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The Five Best Posts Of The Month Of October, 2018

I always like this kind of monthlyPost.It is calledThe Five Best Posts Of The Month.It tells me what everyone likes to read here on myBlog.I am always proud when one of my observationsor short stories make the list.So,let's get to it right away.Here areThe Five Best Posts Of The Month Of October, 2018  The Fifth Best Post Of The Month Of October, 2018 Is;Halloween Is ComingMy Post warning everyone that Halloween is coming up quickly and I ask is everyone ready for it? I also explain how I still have some decorations up from last year still. The Fourth Best Post Of The Month Of October Is;The Grey Time TravelA theory I have about all these sightings over the years about the aliens called The Greys. Of course I have my own twist on the subject so you will have to read the material. No spoilers here! The Third Best Post Of The Month Is;Brewers Win! Brewers Win!The story about the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team and how excited I got after they beat the Chicago Cubs on the last day of the season to win the the National League Central Division. Also, talks about how, if we were like soccer fans across the world, there would have been loss of life between spectators. The Second Best Post Is;Never Having A Thing To SayI start the Post off as if I have nothing to say but quickly turn it into a on Common Courtesy. How, lately I find less and less Common Courtesy in the Metropolitan areas, but can still find it in the Rural areas. The Number One Best Post Of The Month Of October, 2018 Is;
Director Major Centauri My Flash Fiction story about Beings living on a planet in the Alpha Centauri system. They come to Earth and find human beings living on the planet. They.... Wait a minute. If I tell you that, you won't go and read the story. Remember, no spoilers! Once again,
a wonderful month of viewership.
Thank you one & all.
And my
Flash Fiction
story is
Number One
too!

This is,
If I Wasn't So Modest Right Now
I Probably Be Humbled By It All
Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.”
- Thomas Huxley -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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Can You Talk Nerdy To Me?

I know this pickup line has been used overand over but,"Can You Talk Nerdy To Me?"I haven't listened to all of thesePodcastsyet,just a few of them,but if you are asNerdyaboutScienceas I am,check these out.Flash Forward 
Talk NerdyThe Weirdest Thing I Learned This WeekIt is iniTunesso you will have to download the app.Star TalkThis is the one I listen to the most.Warning!You have to get used toNeil deGrasse Tyson'sinflated egoand him interrupting his guests all the time.Probably ScienceIs the funny side ofScience.None of thesePodcastsare hurting for listeners,I just thought you might enjoy some of the stuff I like to listen to while I'm in my car.
This is,I Would Start My Own Podcast,But I Never Have Anything To Say!Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Listening to a podcast, reading a book, listening to an audiobook and watching films isn't waste of time. It's how somebody becomes wise!”
- Deyth Banger -
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Happy Halloween

Halloween Party Music 
And
Poetry!Vegetarian Zombie The Curse Of Being A Vampire 1800 Aussie Ghost Story This Curse Tic Toc Toc   This is, Hoping You Have A Frightfully FunHalloween!Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“You don't have to be dead to enjoy Halloween.
You just have to have a liking for candy.”
- Anthony T. Hincks -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

On A Personal Note.
Hardy Fox Died
Key Member Of The Avant-Garde Band
The Residents 
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One Of My Favorite Bands Of All Time!

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Bones And Grooves

You are going to aHalloween Partytomorrow
and you want some useless trivia to tell everyone so you look intelligent making small talk.I tell this story every time I am getting an x-ray.The story has been around for a couple of decades,I first heard about it when I was watching aBeatles Documentary.But the story I found on the website
NPRexplains it all really well. Bones And Grooves: The Weird Secret History Of Soviet X-Ray Music "Western music may have been changing the world in the 1950s, but if you happened to be in Russia you were out of luck. State censorship was in full effect in the Soviet Union, and sneaking in, say, an American rock record was close to impossible. But a few industrious music fans managed to find another way." "What happened was, it's 1946 or so. The Second World War is over but a much colder war has begun, and in the Soviet Union a lot of culture was subject to a censor, whether it be art, paintings, architecture, film. In St. Petersburg, this guy turns up, and he had a war trophy with him. That war trophy was what's called a recording lathe: It's like a gramophone in reverse, a device which you can use to write the grooves of music onto plastic. People who came into his shop observed what he was doing, and, as is the Russian way, they bootlegged his machine and made their own machines. It was a bit like dealing or buying drugs, actually. These records were bought and sold on street corners, in dark alleyways, in the park."There you have it.You can now sound intelligent telling trivia to your friends at thatHalloween Party,and how the ingenuity of a fewRussiansbrought homeRock N' Rollto theSoviet Union.
This is,Trying To Carve Some Grooves Into Some Real Bones,Jim Hauenstein,
And,

