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to the Weekly Notes 2008 Archives February18, 2008 Preignition: Most of us have heard of an afterburner. On a jet
engine it is a device which provided additional thrust by injecting extra
fuel into the exhaust gases. Psychology has also defined afterburn as an
emotional reaction or process. We are all familiar with that. It is what we
do after an encounter that did not go well. It’s the old woulda,
shoulda, coulda punishment we inflict on ourselves after the fact. It a
severe case it can go on and eat at our soul for days. Years ago a friend and I
added another term to our personal psychology game. We called it preignition.
That is the case where we have too much time to think about it before and
event. In that case we pre-play and rehearse the event over and over again in
our mind. Of course, that only causes us to lose confidence and makes us sure
we will get it wrong when it really happens. We usually do. Preignition also
has a technical definition. It is where the gas in a cylinder ignites too
soon and causes spark-knock in the engine. Another Book: I think I will find it
necessary to insert another book in my philosophy series. The two books I
have completed are “Will-Yam in the Atheism: This is a religious
philosophy of negation. It has no human value because it comes out of a smoldering
rage. It can do no good for anyone. It can only do damage to the person who
harbors it. Heath Ledger: He died from an overdose
of drugs. He should not have died. All the drugs he had were legal drugs, but
he lad a lethal combination. When I get a prescription from a different
doctor, I always check with my PCP to make sure it’s all right. Even if
I did not check, my druggist would and he would let me know. I’m
wondering how this guy managed to get a lethal combination. I’m wondering
why no one checked his history. The media tells us that more people die from
Prescription drug overdoses that die from heroin and cocaine combined. Dumb! Justice Denied: In Credit Cards: When the Fed cut the
prime rate, interest rates were supposed to go down. That was the intent. It
did not happen with credit cards. Instead, the rates went up. These b******s
are bleeding their card holding victims to make up for their management
bungling in the housing mortgage scandal. These card company managers are
predators with no sense of human decency at all. Evil, pure evil! Military Tribunals: The government has put
its butt in the crack real good this time. They have some prisoners at Gitmo
who they are planning to try for murder. These people were allegedly tortured
to gain confessions. Even with their kangaroo military tribunals, how will
they get around that? Can they really refuse to admit it as evidence? Can
they keep these trails secret in violation of the sixth amendment? I bet they
will try. Maybe the Bush fascism will get a good airing. That would be good. Gates: He told the media that
there would not be any more troop withdrawals from Kids: Again the media tells us
about kids who get into the foster system and are dumped from one foster
family(?) to another. Some of these end up as criminals. Most end up
dysfunctional. Why can’t we have a large home with caring adults where
the kids can live and learn with support until they are adopted or until they
graduated from high school and can handle adult responsibility? It
wouldn’t matter how large the home is. It could be very large if it is
properly managed. If I were wealthy, I would build such a home and I would
monitor the managers regularly. Problem is, I will bet the government would
not let me operate it. To do that, I would also have to be God Emperor. Then
I could also make it possible for white families to adopt black kids and
black families to adopt white kids. All they would have to be is good stable
families. Jail Overcrowding: It’s a bunch of
nonsense. This is another case where the do-gooders jerks give more caring
attention to the criminals that to the victims of crime. People who commit
crimes should not be pampered. Mrs. Gaffer has said they should get no more
living space than an American sailor on a submarine. I agree with that and
they should also not have better food than a GI in the field. Nor should they
have privileges of any kind. They are in Jail for a reason. They are supposed
to be punished, not pampered. Let’s cut out the nonsense about
rehabilitation. We do not have the skills to rehabilitate criminals. We can
only protect society from them by incarcerating them. There is no reason to
be gentle with them. The do-gooders have had their day and they failed. Here is a research
puzzle for you: Who or what is
Persephone? When you find out, tell your mother or spouse. Don’t tell
me. I already know. Back
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