Back On Duty

It has been a while since writing on this site. 

Death has been dodged several times.

I am amazed to have experienced a stroke and am still able to write and follow the rules of the computer and the internet .

Delton Krueger

Yes, Virginia, it was a Rabbit Hole

The Strange case of mixed messages is resolved. In pursuing the matter it became evident that one of the authority voices was speaking an untruth. In plain English, he was lying to us.

The other true representative of The Company did exactly as had been promised.

We have recovered from this Rabbit Hole experience. The moral is that when thing seem contradictory it is like that deception is happening. Be On Guard.

Alice in Wonderland World is Alive and Well

Within the last hour this happily married couple fell into a rabbit hole just as Alice did in her Wonderland. The story that follows is actually true.

In order to keep our cell phones working we went to a local store that claims to represent The Company. We outlined our understanding of what is supposed to happen according recent interviews with several other representatives of The Company.

The young man with whom we were dealing contradicted practically everything that the other representative said as recently as two days ago in the same store. The young man today spoke with certainty that his understanding of The Company rules is absolutely the truth.

At this point we looked at each other and said the magic words: START OVER

Now the simple act of renewing our cell phone service has turned into this federal case of interviewing more people from The Company in order to figure out what we really have as options. It all seemed so simple and hour ago. Then we fell into this most recent rabbit hole.

We thought we were anxious about a medical appointment later today. Now we have moved beyond anxiety to some condition of mind for which no word comes to mind yet.
Medical decisions have more impact on one's life than do cell phone decisions. Just going to a doctor's office suddenly becomes way more than an appointment.

There may be a later report on the labyrinth into which we have either descended or ascended. Can a person fall up rather than down?
Delton

Remembrance Times

Today, September 11, 2011 is actually given over to public remembering. In this era of "the moment" it is rare to actually pause to call to mind an event from ten years in the past.

This impresses me as a sign of hope in American culture. History is made up of a flow of events that just keep on happening. The flow soon covers over previous events some of which can assist in learning more effective methods of managing life itself. It takes a conscious effort to pick out events worthy of remembrance.

Traumatic events like the 911 attacks of 2011 and The American Civil War of 1861-1865 are formative events in American culture. Violent events seem most likely to be the focus of public remembrance times. It apparently takes such shock treatment to get the attention of a society.

Delton