My brain does not seem to know that it's body has aged and is ageing. In my mind I think like a 25 year old, I think I can still do back flips on a trampoline, climb trees, and do other high risk activities that my body seems to have real trouble accomplishing.
Why is it that the body and mind disagree with each other? You would think they would be on the page. I still feel the urge to run up the down escalator when I'm in a mall, or to speed more when I'm alone on an open highway.
I think it's about keeping yourself young at heart, and not losing that inner child that lives within us all. If you kill that inner child what do you think you will become? A grumpy old person with no sense of humor and a miserable outlook on life in general.
I think it's important that we do something fun in our lives, even if it's childish in nature. Being able to have a really good heart felt laugh has been proven to be extremely healthy. When is the last time you had one of those? Go do something childish, without worrying about getting your clothes dirty or worrying about what other people might think. Go and jump in a puddle, walk through the mud, anything you see a child doing. We all used to do it at one time or another but as we aged it became less appealing and was frowned upon by our peers.
Yes, your body can't handle the high impact landing, or a fall of any kind, you don't have to do anything dangerous, but your mind knows what is fun and it's constantly giving you options.
I hurt for days if I strain myself too much, sometimes I'm my own worst enemy, but when I'm relaxing with my cold pack on my tired body I have an excellent library of memories that I can look back on and smile from the heart. My old body needs .....
My Young Mind
Scott Goerz
Monday, April 30, 2018
Sunday, April 29, 2018
The Baby Test
We have all seen bad parents when we have gone out or you see them on a reality show on TV.
I often wonder if those kids were accidental babies. It's my opinion that if you really wanted kids then you probably wouldn't let them run around in the street unsupervised or at all. You hear about parents chaining kids up in basements, not getting them proper medical help because they don't believe in science and a host of other atrocities.
I'm sure many of you know, and for those that don't, My wife and I cannot have children, I have an abnormal X Y chromosome, and my wife has endometriosis. Which is why we have decided to adopt. We have been waiting 3 and a half years so far and it has been long, mentally taxing and an expensive process, and we have a few more to go.
The adoption company has dug deep into our lives, to make sure we would be good parents and that we are responsible adults, they make us do criminal record checks every year, and we have to go in for interviews annually to update them on where we are in our lives and how we have changed in the last year. This is good I think, they are making sure a child has the best home possible to live in and that we are still serious about adopting.
Why don't parents in general have to go through this process before they have babies?
Everyone should be given some sort of genome lock that stops you from having children as soon as you are born, that way everybody would have it. Then as you get older you can go out and have as much sex as you want, enjoy your young selves.
However, when you have settled down, and you are ready to start a life with someone you love, and you decide to have children, you should have to go through a certain test to determine if you would be good parents. There would be be people that come to your house and make sure that you have ideal living condition to raise children. After you have passed the test they inject you with a genome key and you are free to have babies. If you don't pass, then you would fix the problem and take the test again.
I think this would eliminate a lot of tragedy in this world, the need for abortion clinics would be gone eventually. You would see a rise of better people in the world, due to being raised by two loving parents. There would be a lot less abandonment and child deaths in the world. There would be no accidental babies, or ones with fetal alcohol syndrome, or ones that are addicted to drugs as soon as they are born. The people who have children would have really been serious about having them.
I get very upset when I hear about a baby being locked in a car when it plus 30 degrees celsius outside and they die. Or the kids are severely neglected and left to suffer when their parents decide to leave them to fend for themselves. My wife and I both really want a child and it is very painful to know we could have taken a few of those neglected babies out there and given them a much better life. That's why I think everyone who wants to have children should take...
The baby test
Scott Goerz
I often wonder if those kids were accidental babies. It's my opinion that if you really wanted kids then you probably wouldn't let them run around in the street unsupervised or at all. You hear about parents chaining kids up in basements, not getting them proper medical help because they don't believe in science and a host of other atrocities.
I'm sure many of you know, and for those that don't, My wife and I cannot have children, I have an abnormal X Y chromosome, and my wife has endometriosis. Which is why we have decided to adopt. We have been waiting 3 and a half years so far and it has been long, mentally taxing and an expensive process, and we have a few more to go.
The adoption company has dug deep into our lives, to make sure we would be good parents and that we are responsible adults, they make us do criminal record checks every year, and we have to go in for interviews annually to update them on where we are in our lives and how we have changed in the last year. This is good I think, they are making sure a child has the best home possible to live in and that we are still serious about adopting.
Why don't parents in general have to go through this process before they have babies?
Everyone should be given some sort of genome lock that stops you from having children as soon as you are born, that way everybody would have it. Then as you get older you can go out and have as much sex as you want, enjoy your young selves.
However, when you have settled down, and you are ready to start a life with someone you love, and you decide to have children, you should have to go through a certain test to determine if you would be good parents. There would be be people that come to your house and make sure that you have ideal living condition to raise children. After you have passed the test they inject you with a genome key and you are free to have babies. If you don't pass, then you would fix the problem and take the test again.
I think this would eliminate a lot of tragedy in this world, the need for abortion clinics would be gone eventually. You would see a rise of better people in the world, due to being raised by two loving parents. There would be a lot less abandonment and child deaths in the world. There would be no accidental babies, or ones with fetal alcohol syndrome, or ones that are addicted to drugs as soon as they are born. The people who have children would have really been serious about having them.
I get very upset when I hear about a baby being locked in a car when it plus 30 degrees celsius outside and they die. Or the kids are severely neglected and left to suffer when their parents decide to leave them to fend for themselves. My wife and I both really want a child and it is very painful to know we could have taken a few of those neglected babies out there and given them a much better life. That's why I think everyone who wants to have children should take...
The baby test
Scott Goerz
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Public Bathroom Rant
I don't know about you but I have been in some truly horrible bathrooms in my life. Public bathrooms are a necessity in this world but they are in some serious need of improvement.
Lets start off with the topic of toilet paper. This is the most important need of a bathroom in my opinion, which is why I have to wonder why they still use the single sheet dispenser in some washrooms? This has got to be the cheapest way to save money and piss people off at the same time. I think this rule should apply to everybody. If you don't want to use it yourself, don't force other people to use it. There is also the rice paper like roll of toilet paper in some bathrooms, so when you try to pull on it it usually rips before you can get enough of it. I'd like to take a roll of that paper to the company that makes it and force the owner to use it.
Next topic: The smell:
Have you ever been in a public washroom and it smells great? I actually have and the fact that it smells good scares the crap out of me. What sort of chemical is being used that covers up the smell so completely that it actually smells like fresh baked cookies? I do not want to be in a public washroom taking in deep breaths because it smells good, because what I'm probably breathing in is feces particles. A public washroom should smell clean, not delicious, there is a huge difference. A clean smelling washroom is a lot more reassuring than a good smelling one, I know the clean smell cannot be confused with possibly coming out of another persons body.
Next topic: Ignorance:
How is it possible that when you enter a stall in a public washroom it can look like a scene from a horror movie? It truly is a miracle that they can be that disgusting, and the only thing I can figure out to what must have happened was that a family of at least five people all crammed themselves into the stall together and defecated at the same time. There is no other logical explanation. Do these people's homes look the same way? I highly doubt it, these types of people that do this sort of thing are completely ignorant.
Next topic: Bathroom fans:
I prefer using paper towel instead of the air dryer, for instance, after I am done drying my hands I usually grab the door with the paper towel to open it, just in case the guy before me didn't wash his hands, I don't have to touch where he did. Let me say this about the air drying fan in a public washroom. The fan takes air directly from the bathroom you are in and blows it on your hands. No one is bacteria free but I don't want more of it if I don't have to.
Last topic: Doors:
I cannot for the life of me figure out why you have to push the door to go into a public washroom and pull to get out. Newer buildings have no doors and use a, left then right method which I prefer, but most places still have the doors to enter the washroom. Let me use my foot to leave the washroom, I can push on the door with my foot to open it so I don't have to touch the handle. I have seen little kids pick their nose after going to the bathroom, they don't wash their hands and wipe it on the bathroom door handle before they leave. I do not want to touch that handle afterwards so it would be very nice if I could push the door instead of pull it. Somebody make this happen.
Public Bathroom Rant
Scott Goerz
Lets start off with the topic of toilet paper. This is the most important need of a bathroom in my opinion, which is why I have to wonder why they still use the single sheet dispenser in some washrooms? This has got to be the cheapest way to save money and piss people off at the same time. I think this rule should apply to everybody. If you don't want to use it yourself, don't force other people to use it. There is also the rice paper like roll of toilet paper in some bathrooms, so when you try to pull on it it usually rips before you can get enough of it. I'd like to take a roll of that paper to the company that makes it and force the owner to use it.
Next topic: The smell:
Have you ever been in a public washroom and it smells great? I actually have and the fact that it smells good scares the crap out of me. What sort of chemical is being used that covers up the smell so completely that it actually smells like fresh baked cookies? I do not want to be in a public washroom taking in deep breaths because it smells good, because what I'm probably breathing in is feces particles. A public washroom should smell clean, not delicious, there is a huge difference. A clean smelling washroom is a lot more reassuring than a good smelling one, I know the clean smell cannot be confused with possibly coming out of another persons body.
Next topic: Ignorance:
How is it possible that when you enter a stall in a public washroom it can look like a scene from a horror movie? It truly is a miracle that they can be that disgusting, and the only thing I can figure out to what must have happened was that a family of at least five people all crammed themselves into the stall together and defecated at the same time. There is no other logical explanation. Do these people's homes look the same way? I highly doubt it, these types of people that do this sort of thing are completely ignorant.
Next topic: Bathroom fans:
I prefer using paper towel instead of the air dryer, for instance, after I am done drying my hands I usually grab the door with the paper towel to open it, just in case the guy before me didn't wash his hands, I don't have to touch where he did. Let me say this about the air drying fan in a public washroom. The fan takes air directly from the bathroom you are in and blows it on your hands. No one is bacteria free but I don't want more of it if I don't have to.
Last topic: Doors:
I cannot for the life of me figure out why you have to push the door to go into a public washroom and pull to get out. Newer buildings have no doors and use a, left then right method which I prefer, but most places still have the doors to enter the washroom. Let me use my foot to leave the washroom, I can push on the door with my foot to open it so I don't have to touch the handle. I have seen little kids pick their nose after going to the bathroom, they don't wash their hands and wipe it on the bathroom door handle before they leave. I do not want to touch that handle afterwards so it would be very nice if I could push the door instead of pull it. Somebody make this happen.
Public Bathroom Rant
Scott Goerz
Friday, April 27, 2018
Sex Robot
My cousin recently asked me to do a blog on sex robots, and after a bit of research on the subject I have to say I'm a little scared. These things have evolved over the years and there must be quite the demand for them, otherwise why would you build it.
I remember seeing a sex doll box when I was a younger man and the picture on the front was of a famous porn star, so of course I was intrigued, after seeing the full doll in a magazine I found out that it did not even come close to the picture on the box and I had a pretty good laugh. Here is an example:
As you can see this doll's anatomy is terrible and it resembles a beach ball. I think anyone who paid 500 dollars for this thing would be upset.
Sex dolls have come a long way in the last few years with the dolls starting to look like actual women with the proper anatomy but a little bit on the uncanny valley side. Another example:
Quite the difference, I know. I really have a hard time looking at this and not seeing a doll, it really is quite life like and dare I say attractive. This type of model sells for around 6,000 dollars. Let's keep in mind that these two types of dolls don't do anything and you would have to manipulate them yourself. Then I guess you just throw them in the closet when you are done?
It does get worse/better depending on your point of view with sex dolls because now they are working on an artificial intelligence sex doll. Here is a link if you want to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CNLEfmx6Rk
It seems to me that these things are eventually going to be fully functioning A.I. robots that can move around and talk to you and eventually move around on their own. I don't see normal people going out to buy one.
