Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Gentle tropical rainstorm

 Peace, love, happiness, tranquility, escapism, nature, natural, anesthetic, dreamy, warm, cool, comfortable, calming, alone, at peace, as one, timeless, eternal, rhythmic, rolling, embracing, reassuring, encompassing, submerged, letting go, releasing, drifting, floating,.

I just thought I’d list as many words as I could think of without a dictionary or thesaurus to describe how this and these nature soundscapes can effect and transport you. The experience is without words, beyond words and for the sake of experience they should not be described.They are a portal of escape from TV entertainment and yet they are here on TV. I like to sit on our deck and listen to the stream outback or to the rain when it falls but those are on occasion where this is on demand. I am so, thrilled that the producers of these films saw, appreciated and captured the value of these nature experiences for us to lull in and enjoy. For me this deserves an academy award wherein the only actor is nature set to the soundtrack of creation produced and directed by God. 

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Thursday, August 25, 2022

Don’t stop believing

 


There are times when I think it’s a lot of hype…

When they say Oh you’re an inspiration to so many people
Or
When someone says, if I can help one person by my story
But
This kid Codi kind of makes me a believer 
How many hours did he practice, work and struggle to get to this point? Maybe many, maybe none at all.
Perhaps it truly is a gift.
Maybe God does work in mysterious ways but
Somehow when I saw his lips quiver as he searched for and found the opening words to the song
It brought tears of joy to my eyes.
Yes, he is an inspiration and a tribute to Steve Perry who said
Don’t Stop Believing 🙏




Loose Yourself Eminem




 Lyrics

LookIf you hadOne shotOr one opportunityTo seize everything you ever wantedIn one momentWould you capture itOr just let it slip?
YoHis palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavyThere's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghettiHe's nervous, but on the surface he looks calm and readyTo drop bombs, but he keeps on forgettin'What he wrote down, the whole crowd goes so loudHe opens his mouth, but the words won't come outHe's chokin', how, everybody's jokin' nowThe clocks run out, times up, over, blaowSnap back to reality, ope there goes gravityOpe, there goes Rabbit, he chokedHe's so mad, but he won't give up that easy? NoHe won't have it, he knows his whole back's to these ropesIt don't matter, he's dope, he knows that, but he's brokeHe's so stagnant, he knows, when he goes back to this mobile home, that's when it'sBack to the lab again, yo, this whole rhapsodyBetter go capture this moment and hope it don't pass him
You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it goYou only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime 
You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it goYou only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime You better
His soul's escaping, through this hole that is gapingThis world is mine for the takingMake me king, as we move toward a New World OrderA normal life is borin', but super stardom's close to post mortemIt only grows harder, only grows hotterHe blows, it's all over, these hoes is all on himCoast to coast shows, he's known as the GlobetrotterLonely roads, God only knows, he's grown farther from home, he's no fatherHe goes home and barely knows his own daughterBut hold your nose 'cause here goes the cold waterThese hoes don't want him no mo', he's cold productThey moved on to the next schmo who flows, he nose dove and sold nadaSo the soap opera is told and unfolds, I suppose it's old partna, but the beat goes onDa-da-dum, da-dum, da-da
You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it goYou only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime 
You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it goYou only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetimeYou better
No more games, I'ma change what you call rageTear this motherfuckin' roof off like two dogs cagedI was playin' in the beginnin', the mood all changedI been chewed up and spit out and booed off stageBut I kept rhymin' and stepped right in the next cypherBest believe somebody's payin' the Pied PiperAll the pain inside amplified by theFact that I can't get by with my nine toFive and I can't provide the right type ofLife for my family 'cause man, these goddamn food stamps don't buy diapersAnd its no movie, there's no Mekhi PhiferThis is my life and these times are so hardAnd it's getting even harder tryna feed and water my seed, plusTeeter totter, caught up between bein' a father and a prima donnaBaby mama drama, screamin' on her, too muchFor me to wanna stay in one spot, another day of monotony'sGotten me to the point, I'm like a snail I've gotTo formulate a plot or end up in jail or shotSuccess is my only motherfuckin' option, failure's notMom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go, I cannot grow old in Salem's LotSo here I go, is my shotFeet, fail me not, this may be the only opportunity that I got
You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it goYou only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime
You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it goYou only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blowThis opportunity comes once in a lifetime You better
You can do anything you set your mind to, man

Student loans

To Endless Metrics https://www.endlessmetrics.com/

 I forgave the balance of my daughter’s student loan with my own inheritance which would be in keeping with my parents wishes if not directives. The Life Scholarship monies had paid for most of her BSN, launching her on her career in health care but she amassed another 100k while at MUSC. She enhanced her income opportunities immensely but would have had to carry a huge financial burden and as she explained one evening, get a second job. Now, this is not right. On the one hand education is not freely given  and should not be freely taken. Students must be invested in their higher education but that education should be designed to provide an equally lucrative career. I asked about a potential government bailout before I put my daughter first and because we are not suffering I don’t expect a reimbursement, as has been some of the current argument. But incremental steps that should have already been and should be in place are to make student loan interest tax deductible. That, to me would just be common sense. Also make student loans as accountable as home or auto loans. What is the collateral in so far as the calculated value of the education? I know that’s a tricky one because many many non grads make it big; Ellen Degeneres, Steve Jobs even Bill Gates, but many degrees simply to not adequately prepare the average student with the marketable skills needed to pay the loan back. Institutions can make the loans knowing that the law will require payback even if it’s virtually impossible. So there is no easy answer and if there is, I don’t have it. Personally, I believe in technical training wherein maybe loans should be secured though the businesses that need trained and skilled workers. I want to go to Harvard, apply though Microsoft as your mentor, partner, employment provider. I want to go to MUSC, apply through the corresponding hospitals. I want to be a social worker, teacher, mechanic etc. build in some level of reciprocal accountability. 

