gdp's Comments

Deludia : Commuter Blues

Thu, 4 Jul 2013 13:00:02 +0000

You have been through some scary shit... this made me hurt to read it. Sending you hugs even though it is long past. yer pal

Deludia : A Taxing Situation

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:39:42 +0000

Robert Heinlein, move over for the newest and scariest presentation by Deludia Press.... I don't wanna stick around for this. Depressing. But quite likely. yer pal

Deludia : Stop Looking at Me

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:26:21 +0000

Caveat emptor or is it empty? I know my blog is a source of information, and I know that even if I am using an alias, somehow, someway it gets traced back to the live, flesh & blood entity; the corporate all caps trustee. And like the global warming issue, we are well past the tipping point on this one, too. Sigh. yer pal

Deludia : Sibling Rivalry

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:25:27 +0000

On a winter school break, I was invited to join my father at his retreat on St. Thomas island in the Virgin Islands. This particular trip was memorable because I went snorkeling and came home with a beautiful conch shell, complete with tenant. The natives have a way to remove the creature, but I didn't know that trick, except someone told me I could leave it outside in the sun and the animal would crawl out of the shell. No, they do not do that. They die before than can even ponder escape. And the stench from a dead conch has to be much worse than that of a bucketful of crabs. How do I know? I had hidden the shell so no one would steal it - ahahahahahahahah - and the hotel lost dozens of paying customers due to the stench arising near the elevator and arising up to all the rooms. Why did I leave it there? I didn't want to stink up my father's house, now did I? One week later it was still a horrible dead smell and I ended up leaving the shell behind because as my father said, "No one would believe you if you said you just had shells in your suitcase from the smell of it." I wonder if it's still there.... yer pal.

Deludia : Shallow Water

Sat, 8 Jun 2013 03:20:48 +0000

Or a mussel shell can leave a nasty gash, as I learned. But we survived to receive more slings and arrows or outrageous pains from other sources... I like being reminded. Yer pal

Deludia : 400ppm

Tue, 28 May 2013 03:31:33 +0000

I wonder if we are too late... and I know that I have been living simply, more consciously for quite awhile, but the mega-millionaires who can have whatever they want, whenever they want it, they don't change their lifestyles... and won't... for the impoverished, there is no escape, just more of the same - just harder. I want to believe, and hope, but I wonder... yer pal

Deludia : Skeletal Breakdown

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:42 +0000

BTW, I loved Robert Heinlein's writings, too.

Deludia : Skeletal Breakdown

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:09 +0000

I proposed exactly the same kind of military training to the Colombian leadership last year when they were dealing with roads falling off the mountains from excessive rain... no one answered me. I guess if there's no 'money' in it, no one is interested, not realizing the domino effect... sigh. yer pal

Deludia : Game of Clones

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:48:03 +0000

You are the Voice of Reason, but this is being recorded and put into data sets, so I have no idea how this will affect my life or yours... but I liked reading it... even if I hate reading the truth. yer pal

Deludia : On Vegetative States

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:25:20 +0000

I've never wanted to be a Rutabaga... a carrot, spring peas with tiny little green dots inside, or even a nice Russet Potato, but Rutabagas have a bad rap in my neighborhood. First of all, I don't like the taste of them, so why would I ever want to emulate one? And secondly, they are NOT stylish... you can put carrots in a maple syrup glaze and lie them out like piles of freshly-split wood next to slices of ham and everyone will gaze fondly at the ensemble and comment favorably... but rutabagas? What can you do with them to bring them up from the low life they inhabit? No.... I'll take that as an insult if you call me "Rutabaga!" yer pal

Deludia : Doctor Appointment

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:30:35 +0000

Shall I send you another batch of double dutch brownies or will you doze off while munching and risk a serious snack attack? Now that I'm more or less settled on the Olympic Peninsula, near enough to bike to the water and able to gaze on snow-capped peaks, I can deliver them in person, or Fed-Ex them and then we can chew the no-fat over Skype... your choice. yer pal

Deludia : Rude Imentary

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 22:25:13 +0000

Up my what? (LOL) And I don't happen to disagree... even if you did end your sentence without a noun. Not only is the social media changing the social rules, willy nilly, it is also changing the laws. Just recently there was a case of rape which was recorded and distributed by various 'dudes' on the internet. The two guys who were actively involved in the rape were prosecuted and convicted and sent off to jail. But the DA was so outraged by the lack of conscience of those watching, including not reporting the crime, that he is probably going to bring a landmark case of accessory both before and after the fact for all the people who recorded, distributed and commented on the crime and did not take any action to help the police in bringing the criminals to justice. This will mark the beginning of social media laws forcing people without the good sense to know what to do to perhaps learn by their mistakes on what is the 'right' thing to do. It would help if the parents did a little 'at home Sundays' and teach their kids how to use the social media as well. Or bring the parents up on charges of failure to educate. Just sayin' - yer pal