I think this sort of amusement would cater to some types of people who are afraid to leave their house, are very unattractive, or just really shy in general. I can't see a person who is married having this thing in the closet and ready to use when their wife isn't in the mood. These dolls are not just for the guys, and there are male versions for you ladies out there as well. Here's a pic:
There are people in this world who have bought and paid for these dolls and are so enamored with them that they have requested to get married to it. Don't believe me? Here is a link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/09/married-to-a-doll-why-one-man-advocates-synthetic-love/279361/
If you can marry a sex doll then you should be able to marry a 2x4 or a bathtub or a car or even a toilet brush. Marrying an inanimate object is completely ridiculous an you probably should have your head examined for even suggesting such a stupid idea. This is my opinion on it.
I don't know what this world is coming to and this is probably only one of many bizarre events in this world. With the whole transgender movement and same sex couples getting married, I really try to keep an open mind. But it is getting harder and harder with all this really odd stuff constantly being revealed to us.
I don't think this will ever replace a real woman and god help us if it does. My wife constantly comes up with clever quips and comebacks and we have many good laughs together, we are best friends in all aspects of life and if she was just someone to have sex with I would have never married her in the first place.
Who knows, maybe she will eventually replace me with a:
Sex Robot
Scott Goerz
I remember seeing a sex doll box when I was a younger man and the picture on the front was of a famous porn star, so of course I was intrigued, after seeing the full doll in a magazine I found out that it did not even come close to the picture on the box and I had a pretty good laugh. Here is an example:
As you can see this doll's anatomy is terrible and it resembles a beach ball. I think anyone who paid 500 dollars for this thing would be upset.
Sex dolls have come a long way in the last few years with the dolls starting to look like actual women with the proper anatomy but a little bit on the uncanny valley side. Another example:
Quite the difference, I know. I really have a hard time looking at this and not seeing a doll, it really is quite life like and dare I say attractive. This type of model sells for around 6,000 dollars. Let's keep in mind that these two types of dolls don't do anything and you would have to manipulate them yourself. Then I guess you just throw them in the closet when you are done?
It does get worse/better depending on your point of view with sex dolls because now they are working on an artificial intelligence sex doll. Here is a link if you want to see.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CNLEfmx6Rk
It seems to me that these things are eventually going to be fully functioning A.I. robots that can move around and talk to you and eventually move around on their own. I don't see normal people going out to buy one.
I think this sort of amusement would cater to some types of people who are afraid to leave their house, are very unattractive, or just really shy in general. I can't see a person who is married having this thing in the closet and ready to use when their wife isn't in the mood. These dolls are not just for the guys, and there are male versions for you ladies out there as well. Here's a pic:
There are people in this world who have bought and paid for these dolls and are so enamored with them that they have requested to get married to it. Don't believe me? Here is a link:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/09/married-to-a-doll-why-one-man-advocates-synthetic-love/279361/
If you can marry a sex doll then you should be able to marry a 2x4 or a bathtub or a car or even a toilet brush. Marrying an inanimate object is completely ridiculous an you probably should have your head examined for even suggesting such a stupid idea. This is my opinion on it.
I don't know what this world is coming to and this is probably only one of many bizarre events in this world. With the whole transgender movement and same sex couples getting married, I really try to keep an open mind. But it is getting harder and harder with all this really odd stuff constantly being revealed to us.
I don't think this will ever replace a real woman and god help us if it does. My wife constantly comes up with clever quips and comebacks and we have many good laughs together, we are best friends in all aspects of life and if she was just someone to have sex with I would have never married her in the first place.
Who knows, maybe she will eventually replace me with a:
Sex Robot
Scott Goerz
Thursday, April 26, 2018
This Sucks
I wasn't worried when I turned forty, I wasn't happy that I was in that age category but I wasn't worried about it either. I should have been.
I was working on a wooden project at home and had trouble reading my tape measure. It had never happened before, and I thought I must have something in my eye like dust, but sadly no amount of rinsing with water made my sight any better. I thought I was going blind.
Apparently I just needed reading glasses, but it was a dash to my pride to wear them. I do wear them now more than ever, even if my wife smirks at me when I put them on. (She knows I hate them). I hate the glasses because I feel like less of a young man and more like an old one.
I go to bed at night and sometimes just lay there for hours before going to sleep, I have resorted to bringing a laptop into the room and watching a documentary on wig making or something equally boring and I pass out almost instantly. This is also a new after 40's issue I am having.
On the topic of sleeping, after I do eventually pass out, when I wake up it seems that somebody must have came into the room while I was sleeping and hit me repeatedly with a baseball bat, because I am sore all over and I have absolutely no explanation for it. I try to think about what I did the day before...(Hmmmm yup I did umm nothing, slept on the couch, watched tv, played some guitar.) Any of those things do not explain why I feel like I need a body cast and a caseload of advil.
When I finally do drag my poor aching body out of bed, I head over to the washroom for my daily sporadic urination adventure, in which I'm never sure if I'm done or not. (Tinkle tinkle stop tinkle stop tinkle tinkle drip tinkle stop tinkle stop drip drip tinkle stop) Once again this sort of thing never happened before I turned forty.
Have you ever looked for your keys for an hour while you had them in your hand the whole time? I have, so fun. Have you ever looked at your hands and wondered where all these wrinkles came from? So fun. Have you ever been walking just fine and suddenly your lower back goes into so much pain that you would swear you had just been shot? I Have, Sooo Fun.
Has anyone ever been talking to you and you have absolutely no other distractions and you are completely engaged in the conversation but when it's over you can't remember a word that was said? So fun!
If this is just the tip of my start, down the proverbial downward spiral that I will continually travel until I die, I want no part of it. I'm only in my forties for cryin out loud, now I am scared for my fifties and what sort of new pleasures that is going to bring.
This Sucks
Scott Goerz
I was working on a wooden project at home and had trouble reading my tape measure. It had never happened before, and I thought I must have something in my eye like dust, but sadly no amount of rinsing with water made my sight any better. I thought I was going blind.
Apparently I just needed reading glasses, but it was a dash to my pride to wear them. I do wear them now more than ever, even if my wife smirks at me when I put them on. (She knows I hate them). I hate the glasses because I feel like less of a young man and more like an old one.
I go to bed at night and sometimes just lay there for hours before going to sleep, I have resorted to bringing a laptop into the room and watching a documentary on wig making or something equally boring and I pass out almost instantly. This is also a new after 40's issue I am having.
On the topic of sleeping, after I do eventually pass out, when I wake up it seems that somebody must have came into the room while I was sleeping and hit me repeatedly with a baseball bat, because I am sore all over and I have absolutely no explanation for it. I try to think about what I did the day before...(Hmmmm yup I did umm nothing, slept on the couch, watched tv, played some guitar.) Any of those things do not explain why I feel like I need a body cast and a caseload of advil.
When I finally do drag my poor aching body out of bed, I head over to the washroom for my daily sporadic urination adventure, in which I'm never sure if I'm done or not. (Tinkle tinkle stop tinkle stop tinkle tinkle drip tinkle stop tinkle stop drip drip tinkle stop) Once again this sort of thing never happened before I turned forty.
Have you ever looked for your keys for an hour while you had them in your hand the whole time? I have, so fun. Have you ever looked at your hands and wondered where all these wrinkles came from? So fun. Have you ever been walking just fine and suddenly your lower back goes into so much pain that you would swear you had just been shot? I Have, Sooo Fun.
Has anyone ever been talking to you and you have absolutely no other distractions and you are completely engaged in the conversation but when it's over you can't remember a word that was said? So fun!
If this is just the tip of my start, down the proverbial downward spiral that I will continually travel until I die, I want no part of it. I'm only in my forties for cryin out loud, now I am scared for my fifties and what sort of new pleasures that is going to bring.
This Sucks
Scott Goerz
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Peanut Butter & Jam
Is it me or did the peanut allergy epidemic just pop out of nowhere? When I was growing up there was no such problem and 90 percent of the kids that came to school had peanut butter and jam sandwiches. The next thing I know there is a huge peanut scare and kids are coming to school with Epi-pens. What the heck happened?
Its not just the peanuts that was a sudden change, it seemed like just overnight, it was frowned upon if you spanked your kids. Child abuse, everyone claimed. It seemed like these child psychologists came from the bleeding hearts mill, and now every child has a disorder of some sort, there are no stupid kids out there anymore, now they have "Learning Disorders" or "Attention deficit disorder" and there are pills and prescriptions for every single type of disorder you can think of.
I often wonder if we were to do a psychiatric evaluation on every person on this planet, if they would find a little bit of A.D.D. in everyone, and maybe more in others.
My friend has kids in school and one of them was feeling down so they decided to talk to the councilor that worked there. The councilor gave the child a questionnaire and asked them to fill it out. My friend's kid brought that questionnaire home and this is what it said:
What do you think these sort of questions would do to a young impressionable mind that isn't thinking about suicide at all? These questions are leading a person down a certain type of thought path, if I wasn't thinking about suicide before, I sure am now.
A child that maybe had a fight with their friend, or got dumped, or lost their phone, goes to talk to an adult that is supposed to help them and then gets this questionnaire to fill out is totally unacceptable and it needs to stop.
I don't think spoiling and pampering the children of tomorrow is the right answer. I think constant positive motivation would work much better in any scenario. I don't think we should go back to spanking but we definitely need better punishments than the ones we have now.
I think the whole psychiatric evaluation thing needs to toned down, these doctors come up with problems that aren't even there, it seems to me that its to justify their job.
How many people that go to see psychiatric doctors get told that they are fine and just need a good night sleep? I would say NONE! The doctors would say we are afflicted with some sort of neurological disorder and here is the steps for treatment. And....
It all started with Peanut butter and jam
Scott Goerz
Its not just the peanuts that was a sudden change, it seemed like just overnight, it was frowned upon if you spanked your kids. Child abuse, everyone claimed. It seemed like these child psychologists came from the bleeding hearts mill, and now every child has a disorder of some sort, there are no stupid kids out there anymore, now they have "Learning Disorders" or "Attention deficit disorder" and there are pills and prescriptions for every single type of disorder you can think of.
I often wonder if we were to do a psychiatric evaluation on every person on this planet, if they would find a little bit of A.D.D. in everyone, and maybe more in others.
My friend has kids in school and one of them was feeling down so they decided to talk to the councilor that worked there. The councilor gave the child a questionnaire and asked them to fill it out. My friend's kid brought that questionnaire home and this is what it said:
- Do you think of suicide?
- Have you ever tried to commit suicide?
- What sorts of suicide have you tried.
- Have you purposely harmed yourself?
- How many times do you think of committing suicide a day?
- How many times do you think of suicide a week?
What do you think these sort of questions would do to a young impressionable mind that isn't thinking about suicide at all? These questions are leading a person down a certain type of thought path, if I wasn't thinking about suicide before, I sure am now.
A child that maybe had a fight with their friend, or got dumped, or lost their phone, goes to talk to an adult that is supposed to help them and then gets this questionnaire to fill out is totally unacceptable and it needs to stop.
I don't think spoiling and pampering the children of tomorrow is the right answer. I think constant positive motivation would work much better in any scenario. I don't think we should go back to spanking but we definitely need better punishments than the ones we have now.
I think the whole psychiatric evaluation thing needs to toned down, these doctors come up with problems that aren't even there, it seems to me that its to justify their job.
How many people that go to see psychiatric doctors get told that they are fine and just need a good night sleep? I would say NONE! The doctors would say we are afflicted with some sort of neurological disorder and here is the steps for treatment. And....
It all started with Peanut butter and jam
Scott Goerz
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
A Money Free Life
I have always wondered about the world of Star Trek. How does the money system work there? Do people get paid? I did some looking into into it but before I go into it, I'm going to talk a bit more about money.
Money is the root of all evil, we kill for it, we steal it, we all want more of it, we do unfathomable acts for it and right now, we need it to survive. I would love to see it disappear forever.
