HoliDAZE

Between Kwanzaa, Chanukkah and Christmas 

(not to mention others ~ at blogging time, 

which is so very short... you understand!)

and the resurgent coronavirus - thanks to its variant 

(check out the 1963 movie Omicron - what a hoot) 

which brings all sorts of restrictions, constraints, 

limitations to your partying abilities/capacities 

and probable curfews, containment/lockdowns 

in your near future (within those famed 12 Days 

of Christmas anyhow ~ rest assured...!) 

what can you folks possibly be celebrating... hmm? 

I'll tell you what you can celebrate! 

THOU SHALL CELEBRATE... 

THE BIRTH OF HOPE INCARNATE! 

EMBODIED IN THE FORM OF A CHILD 

~ BORN FROM A VIRGIN ~ 

WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT! 

A Virgin, Immaculate Conception 

that had been foretold... foreshadowed... 

many times over, yes ~ but only once 

was it TRUE and an accomplished MIRACLE 

~ 2000 years ago (...) with this baby ~ 

+++ The Christ +++ 

And though it is hard to be "merry" now 

(for some... for a lot of us, verily) 

it is more difficult to become joyful 

in these pandemic conditions; 

with all the economic woes that are prevalent, 

the situation in the world getting worse, 

rather than better... Rumors of war, 

apparent fulfillment of apocalyptic prophecy 

gloom and doom, every single day 

as environmental concerns grow chaotic, 

society equally so, up to a point of no return perhaps, 

strife everywhere one can scrutinize... 

It becomes, paradoxically, easy to get lost in the DAZE; 

forget it all, in total and complete *blaséness* 

aloofness... carelessness. 

Do as the corporate entities do; thinking only of 

the now, the profit, the gain... 

Not of tomorrow - much less of the everafter. 

Because the DAZE is a bout cheer, gifts, parties. 

RIGHT? 

It is what they sell to you - what they sing: 

AND AS ABBA SANG IT, most especially... 

(bravo for the comeback, 40 years later, by the way!) 

for those who do not embrace the true spirit of Christmas 

and would rather persevere with the secular one...

REMEMBER THIS SAINTLY MESSAGE THEN: 

I'll translate that, for ya: 

REMEMBER THAT ALL THE BAD THAT YOU DO 

STAYS WITH YOU!!! 

Remember that in 2022! 

Argh.

 As if the present pandemic times we live in were not complicated enough... 

Imagine that: the inane secretary of some quack is given the task to send you thy precious receipts (though they call them "forms" - even though they are clearly not, have to be joined to a proper form in order to claim a portion -not all; never all- of the sum incurred in the obtaining of, quite frankly, inadequate services to begin with... AND one has to type up all the vital information beforehand anyway, as the insurance company at the other hand of this distasteful process is not any more compliant with thee - but you, ahh, you have got to be it: compliant... always and in all ways! But that's another story...) 

Alas... the inane secretary (who doesn't even remotely look like Maggie G... whatshername) messes up - big time. 

Not only does she NOT send you one of those precious "forms" there - at all... She sends you another one - THREE TIMES OVER instead! And then, upon downloading them and trying to upload them onto thy CLAIM there, thy dear insurer notifies you (immediately - at least that was fast) that all of these "forms" hybrid misbegotten mutant receipts are deemed UNWORTHY by their sacrosanct anti-virus protector - they're potentially contaminated and hazardous to thy dearest INSURANCE COMPANY'S WEBSITE... YIKES!!! Thus, simply put, they are unusable. 

One is given, then, two choices: 

either ask the dumb secretary for a re-issue of those things (impossible - as she, the quack and all of their wretched entourage are found to be ON HOLIDAY LEAVE... ON VACATION! Totally undeserved one would think - but, yeah; everybody needs a break, sometimes...) or, more practical but ever-so annoying (as it needed not to be and should not ever be necessary, in the first place...!) is the option to painstakingly make copies of each and every such "form" in order to re-submit... and pass the virus check! 

HA... In the old days (pre-2020, that is) 

such things were like some preparation for these pandemic times that we are firmly entrenched into, now...!!! 

Though it is true that we all need to find some things to do, indoors, away from the contaminated crowds, avoiding gatherings, practicing social distancing, substracting oneself from the potential talent pool of the appropriately-called "super-spreaders" out there... 

Verily now, come on: 

no one should have to put up with this sort of crap - especially not now; especially not with the prevalent idiocy that has led the whole blamed world to be in the situation it is now 

ENVIRONMENTALLY 

POLITICALLY 

SOCIALLY 

PANDEMICALLY 

RELIGIOUSLY 

SPIRITUALLY 

COSMICALLY...!!! 

