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bert, angie, gnat and IS headed out the door of the redwood alliance headquarters ..they said their goodbyes to Meg and Paul... they felt a closeness to them . . . .a love for people with lofty lives , , , they shared a common bond in that they care deeply about love and about the earth . . .for protecting nature from the greed heads . .. to alleviate the suffering of others , , , to leveling the playing field , ,,not too rich and not to poor .. .and it came down to the sacredness of truth .. .. the worship of truth ..of love .. .which they all shared . ..they all were on the same page., the same beautiful page , , ,

love of beauty ....
love of earth
love of nature
love of man
love of peace
love of self
love of wisdom
love of love
love of tao
love of gaia
love of the secret

Paul>>before you go i just want to bring up one more thing and its about mother nature ,,,some call her GAIA .. the indigenous people of the andes called the earth godess .. pachamama who sustains life on earth...and causes earth quakes.... as for Gaia, the earth mother ...she resides at the center of the Earth . . . .why?? , , , ,very simple. . . .an atom has gravity .. . . a little bit of gravity ,,,, but some, , , , and gravity has consciousness. . . .so every atom posseses a little bit of consciousness . . . every molecule has a little bit more consciousness...gravity is cumulative .. . . . the more mass the more consciousness , , and the most conscious being is the Earth herself . . . .we call her GAIA . . .thats all for now........i guess its time to go....

they hugged .they cried
paul>> . .its a little town. . . .you'll be back

outside it was drizzeling . . . .they put their hoods up .. .on the the jackets that they were given on the sailing ship, , , , , they worked great in the rain...a little rustling sound , , , ,their jackets were all the same shade of green . .which looked pretty cool . . .they took a selfie . . .smile . . . .what a wonderful climate . . .a little cold, a little wind ..partly cloudy . . .. a nice little drizzely rain at times , , , ,

gnat>>gemini , ,, , ,where is there a great coffee shop?/////
gemini>>facing north....turn left ... and walk to the end of the block ....,, ,,, ,,
so they turned left and started walking .. they passed by many interesting shops with displays in their windows . . .all kinds of fun stuff .. all of it hand made,,, one was a haberdasher..one shop was selling handmade hats ..they went in and suddenly they heard some wonderful music and the smell of incense . one whole wall was movie screen///with a painting of Van Gogh's upon it . . . .. .very pleasent . the music was eric satie . . .then the whole wall was the painting "Starry night" . ...after awhile a van gogh quote was displayed...in the painting

If you truly love nature , you will find beauty everywhere ,, , , ,

another one flashed upon the wall....

I'd rather die of passion, than of boredom,,,,

and

the only time I feel alive is when I'm painting

they looked around... .gnat was immediatley drawn to a hat that looked like a big thick, multi-colored pancake . . the stitching was exquisite....he couldn't believe it . . . . it felt powerful...and it fit so ,well ,.. . . perfect , it said , , 64 cm's,'/,',', his exact hat size . . . . . .a man came over and stood by gnat...
froggy>>nice hat . . . ..
gnat>>did you make this??
froggy>>not only did I make it,,,,, but I made it just for you .. . finished it this morning . . .just before you came in ....do you want to know how much its gonna cost you? to walk out of here with that on your head?????
gnat>> I am afraid to ask .. .in fact dont tell me,,,just swipe it on my sphone . . .i'll take it . .. whatever it costs....i'll be proud to wear it , , ,everyone is unique , , ,not everyone knows it , , ,
froggy>> can I have your sphone?? ....thanx . .. . . ..and he swipped the sphone // //, , ,,
gnat>>why thankyou so much , , ,my name is gnat , ,"
froggy>>I know , , , , my name is froggy ,, , ,wear ir well ..we'll meet again . .soon. . .. . . bye

they went back into the street . ..gnat proudly put on his new hat...under his hoodie.It made him feel like John Lennon . ... .. they got to the end of the block . .
gemini>> turn right and walk 3 blocks

as they startedf to walk,,,,the stores started thinning out , , ,some vacant lots .. .. even a lot with a house built on it with a vegetable garden ,, ,,

finally they came to the corner with just one building on the block .... the sign said 'Cafe Mokka' .. they went in,,,it was busy ,,

