I have been moved today to start work on book on economic theory, end human hatred, & use my bowels. Sadly, I'm only competent to do last.

4/30/1789- George Washington took office as first elected U.S. president. Some politicians are honest & some generals make good presidents.

4/30/1939 - Lou Gehrig played his last game with the New York Yankees. Some athletes really are heroes.

effloresce EF-luh-res To burst into bloom; blossom. I have eflloresced into a write of note. Read Memoirs From the Asylum http://ping.fm/7y3Zx

4/29/1945: Dachau concentration camp liberated by US military. The crime of such camps then and even now in other places offends God and man

Dis something happen to my mind? The world seems to be making sense - unpleasant sense, but sense.

It's now official. Not a flood. Not a fire. The end will be a tornado. Nature will fight back.

Some people are calling for a boycott of advertisers on Trump's TV show. I say he has done a service by showing the idiocy of the birthers.

The world may be illusions, global climate change may be a myth; but the people who are dying in storms and earthquakes seem real to me.

4/28/1947: 6-man expedition sails from Peru on balsa wood raft, Kon-Tiki. 101-day journey across Pacific to Polynesia. Great adventure.

Armadillos. The leathery shelled mammals found in 10 states in Southeastern U.S., are only animals besides humans known to carry leprosy.

4/27/1937 First US Social Security payment made. A commitment made to the average American no threatened by the greed of the richest.

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Americans spend more than $630 million a year on golf balls. Goes to show what hooking and slicing can do for you.

May this Easter bring you joy and love whatever your faith.

Another Jewish haiku: Today I am a man /
Tomorrow I will return / to the seventh grade.

On Passover we/ opened the door for Elijah. /
Now our dog is gone. (Jewish Haiku for you)

Great word for today: peregrinate PER-i-gruh-neyt To travel or journey, especially to walk on foot.
Noun form - peregrination.

As we become more sexually permissive as society, do we encourage extreme behavior because it's the nature of adolescence to rebel & upset?

When pedants speak the silence of their words fill the room. When philosophers speak, the sound of their silence fills the mind.

Ideas move minds, but actions move hearts.

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If you are searching for truth, read good fiction. http://ping.fm/MrbBa publishers of Memoirs From the Asylum and Widow's Walk

By end of Civil War, 33% of paper currency in circulation was counterfeit. Today it's 100% of politicians.

What is it about Asylums? http://ping.fm/QA5zk Read Memoirs From the Asylum by Kenneth Weene.

Phoenix, AZ: May 22 noon-5 at Dog-Eared Pages (16428 N. 32nd St) celebration of arts & literature. Open mic & friendly people.

I woke to the sound of water running. Terrified it ran from the giant polluter. Was I the monster? Are you? Keep our world clean.

You must never forget to read, but sometimes we read to forget. http://ping.fm/6ouYh

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4/19/1989 Protests begin in Tiananmen Square
Someday there will be democracy - real democracy throughout the world.

4/29/1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising begins. Human dignity is the most precious of all ends.

4/19/1775: Battle of Lexington and Concord.
"If there must be war, let it begin here."

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Before you leap off the bridge, you may want to check the water for sharks.

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To cute to miss

4/18/1906, major earthquake strikes San Francisco, sets off raging fires. More than 3,000 die. Next one will be worse?

4/17/1775: Paul Revere starts his ride. The British were coming. The colonists rose in rebellion. The world was changed.

Wishing all who celebrate a joyous Pesach. http://ping.fm/i3mvy

In a country strapped for money to help the poor, the right wing has its spending priorities. http://ping.fm/t3mLf

Here's something really sweet to look at. Older animals well photographed. http://ping.fm/j2gtL

Read Horatio At The Game Pg 24 in the new Stumie
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4/15/1912, Titanic sank in North Atlantic off Newfoundland, less than three hours after striking iceberg. About 1,500 people died.

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Don't see lawyers, accountants, politicians or business execs on list. Why do they get the big bucks? http://ping.fm/yoJwR

Humane is evidently not in the farm lobby dictionary. http://ping.fm/vTj0T

Are we ready for another round? http://ping.fm/xkMSk

4/14/1865, President Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. Died next day. Booth had heard his speech pro Black vote rights.

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First commercial passenger airplane 1914. First commercial passenger airplane with bathroom 1919. First blue ice hits pedestrian - 19??

4/12/1861:Confederate troops fire first shots of Civil War (War Between the States) at Ft Sumter, in Charleston, South Carolina

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oppugn uh-PYOON To assail by criticism, argument, or action. To call in question; dispute. What a great word.

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Which is more important: the preservation of the wealth of the wealthiest, the care of the weakest, or the preservation of the environment?

Happy is the person who finds his/her own special song. Sing as if eternity depends on it. Sing in the moment's joy.

If you haven't heard of the soon to be released movie Cruzado, Crossing, be sure to look for it.

4/10/1947, Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey announced he had purchased the contract of Jackie Robinson from the Montreal Royals.

Why are those who worry so much about leaving our children with national debt not equally worried about leaving them a despoiled earth?

Dream that life will mean. Without dreams we are but robots. At night we see what the soul dares and what the spirit holds dear. http://ping.fm/Hhs3N

The germ of truth often silently bites us in the rear while the disease of lies buzzes around our heads in endless plaint. http://ping.fm/hvD0w

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"I don’t know anything about music. In my line you don’t have to:’ Elvis Presley

Spring has come:/
a flood of sneezes,/
eyes now seas,/
drama of flowers,/
happy dreams.

How many Japanese who will die of radiation working to stop the disaster will be high paid management? It's common guy who takes the risk.

Visit Amazon and order Memoirs From the Asylum. Important reading from the pen of Kenneth Weene.

If you have a chance to listen, be sure to hear.

A good cup of coffee give the day a chance to laugh. Enjoy.

Spring has come with a rush of sneezes and a flood of eyes.

We don't need no stinkin' education just low wage jobs for our uneducated kids. http://ping.fm/XCaqO

No God who created humanity would approve of the extremists of any religion. If you believe in a God who loves mankind, then do as God does.

Martin, you are slain; But the march goes on. We must keep the faith though the journey's long. MLK - we remember.

Truth is often hard to swallow; lies go down easily. But truth gives real sustenance and lies eventually leave you empty and sick.

Orchid releases chemical, makes bees drunk. Disoriented bee dumps load of pollen into flower, pollinating. Men beware of orchid perfumes.

4/2/1948: Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. Back when a billion was a lot of money.