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Trying To Learn New Things All The Time

I wrote a Post once,where I explained,why I write this Blog.The Post is calledWhat The Hell Is This Blog All About?If you want to understand why I am putting out theseHeadlinesand accompanyingParagraphs,read that Postand you will understand.
"Southwest Research Institute's, Dr. Alex Parker, discovers moon over Makemake in the Kuiper Belt"
on EurekAlert.org
San Antonio -- June 27, 2016 -- A Southwest Research Institute-led team has discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the "big four" dwarf planets populating the Kuiper Belt region at the edge of our solar system.

"NASA's IMERG measures deadly West Virginia flooding rainfall"
on EurekAlert.org
At NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, NASA's Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for GPM (IMERG) data were used to create an analysis to estimate rainfall that fell over West Virginia during the period from June 20 through 26, 2016. The IMERG analysis showed that extreme rainfall occasionally occurred during this period in an area extending from Illinois through North Carolina.

"Ancient 'Deep Skull' from Borneo full of surprises"
on EurekAlert.org
Sydney - A new study of the 37,000-year old remains of the "Deep Skull" - the oldest modern human discovered in island South-East Asia - has revealed this ancient person was not related to Indigenous Australians, as had been originally thought.
"Mobile, phone-based microscopes work well in the field with minimal training" on EurekAlert.orgTORONTO, June 27, 2016 - Handheld, mobile phone-based microscopes can be used in developing countries after minimal training of community laboratory technicians to diagnose intestinal parasites quickly and accurately.

"Computer model demonstrates how human spleen filters blood"
on EurekAlert.org
Researchers, led by Carnegie Mellon University President Subra Suresh and MIT Principal Research Scientist Ming Dao, have created a new computer model that shows how tiny slits in the spleen prevent old, diseased or misshapen red blood cells from re-entering the bloodstream. Members of this multidisciplinary team include specialists in mathematics, supercomputing, clinical medicine, engineering and computational biology.


I am positive,that you can see,that I have found a new website to go to for my my daily dose ofScientific News.EurekAlert.org
This is,Trying To Learn New Things All The Time,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more things you learn, the more places you will go."- Dr. Seuss -
Those are EurekAlert.org stories and I am trying to read them all!
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When You Have Overnight Guests, Please Let The Office Know.

Did you hear about theSonwho leftWisconsinto move toCaliforniabecause he couldn't stay out of trouble?Yeah,I haven't heard that one either.If you read my Post,I Am Now A Contributing Member Of Societyyou know the story about what happened to me on my way to Wisconsin.If you haven't read it,I suggest you do it right away.In that Post I tell the tale on how I disrupted the quiet tranquility of a55 & Older Apartment Community.How they will have something to gossip about for at least the rest of the month.On how my Dad decided that the best course of action,when I came into town,was to sneak me into his apartment so the management would not be the wiser.On how that blew up into his face,when on the very next morning,the Police were called in about a damagedFiat 500 Sport,with California licence plates sitting in the guest parking lot.Of course,it was all straightened outand my daughter's car was not impoundedor towed away.Still,there had to be some kind of repercussion for the blatant disregard of apartment rules,shown by myFather.Without pointing fingers,on the very next day,inside the apartment's elevator read a typed written sign, That is what I like about being me,people take notice when I am around
and change the rules.I am instrumental in one change at this apartment complex because of one incident.Which raised the level of excitement around the place for at least a day.
This is,For My Next Trick,I Am Going To Have To Think About That Though,Because I Already Raised The Bar So High,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"It is an exciting adventure, doing what you love."- Lailah Gifty Akita -
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Go Fund Someone On A Go Fund Me Page