“The only truth is music.”
- Jack Kerouac -


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The Older I Get, The Busier I Get

I know most of you come to thisBlogfor some real thought provoking dissertations.But I am afraid,I am a little busy this time of year.Doing what, you might ask?Well,I have a birthday to celebrate,viaFaceTimetoday.Handing out candy for Halloweenin three days.Then comes Thanksgiving.And finally,sending outChristmas Cardsout to all my kids,their kids,and for one of them,their kid.Yes,I am aGreat Grandfather.Only one so far,but still aGreat Grandfather. I don't like to miss out on a day of writing.I like to keep practicing,so hopefully,I get better at it.Today I have to take a break.But there is so much stuff available on thisBlog,that I hope you take the time to reador view something you haven't already.In keeping with theHalloween Holiday,here are a fewShort Storiessuggestions;A Cabin In The Woods A.I.B.s - A Flash Fiction StoryAnd The Child They Love Did It Hear Me Dream For Me Hazards Of Walking Kingfisher 
21st Century Way of Talking to the Dead and many more under the headingShort Stories & Flash Fiction.Video suggestions are;This CurseandWhat I Want 
This is,Thanks For Reading My Material,And Don't Worry About That Spider Crawling Up Your Leg At This Very Moment,It Isn't Poisonous.I Hope!Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby’s grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida.”
- Dave Barry -
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Links To Be Scared Of

https://www.wikihow.com/Find-Ghosts-in-Your-House
http://www.ghostweb.com/sites.html 
https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-find-ghosts-in-India
http://www.angelsghosts.com/best_places_find_ghosts
https://www.placesyoullsee.com/38-real-haunted-houses-and-the-stories-behind-them/ 
https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/holidays/americas-scariest-homes-real-life-haunted-houses-pictures
https://www.timeout.com/usa/things-to-do/scariest-haunted-houses-in-the-US
http://www.realhaunts.com/
https://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/g22635979/real-life-haunted-house-stories/
This last one is the scariest of all!Haunted Housesfor sale,so they jack up the price!
https://www.zillow.com/blog/haunted-homes-for-sale-162505/
Happy Halloween EveryoneHey,
that is my house!

This is,I Am Not Afraid Of No GhostsI Just Keep My Blanket Over My Head At Night For WarmthJim Hauenstein,
And,

“There the book fell, and it seemed to Conway that an invisible hand had struck it out of his. He rose, leaving the journal lying open as it had fallen, and hurried from the room. A gloom filled the passage and the house was full of horror, resounding with the sufferings of its past inhabitants and dripping with their tears. His hand closed upon the damp balustrade, and the rotten wood exuded moisture like a sponge.”
- Ernest G. Henham -


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Seriously, Start Your Own Super Pac

From
August 25th, 2015
On,
how to
Start Your Own Super PAC.
The information I give is factual.

*****
On every
Election Day,you sit home,wallowing in self pity,saying to yourself,"My one Vote doesn't matter!" Well,of course it does,but the only thing that can get your ass off that couch is,finding some way of influencing theElection! So,why not start your own "Super PAC!"   Yes
Boys & Girls,anyone can start aSuper PAC,and you can do it forFree! Thanks to the
Supreme Court.Those 
Justices,
they are always looking out for the little guy,aren't they?OK,the first thing you need to do,is figure out what yourSuper PAC is all about.Do you want to raise money for a particularPolitical Party, a particularCandidate, or raise awareness on a particularIssue.You need to be specific on why you're raising this money.Being vague doesn't rally the troops.People want to give up their hard earned dollars toPolitical Parties, Candidates,and
Issues they believe in.You need to find people who are passionate about the same things you are!Now,
that you have a cause,you need to name yourSuper PAC.And don't pick a name likeSix PAC.If you do this right,you'll be asking
Corporations,Unions,Political Action Committees,Big Business Men,Local Business Men,Neighbors,Friends,and
Family Members
to donate to your cause.If you sound like a joke,no one will give you their money.They might think you are going to buy
Beer
with the money!Now,
all you need to run yourOfficial Super PAC is a
Bank Account, 
to put all that wonderful money you collected into.
A
 Dynamic Personality,to raise all that money you want to put into that
Bank Account.SomebodyTrustworthy,to serve as your officialTreasurer.So they can keep track of yourSuper PAC's Fundraising & Spending.They will need to file accurateSpending Reports with theUnited States Government,don't you know.Oh,I almost forgot.Don't forget to fill out aStatement of Organization,with the
Federal Election Commission.Check box 5(f) under"Type of Committee,"so you can say you are aSuper PAC.Make sure to include on your"Statement of Organization"your name,address,contact information,and the name of yourSuper PAC and itsTreasurer.Write a cover letter to the"Federal Election Commission,"making sure you tell them that your new group will be aSuper PAC.The
fec.goveven supplies a sample form you can use.Then send everything to:

Federal Election Commission

999 E. St., NW

Washington, D.C. 20463

Now,go ahead.Get your butt off that couchand"Raise Unlimited Amounts Of Money!"Then you too can influence the nextLocal,County,State,or Federal Election!Go have some fun with this!
You know I will. One more thing,the money is not yours to keep,that would beFraudand you'll go toJail.This is,
The Ever Fun Loving Political Activist,
Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“If your party serves the powerful and well-funded interests, and there's no limit to what you can spend, you have a permanent, structural advantage. We're averaging fifty-dollar checks in our campaign, and trying to ward off these seven- or eight-figure checks on the other side. That disparity is pretty striking, and so are the implications. In many ways, we're back in the Gilded Age. We have robber barons buying the government.”- David Axelrod -
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Humor

I want to go back to one of my old traditions today.For a couple of years I would have the days of the week set up for different kinds ofPosts.What I mean by this is;Mondayswas always a new short story written by me day.Tuesdayswere the continuing myThe Man From Mars Serial days.Wednesdayswas for myPolitical Viewsday.Thursdayswas for whatever I wanted to write about day.Fridayswere my humorous days.Saturdayswas science day.AndSundayswas to go over theCommentsleft on myPoststhe week before day.So,today isFriday,and that means it is really funny jokes,bad jokes,orDadjokes day!Yeah!
What do you call an acid with a bad attitude?A-mean-oh-acid!
What subject in school is easy for Witches?Spell-ing!
Two beersornot two beers?That is the question.- Shakespeare -
AlcoholBecause no great story in lifestarted with a salad.- Confucius -
What did David,the Professor atBowie State, Massachusetts ask for in aMexican Restaurant?A Beerrito!
Silence is Golden!Unless you have Children.Then it is Suspicious!- Aristotle -This is,“Whenever I feel the need to exercise,
I lie down until it goes away.”Jim Hauenstein,
And,

“I love mankind ... it's the people I can't stand!”
- Charles Schultz, -

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Fake Or Real?

That is the question most of us are asking about things we seeand hear onSocial Media,News Outlets,and from the mouths of ourPoliticians.First check out this video outand tell me what you think.https://www.facebook.com/TimeNewsInternational/videos/2187809244837800/Well,I know some of you are not going to tell me what you think,but I knew just by looking at this clip that it wasFake News.I already new by reading about aviation that today's airliners cannot do a barrel roll without the wings coming off.They are not designed to be able to do that.If you want proof that it isFake Newscheck out thisLink.https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/10/18/i-fell-facebook-fake-news-heres-why-millions-you-did-too/?utm_term=.b162f31de5dc  Do you think you can tell the difference betweenFake Or Real?Here is a test you can take.See if you can tell the difference betweenComputer Generated PicturesandReal Photosfrom aCamera.https://area.autodesk.com/fakeorfoto/
This is,I Only Got 25% Right When I Took The Test,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Alternative facts and fake news are just other names for propaganda.”
- Johnny Corn -

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The Vote Is In

I voted!And the results are in. Not for the General Election coming up.Though I will be sending in myMail In Ballotslater today.What I am talking about isThe Great American Read Surveyheld byPBS.
The winner is?To Kill A Mockingbird!A story still relevant today as it was in1960.I have a little challenge for myself.I am going to copy the names of theOne Hundred Bookswhich were on the list asAmerica's Favorites,and I am going to tryand read as many as I can.I know what I am going to do over the winter months.How about you?
This is,I Have Read Only 16 Out Of The 100 Books So Far,Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.”
- Harper Lee -

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