A Luddite. What’s a Luddite. I just ran across that word in a newspaper article that was talking about technology. And I gather this word may have something to do with technology and the industrial revolution maybe. And what’s that industrial revolution all about anyway, is that when people protested the invention of the machine to replace human beings or something. And this is a historical word to me, someone who may be stuck in the stone age of the year 1400 and has not yet advanced to the twentieth century of superman and the Jetsons space age. And what was life before the invention of all of these high tech devices that surround humanity at the moment. What was life like before the invention of computers, the internet, social media, web 2.0, e mail, fax machines, cell phones, answering machine, compact disc, dvd’s, 8 track tapes, web cams, information overload, satellites, jets, airplanes, trains, television, radio, guns, firearms, telephones, caller i.d., call waiting, the upc bar code, scanner technology everything, you’re on candid camera everywhere you go on planet earth surveillance spy devices, gps global positioning system tracking devices, social security numbers, blackberry crackberries, laptops and a lot of other machinery and devices that passes me now. And has humanity become mechanical desensitized robots and slaves to the machine and the computer with the invention of these devices. What was life like to sit around the fire for conversation. Was life before the invention of technology and high tech devices a more simpler time. And what does that word Luddite mean again, does that internet bible dictionary Wikipedia have an entry for that? Luddite, that sounds like an historical, antique stone age word to me. Technology has changed the world.
A Computer Library
Hey Bloggers, and I must admit, I do not really know too much about error and port libraries, or what an error 706. And if you happen to have one of those personal computers or any computer that are to be found just about everywhere on planet earth in these days and times, you may every so often find yourself coming across error messages of some sort when it comes to the computer world. And if you happen to be looking for information about error messages and port numbers, or if you happen to be wondering what these words may even mean, you can find out all about them at PC-Library.com. Welcome to PC-Library.com. They are your resource for anything you need to know about what system error messages mean, what ports are used for and the applications that are most commonly associated with specific port numbers and more. You can find out how to solve those errors and what could be causing that Windows error. You can browse port details by number and also browse errors by error code range. And you can also find out what ports are used for at their website. And in case you could still be wondering what error 706 could men, you could easily find out at the PC-Library website by browsing errors by error code range and PC-Library will tell you all about that error message, the cause of the error and how you can fix it. With PC-Library, identifying error messages when it comes to the computer is just a website visit away.
Rivington Street
What happened to Rivington Street and how long have I been gone that this street where I cross Delancey has changed so fast from neighborhood mom and pop stores to the chi shi cafe, bar and lounge scene that it now appears to be. And the articles on gentrification in New York must be endless by now, to where the yuppies, or is it young urban professionals, can’t even afford the rent. And does this street reflect the state of New York and the rest of the world when it comes to gentrification and genocide with its population and change of real estate scenery. And I want to say some sort of prayer in memory of for this street in the Lower East Side of that City of New York. As this street looks like a wrecking ball has went through it within the past day or seemingly a week. And every decade in New York seems to have its era when it comes to real estate. And that apartment from 1960 that was $160.00 is now $1,600.00. And the 99. cents stores are now $9.99 cents stores. And there are now skyscrapers where nothing has stood before. And places where farmland once stood, are now concrete jungles. It is no longer the year 1800 anymore. And there seems to be what seems like boat loads of people to accompany this genocide change of scenery in the real estate development scene. And what is genocide anyway? And the only thing constant is change. And is the world overpopulated with that j bell curve thing, to where there are now 6.66 billion people on planet earth and the population is expected to double in the next twenty years or something like that, resulting in urban sprawl and over development. And what is urban sprawl anyway? Is that a whole another blog entry. And so I thought to post this poem:
Long Live the Lower East Side
Long Live The Revolution of the Pseudo Anarchist Hippy Bohemian Squatter Revolutionary Lower East Side In Alphabet City where God Bless America becomes God F.. America and red white and blue becomes red and black and where the capitalist capitalize off the capitalism of the capital.
