re Marin county Civic center Library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NKhEqq9Sz85ixMKv7?g_st=am 

The building is interesting architecture of course. But you have the local yokels who immediately know if you're from there or not from there. Which triggers a little button in their brains apparently. people who have worked in a place their whole lives become territorial after a while. 

So I have a hip disability and I found a nice spot where I could stretch out my leg a little bit while working on my laptop. I noticed I was in the so-called teen zone which every Library seems to think is mandatory. Even when the library is not in a high teen area . Which the Civic center Library does not seem to be.

 Yes, I noticed the sign saying teen zone but not until 2:00 p.m.. It was only 1:00 p.m.. so I sat down and got to work. 

And yes I have been here before - in fact I'm not from far away- just not a regular here. The staff that I saw working seem to be pretty relaxed and friendly. I didn't see anybody taking mental notes about me being there. 

And 2:00 p.m. rolled around and there were no teens at all. Around 2:30, maybe they changed shifts - suddenly a young man approached me with urgency and informed me  I couldn't stay in the teen zone. I said, " but there's no teens here ". He replied, "I know but we just want to keep it clear" . I replied, "Thanks for doing your job. " 

When actually I was thinking, if he really wanted to be conscientious about doing his job, he would wait until a teen or teens came in who wanted to use the teen zone. But you could tell he was the type of person like your mother who would say "I'm not going to argue . Rules are rules" . 

Except when they're not. It's about the spirit of the law. It's why you should be upset if a police officer gave you a speeding ticket for going 56 in a 55 mph. He's violating the spirit of the law. But there will always be those types of people who just want a job where they enforce a rule WITHOUT HAVING TO THINK ABOUT IT. 

You just want ,or hope, to expect more at a an establishment where you assume people are there because they enjoy "using their brains" and they didn't get a degree in library science just because it would be an easy mindless job. 

Bible 📖 mnemonics & beatitudes from notepad (free to use & distribute with or without attribute to good ol' Johnny)

Bible Mnemonics

AAA: Do NOT be anxious about anything🚫

ROGG: Radiance of God's Glory 

BOM: Brothers of Mine

CAP: Called according to His purpose

ICDAT: I can do ALL things thru Christ

FOE: Fix our Eyes 👀 on Jesus✝️

FLOG: Nothing can separate us 

from the Love ❤️ of God

WIG: HE has shown you

O man What is Good

HIP: HE is Patient

WESH: Who Earnestly seek Him

TAU: Transcends all understanding

TYMD: That you may declare..

BOP: NOT a spirit of Timidity but Power💪

BAW: Boast about Weakness

LYE: Love your Enemies

BAND: Believe & do NOT doubt

CLIMB: I no longer live

but Christ Lives in ME 

BIL: My burden is Light🕯️ 

CYS: Confess your sins ✝️

ASFOE: Against Spiritual Forces of evil👿🚫

NEM: New(mercies)every morn🌅 

LYLS: Let your Light💥Shine

TRYM: Be Transformed by the

Renewing of your Mind 

RAW: Reverence & Awe

FGOG: Free Gift 🎁 of God 

KOA: Be Kind 🙂to one Another 

GIL: God is Love ❤️ ✝️

LAGL: Live a godly Life

BOHM: Because of HIS mercies

NRLTL: Narrow road 🛣️ leads Life

SAMN: Supply all my Needs

BAP: Blessed R Peacemakers 🕊️✌️ 

SORTS: Those who Wait on the Lord Shall renew their Strength 💪 

OPS: Our present Suffering

GATY: Grace abound to you

SHUK: Seek HIS kingdom

TYGER: Thank you God, Eternal Reality👍🐅

EOA: Encourage one Another

SLUM: The Spirit🕊️ of the Lord is upon me

SIFTS: Spirit Intercedes for the Saints

WOGLA: The Word📖 of God is Living & Active

BIHD:Baptized into His Death ☠️☝️

FATFB: The Fullness of Assurance

 that Faith✝️ brings 

Beatitudes 

✅ Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom 👑 

✅Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted

✅Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth 🌎 

✅Blessed are those who hunger 🍞 & thirst for righteousness sake. They shall be filled.

✅BLESSED are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.

✅Blessed are the pure in heart ❤️, for they shall see God ✝️

✅Blessed are the peacemakers 🕊️ for they shall be called children 🚸 of God. 

 ✅Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom 👑 of heaven 

✅BLESSED are you when people revile you & persecute you & say evil 👿 against you for my sake. Rejoice & be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven 😇. For so they persecuted the prophets. 

✅ You are the salt🧂of the earth 🌍, the light ☀️of the world. A city on a hill can't be hid. Let your light🕯️shine so those who see your good works will glorify the father in heaven ☝️🕊️ 🙏 ✝️ 

Verse of the Day 3.6.25

"Many will be purified,

 made spotless & refined, 

but the wicked will

 continue to be wicked.

 None of the wicked 

will understand,

 but those who are wise 

will understand."

     -Daniel 12:10

re CISAC Luncheon Lectures At Stanford (Perry Conference room)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/T1SwMN3hvpJARvFt7?g_st=am 

Because I don't see a separate listing for CISAC (Center for International Security and Cooperation) on maps I will do the review here . It's about the periodic luncheon lectures on the second floor Perry room. 

Most recently on 3/4/25 I was there to hear a lecture entitled "Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine" by Nicole Grajewski. I arrived a few minutes late just as it was starting. There's an African-American lady who checks the names to see if you're entitled to have a lunch (if you RSVP'd) .

 She always tells me sternly to BE QUIET when she asks me my name even though I'm already being quiet. It feels more like Power & Control rather than a sincere concern that by saying my name too loud I might be disrupting the lecture. I could sense immediately that she does not approve of me. 

Nonetheless, she gave me the okay to grab a meal from the table and so I took it and entered the conference room and almost all the empty chairs were right in front of the speaker. I wish they could have the first arrivals sit up front so that people who come in a little bit late don't have to walk awkwardly all the way up to the front . This seems to be more of a disruption than saying my name too loud in the hallway. 

Then, the lunch they provide is too complicated. All I want or need is a basic sandwich. Instead I got sushi and rice and a little bit of beef, inside a styrofoam dish that was very loud to open. And they give you some sauce to pour on it which is also difficult to open let alone open it quietly.

 In fact it was so difficult I just set it aside afraid that I was going to pop it open and spill it all over myself- some kind of green curry filled to the brim.  I decided to try to eat the meal without the sauce, but the first bite of the rice was cold & not appetizing to me. 

I don't know how they order these meals. Does the person who coordinates everything have a choice about what's on the menu ? If so, I encourage them to make it more simple next time.

 Finally, I am a simple member of the public and not an expert on any of these topics. And I'm surrounded by these people called "fellows " who are studying the exact topic about which is being lectured upon. These are the people who should be in front. 

Here I am, a simple man, forced to sit up front with these two experts ( Nicole & the professor) in front of me during the question period after the lecture. I have average knowledge of the topic of Iran and Russia based on reading the news, listening to podcasts etc, & yes I am a college graduate & graduate school but not in this area of study. I'm educated, but relatively simple.

 I like the idea of them keeping these lectures open to the public but they should have separate seating areas. Put the public in the back so we don't have to awkwardly sit in front of the experts and feel stupid.

 And make the meals simple. Pizza is a good easy one. Or sandwiches with a side of chips. Nonetheless, thank you for your hospitality or attempt to be hospitable. And tell the African-American lady I'm not a bad person. I'm a good guy with good intentions and a good heart ❤️. God bless you. 

I have always lived by this Bible verse

I have always lived by

 this Bible verse:

"Do not take revenge, 

my dear friends, 

but leave room

 for God's wrath, 

for it is written: 

"It is mine to avenge; 

I will repay," says the Lord."

     ......      -Romans 12:19

Speaking of which, when I was a student at Fuller, there was an  incident in which I was a victim of police brutality. When I took them to court, the opposition somehow got some of the papers I wrote for a class at Fuller Seminary, and they quoted something that I wrote to try to portray me as justifying violence. 

Not only was it misquoted and out of context to try to make me look like a person who justifies violence in some cases (as opposed to 'just war' at a plural or 'corporate 'level), the question is which person(s) at Fuller seminary saved the papers that I wrote and gave them to somebody in the opposition in my case against the city. 

