White Hole

 White Hole

White hole: the theoretical posterior of a black hole—the discharging end of where one universe's devoured cosmic energy and matter is ejected into a new universe. Some scientists theorize that a black hole is a collapsing or imploding star that began its new existence by grabbing onto nearby mass and energy. The end result is an eternal implosion that gets larger and larger. White holes are a feasible theory when considering the mystery of where all that devoured matter and energy goes. It has sometimes been theorized that our own universe was created by a star in another universe that died out, imploded and fed life into our own by delivering astronomical amounts of mass and energy through the receiving end of the black hole; the white hole.

I woke up this morning not looking forward to facing the day. The previous evening I learned that because of a minor flaw in financing, one of my real estate buyers would be unable to close on a listing of mine. Worse yet, this created a domino effect that killed a double whammy transaction. The buyer was supposed to purchase a listing of mine, and the sellers of mine were supposed to purchase another home I had sold them. Losing the sale was only half of the grief. I also felt guilty because three couples—possibly four—had learned that they were not going to close. I believed that I was the one who was supposed to make things happen for these people. Imagine waking up one morning with such horrible thoughts of guilt before even putting your feet on the floor.

In further frustration and hopelessness, I began to beat myself down while reminding myself that for a couple months I hadn't seen a sale. Was real estate the job for me? Then, just as I rolled over to push myself out of bed, I glanced at the floor and noticed a Christmas ornament that had somehow fallen from the tree months ago, and ended up near my bed. It had about a dozen braids of gold that when hung as a decoration would look like a golden icicle. The way it laid there, it reminded me of an ancient statue called the Hindu Dance of Creation. This suggestion catapulted me into speculating the different theories of how the universe was constructed which did give me some sort of relief from the despair I was feeling.

Suddenly, I remembered a dream from the previous night in which I was way out in space and observed an enormous hole radiating the most beautiful, brilliant, white light I had ever seen. It was likened to being a tiny bug in a swimming pool that observed the jet end of water shooting out of a pool filter. I could actually see the light as bubbling mass that ran out like water and flowed all over the cosmos.

That's when it hit me! Inside of me was a black hole that consumed all of my energy. It definitely felt like a dying star. But there had to be receiving end to the black hole, right? With this speculation in mind, I declared that every time a real estate deal fell apart, or my luck seemed to be down; I would become a white hole in space that radiates light and energy comparable to trillions of suns. New life... New Energy... A NEW UNIVERSE INSIDE OF ME!

I sprang up (but was careful not to wake the wife) and went to the kitchen to make coffee. "Look at all that mass and energy converting grinded beans into coffee!"

I poured milk into my cup and was amazed, "Look at the gravity pulling the mass out of this milk jug!"

Only moments ago I was careful not to wake my wife while getting out of bed. But now I had to wake her just to show her the wonderful phenomenon.

"Honey, wake up! Look!"

She looked confused and concerned as to why I woke her up.

"This milk jug represents an entire universe of mass and energy trapped in a black hole. The gravity on the outside is like a white hole when I tip the jug over and pour the milk into the glass! See how the milk jug is a beautiful white hole in space, radiating an astronomical amount of mass and energy!"

She nearly smacked me on the head. "You woke me up for that?"

***

Later that day I visited a potential client to present a market evaluation. The husband and wife wished to sell their home and were curious of its market price. But why not sneak in a little sales presentation along with it? Among the items used for this presentation were a few small containers of milk. This was going to be a new tactic that I called "White Hole Marketing". It would bring new life into my usual, boring sales pitches.

"So what are you going to do when your home has been for sale for a long time?”It's priced right, and you're getting all the exposure with no offers? Are you going to feel down? What are you going to do when you are a few weeks from closing and find out that the buyer lost his job and can't close on your home? Are you going to fall into despair? No you are not! You will become the receiving end of a black hole way out in space. You will be like a white hole radiating new energy comparable to trillions of suns. See this small container of milk? This container represents you; an entire universe! The milk represents all your hopes and dreams. But what do you do when your hopes and dreams are smashed to pieces like me throwing the container of milk on the floor and jumping on it like this..."

I threw the container of milk on the floor and jumped on it which made the container explode and spray milk out all over the kitchen. I grabbed another and another and repeated so the seller would get the idea, "See... you are a beautiful white hole in space... THIS IS HOW WE SELL YOUR HOME!!!"

