How Can I Help?

I know it has been awhile since I wrote something.

Earlier in the quarantine I have tried to keep things upbeat

and humorous.

Then I wrote about a few topics I found interesting.

You see,

I was trying to stay away from talking about the pandemic since I figured everyone gets enough information about it in their own way

or that you might be tired of hearing about it.

But I feel it has come to the point where I need to say something.

*****

During a crisis you will find there are 3 types of people.

First,

there are people who will who will say,

"I don't care what happens to other people as long as it doesn't affect me."

Second,

there are are people who will think,

"How can I rip people off and make money off of this?"

Third,

there are people who will ask,

"How can I help?"

 I want to thank all the people who are,

Police Officers,

Firemen,

Paramedics,

Nurses,

Doctors,

Truckers,

Farmers,

Groceries Employees,

in the

Food Services,

working at

Food Processing Plants,

handing out food at

Food Banks,

and all the

Essential Workers,

everywhere,

Worldwide!

Thank You!

This is,

If I Was Younger

And Wasn't In The High Risk Category Because Of My Health,

I Hope I Would Have Been Courageous Enough To Help In Some Way,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Any worker deserves a decent wage.”
- Lailah Gifty Akita -

That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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Just The Facts

I didn't write anything yesterday because it was family day in our household.

My youngest turned 21 years old.

I am

Irish & German

and we sadly missed out on a family tradition going back a least a couple of generations because of the quarantine.

I wasn't able to take my son out to a bar
and get him drunk!

Some traditions are not that good anyways.

******

What I want to talk about today is a website I have known about for years.

In a world where everyone can use a search engine to reinforce their beliefs by becoming experts with 

"Alternative Facts,"

people should try looking at

Snopes.com

once in-a-while. 

 

Snopes is one of the internet's fact-checking resources.

Almost every country

or region of the world has their own version

and the

United States

has more than one.

• Climate Feedback, which is dedicated to fact-checking media coverage of climate change.
• FactCheck.org and FactCheckEd.org: non-partisan, nonprofit sister websites that are self-described "advocates for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics," and serving as an educational resource for high school teachers and students, respectively (the latter founded 2005). They are projects of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, and are funded primarily by the Annenberg Foundation.
• Fact Checker (The Washington Post): A project of The Washington Post, known for grading politicians on the factual accuracy of their statements with zero to four "Pinocchios."^[89] Created September 2007 by Post diplomatic writer Michael Dobbs specifically for the 2008 presidential campaign.^[90] Ceased operation 4 November 2008, but relaunched with a broader focus in January 2011, led by veteran Post diplomatic correspondent Glenn Kessler.
• Media Bias/Fact Check is a web site that rates factual accuracy and political bias in news media. The site classifies media sources on a political bias spectrum, as well as on the accuracy of their factual reporting.
• PolitiFact.com: A service of the Tampa Bay Times - Created August 2007, uses the "Truth-o-Meter" to rank the amount of truth in public persons' statements. 2009 Pulitzer Prize Winner.
• TruthOrFiction.com validates and debunks urban legends, Internet rumors, e-mail forwards, and other stories of unknown or questionable origin.
• RealClearPolitics' Fact Check Review aspires to offer quaternary-level critiquing of such tertiary-level efforts at fact-checking as those listed above. Within its inaugural review item on April 9, 2018, RCP writer Kalev Leetaru said its efforts at "checking the fact checkers" were to "explore how the flagship fact-checking organizations operate in practice (as opposed to their self-reported descriptions), from their claim and verification sourcing to their topical focus to just what constitutes a 'fact. Leetaru is a Georgetown University fellow in residence, holding the chair established there for study and promotion of "international values, communications technology and the global Internet."

So just don't search something

and believe the first thing you see.

Fact-Check It!

This is,

I Fact-Checked This Post

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”
- Daniel Patrick Moynihan -

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Your Inner Strengths

Today,

more than ever,

we need more positivity in our lives while while we are in quarantine.

From

News Organizations,

TV Shows,

Movies,

Peer Pressure,

to

Bullying On Social Media,

and everything in between,

today's society seems filled with gloomy,

depressing,

and hopeless situations.

It my day,

bullying only came from our older siblings
or from the toughest guy in school.

Today there are many more ways to bully someone

and they can hide behind the mask of anonymity from the internet.

I always told my kids when they were growing up to always stay positive.

Misery loves company

and people always love to see you fail rather then help you succeed.

The people who do help you are your true friends

and family.

"Never tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you have them."

- Lou Holtz - 

So I found

Test

which you can take that could help you understand your inner self.

Get all your family members to take it

and you just might be amazed by their results.

The original idea was created by

Donald O. Clifton (February 5, 1924 – September 14, 2003) was an American psychologist, educator, author, researcher, and entrepreneur. He founded Selection Research, Inc., which later acquired Gallup Inc., where he became chairman, and developed CliftonStrengths, Gallup's online psychological assessment. Clifton was recognized with a presidential commendation from the American Psychological Association as "the father of strengths-based psychology and the grandfather of positive psychology".
- Wikipedia -

But that will cost you $50 to take

and I'm all about the

FREE!

