all God's will, God's way. I wish I could sleep like a happy puppy. I guess my suffering is pretty irrelevant to the coming American Renaissance after we have a complete financial meltdown, not caused by the banks but by our own Federal Government under Barack Obama when it keeps it's mad pace up of throwing Money in the Fire. Finally the world just has no choice the USA is too deep in debt we can no longer accept your dollars. It could happen to you and me as individuals why can't it happen to our Government? Same principle you can't live in dreamland you have to get your feet on the ground someday. I know believe me and it may be a life long process for an individual.
Nope, when your borrowing outpaces your revenue then you are in deep trouble. So do we get an American Renaissance or is that dreamland too. The American meltdown is coming, leading to the American Renaissance where in, we build a great independent Nation that can truly lead the planet in humility and respect for nature and Life. Young people don't be frightened you are going to live through a time that you will be so proud of as it reveals itself. It will make all nostalgia about 'the Sixties' pale. You got to believe. Go Giants!!! Oh you guys did it already. Go all you other Giants. 'Merican Giants!

Giants!

Exhilarating. It's way late after the winning game of the World Series.

Old 'rent-a-wreck' as some Red Sox fans unmercifully called him in his one season in Boston came through. Edgar Renteria...
'I want to be the guy." He said later describing his approach to the Series.
Of course... as Tim Lincecum the Freak said. 'Everyone stepped up to be a hero'
again and again. This team got in the post season by winning the last game of the year against the Padres. Tip your hat to 'the Guy'... Jonathan Sanchez whose last two starts in the post season were flops but whose effort on that last Sunday of the season brought them the pass into the great baseball post season drama and into the winner's circle.

I read back when the postseason began. ESPN polled 30 (or was it 32) sportswriters as to who would win it all.
Two of them picked the Giants. I was amazed at that. Who would pick the Giants unless you had followed them this season
and knew what this team was about? I think a lot of fans in the Bay Area were believers from the first game on. I was really hoping that the Yankees would make it just so they could get slapped by the Giants.

San Francisco Vs. Texas. What a cosmic match-up. With The George Bushes behind the batter's box witnessing the Glory of Texas going down so decisively to the rebellious Bay Area. Fear the Beard indeed who could have seen anything as nutty as Brian Wilson with his Beard dyed black and his sidekick Sergio Romo with his 'Fidel Castro beard' as announcer Mike Krukow described it just dominating. In fact it was all rather insane for all the talk of 'Torture' which broadcaster Duane Kuiper was the responsible voice who aptly described Giants baseball as Torture. A team who could hardly ever score more than 3 or 4 runs whiteknuckled it through July, August and September. From what were they... a game over .500 at the midpoint? This team Powered there way through the Braves, the Phillies and then the Rangers. A dominant confidence was there and baseball with it's momentum that can shift 180 degrees at one swing of the bat... it prevailed.

Torture. They provided the Torture and their opponents writhed and swung emptily.

I just had a picture of the Israelites marching across the Red Sea as the Waters parted. It seems like the waters parted for the Giants. Of course every game they executed.. it wasn't a gift, they had to perform at the highest levels of their career and they did.

Fantastic pitching by Tim Lincecum I think the MVP could have just as well rested in his lap. Then you read about the underlying force that was Edgar Renteria in his veteran leadership.

Cain, Bumgarner, Uribe, Ross, Huff, Torres, Posey a 23 year old rookie catcher! Hats off to them all and the guys unmentioned who didn't get to contribute as much as they would have wished, they contributed by their support even from the bench.

A special salute to their Manager Bruce Bochy who guided them so steadily and made so many prompt and efficient moves. Awesome job! To the great Giants fans that rocked Peri's for three weeks and all over the Bay Area what a great ride to share
with you. Luther you rocked. I can't imagine a better place to be then at Peri's watching this unfold. Luther back and forth from the patio to the barroom. Let's Go Giants!! Bum Bum... Bum Bum Bum!!! The infamous Rally thong. I didn't think I had any words in me when I finally started to write something tonight.

Another tip of the cap to the Giants fans I heard calling in to Giants Talkshow guy Marty Lurie. There were a good number calling to publicly apologize, this after the Phillies series, for ripping the Giants management for all their bad moves early on in the season over the air. Common practice in most sports towns with sports fans but I had never heard fans calling to apologize to say 'That was me. earlier this year. I was wrong. '

Great fans in the Bay Area.


One more time send us out smiling Ashkon!