With your gentrified glorified tenements and artists coffee lounge lounges riddled with the blood of the long lost past that had the horses running through it, the pigs running round it, and the helicopters hoovering over it. The bandshell that stood as a symbol of freedom for all long torn down, lost and forgotten. NO POLICE STATE, NO HOUSING NO PEACE, F.. THE CURFEW, FREE THE LAND, free that park, that park everywhere. Freedom and utopia a thing of the past.
So now in Alphabet City I walk down your streets conformed to the conformity of the conformed and the conformist. Class War Class War on the poor run into the river and running to the river.
Flight of fight, sink or swim. Can you swim or will you die. Your skeletons of the war torn survivors walking the streets, your ghosts and their spirits scattered abroad and the ashes of your people who have come and gone in the struggle, of the struggle, from the struggle and the ashes of your people some dead some alive and some who have survived to shed their blood and skin and to tell the tale and conform to this thing called conformity.
Yeah, first it was them and then it was me. Whose gonna be left when big brother comes. Naked I have come from my mothers womb and naked shall I return thither to the dust where I come from.
Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Long Live the Lower East Side.
Holiday Savings
Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la la la. And so it’s that holiday season joyous time of year again. That time of year when one shops, shops and more shops to find those holiday gifts for family and friends alike. And Kmart is having a holiday sale. You know Kmart, that department store that’s been around for decades and decades where one can find great bargains for just about everything. You can find great online discounts at their store through November 26th. And from what the calendar says, that’s only a few days away to find those great discount savings. And if you can find the hidden ornaments throughout the Kmart website every week until Christmas, you can get extra savings on their already great low prices with a secret coupon code. So, attention Kmart shoppers, you can find Women’s Kimono Wrap Sweater Extra 10% off online only when you search ID# 70198911, and also a 1/4ct Diamond 5 Stone Journey Pendant and Earrings Set in 10K Yellow Gold with an Extra 10% off online only when you search ID# 89270115. And through December, Kmart is also offering an additional 10%, online only, on womens plus sleepwear, womens attention brand,girls tops, all juniors, boys tops, mens shirts and bottoms,big mens shirts and bottoms and infant and toddler bedding. These sale prices are shown in the cart and not on the product page. With Kmart, they can be your savings place.
Music Under New York presents
And so somehow I found myself going to watch that jazz and beyond band Funk Monk play in the subway yesterday as part of the Music Under New York MTA MUNY Arts For Transit Program subway music series. And that band rocked. And I thought to take along that digital camera to take a digital photo of them playing to post on this blog entry, and for some reason that didn’t happen. And so there was a flyer there also for the Music Under New York presents Jazz Fest November 17-21, Grand Central, Mezzanine that read something like as follows:
Music Under New York (MUNY) presents five days of MUNY musicians and their bands in celebration of America’s original art form: Jazz.
etc; etc; etc; and so on and so on and so on…,
MUN is one of the many visual and performing art programs administered by the MTA Arts for Transit office. For 20 years MUNY has provided customers in the transit system with daily music performances. And their schedule of performers for this event was/is/are Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, New York Express led by Andy Friedberg, Tin Pan led by Jesse Selengut, Neffe Kragh Muller, Patrick Wolff Quartet, Artist Collective led by Tom Bruno, New Perspectives led by Henry P. Warner, Afro Andes led by Julian Avalos, Yaz Band led by Yasayuki Takagi, Alex Lodico Ensemble and Welf’s Funk Monk.
Have a great subway music day.