they wandered around the coffee shop, one side was taken up by hall to the bathroom ,the sales counter with eatables and coffee machines.. . . . . .in the center was a round table and at its center was a barkless tree trunk reaching up to the cieling, ,on the table were magazines, around the walls were chairs and tables, every surface in the coffee shop was of varnished pine wood..quite knotty .....they went up to the counter.....
chris>>hello my name is chris ..and welcome strangers...to the Cafe Mokka. in addtion to the coffee shop,there is a small nature walk out back, , with benches, around a narrow pool with a little arched bridge , , , ,..it also had a finnish country sauna and a very private hot tub for rent .....the tub is barrel shaped and has a barrel shaped privacy wall .. built around it .. .. and .the sign says "clothing optional"..
gnat>> i suppose the clothing optional pertains to the tubs and saunas . . . .not the nature area ot the cafe ....
they introduced themselves when they ordered their drinks.and each were given a grin seed......gnat ordered a mocha frappe .. .
chris>> I'll call you when the drink is ready ...

looking around gnat noticed a man sitting at a small table ,with his back to the wall .. .., alone,, with a chess set in front of him ... reading , , sipping coffee, ,the chair across from him was empty....
gnat>> is this seat taken???
melloe>> "no its not....., melloe's the name .and chess is the game..if your a friend of the chess then your a friend of mine. paraphrasing the greatful dead ,....god bless their souls, , . .he took a black pawn and a white pawn . . . one in each hand .. ..put them behind his back,,and then presented them...to gnat . . . . ..gnat chose he left hand ... white ...and sat down ... pushing his queen pawn to

1. d4 ,d5     2. c4........

melloe>>, ,,,,"a little queen's gambit ..how I love that opening. . .did you ever see the movie ' queens gambit?"
gnat>>hi i am gnat.
melloe>>nice to meet you gnat..
gnat>> ..and yes. I have seen that movie . ...I've seen the mini-series twice on hulu and read the book . . .. its not just about chess .. its about how to survive in a world when you have a specific gift....and to her...chess was an escape..she was a genius in a world she didnt understand.. she made lots of mistakes..she was self-destructive . . .set in the 50's it was a mans world and chess was a man's game .. ..then it moved into the 60's....... what a wonderful cast.............
melleo>>at 6 years old she was in a catholic orphanage where they routinely handed out tranquilizers every day.to all the children . . ..
so addiction is a thread ,, also the search for love . . .the only love she had was with chess . . . and taylor- joy is such a fashion plate .......checkmate in 3 moves . . . . .

Gnat>>not before i checkmate you in two ,,,,, hahahaha........another game??
molloe>>sure ,,, i enjoy playing chess with you..gnat....

Chriss>> GNAT
gnat went to the front counter and got his drink....then went back and sat down...

the board was set up with melloe playing white . . .and the dance began

1. d4 ,d5     2. c4, d5 x c4

gnat>>trump is really tearing up the country...by what authority does he do it...and elon musk why should he fire everyone..he was seen with a chainsaw..to rip the government.......he's the worlds richest man killing the worlds poorest children..and they just dont care at all...plus some are taking drugs...i dont think drugs should be legal cause then they would be used by government officials , , and thats no way to govern...high on what ever , , ,playing with the world .I mean literally .. they are ripping up government spending on drug research,,,,, but what the hey ,, , trump is fat ,, and has a poor diet,, , ,hes got problems that are being treated with medicine , , ,, hes in good health due to all the medicine he's taking .. . .just like when he got covid and had the best care in the world and got out of it unscathed.and went right back to trashing vaccines , , ,.Trump later appointed RFKennedy, a paranoid conspiracy theorist and anti-vaccine activist to be the USA secretary of health and human services..which is leading to an outbreak of measles which is very contagious and totally easy to control . . easy .when you respect the truth , , , and science , , , and have respect for humanity . or is it just a circus .. a cartoon whose only reason is to distract the populace from what is truly going on . . .. according to the modern great intellectual Naom Chomsky....the media circus , , ,dealing with all of Trumps shenanigans is meant as a distraction from what is really going on.....the transfer of wealth from the poorest to the richest .. .campaign finance laws ,,loss of labor rights , , ,anti-trust enforcement , , ,corporate lobbying , ,privatization of public resources , , ,
melloe>>at least Trump's underwater in all the polls for the first 100 days ,, in fact the numbers are so bad .. . . . . . . they're the worst since they started taking polls... the majority hate everything he's doing . ..