(And it raises another question about why they're making copies of papers that I wrote, & apparently of students in general? Why they keeping/copying the intellectual property of students and trying to make a psychological profile of them?  When I write a paper for a class, I assume it's read by the  almighty professor , graded, & returned to the student. And that's the end of it. But this might not be the case at Fuller .

It's kind of sickening, eerie,  & creepy to say the least. 

If you are a current student at Fuller Seminary, you might want to inquire about whether they they are keeping your intellectual property, and God forbid that anything should happen again such as happened to me,  whether they will use it against you , or allow it to be used against you in an inappropriate manner out of context. 

But then, of course, if they're doing this furtively behind the scenes, will they be honest if you inquire about it? ) And I don't mean to cast aspersions on everybody at Fuller, it may be just a few rogue persons )

But somebody (singular or plural) at Fuller Seminary betrayed me and tried to make me look like a bad person, or a  person with potential for violence. 

This was/is very disturbing to say the least. Who, at Fuller is so high and mighty that they think they can decide who is a good or bad person ? All of us come from different backgrounds and different walks of life and spiritual progression. The word progression means spiritual growth. Nobody comes in to Fuller like a perfect little innocent saint nor leaves as a perfect person.

 None of the professors either. Neither attending Fuller nor working at Fuller makes you a perfect person. We are all still on a journey hopefully improving in our walk with Christ daily. Whichever rogue person or persons is behind this kind of nonsense, to put it mildly, needs to take the log out of their own eye first. 

Are they taking your intellectual property and putting it into some sort of psychological AI processor and coming up with some kind of profile based on very superficial material. Or handing it over to somebody even more supercilious in the psychology department to "analyze"? People who think they know much more than they actually do?  People who think they know more than God Himself? 

Fuller seminary also takes grants from pharmaceutical companies. Huge grants by the way, not just a few pennies here and there. So you need to ask who are they bowing down to in reality ? What drives them? Can you trust them ? Who are they in bed with ? 

And of course, there's good people at Fuller seminary: students, staff , & faculty. But if the central nervous system is controlled by a few corrupt individuals, as they say " a bad apple ruins the whole batch. "

 I was and am a good person with good intentions, a good♥️ heart,  and still growing in Christ ✝️ on a daily basis. I have never advocated violence against other individuals or taken the law into my own hands. And I have never used violence against anybody. Repeat: NEVER. 

We ask for spiritual intercession for Fuller Seminary to weed out some of the evil within. I ask prayer warriors to pray constantly without ceasing for Fuller Seminary and a Holy Spirit breakthrough!

🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️

Re Stanford Beach volleyball 🏐 obsessive compulsive fear of any personal video footage

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NU8Ly2H3weAU9TcM8?g_st=am 

The older white guys in red and one hag in red are freakin compulsively obsessed with spectators video- taping any of the beach volleyball events to the extent that I don't even want to go to this place anymore 😡😡😡👎👎👎 ..it's that freakin bad. . 

They will watch you obsessively if they think you are video recording a single second . They assert that "this is Stanford private property"..therefore they have the right to say "no video".

 Regardless of the legality of such a claim , who wants to get an argument with these white supremacists (and I'm white too) .

 The 2 older white guys (60's & 70's, maybe 80's) are so freakin bored out of their minds because nothing ever significant happens, they have to create FICTION in their minds to keep themselves engaged . They create drama even when " THERE'S NO THERE THERE",esp John Keating👎😡. 

IT'S time for Stanford to get some "young blood " in the ranks of the Red People, and of diverse skin colors. This isn't the 50's anymore . 

re the overbearing Stanford "RED" employees (bag searchers, ushers, watchers, ticket takers, etc) 👎😡

Attn: Stanford administration re The Red Plague at Stanford athletic events 😡👎

These Stanford employees in red (ushers, bag searchers etc) take their jobs TOO DAMN SERIOUSLY which takes ALL THE FUN out of being a spectator. There has NEVER, repeat NEVER,  been a serious threat or even a problem of drunkeness etc at a Stanford sport event. 

The RED PEOPLE literally are so bored to death because of good behavior, they have to find,  or create things, to NITPICK about to give them a sense of purpose.

 It's really SAD 😡.Berkeley doesn't have this problem. The "watchers" there are laid back 😎and cool and make it an enjoyable experience, and includes younger people as well as African-Americans. Why has the fun- loving Stanford community been inflicted with the Red Plague ⁉️

Re Stanford TOTAL VIDEO FOOTAGE BAN 👎😡 ( not even legal ?)

I've been coming to Stanford events for years and I usually take a short video clip or 2 to remember the event years layer .. Plus people seem to enjoy them .. I understand if Stanford doesn't want people to live stream or tape the entire event ( which I would never do nor want to do) but short clips have always been a basic public legal right at public events (even if they are on 'private property ' such as a stadium, private school, etc. for parents, fans, journalists etc.

Is it even legal for @Stanford to try to BAN ALL PERSONAL VIDEO FOOTAGE on campus ?

Is it even legal for

 @Stanford to try to BAN ALL PERSONAL VIDEO FOOTAGE

 on campus because they're a private institution ⁉️

(or was the hag in red just trying to intimidate or bully me ? 

Or did she totally misunderstand

 the memo ? My guess is that Stanford instructed their so-called security people (or  however you describe those people in  obnoxious total red uniforms at every single event: ushers, watchers, mostly elderly people who perform various functions mostly MICRO- MANAGEMENT in nature) to make sure people are not videotaping an entire sporting event for commercial purposes, personal profit etc 

So this lady sees me come in and start videotaping the first minute or so of the event (beach volleyball) . She either  misunderstands the memo & concludes that there should be no video taping at all by any individual, or she erroneously assumes I'm going to continue taping for the next 60 minutes. If it's the former, she needs to be reinstructed. If She still can't comprehend it,  she needs to be fired.

 If it's the latter, she needs to watch and observe the person with the camera for more than 60 seconds before concluding this person is trying to film the entire event. Seems like she should be watching any "suspect" for at least 10 minutes or so to see if the camera stays up the entire time. 

I had just arrived and had only been video taping maybe a minute or so which is usually what I do and then I'll sit and watch and usually leave early (to be honest, I get bored at beach volleyball contests pretty quickly)

re nitpicking at Milpitas Library

i went to the upstair section and sat in a soft chair with the laptop cord plugged in to the nearby desk. moments later the white lady told me that "policy" doesn't allow it  (apparently watching me intently, i don't know why, other than she is one of those white females who likes to nitpick white males (in a mostly non-white library, predominantly asian now)  so she can feel superior)  (she had to twist her neck to watch me as she was normally looking the opposite direction). meanwhile I see kids sitting on the floor in one section (probably also a policy violation), and after I moved to a new seat an asian guy sat down and put a blanket over his head and fell asleep and started snoring loudly and nobody said anything about it. what this tells me is that I was targeted not because of a serious "policy violation" (hardly anybody walks in that corner so it would not be a actual tripping concern) but because of being a white male. SHAME ON THIS LADY.

But also, why not add some plugs near the soft chairs on the 2nd floor. I can't sit very long in the hard chairs at a desk because of a hip disability. If it's a serious concern to have a cord stretched over to a desk , add some plugs near the soft chairs to accomodate those of us with disabilities .

re Sunset Beach lifeguard who will NOT get out of his truck (LAZY) 😡👎 (north of Huntington Beach CA)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2ckY2TM6K8soAa5S7?g_st=am 

Every time I go body surfing during the winter when hardly anybody else is out there the lifeguard in his truck always comes and parks directly across from me and just sits there and watches me the ENTIRE TIME I'm body surfing. 

THIS STARTED HAPPENING a few years ago. And then I hadn't been back for a while. But then I returned recently and it happened again. The lifeguard SHOULD be able to CLEARLY 👀SEE by observing for a short while that I'm a competent swimmer & of an age and maturity that I am able to handle myself (this happens even when it's low tide & I'm body surfing waist deep - no rip tides, no danger, not even high surf necessarily) .

 So there's something else going on besides a concern for my safety. It almost feels like harassment. He could sit in his truck a little ways down the beach so it doesn't feel so conspicuous and obvious that he's sitting there watching ONLY ME.  