The world would be a better place if we didn't have money, the greed would be gone and I think we would be a lot more helpful to each other. I respect a hard work ethic from anybody that has one. I can respect that you have earned everything you have in life, but I cannot respect spoiled little brats that live off their parents hard earned money and do nothing for themselves. Most of the people on this planet barely scrape by, barely making their monthly bills and dreaming of winning the lottery.
The way Star Trek works in their fictional world is basically by replicators. The people on the planet that don't want to do anything, don't. They replicate what they need and they can replicate anything. They can teleport anywhere on the planet and get a ride to another star system if they want.
Some people actually want to do something with their life, so they join Starfleet and train to be whatever they want to be. There is no need for money.
I know this all sounds too good to be true and the likelihood of it ever happening scarce. But we actually have a type of replicator right now that works and that you can buy. It's called a 3D printer and it can make just about anything we want it to.
It's nowhere near Star Trek but it is a start in the right direction. They have 3D printers that can build an entire house in a day complete with all the plumbing and electrical and furnace built right in, move in ready as soon as it's done.
There is a 3D printer that uses your own blood to make stem cells that are compatible with your body and they are very close to making custom body parts for people, a new heart, liver, kidney, ect...
It won't be long before we can make literally anything we want and be able to have it in a few hours or in a day or two.
When we destroy matter, such as burning a piece of wood, it turns into energy, such as fire. If we can reverse that process, turn energy into matter, we will have fully functioning replicators.
And then we will have:
A Money Free Life.
Scott Goerz
Money is the root of all evil, we kill for it, we steal it, we all want more of it, we do unfathomable acts for it and right now, we need it to survive. I would love to see it disappear forever.
The world would be a better place if we didn't have money, the greed would be gone and I think we would be a lot more helpful to each other. I respect a hard work ethic from anybody that has one. I can respect that you have earned everything you have in life, but I cannot respect spoiled little brats that live off their parents hard earned money and do nothing for themselves. Most of the people on this planet barely scrape by, barely making their monthly bills and dreaming of winning the lottery.
The way Star Trek works in their fictional world is basically by replicators. The people on the planet that don't want to do anything, don't. They replicate what they need and they can replicate anything. They can teleport anywhere on the planet and get a ride to another star system if they want.
Some people actually want to do something with their life, so they join Starfleet and train to be whatever they want to be. There is no need for money.
I know this all sounds too good to be true and the likelihood of it ever happening scarce. But we actually have a type of replicator right now that works and that you can buy. It's called a 3D printer and it can make just about anything we want it to.
It's nowhere near Star Trek but it is a start in the right direction. They have 3D printers that can build an entire house in a day complete with all the plumbing and electrical and furnace built right in, move in ready as soon as it's done.
There is a 3D printer that uses your own blood to make stem cells that are compatible with your body and they are very close to making custom body parts for people, a new heart, liver, kidney, ect...
It won't be long before we can make literally anything we want and be able to have it in a few hours or in a day or two.
When we destroy matter, such as burning a piece of wood, it turns into energy, such as fire. If we can reverse that process, turn energy into matter, we will have fully functioning replicators.
And then we will have:
A Money Free Life.
Scott Goerz
Monday, April 23, 2018
Photo Ridiculous
I heard on the news that a drunk driver hit and killed a 16 year old girl who was crossing the street. I would really like to know how many photo radar tickets they got before they killed someone.
Why would I want to know something like that? Well...let me tell you.
Let's say this drunk driver hit 3 photo radar locations before they hit the 16 year old girl. One was a red light camera, and two were speed traps. That's three times an actual police officer could have stopped this drunk driver, arrested them, and a 16 year old girl would still be alive.
These photo radar stations are not helping us. They might slow down some traffic in certain areas and would be good in school zones, parks and other places where there are high volumes of people or children and people know exactly where the locations are. If people know where the locations of a photo booth are, they have to slow down or deal with the consequences.
If people know there is a photo radar trap they slow down as they pass it and then just speed up again, this is not a fix, its made to fine people who are not paying attention.
With the introduction of legalized marijuana now we have another threat we will have to deal with on our roads. How many people are going to killed because of it? How many times would they have been caught and a death prevented if there were actual police officers instead of photo radar booths set up?
Where does all this photo radar money go to anyway? This is right from our Government.
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Revenue generated by photo enforcement does NOT go into general revenue. Revenue from photo radar can only be spent on traffic safety programs, not on general City expenses.
Revenue covers operating costs of automated enforcement including a base allocation to Edmonton Police Service. In 2015, Edmonton Police Service received $18 million from automated enforcement.
The money from photo radar goes into the traffic safety act. What do they think "Safe" means? To put more photo radar booths up? To put out more photo radar speed traps? To put up more photo infraction cameras at controlled intersections? But definitely not more actual police officers to catch potential murderers in the form of people driving while under the influence of something.
Photo radar does have it's place in the world, but it shouldn't be used as a replacement for police services. It doesn't stop or catch someone in a seriously dangerous condition.
It's at the point where it's Photo Ridiculous
Scott Goerz
Why would I want to know something like that? Well...let me tell you.
Let's say this drunk driver hit 3 photo radar locations before they hit the 16 year old girl. One was a red light camera, and two were speed traps. That's three times an actual police officer could have stopped this drunk driver, arrested them, and a 16 year old girl would still be alive.
These photo radar stations are not helping us. They might slow down some traffic in certain areas and would be good in school zones, parks and other places where there are high volumes of people or children and people know exactly where the locations are. If people know where the locations of a photo booth are, they have to slow down or deal with the consequences.
If people know there is a photo radar trap they slow down as they pass it and then just speed up again, this is not a fix, its made to fine people who are not paying attention.
With the introduction of legalized marijuana now we have another threat we will have to deal with on our roads. How many people are going to killed because of it? How many times would they have been caught and a death prevented if there were actual police officers instead of photo radar booths set up?
Where does all this photo radar money go to anyway? This is right from our Government.
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Revenue generated by photo enforcement does NOT go into general revenue. Revenue from photo radar can only be spent on traffic safety programs, not on general City expenses.
Revenue covers operating costs of automated enforcement including a base allocation to Edmonton Police Service. In 2015, Edmonton Police Service received $18 million from automated enforcement.
- 15% of the total fine is given to Victims Services
- 16.67% goes to the Alberta Government
- The remaining fine balance goes to the Reserve Fund and is used to fund safety and community projects at Council’s direction
- Any late payment penalty attached to the fine goes to the province (amount of $20 or 20%, whichever is greater)
- Speed infractions follow the specified penalties as listed in the Alberta Traffic Safety act
The money from photo radar goes into the traffic safety act. What do they think "Safe" means? To put more photo radar booths up? To put out more photo radar speed traps? To put up more photo infraction cameras at controlled intersections? But definitely not more actual police officers to catch potential murderers in the form of people driving while under the influence of something.
Photo radar does have it's place in the world, but it shouldn't be used as a replacement for police services. It doesn't stop or catch someone in a seriously dangerous condition.
It's at the point where it's Photo Ridiculous
Scott Goerz
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Life with Wife: Date Night
Ever plan to go out on a date, and you have meticulously planned out every detail so that the evening would be perfect? You've thought of everything and after picking your date up, you head over to your fancy restaurant of choice and order up your favorite meals. The food comes out steaming hot and looks very good, after the waitress sets it down ,you wait for a second and take a bite. There is one thing you cannot plan for.....Bad food, and it ruins the plans for the rest of the date.
As a guy in my younger years I often had visions of grandeur, due to fantasy TV shows and an over active imagination. I thought of a date in a hot air balloon, or a scenario where I saved a girl from a terrible fate, Indiana Jones style. None of these happened of course (Due to lack of funding, or finding someone in a dire situation.) But as I got older, I realized its not about what we do, its about both of us enjoy doing it and doing it together.
For it to count as a date it has to be something out of the normal routine of things and not something you would normally go do.
Last year my wife and I drove around the countryside with our truck and trailer and picked rocks out of back road ditches, (We were building a pond!) This is definitely not an ideal date, but we had fun with it. Picture this: It's a nice warm day, it's beautiful outside, you are driving slowly down a back road where there is no traffic, you two are both alone, we have the windows down a slight breeze in our faces, and we're pointing to big boulders in farmers fields that you would never be able to lift, saying" Oooooo look at that one." We laughed, and we worked, but we did it together and had fun the whole time.
Tonight is movie date night for the wife and I, we rarely go to the theater and it was my wife's idea. She knows I've been waiting to see "The Black Panther" I was holding out to see it with a friend who is as big a nerd as me, but he cancelled and I didn't bother going. My wife offered it up to me and I took it. Thank goodness I married a good one!
We don't do this very often, we have our normal routines and we are very comfortable with them. When you do the same thing over and over it gets repetitive and you need to change it up once and a while. You need a change of scenery and scenario. If you plan to stay married for the rest of your life you have to shake it up a little, I have 40 - 50 years, and I cannot imagine doing the same thing over and over for that whole time.
This is why its important to have a....
Date Night
Scott Goerz
As a guy in my younger years I often had visions of grandeur, due to fantasy TV shows and an over active imagination. I thought of a date in a hot air balloon, or a scenario where I saved a girl from a terrible fate, Indiana Jones style. None of these happened of course (Due to lack of funding, or finding someone in a dire situation.) But as I got older, I realized its not about what we do, its about both of us enjoy doing it and doing it together.
For it to count as a date it has to be something out of the normal routine of things and not something you would normally go do.
Last year my wife and I drove around the countryside with our truck and trailer and picked rocks out of back road ditches, (We were building a pond!) This is definitely not an ideal date, but we had fun with it. Picture this: It's a nice warm day, it's beautiful outside, you are driving slowly down a back road where there is no traffic, you two are both alone, we have the windows down a slight breeze in our faces, and we're pointing to big boulders in farmers fields that you would never be able to lift, saying" Oooooo look at that one." We laughed, and we worked, but we did it together and had fun the whole time.
Tonight is movie date night for the wife and I, we rarely go to the theater and it was my wife's idea. She knows I've been waiting to see "The Black Panther" I was holding out to see it with a friend who is as big a nerd as me, but he cancelled and I didn't bother going. My wife offered it up to me and I took it. Thank goodness I married a good one!
We don't do this very often, we have our normal routines and we are very comfortable with them. When you do the same thing over and over it gets repetitive and you need to change it up once and a while. You need a change of scenery and scenario. If you plan to stay married for the rest of your life you have to shake it up a little, I have 40 - 50 years, and I cannot imagine doing the same thing over and over for that whole time.
This is why its important to have a....
Date Night
Scott Goerz
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Fuel for the Fire
I love a good debate, where two people have intelligent knowledge on a subject and can talk about it, giving each other different perspectives to think about and fuel the conversation without getting angry at one another.
But when you hit a nerve, and the conversation takes a turn for the worse you have to know when to shut it down, swallow your pride and concede your point.
This is next to impossible when your feelings now dictate how you are going to respond to questions. A switch has gone off in your brain and you stop thinking about your answers in a constructive way, you start looking for ammunition (past mistakes) to use against the other person instead of solving the problem at hand. Your voice starts to raise, your heart beats faster, creating adrenaline which fuels your anger. Your mind is now working to hurt the other person because they hurt you.
I know instantly when this starts to happen, for me and for the other person, the look on their face, their mannerisms, and they start to fidget more. It is really hard to bring yourself back down, especially if you have a strong passion for what you are arguing about.
Some people don't have a strong passion for what they are talking about but instead are more interested in being right. They will continue to prove themselves correct even after the conversation is over, and an hour later come and show you more "proof" of their argument from earlier. To this person it is more important that they "win" the argument instead of solving the problem together. Its highly destructive.
When you are arguing about something, you have to ask yourself a few questions.
A really good sign to end an argument is when the other person starts using the looping strategy, They start off with a question and after you answer them they ask you the same question again, don't get caught up in that loop, shut it down now.