gnat>>and all the money he's accruing by raiding medicaid is going straight to the 1% richest people... its brazen what he's doing .. . .out in the open . . . .Musk spent 250 million dollars of his own money on Trumps presidential campaign,, thats huge sum of money due to the jan 2010 scotus's ruling , , ,citizens united . . .opening up the floodgates for dark money ,, like musks money pouring in ..swamping everything . . ..spending that steers the election toward the right . .. with fox news . ..there .... every step of the way . . . . .

gnat lost at chess again .. tho not as fast as the first game .....
gnat>>see yo melloe , hope to see you around
melloe>>fare thee well, gnat , wherever thee fare ,

gnat finished his drink..it was real real tasty and put his paper cup into the recycling bin

bert angie gnat and IS got together and decided on a hot tub , ,it was only 30 minutes at a time .., a 15 minute wait........ ,gnat payed for it with the sphone and together they walked out the back door into the yard. ....enclosed by a fence.. . .. ..it was beautifully manicured with lots of trees and grass,and flowers,,angie sat down on a bench..
angie>>oh this is so pretty , , , ,and there are fish in the pond , , ,koi fish
gnat>> wish i had my fishing pole...
angie>>oh stop it....your such a tease
IS>> wish we had some fish food...
gnat >> I'll go check ... .. and he went back inside
bert>> move over .. . . and he sat by angie . . . he felt the wind on his cheek .. .closed his eyes,, smiled,, , and counted 10 exhales ,,,,starting with one . .. . ..1........2..........3..........4.........5........6....7...8......9......10
he opened his eyes and noticed that Angie and IS both had there eyes closed ...
gnat returned bearing a small paper cup....filled with white flakes ,,"
gnat>>he said that its ok to feed the fish...this is normally when they are fed...just ring the bell first..and wait a few minutes
they looked around for a bell ,, , ,they found it hanging from a branch over the pond, reachable from the bridge .. . with a clapper hung from middle of it .... gnat got on the bridge and took the clapper in his hand and hit the bell .. .it rang loud and low , , , the sound very slowly decayed..he hit it again ..the fish started coming to the area under the bell , , , ,they were josteling for position..gnat hit it again . . .just for fun . . .
then he took the paper cup and shook it out slowly over the fish , , ,,,,the flakes tended to float on the water and the fish started eating in a frenzy .. bert and angie got up to watch.....

after a few minutes it was over and things got back to normal,,, gnat took some pictures...they wandered over to the hot tubs....

, ,there was a small dressing room with fresh towels , ,
gnat>>are we agreed not to go nude or topless.....
all>> yes.....all agreed ... . . .no hanki panki . . . of course . . . ok . . we are friends. . .we dont need no drama

they undressed down to their underwear and one by one went up the stairs ...
,.. the hot tubs were very private , ,due to the barrel hot tub being inside a barrel 8 feet wide and 8 feet high . . ..angie and bert sat together and so did gnat and IS...

the water was warm ...and not alot of sun . . . it was cloudy

angie>>can you imagine a manatee with us right now.now .thats an evolutionary cul de sac .. .if there ever was one...
their only predator is the motor boat propellor , , , ,they are slow llike a sloth . . yet the sloth is loved by many . . .

it got quiet......
gnat>> I been thinking about GAIA , , ,if she arose from gravity . . .then she was there at Earth's birth . . .billions of years ago . when it was molten . . . maybe Earth and Venus started out the same..the only difference was GAIA's meddling in the affairs of her one small planet . . . . . .Earth. . . she did everything necesary to bring about a habitable planet . . including bringing comets from the far distant parts of the solar system to the Earth so there would be water in abundance . . . .and when finally the time was ripe . . .Gaia introduced the first single cell organism . . . .into the planet . . . . .and it thrived and the rest is history , , ,

quiet . . . .

Is>> i painted a sloth one time....he was sitting in a lounge chair by a canvas on an easel .. . .in his hand was a paintbrush loaded with rainbow colors, , , ,, and the painting . . . the result of one swipe of the paintbrush . . . . . . . .was the arc of a rainbow . . . .

quiet.. ..

this is nice....

quiet

bert>>topic.......gnat?
gnat>>ok, , ,mmmmmo mo mo,, ,, , , ,, modern medicine ..........any body??

