INCREDIBLE – THE X43-A

February 21, 2014 by Ace in Science, UFOs | Leave a comment

I thought I was seeing things last night. But it appears the cat is out of the bag. NASA is no longer hiding the X-43A hypersonic aircraft.

I saw it last night.

I was in north western Nevada and I saw an unusual contrail coming over the Sierra Nevada Mountain range south of Lake Tahoe. I saw what appeared to be a bat out of hell fly behind a cloud. I was driving to a meeting so I couldn’t pull over and watch, but I blinked and looked back up and it had left the cloud a 100 miles behind it. Fortunately I hit a red light. So I stuck my head out of my vehicle and watched this aircraft ascend to the Ionosphere, then disappear somewhere over eastern Idaho.

Not really something spectacular. Until I tell you: “It only took about 30 seconds. It was incredible. I thought about it all night then I found my answer at the Official NASA Website.

NNASA SAYS: THE X-43A Broke Mach 9.6 (7000mph) Good Mama!!!!!

SILLY PREPPERS

February 20, 2014 by Ace in Culture, Personal Development, Politics | Leave a comment

National Geographic ran a series for 3 seasons called “Doomsday Preppers”. The intent was to make survivalists look like paranoid idiots. After 5 years of Obama, should something happen which is NOT out of the question; it would appear we will be ruled by Paranoid Idiots.

The show originally featured 3 scenarios and 3 different “Preppers” (name given to those “preparing” for a crisis) then, in game show fashion, the preppers would be given a score based on their plan and resources by a group of experts known only as “practical preppers”. Following each scenario, they would give the odds of such a crisis happening. Of course the show would say: “Our EXPERTS SAY” Then they would basically call the preppers crazy for preparing for things like: “The collapse of our currency”, The explosion of an electro-magnetic-pulse or EMP over the U.S. which would render most of America “Powerless”. Some were preparing for “Biological Warfare” or Pandemics. Some feared this administration would impose martial law. (Oh no, that would never happen). What’s the emoticon for a smirk? I found the natural disasters interesting. If you look at a map of the U.S. you have 5 to 6 major acts of nature you should be concerned about.

Tsunamis – There’s not much you can do if you have that beautiful beach front property. We’ve seen seismic activity in the Pacific Ocean over the last 10 years. The Atlantic coastline is not immune either. There is a part of Portugal that could fall into the Atlantic causing a huge Tsunami to hit the East Coast.
Volcanic activity- The Yellowstone Caldera seemed to be of grave concern. It’s not your ordinary Volcano, rather a Caldera or “Bowl”(a Super Volcano) that could erupt the size of 4-5 states in the mid north-west. The concern is the ash cloud that would cause a nuclear winter type greenhouse effect.
The devaluation of the dollar – This concern was the most popular. Since Idiot Americans elected Barak Hussein Obama; the deficit has gone from 9 Trillion to 17.3 trillion as of this article. The ramifications of an uncontrollable debt could lead to a myriad of causes for civil unrest. Every month, the Federal Reserve pumps 75 Billion dollars of “Monopoly” (or FIAT) money into the banks to keep the stock market from crashing. If this happens and our paper money is worthless, who is going to pay the police and the fire department. The Iphone culture will become the old west overnight.
The Major fault lines – The San Andreas fault is part of the Pacific ring of Fire. You’ve heard the jokes about California falling into the ocean? That would be plausible if we had a “Super-quake” Also mentioned is the “New Madrid” fault which, once upon a time, made the Mississippi river flow towards Canada.
Biological Terrorism –This one is no joke as we’ve seen the Aviary flu and the Spanish flu reduce the world population by millions in the 20^th century. Many speculate that a dirty bomb or an aerosol bomb with Neuro-toxins or viruses could be released into our atmosphere by terrorists.
Civil War – Many feel that Obama is setting up the country for an uncivil war. He’s trying to rob the rich to feed the lazy. This is American where Americans pride themselves on self-reliance. The sales of guns are at an all-time high. The country is at an all-time state of divisiveness. You do the math.

After 3 years, most of the preppers saw Obama and the debt as the root of anything really bad that would bring an “End to the world as we know it” scenario to fruition. Not necessarily an end to the world or even mankind; but an end to smart phones, microwave ovens and even conventional transportation.