When you are in an argument, stay calm, and try to see the other persons point, and how they see the situation, it might be vastly different than yours. Even if you can't understand how they got to there. If its not an important issue to you, say "Ok, your right and I'm wrong" and move along. There is no need to water a dead plant.
If it is an important topic for both of you, then stay on topic. If it can't be resolved now, agree to do it later. But stay on topic, if someone suddenly says "you're just as stupid as your mother" it means you have just insulted them somehow and they are coming back with an insult of their own. This solves nothing! Say sorry and get back on topic. Do not fight back. Walk away. Come back later.
A good fire doesn't need more fuel.
Scott Goerz
But when you hit a nerve, and the conversation takes a turn for the worse you have to know when to shut it down, swallow your pride and concede your point.
This is next to impossible when your feelings now dictate how you are going to respond to questions. A switch has gone off in your brain and you stop thinking about your answers in a constructive way, you start looking for ammunition (past mistakes) to use against the other person instead of solving the problem at hand. Your voice starts to raise, your heart beats faster, creating adrenaline which fuels your anger. Your mind is now working to hurt the other person because they hurt you.
I know instantly when this starts to happen, for me and for the other person, the look on their face, their mannerisms, and they start to fidget more. It is really hard to bring yourself back down, especially if you have a strong passion for what you are arguing about.
Some people don't have a strong passion for what they are talking about but instead are more interested in being right. They will continue to prove themselves correct even after the conversation is over, and an hour later come and show you more "proof" of their argument from earlier. To this person it is more important that they "win" the argument instead of solving the problem together. Its highly destructive.
When you are arguing about something, you have to ask yourself a few questions.
- Is this really all that important?
- Is this a power trip technique?
- Is this important to the other person?
- Are they arguing about this but are really mad about something else?
A really good sign to end an argument is when the other person starts using the looping strategy, They start off with a question and after you answer them they ask you the same question again, don't get caught up in that loop, shut it down now.
When you are in an argument, stay calm, and try to see the other persons point, and how they see the situation, it might be vastly different than yours. Even if you can't understand how they got to there. If its not an important issue to you, say "Ok, your right and I'm wrong" and move along. There is no need to water a dead plant.
If it is an important topic for both of you, then stay on topic. If it can't be resolved now, agree to do it later. But stay on topic, if someone suddenly says "you're just as stupid as your mother" it means you have just insulted them somehow and they are coming back with an insult of their own. This solves nothing! Say sorry and get back on topic. Do not fight back. Walk away. Come back later.
A good fire doesn't need more fuel.
Scott Goerz
Friday, April 20, 2018
Imaginary Reality
I was hooked on virtual reality the first time I ever tried it. I had to have one, and I bought a Samsung gear vr headset the day it was released. I have since upgraded to the PlayStation VR headset and I have to say that it is pretty amazing.
Imagine putting this unit on your head and instantly being in a fantasy world, its not just the sights that are amazing its the sounds as well. My vr has 3d stereoscopic sound , meaning that if you hear a noise on your left side and turn your head toward it you will hear it in both ears and if you walk toward it, it will get louder. Pretty amazing stuff.
I thought of all the incredible things this piece of technology could do and where it could possibly take us. While there are a few unique games, horror, role playing, I was hoping for a more imaginative type of experience. Unfortunately this has not happened yet and it seems all anyone wants to do with this technology is shoot things and drive vehicles.
I had envisioned walking through a completely functioning engine as a tiny man, while it was running, or a lion on the savanna and when I looked down I would see my paws or if I tried to talk I would hear growls that a lion might make. Taking a tour through the human body as a microscopic entity that had to try to fix what wasn't working properly, seeing the heart pump, and moving along in rivers of plasma. You could be an alien on its spaceship and have four arms and have to figure out how your ship works from trial and error, and once you do you have to find planets for resources for your home planet. Even just being tiny and walking around a house would be really cool. But I guess it's more fun to shoot stuff.
When VR first came out I posted a thread on a site called reddit, and on there I proposed an idea for an online game.
You were a ghost in a haunted house and you had to kill the other characters who were real people, their job was to escape the house without being killed. As the ghost you got more powerful by turning off lights, locking doors and making someone scream, yell, jump, whatever. You could scare people by flashing your image to them (you are invisible to other players as the ghost) the players can make you less powerful by turning on lights, lighting candles. using flashlights.
Players who were not the ghost had to solve puzzles and avoid the ghosts attempts at trying to goad them into a trap.
This is just a small part of what was on there but my point is, within a few hours it had tons of views and comments. it got so crazy that I actually could not keep up with all the comments and I just stopped replying. I wish I could have answered all their questions but I did not have any knowledge about what they were asking, I'm not a programmer. There is an interest out there for new ideas and all we have to do is break out of what is safe and try something new. Otherwise this will be a just another fading fad.
This is my Imaginary Reality
Scott Goerz
Imagine putting this unit on your head and instantly being in a fantasy world, its not just the sights that are amazing its the sounds as well. My vr has 3d stereoscopic sound , meaning that if you hear a noise on your left side and turn your head toward it you will hear it in both ears and if you walk toward it, it will get louder. Pretty amazing stuff.
I thought of all the incredible things this piece of technology could do and where it could possibly take us. While there are a few unique games, horror, role playing, I was hoping for a more imaginative type of experience. Unfortunately this has not happened yet and it seems all anyone wants to do with this technology is shoot things and drive vehicles.
I had envisioned walking through a completely functioning engine as a tiny man, while it was running, or a lion on the savanna and when I looked down I would see my paws or if I tried to talk I would hear growls that a lion might make. Taking a tour through the human body as a microscopic entity that had to try to fix what wasn't working properly, seeing the heart pump, and moving along in rivers of plasma. You could be an alien on its spaceship and have four arms and have to figure out how your ship works from trial and error, and once you do you have to find planets for resources for your home planet. Even just being tiny and walking around a house would be really cool. But I guess it's more fun to shoot stuff.
When VR first came out I posted a thread on a site called reddit, and on there I proposed an idea for an online game.
You were a ghost in a haunted house and you had to kill the other characters who were real people, their job was to escape the house without being killed. As the ghost you got more powerful by turning off lights, locking doors and making someone scream, yell, jump, whatever. You could scare people by flashing your image to them (you are invisible to other players as the ghost) the players can make you less powerful by turning on lights, lighting candles. using flashlights.
Players who were not the ghost had to solve puzzles and avoid the ghosts attempts at trying to goad them into a trap.
This is just a small part of what was on there but my point is, within a few hours it had tons of views and comments. it got so crazy that I actually could not keep up with all the comments and I just stopped replying. I wish I could have answered all their questions but I did not have any knowledge about what they were asking, I'm not a programmer. There is an interest out there for new ideas and all we have to do is break out of what is safe and try something new. Otherwise this will be a just another fading fad.
This is my Imaginary Reality
Scott Goerz
Thursday, April 19, 2018
We Are All Stupid
Do you think you're smart? Do you think you have an above average intellect? I think I'm clever, and I know some stuff but I know my intellect does not even compare to the real brains out there. Some of my smarts come in the form of knowledge of certain facts in this world.
For instance: The sun periodically has whats called a coronal mass ejection otherwise known as a solar flare, some of these flares get shot off towards our earth but thanks to our magnetic field, the energy from this flare gets pushed away resulting in some spectacular northern lights from time to time. The Earth is having an issue with its magnetic field due to the fact that it's going to flip the north and south poles and its going to slowly decline for hundreds of thousands of years before it flips.
So what is the big deal you may ask, If the sun's solar flare hit our earth directly with a strong flare it would be the same as our earth being hit with a massive EMP (Electro magnetic pulse), which in turn would fuse all of our electronics together throwing us all into the dark ages.
Now....How smart are you? Picture this: You have been thrown back in to the dark ages and have nothing but what you remembered from the technological era. What could you build?
I know I would be screwed, I don't even know how to build a pencil, or paper for that matter.
Lets forget all together on how we would build a cell phone, which would be useless anyway with no cell towers or power. Lets start simple, could you build an axe if you had to? I think I could, a stick with a sharp rock tied to it.
Maybe I could build some sort of lean-to shanty to keep warm, trying to build a fire might be difficult because I need a certain type of rock that sparks a lot but I have no idea where to find such a thing. There is wood friction so at least I have options. A hammer I could make but the nails? Jeez the nails would be tough. It boils down to, food , shelter, water, to survive not thrive.
How long do you think it would take us, starting from scratch, to get where we are now? None of us know how to make anything, not without the tools we take for granted everyday, My story about the earth and the sun are completely useless.
So the next time you think you are so smart remember...
We are all stupid.
Scott Goerz
For instance: The sun periodically has whats called a coronal mass ejection otherwise known as a solar flare, some of these flares get shot off towards our earth but thanks to our magnetic field, the energy from this flare gets pushed away resulting in some spectacular northern lights from time to time. The Earth is having an issue with its magnetic field due to the fact that it's going to flip the north and south poles and its going to slowly decline for hundreds of thousands of years before it flips.
So what is the big deal you may ask, If the sun's solar flare hit our earth directly with a strong flare it would be the same as our earth being hit with a massive EMP (Electro magnetic pulse), which in turn would fuse all of our electronics together throwing us all into the dark ages.
Now....How smart are you? Picture this: You have been thrown back in to the dark ages and have nothing but what you remembered from the technological era. What could you build?
I know I would be screwed, I don't even know how to build a pencil, or paper for that matter.
Lets forget all together on how we would build a cell phone, which would be useless anyway with no cell towers or power. Lets start simple, could you build an axe if you had to? I think I could, a stick with a sharp rock tied to it.
Maybe I could build some sort of lean-to shanty to keep warm, trying to build a fire might be difficult because I need a certain type of rock that sparks a lot but I have no idea where to find such a thing. There is wood friction so at least I have options. A hammer I could make but the nails? Jeez the nails would be tough. It boils down to, food , shelter, water, to survive not thrive.
How long do you think it would take us, starting from scratch, to get where we are now? None of us know how to make anything, not without the tools we take for granted everyday, My story about the earth and the sun are completely useless.
So the next time you think you are so smart remember...
We are all stupid.
Scott Goerz
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Life with Wife. Part 1
I know for a fact that I am stronger, faster, and more aggressive than my wife. I know that if I wanted to I could pick her up, put her over my knee, and give her a good spanking if I really wanted to, or if we ever got into a fist fight, she would lose badly.
Despite knowing all of this I am still afraid of her wrath and I fear of making her upset because her upset is worse than any beating I could take from a physical fist fight.
All she does is not talk to me. (The dreaded silent treatment) She will walk around doing stuff in a way that I know she is upset but when I ask what's wrong she will look at me with those eyes (you men know that look) and say "nothing". and walk away leaving me there to ponder every possibility in the universe I might have caused for her to react this way. Letting my mind go through the possibilities of what I might have done wrong is the worst kind of punishment because I have absolutely no clue.
Example: My wife bought me an expensive shirt for Christmas, it was very nice and she had told me afterwards that it can't be dried in a dryer because it would ruin the shirt and that if I wore it I had to put it off to side to be washed. I wore it one night while we were out with friends and when we got home we were both tired so when we went to bed I took everything off and threw it all in the clothes hamper. The next day after I got home from work she gave me the silent treatment.
For the life of me I did not have a clue of what I did wrong. Finally she told me that she did laundry, I was still clueless, then she said she dried everything in the dryer. still I was clueless, (which made her more upset) she pulled out the shrunken shirt and showed it to me. I did the worst thing a man can do when his woman is angry, I laughed. I laughed because I thought I did something much worse.
This was a very big deal to her, she had a lot of pride in her gift for me, She took the time to shop and find that perfect shirt she knew I would love, she loved watching me show off her gift whenever I put it on and had people say to me, "Nice shirt". I took that away from her by being careless. I get it. But I laughed because she was the one who dried it.
It has always amazed me that someone smaller and weaker than me could have such power over me. I will do most things she tells me to do, without an argument, because I know it will make her happy. You know that old saying, "Happy wife, Happy life" its not exactly true. You have to be the one to make her happy, because in turn that makes you happy. She could go out and have sex with another person, which might make her happy, but it sure as hell isn't going to make you happy. Do you see my point?
