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Vampires , Sex and Blood: Is it possible?

We have all read tales of Vampires. One of the characteristics of vampires is that their life force was rejuvenated if they drank the blood of young girls. Basically it was a form of sex. The male vampire had sex with a young healthy female and the mesmirsed her and dra k her blood. A very famous tale is of Count Dracula, a novel written by Bram Stoker.

Can such a weird thing be possible?   On the face, it looks absurd, but new scientific experiments do bring forth some startling facts. Older mice were given blood transfusion from youngrr mice and it was observed that older mice became healthier.  This nothing short of revolutionery. Could it be applied to humans ? Well its good to think if it, but not practical. In any case God is a great leveller and what he gives he takes something away. So just relax and look for a younger girl for sex. That IS a great rejuvenater.

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P.H._D>

The dynamic quest to uncover, rediscover, avoid the need for undercover, discover are all the angles in A Story (proper noun) is  amiable, alluring and  elusive. The process for exposing any given anomaly  through fiction, imagined  imitations of aspects of reality,  or truth includes a range of details splayed across  value scales like the grays in a sketch. The Story is weighted heavily in a finer sense of pragmatism and intuition.  It is lifted floating in a wanderlust of dazzling heights, a vermillion feather on those supple wind currents of compassion and knowledge. At the end of it all, not the in apocalyptic sense,  but merely in the completion of this idea, a complicated balance,  inconvenient,  is found in the emerging conclusion. *The Hope*.

Some exposures and the creative fair consequences of these are easier to fathom then others especially when the villian or villians are obviously irretrievably that. An antagonist constructed in a flat one dimensional manner in the story line will show us this about life, as well.  To live beyond dimensions or across them is hard. Think of living beyond any given moment and into the next few > 100trillion, 2 billion, 300million 456 thousand times on a regular basis while circling the globe at light speed. WOW! Well, maybe not all that. ;)

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Deeply entrenched roots, are not easily removed. The extrication is often damaging to the landscape- a hole- as erosion sets in, and other plants are damaged in the uprooting. Better if the tufts of grass, weeds, seeds, new trees, with less rooted systems, be plucked, planted, pruned, watered and maintained for everyone's enjoyment and good health.  Guided but not controlled in their growth by well appointed gardeners and natural means through wind and storms.

 Simply said, preparation for the future across and beyond objects like crystal balls, obelisks, oracles and tarot cards is the essence of the present, the Y.O.L.O. of it all. Media, literature, the arts and film lend us a hand, offer a vision.

Beyond gardening tips and figurative language, we have arrived at the head stand moment in the yoga class of our discussion. The guest is now a cover, specifically and literally a book cover. Ohh I happen to have one here and I have permission to use it from the author. =Easy=

On this cover, if you choose to buy the book, there is a very interesting detail on the side of the mountain. The top most figure in the imagined evolution, in this truly well crafted, thought provoking and lol book,  and it is  a key to the next novel.   Covers, like this one,  often set the tone along with the title for the content  when carefully chosen. A Story always has a good cover.

 I certainly needed my P.H._D to tell you this.   I am after all  Perfectly Human (yes, that means I have flaws) and  the  first initial  of my name   is identifying me and a minor contribution to the Alphabetical Assembly for shared use in the effort to craft communications of all kinds. :) I now afforded us the most sanguine moment for a little talk about education as a most compelling topic for our times.



On one end of the spectrum education, as an institution, has not yet made a student of the robot but possibly a master. If they attended a local University, what would be their double Major? Would they live in a dorm room with the human students or would they find a corner stand in the communal computer lounge? Robotics is definitely a rainbow for the enhancements it brings to our defenses and quality of life but there is always the threat of a storm, dare I say apocalypse, as many suggest. Just say'n. The Zombie(the viral on virus) of film, video, books  is getting a little heavy competition from the engineered real time plethora of robots. Seems like there is quite the line up for the destruction of humanity theories, past, now present and in the future.