I have talked many times before,on how wonderful theInternetcan be if it is used for the right reasons.Particularly,I have mentioned the
Micheal Belcher Go Fund Me
page.
A really good person who is suffering from
Cancer
for the second time in his life.
You can go to his
Go Fund Me Page
and donate whatever amount you can afford,
which will help him
and his family,
curb the overwhelming cost it takes to fight this horrid disease.
Today,I read another wonderful story coming out of Memphis,
where a person is using the
Go Fund Me Website
to help a homeless sixteen year old.
"Teen asks for doughnuts, gets over $200K in online donations."
By Sarah Tisinger for WQAD.com
"When 16-year-old Chauncy Black of Memphis, Tennessee, approached shopper Matt White last week, the man responded by buying him a whole cart of groceries. White then established a Go Fund Me Page in hopes of raising $250 to buy the teen a lawnmower so Chauncy could earn money mowing lawns. White said the page caught Fire, and donations started pouring in. As of Saturday afternoon, donations had reached nearly $210,000."
See what can happen when good people band together to help someone less fortunate.
Did you see the part where they started their page only a week ago?
Someone upstairs is looking out for that kid.
I hope I have at least motivated one individual to go to the
Go Fund Me Website
and find a needy individual
or family that could use our help.
Yes,
I have donated,
and will donate in the future.
I donate to the
Micheal Belcher Fund
whenever I can.
Think of it this way.
What if you needed financial help someday because you became ill,
do to
Cancer?
If you give,
Karma
will reward you!
What you give selfishly,
always comes back to you when you need it.
I believe it,
because it happens to me all the time.
This is,What Goes Around,Comes Around,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"It is the apathetic person that sees the cause while the charitable person sees the need."- Shannon L. Alder -
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A Government Of The people, By The People, And For The People.

www.change.orgMy friend,"Electric Dave,"as he was called when we played together inRock Bandsduring the 1980's,has recently emailed me about an injustice happening today in the Maryland school system.You may ask yourself why would I care what is happening in any other state but California.Since that is where I live.Well,injustice comes in all formsand can happen anywhere in the World.If by signing aPetitionwill help someone with a good cause reach there goals,I am all for it.Here is what Dave had to say;"I hope that you don't mind me intruding upon your summer by asking you to do me a huge favor. It is for a good cause. Basically, some very unfair people have sneakily realigned some girls high school soccer divisions so that their teams can advance through to the playoffs. This is not just about Inonge and her team; it's about giving all the girls in Prince George's County, MD a level playing field. Signing the petition will also send the message to government officials that they are answerable to the people and they do a disservice to everybody when they circumvent the rules and play favorites. It's just not right! So please take a moment to sign the petition below. Thank you."

https://www.change.org/p/tell-mpssaa-to-restore-the-2014-girls-soccer-alignment-and-equal-opportunity-for-girls-in-prince-george-s-county-by-august-2016?recruiter=444219306&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=share_email_responsive
If you are wondering,Inonge is Dave's daughter.Help stop the injustice in theMaryland School System,by signing the petition.You will be participating in what is termed,the American Way.The next step will be is,for you to go out and vote for thePresident of the United States.See how easy these things can be once you start.
This is,A Registered Voter Since I Was 18 Years Old,Signing Petitions All Along The Way,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"By making the government a combination of elected officials and citizen-backed initiatives and referenda, there can truly be a government of the people, by the people, and for the people."- Victoria Stoklasa - In her book, "Sign It Into Law: How to Put Your Petition on the Ballot" -
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One Last thing.If you don't go outand sign petitions,read about the candidates who run for office,and choose who you feel is the best one,from your city politician to your federal candidate,YOU HAVE NO REASON TO COMPLAINABOUT WHAT THEY DO,BECAUSE BY NOT VOTING,YOU TOLD THEM IT WAS OK TO DO ANYTHING THEY WANTED!  

Moderation In All Things

If anyone knows me from my younger days,they will tell you that I sometimes would over indulge myself in whatever activity I might have been involved in at the time.I never heeded the famous quote by the Ancient Greeks."Moderation in all things."