I have an outline that anyone should be able to address just for the sake of a local emergency. These 5 primary areas of concern should be addressed by you personally and don’t expect the government to send you a helicopter being flown by fucking Santa Clause.

Water – Invest in a Waterbob. BOB stands for “Bug Out Bag” it’s a term that was coined in the Korean war. Bugging out means you relocate really fast. A waterbob is basically a waterbed mattress for fresh drinking water. It will hold up to 300 gallons of drinking water.
Food & Medications – Many people are not aware that once the electricity is out, everything will stop. Including diesel pumps. No trucks? No deliveries. That means no prescription refills. As for food, you want a minimum of 3 days. Most people will be eating their canned green beans for 2 days. The shelves at Wal-Mart will be clean in 45 minutes.
Fire Arms/sufficient Ammo – Should you have food; you will need to protect it. As I said, if the police and fire department aren’t getting paid, there will be no rule of law. You (I’m sorry to inform you) will need to provide for your own common defense. Look at what happened in New Orleans after Katrina hit. Don’t be without adequate protection. I recommend the “circle of defense”.
First Aid – I can actually perform small surgical procedures in my home if I have to. I’ve gone so far as to buy suture, dressings and of course masks and sterile gloves. Do not count on the Hospitals being open
Communication – This is last on the list as you will want to know what is going on. Those with Ham or CB radios will be able to communicate outside of the community. You should at least have a set of small walkie-talkies.
As a bonus, you might consider a generator and a dirt bike. The generator can help you out with “Well water” (Not running the refrigerator) and a dirt bike will be one of the more reliable forms of transportation with cars littering the highway.

Take my advice with some consideration. It’s for your own good. You’re not a kook if you plan in advance.

Political Correctness

February 20, 2014 by Ace in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND OTHER WEAPONS OF SOCIAL DESTRUCTION

I’d like to see Chris Rock or Chris Tucker, even Eddie Murphy go 30 days without saying the word Nigger. The truth is, I don’t see anything wrong with the word used in the proper context. As in: “Now Leon’s acting like a nigger”. Yes I know the history of the word better than most blacks. It’s origination in Denmark by slave-ship captains. Yet that was 300 years ago. Why do blacks perpetuate the use of the word if it’s so hateful and harmful? Some would call it a chip glued to the shoulder (Ever so conveniently).

It amazes me how television will bleep out the word nigger, yet eagerly telecast GD this and JC that or the ever so ubiquitous OMG. 30 years ago, Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor did a hilarious SNL skit (back when the show was funny)that ended with the word nigger/dead honkey.

The other night on The Biography Channel, I was watching Eddie Murphy talk about how he knew that skit by heart and when he auditioned for SNL, he played the Pryor role and Joe Piscapo played Chevy’s role. Bio showed the original skit and they Fucking bleeped the word nigger. WTF? They bleeped what they WROTE 30 years ago? And this Bio special on Eddie was on at 10:00PM on Cable. Once again I ask: “What The Fuck”?

I doubt the censors will ever bleep Whitey, Honky, Redneck, Creepy assed Cracker, White Trash, Bubba, Brady Bunch or any other reverse discriminating ethnic slur. There’s something about the word nigger that is perversely sacred.

Dr. Laura Schlesinger lost her A.M. talk show for trying to explain the use of the word nigger in Rap music. She said something like: “Have you ever heard rap music? Besides women being called bitches and Hoes; they use the word nigger like the word AND”. Then she went on to say: “All you hear is “Nigger, nigger, nigger”.

Unfortunately, assholes like Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson were listening to the replay saying: “Jesse! Come here nigger. Oh we gonna git dat bitch”.

It gets even worse, Paula Deen who is as old as Alabama, had someone say that Paula “USE” to use the word nigger, (get this) YEARS AGO. So the pussies at the Food Network dropped her because of an accusation of something she said 30 years ago? She immediately apologized. (For what? That makes me sick). 30 years ago Chevy Chase was reading a script written by NBC saying: “NIGGER” as Richard Pryor responded: “Dead Honkey”. The skit got great laughs and Chevy Chase nor the writers got fired. We might not have ever heard of a kid named Eddie Murphy if not for the skit.

Hey Food Net Execs, years ago, all of you use to defecate in your diapers. Then walked around and cried about it. I guess not much has changed. You make me sick.