Needless to say, this is the permanent lifeguard who never gets out of his truck. He's not like the physically fit college kids who do it for a summer temp job. I wonder if he actually ever goes into the water. Has he ever actually had to save somebody ? It's a shame really that they pay somebody to do that job permanently and NEVER get out of the truck. 

There should be a requirement that he walks the beach at least once or twice per day. Nobody likes being harassed by a lifeguard 👎😡. LEAVE ME ALONE. I DON'T NEED OR WANT YOU WATCHING ME SO INTENTLY . 

Shame on Pasadena CA Mayor Victor Gordo et Al 👎😡👎😡👎

https://youtube.com/shorts/sxx6ugsv_Rk?si=DraMS2dVAm0P-X6S 

On New Years day 2024 I was resting on the grass 🏞️ at the semi-permanently closed Central Library across from Pasadena PD and they have what looks like an ex-con stationed inside the library with specific instructions to make sure nobody rests on the grass. He came out and tried to order me off the public property . I objected. 

Remember this is new years day after the famous Rose 🌹 Parade. 1000's of visitors. They're supposed to be extra nice  on NY Day.  I wasn't there to permanently camp out. But as best as I can tell they have orders from the top (probably Mayor Victor Gordo 👎😡 and/or library director Tim McDonald as well as others ) to make anybody on the grass feel uncomfortable about being there ( legally they cannot order you off, or "kick you off" so to speak, so it's basically a "harass until you leave policy"). 

Of course I know my legal rights and made an objection. And demanded to see the police. Both the sheriff deputies as well as Pasadena PD came over. The ex con whispered to the cops that I was homeless wanting to camp out. Nothing could be further from the truth. 

The police knew they couldn't legally remove me and didn't seem to be comfortable with what the ex con and the subsequent other security guard were doing to me on New Year's Day after I filmed the Rose 🌹 Parade (an annual project of mine ever since I came to Fuller Seminary many years ago,) but they seemed to feel their hands were tied to allow the "security" to harass me until I left. 

And these 2 security guards (one with untied shoes) were meaner than demons from hell 😡👎. Very sickening behavior by these people with obvious orders "from the top" (shame on Mayor Victor Gordo) . He should be fired for encouraging this despicable practice of harassment, especially on New Year's Day 👎😡👎😡👎

I don't like the way @CapitalOne sends this email every month with a COMMAND to make a payment.

I don't like the way @CapitalOne sends this email every month with a COMMAND to make a payment. It's very condescending & overbearing & bossy of them,  more like you would expect from a collections agency trying to intimidate you 😡👎. Esp b/c I always make my payments on time.

NO, NOT Pasadena. Sorry to say but not even the homeless went to camp in Pasadena "CA City Addresses Homeless Issue by Passing Sweeping Ban on Camping on Public Property "

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/california-city-addresses-homeless-issue-passing-sweeping-ban/ 

NO, NOT Pasadena. Sorry to say but not even the homeless went to camp in Pasadena 😄😆😁 "CA City Addresses Homeless Issue by Passing Sweeping Ban on Camping on Public Property "

re Encinitas library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/3WbDLG3nhgKeRMFg6 

I'm concerned about some of the security guards at this library being supremacists. The problem is that whatever color the security guards are, they will usually end up being supremacists in favor of their own color. You might say well since I'm so-called 'white" and most of the security guards are white that it works in my favor.

 Problem being is that I don't want or need any kind of favoritism. And human nature is to become lazy (not necessarily lazy but also mentally) if the security guards don't have something constructive to do. 

And I'm concerned about the minds of the security guards becoming lazy (ie minds drifting, not constructively occupied).

 The question is why security is needed at all ? Let alone 2 security guards per shift ? I remember the days before there was security and I never recall anything too bad happening.

 As such, the only rationale for suddenly requiring two security guards per day per shift is usually something POLITICAL. And at a library that usually means it's in favor of the Lefty cause unfortunately. 

Verse of the Day 📖✝️

For it is with our hearts ♥️

 that we believe & are justified,

 & it is with our mouth😮

 that we profess our faith ✝️ 

& are saved.

Romans 10:10

Verse of the Day 2.14.25

Then Jesus said to them,

 "Watch out! Be on your guard

 against all kinds of greed;

 life does not consist in

 an abundance of possessions."

        -Luke 12:15-

2.13.26 re Discount Tire, 2580 S Kolb Rd, Tucson, AZ 85710

https://maps.app.goo.gl/97cNfSHfkd92RsEp6 

They're very friendly, initially, on the phone 🤳 said they'd do a free patch/plug for a tire with a nail. Then when I arrived they claimed it was too worn out to legally patch or plug. And they claimed 3 of my 4 tires were legally worn out- 

Ie past the legal driving limit. Literally just drove from CA to Washington DC and back . I replaced one tire in New Orleans during Superbowl weekend. Then made it to AZ. noticed low tire in The morning. Added air. Saw small nail in middle of tire ( ie repairable) , checked it myself for bubbles (yep). After I declined 3 new tires for $400 the attitude of the friendly mexican -american ( all mex- Americans working here) changed: not so friendly - HE WOULDN'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO ADD AIR TO THE SLIGHTLY LOW TIRE SO I CAN GO ELSEWHERE CLAIMING IT WAS ILLEGAL TO ADD AIR BECAUSE ITS TOO WORN OUT. Seriously? Wow 😡 unbelievable. I'm reporting this to corporate. Went elsewhere and got it patched - no problem.

Re Atherton Library , San Mateo county CA

I need to be able to rely upon library staff to support me if and when a rogue patron enters the library and violates protocol. 

On a Friday (December 2024)I was there in the afternoon working on my laptop while also waiting for a part to come in for my car to be repaired. I had been there for about 2 hours quietly minding my own business & working on one of my many  projects on my laptop, when an Asian fellow entered the library, and decided he wanted to sit in the little pod that I was working in, where there was one available outlet, which I was using.

 This fellow furtively looked around for another plug and I tried to be helpful telling him "The only other plug is behind the empty chair over here". It was two steps from where he was. instead of moving to this other chair, he asked if I could plug my laptop into the other  outlet. It wasn't really a true ask of me, it was more like a demand or an expectation that I would comply with his request.  

I was in the middle of uploading something on my laptop, and reiterated that he could just sit in the other chair so that he's closer to the other outlet. His response was, "I could... but I won't" . It was stated in a very arrogant tone as if it's not him that should be moving, it's you (me) who should get up immediately & change plugs. 

While it would be nice of me to be a good chap or a nice  helpful citizen to this patron, the way he was speaking to me was condescending, arrogant, & demanding. And so In my mind I was thinking  if he won't compromise by very easily moving to a different chair two steps away,  why should I compromise?

 So I just kept working on my laptop and left my laptop plugged in where it was. A few seconds later he just grabbed my plug and pulled it out of the outlet and plugged his laptop in. It felt very violating like a slap in the face or like he pushed me out of my chair because he wanted my chair or something like that. That's the way it felt. 

So I asked the young lady behind the kiosk to come over and she tried to assist but the Asian fellow (who calls himself Ken I found out later)  refused to  budge or apologize. He just sat there with a shameless glib look on his face.

So I asked to see the manager who came out few moments later & introduced herself as Mary and was very friendly and nice and tried to remain neutral at first as she learned the narration of what had happened. And Ken admitted that he pulled out my plug without my permission. She gently chastised him saying "You shouldn't touch other patron's possessions."

Meanwhile,  maybe I wasn't clear enough or maybe I was being too nice about it so that it sounded like it was just an argument  or difference of opinion, rather than an actual violation of my rights. Maybe if I had explained it better it would have turned out different but Mary turned into a moderator but didn't enforce a clear breach of  protocol by Ken. 

She just sort of waited and listened & tried to remain neutral but it didn't seem like it was going anywhere. So I  decided  if they're not going to kick him out for a clear violation against me, (ie or at least tell him to move or pull his plug back out so I can plug mine in), I'm too upset to stay here and continue to have my  rights violated.

Once again, my feeling  was almost as if he had pushed me out of my chair because he wanted my chair, and then library staff decided to tell me that there was plenty of chairs so don't worry about it.

My other feeling was that this person hated me. His actions toward me were intermixed with some kind of prejudice about me. This was also evidence by the way he talked to me during our conversation with Mary. Calling me "dude" etc. 