angie>> an effort by millions of highly educated, and highly paid professionals over the years , , , ,to improve the care for just about every malady . . known to man . . . . companies making gradual improvements in health care until they develop things that actually work . . . surprise surprise . . ..think of the things they have perfected, , , , , : a huge improvment in the standard of living and a huge inprovement to the quality of life as compared to those earlier days...and longevity...wow

cures for

dental
cataracts
retinal detachment
afib
high blood pressure
cholesterol
schizophrenia
bipolar
hiv
vaccines
antibiotics
anaesthesia
skin cancer .......... the list goes on and on. . . progress

some things they're not so good with at least not yet
parkinson's
autism
alzheimer's
some cancers

people are living longer and healthier . ..

similar to the way animals in captivity live 10 --100% longer lives,,, compared to wild animals

it got quiet ,, , ,,

gnat>>new topic . . . music...IS
Is>> can you be more specific??
gnat>>ok . . . .bob dylan . . . . . .. . . .discuss ....
Is >>as a kid , , ,he got to nyc and bob visited woodie guthrie when the latter was dying of huntingtons disease . . . .at a psychiatric hospital , , ,..in october of '61 ,,he gravitated to greenwich village ,and the folk music scene,,, bob was playing covers of folk music at the local folk clubs . . . .he gained quite a following and started writing his own material .. .. soon his songs went beyond folk stories and got into protest of the war and the planet .. . he was coming to be a voice for the earth, the country, the future . . .a voice for and of the youth,,the new generation . he was huge , powerful. . . .protest songs like:

blowin in the wind
masters of war
a hard rain's a-gonna fall
the time's they are a-changin'
with god on out side
only a pawn in their game

through his songs he could change the world
but he didn't want to change the world , , ,
being a singer/songwriter was hard enough , , , ,fame was a bitch ..responsibility was a bitch

, , ,there is a movie. . . "a complete unknown ". . it .documents bob's early career and at the end of the movie , , the moment dylan threw it all away .gladly. .. at the newport folk festival july 25 1965.. .. where he opened with a folk song set and later closed with a rock and roll set . . .the crowd cheered the first set,,,,but was booing .the rock and roll set.... rock was something they hadn't come to see .dylan played the song."like a rolling stone" which tells the tale about a bourgeois girl forced to live on the street . . . . totally depressing message. . .dystopian . . . . .. . . . . .a depressing song and not a folk song..... a cautionary tale. ....pete seeger was reported to have tried to cut a cable to silence him but failed..

bert>>Dylan was enigmatic .. . .he did interviews , , ,where all he tried to do was say as little as possible..and he wore sunglasses . . .did some drugs.....
gnat>> in my first semester in college ,, i was in the jock dormitory..football jocks...and my jock cellmate never said a single word to me . . . .. but he had a big ole reel to reel .tape machine set up in the middle of the room . . ...with one 8 hour tape playing bob dylan songs all day . . . . every day . . .. bob captured the guys heart . . . . bob had a broad appeal

angie>>isn't this nice .. .I've never been in a wooden hot tub before...

gnat>>why dont we all meditate for awhile .................................................................................
>>good idea

they did

they left the cafe mocca . . .gnat said goodbye to chris and melloe

they checked the time . ... it was 6pm . . . suppertime

gnat>>gemini ,, , , ,,whats a good restaurant on the square????
gemini>>they are all good , , ,, but I think the 'Ink and Quill' might do the trick. its on the north side of the square . . . . would you like me to give you directions??
gnat>>no thats ok , , , ,
gemini>>no problemo
so they set off , , ,. . .soon they were back to where there were many small shops , , , one larger one was an art gallery,,,,they went in , . . . , there were other people there..milling around , , , ,

guss>>hi I am not make a fuss . ,,, , , Guss,, welcome to the keystone gallery..today we have a one woman show ,, black buffalo,,, a local artist ..she deals with a psychedelic vision of nature , , ,here' a brochure about the artist ,, please dont touch the artwork or take photos,, ,enjoy,,

,the interior was dark and the paintings were lit up . . . the first painting they came to was a sea turtle swimming underwater towards you in pinks and blues ,,, his head was turned and looking straight at you.. it wasn't just a painnting , the image was reproduced on license plates as well ....fits on the front of a bike .. .nice . . . . there was a table with plates in front of the painting and gnat took one , , , .