No... no... no! 

We do not need to add cybernetically to the list! 

Imagine that: even the insurance company does it: 

it limits the number of forms/receipts/claims that one can lump together to the ignominious, odd (even though believed to be lucky, aye) number of... SEVEN (7) .

I had, quite exactly... EIGHT (8) to claim. 

WOW. 

JUST... WOW! 

It is like they go out of their damned way to...

*Sigh* 

Yeah... yeah... 

Maybe this should have gone to that certain blog full-fledged member of the TLB Prime Network here, instead... 

***

O My Cryin'

 The world is in chaos 

As the crisis prolongs itself... 

With no end in sight! 

After a DELTA variant... 

It is OMICRON. 

{The inspiration for the "Oh My Cryin'" there ~ crying as in a 

rebel yell, of course - not that there's an Anti-Vaxxer here...!) 

...which is only proof that there is nothing new under the sun... 

WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE... 

NEXT? 

Stay Tuned...

2 and 0

 

...could it be that 

the USofA hasn't learned a thing 

from that hellacious day...? 

Keepsake from my Boston friend; K. M... Thanks sweetie pie! 

Since 2001, how much toxic pollution 

has been wrought upon the environment? 

How much deadly and irreversible action 

has been undertaken without a thought 

about what the long-term ramifications 

might be...?  How many innocents 

have paid the price already for these 

poor decisions ~ and how many more 

are already set up to pay for it? 

How many animals, species, unborn babies 

are already dead ~ as much as the 

9/11 victims... Iraq victims... 

Afghans that followed during the truly 

never-ending war on terror... 

Christians; beheaded in Nigeria, in the 

Middle-East and all over the world... 

Indigenous on the way of corporative 

plans, projects and profit... 

How deep has the profound lack of 

RESPECT gotten to be, 

in the course of these twenty long years 

of alleged "reflection"...? 

But even they lack in the ability to properly 

reflect, ponder, assimilate the crucial... 

The USofA must know this, on this 

September 11 2021: 

after having lost an additional 13 lives 

just a mere few days ago ~ while 

exiting Afghanistan,  with their collective tail 

firmly between their legs, 

seeing the Taliban now spread out 

through three times as much territory 

-via Al Qaeda but via Isis too- 

and with their "war on terror" a total 

utter failure... their record is 0-2. 

Is that why they take it out 

as they do ~ on nature...?

+++ 

Life: Too Short

 

Everyday, on imdb, you can check out 

the professional activities, 

latest projects/releases, birthdays, 

and ages of celebrities 

involved in the bustling, 

ever upbeat ~even in a pandemic~ 

entertainment industry... 

Yes... They are needed. 

They always were;

but even more so now, 

as the masses desperately need 

something to help them forget 

the dreary state of the world 

these days... 

The good ones are gone, alas...

...so many of them...

And one can wonder, 

more than ever, 

just how long we will have 

those that we do have 

now... 

Forever 21: certainly does not look 51 

MGC ~ 20 years in the business ~ 

yet she is a newcomer in the 

eyes of so many. 

Many happy returns. 

Such a small age gap here; 

in today's Tinseltown, 

they could play anything 

from a pair of sisters 

to mother and daughter 

to a lesbian power couple. 

Future leading man. 

Still so young he can play 

teenager parts... and does. 

The sky is literally the limit. 

Then again, they were saying 

the exact same thing 

about the guy from True Blood 

or the turd from Mad Men 

~ and where are they now? 

...still do not see why 

she cannot be the new Mera 

~ in replacement of 

Amber Heard... 

After all, there is always 

a semblance of replacement 

as they leave us, one by one... 

Sooner or later - we are all replaced 

no matter what field we are in... 

Some never are replaced; 

but their likeness is found, in others... 

And that suffices, usually. 

It suffices in our society, 

where everyone is deemed 

replaceable indeed. 

No one is ever truly "replaced" 

of course; as we are all, 

each and every individual, 

unique to the very last atom...

...some are more fondly 

remembered than others... 

...that's all. 

+++ 

A Reflection of our times...

 

AN ESTATE was born...

oh yes ~ she is proud... 

as tossing and turning and rolling in her grave, she is. 

+++

USofA

 

... the self-appointed Leader of the Free World! 

Military Might that defines the term "Super Power" 

(and it has nothing to do with their ridiculous 

affection for the only mythology they have got: 

make-believe ludicrous superheroes!) 