Although I’m not against it, student loan payoffs is not an effective long term solution.

Pete and Tess

Carmel Beach Ocean waves



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Each year we would take a week of vacation to go to the beach and every year I would be lulled into the mesmerizing magic of the seemingly eternal flow of ocean waves. I would try to catch a few minutes by myself to embrace the solitude with the Hope in my early years that I would find the right person to love, the security in middle years when I shared that love with my wife and family and now in my twilight years when I have decades of memories to wander through. The ocean waves are still eternal but now they are on the 60 inch flat screen in my bedroom. I don’t need to find a hotel or get up early in the morning or steal away for an hour at dusk. I need only to click on my remote or ask Alexa to take me there and I am free to drift away on the eternity and tranquility of these ocean waves.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Congresswoman Liz Cheney

Cheyenne Office

2120 Capitol Avenue Suite 8005

Cheyenne, WY 82001

 

Dear Congresswoman Liz Cheney,

Thank you for exercising the courage, conviction and fortitude to stand up for America and speak the truth about Trump. Never in our history has America faced such threats to our institutions of democracy as we are facing today. To see the power that the lies and deceitful nature of one man, Donald J. Trump, can have on others and to watch as grown men cower and fold under his intimidation and coercion, is mind boggling and deeply disturbing. Where, but for honor, integrity and devotion to truth and justice, would America be as a light unto the world for freedom and where will America be without courageous persons such as yourself, who, when faced with these outright attacks, stand firm and fast putting one’s own ambitions aside, by actually putting America first.

I am not in your Zip Code but Please know that there are many of us who love America and believe in the battle for truth and justice as the American way. In this moment you have done the right thing, spoken the truth and consequently suffered a loss to that noble cause. But this loss does not make your cause any less noble and with Gods blessing the truth will prevail and you and people like you will be remembered and honored by history. Circumstances do not make the person, they reveal them and you, Liz Cheney, can and should stand proud as an American hero.

 

My sincere gratitude to you with respect in Gods grace,

 

Pete Tintle

Peteandtess@gmail.com

864-590-9857

210 Wash Creek Dr Unit A

Hendersonville, NC 28739

 


 

 


 

 

Home Page - Congresswoman Liz Cheney

 

Cheyenne Office

2120 Capitol Avenue Suite 8005

Cheyenne, WY 82001

Phone: 307-772-2595

Fax: 307-772-2597

 

 

Saturday, August 6, 2022

Drop foot brace

This whole Drop Foot Condition is new to me and with it a flurry of adaptive gadgets. This device is soft, easy to put on over a sock and comfortable to wear. The bottom platform provides minimal support to my foot to help maintain the 80 to 90 angle that I can no longer do on my own. Once I put it on over my socks it can stay on for hours with complete comfort so I put on my shoes, or slippers or just in my socks to help function in different settings through the day and night. This is a minimal cost, non invasive accommodation that is helping me keep my toes from dragging.  Because of its comfort I forget it’s there so It’s on my foot in the middle of the night without having to stop and think about it or put something on like other devices that attach to your shoes. I think it’s a great product and I’m glad I found it.

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In the stages of grief, I joked that I’m in the initial stages of Shock and Denial. In those first few days after someone dies, your very busy notifying people and making arrangements. It’s not until everyone goes home that the loneliness of loss settles in all around you and you start to realize this is it. She’s gone. I lost my Dad and I thought, I need to grow up. I lost my Mom and I lost the one person who truly loved me. I was excited when I knew I was going to have a baby, have you. There is no one else who can ever say that except my mom. I lost Eric and it’s the way he left us, on purpose, that bothers me. Actually haunts me. He chose to leave and I think what pain must have gone on in his mind. I feel the burden of Why and guilt.  But yet in pictures I just came across yesterday, I saw happiness in his eyes and in his smile when he was a boy. When he was the boy I met, loved and took care of. I have to remind and reassure myself of the good I shared in his life.

At first I thought I was going to the doctor to get fixed. The MRI, physical therapy, the EMG diagnostic testing. I thought it all had a purpose, to find out what to do, to find out how to fix it. It’s still a topic of its own newness. What happened? What are you doing? What are they doing? But it’s aging out. I’m going to get a doctors opinion next week but I think I already know. That’s it. Drop Foot. You don’t fix it you learn to live with it. You accept it. This is now me. This is now just part of who I am. And I am sad. I mean I’m not sad all the time and I very much count my blessings but I’m sad too. And in this moment, I’m just sad. The pain is less. This morning it’s like hearing little fireworks in the distance. Not the explosions I was feeling before the shot. I’m going to go back to reading my fix your own back book. I need to keep busy.