It is called the

High 5 Test.

If nothing else you will have fun taking the test

and you will find something out about yourself.

 

This is,

I Took The Test
And Found Out That I Am Not The Deplorable Lazy Bum You All Thought I Was,

Jim Just Kidding Hauenstein,

And,

“Don't be pushed around by the fears in your mind. Be led by the dreams in your heart.”
- Roy T. Bennett -

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Quotes Of The Day

“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
- J.R.R. Tolkien -

“They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do, and something to hope for.”
- Tom Bodett -

“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
- Aristotle -

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
- Stephen King -

“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
- Elbert Hubbard -

“I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.”
- Edgar Allan Poe -

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
- Margaret Mead -

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
- Winston S. Churchill -

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
- Mahatma Gandhi -

“Surround Yourself with People Who Believe in Your Dreams:
Surround yourself with people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.”
- Roy T. Bennett -

This is,

When I found Myself Doubting My Place In This World I Had A Quote I Would Say Every Morning That I Made Up Which Helped Me Overcome My Fears:

"Change Is Inevitable, Change Is Good, Change Is Exciting. Look Forward To Change And Embrace It. Then I Will Never Be Left Behind In Life."

I Never Was,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

"I still believe this life is a good joke. And if you treat it that way, you will never stop laughing."

- James Hauenstein -

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VR Spacewalk

Last night I got a chance to use my daughter's

Oculus VR Headset

and I took a trip into outer space.

Actually,

according to the game,

BBC Home VR Spacewalk,

I was doing a spacewalk 25 miles above the Earth.
Talking about having vertigo!

 

This is,

Me Telling You That There Is Nothing Closer To The Real Thing Than VR

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives. The aggregate of our joy and suffering, thousands of confident religions, ideologies, and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilization, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every mother and father, hopeful child, inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every "superstar," every "supreme leader," every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there-on a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam.”
- Carl Sagan -

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I Have Joined An ATC Meeting

I liked this
Post
so much from
November 25, 2018
that I'm
rePosting
part of it here today for your reading pleasure.
It was called
Goodbye Twitter
*****
I just got out of a

ATC Meeting.

An acronym for

Addicted To Cellphones.

Just like all the other help organizations out there making money from the down trodden,

we have a

Twelve Step Program

that I must follow religiously to get on a path of recovery.

Right now,

I am not going to go into every step I have to take

and I am not going to tell you I cannot be cured like alcoholics.

I just need to start by taking my first step.

"I admit I am powerless over my addiction and that my life is unmanageable when I am holding my cellphone."

 

 My first step is,

Deleting All The Twitter Feeds I Follow!

 Goodbye

@bbcdoctorwho

So long

@chuckliu

Adios

@StarTalkRadio

Bye bye

@BadAstronomer

Adieu

@F1

Toodle-oo
@DalaiLama

I am going to miss you

Anonymous.

Man,

does that hurt!

Withdrawals should only last

A Couple Of Weeks

my

Councilor

tells me! 

 This is,

A Made Up Scenario

I Am Not Addicted To Anything

Just Don't Ask To Touch My Phone!

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“The girl told me that her mobile phone had proposed to her when it gave her a ring.”
- Anthony T. Hincks -

I might have gotten rid of the

Twitter Accounts

I follow,

but I still have my

Account.

@JimTwoBuckHowie

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Ghost Hunting

I had enough!

I cannot take it anymore.

Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

 

That isn't me of course.

That is

Janet Leigh

from

Alfred Hitchock's

original version of the movie

Psycho.

Why am I screaming you ask?

Last night I watched an episode of

Rob Riggle: Global Investigator

and he had on his show one of those

Ghost Hunters.

I appreciate the fact that

Rob Riggle's

show is supposed to be on the humorous side of investigating historical legends

and he doesn't take it seriously.

Now raise your hand if you have watched one of these shows where people say they can hunt

Ghosts

and travel around the world doing so.

That many huh?

Did you ever see these guys & gals go to

The Island Of The Dolls?

 

 Supposedly,

it all started when a little girl drowned in the river

and the owner of the island found her doll.

People around the area started dropping dolls in the water because of their superstition

and the island owner would fetch them out of the river,

hanging them anywhere he could.

When these

Ghost Hunters

do an investigation there,

one of the techniques they use is asking the

Ghost

who it is

and what does it want.

The island is near

Mexico City

and these people ask the

Ghost

their questions in

English!

Rob Riggle was told to talk to the

Ghost

of a

Roman Soldier

and he asked his questions in

English

not

Latin!

 I guess the

Afterlife

has a built in

Translator

so everyone can understand

ENGLISH!

This is,

Am I Getting Stir Crazy Because Of The Quarantine?