It has to go both ways as well, she has to make you happy too. I am very lucky to have the best of both worlds.
My wife is not scared of me, even though she knows I am bigger and stronger, she has absolutely no fear. She actually has the opposite of fear and will tell me I'm being stupid from time to time when I actually am being stupid and I need to hear it. (Which is like , all the time.) I am not afraid of her and will tell her when she is being silly. (She is silly, I am stupid, different words, same meaning.) Avoid the wrath fellas.
We both take such good care of one another that it pains us both to cause the other person deliberate harm in any fashion. Yet we have the comfort zone to be able to toss insults back and forth to see which one of us is more clever that day. There is that invisible line that you do not cross. You have it with the people you care about the most in your life.
That's all for today folks:
Scott Goerz
Despite knowing all of this I am still afraid of her wrath and I fear of making her upset because her upset is worse than any beating I could take from a physical fist fight.
All she does is not talk to me. (The dreaded silent treatment) She will walk around doing stuff in a way that I know she is upset but when I ask what's wrong she will look at me with those eyes (you men know that look) and say "nothing". and walk away leaving me there to ponder every possibility in the universe I might have caused for her to react this way. Letting my mind go through the possibilities of what I might have done wrong is the worst kind of punishment because I have absolutely no clue.
Example: My wife bought me an expensive shirt for Christmas, it was very nice and she had told me afterwards that it can't be dried in a dryer because it would ruin the shirt and that if I wore it I had to put it off to side to be washed. I wore it one night while we were out with friends and when we got home we were both tired so when we went to bed I took everything off and threw it all in the clothes hamper. The next day after I got home from work she gave me the silent treatment.
For the life of me I did not have a clue of what I did wrong. Finally she told me that she did laundry, I was still clueless, then she said she dried everything in the dryer. still I was clueless, (which made her more upset) she pulled out the shrunken shirt and showed it to me. I did the worst thing a man can do when his woman is angry, I laughed. I laughed because I thought I did something much worse.
This was a very big deal to her, she had a lot of pride in her gift for me, She took the time to shop and find that perfect shirt she knew I would love, she loved watching me show off her gift whenever I put it on and had people say to me, "Nice shirt". I took that away from her by being careless. I get it. But I laughed because she was the one who dried it.
It has always amazed me that someone smaller and weaker than me could have such power over me. I will do most things she tells me to do, without an argument, because I know it will make her happy. You know that old saying, "Happy wife, Happy life" its not exactly true. You have to be the one to make her happy, because in turn that makes you happy. She could go out and have sex with another person, which might make her happy, but it sure as hell isn't going to make you happy. Do you see my point?
It has to go both ways as well, she has to make you happy too. I am very lucky to have the best of both worlds.
My wife is not scared of me, even though she knows I am bigger and stronger, she has absolutely no fear. She actually has the opposite of fear and will tell me I'm being stupid from time to time when I actually am being stupid and I need to hear it. (Which is like , all the time.) I am not afraid of her and will tell her when she is being silly. (She is silly, I am stupid, different words, same meaning.) Avoid the wrath fellas.
We both take such good care of one another that it pains us both to cause the other person deliberate harm in any fashion. Yet we have the comfort zone to be able to toss insults back and forth to see which one of us is more clever that day. There is that invisible line that you do not cross. You have it with the people you care about the most in your life.
That's all for today folks:
Scott Goerz
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
We Are Not Alone
Remember back when the internet didn't exist? I would watch a TV show on the existence of aliens and I would always wonder if it were a true story or someone's fabrication in an attempt to gain attention. Aliens weren't the only fantastic claim, there was Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and alien space crafts that were claimed by the government.
There were no cell phones at the time, and all we had was the news and media to inform us. Here we are in 2018, technology is booming everyone has a cell phone or tablet with high definition cameras and video capabilities. You can have the ability take snap a photo or video at any given time with literally no wait time.
So where are all the alien photos? Where are all the high definition, full color videos of these creatures of legend? There has been absolutely little to no evidence to support anyone's claim to other world life or mythical beasts. Did all the aliens and Bigfoot realize that we all had cameras with us at all times and go into hiding?
There have been some reports from air force pilots who claimed they say something while they were flying around and even snapped a picture ( A blurry photo from far away, big surprise). Did you know they have a satellite in space that has a camera in it that can see you picking your nose in your car while driving down the street? (Google that) or here is a link:
https://futurism.com/earthi-vividx2-satellite-high-resolution/
Ok, so we don't have any pictures or video that shows without a doubt in anyone's mind that aliens or mythical creatures exist, but does that mean that they don't? Space is pretty huge, mind boggling expansive, so it would be like looking at a cup of water from the ocean and saying that there are no fish in it from what you have seen.
Lets say we figure out everything space related and we can travel the galaxy, while we are out there we come across a planet with life similar to ours but not even closely advanced as we are, and as we watch them we see that they are killing each other, stealing, murdering, raping, torturing, fighting, burning down forests, destroying their landscapes, they are selfish, greedy, crazy, among a whole bunch of other destructive traits and only a handful seem ok.
Does anyone think that we (As the aliens visiting another planet) are going to say "Hey, lets go down there to get a closer look and introduce ourselves!" ? I think we would probably say " Lets come back in a thousand years or so and see how they are doing." and then we would fly off to find a different world.
Yes I think aliens are out there, but I don't think they flew across the galaxy only to crash land on our planet, or decide to visit when they got here. And for that reason...
We are not alone
Scott Goerz
There were no cell phones at the time, and all we had was the news and media to inform us. Here we are in 2018, technology is booming everyone has a cell phone or tablet with high definition cameras and video capabilities. You can have the ability take snap a photo or video at any given time with literally no wait time.
So where are all the alien photos? Where are all the high definition, full color videos of these creatures of legend? There has been absolutely little to no evidence to support anyone's claim to other world life or mythical beasts. Did all the aliens and Bigfoot realize that we all had cameras with us at all times and go into hiding?
There have been some reports from air force pilots who claimed they say something while they were flying around and even snapped a picture ( A blurry photo from far away, big surprise). Did you know they have a satellite in space that has a camera in it that can see you picking your nose in your car while driving down the street? (Google that) or here is a link:
https://futurism.com/earthi-vividx2-satellite-high-resolution/
Ok, so we don't have any pictures or video that shows without a doubt in anyone's mind that aliens or mythical creatures exist, but does that mean that they don't? Space is pretty huge, mind boggling expansive, so it would be like looking at a cup of water from the ocean and saying that there are no fish in it from what you have seen.
Lets say we figure out everything space related and we can travel the galaxy, while we are out there we come across a planet with life similar to ours but not even closely advanced as we are, and as we watch them we see that they are killing each other, stealing, murdering, raping, torturing, fighting, burning down forests, destroying their landscapes, they are selfish, greedy, crazy, among a whole bunch of other destructive traits and only a handful seem ok.
Does anyone think that we (As the aliens visiting another planet) are going to say "Hey, lets go down there to get a closer look and introduce ourselves!" ? I think we would probably say " Lets come back in a thousand years or so and see how they are doing." and then we would fly off to find a different world.
Yes I think aliens are out there, but I don't think they flew across the galaxy only to crash land on our planet, or decide to visit when they got here. And for that reason...
We are not alone
Scott Goerz
Monday, April 16, 2018
Give a man a fish...
How long has Canada been trying to help other countries? It has been about 68 years or since about the 1950's and in that time we have spent billions trying to help out other countries, and what has been the result this far? Keep in mind that it's not just Canada that has been putting their 2 cents in, other countries have been as well.
I don't see a change, it is a never ending circle of spending. It needs to change. How about instead of sending a whole bunch of money over to other countries to help, we instead select 5,000 individuals that show impressive intellect and work ethic from other countries, bring them to Canada and train them to train others in whatever field they are lacking in their country so that hey have the skills in the future to take of themselves and their people, and we do that every year. Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he can eat for life.
How is it that a country can be getting free handouts for 68 years and still not be any better after all that time? Obviously that plan is not working. I'm thinking that there is the man behind the curtain with his fingers in the pie, in other words somebody somewhere is profiting from the good will of others.
If I see another Sally Struthers save the poor starving children in these second world countries campaign ad again I think I might lose my mind. This ad is made to pull on your heart strings and pull out your checkbook, I have been watching these commercials since I have been a kid. I'd like to know how much of that money actually goes to the child? There has to be processing fees, money conversions, taxes....ect. If you were wondering if you could actually visit your sponsored child, you can visit them and you can see how your money is being used to help them, clothes, food school.
Now don't get me wrong here, I agree that sponsoring a child is a great idea, and helping out is based on what your version of the word "Help" means. If giving money is your version of help then that is totally fine. My version of help is using that money in a productive way to help, not just giving it out and hoping for the best. Teach them how to work efficiently and effectually.
Give a man a fish...
Scott Goerz
I don't see a change, it is a never ending circle of spending. It needs to change. How about instead of sending a whole bunch of money over to other countries to help, we instead select 5,000 individuals that show impressive intellect and work ethic from other countries, bring them to Canada and train them to train others in whatever field they are lacking in their country so that hey have the skills in the future to take of themselves and their people, and we do that every year. Give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he can eat for life.
How is it that a country can be getting free handouts for 68 years and still not be any better after all that time? Obviously that plan is not working. I'm thinking that there is the man behind the curtain with his fingers in the pie, in other words somebody somewhere is profiting from the good will of others.
If I see another Sally Struthers save the poor starving children in these second world countries campaign ad again I think I might lose my mind. This ad is made to pull on your heart strings and pull out your checkbook, I have been watching these commercials since I have been a kid. I'd like to know how much of that money actually goes to the child? There has to be processing fees, money conversions, taxes....ect. If you were wondering if you could actually visit your sponsored child, you can visit them and you can see how your money is being used to help them, clothes, food school.
Now don't get me wrong here, I agree that sponsoring a child is a great idea, and helping out is based on what your version of the word "Help" means. If giving money is your version of help then that is totally fine. My version of help is using that money in a productive way to help, not just giving it out and hoping for the best. Teach them how to work efficiently and effectually.
Give a man a fish...
Scott Goerz
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Just a Tip....From Me to You
Using our debit cards instead of cash seems common place these days. Most machines we use have a tap feature so you don't even have to enter your pin if your purchase is under 100 dollars. Some places don't have this feature and I have to wonder if it's a way of getting a free tip from you.
I was at little Caesars yesterday and bought 2 crazy breads, 7 bucks or so, the worker hands me the machine and it has no tap feature, I put my card in and before I can put my pass-code in, it asks me what type of tip I'd prefer, cash or percentage and there is not an option for no tip. I put cash, hit 0 dollars and pay. I left the store a little bit perturbed.
I'm getting really tired of the mandatory tip, isn't it called a tip because someone did a really good job and you got excellent service so you want to give a little extra bonus to the worker because they did a stellar job and you want to show your appreciation? I actually like to give someone a little extra because of their hard work.
What I don't like is giving someone a tip when they don't deserve it. You go somewhere, get terrible service, you sit down and wait about 20 mins before you even see a waitress, they take your drink order and you don't see them again for another 20 mins with the wrong drinks, they take your food order and 40 minutes later you get your food but its cold and not what you ordered but you eat it anyway because you are starving, another 20 mins after your done eating and you have to physically get up and get someone to bring you a bill and then, there is a tip amount they wish you to pay right on the bill! They have the nerve to be upset at you if you refuse to pay.
This is a scam, and I hate being scammed, Having a tip on a debit machine for a 7 dollar purchase is a scam, and paying a person with no work ethic is a scam.
Forcing anyone to pay above the asking price of anything is a scam.
These people or companies in the service industry that want tips get a wage, they are paid for the work they do. You can try to justify why someone should get a tip. Yes they worked hard, they slaved for hours on a large group of people, they should get a tip. Maybe. But why doesn't the gas jockey who fills your car or propane up get a tip?
