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We all dream of America
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The Only fans discussion at the nursing home Never will forget this moment I tried to explain to my mother two young women wanting to live at the trailer park that had a Only fans page. She kept saying explain this to me again , “they cook and exercise in the nude and people pay to watch this?” Yep. Mom they don't do porn they just exercise and cook food and watch tv naked – on camera. And they teach men that are into bass fishing how to tie lures with knots and such. “They do this nude. And people pay for this?” Yep. “Nope you do not need that going on” she said. “Imagine when you were 12 and all your playmates. Thats exactly where you boys would be.” I said, but they are really nice young ladies. “Nope, they need to find somewhere else.”
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Notes after Torah study- the Patriarch
If you are a believer—whether Christian, Jew, or Muslim—the beginning of our faith starts with Abraham, where the covenant was made. There are layers to this though that are strange.
For reference I'm going to use the acronym “NHI” to represent Non-human intelligence. This could be angels, watchers or beings referred to in the heavenly court reference in Genesis or something else we do not know of.
The story (as taught in Judaism) is this:
Abraham’s father, Terakh, owned an idol shop. One day, while his father was away and Abraham was left in charge of the store, he took an axe and smashed all the idols except the biggest one. He then placed the axe in the idol’s hands. When his father returned, he was angry and asked what happened. Abraham explained that the large idol had become upset with the other idols and destroyed them.
“You know these idols can’t move,” his father shouted.
Abraham cleverly answered, “If they can’t save themselves, then we are superior to them. So why should we worship them?” [^1]
It is Abraham’s intellectual and spiritual perception — his ability to see through what everyone else around him accepted without question that caught the attention of the Creator of the universe—whom we call HaShem—thereby becoming the father of the Jewish people.
However much the faith has splintered over the thousands of years that followed, what can be agreed upon is that Abraham gives us ethical monotheism: the belief that there is one G-d over mankind and earth, and that His primary concern is that people act ethically. The stories of Abraham’s life that follow are epic. G-d tests him in many ways, even to the extreme of commanding him to sacrifice his son Isaac.
Abraham also confronts G-d in one of the most famous lines in history: “Shall not the judge of all the earth act with justice?” [Genesis 18:25]. I do not know what to make of these stories. Beyond the text, they contain mathematical patterns. For example, the ages of the patriarchs: * Abraham — 175 years * Isaac — 180 years * Jacob — 147 years
⠀Look closely at the math: * 175 = 7 × 5² * 180 = 5 × 6² * 147 = 3 × 7²
This is deliberate not coincidence in my opinion. The coefficients decrease (7 → 5 → 3) while the bases increase (5 → 6 → 7). I have no thoughts as to what it means but it certainly hints to encoding something through mathematics that goes beyond the surface story. Archeologically this puts us in the Middle Bronze Age. At that time: * Widespread literacy was rare. * Advanced mathematics (especially the kind of elegant, intentional patterning you’re seeing in the ages) was mostly the domain of specialized scribal or priestly elites in places like Mesopotamia or Egypt. * A semi-nomadic family/clan wandering between Mesopotamia and Canaan would not have been the most likely setting for this kind of numerical sophistication. Source: Grok 7/11/226
Abraham’s stories describe G-d’s role in the world. In the Midrash it says: “So, because Abraham our patriarch was saying: ‘Is it possible that this world is without someone in charge?’ The Holy One, blessed be He, looked at him and said to him: ‘I am the owner of the world.’” — Genesis Rabbah (Sefaria) But I am left with so many questions. If the story of the Patriarchs is true, then we have a population of humans created in the story of Genesis—specifically created by a heavenly council in the image of their maker(s): “And God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness.’” [Genesis 1:26] Rashi comments on this verse: “The meekness of the Holy One, blessed be He, the Rabbis learned from here: because man is in the likeness of the angels and they might envy him, therefore He took counsel with them. And when He judges the kings, He likewise consults His heavenly council… He consulted His heavenly council and asked permission of them, saying to them: ‘There are in the heavens beings after My likeness; if there will not be on earth also beings after My likeness, there will be envy among the beings that I have created.’” — Rashi on Genesis 1:26 (Rosenbaum & Silbermann translation) The core of this faith is established by how the world came to be and by whom or what. Then Judaism forms with the story of a child smashing idols in a clever and insightful moment—an observation of what society worships. His words are as powerful as his axe.
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My dog “Autiemae” a blue healer. I got her when I had cows but she was Healer blue
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ברוך השם
My little place in the world.
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Follow-up Notes from Torah Class
I questioned again whether—assuming the Bible’s story about Avraham and Sarah is true—the higher power (G-d and the angels mentioned) could intervene in non-human intelligence. If we are to believe that Elohim/Adonai is all-powerful, we can look at the verse in Genesis 14:19, where Melchizedek blesses Abram with these words: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.” (Hebrew: qoneh shamayim va’aretz). Melchizedek was the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High. According to Jewish tradition, he was Shem, the son of Noah, who was still alive in Avraham’s time. “And King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High.” (Genesis 14:18) What we do know about Melchizedek is that he was not Jewish. Archaeologists associate the region with ancient Near Eastern civilizations, including the Sumerians and Canaanites. Jewish texts identify him with Shem. Side note: If Melchizedek was a Sumerian (or pre-Israelite) religious figure, this would suggest there is not only one path or religion that leads to G-d. It would raise a series of questions: What was their faith, and how did they practice it, did they have a holy text like the bible? Here is another thought: Assuming these events actually happened, I am not sure this type of intelligence perceives itself as “alive” in the sense that we do. Nonetheless, it clearly has influence and can alter the biological and physical world we experience. So I would argue it is very much “alive”—perhaps just in a form we are only beginning to understand. It exists. It has the ability to influence and change the physical, material world. This, in theory, could be done through humans. It could also be done through machines. So it is a reasonable question to ask: What if the same entity that appears in the Torah, that enters and controls Avraham and Sarah’s thoughts and physical actions, could also control or influence machines? Today.