If I was on my motorcycle,my friends would start divvying up my possessions,betting on whether I would make it through the night.If I was invited to a party,I was the first one thereand the last one to leave.If I was drinking,I didn't drink socially,I drank until I got drunk.Luckily for me I never hurt myselfor anyone physically during my exploits.Maybe I hurt some feelings though.Especially girls gone by.Yet,I grew out of these traits because I became aFatherand have a family of my own.Nothing like responsibility to straighten a guy out.Well,my youngest son is now 17 years oldand I believe a responsible young adult.He did not wish to accompany me on my vacation back toWisconsin,so he stayed at home.I never had to worry about him drinkingor taking drugs.He never displayed any of the warning signs.I should know.Then came the dreaded phone call from one of my daughters.My son is having a party!But she told me not to worry."Why?"Because it is a nerd party!Where my sonand his friends sit around with computersand play games online all day.I don't know if I should say,"Where did I go wrong?"Or"I am so proud of you."
This is,I Am Very Proud Of My Son,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"If you like nerds, Raise your hands. If you don't like nerds, raise your standards."- Violet Haberdasher -

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1800 Aussie Ghost Story

Outside flashes a rogue of weather,made my wife and I band together.Before the fire that keeps us warm,we sit protected against the storm.Holding my wife, my life,while she plays that teary fife.
A visitor does call on this frightful night,to plead my help in his awful blight.I have been known to dabble in those cases,where mystery in itself is the basis.Hear my wife, my life,while she plays that weary fife.
What brings you here to knock on my door,in conditions one should surely abhor.Appearance of a Specter was I to investigate,and if not for the weather I would not hesitate.Now listen to my wife, my life,while she plays that dreary fife.
I say to you, sit my old friend and gentleman,we will wait out the storm, here, while we can.Take of my food and drink of my ale.Listen to the music my betroth here wails.So listen to my wife, my life,while she plays that leery fife.
I do not understand your laugh so hearty,you embarrass me, while here you “Starve the Bardies.”How can you look at me with such eyes,as crazed by my promise to your query you apprise.Holding my wife, my life,while she plays that eerie fife.

I consider it an insult in my home no less,by the display you foster of your mindless jest.Now you dare to declare I am mad.A sad comment coming from you, a frighten man.Hear my wife, my life,while she plays that bleary fife.
He who sees the Specters flying about.What nerve you announce that I say you flout.I will capture those Spirits all.Never again will those Ghost screech their cursed call.Now listen to my wife, my life,while she plays that teary fife.
What do you say, you clown of the untrue,my wife has perished this past year of the flu.Then who sits besides me that I hold so dear,an apparition you say that I should fear.No, listen to my wife, my life,while she plays that leery fife.
Never could I lose one so close to me.You will take your leave, no longer welcomed you see.I promise dear, that you I shall never leave,that fool thinks I'm mad since I will not grieve.I'll listen to my Wife, my life,while she plays that dreary fife.
Why would I live in a world without you,gloom overwhelming, a heart with nothing to do.So sit here I will, with the fires to stoke,burning the house, to be as you, a whisper of smoke.I must listen for my Wife, my life, while she plays that eerie fife.




I wrote the poem, “1800 Aussie Ghost Story,” when I came across the phrase, “Starve the Bardies.”It's Australian slang, meaning - an exclamation of surprise or protest.
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How Do You Stop A Future Terrorist?

