Lucid Lunacy

When you don't fit in, insanity seeps in, lady lunacy, a potent emotion swirling in my thoughts and dancing in my mind. When you don't belong, you can always cling to that certain song that fuels the flames of savage grace.

The shadows of solitude seek wisdom and demand understanding. The chaotic path of life is a colossal combination of dreams and imagination. Embrace your inspiration and aspirations.

Library Lunacy, Indeed, So Many Books, So Little Time

"The Rest I Will Kill," is a true historic account of one of the first so called hero's of the Civil War states the books author, Brian McGinty.

McGinty is an attorney and writer who specializes in American history and law. McGinty  claims that recorded history, most of it was done by rulers, mostly fools and knaves. Knaves is another word for scoundrels or unprincipled people, you know, government!

"The Rest I Will Kill" is the brief history about William Tillman, a 29-year-old free black man in 1861, who was from the north.

Tillman killed three white men aboard the S.J. schooner Waring wooden ship, and justified the killings in a white court of law, and was deemed not guilty.

Tillman was employed by Jonas Smith, a wealthy white ship owner of the S.J. Waring. Tillman was a cook and steward on the Waring. In July of 1861, ocean prowlers, pirates of the confederate south captured the crew and the Waring.

The ocean prowlers bragged how they were going to take Tillman back to one of the southern states to become a slave. Tillman hid a hatched when the pirates first took over the ship and less then ten days later took a hatched to three of the captors in their sleep, and while still barley alive, Tillman threw them over board into the Atlantic ocean, hundreds of miles away from Georgia and South Carolina. With the aide of a German, William Stedding, Tillman was able to bound the other pirates, and with no navigation experience, and sail the Waring back the New York.

There are only portrait drawings of Tillman, and after he was freed, he got married and vanished from history. Reading this book, I learned that slavery in the south was much more lucrative then the north because the southern states tend to have more months of warmer weather which was good for crops, thus the need or greed for slaves. In the north, only about three months were good for cropping, so northerners deemed it not profitable to harbor slaves for nine months  out of the year without cropping.

What may have also lead to the not guilty verdict for Tillman was the fact that the Waring itself along with its cargo was worth more than $100,000, serious money in 1861.

William Tillman

Amazing how some people still call the Civil War a conflict, to me a conflict is when a wife wants to see the movie "Shoot 'Em Up" staring Clive Olson and the husband wants to watch the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes." A conflict that leaves more than 600,000 people dead sounds like a war to me, and not so civil.

This is another book I have no rating for, you be the judge if you decide to read it, I'm glad I read this book which was released on June 27.

"Liars," A Fitting Title About Politicians

The Aug., 2 release of the political book "Liars" by radio host and best selling author Glenn Beck illustrates the many woes of politics from the 1910s to present day.

Totalitarianism, meaning the total control of public and private life of the people are run by the government. Thankfully were not living like this in the U.S., but were not far from total government control.

In the days of old, the 'war to end all wars', World War I was a popular slogan of it's day which amounted to absolute balderdash. During World War I, the 28th U.S. president Woodrow Wilson was instrumental in stoking the flames of fear into Americans.

Fear, as Beck points out in "Liars" is a key factor for the government to control the masses.  Beck states, we're all afraid of something; poverty, death, racism in government and law enforcement and countless others forms of fear. The pools of political peril are an endless depth that drown positive change and equality for all. The government leaders want totalitarianism, no matter who is in charge. The government as stated in "Liars" showcases the many things that are wrong in the world, then offers up bogus solutions and lies that get us to pay more taxes and give up more of our freedoms.  

 "Liars" reminded me that federal taxes were deemed unconstitutional in May of 1895 by the supreme court. During his presidency which began in 1913, Wilson was able to get federal taxes back for the greedy politicians, by adding the 16th Amendment to the constitution. Wilson did not single handily get the 16th Amendment passed, but he was a major player involved which took away yet more American rights.

"Paying taxes is a great privilege," Wilson said.