I have busted my a$$ for 14 hours on one persons yard removing a tree and cleaning up the mess so that their yard is immaculate. I don't get a tip. "Oh but you you get paid more." You might argue. I chose to do this as work, If it doesn't pay to do it then I can choose to do something that will. So can you, so can anyone.
Telling me that some people rely on tips to survive is like telling me that in order for you to live you are expecting pennies from heaven. Expect a short life then. Living off of a maybe or could be, is not a smart way to live.
Just A Tip....From me to you:
Scott Goerz
I was at little Caesars yesterday and bought 2 crazy breads, 7 bucks or so, the worker hands me the machine and it has no tap feature, I put my card in and before I can put my pass-code in, it asks me what type of tip I'd prefer, cash or percentage and there is not an option for no tip. I put cash, hit 0 dollars and pay. I left the store a little bit perturbed.
I'm getting really tired of the mandatory tip, isn't it called a tip because someone did a really good job and you got excellent service so you want to give a little extra bonus to the worker because they did a stellar job and you want to show your appreciation? I actually like to give someone a little extra because of their hard work.
What I don't like is giving someone a tip when they don't deserve it. You go somewhere, get terrible service, you sit down and wait about 20 mins before you even see a waitress, they take your drink order and you don't see them again for another 20 mins with the wrong drinks, they take your food order and 40 minutes later you get your food but its cold and not what you ordered but you eat it anyway because you are starving, another 20 mins after your done eating and you have to physically get up and get someone to bring you a bill and then, there is a tip amount they wish you to pay right on the bill! They have the nerve to be upset at you if you refuse to pay.
This is a scam, and I hate being scammed, Having a tip on a debit machine for a 7 dollar purchase is a scam, and paying a person with no work ethic is a scam.
Forcing anyone to pay above the asking price of anything is a scam.
These people or companies in the service industry that want tips get a wage, they are paid for the work they do. You can try to justify why someone should get a tip. Yes they worked hard, they slaved for hours on a large group of people, they should get a tip. Maybe. But why doesn't the gas jockey who fills your car or propane up get a tip?
I have busted my a$$ for 14 hours on one persons yard removing a tree and cleaning up the mess so that their yard is immaculate. I don't get a tip. "Oh but you you get paid more." You might argue. I chose to do this as work, If it doesn't pay to do it then I can choose to do something that will. So can you, so can anyone.
Telling me that some people rely on tips to survive is like telling me that in order for you to live you are expecting pennies from heaven. Expect a short life then. Living off of a maybe or could be, is not a smart way to live.
Just A Tip....From me to you:
Scott Goerz
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Universal Basic Income
Terrorists, Cyber crime, Hacking, Bank robbers, Blackmailers, Scammers, con artists, Welfare abusers, Suicide, Bums on the street.
These are some of the causes of money or the lack thereof. What if we could eliminate these problems? If we could eliminate money, then that would work but of course that is never going to happen, at least in our lifetime. What if we just gave people money? Who? Everybody!
If everyone always had an income all the time it might clean up our streets, stop a ton of crimes, lower our stress levels, and allow us to do what we want to do with our time.
I scoffed at this idea when I first heard about it, laughed out loud. But after reading a ton of information about this topic I started to think that it may just work.
Apparently there are a ton of robots being produced, Artificial intelligence is also growing at an exponential rate, when you combine these two together these smart robots are going to replace us in the workplace. What happens when there are no jobs and a robot can do a task a thousand times better than you can.
Here is one article I found, but there is a ton of info out there on UBI:
https://www.fanaticalfuturist.com/2018/03/finland-evaluates-the-results-of-its-universal-basic-income-experiment/
What would be the implications if this came to be? I have nightmares of Wall-E becoming a reality (Disney Pixar movie) But I honestly do not think this is the case if you read how it might be implemented into society.
Tax payers in the higher tax bracket already are heavily taxed just to pay for welfare and other subsidiary services. This would lower their taxes, while getting people off welfare at the same time. Basically it boils down to the extremely rich pay for the extremely poor. If you think this is unfair, well guess what, it's already happening right now and has been for the last century. This is not a new concept at work here. It's a reworking of an old outdated concept.
What would you do with your Universal basic Income?
Scott Goerz
These are some of the causes of money or the lack thereof. What if we could eliminate these problems? If we could eliminate money, then that would work but of course that is never going to happen, at least in our lifetime. What if we just gave people money? Who? Everybody!
If everyone always had an income all the time it might clean up our streets, stop a ton of crimes, lower our stress levels, and allow us to do what we want to do with our time.
I scoffed at this idea when I first heard about it, laughed out loud. But after reading a ton of information about this topic I started to think that it may just work.
Apparently there are a ton of robots being produced, Artificial intelligence is also growing at an exponential rate, when you combine these two together these smart robots are going to replace us in the workplace. What happens when there are no jobs and a robot can do a task a thousand times better than you can.
Here is one article I found, but there is a ton of info out there on UBI:
https://www.fanaticalfuturist.com/2018/03/finland-evaluates-the-results-of-its-universal-basic-income-experiment/
What would be the implications if this came to be? I have nightmares of Wall-E becoming a reality (Disney Pixar movie) But I honestly do not think this is the case if you read how it might be implemented into society.
Tax payers in the higher tax bracket already are heavily taxed just to pay for welfare and other subsidiary services. This would lower their taxes, while getting people off welfare at the same time. Basically it boils down to the extremely rich pay for the extremely poor. If you think this is unfair, well guess what, it's already happening right now and has been for the last century. This is not a new concept at work here. It's a reworking of an old outdated concept.
What would you do with your Universal basic Income?
Scott Goerz
Friday, April 13, 2018
Slower is not Safer
I was coming home the other day(I live on an acreage out of town) And as I'm driving the speed limit which was 100 km , I get stuck behind someone doing 80 km,actually I was one in a group that was stuck behind the slow person. It was a single lane highway, the roads were not bad, and it was slightly snowing. I'm going very slow now it seems to me, and I'm getting agitated by the slow driver up front. There is no time to pass the long line of cars in front of me as there are cars coming at a steady count from the other direction. So I wait.
Suddenly this truck pulls out a few cars up and they are clearly upset (you can tell by the way they pull out) and there is not enough time for him to make it past the slow driver. At this point I slow right down because I think we are all going to be part of a head on collision and I'm scared for my life. The angry driver who is out in the road pulls back in narrowly missing the oncoming traffic but cutting off the vehicle behind him now.
This happens a few more times, each time all of us drivers narrowly escaping with our lives, amazingly, other drivers are now pulling the same stunt putting others in danger and trying to pass when there isn't enough time. It was hellishly crazy scary and I was looking for a side road to turn down so I could take a gravel road home.
You have read this story, what do think is the main problem here? Is it the people taking huge risks trying to pass when there is not enough time?
No, it is the person who has decided that they need to drive 80kms on a 100km road. They probably didn't even see the people behind them. If this one person was not on the road all this craziness could have been avoided. They also could have pulled over onto the shoulder and let people pass safely.
These slow drivers are dangerous! If there is no reason for driving that slow other than you want to have a nice leisurely drive in the country, then these types of people need to be fined and the problems it causes needs to be explained to them. This is, in my opinion, just as or perhaps more dangerous as excessive speeding. By driving slow you have angered all those behind you and just created a group of angry individuals all driving manually operated missiles. If they do get by you unscathed they will continue to drive angrily in that condition for at least ten minutes. Don't believe me? I'm at home writing this out the next day and I'm still mad!
Slower is not Safer.
Scott Goerz
Suddenly this truck pulls out a few cars up and they are clearly upset (you can tell by the way they pull out) and there is not enough time for him to make it past the slow driver. At this point I slow right down because I think we are all going to be part of a head on collision and I'm scared for my life. The angry driver who is out in the road pulls back in narrowly missing the oncoming traffic but cutting off the vehicle behind him now.
This happens a few more times, each time all of us drivers narrowly escaping with our lives, amazingly, other drivers are now pulling the same stunt putting others in danger and trying to pass when there isn't enough time. It was hellishly crazy scary and I was looking for a side road to turn down so I could take a gravel road home.
You have read this story, what do think is the main problem here? Is it the people taking huge risks trying to pass when there is not enough time?
No, it is the person who has decided that they need to drive 80kms on a 100km road. They probably didn't even see the people behind them. If this one person was not on the road all this craziness could have been avoided. They also could have pulled over onto the shoulder and let people pass safely.
These slow drivers are dangerous! If there is no reason for driving that slow other than you want to have a nice leisurely drive in the country, then these types of people need to be fined and the problems it causes needs to be explained to them. This is, in my opinion, just as or perhaps more dangerous as excessive speeding. By driving slow you have angered all those behind you and just created a group of angry individuals all driving manually operated missiles. If they do get by you unscathed they will continue to drive angrily in that condition for at least ten minutes. Don't believe me? I'm at home writing this out the next day and I'm still mad!
Slower is not Safer.
Scott Goerz
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Self-Importance
Who do you believe is an important person? The prime minister, The president, movie stars, famous people? Maybe its your neighbor or your boss. I think its all of us and that no one is any better than anyone else.
Have you ever been working with a group of people and when the boss comes around you see other people stand up straighter and work harder, but when the boss leaves they go back to their slow methodical way. Those people think that the boss is more important than themselves and try to impress by showing how hard they can work. Have you ever been around someone who constantly talks about how much smarter they are and have so much more stuff than the average person, always bragging about their latest purchase and will use any chance to rub it in your face? And then there is the person who looks down on everybody, to them the rest of us are not worth their time and they have given themselves a god like status.
These sorts of people need a reality check, you are not better than anyone else, we are all equal. If I were on a plane with all the presidents throughout time, and every billionaire, rock and movie star, my wife and my friends and the plane crashed in the ocean and I had the only life raft, who do you think I would save first? My wife, and my friends. Then I would try to save those other people.
We choose who is important to us, another person can't dictate to to me that their life is worth more than mine. If it was someone else in the life raft who thought they were the most important on that plane, they might just leave everybody in the water and save themselves.
If you believe that you are more important an someone else because you have more than them it makes you a worse person in my eyes.
Be important not self important
Scott Goerz
Have you ever been working with a group of people and when the boss comes around you see other people stand up straighter and work harder, but when the boss leaves they go back to their slow methodical way. Those people think that the boss is more important than themselves and try to impress by showing how hard they can work. Have you ever been around someone who constantly talks about how much smarter they are and have so much more stuff than the average person, always bragging about their latest purchase and will use any chance to rub it in your face? And then there is the person who looks down on everybody, to them the rest of us are not worth their time and they have given themselves a god like status.
These sorts of people need a reality check, you are not better than anyone else, we are all equal. If I were on a plane with all the presidents throughout time, and every billionaire, rock and movie star, my wife and my friends and the plane crashed in the ocean and I had the only life raft, who do you think I would save first? My wife, and my friends. Then I would try to save those other people.
We choose who is important to us, another person can't dictate to to me that their life is worth more than mine. If it was someone else in the life raft who thought they were the most important on that plane, they might just leave everybody in the water and save themselves.
If you believe that you are more important an someone else because you have more than them it makes you a worse person in my eyes.
Be important not self important
Scott Goerz
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The Price of Entertainment
Growing up we had three channels, or four if you count the french channel, later on in life it increased to 13 channels. If you had a T.V. you just needed to pay for the power and adjust your antennas accordingly. The shows we watched were good, we all enjoyed them and some of the commercials in between shows were pretty funny. Satellite T.V. was around back then but the dish was so huge that not to many people could afford them or had a spot for such a monster.