Suddenly, the husband leapt out of his seat as if struck by sublime motivation. But what was this? His choice of words was most unexpected. "Alright, you can leave! Get out of here before we call the police! Does your broker know you do this?"

I didn't let the rejection get me down. I figured my energy was too intense for the sellers, and they were not ready for a Realtor of such magnitude. I drove off and couldn't wait to meet the next seller or buyer with my "White Hole Marketing" presentation.

Early in the evening I watched a news story on TV that reported plans were being made to launch the first manned mission to Mars in the next couple decades. I thought about what a perfect opportunity it would be to seek out new, prime real estate on Mars. From that moment, on, I decided to become the first Re/Max agent to land the Re/Max balloon on Mars. I formulated the future advertisement in my head, "When the first human foot touches the soil of Mars, Re/Max will be there, scouting out prime real estate for residential and commercial needs. Why not list your home with an agent who is going places?"

***

And that's what selling homes is all about. You've got to be a source of energy and new ideas for your buyers and sellers. You've got to think and act quickly. You've got to be cutting edge, and you have to realize that for every opportunity, there is an obstacle; and for every obstacle, there is a new opportunity.

The Screaming Worm

      I used to enjoy a little fishing every now and then. I wasn't too serious with the sport as most fishers would laugh at the idea of me using worms -- the mark of a truly-inexperienced fisher. If one is truly experienced and plans on going after large fish, the technique of casting lures is used.

I gave up fishing with worms the day I baited a hook and could hear the poor invertebrate-creature screaming. I kid you not: the worm was making a high-pitched hissing noise that I identified as screaming -- evidence that the worm was traumatized by what had happened. I looked in the container purchased at the bait shop and felt as though the worms were watching me and saying that I would pay dearly for my atrocious acts of violence. I never baited another worm ever again!

The Eye

 Hello All:

Here's another strange story I had included in one of the Hello All portions of a column back in 2000/2001. I wish I could remember the inspiration for writing this story. Was this a dream I had, or was this one of those strange thoughts that become real when you are alone?

The Eye

Well it’s Monday again. Everyone knows by now that Monday is my favorite day of the week. This Monday was a little strange for me. I got up in the late afternoon like I do every Monday. My wife does not get home until 7:30, so I got myself ready for the day and proceeded to clean the apartment. As I went to the guest closet where we keep our vacuum cleaner, I had a strange urge to look out of my peep hole to see if someone was at the door. What I saw shocked me. An eye was peering through the hole and touched mine and felt as if it was scanning my brain. I think that who or whatever was out there was controlling my brain because the next thing I did was open the door to let “them” in”. I could not believe that I did this! I was terrified of who was out there, but I let them in. I have no recollection of anything after that. I only remember thinking about what happened while I was vacuuming. I proceeded to make dinner, and did not tell my wife about the incident. Not much time had lapsed between the opening the door and vacuuming. “They” must have been inside the apartment for seconds and then left.

Silence, Beautiful Silence

Silence, Beautiful Silence

Famous quote: Music is the pause between the notes! Many people might argue that music is about sound, so how could the silent pauses between the notes be music? But if you think about it, if the music was a constant surge of noise, it would just be unintelligible noise.  There has to be an empty space in-between each note for the sound to be recognizably music. Oh sure; today's modern music offers high-energy, high-speed tunes that makes some people wonder if it's music, but if you listen closely, there are brief pauses in between the notes -- as small as those pauses might be.

From the moment a child wakes up, his or her day is constant sound, stimulus, and chatter. If you've ever asked a child to enjoy the silence for a brief moment, it is not understood by the child. Silence with no stimulus is boring and depressing to a child. Enjoying the silence could be another way of saying, "You are being punished!" But to a parent, silence is a wonderful thing. Many parents seize those small moments when they are alone to enjoy the silence -- peace and quiet. So what is this need to enjoy peace and quiet? Why do some people crave a few moments of silence?

