They're rioting in Africa.
There's strife in Iran.
What nature doesn't do to us
Will be done by our fellow man. *
These are the final lyrics of a song I learned in the early 1960's (see below). You should Google the whole thing and see how little has changed.
It seems to me that those who genuinely try to help people only set themselves up to be victimized or even murdered by the local sociopaths
(official or un), while average citizens run about waving their arms to indicate their solidarity or anonymity or both. It's really hard for me to get behind truth and justice for all when I see how far that has gotten since that silly but profound song first came out. Actually, it was funny.......then.
There are days in my life
When everything is dreary
I grow pessimistic
Sad and world weary.
But when I'm tearful and fearfully upset,
I always sing this merry little minuet.
Well, that's the intro to " The Merry Minuet", and maybe if I go over it again I'll be able to get some perspective on the most recent round of whatever the news channels believe is important for us to know.
Good luck to all.
* THE MERRY MINUET (Sheldon Harnick), 1953 musical Almanac, recorded by the Kingston Trio, Tom Lehrer, and Bud and Travis. And performed by me when I was young.
Regards,
Daddy
Friday, January 28, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Crazy Is Fixable
Where were you when the unthinkable happened? When a young girl, a judge, a young man, and three old and honored citizens, one of them a hero in his last act, died; when fourteen others including the Congresswoman who was apparently the main target have been hospitalized. Where were you?
Well, I was right here as usual; looking for meaning, and finding little.
First of all, lets forget about all the tough political talk. Grown ups and most children really do know bullshit when they hear it. So lets not spend any time talking about who's at fault for flapping their mouth. The fact is sane people understand crazy talk for what it is: it's metaphor. However, crazy people are not immune. So, if you're going to talk crazy , you've gotta know you're gonna have a following. Next.
The next thing is the gun. Okay, I have some. Most of my friends have some or at least some experience or memory of using such weapons at some time in their lives. Although many of my friends are hunters, I am not, but that does not mean that I have an issue. What I'm wondering about here is why someone who was known to be unstable was able to buy a gun. Okay, the next thing is the instability.
It sounds like paranoid schizophrenia. This stuff can be controlled with medication. The trick is getting the subject to take the pills. Since he's paranoid he's not going to believe he needs help. Here's how it works.
First of all, don't call the cops. Their job is to maintain order, and they are armed. This can go bad.
What you need to do is call your county mental health center and ask them to recommend a lawyer who'll help.
This lawyer will for a nominal fee (mine was $29.00) petition the court to commit your family member to a psychiatric facility.
The result will be that a couple of sheriff's deputies will show up and take your family member to the hospital rather than the jail. They will be very polite.
In order for this to happen, you're going to have to swear that your family member is a danger to you or themself. Believe me, it's worth it.
The kid will spend some time in a mental hospital and might get stabilized. That's what happened with mine.
I got my son back. He's still not quite happy about the way things happened, but he's willing to work with me and his mom more than he was willing to do before.
Regards,
Daddy.
Well, I was right here as usual; looking for meaning, and finding little.
First of all, lets forget about all the tough political talk. Grown ups and most children really do know bullshit when they hear it. So lets not spend any time talking about who's at fault for flapping their mouth. The fact is sane people understand crazy talk for what it is: it's metaphor. However, crazy people are not immune. So, if you're going to talk crazy , you've gotta know you're gonna have a following. Next.
The next thing is the gun. Okay, I have some. Most of my friends have some or at least some experience or memory of using such weapons at some time in their lives. Although many of my friends are hunters, I am not, but that does not mean that I have an issue. What I'm wondering about here is why someone who was known to be unstable was able to buy a gun. Okay, the next thing is the instability.
It sounds like paranoid schizophrenia. This stuff can be controlled with medication. The trick is getting the subject to take the pills. Since he's paranoid he's not going to believe he needs help. Here's how it works.
First of all, don't call the cops. Their job is to maintain order, and they are armed. This can go bad.
What you need to do is call your county mental health center and ask them to recommend a lawyer who'll help.
This lawyer will for a nominal fee (mine was $29.00) petition the court to commit your family member to a psychiatric facility.
The result will be that a couple of sheriff's deputies will show up and take your family member to the hospital rather than the jail. They will be very polite.
In order for this to happen, you're going to have to swear that your family member is a danger to you or themself. Believe me, it's worth it.
The kid will spend some time in a mental hospital and might get stabilized. That's what happened with mine.
I got my son back. He's still not quite happy about the way things happened, but he's willing to work with me and his mom more than he was willing to do before.
Regards,
Daddy.
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