I'm 57 years old, and I've achieved numerous various milestones in my life of which I am proud. And I continue to do constructive meaningful work that is good for society. I do not deserve to be mistreated or spoken to condescendingly. 

And what makes him so special to speak 'down' to me? He looked like a bum. I also mentioned during the initial confrontation that if I had done this to him as a white person I would be instantly kicked out. That is to say it would be instantly assumed to be some sort of hate crime against him as an Asian. But if he does it to me it's just something that "needs to be worked out."

Manager Mary even offered to help me find a different spot. Maybe she meant well but that was another punch in the gut. 

Once again let me reiterate that he expected me to jump up immediately and change my plug to a different outlet while refusing to easily move to another chair that's closer to the accessible outlet. And when I did not immediately jump out of my chair to do so, he became aggressive and just pulled my plug out and put his in. 

And then the remedy seem to be that I should just move to a different spot. Do you see how that not only feels like a violation to me, but is a blatant violation.

I've been coming to this library long enough to know there's not that many confrontations or issues. People are usually pretty polite here. So it's a rarity I suppose when staff has to intervene with a rogue patron such as Ken. And they did not know how to immediately handle it. And Ken took advantage of that indecisiveness by the staff, while I took the brunt of the insults. 

I I hope San Mateo library management takes this into consideration for further staff development . 

Re St. Tammany Parish Library South Slidell Branch, near New Orleans Louisiana

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MSR3BHPQ7AELSPWR6 

Somebody (probably juveniles) vandalized my car while I was in the library. They ripped the red ribbon 🎀 off my front grille . This was on my grille to cover the cracked grille until I can find a replacement. The juveniles probably thought it was "gay". 

No. I'm not gay nor am I promoting it. I'm actually a Christian evangelist with traditional values. It never occurred to me that this could be interpreted as "gay'' but when I reflect on the way adolescents minds work, I suppose I can see how it might be misperceived as such, along with my out-of- state plates from a state that is often slandered by some, due to the politicians behavior (but which many of us who live there also do not agree with).

So when people make broad sweeping negative generalizations about those of us with such license plates based on our politicians, they are adding further insult to injury to those of us who disagree with our own politicians. 

I personally am more in agreement in general with the politics of places such as Louisiana and Mississippi but some people ignorantly & WRONGLY ASSUME that because of my license plate I am in agreement with the politics of my state.

 The teen kids of these people probably internalized the same misjudgements and is probably why they vandalized my car: the red ribbon 🎀 in conjunction with my license plate. 

Thankfully they didn't key my car paint or flatten my tires. Maybe the surveillance camera inhibited them, or maybe hopefully they have at least enough self-restraint not to go so far. 

I was able to re-tie the red ribbon 🎀 to my front grille. It looks better than a cracked grille. And NO, it DOESN'T mean I am gay. I'm NOT gay. I am a male who loves women. 

Hopefully somebody can teach these juveniles (and their parents if necessary) not to make such ignorant superficial erroneous presumptions 🚫👎 based on a license plate 🚗 and/or a simple red ribbon 🎀. 

Re Wekiwa State Park, Florida

https://maps.app.goo.gl/C5nmCX7DQ1iCRABLA 

Snorkeling in the springs was nice. Can't complain about that- in the middle of January 2025 when there's a Arctic freeze polar vortex extending over almost everywhere else in the usa when it's snowing up there in Pensacola, Jacksonville & Tallahassee . Some kids in Florida are seeing snow for the first time 👍🥶😆 using their skimboards to go sledding on. The water temperature was actually warmer than the air- very nice refreshing and you see some fish small and big. One thing that bothered me is that when I asked about fishing at the entrance the young ranger man, if that's what they call them here, told me I could not fish in the springs but to try Sand lake. So after snorkeling I did, But there's clearly NOT much to catch there if anything - that's for sure 👎. The real fishing with actual possibility is outside the springs along the river banks. Or I suppose if you're in a kayak you could do that as well. I'm sure the ranger man knew this as well so I was little bit ticked off that he treated me like some kind of stupid person to brush off. Or if he didn't, he needs to learn a little bit more about his own Park that he works at. Of course that's the new generation - some of them just go through the motions wherever they work and know nothing about the actual substance of the place . When I talk about going fishing, I want to actually have hope of catching something. I'm not one of those "fishermen" are just likes to stand there all day with a line in the water. If there's an elder manager/ ranger at this state park I hope you can educate these youngsters a little bit about this . 

Re Walmart security harassment on 12/29/24 at Monrovia location

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GwwZq5b2SpLoZz3o8 

Walmart parking lot security on 12/29/24 at around 530pm was excessively aggressive to the point of harassment . I actually parked on the street next to the Walmart by the IHOP and the security car with orange lights perpetually revolving drove by me shortly after I parked. Then turned around and drove up very close to my car going the other way. There was no reason or justification for following me around or harassing me. Furthermore I'm on a side street on a public Street at this point. Walmart security has NO JURISDICTION in this area. It's like a fellow citizen harassing you. Actionable 👎. And I think I could get a pretty penny from Walmart for harassment 

SHAME & disgrace on the burger king manager 👎😡 at 700 W Cesar Estrada Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gTF7ZHtQp9HsN8C6A 

700 W Cesar Estrada Chavez Ave, 

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Every year on Xmas Eve I go to the annual La Holiday show. In 2023 my car was not starting well so I temporarily parked at the BK lot because I was afraid if it wouldn't start in the parking structure at the Dorothy pavilion it would be more difficult for a tow truck to pull me to a mechanic. It was not busy at BK 🍔 on Xmas Eve. 

It wouldn't start upon return so I slept in the car and was still there on Xmas Day. I didn't think they'd even be open on Xmas Day but they were. Albeit not busy at all. My car was in the furthest spot from the door - not a desired spot.

 I could have called for a tow using my roadside service but I didn't know where to take it on Xmas Day. Literally no mechanic is open. I had decided to wait there all day. But lo & behold suddenly a tow truck arrived. They claimed the manager had called. 

I went inside to verify & by the time I came back out they had put it partially on the tow bars. I demanded him to put it back down so I could at least try to start it and if that didn't work I would roll it off the lot. 

Miraculously it started ! An Xmas miracle 🙏☝️. Praise the Lord . I was able to drive to a mechanic I knew a my and they took care of it the next day. Needless to say it was totally despicable thing to do on Xmas Day . SHAME & disgrace on this manager 👎😡 

Imprec & Bind 

Re buying water at Safeway in Benicia CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/vBY45aQ14qbdUNnZA 

Just traveling. Ran out of water. Usually I use the water machines in front of the store which cost me $.50 per gallon.. But it was broken on 12/14/24. Is it permanently broken? 

So instead I have to pay $3.50 for 2 gallons of water off the shelf. I know you're not in charge of the water machine outside. you don't have to tell me. but really, does water cost $1.50 a gallon now ? how much PROFIT is being made on the MOST NEEDY ?

 the only people who buy water are the people who are passing thru traveling etc.(for that matter, WHERE do the homeless get drinking water? Do they have to buy it off the shelf too? ) 

(unless you're very fastidious homeowner who doesn't like the tap water. )

Cmon Safeway.

 Be realistic. 

Care about others.

Not just yourselves.

DON'T be greedy 👎🚫😡

No.ho.ho 🎅🚫

Re plasma companies

 

Donating plasma used to be a decent way to help others and make a little pocket money , but with the huge influx of unskilled workers from all over the world who are willing to STAND (literally , they don't have enough chairs)in line as long as it takes (3 hours or more) for less & less money , plasma companies are raking in the big bucks 💰 while dishing out less. And the unskilled workers are willing to wait forever without complaining ,,, . At some point confess needs to do an inquiry. 

re not always walking in a straight line on Stanford campus & occasionally pausing

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pkngQvGLz9U6rQKe9 

Normally I walk in a STRAIGHT LINE to my destination on Stanford campus. However, occasionally, I may have to pause or even reverse direction for various reasons . In some cases I have to take a phone call and I'd rather pause to talk. In other cases I may not know exactly where my event is located. I may have gotten it wrong so I need to consult my phone. I may have passed it and need to double back. 