What I didn't like about "Liars," is that the book didn't go in to any detail how our tax money is mostly spent, but from reading the 2011 novel "Deadly Indifference," I learned that a lot of our tax money goes to limos, cocaine and prostitutes for high end senators. Regardless, federal taxes are another way to keep the quote unquote middle class down.

"Liars" illustrates how the government continually feeds fear into the American public. In the 40s, after World War  II, the U.S. was trained to fear Germany and thous loss more rights like we did in 2001, after 9/11. To this day the Patriot Act, enacted shortly after Sept., 11, 2001 continues to infringe on our rights and privacy, another step toward Totalitarianism.

Lyndon Baines Johnson, our 60s president who lead us into the Vietnam War was also a major reason civil rights came into action in 1964. Privately LBJ called civil rights, the nigger bill. "Liars" points out when a president does something good, it's mostly for show, and seldom from the heart and never in the best interest of the common people.

The current gun laws, as I learned from "Liars" will not and does not detour crime, Chicago has one of the most stringent gun control laws, and the highest rate of murder in the U.S. Gun laws help the criminals, not the other way around.

"Liars" made it clear what I already knew, but the book points out the real statistics, we have a much higher chance of committing suicide then being murdered with a gun. Heart decease and cancer are by far the number one causes of death, so where is the war on heart maintenance or cancer?

Two and a half stars for "Liars." Yes Beck talks about the government's ways of deception, but he is still too lenient on how evil the government really is, "Liars" is merely an average read on anti government.

Lust...

Light, and a deceitful delight. Caucasian cutie selling sin, this dweeb is in. Licentious love is pricey, but today, the lunatic loner lives, cash for copulation dissolves depression.

Inner Peace, It's Real

Let them hear you smile, as opposed to the reality of hallowed hatred that echoes amidst the Graton halls. Friendly faces and laughing eyes are mostly a rare pleasant surprise, or a distant memory. Combat hatred with dreams creations. Don't imbibe the poison of sour souls and time will be terrific.

Arnott''s Lodge, A Great Vacation Place

Traveling to the Big Island of Hawaii?, Arnott's Lodge is definitely delightful.

Rain Bow Falls

Several parks with beautiful beaches are very close by, two just a few minutes walk away. Rainbow Falls and Akaka Falls are also very short drives away from the lodge, and for a mere $5.00 parking fee, Akaka falls is a very peaceful and beautiful place to relax and bask in nurturing nature. Rainbow falls is also an eye pleaser, and if so desired, it's legal and relatively easy to get to the edge of Rainbow falls for an even more spectacular views of mother nature.

Rain Bow Falls

Arnott's has lodging prices to fit every budget, as low as $20.00 per night or less than a $100.00 per night for a luxury suit. Arnott's Lodge is very suitable for family oriented travelers and is very safe, security is tight, but not overbearing. The luxury suits have beautiful yards and barbecues, and the common areas and also inviting for family and friendly get-together's.

Arnott's Lodge & Akaka Falls

The staff was very accommodating and extremely friendly which is what I especially enjoyed. Four stars easy for Arnott's Lodging.

Onekahakaha Beach Park, very short walk from Arnott's Lodging

The Book, "A Hundred Thousand Worlds," Blissfully Bizarre?..

A Bizarre journey into the imagination fascinates the souls creative desires or "A Hundred Thousand Worlds" is a boring blizzard of lame characters caught between fantasy and fact, you be the judge.

I'm not giving this June 28 novel a rating, I was fascinated and bored at the same time, the duality of my opinion is too mixed to praise or pan Bob Proehl's book.

Valerie Torrey drives across country with her 9-year-old son Alex to reunite him with his not so well adjusted father to say the least, but a fellow still worthy of being with his son. While driving from New York to Los Angeles, their world goes back and forth from scientific fantasy to reality.

"A Hundred Thousand Worlds" mixes fantasy and real emotions well. Hitting the open road in a car, then a van and then arriving in New York on a train leaves the reader in mystery.