On the theme I have been discussing on my last couple of Posts,today inThe New York Timesonline,there is an article on, "How Do You Stop A Future Terrorist,
When The Only Evidence Is Thought?"
By Rukmini Callimachi 
"MAGNANVILLE, France — The first time Larossi Abballa appeared on the radar of French terrorism investigators, the only act of violence they could pin on him was killing bunnies. When he and seven others were later arrested, the authorities found that several of the men had saved the video of the slaughter on their cellphones, alongside footage of soldiers being beheaded, according to French court records. Mr. Abballa was eventually convicted on a terrorism charge and spent more than two years in prison. Across Europe and the United States, law enforcement officials are struggling to reckon with attackers like Mr. Abballa and Omar Mateen, whose shooting rampage this month at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., left 49 dead. They are men who clearly seemed to be building toward violent acts, and whose names had surfaced in terrorism investigations, but who avoided crossing legal lines that could tip off the authorities until it was too late. With thousands of terrorism surveillance cases running at any given time, the European authorities say they are swamped and are in the difficult position of trying to head off attacks of which the only forewarning is often in the form of what someone thinks or what they are overheard saying."That is my question from my first Post of two days ago.When is it OK to arrest someone before they even commit an act of terrorism?A whole lot of people,who are my friends,grew up in the late 1960'sand 1970's blaming our Government for the Vietnam War.They openly protested what was going on in this country during the Civil Rights Riots.Would these people be considered Terrorists today?
This is,Considering What Would Happen If You Could Be Arrested For What You Thought.Maybe Communism Under Stalin?Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Democracy is not a form of government. It is a tool of government. Case in point, Stalinist USSR was a "democracy".” 
- A.E. Samaan -
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Guns Don't Kill People. People With Guns Kill People.

An anonymous person left a Comment on yesterday's Post,
calledThe Gospel Truth,stating that I am aTerroristsloving liberal.

"So what you are saying in this post is that liberals, like you, LOVE terrorists that kill Americans. I on the other hand do not, and don't care why they are doing it but they are, what is your solution."


Yesterday,I wrote on an article that I saw when I was using a search engine to find subjects I could write about.The idea of the Post was to state the obvious aboutDonald Trumpand the rhetoric he uses to inflame groups of people with his scare tactics.We have all heard how theMediathinks Trump is talking out of his ass most of the time,not caring
or thinking things through before he speaks.I beg to differ.Even though I believe he is not the right person to be our President,I believeDonald Trumpknows exactly what he is doing.It may soundPolitically Incorrectto theMediawhen he is spotting out about building a wall between theUnited StatesandMexico.Or how all Muslims are the same any where you go
and that all of them are born evil.  He is using one of the most fundamental campaign strategies used since the times of theRoman Empire.To get elected,find out what the majority of the people are afraid of,say how you are going to stop those individualsand you will change the way things are done when you are in office.Adolf Hitlerwas a master at getting theGerman Peopleto rally to his cause by saying how evil theJewswereand how they could be blamed for all the troubles of thoseGerman People.In the article,Trump states that we should startProfilingto pick out who could be the nextTerrorist.I said that we are already usingProfilingin all of our majorLaw Enforcementagenciesand in theMilitary.Including theSecret Service.It is not something knew,here in theUnited States.It is something that has been going on since the computer age took a hold of our daily lives.In the work placeand in our leisure time.He spouts it out because,either people don't realize that it is going on all the timeor they don't know how it is done.He spouts it out to get people excited about what he is saying,getting them to believe that he will be the savior of our way of life.Terroristshave been around since governments were first established.You will never satisfy everyone in this World.Hatershave toHate,and willHateuntil they get what they want.Then someone willHatethem for getting what they wanted.Profilinggoes on all the time,but sometimes people get it wrongand somebody slips through.And as long as the population of the World increases,there will be a higher percentage of people who will becomeTerrorists.It's just the nature of theBeast.
This is,Most Politicians Would Never Talk The Way Donald Trump Does,Because They Are Rehearsed Daily On How To Speak Politically Correct,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“One way of seeing all of this is as a symptom of post-millennial decay, the degradation of public discourse, and the encroachment of celebrity worship into the arena of national affairs. Another way of looking at it was as an indication of the GOP's state of disarray. Then there was the way Trump perceived the thing: as a manifestation of his magnificence...” 
- Mark Halperin -
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The Gospel Truth

