dear world,
i typically wake up pretty randomly early. i like morning. i like peace and quiet, if i'm in solitude. i don't like to be messed with when i'm feeling most creative. the greatest thing about being unique, (even though i'm not even close to unique) is that going against the grain gives me great pleasure. going against the grain hurts at times, but those little bumps and bruises are what keeps me frustrated and energetic for the next experience.
let me go to church now, but let me say one final thing... love... love unconditionally... love with all your heart... your moments/days on this planet are finite...
be well,
ymjk
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
talkin' to my man mr. R
cuckoo log:
meds: minimal
physical activity: minimal
thoughts of the day
1. mr. R, is here, we are here in one of my favorite places, and let me tell you... there is this guy... he had a catastrophic brain injury because of a car accident. he was in a coma for 35 days. he is now 53 years old, and really one of the most forthright/honest/straightforward people that i have met in a long time. this entire entry can be about mr. R... his biggest achievement was union negotiations. he was married for 3 years... his former wife came down with multiple sclerosis... and she left him... this ex wife is lost and gone... moved to pittsburgh, back to her mother and family... from nyc... oh boy, this guy roy is a piece of work... he's a character...
the first time he want over to his ex wife's place, their family made them a pork dinner. he was an honorary dinner... but a ham is totally against mr. R's religious beliefs. he is a jew...
hold on, let's talk about how they met... mr. R was a field engineer for some uk lighting company. he was flown all over the world, and he would fix computer lighting and stage lighting systems. he was in newark airport, and both he and she were going through the food line, and he was accustomed to going through the food line backwards... he usually carried a 70 lbs. tool box, and when he and she came face to face, he clearly stated, "i'm not going to fight you"... a jew meets a german... classically ironic... classic to see that a person like mr. R would be hooked up like that.
he is a brain injury advocate, and part of the state traumatic brain injury advisory, (tbia). so his volunteering is his 'work'... works with the brain injury association of america... here we go, we are going to ask 20 random ass questions:
1. so what do you do for fun?
A. sail on other people's boats, scuba diving, just hang out and do support groups. talking politics
2. where were you born?
A. Brooklyn, NY, grew up in Tenafly and moved to Fort Lee when I was in high school
3. best lesson for young people?
A. To believe to be in yourself and find the right mentor
4. what's a typical day like?
A. going to Starbucks, going to meetings, going to the advisory boards
5. what languages do you speak?
A. English, English, English
6. what's your favorite place on earth?
A. any nude resort aka Hedonism in Jamaica
7. your first car was?
A. i don't even remember, i think it was a buick that i bought for $50.00
8. how many brothers and sisters do you have?
A. one of each. both younger
9. what's your favorite movie?
A. something with van dam or schwartzenegger
10. are your parent's still alive?
A. Yes, i have one father and 2 mothers, they are all alive
11. what is your claim to fame?
A. i had an open ticket to the electricians union hall, local 3. to keep world financial center moving.
12. i heard something that we have in common... are you paid to stay alive?
A. Yes
13. if you could be anywhere but here, where would you be?
A. no where but home, near my family
14. when you were little you wanted to be?
A. a fighter pilot... what i would have liked to be was an air force pilot, and because of my vision, and i went to military school.... then i wanted to be a nuclear sub commander, but because of the anti-semitism, i could not
15. what do you think about the 'centuria project'?
A. i cry for all the politicians that really want to make something happen, and get so dragged down by individual interest. the aura is marvelous the details (of politics) destroy it every single time.
16. i heard you love your mac... why?
A. i used to build large scale networks for merrill lynch, we rolled out a 50K router network. my mac is so simple that no matter what i do to it, i can restore it back to a working state.
17. so if you could change one thing in the world what would it be?
A. making people speak the truth, an honesty detector on everyone's forehead
18. what question would you like to ask me?
A. what made you respond to me? my answer is: a challenge, and you are unique...
19. i heard that while you were in rehab, they discharged you early for being annoying... is there truth to that?
A. my first rehab facility kicked me out because they told me that i wouldn't ever make it into a wheel chair.
20. your life is one of advocacy, joy and education... how did your fight for mobility change your perspective on the world around you?
