Here and Now...What's Happening?

[Flash]

Mini Flash and I are not feeling good. Our 13 years old cat, Noirette, is dying (a small female) - she is Mini Flash's cat mainly. I took her 13 1/2 years ago as a companion for my daughter. Mini could not make friends at the time because of her impediments (language, motor skills, etc). So she was giving comfort and joy to my daughter. She truly fullfilled her mission with honors.

We will have to have our Noirette euthanisized before she suffers too much.

The worst part of it for now is that this is life, literally.

[ulli]

Posted by Flash (here)
Mini Flash and I are not feeling good. Our 13 years old cat, Noirette, is dying (a small female) - she is Mini Flash's cat mainly. I took her 13 1/2 years ago as a companion for my daughter. Mini could not make friends at the time because of her impediments (language, motor skills, etc). So she was giving comfort and joy to my daughter. She truly fullfilled her mission with honors.

We will have to have our Noirette euthanisized before she suffers too much.

The worst part of it for now is that this is life, literally.

How very sad, letting a pet go. My last cat to die on us, Gatsby, could not be euthanized as it was right between the Christmas and New Year holidays and we could not find a vet.
Seeing his final stages of suffering broke my heart.
He died in my arms, and to this day I miss him.
Died New Years Day, 2011, age 17.
Right after that I became active on Avalon...and a new era began in my life.

[ulli]

[Mike]

Just noticed that I have 2000 posts (look out Giovanni!). Those 3 zeros look so clean and neat next to that 2.....so clean and neat that I simply had to ruin it with this post...

Hey Carmody, did you work with horses in any offical capacity? If so, what was your role? Just curious.

[ulli]

[araucaria]

Posted by TargeT (here)
Horses aren't cheap to own

Tell me about it. Canaries cheep, horses neigh
Shetland poneys, on the other hand: outside of Shetland, where they eat rock, you have to starve them to avoid feeding them to death. Rather like the predators in Hervé’s food chain. Wolves need to be relatively small in number, and lean and hungry. When predator numbers increase, prey numbers drop and so predator numbers drop, and so on, with both populations oscillating around a mean value.

Humans are predators, who manage to maintain population growth through being omnivorous predators. Fish stocks can drop but their predators keep growing by eating something else. The next non-natural phenomenon was farming: predation levels soared without prey numbers dropping. This was done by treachery: a good shepherd as the false friend of his flock, a wolf in sheep’s clothing tending them before turning on them. The next stage in all-out predation was cannibalism: sheep-wolves in sheep’s clothing, humans preying on each other. They have been basically farming the rest of us, and so far have similarly thrived.

From this picture some lines of action emerge towards curbing this process. Speciation: we have two populations, not one. Inasmuch as psychopathy is genetically marked, screen out the psychopaths from their predatory activities. Epidemic control: since there is an infectious component, i.e. psychopathic behaviour coming from non-psychopaths, this is a health issue that needs to addressed, somewhere between medicine, mental health and criminality. And we need to curb the predatory instincts that affect all of us in every area. Monsanto GMO farming is just the most egregious example of predation being applied to growing carrots. And all these measures of course require a better informed population. The herd instinct with safety in numbers for weaker members protected by the stronger elements, has been lost since man is no longer much a prey to lions and other wild animals. With the enemy within its midst, this method is in any case useless without every individual being acutely aware of the danger and taking steps to avoid it.

An individual animal when pestered by parasitic insects will take them where they cannot follow, instinctively wading into a river or rolling about in the mud. Humans have their own cultural measures: mosquito nets, various preparations etc. Identifying a threat along with its modus operandi is half the battle. It helps to know that mosquito nets won’t cure a problem coming from a soiled water supply just as it helps to know that snake oil can be an effective liniment but only a magical panacea. I think an effective cure is being found right now, and notably right here on this forum as more and more people are becoming inured. Why is vaccination decried so much these days? Possibly, and counter-intuitively, because the principle actually works: a small dose, or even maybe a not so small dose of an ill can inoculate one, not only physically (once bitten twice shy) but also spiritually: we learn to avoid bad influences and show others; it all comes down to education – a vaccine educates the immune system to recognize and reject a threat. Which is also why we are being dumbed down instead of smartened up. We have all the answers, and it is all being done. We just need a little patience. The early days of vaccination can be painful. But the first thing that is needed is acceptance of vaccination per se as being efficacious. Vaccination per se does not and has never been alleged to cause autism: the alleged culprit is thiomersal. In the spiritual version of vaccination, there is no such side-effect, and the only risk is not shaking off the infection to which we have all been exposed anyway.

Posted by Hervé (here)

Posted by ulli (here)
[...]
To suggest that only the elite is corrupt, and all others are innocent, as we often see implied here at Avalon, is naive.
I admit that the effects of elite corruption is more widespread, as they hold more power over the masses, via media deception games, police brutality, and distraction games, but I would not want to see some animal torturing kid nor plastic surgery obsessed female replacing anyone in Washington overnight.
Ulli, playing the waiting game.

[...]
So: How to deprogram a programmed individual without resorting to another, additional, enforced programming?