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“I love the casual sexism of these paranormal investigation shows. Whenever there's an alleged aggressive/scary/demonic entity, these "psychics" always pause a beat and say: "I sense a male presence!”
- Stewart Stafford -

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A Comment Worthy Enough

Finally,

a

Comment

worthy enough to answer their queries.
On my
Post
What Is Your Routine?
Jacqueline commented
and asked -

Jacqueline Ines April 15, 2020 at 6:32 AM

Wow! It's been some time since I've read your blog since I have forgotten I had this particular Blogspot account (I've moved to a new one! raisingarya.blogspot.com). I like that you play 3 rounds of each game. Any reason why 3 is your magic number?

Hi Jacqueline.

I love the name of your new

Blogspot

account.

In my opinion,

that is what life is all about.

Taking care of our children,

making them our world,

and naming things after them in their honor!

To answer your question,

"Why is 3 my magic number?"

The short answer is,

3 is my favorite number.

The long answer is,

I get so addicted to my cellphone that I waste my whole day looking at it.

I have written about here on my

Blog

with

Posts

called 

Lesson Learned,

Help Me,

and my favorite

Goodbye Twitter

because it is the funniest one out of the three!

This is,

Hoping You Are Staying Inside

And Staying Safe

Jim Hauenstein,

 And,

Ford: "We're safe."
Arthur: "Oh good."
Ford: "We're in a small galley cabin in one of the spaceships of the Vogon Constructor Fleet."
Arthur: "Ah, this is obviously some strange use of the word safe that I wasn't previously aware of."
- Douglas Adams -

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I Believe

This is,

Listening To Music Always Makes Me Feel Better In Any Situation,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching. Love like you'll never be hurt. Sing like there's nobody listening. Live like it's heaven on earth.”
- William W. Purkey -

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Man Of The World

As a  

"Man of the World," 

or really just a guy who sits in front of his television set all the time,

watching TV shows from other countries,

like Taiwan's  

"It Started With A Kiss," 

Japan's 

"Crazy For You," 

and Canada's 

"Little Mosque On The Prairie." 

(Those are just examples.)  

I find myself enjoying, 

how other countries see  

Americans. 

I know,  

Canadians 

are  

Americans 

too! 

So don't yell at me.

I recently went back to one of the video streaming sites out of  

China 

that I know of, 

(Video.qq) 

which I haven't been to for awhile.

I was kind of amazed by what I saw. 

The first thing that popped out at me was that they no longer have advertisement from the

United States.

I am sure it has a lot to do with the

World Pandemic

we are in

but there used to be a lot for

American TV 

and

American Products.

They still are showing

Hollywood Movies

and

HBO TV Shows

but without the labels showing who produced them.

Everything is labeled in

Mandarin.

 I really hope this pandemic shows the world that we are all in this together,

no matter who you are

or where you are from

and it brings us closes together as a species.

This is,

Hoping This Is Showing That Our World A Small Place

And Our Differences Are Not So Different,

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

 “There's nothing more dangerous in life than not living.” 

- Walter White - (Breaking Bad)

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I Need My F1 Racing

I just cannot take it any longer.

I was sure it was going to be

Valtteri Bottas's

year to win the

 F1 World Championship!

I Need My F1 Racing!

If you are an avid follower like me,

even watching old races helps with the quarantine.

 

Sorry,

the videos I had of old

F1 Races

up here on my

Blog

were forcibly taken down by

F1's Parent Company!

 

Lawyers! (:<

This is,

Had To Sneak Another Race On Here

Jim Hauenstein,

And,

“If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.”
- Mario Andretti - 

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What Is Your Routine?

I wake up between 5:30 to 6:00 a.m. everyday.

Not because I want to,

because of being in the work force for almost 40 years!

I do my morning constitution,

wash my hands,

and brush my teeth.

Since I am the only one up during this time I venture over to my couch

and look at my phone.

The 1st thing I do is play 3 rounds of

F1 Manager.

Then I'll fix myself some breakfast

and turn on my computer.

While eating

and waiting for the computer to boot up I'll get in 3 rounds of

Boggle.

My eldest daughter got me hooked on this game

and she doesn't even play it any longer.

Then I'll check the viewership numbers on my

Blog,

while sitting there hoping I come up with an idea to write about today.

Discouraged,

I'll go for my 2 mile walk I do everyday,

listening to one of my favorite

Podcasts.

Hoping I come up with an idea worth writing about.

When I get back home I'll play 3 rounds of

Angry Birds 2.

Afterwards I'll sit

and write the first thing to comes to mind on this

Blog.

Finished,

I'll check out some

News Sites

so I can compare the different alternative facts they all give

and make a decision for myself what is the truth.

After that I'll eat again,

and boy am I gaining a lot of weight!

Then my routine starts all over again.

Not with walking, listening to podcasts, or reading news stories on the computer.

No,

my routine is to play 3 more rounds each of

F1 Manager,

Boggle,

and

Angry Birds 2.

 I Am So Bored!

 This is,

 Asking You How You Are Handling The Quarantine?

Jim Hauenstein,

This is the first time I am happy that my kids still at home are in their rooms playing games on their computers for 8 hours a day.

Otherwise they would be outside.

And,

“Human beings make life so interesting. Did you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, we now have managed to invent Boredom!”
- Terry Pratchett -

 That is my story and I am sticking to it!

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