The human brain is a complex organ that was designed to be constantly active. It constantly seeks information, and constantly thinks in words. Many times the brain urges you to communicate thoughts and ideas. The brain just never shuts up, even when it is asleep. But often we steal a moment to find a time and place when we can deprive our brains of stimulus and silence our internal dialogs. Isn't it strangely un-natural? The brain wants to keep going, but there is a certain part of us that want it to shut down for a while. Sometimes people meditate and concentrate on silence. They actually have to force the brain to be silent. In the metaphysical world, we are told that humans live in idea-construction realities. The very place we exist is fueled by constant thoughts and beliefs. And the reason we sleep is because we no longer have the energy to sustain the idea-construction reality. It takes time to restore this energy before we are ready to once again form that world we live in.

So why do wide-awake people crave silence, and why do they wish to silence their thoughts? Is it because they realize they miss something by totally existing in this idea-construction reality? Is there a point in people's life when they want to enter situations without any pre-conceived notions altering their decisions or the things they say?

Ask yourself, "Do you like commercials?" Sure, some of them can be entertaining at times, but can you honestly say you enjoy having -- say for example -- car commercials with finance options being broadcasted into your brain? Or do you like it when you go to work and someone starts broadcasting all their woes and negative gossip about work into your brain before you even sit down to your work station? I would bet most of you like to start your day off with a fresh, clean mind and really don't care to have car commercials and negative gossip flooding your mind.

Silence is a very difficult concept to write about. But I would bet most of you agree that silence is a beautiful thing and a very useful tool to gather strength, energy, and insight. Someone once asked me what kind of music I like to listen to at home. And my kind of music goes like this: I sit down on the floor and close my eyes with head tilted slightly up. I relax my abdomen and breathe easily and relaxed. There is no noise around me, no stimulus, and no outside information to be digested. Soon my eyes begin to relax and seem to focus on the darkness of my mind. Ah... the peace and quiet can finally be felt within.

Forget IQ; It's EQ that Matters Most

Hello All,

The rules of society have changed as far as courtesy is concerned. What do I mean by that? Let’s say your neighbor started a party on Sunday afternoon, but it is now Monday morning at 1:30 am and there are a few heavy partiers still lighting fireworks, and listening to loud music. You need to get up for work early, and as far as you remember, it was courteous to keep the noise down to a minimum after 10:00 pm so people can sleep. If you go to your neighbor’s house to ask him to please keep it down, you are now being the rude person! In today’s society, you are being self-centered by expecting a great party to keep it down after 10:00 pm!

Or, suppose you and your spouse go to a nice, expensive restaurant one evening and at one of the tables nearby is a couple who brought their two-year-old son who has been screaming and crying the entire dinner. The other couple doesn’t seem to be doing anything to keep the child quiet and if this were McDonald’s it would be okay to bring a noisy child to dinner. But as far as you remember, it was courteous to at least quiet down or remove a screaming child from the table at an expensive restaurant. If you complain or expect the other couple to do something about the screaming two-year-old, you are being the rude and self-centered person. The rules of society have changed! But I wonder if that same couple, years later, would follow the same rule and be okay with another couple leaving their screaming kid in an expensive restaurant. Or would they now expect some courtesy and expect differently?

I am taking a critical thinking class by a professor who is a clinical psychologist. In a recent lecture, he introduced a concept of EQ which basically over-shadowed the traditional IQ as a measurement for intelligence. I’m not sure if my introduction above has anything to do with EQ, but half-way through the lecture, I was delighted to hear that the 5 characteristics of someone with high EQ matched people with courteous and thoughtful attitudes. It was like a small beacon of light of promise in a world where rudeness prevails… being rude gets results… and people are learning not to care about other people. Today’s column is a summary of the 5 characteristics of high EQ

 Forget IQ; It's EQ that Matters Most

For decades, the primary test and measurement for intelligence was the IQ test. The higher your IQ score, the higher your intelligence. IQ measures how fast someone’s brain can process information, memorize series of numbers and answer trivial questions such as “How long did the Civil war last?”, “Who was the 23rd president of the United States?” The theory is if someone can retain that much information and process information at a high speed, then the amount of intelligence must be great.

IQ cannot be developed. You are born with a certain amount of IQ and that is all you are going to have. And as you age, your IQ decreases – unless of course you continue to challenge your brain throughout your lifetime.

Intelligence has been associated with an ability to make money and be successful. So naturally, someone with a high IQ would be considered someone most likely to be successful. Look at the high school yearbooks. They usually have recognitions such as “person most likely to succeed”. These assumptions are usually based on how well the student did in high school.