Ah Fuck You

February 19, 2014 by Ace in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Ok, this is going to be a rant. But it’s a rant that is long in the making. What the Hell happened to respect, politeness and manners in this country? I was in Long’s drugs store yesterday, and I overheard a 12 or 13 year old saying to an adult ” I dare you to say that to my face.” And he was saying it to his grandmother. I felt like saying to her, “pardon me mam, do you mind if I kick the shit out of your grandson?”

What has happened to America? Did the sixties not only kill off innocence but respect as well?

I had just moved back to the bay area after spending 16 months in Washington State. I don’t know if this is a mid-western informality, but don’t you people in the mid-west cover your mouth when you cough? And can’t you wait to swallow your food before you try to talk? And was it just my parents? Or did your parents teach you never to put your elbows on the dinner table?

I remember shop class back in middle school, my teacher Mr. Capps saying to several people, “son take your hat off in the house” (he meant classroom) It seems every bald male today, thinks a baseball cap can be worn as a hairpiece. Didn’t your mom teach you not to wear your hat in the house? Was I raised in a different country?

Should I be elected to public office; I’ll pass a bill making it legal to strangle to death people that talk on their cell phones in restaurants or movie theatres. Especially the ones that think they have to shout into their phones. I think anyone that gets into an accident while talking on a cell phone should have the same treatment as someone that gets into an accident while DUI.

This one really kills me; People,…………….. let others OFF the elevator before you selfishly elbow your way onto the elevator. Men; hold doors for ladies. Ladies, make your date open the car door for you. Children; say yes sir and yes mam to your elders. NOT JUST YOUR PARENTS.

Parents; Don’t let your 12 year old girls leave the house looking like a prostitute. Teach your kids to say, “pardon me”, “excuse me”, “Thank you” and “Your Welcome”.

And for those of you that don’t know; When someone asks you “How are you?” or “How do you do?” the correct response is “Fine” or “I am well” You’re not “GOOD” . Good is an adverb. A word used to describe a verb or action word. “He ran good.” “She spells good” GOOD is NOT A STATE OF BEING.

And the number following 99 is pronounced ” hun- dread” NOT “HUH-NERD” or “HUN-DERD” .

And thank you President Carter for inventing the word “New-cue-ler” Bomb. I don’t know what a new-cue- ler bomb is. Is it like a New-clee- er bomb?

And when the Giants are victorious over the A’s, they didn’t “win” the As; they “beat” the A’s.

That’s enough for today class.

Please try being courteous and thoughtful of other people, it will make this world a much better place.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

February 19, 2014 by Ace in Personal Development, Science and tagged Communication, Understanding | Leave a comment

Understanding is the key to communication

I remember in college this being the philosophical equivalent of the Chicken and the Egg. It’s true that you can’t communicate an Idea to another without verbalizing it or typing it, or sending smoke signals/semaphore/or even Morris code. And often, action is the surest form of communication.

However, the receiving aspect of communication is just as important as the sending aspect. In other words, If I don’t understand the message you sent to me; we failed to communicate. This happens often when using email. The absence of emotion, emphasis on syllables etc… all leads to miscommunication.

It’s like acoustical physics. If a tree is struck by lightning in the forest and nobody is around to hear it fall does it still make a sound?

If you’re upset with someone for not doing something you wanted them to do; tell them the why behind the emotion. Anger is a poor communication device. The Why behind the How is almost always more important in anything you do. I know this goes against military training, but in real life, it’s almost always more important. If you know what you are trying to mutually achieve, and why, then orders make sense and situations can be put into proper context.

Often miscommunication comes from a variety of flawed logic.

Assumptions are probably the most common source of miscommunication.

Insecurities causing insufficient data is also quite common.

Ignorance and fear of having to learn more than you want to know is also popular.

Selective hearing. (hearing what you want to hear)

And just insufficient data.

All of these can lead to fights, frustration, divorce, firings, war, you name it.

In the military, we were taught to:

1.Tell you what we were about to teach you.

2.Teach you the message.

3.Tell you what we just taught you.

Steven Covey suggests that when you listen to someone, listen as if you were going to be responsible for teaching it to someone else. He also describes active communication when he says “First seek to understand the other person, then attempt to be understood”

American Natives used what was called the Indian talking stick. When seated in a circle, one person would hold the stick and make his statement. Nobody else would be able to rebut the comment until they absolutely understood the person’s statement. Then and only then would the stick be handed to another person.