A. it didn't, and i will tell you why... ever since i was little, i always had issues. when i was 6 years old, i got my first pair of glasses, when i put them on, the first thing i said, was that is what the world looks like. so growing up with less than wonderful vision, it was the first time to see the "real world". compared to being blind, being a quadriplegic was easy. in addition, i always had dyslexia so there was always some obstacle to overcome... being a quadriplegic was just a situation and a momentary setback.
to be continued...
meds: minimal
physical activity: minimal
thoughts of the day
1. mr. R, is here, we are here in one of my favorite places, and let me tell you... there is this guy... he had a catastrophic brain injury because of a car accident. he was in a coma for 35 days. he is now 53 years old, and really one of the most forthright/honest/straightforward people that i have met in a long time. this entire entry can be about mr. R... his biggest achievement was union negotiations. he was married for 3 years... his former wife came down with multiple sclerosis... and she left him... this ex wife is lost and gone... moved to pittsburgh, back to her mother and family... from nyc... oh boy, this guy roy is a piece of work... he's a character...
the first time he want over to his ex wife's place, their family made them a pork dinner. he was an honorary dinner... but a ham is totally against mr. R's religious beliefs. he is a jew...
hold on, let's talk about how they met... mr. R was a field engineer for some uk lighting company. he was flown all over the world, and he would fix computer lighting and stage lighting systems. he was in newark airport, and both he and she were going through the food line, and he was accustomed to going through the food line backwards... he usually carried a 70 lbs. tool box, and when he and she came face to face, he clearly stated, "i'm not going to fight you"... a jew meets a german... classically ironic... classic to see that a person like mr. R would be hooked up like that.
he is a brain injury advocate, and part of the state traumatic brain injury advisory, (tbia). so his volunteering is his 'work'... works with the brain injury association of america... here we go, we are going to ask 20 random ass questions:
1. so what do you do for fun?
A. sail on other people's boats, scuba diving, just hang out and do support groups. talking politics
2. where were you born?
A. Brooklyn, NY, grew up in Tenafly and moved to Fort Lee when I was in high school
3. best lesson for young people?
A. To believe to be in yourself and find the right mentor
4. what's a typical day like?
A. going to Starbucks, going to meetings, going to the advisory boards
5. what languages do you speak?
A. English, English, English
6. what's your favorite place on earth?
A. any nude resort aka Hedonism in Jamaica
7. your first car was?
A. i don't even remember, i think it was a buick that i bought for $50.00
8. how many brothers and sisters do you have?
A. one of each. both younger
9. what's your favorite movie?
A. something with van dam or schwartzenegger
10. are your parent's still alive?
A. Yes, i have one father and 2 mothers, they are all alive
11. what is your claim to fame?
A. i had an open ticket to the electricians union hall, local 3. to keep world financial center moving.
12. i heard something that we have in common... are you paid to stay alive?
A. Yes
13. if you could be anywhere but here, where would you be?
A. no where but home, near my family
14. when you were little you wanted to be?
A. a fighter pilot... what i would have liked to be was an air force pilot, and because of my vision, and i went to military school.... then i wanted to be a nuclear sub commander, but because of the anti-semitism, i could not
15. what do you think about the 'centuria project'?
A. i cry for all the politicians that really want to make something happen, and get so dragged down by individual interest. the aura is marvelous the details (of politics) destroy it every single time.
16. i heard you love your mac... why?
A. i used to build large scale networks for merrill lynch, we rolled out a 50K router network. my mac is so simple that no matter what i do to it, i can restore it back to a working state.
17. so if you could change one thing in the world what would it be?
A. making people speak the truth, an honesty detector on everyone's forehead
18. what question would you like to ask me?
A. what made you respond to me? my answer is: a challenge, and you are unique...
19. i heard that while you were in rehab, they discharged you early for being annoying... is there truth to that?
A. my first rehab facility kicked me out because they told me that i wouldn't ever make it into a wheel chair.
20. your life is one of advocacy, joy and education... how did your fight for mobility change your perspective on the world around you?
A. it didn't, and i will tell you why... ever since i was little, i always had issues. when i was 6 years old, i got my first pair of glasses, when i put them on, the first thing i said, was that is what the world looks like. so growing up with less than wonderful vision, it was the first time to see the "real world". compared to being blind, being a quadriplegic was easy. in addition, i always had dyslexia so there was always some obstacle to overcome... being a quadriplegic was just a situation and a momentary setback.
to be continued...
