Category: Everything else
Picture of Bill Murray
It happened a year or two ago when I was going through a particularly rough time emotionally. I was feeling very defeated and someone who wanted me to feel better, showed me a picture of Bill Murray. It worked. I felt better instantly.
Now, I’m paying it forward.
Without further ado, here is a picture of Bill Murray!!
🎵 Are you happy now? 🎵
Sometimes, as I’m waking up in the mornings, I hear helpful hints and suggestions in my head. This morning I heard a familiar song by Michelle Branch. The song was “Are you happy now?” The actual lyrics of the song include this…
Could you look me in the eye
And tell me that you’re happy now, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
But what I heard was…
Could you tell it to the world?
Are you happy now?
So, here’s what I can say about that: Fortunately, I am not happy. — Yep, fortunately.
I am looking forward with great anticipation and excitement to the day when I can finally be a happy person. I do not know the exact consequence that occurs if I’m happy, but I do know there is potential for ill consequence and that it could possibly adversely affect everyone.
This is one of the things that Leader-Guy is working on. He’s doing very well and eventually I will be able to be happy without there being the potential for adverse consequence. (Yay!!). But for now, it is better if I remain unhappy.
I have a limited view of the work Leader-Guy is doing, and I also see some of his results. He is working almost all the time and making forward strides daily. He is doing a lot of good for everyone.
And of course, even if there weren’t any reason for me to intentionally remain unhappy, I could not really be happy anyway, not being so far and long separated from my sweetheart.
God bless all of you!
Quiet here
I imagine many people are aware that I now have a house-guest. I just thought it would be a good idea to let everyone know that there’s nothing unusual or exciting going on. It’s really very uninteresting around here. I hardly even know he’s here most of the time. We often go out together to eat, but other than that we mostly each do our own thing.
I know I mentioned an article I’m working on about my transition years ago from Agnostic to Theist. I will be finishing that and posting it eventually, but right now I’m having computer troubles, so it may be a while.
Finished two more books!
- Star Wars: Red Harvest by Joe Schreiber
- Star Trek: The Next generation: Encounter at Farpoint by David Gerrold
Currently reading: Contact by Carl Sagan
Santi Reads Books!
I have recently been working on an article which is about my experience several years ago when I transitioned from Agnostic to Theist. But, the article is not yet ready, so for now, here’s a list of most every book I’ve read in the past year and a half or so. I’ve only left out a few which I didn’t finish.
When I read, I do so out loud, mostly for the benefit of David, but Peace-Guys also enjoy some of the books. I know many of you are wondering about my unusual friends (none of whom are spiders). I promise, you will eventually have the opportunity to learn much about them. In the meantime, I will just say this about them; they are good, moral, intelligent, feeling, emotional beings whom I love immensely.
Anyhow, here’s the book list…
E:Read\ (16)
A Christmas Carol – Charles Dickens
A Christmas Story – Jean Shepherd
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carrol
Armada – Ernest Cline
Chicken Soup for the Soul The Magic of Cats 101 Tales of Family, Friendship & Fun – Amy Newmark
Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk
Forrest Gump – Winston Groom
GoodFellas – Nicholas Pileggi
Poker Brat Phil Hellmuth’s Autobiography – Phil Hellmuth
Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
Ready Player Two – Ernest Cline
The Cat in the Hat – Dr. Seuss
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams
The Outsiders – S.E. Hinton
The Positronic Man – Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg
The Time Machine – H.G. Wells
E:Read\Beverly Cleary\ (9)
Henry and Ribsy
Henry and the Clubhouse
Henry and the Paper Route
Ralph S Mouse
Ramona the Pest
Ribsy
Runaway Ralph
Socks
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
E:Read\Jay Williams & Raymond Abrashkin\ (10)
Danny Dunn and the Universal Glue
Danny Dunn and Heat Ray
Danny Dunn and the Anti-Gravity Paint
Danny Dunn and the Automatic House
Danny Dunn and the Fossil Cave
Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine
Danny Dunn and the Weather Machine
Danny Dunn on a Desert Island
Danny Dunn, Invisible Boy
Danny Dunn, Time Traveler
E:Read\Dave Barry\ (5)
Best State Ever A Florida Man Defends His Homeland
Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up
Dave Barry Slept Here A Sort of History of the United States
Dave Barrys Greatest Hits
Lessons From Lucy The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog
E:Read\Franklin W. Dixon\ (2)
Hardy Boys 01 The Tower Treasure
Hardy Boys 22 Trouble Island
E:Read\Star Trek\Discovery\ (8)
Star Trek Discovery Dead Endless – Dave Galanter
Star Trek Discovery Desperate Hours – David Mack
Star Trek Discovery Die Standing – John Jackson Miller