Why am I telling you what is probably obvious to most people ? Because apparently there are some people, usually female,who are easily disturbed by any aberration in a male person's walk. They seem to think that any kind of pause or change of direction is a clue that they are potential predators. I don't know how to get it through to them because you can't talk to such persons usually. So I am posting it here maybe they'll read it or maybe some of you will be able to communicate it to them better than I am. 

99% of men are NOT predators, including me 🚫. In fact, most of us men are able & willing to help a woman in distress. But if you keep treating us men like we are the enemy you're not going to have many friends left. I now have to pre-plan my walk accordingly if there's a certain type of female in the vicinity so that I don't cause alarm and, God forbid, get misinterpreted in my intentions. 

For example, recently I was walking to my car and it was dark and a female was a few steps ahead of me and she was nearing my car. And I was on the other side. And I knew that if I crossed over directly towards my vehicle I would almost intersect with her and she would think I was walking straight at her. So I paused and pulled out and pretended I was talking on my phone so that it would seem natural. But I didn't notice that there was another female coming up behind me. So after female #1 had passed and I crossed over towards my car apparently this set off the alarm bells in female #2 & suddenly she went running past me because she didn't want to take the chance that I was hiding in the shadow of 2 cars lying-in-waiting for her, instead of actually I was standing next to my car door by that time trying to get my key in the dark clock.  

The point of the story is to hopefully communicate to nervous females that 99% of us males ARE NOT PREDATORS. But if you keep treating us like we are potential predators you are alienating your potential protectors in case anything actually does happen. 

And trust me, most men are NOT thinking about raping a woman as they walk down the street. Nor are they even thinking about you as a sexual object. Most men are JUST LIKE YOU, trying to get to their car or their destination. Period. Full stop. 

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My message to a female university student after delivering her lost keys

Dear student, 

In the "real world" 🌍 you probably NEVER would have gotten your keys back. Most people wouldn't take the time to try to locate you, contact you, & then also deliver them to you. There's NO LEGAL OBLIGATION.  And I obviously didn't do it for a financial 💰 reward.

 Nor because you were "SO NICE ABOUT IT" (altho try to  remember that BEING NICE does help in the real world.) Oh that's right, you did include "please" x1, & then you concluded with an imperative to let you know when I drop them off. A little bossy. People don't like bossy in the real world 🚫👎. 

The ONLY REASON I did this is because I am a Christian✝️. I don't know if that means anything to you. I hope you will go out of your way to help somebody likewise in the near future. 

Your keys were dropped off at the location you requested at 3:50 pm (PST). 

NO REPLY NECESSARY 

-Anonymous -

12/5/24 I'll never forget this day when we received TSUNAMI ALERTS on our phones . I was at the hospital

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_i4Wzfqv0 

12/5/24 I'll never forget this day when we received TSUNAMI ALERTS on our phones. ... I was at the Palo Alto hospital which is in the San Francisco Bay area. so I tuned in & slowly but surely the news reported the story and was giving updates live on YouTube (not this channel but a different One).   

Actually the the 7.0 earthquake hit up near fort Bragg which is considerably further north of San Francisco but then they started warning ⚠️ that this is also for the Bay area. Then I saw San Francisco Zoo was evacuating not only people but animals too , or moving the animals. Then the guy on YouTube live said "if it hits it will hit around 12:10 p.m." Not sure how they calculated that. 15 minutes. 

 Then suddenly a few minutes later it was ALL CALLED OFF. Just like that. 

I'm😀😃😄.

 Tsunamis 🌊🌊are real to me because I actually went to the disaster zone in Thailand after the 2004 2005 gigantic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands. I traveled through Phuket one week after the tsunami hit and surveyed the damage and did a little disaster relief on a very micro level and passed out some Bibles and things like that. (More like a reporter with Bibles).  So  I've seen the damage first hand.  It's incredible- not something to be minimized . I'm

#MerryChristmas 🎁🎄Season

Golden One Center home of the NBA Sacramento Kings

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XZt6xvJKQSGyThe68 

It's ok but just like at a no-fun stanford football games they have ushers assigned to be full time "FEET WATCHERS" ... going around telling people to keep their feet on the floor. What this tells me is the seats are TOO CLOSE TOGETHER 👎. 

I have a hip disability which means if I sit scrunched up for too long I will be in severe pain for the next 24 hours. All that  is necessary to avoid this,  is to be able to stretch my leg out straight. Sometimes I can do that if I sit by the aisle. Otherwise it is nice to be able to put my leg over a chair . 

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 from the Original Butterball family (when it was exclusively associated with butter,not turkey)

https://x.com/AmeriPrayer1/status/1862147213285105824?t=U4yAzb825Q21acyKQpH-_g&s=19

Happy 

#Thanksgiving 

🦃! ✝️🙏🇺🇲

This little guy with his bicycle 🚲 was the actual 'Butterball' founder ( not originally associated with turkey but butter 🧈.Makes sense doesn't it ? ). 

Read the whole story of the 'Butterball Family 👇👇

https://peters-appreciation.blogspot.com/2015/12/they-should-do-this-w-butterball.html?m=1

re Atherton Library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cuADBgCPNW9ZGuXm6 

One problem here is that they allow "people of color" ( ie so-called

 ' minorities ' ) to BULLY 😡white people. It's not so much that they allow it but that staff has been brainwashed to believe that minorities are ALWAYS RIGHT because of their skin color. IT'S ' white guilt ' on steroids. Therefore if any conflict arises, the benefit of the doubt ALWAYS goes to the person of color even if he is the AGGRESSOR. 

It's time to re- think the in-service training because the fact is it's wrongly punishing good white people. And savvy minorities are taking advantage of it at the expense of very good white people. 

( And remember: ' minorities ' are NOT the minority in CA. They're the MAJORITY. So when white people get bullied by minorities, it's the ACTUAL MINORITY being bullied 👎.) 

 San Mateo Library management needs to wake up to this REALITY before they allow whites to become an endangered species. 

When storms arise & skies grow black, 🌩️

I face the winds, no turning back. 🌪️

Tho trials test me, & pain may sting, 💔

I rise in Christ ✝️, a mighty king👑

Each wound I bear, each scar I show, 🩹

Becomes the strength that helps me grow🌱

Fires burn & waves crash🔥🌊

But I have a strength that will forever last

Let the trials come my way🛡️

I'll emerge, a brighter day. ☀️

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger 💪

A warrior's heart ⚔️ , not a war monger 🚫✝️🙏☝️.

God bless America 🇺🇲 

Peninsula Library Palos Verdes 👎👎😡 SUCKS

https://maps.app.goo.gl/3NpR3KWAUhcNkKMd6 

Upstairs, by the parking entrance there's now a table for one person to plug in. So it looks like a new regular has claimed it as his spot. Problem is he leaves his stuff there plugged in and walks around. Then he acts suspicious towards everybody. If you're afraid your cheap little laptop might get stolen you creep, then take it with you rather than treat all of us like potential suspects. There's NO FREAKIN COMMUNITY at this library. It's so dreadful and getting worse. 

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Now they put a lock on the electric curtains on the mezzanine so an employee has to put them up and down. Well, the sun was over the hill, so it would have been nice to put them back up for a few hours since the light is so dim but NOBODY ever came up to do their job. So I got to stare at a white curtain instead of the nice outdoors. 

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1 year later, same guy same spot. Is he REAL ? 

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The ROBOT 🤖 is still at the same computer 🖥️ 2 years later. I swear he's a MANNEQUIN.

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I experienced an ABUSIVE SITUATION here when I asked a lady if she could please be quiet because she was actually yelling into her phone on the other side of the computer kiosk.. she thought that was asking too much and literally growled at me " I don't have to be quiet " 👿. .. even though the little sign on each computer kiosk says " this is a quiet area ". etc I'll finish this later.b

Re rinconada library , Palo Alto CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gJViRzDu9vGU2BGg7 

There's an African-American fellow at this library who is literally at the library every single day and always at the same public computer. The problem is that this raises the problem of a sense of "entitlement" - a false sense of "ownership", despite this being a public place meant for everybody. Not a big problem but I notice he gives me a sharp glance every time I enter and exit. It's the sharp glance that bothers me, like passing a "gatekeeper" every time. 