Deludia : Feeling of Security

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 04:27:56 +0000

Yahahahahahhaha! The Squirrel Security Service (SSS) was just two doors down - you gave up too soon. yer pal

Deludia : It's not enough

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 03:21:09 +0000

It's a great pity the VA doesn't pay you to show them how to fix it because I know you could do it a hell of a lot quicker than the two years they say they need... I'm rooting for you, and all the other vets who are waiting for help... and I'd vote for you for Under-Secretary of the VA if my vote meant anything!! yer pal

Deludia : Die a Tribe

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:52:43 +0000

I recently saw my childhood home being offered for sale; looked at all the pictures and all the changes they did to it to crank up the price... couldn't believe the 'improvements' and now I wish I'd never seen those shots. I completely get what you are saying. yer pal

Deludia : Stolen Moments

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:06:43 +0000

I totally agree and respect you for your clear message to the offending physician. If more people were willing to stand up and speak out, there would be less offensive, time-disrespecting individuals. Good job, Bob! yer pal

Deludia : Paving the way

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:46:25 +0000

Yes, like care-giving, it is a whole lot bigger game than it appears to be on the surface. I think you and your wife made an admirable offer, but clearly the woman was unable to see how she might re-align herself to improve her overall situation with your offer. Perhaps her son will remember 'the kindness of strangers' down the road and put that experience to better use in his life. My care-giving experience was, as soon as I was moved in (less than three days) a horror show. The client was demanding, selfish, insensitive and a rage-aholic of epic proportions. He forgot that he hired someone who was going for training, not an experienced care-giver, and was unrelenting in his criticism of me and my performance. He accused me of stealing, and when the money was found at home where he left it, he said, "Well, you could have done it." I went to my pastor in tears, and his advice was for me to get out as soon as reasonably possible, and if I thought I was in danger, to make it even sooner. Fortunately I wasn't in danger, but it was very clear that the work / roommate arrangement was untenable. And, curiously, as soon as I announced my unwillingness to continue in his employment, after an outrageous display of anger, he has quieted down and things have been more manageable - for now. But this experience has soured me on being a care-giver - for good. A friend is working for a woman who suddenly turned from a sweet little old lady into a harridan trying to kidnap my friend and keep her isolated and so it hasn't taken much convincing for me to rethink any kind of career that entails dealing with potentially emotionally unstable individuals. So it seems to be with 'Theresa" - that she does not have a good grip on reality, is unwilling to listen to saner and more savvy folks, and certainly doesn't seem to have a learning curve that allows for piling on past experiences as part of the foundation. Just figger that if there is an AfterLife where Good Deeds are considered as part of the Redemption Package that you will have some credits... yer pal

Richard McColl : We are "Official Bloggers" for Colombia

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 06:45:30 +0000

I was never asked... but you can read my blog at www.retiredforgood.blogspot.com and I cover a lot about Colombia. However, I am going to be out of the country for awhile for health reasons; need to return to the US to my support there.

Richard McColl : Trying Ayahuasca or Yage: the Hallucinogenic Brew from the Amazon

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 06:42:20 +0000

The Yage is not to be taken lightly, and according to most shamans, women should not take it at all. I did it twice several years ago in Colombia and will NEVER do it again. In fact, in one of my visions the second time I was warned that I should not do it ever again. I don't need convincing. There are too many people thinking this is like LSD or marijuana trips, but it far exceeds those experiences and I truly thought I was going to die the first time. Later, after the second phase kicked in, I wished I had. The second imbibing was milder and I have been told since then that the shaman can alter the combinations for this purpose. But if you don't know the shaman or his true experience with the 'herbs' you can get a killer dose and if the shaman is inexperienced, he will not know how to bring you around. I highly recommend staying away from ayahuasca, yaje, yage, or even smoking herbs unless you are with people who know the shaman's history and experience - and even then, it could be a crap shoot. (pun intended)

Deludia : A hot day

Sat, 2 Mar 2013 05:42:03 +0000

A nice little vignette... is he going to murder someone? I have the feeling the heat is getting to him... where could this go? yer pal