When we argue and fight, we’re not trying to communicate. While the other person is making their statement, we’re busy preparing our response, all the time ignoring what is being said. This is called the “collective monolog”.

There’s two old sayings. One is “God gave you 2 ears and one mouth for a reason”. (suggesting that listening is twice as important as speaking)

And I quote John Lennon who once said “When you’re drowning, you don’t say politely: I hope someone notices that I’m drowning and has the common decency to provide help. No you SCREAM FOR HELP”.

We should learn to utilize our ears and mouths in this manner. Listening is the key to understanding, which is the key to communication. Your mouth should be used for your self preservation. (eating, breathing and hollering when your drowning)

PHYSICAL PAIN VS. MEMORY PAIN

February 19, 2014 by Ace in Health, Personal Development and tagged Pain, PTSD | Leave a comment

I live with physical pain everyday of my life. It’s kind of like depression in that you develop coping skills. I’ve lived with “Memory Pain” since I was 11. I’ve gotten very good at ignoring physical pain. The Movie RAMBO comes to mind when Russians are electrocuting Stallone. The Russian Col. Podovskop says: “I see you’re no stranger to pain”. Sure it hurts, but there exists in the back of your mind a switch that gives you a small out of body experience. It doesn’t stop the pain, but it puts you into a “rope-a-dope” frame of mind.

Did you ever wonder why people faint when they see something frightening? That’s a form of neurogenic shock. It’s actually a mental defense mechanism, a “circuit breaker”, (if I may), for your brain.

Neuro-Physiologists believe that our mind retains everything we witness or experience. (The Good as well as the Painful) The only good thing about it is God has given us a wonderful gift of buffering the physical pain, yet lets us remember the truly pleasurable (to a degree). Unlike the pleasurable, the physical pain often leaves visual scars. That’s why we have long pants, turtle neck shirts and Sun glasses.

Unfortunately, there is another type of pain and pleasure that God allows you to live with. It’s called (To use a blues term) “Memory Pain”. That’s musician talk for Psychological pain. Just as the memory of physical pain never really goes away; Psychological pain is a much more powerful factor in your “recall” mechanism. Since the pain is “All in your head”. When the recollection of a painful memory is recalled; the pain is almost as painful as feeling it for the first time. Unfortunately, just as God buffers the recall of physical pain; memory pain is as real as if it were happening again. Paradoxically, the good Psychological memories seem to get buffered or sometimes “buried” by the memory pain.

So modern man or counselors have given this data in your memory banks a name. It’s called “Baggage”.

TIME HEALS

Todd Rundgren wrote a song called: “Time Heals”. The title verse reads: “Time heals the wounds that no one can see”. I contend that time doesn’t heal memory pain; it only creates a mental scar. It’s amazing how a song, or a smell (especially a smell) can rip open that scab. Quantum physicists claim that the mind cannot tell the difference between a memory and reality, especially if the memory is based on reality and not a dream.

THE SUPPOSED CURE

Modern Psychiatry says that externalizing emotional pain is the answer to dealing with it. From a more pragmatic approach, I reference Todd again. In his song, “Parallel Lines”, Todd writes: “Understanding won’t satisfy the hunger”. I guess with any 12 step program, understanding you have a problem is the first step (and only the first step) to dealing with it. The problem is, only a severe case of amnesia can get rid of memory pain. I’ve come to disbelieve in the concept of “Closure”. If closure is defined as “Coping with a painful memory” then perhaps.

A person with a severe case of memory pain will be sitting in a 5 star restaurant and a the guy at the piano next to the waterfall will start playing a certain song and you immediately have to get up and excuse yourself to the restroom. Wait til the tears stop, pull out your visine, compose yourself and make up an excuse about how you’re fighting a stomach bug. It’s amazing what can trigger memory pain. The worst part is that most of the time you can’t see it coming. Here’s a tip: “The longer you internalize your pain, the harder it hits you when it decides to manifest.

MEN IN BLACK

In the original movie “MEN IN BLACK” Tommy Lee Jones’ “covert” character is only able to see his former “loved one” from a satellite view. He’s interrupted by his partner (Played by Will Smith) who uses the worn out cliché: “Well you know what they say? It’s better to have loved and lost than to have never have loved at all”.

