FRIENDS IN GHANA
My friends in Ghana. Please help me find my good friend Alexander Brown who has ‘disappeared’ from facebook. Message me please.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-14 17:02:00 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1073624157554909184
—“What is the story with your father and the council?”– Steven Jackson
I don’t have a lot good to say about my father but he was smart, worked very hard, and would never lie ever. (He’d come very close to killing you for even suggesting it.)
I used to go to town council meetings and learn how ‘government was done’. Stupid shit like ‘this sidewalk is expensive’. Ordinary stuff.
The newspaper would regularly twist his words out of context in order to imply the direct opposite of what he said.
I have vivid memories of lying on the carpet in the living room reading the newspaper saying “I was there. That is not what happened.” And my father saying “news is a best nothing but fictional entertainment, and at worst nothing but lies. Never believe a word they say”.
So I get into college and it’s a saturday and I’m wearing faded jeans with holes in them, and a faded blue chamois shirt, and white sneakers, and walking around campus because I did too much writing already and need a break. It’s a rainy day. i walk into the student union, and someone has sponsored this absurd pinball machine where the ball is the size of a softball. So I walk up to this thing and put a quarter in it and try it.
Out of nowhere the local news crew comes up and asks if they can film me. I am not and never have been someone who likes public attention, but I said yes. The women then proceeded to start a dozen takes trying to get me to say that I had nothing better to do than play pinball in university. And so I finally said – I’m not going to make a fool of myself. I told you already, that I’m taking a walk because I’ve done too much work already, and this is just something interesting because it’s new.” They aired some choppy thing without me responding that she suggested the same nonsense.
I was walking down the street in west hartford just after I had purchased a local business. Some reporter stopped me for one of those 60 second sets of questions. They tried multiple times to force me to say other than what I’d said: that the problem was that hartford had imported too many black families and that the north end in particular was a no-go zone even for the FBI. (This was common knowledge). They did not air my statement.
I give press releases all the time. Between the inflation by the marketers, the PR firm, and the press you’d think I claimed I went to Harvard and invented the light bulb.
I stopped giving interviews to the press because you simply can’t trust them to get anything right that doesn’t fit their institutional narrative.
Every journalist is a professional gossip and nothing more. The same is true for every social scientists, and everyone in the non-stem academy.
And you wonder why I want to legislate TRUTH? That’s why.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-14 13:27:00 UTC
FRIENDS IN GHANA
My friends in Ghana. Please help me find my good friend Alexander Brown who has ‘disappeared’ from facebook. Message me please.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-14 12:01:00 UTC
photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/48367472_10156844125242264_1746810937844695040_o_10156844125237264.jpg The Little Connecticut Village Cafe In full Christmas window decor. Snow. Brownstone in the background. (The Brownstone quarry is forever closed). Very ‘quaint’.
Now would I rather be in any of these other locations? Well yes. I can ‘testify’ to the awesomeness of each. I would much rather be ‘Home’ in Ukraine than here in the decaying sticks of american collapse. But we can find charm anywhere if we look for it.
FAVORITE COFFEE SHOPS
Kiev’s London Coffee? (Kiev Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294474-d7139945-Reviews-Coffee_House_LONDON-Kiev.html
Or
L’viv’s Veronika Cafe? (L’viv Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g295377-d953333-Reviews-Veronika_Confectionery_Restaurant-Lviv_Lviv_Oblast.html
Both of which are Nth-degree better?
Or
Victor’s Celtic Coffee (Redmond WA, USA)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/Victors-Celtic-Coffee-Co-528378507228007/
Or
John Watt and Sons (Carlisle, Cumbria, UK)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/johnwattandson
(especially for scones with jam and cream)
Or
La Coquetterie (Angers, France)
SEE https://www.facebook.com/lacoquetterieangers
I actually can’t find anything good in London because every single place is busy and dirty and loud. And I haven’t spent any time in NYC lately, and the places I know in SOHO are all gone (as is the soho I remember).