Define success: we could say it is the ability to be happy. Recently, studies suggest that IQ has absolutely nothing to do with success and personal happiness. The new thinking is that IQ is similar to rating how fast a CPU processes data. A new measurement called EQ (emotional intelligence) just might be the gage that determines how successful and happy someone can be. And guess what? Unlike IQ, EQ can be developed throughout your lifetime! It can also be taught by parents, teachers, and peers.

EQ can be defined as an ability to be aware of ones feelings and emotions as well as the feelings and emotions of other people. With this awareness, someone with high EQ can control his or her actions and ultimately take control of his or her own life. 

There are 5 elements of EQ: self awareness, self control, delay of gratification, empathy, and social skills revolving around an awareness of others. The elements can be further classified so that EQ becomes a two-tiered model containing Intrapersonal skills and Interpersonal skills.

Intrapersonal Skills

Self Awareness

Self Control

Delay of Gratification

Interpersonal Skills:

Empathy

Awareness of Others

Self Awareness: A simple thing like paying attention to what is going on inside of you and knowing how it is that you feel can be an important step to developing EQ. Many people are not consciously aware that today “they are a little irked from what the boss said at the meeting”, or “maybe a little nervous about meeting that important client at the end of the week”.

Jill went about the whole day at work being short with some of her co-workers. She never took the time to think that later in the week she had an important sales presentation and was a little nervous and this was manifesting itself by being short with co-workers.

Jane on the other hand was in a really bad mood while driving home from work. She realized that being that she lost an important account for the company, it was making her feel worthless. She actually went home and told her husband of the bad news instead of keeping her feelings buried in her subconscious for them to manifest later.

Self Control: Conquering thoughts or emotions that could create obstacles in attaining happiness and success is another characteristic of someone with high EQ. Okay, you are in a bad mood from work, but do you really need to take it out on the spouse and kids at home?

Some things got John upset at the office today. He knew he had a bad day, but when he went home, he yelled at his wife for not having dinner ready on time and severely scolded his kid for not taking out the garbage. It made for a bad evening.

Steve on the other hand came home from a bad day and made sure he was nice to his family despite the way he felt from work. Being home with his family and keeping things peaceful actually made him feel better before going to bed.

Delay of Gratification: Many people are in tune with instant gratification. The need to seek out pleasure now is a natural human instinct. But a characteristic of high EQ is an ability to put off a pleasurable experience now for a higher cause or reward later.

Jim stops at a local bar on the way home from work and decides to have a few drinks after his long day at work. He knows that he’s been trying to cut back on drinking and promised his wife not to drink heavily – much less drink on a Tuesday afternoon. But once he has a few drinks, he ends up drinking more and gets hammered! How can he conquer his drinking problem without delay of gratification?

Betty on the other hand sticks with her diet despite the fact that her co-workers are all going to Taco Bell for lunch. She would love to pig out on half-dozen tacos and probably more, but she stays at the office and has her brown bag lunch with healthier food.

Empathy: Everyone is born with a natural inclination to be empathetic. If you go to a day care and a child falls down and cries, the other children who come from nurturing environments will surround the crying child to see if he or she is okay. But if the daycare is in an environment where moms and dads are not so nurturing, the other kids will not go to see if the fallen child is okay. In fact, some of the un-nurtured kids will approach the crying child and tell him or her to shut up, even slap the crying child!

Mary comes back to work after grieving the loss of her mother. No sooner does she sit down at her desk, her boss slaps a stack of papers down and tells her the assignments due and to hurry up because they fell behind while she was gone. He never even extended sympathy for the loss of her mother!

Minutes later, some of Mary’s co-workers approach her and extended their sympathies for the loss of her mother. And although Mary refused, her co-workers offered to take some of her assignments so she can catch up and let her know they can help if needed.

Social Skills (being aware of others): You are at a party with a mixed group of people all having different beliefs and values. If you are sensible, you know of the standards and etiquette used when engaging in discussion. You must be considerate of those around you and contemplate whether something you say could upset someone. And I’m sure you’ve seen them, but there are plenty of people out there who don’t do this!