And the chubby employee likewise sometimes. I don't think the chubby male employee likes me. Makes me feel like I'm in high school again with a random teacher not liking me for no good reason despite me being almost 60 now. Isn't there a mandatory retirement age here ?

 As long as I'm doing nothing wrong, I prefer to be IGNORED. And I can assure you, I am doing nothing wrong. Just working on my laptop, editing writing material. 

review of Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley: SHAME ON LATINO (alleged) EMPLOYEE

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7bPUh5m6qYd9XrnW7

i was totally lost because my phone was malfunctioning and I was in a part of the Bay area i was not familiar with. Pulled in late,  Looked full. lots of cars in the lot. Still not exactly sure where I was but knew the freeway was nearby and I was going south. Decided to take a nap in my car  instead of getting a room. About 2 am "knock knock" - scared me. Somebody outside ! could be a bad guy, or could be somebody who cared. Turned out to allegedly be a hotel employee (even though he didn't identify himself as such , nor have a uniform) and he told me I had "5 minutes" to get out of the parking lot, adding "You can't do that here" . Do what ? Take a nap because I'm tired, and lost ? There's still empty spaces in the lot. I'm not blocking anybody out.  Not likely more are coming at this time either.

 He DIDN'T seem to care about my welfare, not even "Is everything ok sir? " This could be any of you who are traveling; and wouldn't you hope for a person from the hotel who CARED ABOUT YOUR WELFARE ? I had already said "Yes sir" to the Latino fellow who was holding a cup in his hand, drinking a beverage of some sort. Did he really work here ? Or was he just harrassing me? 

And I was already starting the engine to leave. I didn't even dare ask him for directions he was SO MEAN. Is this the kind of person Hyatt wants working for them ? Shame on you. Kindly ask me to leave and then watch me leave. Don't yell and preach at me. Shame on you. Let's try to make this world a better place for everybody, not worse. Shame on you. 

re San Mateo Libraries, esp Atherton LIbrary

I remember the old Atherton library (ie a trailer). The new Atherton library has attracted a lot of "supremacists": but not the white kind (who don't really exist very much, especially not in CA; where whites are actually a minority) . I'm talking about those who think they are  superior to white people .

 I'm a "white person" (although never thought of myself as such growing up)  who has lived all over the world, & been very successful, including numerous academic degrees; & studied several different languages (including Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, & Arabic; oh, I almost forgot, also Aramaic) & yet I've experienced people here who assume I am a "stupid white boy" . It's the most disgusting grotesque racist thing in the world. 

And the white staff at the library, as good as they are (the best!) don't know how to handle it. If a white person (esp white male) gets wronged by a non-white person (maybe a micro-aggression, or even a more overt aggression) in their minds it's been so ingrained that the "minorities" (who are actually the majority in CA ) need special treatment and empathy and extra patience etc, or even assume that the white person  is to blame for "triggering" them (or if we did unintentionally trigger a person; find a way to educate us as to how sometimes unknowingly we  are triggering them so we can try to accommodate without also compromising our intellectual honesty & integrity, & freedom). 

San Mateo library needs to start training for the increasing opposite scenarios where the minority person (who is actually a majority in CA, repeated for emphasis) is the aggressor. They need to at least begin entertaining the idea that a "person of color" can and will become an aggressor at times; and how not to re-victimize the white victim by assuming the white person intentionally did something to "trigger" the minority person (who is the majority, repeated for emphasis) and therefore "deserves" the wrath of the person of color.  Please start discussing this amongst staff and management before it is too late ! 

Re vandalism at North Branch Berkeley library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/yy4PYNuS3J3t8Uz98 

Somebody vandalized my car because it had a political sticker that was NOT pro-Liberal . However, their face was caught on my car camera which Auto- activates. I have already reported it to police and will file charges as soon as the person is identified (and they will be). I do NOT CARE how passionate & EMOTIONAL you are for your Lefty cause, it is still a CRIME to vandalize or even "merely" pull a sticker off a car (or deface it) because you don't agree with it. YOU WILL BE PROSECUTED 🚓🚨

re atherton library , san mateo county ca

great staff and management ! I want to also encourage management to have an "action plan" in advance about how they will deal with a "minority" person who becomes belligerent and disrespectful towards staff or other patrons, including towards white patrons, if they do not immediately get what they want. Minorities have become so coddled and appeased in every single way that some are like spoiled babies when they don't get what they want. The knee- jerk reaction by management is to appease them even when they are violating the rights of others just to make the problem go away, but that's not always the right response. White people deserve to have their rights respected also. Please have a meeting about this so you will be properly prepared in advance. Maybe do  a "role play" to run through various scenarios that might possibly arise.  I know you all want to be as "nice" as possible, but in some cases you might have to be STERN , even towards minorities.

review of stanford university

I have been a part of the stanford community for a long time. Usually it's a good experience even though I tend to lean a little more towards the RIGHT politically than many of the lefties around campus. Nonetheless, usually everybody respects the differences as long as  people don't impose themselves on others in an appropriate manner.

 However, I DO have the right to promote my political views on my vehicle wherever I go, on or off campus, just as lefties do. So recently as we approach the November 5 2024 election I placed a page-size paper on my back window telling people my political position (no, it did not include the word "Trump", even though that would be legally protected as well).

The morning after the Stanford-SMU game I found somebody had vandalized my car, pulling my political promotion off the window. I have an video camera that automatically activates that DID CATCH the face of the person who did it and will be reporting it to the police. 

Large or small acts of vandalism are nonetheless PROSECUTABLE . And YES I will press charges. I don't care how emotionally passionate you are about your lefty views. You will still be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law if you vandalize my vehicle by intentionally touching it in any way. 

Also to Stanford Administration: Please warn students that no matter how passionate they may be for or against a political person, they ARE NOT ALLOWED to commit criminal acts because of their emotional passion. Please warn them that they can and will be expelled from Stanford if they are caught committing crimes.

filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Dept "Check out this review of Mountain View Auto Repair Inc "

https://goo.gl/maps/RuwhUdx4hVbpKLYY7?g_st=am 

I have filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department against this business for refusing to help me because because they judge me or misjudged me as poor white or gay ( even though I'm not ) or something else related to skin color or ethnicity . And yes I can pay all my bills . But I don't live my life trying to flash my money with a fancy car and stuff like that. 

我已向加州民權部門投訴該公司拒絕幫助我，因為他們判斷或誤判我為貧窮的白人或同性戀（即使我不是）或其他與膚色或種族有關的東西。是的，我可以支付所有帳單。但我的生活並不是試圖用一輛豪華汽車之類的東西來炫耀我的錢。

Wǒ yǐ xiàng jiāzhōu mínquán bùmén tóusù gāi gōngsī jùjué bāngzhù wǒ, yīnwèi tāmen pànduàn huò wùpàn wǒ wèi pínqióng de báirén huò tóngxìngliàn (jíshǐ wǒ bùshì) huò qítā yǔ fūsè huò zhǒngzú yǒuguān de dōngxī. Shì de, wǒ kěyǐ zhīfù suǒyǒu zhàng dān. Dàn wǒ de shēnghuó bìng bùshì shìtú yòng yī liàng háohuá qìchē zhī lèi de dōngxī lái xuànyào wǒ de qián.

re O'Reilly Auto Parts at 170 E El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040

https://goo.gl/maps/4wjvkpayHEbfVJPH9?g_st=am 

This is the ABSOLUTE WORST O'Reilly's 😡👎😡👎😡I have ever been to in my ENTIRE LIFE and I travel all around the United States always using O'Reilly's for quick fixes when I need them.  

But I will do anything to AVOID going to this place again. All the workers as far as I can tell are Mexican Latinos with attitudes (They used to have a nice African -American employee. I don't know what happened to him) . 

They don't even give you the normal platitudes like "Hello Can I Help You?" Nor even say thank you after spending a couple hundred dollars. 

 And they call the white males "boss" which is a snarky sarcastic thing ( & which I despise being called). I don't know how they stay in business except that people in this area don't seem to expect good customer service. 

 If they treated people like this in some other places they would be OUT OF BUSINESS YESTERDAY. It's so bad . I hope the headquarters or regional management does something about this place or even shut it down. 

review of Mountain View Auto Repair

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nTrNjAdX8w4cCGFeA

845 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 

I had been here once before and they changed a starter switch for me. NO problem. Decent price. So recently I was having some new issues and decided to try them again. I called and told them I might be getting towed in and they said they would plan on it. My car was intermittently stalling, and so I had called for a tow truck. But the tow truck took so long to arrive I finally tried starting my car again and it started.