Sunday, February 13, 2011
random thoughts to ponder...
good day world,
it goes like this:
1. my friend's new nickname is pickle... she plays the french horn professionally, and lives in poland, loves to swing dance, and was recently married... good luck pickle, hope everything around around you doesn't get too sour... then i'll just have to rename you ogórek kiszony/kwaszony; slang: kiszeniak... which is a polish pickle
2. i was pondering how good i have become washing dishes... it's almost sad to think that my wife expects me to dishes now... sucks to be good at stuff
3. why did the fact that my son asking me, "daddy, how do you eat spaghetti with a fork"? everlast a lot of other funny thoughts?
4. my wife has the "perfect nose"
5. i am right at this moment while i type my entry..., listening to japanese comedy... i don't even understand japanese
6. my parents are the best people i have ever met... but why is it sometimes that i want to run away?
7. new realm of possibility... flying solo... grab control of your disco stick, and go where ever your heart and mind desires
8. this past week i had jury duty... met a wonderful dude nicknamed spicoli... i think he and i might be business partners sometime. cafe con piernas... coming to a location near you...
9. blondes are not dumb... they are just ignorant... they give great hugs ;)
10. hangin around new york city... it is so close, yet we often overlook all the cool things going on. i have pictures to prove that i love just being goofy... but it would be against my better judgment to release them.
11. my kids are jewels. my kids are my heart. when they shine i shine. when they hurt, i hurt... but what is it about jewels and your heart, that most of the general public refuses to show them off, or wear them out loud... i don't get it...
all for now,
jk
it goes like this:
1. my friend's new nickname is pickle... she plays the french horn professionally, and lives in poland, loves to swing dance, and was recently married... good luck pickle, hope everything around around you doesn't get too sour... then i'll just have to rename you ogórek kiszony/kwaszony; slang: kiszeniak... which is a polish pickle
2. i was pondering how good i have become washing dishes... it's almost sad to think that my wife expects me to dishes now... sucks to be good at stuff
3. why did the fact that my son asking me, "daddy, how do you eat spaghetti with a fork"? everlast a lot of other funny thoughts?
4. my wife has the "perfect nose"
5. i am right at this moment while i type my entry..., listening to japanese comedy... i don't even understand japanese
6. my parents are the best people i have ever met... but why is it sometimes that i want to run away?
7. new realm of possibility... flying solo... grab control of your disco stick, and go where ever your heart and mind desires
8. this past week i had jury duty... met a wonderful dude nicknamed spicoli... i think he and i might be business partners sometime. cafe con piernas... coming to a location near you...
9. blondes are not dumb... they are just ignorant... they give great hugs ;)
10. hangin around new york city... it is so close, yet we often overlook all the cool things going on. i have pictures to prove that i love just being goofy... but it would be against my better judgment to release them.
11. my kids are jewels. my kids are my heart. when they shine i shine. when they hurt, i hurt... but what is it about jewels and your heart, that most of the general public refuses to show them off, or wear them out loud... i don't get it...
all for now,
jk
Friday, February 11, 2011
one of my new fave movies... "eat love pray"
dear world,
cuckoo log:
meds: have done without for the past few weeks. in lieu of meds, a good deal of television, movies, and flying solo... has worked wonderfully well.
physical activity: minimal
thoughts:
1. i just watched a very cute movie with julia roberts... "eat love pray" two thumbs up
2. yesterday i went to a borders... actually more hung out at the coffee shop more than anything else. i met a few very memorable people... one of the most memorable was a young female and her nickname is "ja ji"... if you have korean knowledge... it's just funny
3. another boy i met was an 'inventor'... i was having a personal conversation and was talking about nigger mentality... everyone seems to harbor some. it's really a sad case in life, when honesty hurts so much...
4. a young man... much my equal, but in reverse... very similar to me, but my polar opposite... he is bi polar depressed. we are both on atypical anti-psychotics, his made by eli lilly, mine is made by astra zeneca... overall very happy to be sick.