Not an easy question to solve on a planet where "life" as it is expressed in living organisms is built around a "digestive system" of one sort or another and which is designed to promote the survival of its particular brand of "digestion" (AKA "Food Chains").

[araucaria]

Posted by ulli (here)

This is one way of presenting communications, or the lack thereof. My example of reactions to Cameron humming was exactly the opposite, creative expansion that goes like this:
I think relatively little.
I have more words than thoughts.
My words always say more than I bargained for.
People always understand more than I say. Creative (mis)interpretation.

[Agape]

When the whole arsenal of science fails to explain the missing piece of puzzle, the lost link and lucy is not found ,
what remains is 20 buck cards in your pocket

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Photo of a sundog yesterday afternoon. Not the greatest pic as using a camera phone. But always an impressive phenomenon when you see it - even amid the chemtrailing

[Carmody]

Posted by Mike (here)
Just noticed that I have 2000 posts (look out Giovanni!). Those 3 zeros look so clean and neat next to that 2.....so clean and neat that I simply had to ruin it with this post...

Hey Carmody, did you work with horses in any offical capacity? If so, what was your role? Just curious.

No official capacity except that my dad decided that we had to become farming types as that was his origins. Hauled from cityscapes into the backwood origins (moved from backwoods at age 1 year, approx), at the age of 9-10. Then, shortly thereafter, a horse breeding, training and housing (big rental facilities) relative.... dumped off a horse that recently retired -- and was difficult to deal with.

We suddenly had a horse to deal with. Me, from zero horse knowledge to 120%....dealing with the most difficult horse type/mentality to ever set hoof on the planet. So no, no official capacity... just a quiet kid who was not interested in such, at all (except vestigially), and then thrown in a hole and set on fire, via someone else's created circumstance.

I've had this occur so many times that I'm now pretty good at running around in a hole, where I've been set on fire.

[Sierra]

Posted by Flash (here)
Mini Flash and I are not feeling good. Our 13 years old cat, Noirette, is dying (a small female) - she is Mini Flash's cat mainly. I took her 13 1/2 years ago as a companion for my daughter. Mini could not make friends at the time because of her impediments (language, motor skills, etc). So she was giving comfort and joy to my daughter. She truly fullfilled her mission with honors.

We will have to have our Noirette euthanisized before she suffers too much.

The worst part of it for now is that this is life, literally.

Noirette

My heart breaks for you, can't help it. I still weep for McKnao, I'm such a fool.

But yes, honors for Noirette.

[Flash]

Posted by Carmody (here)

Posted by Mike (here)
Just noticed that I have 2000 posts (look out Giovanni!). Those 3 zeros look so clean and neat next to that 2.....so clean and neat that I simply had to ruin it with this post...

Hey Carmody, did you work with horses in any offical capacity? If so, what was your role? Just curious.

No official capacity except that my dad decided that we had to become farming types as that was his origins. Hauled from cityscapes into the backwood origins (moved from backwoods at age 1 year, approx), at the age of 9-10. Then, shortly thereafter, a horse breeding, training and housing (big rental facilities) relative.... dumped off a horse that recently retired -- and was difficult to deal with.

We suddenly had a a horse to deal with. Me, from zero horse knowledge to 120%....dealing the most difficult horse type/mentality to ever set hoof on the planet. So no, no official capacity... just a quiet kid who was not interested in such, at all (except vestigially), and then thrown in a hole and set on fire, via someone else's created circumstance.

I've had this occur so many times that I'm now pretty good at running around in a hole, where I've been set on fire.

Sounds like me, from city to backwood, just a bit younger in age. Surrounded by farmers - my dad thought the air would be purer - if he would had known about farmer's pesticides, in the sixties farmer's DDT, that we have been spread on.

Thrown in a hole and set on fire, this is exactly how it felt like! And then running around in the hole - thanks the heavens we had books, which most neighboors did not.

But worst, the hole was between a known UFO hotspot and a small military airport (Carmody, I know you know about the surroundings I am talking about). It may have had an influence on why I am on this forum, who knows.

Carmody, I never thought I would ever think there were life circumstances that we had had that were similar. Apart from French Canadian mothers.

But no horses around for me, although I always wanted to have one.

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Many thanks Sierra for your empathy. Noirette went yesterday afternoon at 17h30. Mini Flash is just truly heart broken, me a bit less, i must have seen too many, humans and animals, pass away.

I will have the week end around my daughter, at least when she is back from work, she requested it. I love Mini Flash, my daughter for those who do not know, sooooooooo much, she is such an incredibly good being. Filled with love for all and intuition (she presently work with heavy autistic people, those who stare at walls and go into fits screaming for hours or throwing themselves on the floor, pitching stuff and can't even go to the toilet by themselves- very tough, I ask her how come she likes doing this work and the answer was "because I love them" - just tells you how she is at only 19).