Tommy Lee responds: “TRY IT”!

If the above doesn’t resonate to some degree with you; then you’re probably one of those self-centered, materialistic individuals that can shit on others then go onto ruin another person’s life.

EPILOGUE

Given the choice between the two? I’ll take the physical pain. I’ve lived with severe upper extremity pain since 1996. In 2009 the pain escalated to a new level. I say this with more than a grain of salt, but, you learn to live with physical pain. You “manage” your physical pain. Sometimes you’re no fun to be around, but you have no choice.

Emotional pain is not as persistent as the physical. It hides its’ ugly head for months or years. But just when you think you’re over it; it shows its’ self. Emotional pain is much more pernicious than physical pain.

ONE LAST OBSERVATION

As I said earlier, my mom died when I was 11. That made 6th grade miserable. I was acting out before I even knew what acting out was. I apologize to my 6th grade teachers. But I recall being sent to the office for being an asshole. I had a destiny with the “Board” of education often know as corporal punishment. What hurt the most was sitting in the secretary’s office waiting for my “ass whooping”. But the secretary asked me if my Mom was a home, and boy was I in trouble. I responded almost tearfully: “No mam, my mom is dead”. Her paradigm shifted into apology mode. That’s what hurt really bad. It was public humiliation. I can remember being struck on the ass with a fungo stick with holes in it, but it was nothing compared to the humiliation in the lobby. I came out of the spanking with my dignity. No tears. But having to confess I had no mother? That hurt.

LIFE AND DEATH

February 18, 2014 by Ace in Personal Development, Spiritual Relilgion | 1 Comment

It’s one of the greatest mysteries to mankind. It’s right there with “How did we get here” and “What are we here for”? Ask any E.R. doctor that’s revived a patient from death what He or She thinks about the concept of an after life. Most will be quick to say, they believe that the brain continues to function in a realm that we cannot identify on this level of consciousness. They’ve probably heard too many identical stories about the bright light.

The Reality TV Show “I Survived” had a spin off show called “I Survived….Beyond and Back. (ISB&B) The stories were based on testifmonies then recreations of Near Death Experiences. (NDEs) If you want to read hundreds of these testimonies; There’s a website called The Near Death Experience Research Foundation (NDERF) The Url is http://www.NDERF.ORG. Be sure to click on the drop down menu and

click on the button that says “Exceptional NDEs”

In the 2nd Season of ISB&B, an Emergency Room doctor has a heart attack and is brain dead for almost 15 minutes. In the medical world, if your brain goes without oxygen for 3 minutes, you are considered brain damaged. If you do recover, your chances of walking, talking and thinking without impairment is very rare. Your chances of winning the lottery is better. But since the on-call E.R. doctor was a

friend of the patient, he would not give up. My guess, (something the TV producers didn’t show) is that the E.R. doctor gave his friend every benefit of the doubt and pulled out all of the stops. (Cardio-epinephrin, Defibrillation, and 15 minutes of CPR) As you might have guessed, his friend came back with no brain damage at all. This was incredible. The first question his friend asked the patient once he was back was: “Did you see the White Light”? The doctor/patient’s response was: “No but I entered the tunnel“.

If you read a hundred or so NDERF studies or watch the full series of ISB&B, there are several common stories the NDErs recall.

1. An out of body experience

2. Being drawn towards a Bright yet warm and loving white light.

3. Being greeted by relatives who have died.

4. A life review. Some call it judgement

5. Some say they saw an entitiy they thought was Jesus.

6. Many heard a relative say: “It’s not your time” or were given a choice to return.

7. During the life review, the NDEr saw how every action had a reaction in the form of an unintended consequence.

8. When the soul returns to the body, almost all say they flew with a “swooshing” sound like that of a vacuum and were instantly back in their body.

9. Almost all of them said they no longer fear death because they know that the “soul” keeps on……

For the majority of the Series; the stories are the same. Surgery goes bad, or an accident happens or the person is having a heart attack. Then they may have an out of body experience and see the surgical or first responders working on a body (not knowing it’s their body) Then the deceased relatives greet them. Then the Bright light. Then they relive every moment of their life in a fast forward motion, yet every moment is lucid and it’s like they are “reliving” it. Then someone says: “It’s not your time”. Then the swooshing sound, then they’re back in their body.