5. another gal swore to me that she never stole anything... i called her a liar. everyone steals. everyone sins. everyone wishes bad things to some other person/thing at one time in their life
just this hodge podge of thoughts and people... really clued in yet running on the hamster wheel. not going anywhere fast, but a total puzzle to me. why do some people insist on hurting themselves and sit idle for the world to effect them in a positive way...
i can help think that there are so many paralyzed people out there for they have been indoctrinated in a certain way to think... sux to be you... sux to be me... for i am the same sort of weak human.
be well, be in touch,
ymjk
cuckoo log:
meds: have done without for the past few weeks. in lieu of meds, a good deal of television, movies, and flying solo... has worked wonderfully well.
physical activity: minimal
thoughts:
1. i just watched a very cute movie with julia roberts... "eat love pray" two thumbs up
2. yesterday i went to a borders... actually more hung out at the coffee shop more than anything else. i met a few very memorable people... one of the most memorable was a young female and her nickname is "ja ji"... if you have korean knowledge... it's just funny
3. another boy i met was an 'inventor'... i was having a personal conversation and was talking about nigger mentality... everyone seems to harbor some. it's really a sad case in life, when honesty hurts so much...
4. a young man... much my equal, but in reverse... very similar to me, but my polar opposite... he is bi polar depressed. we are both on atypical anti-psychotics, his made by eli lilly, mine is made by astra zeneca... overall very happy to be sick.
5. another gal swore to me that she never stole anything... i called her a liar. everyone steals. everyone sins. everyone wishes bad things to some other person/thing at one time in their life
just this hodge podge of thoughts and people... really clued in yet running on the hamster wheel. not going anywhere fast, but a total puzzle to me. why do some people insist on hurting themselves and sit idle for the world to effect them in a positive way...
i can help think that there are so many paralyzed people out there for they have been indoctrinated in a certain way to think... sux to be you... sux to be me... for i am the same sort of weak human.
be well, be in touch,
ymjk
Thursday, February 3, 2011
there is a great tv show...
hello world,
happy new year! it is year of the rabbit... or so my wife says. she usually is right, so i'll take it as face value...
act like a rabbit... cuz you can!
doesn't that mean that we should all attempt to reproduce today? i don't need a special holiday to feel this way...
cuckoo log:
meds: none
food intake: way too much
physical activity: couch potato... a little fs
who ever is telling the truth? a great show on tv... "lie to me"... i totally am addicted to this show!
teaching my daughter korean... has become one of the most challenging things for me and in her short life... so humbling it almost hurts. i ask myself... was i this hard to teach? i feel for all of my teachers... i must have tried their patience to the limit.
what is happening?
1. looking into fixing up asians with non-asians
2. bringing the world together through love and hobbies
3. want to know why some great people work so hard to do something that is totally non-productive, and others work, and just glide through life doing what society wants... so easily
4. i think that there is so much busy work going on, that people can't get their real priorities in perspective.
5. when too much is not enough... how much is enough?
6. where is there such peace? i think peace is the ultimate challenge... lovin' it...
7. water is everywhere... unfortunately it is in its solid form and slip sliding away...
i've got to drop my daughter off at school... science day! dinosaurs! yippee!!! thank you god for giving me a wife who loves origami...
let me go,
ttyl,
ymjk
happy new year! it is year of the rabbit... or so my wife says. she usually is right, so i'll take it as face value...
act like a rabbit... cuz you can!
doesn't that mean that we should all attempt to reproduce today? i don't need a special holiday to feel this way...
cuckoo log:
meds: none
food intake: way too much
physical activity: couch potato... a little fs
who ever is telling the truth? a great show on tv... "lie to me"... i totally am addicted to this show!
teaching my daughter korean... has become one of the most challenging things for me and in her short life... so humbling it almost hurts. i ask myself... was i this hard to teach? i feel for all of my teachers... i must have tried their patience to the limit.
what is happening?
1. looking into fixing up asians with non-asians
2. bringing the world together through love and hobbies
3. want to know why some great people work so hard to do something that is totally non-productive, and others work, and just glide through life doing what society wants... so easily
4. i think that there is so much busy work going on, that people can't get their real priorities in perspective.
5. when too much is not enough... how much is enough?
6. where is there such peace? i think peace is the ultimate challenge... lovin' it...
7. water is everywhere... unfortunately it is in its solid form and slip sliding away...
i've got to drop my daughter off at school... science day! dinosaurs! yippee!!! thank you god for giving me a wife who loves origami...
let me go,
ttyl,
ymjk
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