The Pondering Man & Random Thoughts

Being a Good Human and Striving to Be Good at Being Human From a long line You and I come from a long line of humans. You and I date back several millennia. We unlike the first humans have a long history. Our births are dependent upon 1000's of generations before us. This for us is fact. It is one thing we can know for certain.  We (specifically those who can read this now) didn't just appear. This history and recognition of those who came before is important. Another fact, those who came before us experienced suffering, joy, love, loss, and many other experiences. Human history is full of horrors and joys, curses and blessings, atrocities and benignancy. Your and my ancestors are in many ways the same. We all bleed red when pricked. We all are of the same race. Skin color, height, width, voice timbre, male, female make no difference when it comes to race. We are all of the same race. We all are human. Anyone who tells you or me that there is more than one race is lying. Not on...

Since the election, in early November 2020, I have been pondering completely leaving Facebook. Many of my friends, acquaintances of my past and present, possibly noticed that I had not posted much of anything on Facebook for nearly 5 years up until November. And they most likely also noticed that these posts were increasingly political and often anti-bigtech.  In one way, I love technology. Something amazes me that a camera can capture an image, and then allow it to be represented over and over again.  It amazes that as I push these buttons that nearly instantly the letters appear upon the screen for me to see and ponder, not just in my head but also on the page.   I was a fairly early adopter of the cell-phone.  In early 2000's, my wife an I moved to Kansas City. In stead of getting a landline, we opted for cell-phones. Allowing a strange sense of safety, knowing that Kansas City at the time had fairly good coverage, and if my wife were to be in some kind of tr...

Over the last year, much fiasco has thrived.  To list a few:  the release of Covid-19,  mass shutdowns,  media censoring free speech, riots,  murders,  flag burnings, destruction of small businesses, toppling of national monuments, and what appears to be a very fraudulently run election.  In such a time, we (my wife and I together), have written our congress representatives (house and senate) to state what we believe and bequest them whether democrat or republican to stand up for what is right and uphold the constitution of the United States of America.  This action is supported by the Declaration of Independence. And I implore others to do the same. Make sure your representatives know and hear your voice in these trying, turbulent days.   In reference to the Declaration of Independence, American Citizens stand on a solid foundation to present our thoughts and desires to those who represent us.  We hold these truths to be self-evide...

Of late, I have seen many Facebook posts pushing a statement for the end of the death penalty. In a perfect world, where no one ever commits a heinous deadly crime, I would say, ‘Yes, we don’t need a death penalty.’ However, in our world, where crime and hate run rampant, I believe there should be a death penalty heinous deadly crimes.   One of the posts that I find most appalling is this one:   “The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit. The real question of capital punishment in this country is, Do we deserve to kill?”   ― Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption This particular quote has a very low view of humanity and suggests that we the people who have not committed a heinous deadly crime should lower our heads in shame and ask ourselves, “do we deserve to kill?”   This is extremely bad logic and a poor way to look at and respond to heinous deadly crimes.   We have law because people encro...

Hello all, I Just wanted to post some Thanksgiving thoughts. Since, it seemed so popular on FaceBook for folks to go through the Alphabet and say what they were thankful for each day leading up to Thanksgiving, I decided why not do it all at once.  And so without being overly serious, sentimental, funny, nor political, I will use the Alphabet to share some of things for which I am thankful. For the sake of time, I will aim to keep each one short and focus on the first person, place, thing or idea that comes to mind.   A Aaron - my brother. The best brother I have ever had.  If you by chance read this, hope you and yours have a Grateful Thanksgiving.   B Ben / Benjamin - my very own name, I have to say I think it's one of the best names on the planet. Perhaps I am biased.   C Cars - I'm privileged to have two aging vehicles that are fully paid for and which give me something to fiddle with when they are running.  D Dad - my dad, my wife's dad ...

Picture is of a man at a Trump rally getting beaten by Antifa/BLM supporter with an American Flag. Sorry, I was not able to make this more clear.  Picture of Biden taking a leisurely bike ride shortly after the above situation happened.    Source: Trump supporters clash with protesters on election result | 9 News Australia

Keeping it real. The first post of this blog is meant to be satire on journalism and spark thought. It's funny how media sources that are supposed to be objectively sharing the news of what happened, have become story crafters pushing their narrative while minimizing everyone else's voice. Now it's not just media doing it, it's large social media conglomerates entering the picture and misguiding their users through increasingly subjective censorship. Using the first item ‘Number 13’ as an example (refer to previous post ).    Yes, the one that starts with good ol' Bill Gates. Yes that part is conspiracy theory despite circumstantial evidence. Yes, he is the founder of Microsoft a big tech company that has lots to lose in the new Trade Deal. And Yes he has connections to a virology lab in Wuhan. But we have no proof that the virus was released from that lab or that Bill Gates had any involvement in such a release.   My hope is that he is a well-meaning citizen of the...

The Pondering Man & Random Thoughts begins on Friday the 13th in the month of November 2020.   For my first post, since it is both Friday the 13th and in the month of November, I would like to start with a horror filled list of things for which I am thankful.   It's not meant to be fact, fiction or conspiracy theory. Though perhaps it will solicit some further thoughts.   Please read ahead responsibly. . .   13.   Thank you, Bill Gates for releasing the China Virus (Corona Virus / CoVID 19) on the world in November 2019. Eerily one year prior to the US election and shortly after a trade deal with China (October 11, 2019) that would cause big pain to big tech. 12. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi for unleashing an albatross through a “trumped” up impeachment starting on December 18th.   11. Thank you, China Virus for being a legitimate threat the world over.   Cases beginning in November 2019 and known to be a potential pandemic level threat by December 2019...