HOWEVER ~

In the final episode of one season; A person identified as Matthew is shot in the head by a drive by shooter in Atlanta. In a split second he is dead and in a place he refers to as Hell. No bright light, no relatives, no warm puppies or tunnel. He’s shackled over an “abyss” and naked. He hears the moans and cries of others (gnashing of teeth) and feels nothing but FEAR and is surrounded by darkness.

You can go to the BIO site to watch this episode, but his message was, HELL DOES EXIST. It’s real and you’re soul (or quantum spiritual existence)is going to go to one of two places.

I’ve always preached (really) that you shouldn’t fear Hell or judgment day. FEAR TODAY. If you find yourself in HELL it’s because you didn’t take today seriously.

Beauty is in the Eye of the Viewer

February 18, 2014 by Ace in Culture, Personal Development | Leave a comment

I once took a class called “Finding the Love of Your Life”. It was a video course that was produced by Dr. Neil Clark Warren. Yes the same Dr. Warren in his commercials for EHarmony.com. One section in the course focused on a question that has puzzled me all of my life.

Why do we find certain people more attractive than others? And why are some women perceived as very attractive to a majority of men?

Dr. Warren says it’s our childhood scripting that is the programming of our fantasy partner. In other words: “Hollywood”.

Somewhere in the DNA of the seeds of Puberty lay the visions of Beauty as described by Disney. If you study the characters of “Sleeping Beauty” “Snow White” or even “Cinderella” you’ll find that Disney preferred a light skinned Caucasian girl with Big Eyes, a small nose, and big lips. Prominent cheek bones were also common. These images are what keep cosmetic surgeons busy every day. Rhinoplasty makes your nose smaller. Blepharoplasty makes your eye bigger (by reducing the eyelids). And of course what would Angelina Jolie be without collagen in those lips?

As you can see, This was the image little boys were told to look for; and the goal little girls were told to aim for. I guess it would have helped to be Nordic or Scandinavian.

So we go thru life using these mental images as what we need to attain to be successful in life. If you’re a minority; forget it. This isn’t the country for you. You blondes wonder why Hispanic girls have a chip on their shoulders? EVEN in the movie KING KONG the Gorilla was offered up a female human sacrifice with a BLONDE WIG. So can we blame Walt Disney for the 50% divorce rate in America Today? Perhaps there’s enough blame to go around all of Hollywood. But ultimately we only have ourselves to blame. Self-esteem is not something that comes from society’s norms. As children, we are taught with positive and negative re-enforcement. If we do something good, your parents tell you so. If you do something bad, you are admonished. So as children, we are always looking outside (from someone other than ourselves) for “confirmations” of our behavior. Unfortunately, this doesn’t stop at behavior. We do the same thing for our profession, our lifestyle and of course our appearance.

In Science, we use what is called a “control” to determine what is normal to give us “desirable” results. And as humans, we want to use that same type of paradigm (pronounced “pair- uh- dime) or method of thinking. So as a young “virile” male; if I can mate with someone that looks like “Barbie”, then that reflects on my ability to attract women. It says nothing about my ability to have a lasting relationship (see Hollywood marriages).
Dr. Warren went on to classify people that were seeking a mate in 3 categories.

1. Breezers – (I’m paraphrasing) or people that look like Hollywood’s perception of Beauty. These people never have to look for a date. Their always having people hit on them and their biggest problem is weeding out the one’s they dislike. I guess this would be the Jennifers, Brads, Bens and Angelinas of the world.

2. The Short Shrifted – You know who you are. I guess the best phrase that describes this bunch is from the Woody Allen movie “Annie Hall” Woody quotes Groucho Marx when describing his relationships. He says “I would never want to be in a club that would have me as a member”. I think this describes the sort of “Programmed” social suicide that keeps many humans from being happy. I’ve seen it many times with financially successful people. We don’t want what we don’t have; we want what we can’t have. Short Shrifted people think they’re too good for what has come their way. The problem is, all of their decision making criteria is based on physical attributes.