Did you know we need never seek an education on how to play the violin, dance, write or even concern ourselves with the distinction of species as....there is a robot for that.  This phrase may replace the "there is an app for that" predecessor. We are circling the balance of educated artificial intelligence, the new frontier, in relation to human augmentation.  Reasonable progress with a 360 degree  understanding  and awareness of  ripples would be a rare gift for any human or human team.  What will be the future effects? ))))))

Trees Grow Mighty Roots

 Scared, feeling apathetic or just plain ignoring it all. No, when we talk about education, enlightenment and foundations in learning, as they relate to later accomplishments we are finding the gold flakes in glass balls, the true riches. Learning always accompanies expansion in thought along with a deeper understanding of complex boundaries,  ideas but also  tolerance, compassion and culture. What is a mind without a heart, an intuition and  a finer sense of things.  The P.H.(Perfect Human)  level does not deny us this in the whirlpool of life. *The Fight*

In the end, yes, a kind of  apocalypse has occurred in the kidnapping of teen girls and the sordid corrupt and brutal  form their education has taken.  It is perfectly human to demand the right to an education and to preserve the institutions that offer global citizenship through learning. The cover on the face of things and the uncovering of the network of people responsible for this atrocity is a worthy goal. The highest edification in an educational institution comes from the PhD. *Respect*  The fact that this exists and is attainable, if we choose,  along with all the other graduated steps starting from around age 6 on  is a basic right. The freedom, for all people is partly this. Here is a  P.H._D (perfectly human demand ).   I was able to attain an education irregardless of my gender and I wish this for all.  This issue is completely and utterly of our times and once again the International community has begun the fight. Thank your for examining the Glitches along with me.

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Contemporary Sparring Matches

The Folded Napkin (The early a.m. A thin coat of  ice had formed on the Lake after temps. dropped at night. This resulted in ice designs. )

Have you met Madi? Yesterday, she entered the house, not her's, or the one  where we catch a moment of repose and reflection among family or friends, beyond the sparring matches of our own lives. The rest on soft cushions intricate in their floral patterns and tonal compliments kind of places. No, Madi was going to  Parliament,  that other  house, with the flexible yet sturdy frame,   democratic seats that are  worn in places, padded in pink , brown, blue, green with a dash of purple, and strategically, lovingly  maintained for the comfort of  many.

She stepped up to the immense and polished door and knocked  to see if  anyone, the politicians, were at home. As she was admitted to this place of good governance, a giant in children's size shoes,  the conversation accompanied  her right over the threshold of debate, policy setting/ making and onto the big screen HD Tv of Kathleen Wynne and the Ontario Liberal  Minister of Health. The negotiations with Vertex for affordable pricing  of the drug Kalydeco, price tag $348, 000 a year for treatment, were taking time and she was simply asking could you hurry it up already. -Benefits to Madi's quality of life, priceless.

This 12 year old girl had a lot of pluck,  a polite manner, simple effective presentation skills, a nice outfit,   and a calm that would render some adults to shame. Her fortitude and poise was  a valuable lesson when  juxtaposed with  some of the behavior and antics seen in the Houses, ours, and others across the globe. I once witnessed  shoes being thrown across the room in a televised parliamentary debate in India. We are no better, here and we all have  stories and examples. The real story, Madi, is one you will want to know.
You can find more details and  well rounded coverage for  this issue of a  rare disease, the family's  fight, cost and balancing,  the network , the challenges on many levels  on CBC, Evening news or here Rare Diseases . 

WELCOME back. Ok ,you did your homework.  Interesting wasn't it and important? OMG,  I am such a teacher. :) Let's take the discussion to the next level and centre around the idea of distribution. The pharmaceutical company, as you read, is developing and offering funding for the drugs necessary for Madi to live with  energy, strength and a measure of normalcy, that is close to perfect, given her fight. She is sparring with cystic fibrosis and winning, through the availability of this drug, but there is always the next round in the fight. Time is not on her side. As you read, the community, Dad's work insurance and the family are also in the ring, sparring with the cost of treatment. They do have help.  I think it would be easy to agree that all the Madis, Joshs, Samuels....______ (fill in the blanks, kind of thinking) deserve our best treatments and this is  irrevocably tied to a price tag, cash flow. Everything behind the production of Kalydeco, from distribution, research and yes profit margins, in a tight free market economy,  requires expense. Our value system  is, indisputably, worth a lot more than $348, 000 a year. Priceless jumps into my mind, yet again, as a simple pointed descriptive term.