While in the company of a comic book illustrator who draws dreams and a fascinating female comic book writer, Alex and his mom Val also mix company in their travels with boring comic book characters and others found only in crazy dreams and weird stories.

Why Val and her son didn't take advantage of time travel is a mystery to me? Non of the people in the story had a real gripping appeal to me, but the novel realistically tells the tale of a single mom who loves and wants only the best for her young son. The ending was the beginning or was it the end?

Hawaii Daze

The allure of the southern shores luscious land leads to wondrous waters. Today, nature's kiss is a blitzkrieg of bliss that fills the goblet of immortality. Dreams awake and the imagination is limitless, anything is possible, I arrive at the beach before I've left.
Basking on the bounteous beach while warm winds caress the soul and cater to the mind. Sensational seas drown depression.                                                                                                 Izzy Schurr

The Malicious Mayhem Of World Politics

The pathetic pillars of world politics showcase the shallowness of universal power. White might makes right, racism and sexism is the consensus's of too many people including our president elect.
Trump will revel in the massive manufacturing of more deadly drones which create even more new enemies for the United States with every destructive strike. (Drones fly, children die. New Yorkers protest signs.)  

Meanwhile in the Middle East, educated women are rewarded with battery acid thrown in their faces, ladies and grade school aged girls are legally raped and beaten. Medieval lunatic laws then punish these females for being vicious victims of premarital and adulterous sex.

The journey to joy is a tedious trek for the soulfully wise...    
                                                                                              Izzy Schurr aka, me, Mark Schurr

Learning Laughter & Bliss

Another sunrise swallows' sorrow, suddenly sadness dissipates into silliness. Friends feed the foolish soul, and indeed it's good to be alive. 
Vast arrays of emotions emerge into a clever cocktail of laughter and bliss. Dumb displays of daft feelings fester into frivolous rants and raves. ignite positive passion and breed actions of wisdom.  

Mark Izzy Schurr

Goodbye

Delightful death eases the souls of the unloved and relinquishes  the tension of never ending bills. Too smart to satisfy the majority who hate me, too ugly and broke to ever achieve true happiness, getting old is welcoming.
This short stupid life had it's marvelous moments, but now, it's time to say goodbye, shut my mouth, and keep to myself, the charade of smiles and laughter  lingers on, but life's end cannot come soon enough...

Hawaiian Night

Floating in the caressing cool waters of the southern seas. Tonight's display of the Milky Way calms the restless soul. The black ocean waters dare the dreamer to swim to the distance depths of inner space, foolishly, I do. Unable to touch the bottom and see what's beneath, I tread the dark wetness as fast as possible till I'm gasping for air and the sea shore is no longer visible to the naked eye.

The Milky Way is even more glorious now, and I relish in the statistical fact that I have less of a change of dying from a shark attack then killing myself. Delicious danger entices me to swim farther out to sea, and I do.

Treading deep Hawaiian waters marvelously lit by a dome of cascading light from the stars illustrates the infinite luster of nature. No camera or words will ever come close to what I witnessed that night.

The allure of soft sand, the might Milky Way, and the crescent moon bouncing light between the palm trees makes it very easy to accept the reality of one day becoming  another victim of time.  

Lost, The Tables Of Time Are Terrific And Terrifying

Entrapped upon Earths erratic ensemble of mixed media and poisonous politics. Abandoned by our creator to reap the benefits of seized success, or handed an untimely death? The tables of time are terrific and terrifying. Rants, reviews and other massive amounts of words and phrases swirling in my head send my imagination into the seas of blissful blue waters or wicked waves of insanity. Do I have time to document what's my mind?  

Hope, Missing Those Who Died

Sudden unexpected deaths of loved ones, even after years of the tragic events send the heart and mind into a shattering world of sorrow. These stabbing moments often strike with reckless abandoned as each emotional lesion scars our souls. Tears often rain down during a drive, or simply standing in a retail line.

Hope may be sensational seeds planted in the gardens of kindness, laughter and wisdom. Fantastic forests of beauty and truth rain eternal bliss from ours tears that worship all those we miss.