A simple game about a difficult problem. Conforming is often the one calm spot in a turbulent, pressure filled situation.
People may conform because they want to be liked, or they because want to survive, and frequently because it appears to fit what they believe in.
Conforming is natural; that’s why it’s so important to think about what you are conforming to. Especially when it begins to change.
After reading the wisdom, humanity, and compassion expressed in so many quotes and proverbs; it’s hard to see why we listen to these politicians and media idols at all.
With writing my books, reading, and other activities; I’ve plowed through a lot of “stuff”; and one thing keeps repeating in the background: we are not living in, or moving toward, the kind of world that people want to live in.
When I look at the 1950s; I think “Yeah, we can fix that.” But when I look at 2020: I feel like we’re stuck in the mud in the middle of nowhere, the temperature is dropping, and it looks like snow.
It’s time to leave 2020 where it is, find shelter and warmth in some human habitation; and call to have it towed to the junkyard.
In the extras on the Lord of the Rings DVDs; the actors playing Hobbits in Hobbiton would say how much they envied the community lifestyle that their characters enjoyed. Maybe it’s not a return to the past; but a return to humanity and sanity that we need.
“There are old sailors, and there are bold sailors; but there are no old, bold sailors.”
I call these “old” sayings because they’ve been around a long time – but wisdom never grows old. And while people learn by doing, and experience is a very thorough teacher, learning from the experiences of others can save you much pain and regret . . . and more.
Have you noticed how many people monitor what you say in order to chastise you for non-conforming opinions? It’s a technique that’s often used these days to put others in their place — a lower one.
In the Revealed Church of Secular Self-interest; those who reveal it; have no belief in it. This presents a special danger:
Even your belief won’t save you if they believe you have something they want.
In the year 2020 of the Mealy-Mouthed Millennium; in a frenzy of using and entitled self-worth; in the silence of the virus: what are the attributes of the perfect survivor? Someone with the compassion of a shark; the character of a talking doll; and the integrity of a sand castle — it’s scary that there are so many of them out there.
Sometimes I’m worried New York may pass Early Harvest laws before I get a chance to publish it as a satire.
These book descriptions speak for themselves. It’s a pity that history’s champions of human worth and freedom can’t return to do the same.
This page contains a few of the hundreds of ideas that never made it into the pages of this book. There will be a few more “Cornithaca County Store” pages to house other ideas that I can’t bear to leave entirely out in the cold.
That the games listed here could be made is satirical — that they would be made; is scary.
Whether you see bullet holes in this image, or not: bigotry feeds on itself and it keeps repeating.
This page shows all fifteen musical numbers. I decided not to write a story synopsis; but hope that the readers will create stories of their own with the scenes and characters listed.
“This shit just got real!” I put this page first for that reason: The danger is real.
When you question the statements and beliefs of those who hold that only they are right and have the “right” to question; there is always a risk. Since Doctrine is everything; Doctrine can excuse anything — even violence.
Doctrine holders work in concert to suppress any non-conforming expression or belief: They don’t need to communicate — Their Doctrine Told Them So.