As a society, a people we should demand quality of life for our children and tie this to pragmatic , creative solutions for funding. If we are to maintain a healthy, rich value system in conjunction with monetary considerations, we cannot say, "pay up or lose out"  to this family,  to Madi, to children. The systems, financial and ethical, are indisputably linked ,two kernels of our identity, within our times, our heritage and our society.

The ring for the sparring match needs to open up into spring meadows fenced in by those sustainable forests, on one side, and pot hole repaired roads, on the other.  In this resplendent field of battle exists Black- Eyed Susans, Daisies, some Purple Strife, kingly Rods of Gold,  grass varieties, the pollinators-the counter to terminators-:) rabbit and mouse holes, that will turn your ankle but are also homes in a meadow ecology.  Why do we meander here as allergy season approaches? Because nature teaches us, and writers love metaphors, analogies and hope readers do too for their   en light enment, in a busy day.

In a share economy  meadow  of   multifaceted and collective conscience, Madi need not go without. There is a great deal of wealth in the world. We need a fair and democratic idea for distribution in a free economy. Let's look at some of the new keys. 1. Crowd sourcing. 2. Sponsorship programs on many levels around the globe tied to cancer research, education for girls, and many of the big issues of our times.  3. Information: An in depth study into the start to finish process of making these life saving, life improving drugs. -The inside scoop is  ice cream, tiger tail. 4. Innovative, creative and practical business models from our leaders across cultures and all industry. We should not underestimate the brain power,  creative intelligence of business when  harnessed to good cooperate citizenship and sound, sensible investment.  Research can go beyond the medical labs.  We have begun to see this in the transition away from the cubicle philosophy to be replaced by larger centres and quiet work spaces for choice and movement depending on the job and to facilitate higher productivity or  smarter use of spaces for humans.

Madi has already entered the parliament buildings with confidence and calm and  addressed a slew of reporters. The media treated her with a respect that allowed her voice to be amplified, her feelings to be broadcast without the push and shove of the usual media scrum. I was in awe, refreshed  and thankful for this sign of respect, this measure of control, on their part.  As I sat sagging on my own cushy couch, I had the Notepad, with the metal spirals, at hand. The incessant  clicking of my pen made the music,  as I   feverishly  depressed the silver endpoint, down up, down up. The story was being told and we only needed to listen. She expressed a wish to feel well, to go on fighting, sparring with cystic fibrosis but with a meadow at her back not in the ring with boxing gloves, the clang of the bell, the fists and surging adrenalin. Her access to medicine would soon end as the cost could not be supported indefinitely. The essence of her message was poignantly felt, from my seat in my small home. This brave girl of 12 was speaking for  her right to quality of life, hers and others, in The House. What a simply beautiful, extra special, sampler of democracy.  The solution can't be far.

In fact just across the way, in another style  of sparring match, this one definitely in the ring,  there emerges a winner. Your arm is held high  and the announcement echoes out across the cyber space pulsing with excitement.  WE win, if I may be so bold as to use this plural first person pronoun. The restoration of a value system we hold dear.  One that says that equality is for all people, is championed here. The system was first  torn and then repaired through the aid of institutions: sports, courts, owners and more. I am referring to the ousting and fining of the owner of the L.A. Clippers basketball team over allegations of his less than sterling, tarnishing, in fact, racist comments.

