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  • Battle of Alberta

    It’s the Battle of Alberta, and not in sports vernacular. So, you want out of Canada, eh, Alberta? You know what? If that’s what you want, I will not stand in your way. You’ve had the good fortune of being a rich province because of your petroleum resources, but this is apparently not enough. You want even more. You are hard done by because you have been blessed with sources of revenue “lesser” provinces do not have.

    I could give you a lot of reasons why you should not leave Canada, but, l won’t. I am tired of the endless selfishness of the relentlessly growing number of special interests saying “me me me” and “more more more”.

    I will simply say this, the vast money printing machine you currently have is because of petroleum. As per usual human behaviour, not much thought is given to anything past the near future. The good times will always remain. Right? Truth is, everything is very temporal. The oil train may be your pipeline to wealth now, but it is going to come to an end.

    The end of the good times will come one of two ways. First, humanity continues using petroleum products and suffers the consequences of this ill-advised behaviour which is the decimation of the planet resulting in the eradication of the human species. The second way the Alberta gas tank could be financially drained is if humanity changes its ways and decides to stop using petroleum and adopts whole heartedly non-destructive forms of energy that does not destroy the planet. I am not a seer, so I don’t know which way this will go. Rest assured though, future generations will know.

    Either way, Alberta’s riches will come to an end. It is temporal. You just don’t see it now or you don’t want to see it, but this is the reality of life. When one of these two events occurs, where will all the big money for Alberta come from, assuming humanity moves away from petroleum? It’s a moot point if the other possibility happens.

    You may be rich and feel very important and hard done by right now, but this situation can and will change. History offers ample examples. What then, Alberta? What will you do?

    So, there it is Alberta. If you want to leave I will even do what any courteous quintessential Canadian would do, I will open the door for you. The choice is yours. I am tired of all the threatening and bullying be it from a province, a country, business and industry, a dishonest financial system, a special interest or a big tech billionaire. Enough is enough. I’m tired of being a peaceful pacifist. The pen is my sword.        

  • Dreams/Beggars Bazaar

    Dreams
    We all need dreams
    Dreams give us hope for tomorrow
    Dreams help forget today’s sorrows
    Dreams
    We all need dreams

    Dreams
    We live for dreams
    Dreams give reason for going on
    When we feel hope is all but gone
    Dreams
    We live for dreams

    Without dreams there’s nothing to find
    Without dreams we’d be prisoners of time
    Without dreams we’d all lose our minds
    We have to believe in dreams

    We were travelling in a distant land
    Hidden deep beneath the desert sand
    All the land was deeply tanned
    The sun had scorched the barren burnt earth

    In the ancient town's misty town square
    Many buyers and traders were there
    Shops were set up with such flair
    To display wares of priceless worth

    Gypsy bands came and went through the town
    Cloaked in mysterious gowns
    The auctioneer auctioned off the crown
    There were people from lands near and far

    From the haze a wizard appeared
    Cast away the shadows of fear
    Made the magic to me so clear
    In the midst of the Beggars Bazaar

  • Shadows of My Heart

    Social media brings us such darkness
    Some of humanity can be so heartless
    I’ve got to get away from this madness
    I’ve got to run away from the sadness

    Behind my veil
    There is a tale
    A winding trail
    Tears are hiding in the shadows
    In the shadows of my heart

    Why are we so cruel, hurt one another
    Steal light to connive, conceal from others 
    I’ve got to get away from this madness
    I’ve got to run away from the sadness

    Behind my veil
    There is a tale
    A winding trail

    Behind my veil
    There is a tale
    A winding trail
    Tears are hiding in the shadows
    In the shadows of my heart

    How do I find that spark
    Bring back light to the dark
    Bring back hope to my heart

  • Millennia Project – A Philosophical Perspective Volume One

    ‘Tis a wicked world in which we dwell, yoked by wicked men whose lust for gold and power knows no earthly bounds. Anyone can be felled like a tree in the forest who stands in their way. It is as true today as it was a millennium ago and will remain true a millennium from now. Seek peace beyond the gilded gates of this place we call home. 

    War is not driven by the sanctity of any god; it is driven by the failures, frailties and callousness of humankind.

    ‘Tis worthy to note, history is seldom written by the hand of the vanquished, rather, it is written by the hand of those who conquered the vanquished.

    What is true for one may be fiction to another, even when the truth is brightly illuminated, as it is subject to the prejudices and self-fulfillment needs of the recipient.

    The problem with religion is not religion; the problem is the manner in which it is manipulated by a flawed humankind to justify self-serving means to an end.

  • Held Hostage: The Tech Industries’ Not So Secret Weapon

    One of the mainstay strategies of tech companies to try and keep the obscene money making bubble growing is a hostage strategy. In this case, by repeatedly making tech products obsolete so people have to upgrade whether they need to or not. One only has to look at what Microsoft is doing with Windows 11. By killing Windows 10, they are trying to make everyone buy new tech gear to ensure you use not just Windows 11, but more importantly, have to use Microsoft’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The tech industry sees nothing but gold in “them thar AI hills.”

    What is important to realize is that for most people older technology works just fine for what they need. They don’t need an iPhone 17 or 27 or 37. Most just talk and text and maybe take and share photos on their phones. Same with computers. Most people simply search the internet for basic information, do emails and some word processing.

    Most people don’t need AI, especially consumer oriented AI products. How many times can you bring an old photo to “life” before it gets boring?  It’s cool at first, but really, how many times? AI consumer products for the most part are just toys. The only AI function that really helps many people relates to writing. This type of AI allows people to cheat by not having to think and write. They simply get AI to write for them. It’s a great way to write scholastic papers or business reports or that email to Aunt Jody with little effort or thought.