What We Consume
Hey bloggers, and so it seems to be that time again where I find myself encountering what seems like it could be that blah bloggers block again where I find myself wondering about what to blagh about on this blog in the world of a million and seemingly bazillion other blogs out there in bloggerland. And what’s the purpose of having one of those web 2. user generated content social media blogs again. Is it to share one thoughts, to rant and rave, to write ones diary or something like that. And then there comes that question again of how to maintain that blog and find content and everything else that may go along with a blog for it. And sometimes I wonder if I should post one of those “Bloggers Wanted” ads on Craigslist in hopes that a zillion other people could help me to maintain and blah blog on this blog. And how do those other bloggers out there in the bloggerworld maintain their blogs, and sometimes more than one blog, and more than two, or three, or four or fifty blogs those other bloggers in the blogosphere seem to be able to maintain. Is there an internet guru to answer this question. Does Wikipedia have an entry for this. Anyway, and so I came across this interesting email that seems to be sitting in my email inbox with a title that reads “What We Consume”. And the title is interesting to me. And this twenty miute video is one of those environmental videos about the products we consume as consumers, and the waste that results. And this video seems to be about population and consumption, sustainability, disposal, production, social issues and the world. And this is an interesting video to watch to me, as it seems to be one of those videos that seeks to save the world and planet mother earth. And this video is the The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard. Help save planet mother earth. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.
A Receipt
And it is Sunday again. That sabbath day of rest day of the week. Or is that Saturday? And yet I find myself blogging again. And even with those California wildfires going on, and those North Carolina tornadoes happening, and what seems like the world spinning out of control and falling down all around me, I still find myself blogging again on this Sunday, a day of rest. And there is a food receipt sitting here before me that I have been staring at for a while now from someones birthday party that they choose to have in one of those overpriced expensive restaurants in that City of New York that was not exactly some fast food joint, or was it. And I have been staring at this receipt for a quite a while now only because I find this receipt for a night of dining out in that City of New York sort of a outrageous, some sort a joke I am unable to comprehend. And the bill for this meal of what amounted to $246.00 that automatically tacked on a “20% service charge of 38.40” without even asking anyone, as I guess it’s supposed to be some sort of automatic tip or something, for six people is so out of order to me that I just thought to blah blog about it as follows. And I can think of a what seems like a million different things to do with this $246.00 for what seemed like one glorious $3.00 Chinese dinner. And I found this meal so overpriced, that I could not even enjoy the food. And it is this reason that I find myself on a diet of rice and beans sometimes and not being able to afford to eat out or eat anywhere besides the dumpster diving, in that City of New York sometimes. And even rice and beans seems to be out of reach with affordability these days and times with the price of food going through the roof:
1 PROSECCO 32.00
1 Avacado Tarta L (basically a small cup of guacamole) 11.00
1 White Bean Soup (a cup of beans….) 7.00
1 Yam & Yuca (some french fries) 6.00
1 Spinach Wonton (3 tiny, tiny spinach raviloies) 7.00
1 Risotto (a plate of rice with cheese) 18.00
1 Malaysian Curry 12.00
1 Iron Skillet 11.00
1 S & Konnyaku 17.00
1 Viet Noodle (a bowl of one dollar Chinatown rice noodles) 15.00
1 Sliced Seitan ( a one dollar can of Chinatown wheat gluten) 20.00
1 Edamame (a small portion of a one dollar fifty cents bag of edamame) 5.00
1 (GL) Prosecco 9.00
1 Chocolate Cake L (don’t even remember ordering) 7.00
1 1 Scoop w/Choco 1.00
1 Mango Tapioca L 7.00
1 Fruit Crisp L 7.00
*20% srvchg 38.40*
food 151.00
liquor (the cheapest bottle they had) 41.00
Tax 16.08
service chg (what is this?) 3.40
10:43PM Total Due (and this is where the scary part starts..) 246.48
Voted Best (did they mean most expensive?) Vegetarian Restaurant, 2008.