 I like to believe that there  is always an opportunity to restore the balance of things even further. Yes, I am probably a rugged optimist, at times. Soooo I have a few questions. Where does the money go? 21/2 million?  This is a drop in the basket, after a tip off the rim, for Mr. Sterling. While I have your attention, I would like to introduce the procurers of said amount  to a girl named, Madi Vanstone. Maybe, you would like to invite her to a basketball game? I am sure she loves sports? From what I have heard, just between you and me, the Clippers, The Raptors, the media,  the new franchise owners, the fans and whoever else is following this issue, she is quite a fighter, too. You would like her, as you have this connection in common, although your fights are uniquely yours.  A portion, small, could go as a sponsorship, the rest of the funds could go to other sponsorships related to your sport and also the fight against racism, in all its forms. I know this is just a solution that allows for more time for finding better solutions but more may come.

From meadows to rings the sparring matches are fought and won. The hope! Our upright value system, credited to us as the  only   bipedal +highly cognitive,+ feeling  species, could be the champion in this complex system of distribution and democracy.  Oh, there goes the bell, round 3 and Peace steps into the ring.  Yikes, quick change, let's go for coffee, this time round. I step out of the ring, for now, amidst shouts for blood, the curses and the rising  receptacle to be filled by the raw and torrid  promise of  mortal combat . There are all kinds of fights.  

The Dove

by Donna Thompson
 http://www.theglitchfactory.com  Writation
Copyright 2014

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John Masters " Venus of Konpara" is a lovely Statement of Sexuality and Life in British India

John Masters was an Anglo Indian writer who brought the Raj alive in many of his books. A master story teller he would pick diverse themes and illustrate them by his stories. Venus of Konpara was his last book on India and the Raj and was published in 1960. In this book John recounts a masterful tale and brings out the clash between the old and the new. He also differentiates between Dravidian culture and the Aryans in his own inimitable way. But at the same time he advocates synthesis of cultures, both Dravidian and Aryan.

The story which is set at the turn of the nineteenth century when the Raj was in full sway is also a love story. The book does breathe sexuality and concerns the love of a Dravidian girl dancer with the Aryan prince of an imaginary kingdom. The Prince who comes after education from England wishes to build a dam and a cricket field in an underdeveloped part of his kingdom. When the work commences a beautiful statute of a woman dancer is discovered. The beauty of the statute gives it the name of Venus of Konpara. John Masters builds plots and sub-plots with the British resident, the uncle of the Prince and the tribal's of Gond. It is a thrilling tale and the Dravidian girl engrosses the prince as never before. Ultimately she marries him and that is Johns answer to a distinction between the Dravidian and Aryan races.

The book has its passages of sensuality as John describes the nude Indian Classical dance done by the girl dancer before the prince. But all in all it is an engrossing tale. John wrote many other books but 'Venus of Konpara' illustrates his love for India. John Master in this novel brings out the Aryan and Dravidian motifs. He also refers to tigers, forest fires, and poison arrows. The poison arrow kills the British resident in the book. The novel is set in South Central India of that time, where the Gond tribal's held sway. Perhaps John had visualized the setting in the modern state of Chhattisgarh. John Masters as a story teller is par excellence. His prose is simple and the style racy. In contrast to his other popular book Bhowani junction, Venus of Konpara is an equally significant work. We must salute this Anglo Indian writer who made India and the Raj come alive in his booksglo Indian writer who brought the Raj alive in many of his books. A master story teller he would pick diverse themes and illustrate them by his stories. Venus of Konpara was his last book on India and the Raj and was published in 1960.

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Tourette Syndrome- The Intruder

 

 

Tourette Syndrome is a silent intruder disrupting a persons life until death. Imagine what happens

 when your brain doesn’t work quite right and it is not regulating your body's movements, when we lose

 control of our speech and involuntary sounds such as barking, screaming, grunts, and even words spew out. 

 

Tourette Syndrome is the disorder- it is not a disease but a chemical imbalance in the brain. It is misdiagnosed and many people go 

untreated through out their life usually deemed “weird, strange, or odd”.

