POST # 306
DORA DOG
Dora dog, aka Dora the bonehead enjoyed a wonderful day yesterday. It may be the best Friday the 13th that she has ever had in her short life, but I'll explain some of those details near the end of this post.
Yesterday was also a memorable day for The Thoughtful Wanderer. My thoughts took me back to the year, 1962. I certainly don't remember all of my childhood, but I have a distinct memory from October of that year. This was the time of the Cuban missile crisis, and the memory that stays with me all these years later is one where I am standing in the kitchen at home, and listening to the transistor radio, that was located on the counter. Being only seven years old at the time, I certainly couldn't grasp the full meaning of what was being said, but I could tell by the mood in the house that it was a troubled time. I also remember that there was an air raid siren located not far from our house, and on occasion the siren would sound, and this sent a chill through anyone who might have been within earshot. Was this going to be one of the last sounds we all heard before the bombs began raining down upon us? Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed, and humanity and the rest of the living planet dodged a nuclear war.
That was then. Fast forward to yesterday, and the war drums were beating again, over what appears at this stage to be yet another lie in order to get another war started. Kind of like the weapons of mass destruction lie of 2003. However this time the stakes were even higher because the end result could have been war between the two largest nuclear armed countries in the world. Today dawned and it looks like at least for now, WW3 has been postponed.
Most experts would probably agree that the USA is an empire, and similar to empires of the past, it will do everything in its power to remain one. Just like those other empires, it too will end, and it probably won't go quietly. If you were an aborigine living in outback Australia way back when the Roman Empire collapsed, it would have had zero impact upon you.When this current empire collapses, it will probably take the rest of the living planet along with it. I'm sure there could be many reasons as to why we have arrived to this point in the story, but I would humbly suggest that this particular empire began to grow exponentially after WW2, when the world's reserve currency became the US dollar, and all international transactions had to be conducted in said currency.
Our modern world only works because of the use of oil and its derivatives, and that being the case, and with the world held hostage to trading in US dollars, the empire has been number one. Every country needs oil, and in order to acquire that oil, it needs US dollars to do so. Don't get me wrong, I as a Canadian, along with my Australian, New Zealand, UK and European friends have benefited from this arrangement along the way. This has been the way of the world for longer than I've been on the planet. Go along with US policy, and all will be well, but try to resist it, and see what will happen. The list of failed countries is a long one, and for the majority of those countries, it's because they wanted to challenge the US hegemonic position on the world stage. Recent examples would be Iraq and Libya, and now it appears to be Syria's turn. But this is where the empire hits the brick wall of Russia, and if things continue to go the way they are heading, then none of us will have to concern ourselves with much of a future outlook.
Of course, there are larger forces at work that will manage to have a major impact upon our future and a recent "Edge of Extinction" episode from my friend, Dr. Guy McPherson puts things into perspective, even if we don't have WW 3.
OK, I'm glad I got that off of my chest, and now I can come back to Dora the bonehead, and the wonderful day she had yesterday. Along with a few walks, multiple poops, and interactions with a few of her four-legged bonehead friends, she had the pleasure of being brushed with a new brush from the pet store. With some new dog treats to round out her day, she seems to be in a state of complete bonehead bliss, and she could care less about all of the words just written in this post. She's a lucky creature indeed. And as I was saying goodnight to her last night, I told her exactly that. She probably had a much more restful sleep than I experienced.
She is blessed with the ability to be living in the moment, as can be seen in the photo below, as she focuses on a deer in the yard.
And to wrap up today's post, I thought it would be fun to attach a recent video of Dora, taken a few days ago. She really looks happy, and so is the Thoughtful Wanderer, in spite of content of today's blog.
living in acceptance,
Paul
The Thoughtful Wanderer