Without sounding redundant,doesn't theRepublican Partyunderstand,thatDonald The Stumpis insane? His latest rhetoric that is sweeping all theRich Elderly White People,who are so afraid of anyone who even looks remotely different then them,is his statement that we should be usingRacial Profilingto combat acts ofTerrorismhitting ourHomeland.What theHelldoes he think ourPolice Force,Boarder Patrol,FBI,CIA,Secret Service,andMilitarydo all day?Sit around and eat donuts?Racial Profilingis happening all around us on a daily basis.Store Clerks,Bank Employees,Car Dealerships,anywhere where someone looks out of place,seems to be checking out a place,or just looking suspicious because someone doesn't feel right about their appearance.It happens all the time."Well I think profiling is something that we're going to have to start thinking about as a country," the presumptive GOP nominee said in a phone interview with CBS' "Face the Nation. "Other countries do it, you look at Israel and you look at others, they do it and they do it successfully. And I hate the concept of profiling but we have to start using common sense and we have to use our heads."The problem withRacial Profilingis in theEye of the Beholder.People have prejudices.It can't be helped.But when someone hates a group of people for theirReligious Preferences,Ethnicity,Color,Educational Background,or any of the other stupid reason people love to use as an excuse to hate,and if they are inAuthorityover others,who watches them?Who profiles them.Who says that they have the right to choose someones fate.Who keeps an eye onDonald Trump?I ask you,whichIndividualhas the right to choose who in this World is good or bad?This country is known as theMelting Pot of the World.And for good reason.This Country shows,to the whole World,that we will take anyIndividual,who isHonest,Hard Working,Industrious,and aVisionary,that he can make a life for him or herself and their families. And isn't that what everyone wants in the end throughout the World?
This is,Profiling Donald Trump As Someone Who Will Say Anything To Stir Up The Masses,Because If He Says Something Idiotic,Enough Times,People Will Believe It As The Gospel Truth,Since They Heard So Often,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone."- Jesus of Nazareth -
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"You can't go home again."

Thomas Wolfe once said,"You can't go home again."Meaning,you can never recapture the memoriesand feelings you have of a place from your past.Everything changes all the time,moving forward.But,as I see it,it doesn't hurt to try.I haven't been back toWisconsin,the state I grew up in,for at least fifteen years.Things have change too!But from my memories from my younger days,I don't remember how peaceful it is hereand how friendly the people are.I'm sure there are wonderful places throughout the World where the people are friendlyand the living is peaceful.But compared to the hustle that California life hits you with on a daily basis,for me,it is extremely restful here.My relatives have done well for themselves.Having loving familiesand settling in nicely with their daily lives.For me,it is great to see it first hand,instead of hearing it over a phone.Since I have been here we have talked about the old days,about the good times we had,and not so good times.Since I haven't been here for such a long time,the stories told eventually always end up about me.The favorite story told so far is about the time my brother,brother-in-law,and I went bow hunting for deer.It was decided early in the morning that my brotherand brother-in-law would chase the deer towards a spot where I would be stationed.It would be my best opportunity to finally get a deer.I had been hunting for about five years by this time.  Unfortunately for my fellow hunters,they didn't know that the night before,I kind of tied one on as they say.Or,to tell the truth,I got really drunk.There I was,sitting around waiting for them to double back in a wide circle,flushing the deer my way.My brother-in-law saw a good size buckand chased him towards me.He couldn't take the shot because I was in the area the deer was running.He kept waiting for me to take the shot.Waiting and waiting.When I didn't,he came running up with my brother,wondering if something had happened to me.They both saw me at the same time.There I was,snoring away,without a care in the World.That was over thirty years agoand to this day,neither one will ever go hunting with me!
This is,Saying My Excuse For Never Killing A Deer Is,If I Kill One I would Have To Be The One To Gut It,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
"I don't have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like looking out into my backyard and seeing deer in the fields."- Queen Latifah -
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