 

Tourette ‘s is the second most common genetic disorder producing involuntary tics and

 behavioral problems. Depression, sleep disorders, common compulsive behaviors,

 and ADD -H- (attention deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity )are all under the “umbrella” as part of Tourette’s

 

There is no actual “test” to perform ,a neurologist familiar with Tourette ‘s will recognize some of the

 symptoms. To recognize the disorder sometimes sudden changes in behavior, increased tics can occur with anxiety, emotional stress, tension and even excitement.

 

There are drugs that will help with treatment of a Tourette’s keep in mind this syndrome is 

complex with a multitude of symptoms. So one kind of treatment may not work for another.

 

Usually Tourette’s shows it head in the early stages of a child's life around 5-6 years of age, nevertheless it has been diagnosed in the mid twenties such as the baseball player Jim Eisenreich.

 

 

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Beware of Paul Ryan's Budget

 

Hours ago House Republicans pushed through a horrible and with hope ill-fated budget proposal called “ The Path to Prosperity” by Paul Ryan for 2015. 

Ryan, is chairman of the House Budget Committee since 2011 and is a representative of Wisconsin's

 1st congressional district since 1999.

This budget will effect the lower and middle classes by replacing medicare, repealing the Affordable Health Care Act , and cutting medicaid, hurting millions of Americans- and raising taxes on the middle class. Millionaires will not be affected because of an $87,000 tax break!

This proposal will cut $5 trillion dollars and it will be coming from much needed programs such as:

Health care

Food Stamps

Education

Community programs

Theses cuts are aimed at the people who need these programs the most. Social Security and the military will not be touched.

 Ryan's long range idea is to change and move retirees from Medicare and again try a subsidy based health care insurance plan .

 

 

 

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Alterations

 Alterations: Metarealism Explored in this digital image.

Entering the new place, a town in this case,  is like trying on the latest outfit that boasts an original style and a careful, creative combination of designs. The "garment" is hand stitched with a colorful repertoire of silken threads along the cuff and or over the heart for a decorative and poignant sense of town spirit. The quiet seams are tight in spots, loose, just there under the arms. Well spaced and close together in places and as needed. A town fashioned for people. Made to measure for a human fit. -The hope-  I spin and turn listening for the rustle and richness of the fabric of the town, feel for the textures that whisper against skin, instead of scratching or pricking. I notice the hang of the cloth on my frame, the one I give it, as I gain perspectives. This small person suited in her new attire checks the reflections, that selfie moment, and heads out into the people, places, ideas and things for penning. I call this activity writation (N)  Not to be confused with a certain mayor who has thought it just to attach his surname to  a broad and hearty word such as  nation. The result is a collapse, unbalanced semantic in the form of a compound, overly light + weighty word, usage.

This same fabric, seams and stitching we wear may be a quilt , a skirt , blouse, dress, consignment of leopard pants or jean shorts in the cultural architecture of a town. Styled and fitted by human frames.  This may consist of locals, out of province visitors, internationals... and out of towners like me. Who needs a label, when the outfit, the place,  is priceless, beyond brand names.

The identity is there to read like a complex novel , a Giller Prize winner or maybe a Sunshine Sketch for a few LOLs.  Will  I have the right balance of rock star and nerd to recognize the serendipitous  glitches from the negative one. Pparachute over the cliffs and or sidestep a crack or two. How about flipping an opposable thumb as opposed to the finger to the sky on those icy patches of direction and misdirection. :) Trans: Will  I remain open, true to myself and humble in all that I attempt. Try I must. Yes we are sliding into romanticism touched with idealism...Excuse me while I zip up my dress, button up my matching jacket. :)

We begin to scour the pamphlets, talk to a few locals, skim through the  internet and the hotel yellow pages,  for the best route for our quest. It is late afternoon and we had had no time to prepare outside of  a few bookings. I plunge into -Orenda- for awhile  in the hopes of some new thought for the plan of approach  because I am, now,  utterly bored with the inadequacy of our current paper and wifi search criteria.