Mark is standing with a group of people at a party and a discussion begins about a recent bank robbery down the street. Because the suspects at large are two black men, Mark makes a comment that if we get rid of all the black people in this country we’ll be better off. He never considered that Susan standing with the group of people had a black husband! And to top it off, her husband was a police officer!

Carl gets up from the table during a dinner with friends and steps outside to take a phone call. Rather than drown out the dinner discussion and gross out his friends with the details of his colonoscopy, he steps outside to quietly discuss the results with his doctor. And no, he doesn’t return talking about the details during dinner!

NEWSWEEK Feb26-Mar3, 4022--America In Crisis!

Hello All:

And now lets talk about the future. There was once a time when science fiction writers wrote about the future. Home computers, massive Internet connections, regular trips into space. Guess what? The future is already here! What about tomorrow? Has technology gone so far that we can hardly imagine what the next couple of centuries will bring? One author has fallen short of his predictions on the future. Arthur C. Clarke promised that by 2001 we would have computers that are self aware and self creating. In his book 2001 Space Odyssey, which was later turned into a movie, the HAL9000 computer was fully self aware and functioned like a human brain. So why haven’t we seen this sort of thing? Oh well, I’m sure that will eventually be made possible… 

NEWSWEEK Feb26-Mar3, 4022--America In Crisis!

Thousands of androids and supporters marched outside the nation's Capitol this week demanding equal rights for androids. The androids claim that the time has come for them to be accepted as humans. 

These are highly developed robots that are so human like that it is difficult to notice that they are machines. But these are not ordinary machines. These androids eat, sleep, they are warm to the touch, they have emotions, and many of them have complex human relationships with humans. 

One of the latest trends is for humans to marry an android; a highly controversial institution which has caused many marches in itself. In fact, many of the androids that marching outside the Capitol are accompanied by their spouses. They demand the right to breed with humans. The technology is there, and science is advanced enough to allow this. 

Just yesterday it was discovered that for over a decade, human to android hybrids have been created in an underground laboratory in Los Angeles. It is unclear as to just how many human to android hybrids are living out in society.

So what is America going to do with this crisis? There is a large percentage of the American population that still view androids as machines. And the thought of breeding with them is an outrage. Let’s look at the history of the development of these complex androids.

2005: Scientists and technologists have perfected the synthesis of human walking for mobile robots. After this date, walking robots were made available for commercial and industrial use.

2026: The first self aware microprocessor is made available to consumers world wide. In honor of Arthur C. Clarke’s 2001 Space Odyssey, the product is called the HAL9000. Businesses put this processor to use for advertising, marketing, music composition

Boils on the Brain

Boils on the Brain 

Boils have been known to stop the flow of blood throughout the brain which causes severe madness. Normally it is caused by the full moon, fever, or even spells cast by a witch. Follow these remedies to treat any boils you may encounter.

1 BOIL:

BEHAVIOR: Behavior is somewhat irrational. The patient may be slightly mistrusting of other people or even accuse other people of things. Mood shifts can occur without warning.

REMEDY: Is the moon full? If so, wait until it is no longer full, and see if this affects the patient. Sometimes administering tea or wine to the patient helps eliminate the boil. Surgery should not be done for just 1 boil.

2-3 BOILS:

BEHAVIOR: Patient regularly slips in and out of reality. One moment the patient is fine, and the next minute is very dangerous. Extreme emotional outbursts can accompany as well as complaints of extreme headache pain. 

REMEDY: Treat the patient for fever. The boils could be brought on by some illness. Sometimes hanging the patient up-side-down for 12 - 15 hours causes some of the boils to disappear. Beat the patient with a whip in case the devil has gotten into him/her.

3-5 BOILS:

BEHAVIOR: Patient suffers from convulsions and foaming at the mouth. Patient is completely out of touch with reality and does not recognize familiar people. 

REMEDY: 1st, verify that a witch has not cast an evil spell on the patient. Do this by sending the townspeople on a witch hunt, and when you find her, burn her at the stake. If the patient holds a political office, find 3-5 witches and burn them at the stake. If the patient still does not improve, you must perform surgery. Using an iron stake, drive 3 holes in the skull to the center of the head. This should puncture and drain the boils.