3. The desperate – Yes, these are people with just the opposite problem of the short Shrifted. They lack self-esteem and are drawn to anyone that will look at them twice. They mistake attention for attraction. It’s very sad because true beauty lies within the person. And these people sell themselves short.
Hollywood has sold us a bill of goods. They want us to think that a mindless bimbo has more going for her than mother Theresa. The more women gained from the civil rights movement of the 60’s; the more Hollywood has denigrated them by focusing on their physical attributes. True beauty doesn’t come from Revlon. It doesn’t come from having the right genetic makeup. It’s not about what you have, where you live, what you wear or what you drive. It’s about what you are. To millions of shallow girls, they find their role models in Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus. In their Hollywood programmed mind; “if only I could look like her all of my problems would be over”.

It’s very sad. As long as we keep using “Video” as a form of parenting, we will continue to support this self-destructive myth. When little girls long to be more like mother Theresa, or Sally Ride and Men start appreciating women as beings and not physical possessions; then will there be hope for future generations. Only then will the divorce rate start to decline. Only then will humanity start to scratch the surface of its’ potential.

A Tale of 2 Lincolns

February 17, 2014 by Ace in Personal Development | Leave a comment

Abraham Lincoln is the face on a 5 dollar bill.

When I’m in a “giving mood” I have no problems sharing a 5 with someone in need. There in lays the problem. I’ve softened over the years. Before the current disaster of an administration; I use to be harsh on “beggars”. But before Obama, it was not hard to get a job

My story begins as I am entering the Carmel Crossroads Safeway grocery store. I see an old grizzly guy in very faded woodland camouflage He had a ZZ Top beard and looked thin. He looked DOWN and I felt for the guy because I felt he was probably a fellow veteran. So I told him on the way in: “Stick around brother and I’ll have something for you on the way out”.

3 days later I was walking Sasha and Wolfgang. We came up on the cutest little 5 or 6 year old girl and her home made lemonade stand. I was going to give her something just for showing a fine work ethic. So I pull out a Five. (It’s all I have). I gave it to her and she poured me a glass of minute maid lemonade. “It was the BEST lemonade I have ever consumed anywhere”. As I was walking away with the 2 dogs I could hear in the background: ” HEY MOMMY LOOK”! I felt really good to have made her day because she was looking really DOWN.

That same day I had to go to Safeway to pick up something I needed for dinner that night. I saw the same guy in camos. He looks at me and says: “Can ya help a veteran”? I said: “Bro, I gave you a five two days ago”. His answer was: “You did”?

Now I’m not the first to say that I’m the most recognizable person on the Monterey peninsula after Clint Eastwood. But like Einstein; I wear the same pants and shirt every day. I have several black mock turtle necks and 4 pair of modern camo pants. I also have hair like Paul Stanley of Kiss.

So this guy had no clue that I had helped him out nor did he seem to care. I meant nothing more than another sucker giving him money.

On the bright side, a few weeks later Sasha, Wolfgang and myself were walking and a cute little girl road by on her Bicycle and smiled at me and said: “HI”! It took me a while to figure out that She was the little girl at the Lemon aid stand. So you tell me who appreciated the five dollars? Who did the money have the bigger effect on?

The Lemon-aid was worth every penny

A Smile to last a lifetime

February 17, 2014 by Ace in Arts and Entertainment, Hot Chicks | Leave a comment

Kim Basinger

One day I was crossing Admiralty way in Marina Del Rey and I caught Kim Basinger looking at me. She smiled, I raised my sunglasses and looked around me to see if it was me she was smiling at. It was. I looked back and she was already up the stairs to the Hotel. (She went into the Double Tree Hotel) But that moment will always be with me as long as I have this set of memories. I can’t remember half the people I’ve slept with, but I’ll always remember that smile. And that is all it was meant to be……..

“A smile and a dream beats Sex and a Divorce every time” ~ Ace Andres

I’ve come to the absolute conclusion that the love that comes from a smile of admiration far outweighs the sex,intimacy and eventual divorce that comes with taking the smile seriously. As insecure humans, we often take a simple smile or flirt as a repositioning of our self esteem. For some reason, men feel that if we marry this person, they will continue to have the same effect on our hunger for attention. The truth is, sometimes a smile is just a smile. A smile however; taken in it’s proper context is far more valuable than a smile that was pursued only to find out years later that all it was meant to be was a smile.

Just a word of advice: “Enjoy the smile for what it is”.

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