 So I managed to make it a half-mile to Mountain View Auto Repair. Upon arrival I waved to the mechanic and he came to my window. That was a mistake on my part. He first noticed the crack on my windshield (which I plan to replace in December). THen he peeked inside my window as I was describing to him my issues,  and he  saw lots of "stuff" . Yes, I have lots of stuff in my car.

 It's not a fancy Tesla. It's not perfect, but it's actually in pretty good condition and I have been doing a lot of upkeep on it (recently replaced shocks, struts, sway bar links; last year replaced the rack & pinion; also mass air flow sensor; starter; front hub bearings; and the list goes on). But this Asian guy had already made a negative judgment about me. (despite already over the phone he said he could do a diagnosis and that it would cost $120 . I said no problem).

 I may not look wealthy but I have enough to cover ALL my bills and any emergency repairs, etc ).  At the end of re-explaining my issues (I pulled the ECU fuse last week to reset the CEL to get it ready for smog and this actually caused some new problems. I thought it was going through the re-learning process but it was taking too long; and now stalling; even though it was running perfect before I pulled the fuse). 

Anyways,  it was become increasingly clear  that he was NOT really listening. I finally said "Is this something you can do?" He responded with condescension and arrogance "Yes, it is but not with this car" . What ? "Not with this car" . This is not a foreign-only shop. He's worked on it before. I have money to pay. IT was clearly PLAIN OLD-FASHIONED PREJUDICE combined with Asian supremacy (this is an Asian-American shop). He wasn't even hiding it. He was plainly telling me he wouldn't help me, just because of some sort of negative judgment he had made in his mind about me. 

The only problem is that it is ILLEGAL to refuse to do business with a person based on skin color among other things. "The Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that no business (public or private) serving the public can discriminate based on a customer's national origin, sex, religion, color or race." 

IT's infuriating when we get treated negatively by people of so-called "minority" race after all we have done to try to welcome ethnic people. And did I already say, Illegal ? I will report this to the appropriate state and/or federal agency. Shame on you 

Check out this review of Stanford University on Google Maps

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2eAD8K7yqXm3sM87?g_st=am 

In general I'd give 5 stars but I give it 3 stars because of what happened today and it's just one individual that caused it so it's not a reflection on Stanford itself. Although she was probably a student. 

So I'm at Encina Hall 123 which is a place where they have frequent lectures. I came in a few minutes late so everybody's already seated and I set my laptop and jacket on top of the table by the door assuming it's very safe and sound right there. 

There's one seat open which I find. And I listen to the lecture, & a few minutes later a gal comes in, and of all places she DECIDES TO TRY TO SIT ON THE TABLE. And the table is strange because it tips intentionally for some reason so any kind of weight on the edge of it will cause it to basically flip to the side. 

And lo & behold as she puts her butt on the table there goes my laptop and jacket sliding down the table to the floor with a big thump 👎😦. 

She didn't seem to even try to catch it. Nor did she even try to pick it up. I couldn't believe it. So I have to scoot past everybody again to get back over there and pick it up HOPING AGAINST HOPE that it's not broken. 

Dropping laptops on the ground is not exactly good for them. Fortunately it was in the case. And maybe my jacket acted as a cushion and landed on it. And she didn't even say sorry when I went over there. 

Now I'm sitting through the rest of the lecture anxiously wondering if this thing is going to start again & work properly . So the first thing I do is find an empty room after the lecture and start it up and MIRACULOUSLY everything still worked. Thank God, literally 👆.

 Needless to say, this was a

 VERY STUPID THING by a

 so-called smart Stanford student which could have been made a little less upsetting if she had been conscientious about trying to pick it up and making the effort to apologize. But it didn't happen. 

review of Mountain View Library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgWYHex8SMC6RhHk6

DISAPPOINTED with the Latina security guard : She obviously decided IN HER MIND that I was a "new white guy" at the library who needed to be watched. Truth is I've been coming here for more years than she's probably worked here. And I've lived in this country longer than her.  But I don't come here very often anymore.

 Anyways, I'm sitting at a table all by myself away from everybody on a hot day and my feet get sweaty so sometimes  I just slip my heels out and keep  my toes in them. I don't know how she noticed my feet under the table with the laptop case also obstructing the view but SURE ENOUGH here she comes finding something to NITPICK about; telling me I need to keep my shoes on.

I realized she must have been watching me from behind looking for something to "get" on me, thinking this gives her authority over me. Disappointing. I thought this old school power & control crap was a thing of the past. 

I'm freakin 57 years old and she's treating me like a juvenile delinquent (just because I'm a white male) . Can you say "prejudice" ?  It's baked into the cake.  

re North Branch Berkeley Library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tUWPWHaFvyM6igee9 

9.22.24 an AFrican-AMerican lady walked up the aisle with her phone camera on and turned around right by me and aimed her camera at me and kept walking. I didn't appreciate it. What's up with that ?

Jack Holwerda | Hey Dude Women's Wendy Sport Mesh Wide Walnut Size W10 | Women's Shoes | Women's Slip On Loafers | Comfortable & Light-Weight | Loafers & Slip-Ons

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re Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tustin Ave, Santa Ana CA

Firestone Complete Auto Care on Google Maps
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HUs5cvg3Q2qR86jXA

i just don't like it that they call me "boss" on the paper that tells the mechanic what is the issue that the "customer" is concerned about. I am a customer or client or patron, not "the boss" and not your boss. I don't pretend to be the boss or the authority etc. In my experience, calling a person "boss" is a little bit snarky. Please don't keep doing it. 

Freakin Ralphs grocery store 👎👎👎

https://maps.app.goo.gl/StthhSd7C1R6M17G9 

Ralphs has effin flagged me as a potential shoplifter even though I've NEVER shoplifted. Every single effin time I go thru self '- checkout using my phone number,- at the end it makes me wait saying "Help is on the way". I confronted the guy about it and he refused to say anything. I don't buy bags and don't bring my own, so at the end of shopping I put the items back in the cart to take to my car. One time after scanning I clicked on "skip bagging" and put it right back in the cart. This flagged me even though that's what skip bagging is all about. He came over and it shows a little video of me on the screen putting the item back in the cart (after scanning). That little screen is video taping everything you do. Creepy. Anyways, ever since then I have to wait for the clerk to clear me before I can checkout. It's total paranoid BS. SO I will simply change my shopper number if they won't clear it themselves. Bunch of freakin creeps 👎. Another symptom of the end of America 

there was a guy named Jack Holwerda

Jack Holwerda, a character quite rare,
With a dash of vanity and a bit of flair.
He lived in a world where he ruled the day,
Though often his actions led him astray.

In the mirror, he'd spend hours so fine,
Admiring his image, making sure he'd shine.
His pride was as large as a mountain so tall,
But his courage was tiny, he'd never play ball.

He feared the competition, it made him quite ill,
Never touched a sport, never climbed that hill.
While others ran races or threw a great pass,
Jack stayed in his room, polished his glass.

A clean freak by nature, his home was pristine,
Every corner was spotless, every surface was seen.
But behind the façade of his meticulous way,
He had a few secrets that led him astray.

Steelcase trucks were his next great affair,
He tried driving them, but did so with care.
The engines roared loudly, the wheels turned with might,
But Jack's driving skills failed him, try as he might.

When it came to his neighbors, oh what a delight,
He'd sneak and he'd borrow things out of sight.
Sometimes he'd take what didn't belong,
A curious habit, but it felt so wrong.

Yet despite all his flaws and his moments of shame,
Jack Holwerda's life was never quite lame.
He'd laugh and he'd stumble through missteps and more,
A peculiar character, with stories galore.

So here's to Jack Holwerda, in his quirky old way,
A mix of the funny, the bold, and the grey.
Though flawed and imperfect, with traits so unique,
He's a fictional fellow whose life's far from bleak.

New target on PCH near Lomita CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/V89njWTndBoqVdy37 

I've been out of town for a year and just returned to find this new target 🎯. I've seen so many grocery stores come & go from this location, we'll wait and see if target can succeed. However, I didn't appreciate being surveilled by the Latino dude at the door. This sort of peeping tom behavior won't help them get return customers.