Have a great food day
The Undertaker
And I have been thinking about death and that word autopsy lately for some reason. Maybe it’s because that word autopsy of that phrase “And an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death” appears in the paper a lot for some reason. And no one knows the hour or their death do they. And know one can predict the day of their death can they? And who knows what tomorrow may bring for today thy soul may be required of thee. And has anyone ever talked to the dead, as the dead know nothing, do they? And there must be lot of more sayings about that word death. And so I start to think about autopsies and wondering for what reason are they performed and can one not have them performed on ones self when one passes away. Does a hospital or some bureaucratic state own an individuals soul in the end and can cut and carve a body up as if a second death. And who is immune from receiving one of these what seems like an invasion of the body practices when one passes. And I have heard autopsies are performed for the purposed of money maybe, for a beneficiary to receive a death certificate to receive some sort of insurance claim. And are there other reasons for these necro post mortem examinations and procedures on the dead? Does one have a right to refuse an autopsy? Are their some cultures and religions who do not take part on this procedure. Are there some alternatives to traditional burials with embalmings and the like, or is that a whole another blog posting. Can these autopsy things be discontinued, if possible. Are they really necessary? And who wants to be cut up when they die. Does Wikipedia, that internet bible dictionary have an answer for this. And what was life and death like before the invention of the autopsy. And what does that word mean anyway, auto psy, to spy one oneself? Are these all utopian like questions to be pondered or is another world possible. Peace on earth and goodwill to all mankind.
A One Day Sale
Hey Bloggers, hurry hurry! It’s time to go shopping. Sears is having a Big One Day sale. You know Sears don’t you? That department store that has been around for decades and decades. And I think of that department store as being this really big huge store where one can spend all day and night in shopping in, their stores are so huge. And Sears is a department store where if you can’t find it there for your holiday shopping, you can’t find it anywhere, maybe. And now just in time for the holidays, holiday shoppers can find a Canon Powershot 8.0 megapixel 4X optical digital zoom still camera for 149.99 before your $30 instant savings, as well as a Sylvania 32” class LCD HDTV for only $429.99. And that Canon Powershot deal sounds awesome, as those Canon digital cameras make for great instant memories with those digital photos that they take. And these doorbuster items are on sale from November 15th from 7am to noon only and are at their lowest prices of the season. That’s right. Their lowest prices of the season. And from what I recall, November 15th is just the day after tomorrow according to this calendar I am looking at on the wall. So set your alarm clocks and get your shopping shoes ready because Sears is having a big one day sale November 15th. And with their one day sale, your Christmas gifts and more are just a couple of days away. Happy Holidays.
Headline News
And this posting was supposed to be about something else on this day. And instead it is about a Yahoo headline that has appeared that reads “Woman slain as she tried to leave KKK rite”. And another CNN headline that reads “Eight arrested in Klan related killing“. And yet another person has lost their lives to gun violence for no reason at all except for the fact that guns have been invented. And it is a headline story that appears yesterday, today and tomorrow with no end in sight, that someone loses their lives to gun violence. And if only that fourth or is it the second amendment, the right to bear arms to protect ones property could be changed to say the right to bear sticks and stones or nothing at all. As if property is worth more than human life. And what would that NRA National Rifle Association have to say about this KKK gun violence loss of life. And what does the word Ku Klux Klan mean anyway. Does Wikipedia have an entry for this. These news articles go on to say that the KKK is a white supremacist group. And for what reason does the word supremacist, supremist have the letters racist in it, or does it. And what is white supremacy. Supremacy that is white. And what is supremacy, supreme, super, suppress. Black, brown, white, yellow, orange, red, purple, green, blue. We are all human. And this kkk event happened to take place on this day of Veterans Day of all days. That patriotic holiday in America that glorifies guns and the people who use them. And just earlier on this day in the previous post, I found myself blogging about an appeal to end gun violence. And I could just copy that preceding post over and over in my appeal to end gun violence. To banish guns from every human being on the face of planet earth and from every form of marketing, advertising, toys, video games and pop culture. Does not advertising influence society. And it is a vicious cycle that feeds upon itself. And the problem with guns and firearms is that if you have one, you use it to take someones life. Guns and the invention of gunpowder from that Dr. Alfred Nobel Peace Prize guy are the worst invention of a death industry ever. Where is the world headed. Is another world possible free from guns and gun violence. Is that a utopian thought as someone commented in the preceding post. And I am one blogger, one voice. And what does this have to do with a No Police State?
No Police State 