Planet 133gx

 Planet 133gx

When National Geographic magazine first started publishing in the late 1800’s, humanity had yet to leave the ground by airplane. As the 20th century began to draw to a close, National Geographic followed the exciting pioneer days of space exploration. We reported the first moon landing, the flybys of the Voyager spacecraft, and the troubled missions of the Mir international space station. In those days accomplishments like that were fantastic. But if the people in the 20th century ever had a glimpse of what we are doing now in 2360, rest assured they would have been blown away!

Dozens of extra solar planets in dozens of solar systems have not only been discovered, but each one has been explored, mapped, and is currently being actively studied by scientists living on them. Animal life as well as primate creatures have been discovered on some of them. We have yet to establish contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial civilization, but archaeologists have found evidence of ancient civilizations living on some of these newly discovered planets. 

So here I travel on this elaborate luxury star cruiser to one of these planets that once contained intelligent civilization. In the 20th century, space travel was only done by specialized, hand picked astronauts. Today children can get on a flight shuttle for only pocket change, and travel to the moon for the afternoon. They can visit their favorite museums and shops, and still be home in time for dinner. Interstellar space travel is even nicer. I am aboard the U.S Majestic Star Cruiser having the time of my life. Complete with all the luxuries of a vacation ocean cruiser, I forget that I am traveling through the depths of space. But then I guess reporters for National Geographic never feel that they are working.

So what is my job this time? I am here with a team of scientists, archaeologists, geographers, explorers, and 1 free lance adventurer. I haven’t seen any of them since we took off for planet 133gx in the Alderbaron star system. For over a week it has been a vacation for myself and my family. And I’m sure that the rest of the team and their families feel the same way. But today is different. For the first time we are meeting and discussing the mission. The air is tense, and for the first time we have doubts if what we are about to do is possible. Perhaps we could killed

In 2219, archaeologist Dr. Simon discovered that an ancient civilization once existed on planet 133gx. Complete with the ruins of villages, simple tools, bones, and even writings from these people, Dr. Simon concluded that “people” once lived here. He was part of a team which utilized a hieroglyphics specialist who through time successfully deciphered the ancient writings and drawings of these “people”. 

One of the unique features of planet 133gx is that it is orbited by an extremely close moon. So close in fact that scientists are baffled that the moon has never collided with 133gx from the massive gravitational tug-of-war. There is a 2200 foot mountain on this planet that supposedly played an important role to these ancient people. 

According to the deciphered writings, priests would bring young men to the top of the mountain for a ritual that would prove their manhood. By the time the young men reached the top of mountain, the full moon should have been directly overhead. The priests felt as if the gods worked magic at the time that the full moon was over head. They claimed if they jumped up, the moon would pull the team up into the sky, and onto another world. The priests and young men stayed on this other world for approximately a month fasting and performing rituals until the moon was once again over the 133gx mountain peak. At that time, if the gods were pleased, the priest and young men could jump off the other world and back onto the mountain range to descend back to the ground. In short, scientists feel that the gravitational tug-of-war cancelled out gravity and allowed the ancient people to “fly” to the moon when on the mountain top!

But did this really happen? Or is this some kind of legend?  Worst yet an incorrect deciphering made in 2219 may be the explanation. This is why we are here. The only way we can prove if this gravitational-tug-of war allows people to fly to the moon, is to try it. And at today’s first meeting while traveling to 133gx, our team is beginning to express doubts. That’s probably why National Geographic decided to let one of their free lance adventurers and photographers head the team. He is very experienced and knows how to stay calm under dangerous conditions. He seems to be the only one not breaking a sweat at this meeting.

The Two Foot Tall Man

 Saturday night I stepped outside to let our dog out. As we walked around my apartment building, I stopped dead in my tracks to see the most strangest sight! I saw a tiny man, no larger that two feet tall and no wider than 3 inches. I laughed at such a bizarre creature, but I think I frightened him. He suddenly disguised himself as a utility box. 

I ran back into my apartment laughing hysterically and told my wife what I had just seen. 

"Whatever! Go to bed! You are over-tired!". 