And I can’t remember the one in St Petersburg. And Moscow shops – while the most desirable – are simply too expensive to recommend in general.Rickyman BeisteinWhy do you like coffee shops? To get work done, to socialize occasionally or just a bean water addict?Dec 13, 2018, 4:07 PMCurt DoolittleYes, White noise environment is best for me to work in. You can people-watch, or get to know people so you can take frequent breaks. And of course, food, water, coffee. And they dont mind you hanging around all day. … lolDec 13, 2018, 5:26 PMRickyman BeisteinI just like the subconscious narcissism that someone might be looking at what I’m doing so it keeps me from dicking around as much.Dec 13, 2018, 5:28 PMAndrey SokoloffIf you have a fair salary, Kiev is one of the best cities to live in… especially if you are dude. Beer, food, women… etc. Moscow, is just too big, too much traffic.Dec 13, 2018, 6:21 PMCurt DoolittleagreedDec 13, 2018, 6:35 PMArno KælandOn the subject of coffee shops, you really ought to get to Vienna.Dec 14, 2018, 3:18 AMArno KælandMoscow’s architecture is also dehumanizing – too large, too brutal, too gray.
The optimal size of urban buildings is four to five stories. Stalin ruined Moscow. St Petersburg is far superior.Dec 14, 2018, 3:19 AMCurt DoolittleHave been. Recall one in particular because of the cakes. But can’t recall the name. Did tour of the galleries. Architecture. Chamber music in a church.
Would love to try to write there sometime and see what happens.Dec 14, 2018, 4:08 AMArno KælandCurt Doolittle There tend to be nice coffee shops in most of the old Habsburg capitals. A consequence of the defeat of the Turks.Dec 14, 2018, 4:15 AMThe Little Connecticut Village Cafe In full Christmas window decor. Snow. Brownstone in the background. (The Brownstone quarry is forever closed). Very ‘quaint’.
Now would I rather be in any of these other locations? Well yes. I can ‘testify’ to the awesomeness of each. I would much rather be ‘Home’ in Ukraine than here in the decaying sticks of american collapse. But we can find charm anywhere if we look for it.
FAVORITE COFFEE SHOPS
Kiev’s London Coffee? (Kiev Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294474-d7139945-Reviews-Coffee_House_LONDON-Kiev.html
Or
L’viv’s Veronika Cafe? (L’viv Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g295377-d953333-Reviews-Veronika_Confectionery_Restaurant-Lviv_Lviv_Oblast.html
Both of which are Nth-degree better?
Or
Victor’s Celtic Coffee (Redmond WA, USA)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/Victors-Celtic-Coffee-Co-528378507228007/
Or
John Watt and Sons (Carlisle, Cumbria, UK)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/johnwattandson
(especially for scones with jam and cream)
Or
La Coquetterie (Angers, France)
SEE https://www.facebook.com/lacoquetterieangers
I actually can’t find anything good in London because every single place is busy and dirty and loud. And I haven’t spent any time in NYC lately, and the places I know in SOHO are all gone (as is the soho I remember).
And I can’t remember the one in St Petersburg. And Moscow shops – while the most desirable – are simply too expensive to recommend in general.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-13 13:30:00 UTC
photos_and_videos/TimelinePhotos_SxeO6JU-xg/48367472_10156844125242264_1746810937844695040_o_10156844125237264.jpg The Little Connecticut Village Cafe In full Christmas window decor. Snow. Brownstone in the background. (The Brownstone quarry is forever closed). Very ‘quaint’.
Now would I rather be in any of these other locations? Well yes. I can ‘testify’ to the awesomeness of each. I would much rather be ‘Home’ in Ukraine than here in the decaying sticks of american collapse. But we can find charm anywhere if we look for it.
FAVORITE COFFEE SHOPS
Kiev’s London Coffee? (Kiev Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294474-d7139945-Reviews-Coffee_House_LONDON-Kiev.html
Or
L’viv’s Veronika Cafe? (L’viv Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g295377-d953333-Reviews-Veronika_Confectionery_Restaurant-Lviv_Lviv_Oblast.html
Both of which are Nth-degree better?
Or
Victor’s Celtic Coffee (Redmond WA, USA)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/Victors-Celtic-Coffee-Co-528378507228007/
Or
John Watt and Sons (Carlisle, Cumbria, UK)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/johnwattandson
(especially for scones with jam and cream)
Or
La Coquetterie (Angers, France)
SEE https://www.facebook.com/lacoquetterieangers
I actually can’t find anything good in London because every single place is busy and dirty and loud. And I haven’t spent any time in NYC lately, and the places I know in SOHO are all gone (as is the soho I remember).