Detour in the Road Follow D*
D* Refresh: Thanks Joseph for your perspectives. Loving your work but the level of violence is hard, graphic but neither maudlin or trite in your hands, under your  creative watch. I think you mean to lend authenticity to the historical portrayal and possibly jar us into a sense of the whole toxic malaise that encompasses nations clashing. With violence on the rise, outside literary fiction, and growing anger in hotspots around the globe is desensitization creeping up or growing awareness and action coming to the fore.  I can't wait for the studies that might give us a clue.  The cutting embrace of sick lit. stunningly violent and digitally mastered HD visuals and videos aided by technology are now are playground. What are the long term effects of candid violence, and sex on those that have suffered and experience these as triggers. We also need to consider those that are fine with the whole thing and hope they will empathize enough to understand experiences beyond their own.   Are we only  about making it real? -no exceptions or intuitive wrappings?  No,  I think we are more when we enter these places and seek to show, learn grow. Hey, Joseph, thanks for this monologue as I am completely sure that you are talking with CBC hosts,  engaging in book chats with more learned and illustrious writers than I and or you are writing your next work. Maybe you are merging with the orenda through the essence of rebirth offered by spring. Happy Earth Day on April 22. :)  I am really enjoying your book and I have only just begun.  I also recommend "All the Broken Things, " by Kathryn Kutenbrouwer to readers and writers.  Should you, by slight chance, come across this blog while your mingling with the great literary minds of contemporary times,  can you get this book nominated for an award. Thanks. I am placing this message in  a blog bottle and sending it out into the sea of cyberspace. :) Hugs or Namaste,Mr. Boyce and readers of this blog.


D* As I closed the book, I realized that one of the best places to start the getting to know U road trip was the cultural centre and library that was across the street from the place we had dined last evening. Of course, I should have gone with that thought when it first entered the grey matter. Silly, really, counterproductive of me,  to always try to improve upon the first when sometimes that first is  right.- Hard to know sometimes- ;)
 Have a look through the front window screen, now that we are back on the main road.

Dropped in after a workout to pick up books for her kids and look for one for herself. .Beautiful!

The Hat of the Day

Cat Chip (Those Micro Condiments That Add Flavor)

She is part of a book club and this is her stash for those perfect moments, those rest stops in life. The one on top is for her child.  Beautiful.

Location: Georgetown, Ontario , Canada
THE LIBRARY and part of the cultural hub on a Sat. morning in early spring. No alterations needed. :)Next to the Library behind a door Beautiful made us feel welcome yet again . :)  I open it up for you to enjoy on Photonyms back at The Glitch    Head  over there after you visit a few other blog spaces in  The Preferred Writers, share group once you get to the end of this one. Scroll...

The Doors:  Can U Hear the Music

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 In a dimly lit corner next to the washroom in  a large book store, in another middle size town, I found a table of books,  The "Caption" over the table read "Read, Think, Learn".  Good thing I had to attend to a basic body function or I would never have found them. Hmmm They speak of a few alterations that are incredibly interesting in my humble opinion, but the violence is there, in some, and these books do turn some of our ideas on their heads. I would add "Question" (the Hows and Whys) as an alteration or addition to the main "Caption" and for your own thoughts and interactions here.  I saw a glass bookcase full of  fine titles , across from the girl's washroom in a Whitby high school. I wonder  if this placement  proximity to washrooms approach works at all.  I think the front of the store is still the prime space maybe this will change. Hmmmm.

Emphatic Title

For those women who would  like this choice of career and motherhood. I would love to peak in at how it can be done, well.  I think this book may have some insights for contemporary working moms.

Between spiked  heels and rugged good looks, this book opens the cover beyond blurred focus. :) I only read the inside and back covers but looks very interesting.  A candid and smart analysis of contemporary culture and the digital age. It caught my interest.

Reroute, Repeat: See Also Digital Image  entitled Cat Chip (Micro) Fits here and in the above space  The book in the photo is written by me, Donna Thompson.  

My Loft E Bookcase: -Dovetail joints on pine boxes - They were given to  my family and I by my brother. Handy alterations to compliment  my digital virtual  shelves.  While we are on the topic of  everything books and culture,  smart beautiful furniture designs accommodate our unique spaces.   

 

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