Star Trek Discovery Drastic Measures – Dayton Ward
Star Trek Discovery Fear Itself (3) – James Swallow
Star Trek Discovery The Enterprise War – John Jackson Miller
Star Trek Discovery Wonderlands – Una McCormack
The Way to the Stars – Una McCormack
E:Read\Star Trek\Enterprise\ (5)
Star Trek_ Enterprise – 001 – Broken Bow – Diane Carey & Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Star Trek_ Enterprise – 002 – By the Book – Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Star Trek_ Enterprise – 003 – Shockwave – Paul Ruditis
Star Trek_ Enterprise – 004 – What Price Honor – Dave Stern
Star Trek_ Enterprise – 005 – Surak’s Soul – J. M. Dillard
E:Read\Star Wars\1 – Before the Republic\ (2)
001 – The Adventures of Lanoree Brock, Je’daii Ranger – Tim Lebbon
002 – Dawn of the Jedi, Into the Void – Tim Lebbon
E:Read\Star Wars\2 – Old Galactic Republic Era\ (3)
003 – Lost Tribe of the Sith, The Collected Stories – John Jackson Miller
004 – The Old Republic, Revan – Drew Karpyshyn
005 – The Old Republic, Deceived – Paul S. Kemp
E:Read\Star Wars\3 – Rise of the Empire\ (3)
042 – Episode I The Phantom Menace – Terry Brooks
060 – Episode II Attack of the Clones – R.A. Salvatore
088 – Episode III Revenge of the Sith – Mathew Stover
E:Read\Star Wars\4 – Rebellion Era\ (3)
121 – Episode IV A New Hope – George Lucas
148 – Episode V The Empire Strikes Back – Donald F. Glut
153 – Episode VI Return of the Jedi – James Kahn
Welcome to Internet Sidewalk!
Welcome to Internet Sidewalk!
Here you will find commentary from myself on a variety of subjects. I’ll be writing about some of my experiences and the lessons I have learned from them. I will also be answering many of the questions which I know people have. I’m not sure how often I will be posting, but at this point, I am imagining it will be about one article per week.
The articles I publish here will be categorized. There currently are just three categories; “Sidewalk”, “Media”, and “Everything else”. The category “Sidewalk” is for the kind of thing that I would write on a sidewalk. The “Media” category is for anything media related, such as music and movie links. The “Everything else” category is for all other content such as ideas for consideration, messages meant to inspire, details about some of my daily activities, etc.
I will also be attaching tags to the articles which I’ll use as sub-categories. If you are interested in seeing more posts with a certain tag, just click the tag. This works for categories too.
I don’t want to cause problems by sharing too much, too fast, so for now my frequency of publishing articles will be conservative and I’m keeping the content of my articles pretty conservative also. Rest assured though that it will eventually be otherwise. Information on a wide variety of topics will flow abundantly and freely. It is going to be amazing!
Something very important to me, is that this website and its content does not hinder Leader-guy’s efforts, nor cause him grief, and in general, just not be a problem at all for him.
Several years ago, when I first noticed Leader-guy inserting his influence into my experiences, I was confused, angry, resentful, very resistant; even oppositional. Among the results of the influence that he exerted were many effects upon me which were quite difficult and painful. That went on for several years and I didn’t understand why it was happening. But, I slowly came to understand enough to see clearly that Leader-guy is working on something that is absolutely necessary and for the good of all.
Leader-guy is working tremendously hard and selflessly to benefit us all. His efforts are succeeding, they really are, but it is a slow process. I sincerely hope that all of us can do our best to be patient, cooperative, and grateful.
So, maybe you are wondering why I’m talking so much about Leader-guy and his efforts here in the About section. Well, I wanted to give at least a brief explanation so that the following makes sense.
I am inviting Leader-guy to moderate the content on this site if there should ever be a need for that. He has not asked for, nor has he demanded this. I am simply extending this invitation to him unsolicited. I only ask that if he does encounter a situation wherein moderation is necessary, that he make a notation in red font so that there is clarity that an instance of moderation has occurred. I imagine an occurrence of moderation exercised by Leader-guy might look like this: “So anyway, I — the — on a table and then — — —. [edited]” or perhaps done more simply, like this: “—————————“.
Also, I ask humbly of everyone: Please, please, please be tolerant and accepting if Leader-guy does have to moderate any content. I am absolutely certain he would not do so without very good reason.
Again, welcome to the site!
Santi — (A.K.A. Green Heart, A.K.A. James)
Happy Good Friday and Easter!
I hope you all have a happy Good Friday and a happy Easter!
God bless you all!
Bendy fingertip
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet
“I am a Jedi, like my father before me”
Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight
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Welcome to Internet Sidewalk!