And I can’t remember the one in St Petersburg. And Moscow shops – while the most desirable – are simply too expensive to recommend in general.Rickyman BeisteinWhy do you like coffee shops? To get work done, to socialize occasionally or just a bean water addict?Dec 13, 2018, 4:07 PMCurt DoolittleYes, White noise environment is best for me to work in. You can people-watch, or get to know people so you can take frequent breaks. And of course, food, water, coffee. And they dont mind you hanging around all day. … lolDec 13, 2018, 5:26 PMRickyman BeisteinI just like the subconscious narcissism that someone might be looking at what I’m doing so it keeps me from dicking around as much.Dec 13, 2018, 5:28 PMAndrey SokoloffIf you have a fair salary, Kiev is one of the best cities to live in… especially if you are dude. Beer, food, women… etc. Moscow, is just too big, too much traffic.Dec 13, 2018, 6:21 PMCurt DoolittleagreedDec 13, 2018, 6:35 PMAaron KahlandOn the subject of coffee shops, you really ought to get to Vienna.Dec 14, 2018, 3:18 AMAaron KahlandMoscow’s architecture is also dehumanizing – too large, too brutal, too gray.
The optimal size of urban buildings is four to five stories. Stalin ruined Moscow. St Petersburg is far superior.Dec 14, 2018, 3:19 AMCurt DoolittleHave been. Recall one in particular because of the cakes. But can’t recall the name. Did tour of the galleries. Architecture. Chamber music in a church.
Would love to try to write there sometime and see what happens.Dec 14, 2018, 4:08 AMAaron KahlandCurt Doolittle There tend to be nice coffee shops in most of the old Habsburg capitals. A consequence of the defeat of the Turks.Dec 14, 2018, 4:15 AMThe Little Connecticut Village Cafe In full Christmas window decor. Snow. Brownstone in the background. (The Brownstone quarry is forever closed). Very ‘quaint’.
Now would I rather be in any of these other locations? Well yes. I can ‘testify’ to the awesomeness of each. I would much rather be ‘Home’ in Ukraine than here in the decaying sticks of american collapse. But we can find charm anywhere if we look for it.
FAVORITE COFFEE SHOPS
Kiev’s London Coffee? (Kiev Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g294474-d7139945-Reviews-Coffee_House_LONDON-Kiev.html
Or
L’viv’s Veronika Cafe? (L’viv Ukraine)
SEE: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g295377-d953333-Reviews-Veronika_Confectionery_Restaurant-Lviv_Lviv_Oblast.html
Both of which are Nth-degree better?
Or
Victor’s Celtic Coffee (Redmond WA, USA)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/Victors-Celtic-Coffee-Co-528378507228007/
Or
John Watt and Sons (Carlisle, Cumbria, UK)
SEE: https://www.facebook.com/johnwattandson
(especially for scones with jam and cream)
Or
La Coquetterie (Angers, France)
SEE https://www.facebook.com/lacoquetterieangers
I actually can’t find anything good in London because every single place is busy and dirty and loud. And I haven’t spent any time in NYC lately, and the places I know in SOHO are all gone (as is the soho I remember).
And I can’t remember the one in St Petersburg. And Moscow shops – while the most desirable – are simply too expensive to recommend in general.
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-13 13:30:00 UTC
http://window.cu/—“Word is really getting out. I’m seeing a huge surge in propertarianism.”—Curtus Maximus
1) John Mark is making a huge difference. it’s insane how effective he’s been already. He is more effective than everyone else combined.
2) Bill is now the real deal and I’m not alone on the podium.
3) Bill’s crew has finished baking giving us a sort of minimum critical mass of talent.
4) I’ve begun talking about revolution directly,
5) like I said, we actually have a solution, and no one else does, so as I predicted ‘natural force of gravity will advance us because of it’.
6) yellow vests, brexit, US election, trump condition, and citizen ‘political exhaustion’ have moved practical revolt into the overton window.
In other words, as I predicted, events march toward their deterministic conclusion. 😉
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-13 10:25:00 UTC
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Source date (UTC): 2018-12-13 10:01:00 UTC
(Brandon Hayes is collecting a thematic database of posts and excerpts. At first this practice educates you. When you have enough content that you find nothing substantially new, then you can try to synthesize each theme into a chapter. Then organize the chapters into an argumental arc (story). Then write an introduction that explains the organization of the chapters into that argument (story). And that is precisely how books are made. They are not made by starting out with a presumption that you are right, and seeking to justify it. Now I am not trying to push brandon the direction of writing a book, but to encourage others to both use what he is producing, imitating his effort, and to consider that if you do want to produce something, that this is how it is done. -cheers. )
Source date (UTC): 2018-12-13 09:15:00 UTC
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