Connecting Dots

Russia, China, Impeachment, Global Change, Presidential Candidates, Mass Shootings, Corrupt Supreme Court Justices. I’m thinking Black and White from Three Dog Night with a twist. The ink is black. The page is white. Together we learn to read and write. The world is bad, the world is good. It’s time to ponder. And stop the plunder.

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  1.  December 1969, 50 Years, < 3.8% Unemployment
  2. Manipulation, Calculation Changes, Sure, However
  3. Chicago - $838 million Deficit, $10.68 Billion Revenues - $11.52 Billion Outlay
  4. 376 Murders - Chicago / 2019 Shot / Shot Every 3 Hours / Killed Every 16 Hours / 9.5% Clearance Rate
  5. Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Financial Companies - Domestic, Foreign, Retail, Social Media, Employer, Corporate Spying - Overwhelming - 
  6. Ted Kozinski
    1. Technical necessity
    2. Vast complex of technological systems are self-serving
    3. Kaczynski’s observations does not absolve him of his murders, or justify his insane hatred
    4. Kaczynski saw something in technology that caused him to lash out with violence, but despite his mental imbalance, he was able to articulate that view with surprising clarity his sprawling, infamous 35,000-word manifesto  
  7. So, there’s a lot wrong - Depressed, Upset, Lashing Out - No
  8. Painful Events - All the time
  9. How we handle them
  10. Life is a circus and a learning curve
    1. Not everyone is on the same ride at the circus
    2. Some never get on a ride, they watch
  11. Curate the lifestyle you desire
  12. Look for and enjoy the extraordinary rather than getting into a rut with the ordinary, day in and out
  13. EE - Overtime, Counter Productive
    1. Burnout, Useless
    2. BMOC with Time In Grade
    3. Busy Not Productive
    4. Gossip
    5. Complaining
    6. All Talk, No Action
    7. Have to be apart of something
    8. One Year Experience - 20 Years Over 
    9. Get a Life - Individual 
      1. Who Cares, Do They Matter
  14. 20 Minute Focus
    1. Writing
    2. Work
    3. Physical - Strength, Endurace, Flexibility 
    4. Getting more creative work done with
      1. Prep 20
      2. Focus 20 - 1
      3. Break 5
      4. Focus 20 - 2
      5. Break 5 
      6. Focus 20 - 3
      7. Break 5
      8. Review 20
      9. Break 5
      10. Write & Edit 20
      11. Relax 20
      12. 2 Hours and 20 Minutes 
      13. Three rotations 8 hours
  15. Like, Good, Profitable, Control
  16. Partners, Associates, Acquaintances
  17. Chit Chat - Garbage In - Garbage Out
    1. Social Media - Mental Illness
    2. Entitled Cell Phone Use
    3. Self-Centered
    4. Self-Victimization
    5. Sympathy Card
  18. Breaking Down the Day
  19. Home Life - Work Life - No Life
    1. EE Eyes
    2. SE Eyes
    3. ER Eyes
    4. 3M Eyes - Me Me Me
    5. Growing, Maintaining, Shrinking
  20. Inspiration - Podcast - Complaining - EE
    1. Tunnel Vision
    2. Changed Jobs
    3. Complaining
    4. Mirror - It’s You, Not Them
Black and White from Three Dog Night with a twist. The ink is black. The page is white. Together we learn to read and write. The world is bad, the world is good. It’s time to ponder. And stop the plunder. Which means, don’t let the media control you.

Think for yourself.

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What is Connecting Dots?

This is the podcast that takes one or more topics and ties them together with logical and organized thought. Connecting Dots explains the history, current events, and forecasts in a way that will make most nod their heads with the realizations often not seen or thought of previously. New episodes are available each week.