Here you will find commentary from myself on a variety of subjects. I’ll be writing about some of my experiences and the lessons I have learned from them. I will also be answering many of the questions which I know people have, but I don’t want to cause problems by saying too much, too fast, so my frequency of publishing articles will be conservative. I’m not yet sure how often I will be posting, but at this point, I’m imagining it will be about one or two articles per week.
The articles I publish here will be categorized. There currently are just two categories; “Sidewalk” and “Everything else”. The category “Sidewalk” is for the kind of thing that I would write on a sidewalk. I anticipate the “Everything else” category will have content such as ideas for consideration, messages meant to inspire, details about some of my daily activities, etc.
I will also be attaching tags to the articles which, hopefully, will help to make clear my intention for each posting. For example; I might tag a post that is intended to encourage thought on a subject “Food for thought”, or I might tag something meant as humorous, “Just for fun!”.
Something very important to me, is that this website and its content does not hinder Leader-guy’s efforts, nor cause him grief, and in general, just not be a problem at all for him.
Several years ago, when I first noticed Leader-guy inserting his influence into my experiences, I was confused, angry, resentful, very resistant; even oppositional. Among the results of the influence that he exerted were many effects upon me which were quite difficult and painful. That went on for several years and I didn’t understand why it was happening. But, I slowly came to understand enough to see clearly that Leader-guy is working on something that is absolutely necessary and for the good of all.
Leader-guy is working tremendously hard and selflessly to benefit us all. His efforts are succeeding, they really are, but it is a slow process. I sincerely hope that all of us can do our best to be patient, cooperative, and grateful.
So, maybe you are wondering why I’m talking so much about Leader-guy and his efforts here in the About section. Well, I wanted to give at least a brief explanation so that the following makes sense.
I am inviting Leader-guy to moderate the content on this site if there should ever be a need for that. He has not asked for, nor has he demanded this. I am simply extending this invitation to him unsolicited. I only ask that if he does encounter a situation wherein moderation is necessary, that he make a notation in red font so that there is clarity that an instance of moderation has occurred. I imagine an occurrence of moderation exercised by Leader-guy might look like this: “So anyway, I — the — on a table and then — — —. [edited]” or perhaps done more simply, like this: “—————————“.
Also, I ask humbly of everyone: Please, please, please be tolerant and accepting if Leader-guy does have to moderate any content. I am absolutely certain he would not do so without very good reason.
Again, welcome to the site!
Green Heart
Dentistry
August 24, 2023, 10:00 pm
Everything else
Santi
I imagine most of you know that, in the past, I had the most atrociously yellowed teeth up until about a year ago. They were so very yellowed, it was amazing. My apologies to anyone and everyone who had the great displeasure of having to see them that way. You may wonder why they were so yellow. Well, it was mostly due to a bad start, lots of neglect, and ignorance.
So, how did I improve them so drastically? I started brushing them. I brushed them a lot. I still brush them a lot, and they are still improving. At first, I used a standard, non-electric toothbrush. Then later, about a year ago, I bought an electric sonic toothbrush, and it was when I started using that sonic toothbrush that the yellow started coming off fast. Throughout the process of improving the condition of my teeth, I did not use any chemical teeth-whitening products, laser treatments, etc. I did it with just brushing alone.
To be clear: I’m not claiming to have perfectly white teeth. I definitely do not have perfectly white teeth. But the difference from how they were previously to how they are now is potentially startling. It’s almost like night and day. They really were very, very yellow; maybe even better described as brown. Yuck!!
What motivated me to start taking better care of my teeth is the most interesting part of this, though. I immensely dislike saying this yet again. I really, really, really do. But a deeper explanation of that will have to wait until later. In the meantime, I will say this; God taught me some amazing things about our dental organs. He really did. I know it may sound more than a little ludacris and crazy when I say this, but I swear it is absolutely true. Believe it or not, our dental organs have a deeply and profoundly spiritual nature to them.
So, why do I keep doing that? I touch lightly upon subjects and then say that more info will have to come later (I dislike doing it sooooo much, ugh!!!!). It frustrates me hugely, and I imagine it frustrates others also. I am sincerely sorry for doing that, and I apologize for doing it over and over. Anyhow, the reason is almost always the same. That reason being, that the details would not make any sense yet or perhaps would even just sound like pure insanity without people hearing at least some of the relevant Playback content first.
As I write this, I am feeling a renewed motivation to take even better care of my teeth. So, I’m going to improve by flossing daily and setting an appointment to take care of some dental issues that have come up recently. One of those issues is that one of my crowns fell off and needs to be restored. The other is that lately I have begun to experience some abnormal sensitivity in one of my molars when drinking cold liquids. My cosmetic tooth issue (hugely jutted front tooth) will probably have to wait, though. I suspect that Earth-level dental science probably does not have a 100% non-destructive fix for that. However, I will consult a doctor (of Dental Science) about it as soon as possible.
God bless all of you!
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