[Carmody]

Well, you would not want to, as a child.... deal with a horse chosen for this (below), due to his crazy ass wiring in innate ability, where all dials were turned to 11,



or:



or:




Trained his entire life for it and then...left in a stall....or running wild in the fields. That horse wanted to break **** so bad (a normal day in the office for him), you could feel it pouring off him, all the time. If he thought you did not deserve to be on his back, he'd just get rid of you in a second. Or he'd head for the trees and wipe you off. Or squeeze you against the wall of the stall. And more. Like George Stark, a real 'high toned son of a bitch'.

[TargeT]

Posted by Carmody (here)
Well, you would not want to, as a child.... deal with a horse chosen for this (below), due to his crazy ass wiring in innate ability, where all dials were turned to 11,

at least quarter horses aren't delicate as well as highstrung.. haha Thoroughbreds are all that plus apparently as fragile as a flower & get injured if you look at them wrong.

Posted by Carmody (here)
If he thought you did not deserve to be on his back, he'd just get rid of you in a second. Or he'd head for the trees and wipe you off. Or squeeze you against the wall of the stall. And more. Like George Stark, a real 'high toned son of a bitch'.

My favorite are the ones that walk up to a tree, then back in circles around it hugging the trunk (trying to get the low branches to knock you off)... they sure are smart when they put their minds to it.. haha

I sorta went the same route as you, except I've never really been around horses until 3 years ago.

Posted by Flash (here)
But no horses around for me, although I always wanted to have one.

Sounds like it's time for an Island vacation, eh?

[Flash]

Oh yeah! wish me a lotery winning ticket and I am with your horses within the time of saying ouf! That would be great!

Posted by TargeT (here)

Posted by Carmody (here)
Well, you would not want to, as a child.... deal with a horse chosen for this (below), due to his crazy ass wiring in innate ability, where all dials were turned to 11,

at least quarter horses aren't delicate as well as highstrung.. haha Thoroughbreds are all that plus apparently as fragile as a flower & get injured if you look at them wrong.

Posted by Carmody (here)
If he thought you did not deserve to be on his back, he'd just get rid of you in a second. Or he'd head for the trees and wipe you off. Or squeeze you against the wall of the stall. And more. Like George Stark, a real 'high toned son of a bitch'.

My favorite are the ones that walk up to a tree, then back in circles around it hugging the trunk (trying to get the low branches to knock you off)... they sure are smart when they put their minds to it.. haha

I sorta went the same route as you, except I've never really been around horses until 3 years ago.

Posted by Flash (here)
But no horses around for me, although I always wanted to have one.

Sounds like it's time for an Island vacation, eh?

[TargeT]

Posted by Flash (here)
Oh yeah! wish me a lotery winning ticket and I am with your horses within the time of saying ouf! That would be great!

Other than the plane tickets it's not an expensive trip... don't let a silly little thing like bits of colored paper hold you back

[bluestflame]

still ass4essing veracity of this one http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-0...tal-army-tanks

Turkish Military Coup: Army Takes Control Of Country, Declares Martial Law; Erdogan Urges Turks "Resist Coup To Death"

https://o.twimg.com/2/proxy.jpg?t=HB...yGsbOMUm3kH3z8

Update 5 - Chaos continues

TURKEY AKP MP KULUNK CALLS FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE ACROSS NATION
KERRY: WE HOPE THERE WILL BE PEACE AND STABILITY IN TURKEY


Update 4 1657ET -Government responds

*TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN'S OFFICE SAYS HE IS SAFE: REUTERS
*TURKEY'S YILMAZ: COUP ATTEMPT BY `PARALLEL STATE'
*TURKEY'S YILMAZ: COUP ATTEMPT TO BE REPULSED VERY SOON


Update 3 - its' getting violent

GUNFIRE HEARD IN ISTANBUL'S VATAN STREET: CNNTURK TELEVISION
TURKEY'S STATE BROADCASTER STORMED BY MILITARY: SKY
ATTACK HELICOPTERS OPEN FIRE NEAR TURKEY ARMY HQ
TURK POLICE RETURN FIRE AT ARMY HELICOPTER IN ANKARA: CNNTURK


Update 2 - Erdogan finally got the memo.

TURKEY PRESIDENCY: THIS IS AN ATTACK AGAINST TURKISH DEMOCRACY
TURKEY PRESIDENCY: GRP WITHIN ARMY ATTEMPTED TO OVERTHROW GOVT
TURKEY CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF HULUSI AKAR KEPT HOSTAGE: ANADOLU
ISTANBUL POLICE OPENED INVESTIGATION ON MILITARY ATTEMPT: AA

[Stephanie]

Posted by Flash (here)


I will have the week end around my daughter, at least when she is back from work, she requested it. I love Mini Flash, my daughter for those who do not know, sooooooooo much, she is such an incredibly good being. Filled with love for all and intuition (she presently work with heavy autistic people, those who stare at walls and go into fits screaming for hours or throwing themselves on the floor, pitching stuff and can't even go to the toilet by themselves- very tough, I ask her how come she likes doing this work and the answer was "because I love them" - just tells you how she is at only 19).

....Mini-Flash.

Noirette

[animovado]

After delving into the good taste of a special kind of olives yesterday - today it was time for climbing a tree and harvesting cherries. Yummy! Sweet fruition simulation...

[ulli]

Our first eggplant tree, already laying eggs.