We live NOW in the best of all possible worlds.

Related:

• 7. Mooring oneself in What Is

• Is-Ought Problem | Wikipedia

Music:  Gustav Holst, "Jupiter," from The Planets

https://static.wixstatic.com/mp3/53bfe5_92da9340e9224ae4a3203fb5ee00d7db.mp3

(God willing.)

That's just the way it is.

Related:

• Nina Tame's FaceBook post (Change "&" to "&" in the URL.)
• The Homeless Blogger | Category | Job search/Job prospects
• Worker Confounded After Being Denied ‘Accommodations’ For Her Time Blindness — ‘If You Struggle With Being On Time You’ll Never Get A Job'
• Norms exist. Get over it.
• Life with DSPS

Music: Bruce Hornsby, "The Way It Is" https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2123/07/01-the-way-it-is-remastered.mp3

Will Trump get justice in the Stormy Daniels matter?

Music:  John Fogerty, "Centerfield"
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2023/07/07-centerfield.mp3Related:

• Podcast — Facts and Law: Will Donald Trump be indicted, or not?
• PESB:  A "woke" excess (Link won't take effect until 08/26/23.)

I have not had the Net access I need to record an episode this month.

My laptop got damaged.  Then it got repaired.  Then it got stolen.

Tuesday night/Wednesday morning 06/13-14/23, I slept with the back door open, (1) to let in the cool night air, and (2) to entice an alley cat I want to adopt.  It has come in several times before ISO food.

Wednesday morning, like any morning, first thing to do was put on my trousers.  I'd left them on the kitchen floor.

They were gone.  Along with my house keys.

Along with my backpack, my photo ID, my ATM card, my SNAP card, my Medicare card, my smokes, a jar of dimes I use for bus fare, a stash of $1s I also use for bus fare (That was all the cash I had.), and the silver dollar I use as an amulet in meditation.

I'm amazed the person could see all those things without turning on a light.

It's been a mad scramble ever since to replace them.

I won't replace the laptop.  Instead, I'm buying an RCA Premium 11.6" tablet, ~$120.

I previously had at least three successive RCA Viking Pro 10s, which apparently are no longer made.  One got sto9len at DD; another got stolen at BK; so I'm sure to be on the lookout for theft insurance this time.  The third one just plain wore out.

The limitations:  (1) I'll have to type with two fingers; (2) the Android version of MS Office does not include a sort feature.  Otherwise, these tablets do everything I need.

They're perfect for recording Anchor podcasts.

Taking a break this month.

Friday 05/05/23, my laptop sustained water damage. The hard drive, or at least the operating system, disconnected. At this moment, it is in the hands of a trusted, techy, church member wunderkind who may or may not be able to fix it. At least, he said, he may be able to retrieve the data, which I warned him includes 16G of porn.

For the duration, I'm using the computers at the central branch Enoch Pratt Free Libary — and am without any means to record.

If this genius can fix it, well and good. If I must replace it, I'll have to jump through some hoops: I was financially able to pay "cash" for it when I bought it two years ago, but now to replace it I'll have to find credit.

Either way, I hope to "see you" again in July!

https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2048/05/2023-03-22-7.png

Chromosomes, not pronouns

Related:

• Blog post, "Musth" https://thehomelessblogger.com/2020/02/29/musth/
• Blog post, "The alphabet people" https://thehomelessblogger.com/2023/02/04/the-alphabet-people/
• Dad Takes His Son for a Manicure and Pedicure After His Teacher Told Him It's 'Only for Girls'
• Parents pull 4-year-old from church school for promoting 'gender identity' lessons: 'Cruel deception'
• David Reimer - Wikipedia
• Chapter 5. Socialization – Introduction to Sociology – 2nd Canadian Edition (opentextbc.ca)
• The Chalice and the Blade - Wikipedia

Music:

• The Kinks, "Lola" https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/05-lola.mp3 
• The Romantics, "What I Like About You"
  https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/01-what-i-like-about-you-album-version.mp3

Naivete and claivoyance

Music:  Barbara Streisand, "On a clear day (you can see forever)"
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2048/04/11-on-a-clear-day-you-can-see-forever.mp3

Loss of innocence

Related:  Podcast – “Beautiful music”, https://thehomelessblogger.com/2019/11/12/podcast-beautiful-music/

Music:

• Tom Petty, "Free Fallin'"
  Music: https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2048/03/01-free-fallin.mp3
  Lyrics: https://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tom+petty+the+heartbreakers/free+falling_20548267.html
  o
• Great White, "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"
  Music: https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2048/03/01-once-bitten-twice-shy.mp3
  Lyrics: https://www.lyricsfreak.com/g/great+white/once+bitten+twice+shy_20269571.html
  o
• Billy Joel, "Easy Money"
  Music: https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2048/03/01-easy-money.mp3
  Lyrics: https://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/billy+joel/easy+money_20072866.html
  o
• Elvis Presley, "It's Now or Never"
  Music: https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2048/03/15-its-now-or-never.mp3
  Lyrics: https://www.lyricsfreak.com/e/elvis+presley/its+now+or+never_20049452.html
  Related: "What are the lyrics to ‘O sole mio’, and who wrote it?" - Classic FM, https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/o-sole-mio-lyrics/
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• Jvke, "Golden Hour"
  Music: https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/03-golden-hour.mp3
  Lyrics: https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jvke/goldenhour.html

Many problems, one solution

Related:

• The woman who vanished
  https://thehomelessblogger.com/2022/12/24/the-woman-who-vanished
  
• Blinded by the light
  https://thehomelessblogger.com/2018/07/02/blinded-by-the-light/
  
• Inexplicable
  https://thehomelessblogger.com/2023/01/21/inexplicable/
  
• Podcast – Brightening the sparks
  https://thehomelessblogger.com/2020/12/29/podcast-2/

Music:  Laura Branigan, "Gloria"
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2022/12/13-gloria.mp3

Related:  Tucker Carlson: Lawmakers applauding Zelensky clapped ‘like seals’ | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3786532-tucker-carlson-lawmakers-applauding-zelensky-clapped-like-seals

Music:  Jazmine Sullivan sings “The Star Spangled Banner” at the 2022 MLB World Series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMdVEkZ2gBc

Saint — Hero — Role model

With Christmas approaching, I decided to merely re-play last December's episode, which includes "The Christmas Song."

Music:

• Mel Torme, "The Christmas Song"
  https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/the-christmas-song-mel-torme.mp3
• David Seville, "Witch Doctor"
  https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/witch-doctor.mp3

For What It’s Worth

Related:

• Podcast – What do you look for in a candidate? | The Homeless Blogger
• 'The View' host Joy Behar finds voters' focus on economy 'sad and depressing' | Fox News

Music:  Buffalo Springfield, "For What It's Worth"
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2046/11/01-for-what-its-worth.mp3

What you or I want does not matter.

Music:  Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "Strange Things Happening Every Day"
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2046/10/12-strange-things-happening-every-day.mp3

Choices and inevitability

Related:

• Podcast — Contrasts and justice in downtown Baltimore | The Homeless Blogger
• For us | The Homeless Blogger
• Learning curve | The Homeless Blogger
• Starbucks | Search Results | The Homeless Blogger
• McDonald’s #2763 | The Homeless Blogger
• Starbucks Locations Across Five States Closing in July: List (businessinsider.com)Coo
• 6 Starbucks stores across L.A. area permanently close - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
• A rise in retail crime causing Eddie's of Mount Vernon to consider closing | WBFF (foxbaltimore.com)
• ‘Lady In The Lake’ Series Halts Production After Extortion Threats – Deadline Per a different article, this was at 200 Park Avenue.

Music:

• The Turtles, “Happy Together”
  https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2046/09/17-happy-together-remastered.mp3
• George Michael, “Hand to Mouth”
  https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2046/09/06-hand-to-mouth-remastered.mp3

You get what you choose, whether you want it or not.

Related:

• White-shaming: https://thehomelessblogger.com/2016/07/25/white-shaming/
• Dreaming of my own place: https://thehomelessblogger.com/2020/02/08/dreaming-of-my-own-place/

Music:  Chicago, "Saturday in the Park"
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2022/07/01-saturday-in-the-park-2022-remaster.mp3

ADVISORY: EXPLICIT LANGUAGE

Related:

• Blog post: "I don’t believe in belief. Here’s why." https://thehomelessblogger.com/2015/06/20/belief-delusion-faith-prayer/
• Wikipedia article: "Paper Moon (film)" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Moon_(film)

Music:  Lena Zavaroni, "It's only a paper moon"
https://youtu.be/GV0A-pQaay4

I’ve just re-published my book.  Check it out!

Related:

• The Way of Peace
• This shit works

Music:  Ringo Starr, “It don’t come easy”
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/it-dont-come-easy.mp3

Resilience

Related:

• "Job search update, 09/01/14"
  https://thehomelessblogger.com/2014/09/01/job-search-update-090114
• "Life in the outer darkness"
  https://thehomelessblogger.com/2014/10/15/mcdonalds-discriminate-homeless-2

Music:  Badfinger, "No Matter What"
https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/no-matter-what-2010-remaster.mp3

Related:

• "Dez Bryant, love and responsibility" https://thehomelessblogger.com/2019/01/05/dez-bryant-love-and-responsibility
• "Where trees thrive, people thrive" https://thehomelessblogger.com/2014/10/04/vandalism/

Music:  The Jonas Brothers, "Sucker" https://williamatell.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/01-sucker.mp3