    So, how do you ensure people have to buy the latest expensive tech offerings? Make what they have that works perfectly fine obsolete so they have to buy the new stuff. You see, at one point in time in the past, there were genuine improvements that were useful to most people. But, it evolved to a point where the legitimate needs of most people were met. They really didn’t need the latest greatest anymore. The solution: make them have to buy the new stuff. They hold you hostage and there’s nothing to stop them from doing this.

    This keeps the money printing machine running at full speed at our expense. No longer is it driven by genuine product improvements. As tech continues to expand and control our earthly universe, you can expect this to continue. You also have to remember that as tech sophistication continues to evolve, people will actually understand less and less about the tech world and this is a dangerous thing. Tech will increasingly be weaponized for use against society by a variety of known and unknown unscrupulous entities. We will be held hostage for a long time to come unless we get over our fascination with shiny tech trinkets and demand better.  

    By the way, for better or for worse, I wrote this entire piece myself without the aid (or hindrance and limitations) of AI.

  • Why are there Wars?

    It’s an age old question. The answer though, is not complicated. Wars are conducted, first and foremost, for economic reasons. We’re taught in school that the Crusades from the 11th to 13th centuries was a religious war. That may have been the stated reason, given the inflammatory nature of religion and how it is utilized to justify wars, but the real reason is economics. There was massive amounts of money to be made through the transition from the feudal land system to a system based upon cash and credit during the Crusades.

    Nothing has changed. Today war continues to be about economics. Emotional leverages will be used to justify it to the public, but the truth is there is an outrageous amount of money to be made with wars anywhere in the world. Dwight D. Eisenhower, himself a highly respected veteran of World War II and a United States President, warned about the industrial-military complex because of the money war generates, especially for a chosen few who are also trying to manipulate the global financial system and society in general.

    The key question is, of course, will we ever stop having wars? Even though the majority of people do not want wars and seek peace, I have to admit, it does not look promising. However, if enough people collectively come to recognize for themselves the manipulations that create  wars, there may be a chance. In a very real way, it’s up to us.

  • Baby Carrot at the End of the Stick

    You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist to understand how our financial system works. It’s in plain view. It is drilled into us from birth. Do these things and you will get your carrot at the end of the stick. The only problem is, the carrot continues to get smaller and smaller and smaller. Today, it’s almost disappeared. But because this is the economic system we were brought up in, we don’t question the system. It takes us out of our comfort zone which is deliberate. So we put up with constantly rising prices (massive inflation), debilitating interest rates, market manipulation, poor quality products and increased stress in our day to day lives. We work more and more to make less and less. Yet, we cling to our financial system because it is what we know. We are duped by our emotional fear which is no accident. We’ve been taught that to question the system is ridiculous and dangerous.

    Our financial system is purposely designed to benefit the few. It is no accident or natural evolution. But we are taught not to question it and told there are no better economic systems. No matter how gruelling our day to day lives become, we cling to this system. You have to come to the realization that there are people who have the power to manipulate situations to enhance their wealth at our expense.   

    Do these people who manipulate our financial system and our society care at all about us. No! Talk is cheap. Actions speak the truth. How can a tech company owned by a billionaire that is making enormous amounts of money still lay off 20,000 workers? This is truth. This is the reality. They don’t care about us at all, how it disrupts and even destroys our lives. We don’t matter to them.

    What to do about this? For now, just think about this subject and understand what is really happening. True understanding eliminates fear which opens your mind to possibilities, and right now in these manipulated economic times where so many are suffering, possibilities are what we need more than ever. Aren’t you tired of chasing what is now the baby carrot at the end of the stick?

  • The Reality About Oil

    In Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney was asked, if we have so much oil here in Canada, why are we paying so much for gas because of the strife in the Middle East? The Prime Minister’s answer was basically because oil is a global commodity, so everyone pays the same. He added though, that his government is looking at ways to help Canadians out in some way regarding the high price of gas.

    I pondered this response and asked myself this question: “Well, why is oil a “global commodity” anyway?” The answer is it does not have to be this way. Powerful people though, behind the scenes, have made it this way to control the supply and maximize profit. In effect, hold the world hostage and use this control as part of a much bigger agenda.

    The world is not the wonderful place I was lead to believe it was as a kid. Everything is contrived and manipulated. There is a quiet master agenda we don’t even want to consider because it will push us out of our comfort zone, even though that comfort zone is pretty uncomfortable right now for many because of economics. But emotion provides powerful leverage that makes it possible to manipulate our perceptions. Ultimately, this is why oil prices are so high. This is the reality about oil…and much more.

  • Digital Payola

    Let’s say you’re a musician with compositions on the various platforms. In this case, let’s reference Spotify. Every artist gets treated equally, right? After all, they are just streamers (players) of music. Wrong. It should concern you that they literally sell preferential treatment if you can come up with the cash. In many ways, it’s like the payola scandals of the 1950s on radio (read about it online because it was transformative). If you’re willing to pay, you will get more access and play. But in reality, 99.999% of the time, when you pay for preference it doesn’t help your music career, it just puts money in their pockets. Note that when you’re streaming well over 100,000,000 songs like Spotify, the chances of big success is .001% at best, even when you pay for it. Don’t let star dust blind you. The story of music success is the same now as it always has been: being in the right place at the right time with the right song and having the right person hear it.   

  • Agent X

    Think about this. On X, for example, if Elon and company don’t agree with your posts, they can send them out into the Digital Neververse and never be seen. Conversely, if they don’t like you, they can send you nothing but posts by people you will not agree with to instigate emotional negative reactions. It’s not at all about truth, it’s about killing truth and propagating the X agenda beyond just making money. You’ve been warned.