T.V. was free at that time, no monthly fees, no contracts, and the shows were longer than the commercials. Something changed, and we started to get billed and had to buy plans, the commercials got longer and the shows got shorter, T.V. companies start to milk their customers. T.V. series that used to be 24 episodes in a season get reduced to 12 episodes or even 8. Now we live in an era where you buy a plan from your service provider and they claim that you get 200 channels! And guess what? You do! BUT....On those 200 channels is the same show on ten of them, the same sports, on ten and so on, so maybe you would get 20 shows total and maybe you might watch ten of those channels that you really enjoy. All for a low price of around 200 Dollars! More commercials than ever, and the same ones repeating over and over. We pay for this?
I get that you have to make money and that those companies provide a service. My real gripe here is, that if I have to pay for your service, it should be commercial free. I should be able to watch whatever show I want, when I want to, at the time I want to. We have that technology.
We get free radio stations in this city, and there are a lot of them. How do they make their money? The Commercials!!!! Every day there something you can win, or get free money from the radio stations, and it's all FREE, we don't pay a cent but somehow they can run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as well as give out free money, trips, hockey tickets, concert tickets, and much more on a daily basis. When is the last time your T.V. Station gave anything back? They do but not very often and we pay for that service.
Close to 1,000,000 people live in Edmonton Alberta, if they pay 200 bucks a month for T.V. service that is 200 million dollars a month, plus we don't know how much the local T.V. station charges for putting up a commercial. You do the math.
If you pay for T.V. you should be enjoying a commercial free experience at the very least.
Why do you think there are so many people out there pirating movies and TV shows? Why did Netflix become so popular. Other streaming sites are doing very good as well. Soon we will see the end of local TV services, and that is kind of sad, thousands will lose their jobs, all because these companies became greedy and people are moving to a new medium.
But hey, That's the Price of Entertainment.
Scott Goerz
T.V. was free at that time, no monthly fees, no contracts, and the shows were longer than the commercials. Something changed, and we started to get billed and had to buy plans, the commercials got longer and the shows got shorter, T.V. companies start to milk their customers. T.V. series that used to be 24 episodes in a season get reduced to 12 episodes or even 8. Now we live in an era where you buy a plan from your service provider and they claim that you get 200 channels! And guess what? You do! BUT....On those 200 channels is the same show on ten of them, the same sports, on ten and so on, so maybe you would get 20 shows total and maybe you might watch ten of those channels that you really enjoy. All for a low price of around 200 Dollars! More commercials than ever, and the same ones repeating over and over. We pay for this?
I get that you have to make money and that those companies provide a service. My real gripe here is, that if I have to pay for your service, it should be commercial free. I should be able to watch whatever show I want, when I want to, at the time I want to. We have that technology.
We get free radio stations in this city, and there are a lot of them. How do they make their money? The Commercials!!!! Every day there something you can win, or get free money from the radio stations, and it's all FREE, we don't pay a cent but somehow they can run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, as well as give out free money, trips, hockey tickets, concert tickets, and much more on a daily basis. When is the last time your T.V. Station gave anything back? They do but not very often and we pay for that service.
Close to 1,000,000 people live in Edmonton Alberta, if they pay 200 bucks a month for T.V. service that is 200 million dollars a month, plus we don't know how much the local T.V. station charges for putting up a commercial. You do the math.
If you pay for T.V. you should be enjoying a commercial free experience at the very least.
Why do you think there are so many people out there pirating movies and TV shows? Why did Netflix become so popular. Other streaming sites are doing very good as well. Soon we will see the end of local TV services, and that is kind of sad, thousands will lose their jobs, all because these companies became greedy and people are moving to a new medium.
But hey, That's the Price of Entertainment.
Scott Goerz
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
The Voice
- You can have one more piece of cake, it was so good anyway, sometimes you need to treat yourself.
- Take it, no one will notice, just put it in your pocket.
- You can always do it....tomorrow, one more day won't hurt.
- You should get up and get more exercise you are looking terrible.
- Did you really just say that? They don't look happy at all.
What is it exactly? I know it's my mind. But is it another personality? I ask this because I argue with myself all the time. "you should do this" it whispers, I say "You should shut the hell up because that is not going to happen." I honestly wonder if I'm crazy sometimes. (If you wonder if you might be crazy then you are not crazy.) I also run through a ton of scenarios of how I am going to plan out a job or project in my head, asking that voice if its a good idea or not and we usually come up with an awesome plan.
It has come to the point, that now, my inner voice has become it's own verbal entity, and sometimes I just blurt out something that was never supposed to be spoken aloud. Is it age related I wonder? It goes even further than that because I have also started to answer myself out loud as well. I am well aware of how ridiculous that sounds. I have become one of those crazy people you see in the street talking to themselves. It's not as bad as I make it out to be and I actually do like having it.
When you are insulted, what does your inner voice say?
Does it tell you that the person who insulted you is an idiot or that it doesn't bother you at all?
Does it tell you to retaliate or to apologize.
Do you have more than one voice? I think I have two, the rational logic thinking nice one, and an evil twisted mean spirited one, but don't worry, the nice one almost always wins.
What sort of voice is in your head?
(what? shut up, no I'm done,....yes, ...you have to pee anyway...I know...)
Scott Goerz
Monday, April 9, 2018
First Impressions
I have some friends, who, don't seem to care what they look like, they are single and want a relationship with someone but don't take the time to clean themselves up and make themselves presentable to the opposite sex. I ask them, "Why don't you just clean yourself up on a daily basis?" The response, "It shouldn't matter how I dress or clean up, they should like me for me."
I do agree that you should be liked for who you are and not how you dress, but there is another aspect I don't think they understand.
When you or I see or meet someone for the first time, our brains formulate an instant first impression of that person. We all do it. This is also a way to protect ourselves from harm say if someone looks particularly dangerous.(how about we just not go near that crazy looking guy.)
If you look unapproachable, people and not going to approach you and therefore not get to know you. A first impression starts before anyone even opens their mouth and starts talking.
I have been walking in the mall and honestly had to hold my breath as I saw these down trodden people coming toward me and I didn't want to breathe in the air around them. How silly and petty is that? They could have been the best people on the planet, but my first impression was that they were nasty. I could have stopped to talk to them, but if my first impression was correct then I'd be stuck talking to dirty nasty people that I wanted to flee from.
Take the time on yourself to be a little more presentable in general, you never know who might be more willing to meet you. Don't you want to give off a good first impression?
Scott Goerz
I do agree that you should be liked for who you are and not how you dress, but there is another aspect I don't think they understand.
When you or I see or meet someone for the first time, our brains formulate an instant first impression of that person. We all do it. This is also a way to protect ourselves from harm say if someone looks particularly dangerous.(how about we just not go near that crazy looking guy.)
If you look unapproachable, people and not going to approach you and therefore not get to know you. A first impression starts before anyone even opens their mouth and starts talking.
I have been walking in the mall and honestly had to hold my breath as I saw these down trodden people coming toward me and I didn't want to breathe in the air around them. How silly and petty is that? They could have been the best people on the planet, but my first impression was that they were nasty. I could have stopped to talk to them, but if my first impression was correct then I'd be stuck talking to dirty nasty people that I wanted to flee from.
Take the time on yourself to be a little more presentable in general, you never know who might be more willing to meet you. Don't you want to give off a good first impression?
Scott Goerz
Sunday, April 8, 2018
A push in the right direction
I remember having a hard time in school, I used to think I was stupid and was told constantly that I had done something wrong and it had to be redone and even if I did redo the assignment I still received an F or other low mark. I have grown up now and I think I am fairly clever, and that I have a good handle on life and how everything basically works. I also know that everyone learns a little differently and while one person may be great at a task or project a different person may be terrible at it.
My blog today is about how we raise our children. I do think basic math and language skills should be taught up until about grade five, and at that time parents and teachers should have a fairly good idea at what each child excels at. How about we push them in those areas they excel at so that they get even better. If your child is very artistic push them into everything art related from music to painting to wood carving, if they are great at math and science then push them towards all subject that relate to that. If you like to do whatever it is you are doing then you are naturally going to want to do it more and get better at it.
If we could push the younger generation in the right direction as soon as we see them take an interest in something, by the time they left high school they would be close to being masters at their favorite subjects.
When was the last time any one us had to use a hypotenuse, or look back at our trigonometry notes for an answer to anything? Teaching us useless subjects when some of us have no mind for it is a waste of time, I would have enjoyed computer class over math 30.
If I was pushed in the right direction at the subjects I loved to do, I think I would be a much better version of myself today. (Hard to improve on perfection though.:))
We probably wouldn't have to push because they would naturally do it on their own.
Scott Goerz
My blog today is about how we raise our children. I do think basic math and language skills should be taught up until about grade five, and at that time parents and teachers should have a fairly good idea at what each child excels at. How about we push them in those areas they excel at so that they get even better. If your child is very artistic push them into everything art related from music to painting to wood carving, if they are great at math and science then push them towards all subject that relate to that. If you like to do whatever it is you are doing then you are naturally going to want to do it more and get better at it.
If we could push the younger generation in the right direction as soon as we see them take an interest in something, by the time they left high school they would be close to being masters at their favorite subjects.
When was the last time any one us had to use a hypotenuse, or look back at our trigonometry notes for an answer to anything? Teaching us useless subjects when some of us have no mind for it is a waste of time, I would have enjoyed computer class over math 30.
If I was pushed in the right direction at the subjects I loved to do, I think I would be a much better version of myself today. (Hard to improve on perfection though.:))
We probably wouldn't have to push because they would naturally do it on their own.
Scott Goerz
Saturday, April 7, 2018
True Friends
Who do you call your bestest friend? Why is that person a true friend to you? I have met many people in my life and at first I would call them friends but shortly after they would disappear from my life and I really couldn't care less. I guess those people were more of acquaintances than friends which is all right too. On rare occasions I have met people with whom I click with very well, those people are still in my life after 20 plus years. Why do you think that is?
People come and go in your life but only a select few are still around to this day. I think a true friend really enjoys being in your company, they think like you, and they consider you an equal. I also think a bad friend could have these qualities. My interpretation of a bad friend is someone who doesn't challenge you when they think you are wrong, they agree with everything you say but don't stand up for you when you are not around and somebody else is running you down. They don't show up to help when you have a project and they complain about how bad their life is with an expectation for you to help them or just just to hear "oh poor you".
A good friend shows up to help even if you don't need it, and is always asking if you have any projects on the go. They see that you are acting inappropriately and they tell you, even if they think you might be mad. They give good advice when they can but never cross that invisible line that both of you know but don't talk about. They can tell when you are upset by just looking at you and can read a "look" from across the room that no one else sees. With these friends you will have a better laugh with and be able to cry on their shoulder while they pass no judgement.
I think you need to find tune who you call friends as you get older in life. Who is going to bring you up and who is going to pull you down.
Your Friend:
Scott Goerz
People come and go in your life but only a select few are still around to this day. I think a true friend really enjoys being in your company, they think like you, and they consider you an equal. I also think a bad friend could have these qualities. My interpretation of a bad friend is someone who doesn't challenge you when they think you are wrong, they agree with everything you say but don't stand up for you when you are not around and somebody else is running you down. They don't show up to help when you have a project and they complain about how bad their life is with an expectation for you to help them or just just to hear "oh poor you".
A good friend shows up to help even if you don't need it, and is always asking if you have any projects on the go. They see that you are acting inappropriately and they tell you, even if they think you might be mad. They give good advice when they can but never cross that invisible line that both of you know but don't talk about. They can tell when you are upset by just looking at you and can read a "look" from across the room that no one else sees. With these friends you will have a better laugh with and be able to cry on their shoulder while they pass no judgement.
I think you need to find tune who you call friends as you get older in life. Who is going to bring you up and who is going to pull you down.
Your Friend:
Scott Goerz
Friday, April 6, 2018
The Unnerving similarity of the Universe and our Brain
I am not an astrophysicist, or a certified science officer or a medical physician, I do, however, love the science of space, and the mysteries of the human body. While browsing the web I have come across a very disturbing group of pictures that seem to be depicting something bizarre, and amazing at the same time.