 When I drove in, he made a point of walking the parking lot past my car as I was getting ready to come in. Then he seemed to do a few warning walk-bys as I was shopping 🛒 to let me know they're watching. Needless to say, being treated so overtly like a potential shoplifter doesn't endear me to them. 

I'm not poor nor desperate but he apparently decided in advance I was a ne'er-do-well. He must have been surprised when I pulled out a platinum credit 💳 card to pay my $100 bill. 

Re CIA experience

My only personal interaction experience with the CIA is one time I was in Washington DC I drove into their long driveway entrance because I heard they had a museum .. 

...suddenly me & my golden retriever in my station wagon were surrounded by guards & treated like a potential terrorist, & received a ticket, forcing me to make arrangements to return to DC for a court hearing until my congressman got the case dismissed. 

Also the  freakin excessive -aggressive dude with no discernment abilities who gave me the ticket got fired 👍. And yes, they do have a museum, but apparently it's only for employees. 👎

re Ray's Auto Repair on Lomita Ave in Harbor City CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/BLNrAkgmbd7BgnhJ8 

After returning from a cross-country trip to the East Coast and back I decided my car needed new struts & shocks. Especially in the East Coast with all the bumpy roads there it was banging like crazy. Not so bad out here in the west coast where the roads don't get as bumpy and potholed ( because we don't have the cold weather,) but I still wanted to do new struts for preventive maintenance. 

So I checked around different places to see how much they would charge me just for labor and Ray came out with a VERY LOW OFFER of $240. I wasn't going to argue with that, so after receiving the struts via eBay I brought them to Ray, and he did them very quickly. He knows all the expert shortcuts. 

However, I wonder if he has a memory issue or if this was just something he decided to circumvent. Cuz when I went to pay, the price was now $340. Even at $340 that would still be the lowest price offer. I was actually planning on giving him a nice tip but since he jacked it up $100 I decided to pay that price without arguing. 

I also asked him to let me know if he saw anything underneath that I should be concerned about. He didn't have any suggestions after the job was done and after taking it for a test drive.

 It was actually Ray's grandson who gave me a subtle tip about changing my tires. The grandson must have noticed my two tires on the passenger side were getting bad. I had not noticed it because the wear and tear was on the inside that you wouldn't see unless you got underneath a little bit.

 I had noticed the weird wonkiness and vibrations & wasn't sure what that was all about. The new struts and shocks helped it a little bit, but it was still vibrating & getting worse. So after leaving there a few days later I had other things checked out elsewhere and then I noticed how bad the two tires were. I appreciate the grandson's advice.

 But why didn't Ray give me a STRAIGHT HEADS-UP about that ? He must have felt it when he took a test drive as well. When I saw the tires especially after they had been taken off, anybody would know these were REALLY BAD. And since he was underneath, I would assume he would have noticed that, especially if the grandson had as well. 

I'm not too proud to admit I need all the help I can get when it comes to auto repair. I was never taught anything about it growing up, and I just keep learning little by little as I as I go. 

Otherwise, mostly good experiences with Ray 👍

Elizabeth Ann Seton church, Irvine CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/VRvR7jWwpSGq7Jdv8 

Just thought maybe the administrator could ASK the ubiquitous Latinos with their gas-powered leaf blowers to do their incessant 🌿 blowing at ANY TIME on Any Weekday EXCEPT at the exact time people are arriving for mass ( & leaving) (ie 8-9 am). I tried to nicely ask the fellow and as soon as he realized what I was asking, he put his earbuds back in and ignored me as just another "intolerant el stupido gringo white guy."

Watch "July 27, 2024 BAPTISM 🕊️event at Pirates Cove CA 🏖️#JesusRevolution✝️🙏👍Greg Laurie Harvest" on YouTube

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ec8BXXtaxj8?si=8PzBZE2fMHXm4WRH 

July 27, 2024 BAPTISM 🕊️event at Pirates Cove 🏖️#JesusRevolution✝️🙏👍Greg Laurie Harvest

https://youtube.com/shorts/vu787MqkZIA?si=CQA-E6TzPvFVGVfH 

Re Ibotta cash back app

Ibotta does a pretty good job about offering rebates on purchases, but sometimes they have snags when you purchase the same item, same purchase, even if the offer says "limit of 5" for example. 

More than once I've purchased 5 items that are supposed to give me $1 cash back each, with a 5 item limit per purchase. Yet Ibotta only automatically gives $2 cash back. You have to go thru the process of reporting "missing cash back" and sometimes scanning each items code.

 Or if this doesn't work then you have to contact Ibotta support by email and wait for them to do an in-person review.  Sometimes they will ask for a photo of something etc. usually you will get what was offered if it is all legit, but it's a little aggravating.

 Sometimes since it's only a few dollars you just give up. But everything on Ibotta is just a few dollars. I've made 100's of dollars on "just a few dollars" and appreciate ibotta.

 

But 

I hope they can resolve this  "glitch".

re the Famous Big Texan restaurant, Amarillo TX

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2c9dog4M8ZVMRi3z5 

So I was driving by to take a few pics of the exterior just as some white guy & his wife are walking towards the entrance. Apparently they find it odd or suspicious of me (also a white guy) to be taking pics of a famous restaurant. So the guy leaves his wife by the door & walks back to his shiny red chariot (pickup truck)( that he will be paying monthly payments on until 2030, because it makes him feel like a big man) and moves it 50 feet from a shady spot to a hot sunny spot right next to the entrance because me taking pics of the restaurant from my vehicle may indicate I am a potential car thief . 😁😆😅😂🤣🤣. You're bad for America dude 👎. You're an effin loser no matter how big and shiny your pick-up truck may be.

I hate to bust your bubble buddy about PREDESTINATION, but ...

I hear radio preachers etc regularly bash so-called "Calvinists" about predestination. Hate to inform them but MOST of us Calvinists (those from the Reformed denominations) RARELY dwell upon predestination. It's something taught a few times periodically growing up & that's about it. We don't sit around and talk about being ' predestined'

Re Fed ex Office in Roanoke Virginia (Colonial)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/y5iEmXXVJj6h1dG6A 

Disappointing experience. I travel all over the USA and periodically pull in to FedEx office to do a special print job for the tracks that I hand out.  using the lightest card stock available. Just a tiny bit heavier than regular paper. And 99% of the time I never have any problems. But when I do, occasionally it gets jammed...... This place tried to tell me that card stock is not allowed on the self-service. If so why don't they post it as such. This place is trying to have it both ways. If it works for the customers they'll take the profits, but if it fails they won't give a refund. If they truly prohibit card stock on self-serve they need to post it as such. Not just make up a rule on the spot when they feel like it. Furthermore I've had other FedEx Office clerks use the fold-out trays for heavier card stock with no problem. But James I don't think James knows how to do it. So it gets jammed &  I asked for a partial refund because he put the trays back in and it printed the rest on white paper which I did NOT want. He should have stopped the printing but he allowed it to continue. So it was actually HIS mistake that caused me five prints that I did not want. So he says he has to call his manager. He went to the back for a few seconds I don't know if he called or couldn't get through to somebody then he comes back up to the front talks to the other lady and whispers to her what he wants her to back him up for. All of this is for a measly $1 refund. And they refused to do it. It's called spoilage, and they can write it off. So when they refuse to do it, it's because they're being A- holes where the capital A . So James just decided he wanted to be an A-hole towards me. SHAME on you james 😡👎. . But I forgive you . I come as a Christian evangelist and all I can do is forgive you no matter what. Whatever you're going through that makes you bitter to act that way towards me I forgive you and I pray for you. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REPENT AND BE BAPTIZED AND I INVITE YOU TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR.  93 not only the only way to current inner peace but also long-term internal life salvation and eternal life. And whatever makes you hate me, I can't do anything about it in terms of changing because  I am who I am & that's a good person. I'm not perfect but doing my best and striving to be better everyday. So your hate towards me is something is a DEFECT in YOU. And another reason to accept Jesus Christ as Savior to grow in the faith. I could go on and on but I don't know if you will ever see this or read it or if you do whether you'll accept it or change so I can only pray that you will and I hope other people will see this and pray for James as well.