[Homestead] was british- now Bev's realization
bobf
bobford79 at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 4 04:36:06 EST 2009
--- On Tue, 2/3/09, EarthNSky <erthnsky at bellsouth.net> wrote:
In a similar way, I was always environmentally
> minded, but never thought about 'living green'.
***** AS a child and even a young man, I never thought much about such issues, other than to know that littering was wrong and that you shouldn't kill a songbird or be cruel to animals. Well, I did get involved with a 'save the manatee' group, but that was more about meeting girls. We didn't mis-use our land and we were not cruel to animals, but we never thought of any of that as a political or social statement -- it was simply the right and proper way to behave.
I just think there were a confluence of ideas that this list put together for me, and suddenly, I had a solution to the dreams that haunted me, but that solution also felt right.
****** I remember when you bought your land; and when you were deciding about whether TJ should go to public schools after being homeschooled. Time moves quickly.
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> I know you are not alone with that belief, but I am not
> that cynical yet. It is a crazy, idiotic, mixed up world,
> but I still think you have to teach a child to do the right
> thing by people, even if they are outside the 'circle of
> trust'.<g>
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Go visit Atlanta on a Friday night, walk the streets -- you are looking at the future.
> My best friend wants to introduce me to Ikea in downtown
> Atlanta on Thursday. I have no interest in going.
***** IKEA - Cheap Temporary junk -- but colorful. For the money, a person could do much better at an estate sale or an auction
I certainly never wanted to be right, because life wasn't a bowl of cherries in my dreams. It was more like Hell, pain and suffering-not
> something you wish for.
******** I rarely remember my dreams. Sometimes , I'll remember them just for a minute or so after waking, with the good ones, I want to go back to sleep so the girls won't leave; the bad ones, I forget them, but I'm wary for the rest of the day. If tyou can remember your dreams -- most people don't-- there are some books on the interpretation of dreams.
*****I don't know if it is new-age garbage or not. Some Indians put stock into dreams, but I know nothing , really, about the subject. I don't know if your insurance covers psychiatry, but some psychiatrists are really good with delving into a person's dreams. I like my psychiatrist. She finished Harvard medical school several years before the President started Harvard Law. I poke fun at her that "her people" (Bush went there too) are ruining the d*mn country.
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All the preparations are meaningless if the rest of your family is gone.
***** Very important; but a little different with you than me,because of your children
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> That's horrible, Bob. I wouldn't have thought that
> of you. I don't know what to say.
****** Bev, we were talking real raw 'survivalism'. I'm not a survivalist, but I was making the point that that is the way to survive and thrive in a world of barbarism. I don't believe, at all, that things will become so bad; but, if they do, I would be stupid to think hiding in place would be my salvation.
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> Careful there, or you will see the people you fear in the
> mirror.
***** I've seen that person in the mirror, before, Bev. I never want to see it again. I was taught business by men who wore Brooks Brothers suits, but who were capable of depraved violence when someone messed with their money. But that isn't my point.
*****My point is that you and I are old enough and decent enough to do what is right without a thousnad laws, rules,& regulations dictating our every movement. People commit felonies and misdemeanors regularly without knowing that they have broken the law. I know, usually, the 'right' thing to do. Whether or not it is legal doesn't enter the picture for me , much anymore. Remember who wrote those laws and for whose benefit they were written.
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> That sounds promising. Want to share any details?
***** Not details. This list archives every message. But, remember when that magician made the statue of Liberty dissappear? It is all about illusion and mis-direction. Our only reality to any entity is by our numbers. Birthdays, SSN, Tax ID #,DL, mailing address number, telephone # etc. When a person can have his numbers living in a totally different place than his physical being, then, his physical being is free.
**** I can always post pictures and say hello to this group or to others when I am traveling away from my 'bobfordstead'. Money can not buy happiness, but it can buy , to some extent , privacy. I intend to gradually dissapear into the ether, with no one the wiser. Even my family will not know, for at least the first few years while I have completely established personal privacy. I visit them , ususally, rather than them visiting me, anyway.
**** **My escapism is all about furthering my happiness. I 'want' privacy, so I shall have privacy. I've paid off the government goons and don't have any other obligations. I want to do what I think will bring me the greatest joy. To me , my idea of 'bobfordsteading' is not about work and drudgery; it is about fulfilling a personal desire. And, I am not trying to build up a place to leave as a legacy.
**** Note , Mama is flying out to visit me next month; she will be here for almost a month. The dog is not going to like someone getting that much attention.
*****You know you really are a very bright person , Bev. You don't give yourself enough credit. By the way, your story about Ron trying to change the rules of sowing seed made me laugh. When I planted my 'seed' garden spot last fall, I did the same thing he did. The damn seed were so tiny.....
Thanks for the conversation ...............bobb
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