BUT THEN WHY, OH WHY, MIGHTY USofA 

are you such pathetic losers? 

Which one is a greater defeat: Vietnam or Afghanistan? 

The latter. Clearly. For with the Taliban and ISIS, alone, 

the ramifications are that much more... apocalyptic. 

I have said it before, 

I will (gladly) state it again 

~in writ, here~ 

if the "USofA" is the true 

leader of the (free) world 

then this world is DOOMED. 

But then, anyone with a brain 

and a soul ~and both truly, 

deeply connected~ 

knew so much already; 

knew that the world cannot save itself 

it can only be saved by a 

Greater Power... 

But then, how to save something 

that is so hellbent on 

self-destruction? 

METALLICA... hardly the greatest divulgers of the truth...

...but they got it right, in essence at least, with this 

"HARD WIRED TO SELF-DESTRUCT" thing, here...

Cities such as St. Louis and Detroit 

are ravaged with hopelessness 

and depravity ~ at any moment, 

at any time of day or night, 

you could catch a bullet... 

A nation that gives more importance 

to gun ownership than gun control 

clearly has got problems... 

But that is on the inside. 

It will affect the outside, though; 

as this so-called world leader 

is more of a farce than ever 

on the international stage. 

The worst example of that 

being, in fact, smack in the middle 

of these two albatrosses 

('Nam ~ and now 'Istan) 

and it is, really, the aftermath 

of 9/11... 

The USofA went, famously, after the "Axis of Evil" 

in the years 2001 until 2005 or so... 

These were comprised of Irak, Iran and North Korea. 

But the truth was that many if not all of the 9/11 hijackers 

were actually Saudi nationals; and Saudi Arabia 

has financed Al Qaeda operations aplenty. 

A so-called champion 

defender of human rights, 

liberty, freedom 

(the alleged American way; 

America is much more than 

just the USofA, pals ~ 

it is all of South America, 

all the countries there, 

it is Mexico and Canada. 

Learn your geography!) 

but the truth is another 

when it becomes clear that 

this nation puts its agendas 

and economical ambitions 

ahead of true justice ~ 

and that this is what dictates 

their every move 

on the international front. 

YOU SUCK, USofA! 

YOU WERE NEVER 

"NUMBER ONE" 

AND YOU NEVER WILL BE! 

Oftentimes, an actor is a director's puppet, they say... 

but this is Jeff Daniels' greatest delivery of lines, ever; 

he's not dumb nor dumber - he's no dummy, here...

...and now you've probably opened the doors 

to a silent invasion to all four corners of the globe...

GREAT GOING, UNCLE SAM 

From Journal To Journal

 

http://luminous777.bravejournal.com/index.php 

http://luminous777.bravejournal.com 

(I remember: I do! I had initiated this Web Journal 

the same week... as I did my Deezer account! 

They are forever linked therefore...) 

https://www.deezer.com/us/profile/181696 

You just go there - I am not about to embed 

another music provider playlist on here - no way! 

Been there - done that! 

NEVERMORE!

Sample the music from that other journal now 

THIS WAY: 

The original LWJ had the perfect tune 

~at least~ 

as its official theme song of sorts... indeed!

Alas, Bravejournal... is dead. 

(This "BREVE NET" may be as well ~ 

such is the fate of the copy cat...) 

That... is another Bravejournal. 

Ignore it... 

BUT THE BRAVENET... LIVES ON. 

And though it appears to have taken away

my dear old LWJ from me... 

It has left me... the best: 

Thank you B-net... 

I guess.

Hope it's not a bad omen 

for my Deezer now! 

IWD

 

... some will do better than others - as usual... 

... but that is nothing new - right? 

All cool and great and wonderful 

(wink wink, wonder women) 

but what was IWD like for, say, 

REENA VIRK 

who died a violent way, feeling so much hatred 

only because she looked different 

or her mother Suman who died in 2018 

while the murderer (one of them, anyway) 

still lives, vying for day parole 

on the 20th anniversary of her heinous crime 

- never fully apologetical really, yet, 

many are those who would say, in passing, 

that she looks... like the wonder woman type. 

She looks like those GoPro models in the video above! 

But she is a hideous monster, in truth... 

Her victim was only 14 years-old 

(while she was 15 at the time) 

and all Virk wanted was to belong... 

So yeah - WOMEN'S DAY is to be celebrated 

but don't forget what horrendous things 

some women have done to other women 

#TOO.