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My old landcruiser “Mavis” in better days, when I was a “free man”.
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One of the thoughts I have about the Bible is disturbing: humans lack autonomy. For clarification, when I say the Bible, I mean the Hebrew Bible from which it originally comes — not an edited, politically driven version reordered over the centuries by Gentiles. “Tanakh” rhymes with “bach.” In Judaism this is an acronym for the three categories that make up the Bible: Torah, Nevi’im (the Prophets), and Ketuvim (the Writings). There is really no such thing as the “Old Testament” as Christians use the term. They simply took one book from the Jews, added a book of their own, and then, seeking to distance themselves from the fact that the two cannot be fully reconciled, labeled it “Old” and the other “New.” I’ll say the obvious: it’s bizarre. On the positive side, it did bring them to the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and taught them what Moses received at Mount Sinai. My observation, take the Matriarchs — Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah. In the whole story of Abraham and Sarah having a child in old age, there is a funny passage that hints at something working at a deeper level than their consciousness to affect events. The Torah tells us angels visit Abraham and tells 99-year-old Abraham that his 90-year-old wife Sarah will become pregnant and give birth to a child. Sarah is eavesdropping on this conversation between her husband and the angels and starts laughing. Her exact words to herself: “Now that I am withered, am I to have enjoyment, with my husband so old?” Full stop. Whatever this intelligence is behind the Torah is aware of a woman’s own sexual thoughts. She didn’t say these words out loud — she thought them. And her mind doesn’t go to giving birth or having a child. The thought is about “enjoyment.” Presumably this means sex, which assumes they are old and no longer having sex, and she is well past menopause. So think through this. First, this entity has control over a biological being — humans in this case — and can change reality with its will. Second, it has access and ability to edit human thoughts. My initial question is: Is this intervention limited, or, if we step back and think about it, does this hint at an unseen reality where this entity (in Judaism we are taught this is G-d, Elohim) is aware of all thoughts of all humans simultaneously at all times? The second thing observed is that the course of reality and human history is flowing over time in one direction. But key here — there is intervention, biologically and sexually. And of course, in our world we would call it a sense of humor. Because hearing this, Sarah laughs. The son consequently produced from this sex between two ninety-year-olds is named Yitzchak, which in Hebrew means “He shall laugh.” A deeper question would be: Why would angels (note the plural, so more than one) be sent to appear — we do not know what they looked like — to Abraham and engage in a conversation? That means they have the ability to communicate in human language. Why would it not just be transmitted by thought, or simply motivate the two ninety-year-olds to try having sex again? There appears to be a need for this dialogue between angels and humans to occur. I have no clue — only speculation — as to what that could be. So we have an all-powerful entity that intervenes in human history and sends this message: it is going to intervene in a 90-year-old couple’s sex life by giving the woman the ability to become pregnant and give birth to a child through higher sentient beings than humans. The pure implausibility of such a story occurring is what gives me a level of comfort that it is based on something that actually happened. I’m just not sure anyone could make this up.
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I am writing again and taking photographs Health challenges, death of my mother, death of my dog. Who cares right but suffice it to say I've been mired in my own negative thoughts and feeling of loss. Disclaimer: This work contains profane language and sexual references—but not vulgar. It is is an unedited flow of thoughts. All images and drawings are my own (assume they are copyrighted; i.e. ask permission for use). Works by others are properly referenced. The same applies to important theories, narratives of others’ thoughts, and cited data.This will remain informal unless specificity is required, in which case Harvard style will be used for citations. ~See the Harvard Guide~
If you are sensitive to sexual imagery or politically polarized (on either side), this is not for you. I lean libertarian and favor a minimal state—one that protects individual rights, enforces contracts, and defends against force or fraud. It should not redistribute wealth or pursue broader social engineering goals. I do not vote, choose to not participate in either party. Definitely disenchanted realist. American politics is strictly transactional even at the local level is my experience.
Regarding the sexual: nothing pornographic, but grounded in reality. People have sex—accept it. It is a powerful force shaping how we think, behave, and ultimately, culture itself. How the imagery changes people’s thought patterns fascinates me. Photographers who inspire me such as Sally Mann and Stacy Kranitz present a certain unedited “truth” in my opinion and I celebrate that.
My personal philosophy draws from Brad Blanton’s concept of radical honesty and Mel Robbins’ Let Them theory, particularly in the pursuit of an authentic self. Always lurking in the background is Jung’s awareness of the shadow. The goal is to free individuals from the anxiety of maintaining social personas and purge the emotional stagnation that comes from withholding truth. I want to explore questions of value, meaning, and individual autonomy. I photograph places and people that speak to my subconscious, then try to understand why they resonate so strongly.
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