This is a picture of the the universe:
It's a picture of stars and gases with bits of blue dark matter, and the bright spots being suns and the small while spots being stars.
This is a picture of neurons firing in the human brain:
The bright spots here are the neurons firing with the current traveling to other neurons in a firing pattern. ( I could be wrong about the exact neurological pattern but whatever.)
Is it just me, or are these pictures too similar to be just a coincidence? I'm not even sure what the implications would be. (But it's really cool anyway)
Enjoy the rest of your day:
Scott Goerz
This is a picture of the the universe:
This is a picture of neurons firing in the human brain:
Is it just me, or are these pictures too similar to be just a coincidence? I'm not even sure what the implications would be. (But it's really cool anyway)
Enjoy the rest of your day:
Scott Goerz
Thursday, April 5, 2018
Just My Opinion
Why is it that we need one person to represent our country? And why is it that they always end up as some sort of sneaky underhanded greedy person that some people love but most hate? Do we really need to have this one individual represent our country? Can we as a nation just vote on it ourselves? With everything online there would be no reason to have to drive anywhere to use a ballot box. Yes, yes, the hacker thing, but didn't ballot boxes get hacked back in the day as well? Someone gets paid to miscount ballots in their division and then some assclown gets elected, it doesn't matter if it's paper or digital.
With the news being fake or misinterpreted it would be very hard to reliably vote based on fact because everyone's version of what is fact would be skewed. We need to change that first, we need to get the news and not some reporters opinion on what they think might be the cause. No speculation just..the..facts. Then we could reliably vote when we have the proper information.
I have been to other countries, I have seen how they live and how the government there treats their people. We have it pretty good over here, but in my mind I don't care how messy my neighbors house is I care about how messy MY house is, it is, after all, where I live. (This is a metaphor people).
I have yet to see the day when the majority of this country's people cheer our government and are proud of it. For this reason we need to change how it gets run. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result each time is the definition of insanity. It's time to try something different.
Just my opinion
Scott Goerz
With the news being fake or misinterpreted it would be very hard to reliably vote based on fact because everyone's version of what is fact would be skewed. We need to change that first, we need to get the news and not some reporters opinion on what they think might be the cause. No speculation just..the..facts. Then we could reliably vote when we have the proper information.
I have been to other countries, I have seen how they live and how the government there treats their people. We have it pretty good over here, but in my mind I don't care how messy my neighbors house is I care about how messy MY house is, it is, after all, where I live. (This is a metaphor people).
I have yet to see the day when the majority of this country's people cheer our government and are proud of it. For this reason we need to change how it gets run. Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result each time is the definition of insanity. It's time to try something different.
Just my opinion
Scott Goerz
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
What is wrong with people
I listen to the news more now than I ever did as a kid, and I know that the news is basically depressing but there is stuff happening in this world that I just cant wrap my mind around.
The guy who was on a bus and decided he was going to cut another persons head off. This is not the worst of it though, some bleeding heart psychiatrist or our judicial system decided that this guy needed help and stalled the trial so they could evaluate him. They concluded that this person was no threat as long as they stayed on their medication. So this head removing psychopath is walking free among us. Does this make any logical sense to anybody?
This is like saying that you are a great human being as long as you don't consume alcohol, but if you did you would have on your hands a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde problem. You may get into your vehicle and drive headlong into traffic with a smile on your face. This head chopper guy choose not to take his medications, full knowing of what kind of person he would become if he did, and he chose not to anyway. How is this not his fault? We can't say to a judge that we get mentally handicapped when we drink and therefore shouldn't be guilty of our own actions. This decapitation artist gets a free pass though. I just don't get the reasoning behind it. Keep in mind that this is only one example of our ridiculous laws in this country. If it were up to me I would use this guy as a test subject for the harmful effects of exhaust fumes, at least then he would have some use.
Grrrrrr.
Scott Goerz
The guy who was on a bus and decided he was going to cut another persons head off. This is not the worst of it though, some bleeding heart psychiatrist or our judicial system decided that this guy needed help and stalled the trial so they could evaluate him. They concluded that this person was no threat as long as they stayed on their medication. So this head removing psychopath is walking free among us. Does this make any logical sense to anybody?
This is like saying that you are a great human being as long as you don't consume alcohol, but if you did you would have on your hands a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde problem. You may get into your vehicle and drive headlong into traffic with a smile on your face. This head chopper guy choose not to take his medications, full knowing of what kind of person he would become if he did, and he chose not to anyway. How is this not his fault? We can't say to a judge that we get mentally handicapped when we drink and therefore shouldn't be guilty of our own actions. This decapitation artist gets a free pass though. I just don't get the reasoning behind it. Keep in mind that this is only one example of our ridiculous laws in this country. If it were up to me I would use this guy as a test subject for the harmful effects of exhaust fumes, at least then he would have some use.
Grrrrrr.
Scott Goerz
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Your Car's Mad Button
I get mad while I'm driving on occasion, I'm guessing so do most people, but what do you do about it? I have given my share of middle fingers and I have received some as well. I have to be extremely upset to do that though. I do try to courteous on the road, I let people in when they signal, I wave if someone does the same for me and I'd like to think that my small actions has made someone else's day a little brighter.
Then there is the people that have to use their horn for every occasion. It's like having a mad button in your vehicle. Hey that guy is walking too slow, Hit the Mad Button, That biker is over too far, hit the Mad Button, this guy in front of me isn't going when the light is green, hit the Mad Button. I can tell you when somebody Mad Buttons me I call tell you right now I am severely pissed off and I continue to drive angry for at least a half an hour afterwards. I Hate the Mad Button with a passion.
I hate it so much I refuse to use it. I will not honk my horn for any reason. If I am angry at someone else I keep it contained to my vehicle because it's kind of like the opposite of pay it forward. If it makes me so angry for such a long time afterwards I imagine other people could be the same or worse if I Mad button them. I do not want to spread that kind of negative energy to other drivers or people for that matter. When you drive angry you tend to speed more, weave in and out of traffic and generally drive a lot more dangerously. Our streets are dangerous enough, we don't need more of it out there. So the next time you think you might like to use your Mad Button, Don't, and maybe someones life would be a wee bit better or it might actually save a life too.
Beep Beep,
Scott Goerz
Then there is the people that have to use their horn for every occasion. It's like having a mad button in your vehicle. Hey that guy is walking too slow, Hit the Mad Button, That biker is over too far, hit the Mad Button, this guy in front of me isn't going when the light is green, hit the Mad Button. I can tell you when somebody Mad Buttons me I call tell you right now I am severely pissed off and I continue to drive angry for at least a half an hour afterwards. I Hate the Mad Button with a passion.
I hate it so much I refuse to use it. I will not honk my horn for any reason. If I am angry at someone else I keep it contained to my vehicle because it's kind of like the opposite of pay it forward. If it makes me so angry for such a long time afterwards I imagine other people could be the same or worse if I Mad button them. I do not want to spread that kind of negative energy to other drivers or people for that matter. When you drive angry you tend to speed more, weave in and out of traffic and generally drive a lot more dangerously. Our streets are dangerous enough, we don't need more of it out there. So the next time you think you might like to use your Mad Button, Don't, and maybe someones life would be a wee bit better or it might actually save a life too.
Beep Beep,
Scott Goerz
Monday, April 2, 2018
A Beautiful Super Power
Have you ever met someone that was so good looking that you couldn't form a sentence? Have you ever seen someone so attractive that you were scared to go introduce yourself? I'm a logical thinker and people are just people like you and me but I have actually been scared to approach someone "Out of my league". I hate that phrase, but it is true nonetheless. These types of people know that they have above average looks, and it shows with the way they dress and carry themselves. I don't look at myself as this type of person, I think I'm average. If I was this type of person, I wonder how I could influence other people with that superpower.
It is a superpower, if you don't believe me just watch as a beautiful woman has men flocking to her offering to buy her whatever her heart desires, she could literally ask for anything. How about an incredibly handsome man at a bar, and women throwing themselves at him telling him how they would show him the best night of his life. And its not just the opposite sex that these people draw, its other guys who want to be around the handsome dude, to see if the ladies he rejects would talk to them as well. I sure the females work in much the same way.
Extremely attractive people get more doors open for them, and more perks in life. I think this could also be a bit of a curse as well. Imagine if you couldn't really trust anyone because they always wanted something from you? I also imagine that growing up people always told you how pretty or handsome you were, and after hearing it your whole life you would really begin to hate it. I got told I was funny...a lot, after a while I began to really dislike being told I was funny. I can see where these people would feel the same. I did accept the funny comment as I grew and I never became mean if it ever bothered me. Some people who are very attractive develop a "I'm better than you" opinion of themselves and that makes them very ugly. On the other side some very attractive people are so nice it would be a shame to have never met them.
That's my blog for today Hope you liked it. (In a hurry a didn't proof read sorry)
Scott Goerz
It is a superpower, if you don't believe me just watch as a beautiful woman has men flocking to her offering to buy her whatever her heart desires, she could literally ask for anything. How about an incredibly handsome man at a bar, and women throwing themselves at him telling him how they would show him the best night of his life. And its not just the opposite sex that these people draw, its other guys who want to be around the handsome dude, to see if the ladies he rejects would talk to them as well. I sure the females work in much the same way.
Extremely attractive people get more doors open for them, and more perks in life. I think this could also be a bit of a curse as well. Imagine if you couldn't really trust anyone because they always wanted something from you? I also imagine that growing up people always told you how pretty or handsome you were, and after hearing it your whole life you would really begin to hate it. I got told I was funny...a lot, after a while I began to really dislike being told I was funny. I can see where these people would feel the same. I did accept the funny comment as I grew and I never became mean if it ever bothered me. Some people who are very attractive develop a "I'm better than you" opinion of themselves and that makes them very ugly. On the other side some very attractive people are so nice it would be a shame to have never met them.
That's my blog for today Hope you liked it. (In a hurry a didn't proof read sorry)
Scott Goerz
Sunday, April 1, 2018
"I'm Sorry"
Is it just me or does the word sorry not mean anything? I guess it's better than not saying anything at all, like if you were walking down a street and someone bumped you and they just continued on like you were in their way, Most people will say "Oh sorry." But they should say "oh excuse me." That kind of sorry I can understand anyway, its simple, an accident. The type of sorry I really can't stand is when you catch someone doing something they shouldn't be doing, and saying sorry is just their way of getting you to stop bringing it up.
Example:You have a roommate, and they drink all your booze while you are working, you come home and find it all gone, their response is: "Oh sorry." Your significant other is supposed to pick you up at a certain time but totally forgets. "I'm Sorry". I could go on and on, but I'm sure you get the point.
I am tired of the sorry excuse, I would definitely like it more if there was some actual remorse and a genuine guilt that was tied to the sorry that was given and the person actually tried to not let it happen again. For that reason, I hold my sorry in reserve and only use it when I truly am sorry about something. I watched a T.V. show a while ago called Elementary, and in one episode someone had said "I'm sorry" to Sherlock Holmes , and his response was "Don't be sorry, be better." That statement really stuck with me. Be better.
I know I can't change anyone, but maybe I can inspire them to, "be better."
That's my ramble for this evening.
Scott Goerz
Example:You have a roommate, and they drink all your booze while you are working, you come home and find it all gone, their response is: "Oh sorry." Your significant other is supposed to pick you up at a certain time but totally forgets. "I'm Sorry". I could go on and on, but I'm sure you get the point.
I am tired of the sorry excuse, I would definitely like it more if there was some actual remorse and a genuine guilt that was tied to the sorry that was given and the person actually tried to not let it happen again. For that reason, I hold my sorry in reserve and only use it when I truly am sorry about something. I watched a T.V. show a while ago called Elementary, and in one episode someone had said "I'm sorry" to Sherlock Holmes , and his response was "Don't be sorry, be better." That statement really stuck with me. Be better.
I know I can't change anyone, but maybe I can inspire them to, "be better."
That's my ramble for this evening.
Scott Goerz
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