Notes of an Observant Jew -
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I shared this at an Open Mic at The Idiot Box on October 25th, 2018 at about 8:40 pm
Since I put this together strategically, I need to refer to my notes here.
People have asked me who are you? And that's a good question. In fact, it might be the most important one of my journey.
My journey includes many names. And since it's about being honest, I'll be Frank with you if you're Ernest with me. Because, as I think Maya Angelou said, when we know better, we do better.
And it's in that spirit, that I want to share a few things.
I have reflections of human experiences that includes humor, truth and explore ways of being that can enhance our journeys.
I call it notes of an Observant Jew and currently have over 2000 notes in 74 areas in various forms.
I'm rating it R because I need to keep it real to share different perspectives.
And in the spirit of our midterms I want to share a few other things. Here's a good study guide which the League of Women Voters produced with others (http://www.lwvpt.org/Voter_Service.html). And I've found that the League of Women Voters is a good place to get voting information. This message was done independently from the League of Women Voters and a concerned citizen approved this message.
I also want to share a reflection about parts of my journey that I think everyone might be able to relate to.
I call it People's Inauguration January 20th, 2017 and I wrote it on November 28th, 2016 and have made a few changes since then
90. People's Inauguration January 2017
I got let go of a job because they said that I didn't fit or maybe because I had a fit or I threw a fit. So since I wasn't appropriate, I couldn't find another job and didn't have any money coming in. My car got repossessed, I got evicted from my house, and I was homeless and hopeless. I was in a bad way.
At some point I thought about becoming a psychopath, because then at least I'd have a path. Then I thought about becoming a career Criminal, in organized crime because then I'd have a career but I had a hard time getting myself organized. So I took a class in criminology.
Then finally I got a job as a contract Killer. It was a temporary or contract job, but at least it was a job. I studied my victim and got my weapon of choice together. When the time was right, I killed the contract. Then I came up with what I wanted in the contract. Thank you very much.
You see I think that we're all engaged with expressing various understandings, whether it's being expressed in contracts, agendas, visions, or understandings. Whether we're aware of them or not and whether we go along with somebody or something else or not.
So I ask what's your vision? What do you want in your life? I think that we all have an agenda. I know that I do. I like to think about it as a life's agenda that can be adjusted. Like at a community meeting. But there are certain things on the agenda and as we go through our lives we know it for ourselves, can express it to others, and then we share it when we find people with shared agenda items. We can work and play with people and ideas together. And since we're working and playing together more clearly, we're that much closer to actually living what we want. In fact, we are actually living our lives the way we want in those moments. We just continue to keep extending those ideas more as we increase those moments and then reach living them all of the time.
So I'm open to connecting with 1 or more people. I'm available for parties, Democrat, Republican, communist, socialist, wedding parties and other events and interactions. We'll work out details that works for everyone. We can talk and see what I have and what you want and how you want to explore or play with these ideas.
I'm available, affordable and might be adorable. That's debatable. But 2 out of 3 ain't bad.
Table of Contents or Areas
1. Let's get Schooled - Let's go to school
2. Let it be written
3. Life in a song
4. Relationships
5. Awesomtism
6. Classy Or classic
7. Race to Liberation
8. Let's go shopping - At the store
9. What's in a name?
10. Naming my child
11. Hi, my name is
12. Food for the body and food for the mind
13. Animals
14. Let's get Political
15. It got me to thinking
16. Money and economics
17. Ideas for a better world and healthier well being
18. I'm ok, how are Jew? Or Jewish (the following area names added - November 3rd, 2018 - 9:37 am to 9:58 am) - This pun’s for Jew, This one's for Jew, This fun’s for Jew
19. I heard them say
20. Disability and Dat ability
21. As seen on TV
22. Smart and stupid
23. Violence
24. Guns
25. Gender bender
26. Jobs
27. Transportation
28. Traveling
29. Expressions
30. Playing with words
31. I wonder
32. Environmental
33. Spiritual
34. Setting the Vegetables
35. Self descriptions or as seen through my I's, eyes
36. Shifty Gifts or Shifting Gifts
37. Body parts
38. Clothes
39. Vegan
40. Places
41. Family Matters
42. Are you game?
43. Be a sport
44. Impressive or oppressive
45. A couple of things
46. Show me a sign
47. Oh, curses or of curse
48. Just kidding or child's play
49. Is there a doctor in the house? Or doctor, doctor give me the news
50. In my dreams
51. I'm in a mood or fundamental
52. Bless you
53. I've got a feeling
54. Notes that I've referenced
55. It's apparent
56. Phoning it in
57. That's what friends are for
58. Sew, what now?
59. Let's get in shape
60. Oh mama
61. Taking our temperatures
62. What's your position?
63. Foreign relations
64. To die for
65. Trump
66. Notes from the chair
67. Jesus, God, the devil and other spiritual characters
68. I don't like to judge or trying to court justice
69. It's about time
70. Nice to meet you or forums for us - (Area Name added August 21st, 2018 - 12:18 pm)
71. Police, let's raise awareness -
(Area Name added August 21st, 2018 - 1:09 pm)
72. Can I quote you? (Area Name added September 2nd, 2018 - from 12:26 pm)
73. Imagine (Area Name added September 8th, 2018 - from 10:16 am)
74. Very short stories or 10 minutes or less - Areas include - Animals, relationships, school, medicine) - (Area Name added - October 18th, 2018 from 10:10 pm to 10:50 pm)