I am an older gentleman now in retirement. I have paid my dues to the thieves in suits and hope that I can survive my remaining years while retaining whatever human(e)ity I have left. I don't take vaccines or meds and have not seen a Doctor in over 20 years and surprise, surprise, I am still very much alive and kicking.
Songwriter Commentator
"The pioneers get all the arrows"
My first calling was as a musician and songwriter...I was fortunate enough to have a good run...Some songs from a friend of mine you never heard but might like...
https://open.spotify.com/album/0HVKSyCJgDvdt3HwhocXen#login
Friend of mine once told me this lyric should be stitched on a pillow:
"I believe that life is for living and love is the axis on which we turn
We bare our souls till all is forgiven
and clothe ourselves with the lessons learned"
---KH
A favorite quote from a favorite author:
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”
― Robert A. Heinlein
...and one I saw on a studio wall in Nashville:
“Never attempt to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and annoys the pig.”
― Robert Heinlein, Time Enough for Love
OK...one more...
“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, Friday
Here's To Civility...Cheers and Thanks to @arkos, @starhammer, @Hemlocko, @delastman, @Willieleev1971, @Milica42, @Secftblgirland, @AmericanEric, @Amberflamezzz, @pineandpalmand, @TheGypsyThread, @KenClark, and @TheStrike for the wires...much appreciated!
Im a wife, mother, grandmother and a believer. John 14:6 I love life and try to bring positivity to a fallen world. @chrismadzier RIP 2-24-67-12-22-21 You will be truly missed my buddy. Minds member since April 2018.
I am a proud American, a Soviet Jew, a patriot, and an IT professional. “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy.”
“The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings. The inherent virtue of Socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” — Winston Churchill
I'm not really Basil Hallward, he's a character in the Oscar Wilde story "A Picture Of Dorian Grey." The reason for doing the name change and using a very old picture is a private joke. My name is Ian Thorpe, Ian R Thorpe to distinguish me from the Australian swimmer, I retired from a career in Information Technology a few years ago and now spend my time writing and creating internet content. And the picture, from 1983? In the story, the eponymous Dorian Gray never looks any older, while the picture of him painted by Basil Hallward ages. And in the online world I never get any older so it's oappropriate that my avatar shows the person I feel I still am. Age, when all's said and done, is a state of mind. .
Hello and welcome. I am The Big Dirty. I am the smutlord that runs The Temple. https://www.minds.com/group/1939458970796384256/latest I am your high priest of pussy and the grand arbiter of ass.
Here on my personal page, anything goes. I have no restrictions outside of Saturdays where as far as smut goes we only post art and chocolate bunnies. Don't ask why, it's become tradition. (for the record, "cosplay" counts as cartoons)
On Sundays we tend to chill a bit, post softer stuff and celebs, but it's a guideline not a rule. Fridays, we tend to post more memes than normal.
I post a lot of music. Because I can. I also post a bit of regular art, also because I can.
Data Science, A.I., Cybersecurity, and anything related to data. Check out my blog for more information: https://foxydatascience.substack.com
Currently, I'm focusing on mentoring & consulting work. You can book a session with me through this site: https://zvoulgaris.com/#mentoring
I've also done a video course recently called "Cracking the Data Code" and it aims to help business people leverage data work better. You can find more about it here: https://cracking-the-data-code.carrd.co
* Although I am grateful for my cultural heritage, I identify as a citizen of the world.
* I find what happened on June 4th at the Tianenmen square fascinating.
* I do not support or endorse any political entity, group, or individual, in any country.
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. They may be more likely to go to Heaven yet at the same time likelier to make a Hell of earth. This very kindness stings with intolerable insult. To be “cured” against one’s will and cured of states which we may not regard as disease is to be put on a level of those who have not yet reached the age of reason or those who never will; to be classed with infants, imbeciles, and domestic animals.”
C.S. Lewis, God in the Dock
Voluntaryist