Aliens and Quartz Induced False Memories

 Aliens and Quartz Induced False Memories

Deep within the ground of certain areas are layers that are made of tons of quartz. This is nothing unusual. The Earth has layers of iron, coal, nickel, sand, copper, etc. in other areas. Many of us in the electronics industry know that when quartz is broken or compressed, the result is an external charge of various frequencies. We use this process in certain electronic products today. Many times there is a minute shifting underneath the ground. When this happens in a region that contains layers of quartz, the obvious happens. Some of it gets compressed in another direction or even broken. We are talking tons of this element being broken and compressed within seconds. Imagine the charge that would be generated! So what is so special about all of this?

Psychological research has demonstrated that when the bandwidth and charge of these quartz crystals is applied to a persons head, an area called the Temporal Lobe in the brain is affected. The Temporal Lobe is responsible for generating certain memories including sensory memories. The Temporal Lobe is even responsible for letting you know that you are with company or in the presence of other people. 

Volunteers allowed themselves to be strapped into a chair with electrodes attached to their heads and brain monitoring equipment. The lights were shut off, and the volunteers closed their eyes and let their minds relax. Obviously they had to be fully awake for this experiment as if not to fall asleep! After some time, the researchers generated the high frequency and low electric charge present in quartz when compressed or broken. The result was astounding! Some of the volunteers began to feel uncomfortable because they felt as if someone was sneaking up behind them in the room. None of the researchers entered the room. Some of the volunteers tried to "mentally reach out" and figure out what was going on. "Who is in here?" What is going to happen next?" They experienced very strange and uneasy feelings. Some of them even began to see strange, skinny, grayish, clay like people in their minds. One volunteer became terrified and aborted the experiment.

If this is the result of a low charge signal applied to the brain, what would be the result of tons of quartz being broken in an instant underneath the ground? What kind of strange feelings and memories would this cause someone to have above ground in an area where this happens? Perhaps we could conclude that the Hills passed through a region dense in underground quartz. Maybe that night a small shifting underground took place and forged the most bizarre and frightening memories for Betty & Barney Hill.

Future Issues and_Wormhole

 Hello All,

    I have enclosed a list of some future topics that I will be discussing. Some of them may appear in this week's issues:

-Real Life Story! With a shoestring budget and all the outside pressure not to fulfill his dreams, John Kraus built a one of the world's most efficient radio telescopes that may have received signals from an extra terrestrial civilization. 

-An appointment with a extra terrestrial visitors: A fictional story of a man who contacted aliens with his ham radio and set an appointment to meet them.

-They believe they come from the planet Venus: Forget the famous book "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus"! This is a bizarre society of men and women that actually believe they come from the planet Venus!

-Welcome in the winter sky with me: Scheduled for around Thanksgiving. This issue will familiarize you with the winter night sky and make a very special Thanksgiving ritual to enjoy year after year.

-Your ticket to the top: Fed up with the corporate bull? Waiting for your chance to leave Motorola behind and develop an exciting new product? This communication product allows the user to listen to thousands of Internet radio stations while driving in the car! The best part; it uses simple, inexpensive, "old world" technology. Anyone ever think about starting a business?

-UFO abductions. What's the deal?: All extra terrestrial theories behind; just what does happen to the victims of a UFO abduction?

-Lucid dreaming and the various gates of attainment: Some people claim to have what are called out-of-body experiences. Learn how you can jump on this latest craze of lucid dreaming. Use the same techniques as outlined in the "Tibetan Book of the Dead".

-People you can meet from other worlds: With the use of quartz crystals, I was able to contact a strange entity named Lunia. Hear my account of his strange world and the other places you won't believe that I have visited!

-Mars! The final Issue: Okay, maybe it won't be a mind blower. But the final issue will bring to light the possibility of an advanced civilization existing on Mars today.

Worm Holes

A story that I once heard and was never quite sure if it was real or made up had me terrified of worm holes. For those who do not know, a worm hole is an opening in the time space continuum that connects to another place and time in the cosmos. A 4th dimensional model to illustrate this theory would be to tear two holes in a dinner napkin at adjacent ends and then bring the two together momentarily. Pretending that the dinner napkin was the entire universe, we could conclude that a traveler would have no need to travel for thousands of years in a rocket ship. All that is needed is to open up a worm hole. The question is "How?". I will be doing some research into time travel theory and hyperspace travel. Hopefully we will have some interesting Mind Altering Stimuli to put on the table and discuss. For now, here is a story that I once heard just to get our creative juices flowing.

A woman was making dinner one evening while her daughter watched TV in the living room. It was a hot summer day, the kitchen was very hot from cooking, and the living room was bathed in radiation and sound from the girl watching TV. Suddenly the woman heard her daughter screaming in fear. "Mommy look! Come hear, quick!" The mother ran to the living room to see her daughter standing near a shimmering vortex of light and distant sounds. As she grabbed her daughter to protect her they were both engulfed by this vortex and found themselves in another family's apartment in another state hundreds of miles away! The whole ordeal was traumatic for both parties involved in this incident. It launched a police investigation with no answers. The Mother and child were on watch for the next several months.

One theory is that the intense heat in the home combined with radiation and sound of the TV opened up a worm hole to another family's apartment. With no scientific proof the theory was obviously thrown out. But the story ends with a very chilling and haunting reality.

One afternoon the local police drove by the womans house to see if all was well. The house was not there! No house, no grass, no fence, no drive way! As the officer stepped out of his vehicle to further examine he couldn't even see a foundation where the house once stood. There wasn't even evidence of house once being there! Nobody ever knew what happened to the woman and her child much less the house. Ever since I heard this story, I developed an intense fear of automatic worm holes!

Doppler Effect

Hello All!

As promised, I have included a discussion on the Doppler Effect for those who are unfamiliar with it. It may look (yawn!) very boring at the beginning, but keep reading… IT GETS REALLY GOOD! ENJOY!

Doppler Effect

         I always thought that the Doppler Effect was a common topic discussed at dinner time. What is the Doppler effect? Well it concerns both sound and light vibrations; something that physicists work with on a daily basis. One  Austrian physicist named Christian Doppler noticed that as trains approached him, the sound had a high pitch. But as the train went by him the sound pitch lowered. So after some intense theorizing, mathematics, and tests he came up with a law called the Doppler Effect. The Doppler Effect is defined as such: The apparent difference between the frequency at which sound or light waves leave a source and that at which they reach an observer, caused by relative motion of the observer and the wave source. So in short, as an object is approaching you, the light and sound waves are at a higher frequency. As an object is moving away from you, the light and sound waves shift to a lower frequency.

      The following is an example of the Doppler effect: as one approaches a blowing horn, the perceived pitch is higher until the horn is reached and then becomes lower as the horn is passed. Similarly, the light from a star, observed from the Earth, shifts toward the red end of the spectrum (lower frequency or longer wavelength) if the Earth and star are receding from each other and toward the violet (higher frequency or shorter wavelength) if they are approaching each other. The Doppler effect is used in studying the motion of stars and to search for double stars and is an integral part of modern theories of the universe. 

So go ahead! Talk about sound and light waves and the effect of Doppler shift at your dinner table. You will find that the conversation will go on for hours past your bed time. Your children will not sleep because of their nightmares about sound waves. You will be unable to perform in bed for your spouse because you keep thinking about sound and light waves. For weeks you will be unproductive at your job because you keep thinking about the Doppler Effect. Dinner time will become a nerve wrenching experience:

FATHER: “Please don’t anyone talk about those damn sound waves! They make me so nervous!”

MOTHER: “Honey, maybe you should stop thinking about them. You obsess over the silliest things!”

DAUGHTER: “Daddy, please don’t talk about those light waves again. They scare me.”

MOTHER: “She hasn’t had a decent nights sleep in weeks. What do you expect when you keep her up for hours fretting over such silly things liked sound waves. And when she does sleep she gets nightmares about you and sound and light…”

FATHER: (now on the verge of terror): “Damn it! (starts to shout) I TOLD YOU NOT TO TALK ABOUT THOSE WRETCHED SOUND AND LIGHT WAVES. FOR WEEKS THAT’S ALL I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT AND TALKING ABOUT! HOW DO YOU THINK IT MAKES ME FEEL KNOWING THAT I AM GETTING BOMBARDED WITH LIGHT AND SOUND! I’M HAVING A NERVOUS BREAK DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

DAUGHTER: (starting to cry) “No Daddy! No!”

Your wife will have enough and will decide to have you committed for your own personal safety.

So go ahead. Keep thinking about those light and sound waves and how the Doppler Effect crunches them. It will drive you mad. It will give you a nervous break down!