, , ,they split up

next up for gnat was a kingfisher sitting on a branch,,,in lots of pastels and oranges ,,once again the image was reproduced on a coffee mugs on the table in front of the painting. . . .

at that point a woman stood next to gnat ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
BB>>are you a kingfisher fan . . . .
gnat>>very much so,,,,i used to live in Australia and one time in the outback we followed a trail that went down a narrow ravine...the ravine was miniture rain forest with lots of ferns and a little creek..before we did the ravine at the trail head there were 3 kukaboros together on a eukaliptus tree branch... they were big..the biggest kingfisher of them all... they are terrestrial you know and they are cosmic creatures because their vocalizations sound just like insane laughter

kookaburra

kook2
bb>> i like you , , , , , , , , hi, , , , my name is black buffalo , , ,.
gnat>>feeling is mutual .. .. . .my name is gnat . . just let me say that I love you and i love your work
bb>>gnat. . . . .like the bug ....I.. like it .. . .what does it mean to you??
gnat>>oh, , , , well a gnat is about the smallest living being there is and yet it has a full blown consciousness , , , ,its not a robot,,,no, far from it . . .it may not have emotions, or have memory . . but its probably better off without them . .dont you think??. . . . ... . . .. . how about your name?
BB>>well..first of all I'm black .....cant you tell . .so there is a pride thing happening there,,my hair is black and its glorious . . , and I love nature,, alot and the buffalo dominated the praire ,, ,numbering in the millions , ,their gazing may have kept trees from establishing their presense...just grass and sunlight . . . .
gnat>>and where did you get the theme of psychedelic nature??
bb>>well there are 7 elecromagnetic waves , , , radio, micro.. infra-red,, visible. . ultra-violet..x-ray and gamma rays.. ...and the visible light is broken into 7 colors , ,red. .orange, ,yellow,, green. .blue,, indigo,, and violet...red is 470 Tera hz but apart from its frequency,, there is no corrolation between the color red and light frequency.....red doesn't exist except in your mind , , , ,so why not have fun with it and let me tell you i love doing it, , , , enjoy the show and buy some stuff . here's my card . . . . . . .hope to see you around . . .

..they exited the gallery.... kept walking till they reached the square . . .they went to the pier to recover their bikes and then walked over to the ink and quill..restaurant

waiter>>would you like indoor or outdoor seating???
bert>>the weather is nice,,,lets eat outdoors allright???
the table was square with a white tablecloth .. . .. gnat pulled Is's chair out for her . . .a courtesy
the menu was simple .. . .drinks and grand burritos,,,,,so they ordered the food .. ..
angie>>how about that,,,, the "No Kings" protest , , , ,in the usa .on june 14 , 2025. .so they know how to do it or what . . .
bert>>the ingenuity of the people . . . . . .making their protest posters poignant ,every poster i saw got an A+, ,each gave trump a kick in the ass , , , his birthday parade the same day was a flop, nobody came . . . and the robot dogs and little drones were just silly looking,, the precision troops that marched in formation were straggling along. . . . something Bill Murray would approve of (in the movie Stripes..thats a fact Jack). . . . .couldn't look worse . . .
IS>> on the day of the NO KINGs protest....there were 2000 mass protests in every major US ciity ..
gnat>>I went by myself, , ,, ,alone .by the side of a busy road .321 East Lamar parkway .. and held up a big poster with NO KINGS written on it....... ., ,, , , ,for about 30 minutes ..about 200 cars passed by me ... .i watched the people as they drove by . . .most were encouraging . .thumbs up,,,,,honking,,,,,. what do you think of that??????
bert>>i dont know,,,,,i guess it was brave and foolish . . .. at the same time . . ..brave because you risked everything to touch the hearts of 140 people,, maybe more, who knows .what effect it could have .. . . but like a lightning rod you have singled yourself out .. . . .for retribution . . .
gnat >> another thing...i worship the truth .. ..its sacred . . my "no king " poster was the truth . . . it reflects on my history.. my storey.. ... .

the food came and they were famished , , , ,

gnat>> and the situation in the mid-east , , ,first in the gaza strip . . hamas captures 1500 isreal citizens, , kills some . . .in response Isreal pulverizes the strip . . .141 sq miles of rubble , ,, ,bouncing rubble and denying food relief for the starving palestinians ,david vs goliath , , , ,, ,after a year of this , , , , isreal bombs iran's nuclear program . and next the USA bombed Iran's 250 feet underground nuclear site with bunker buster bombs. . ..and now iran is punching back , a token iranian attack on a US base after a warning.. and ,,hard , , , missile strikes against israel cities , , , this is becomeing the norm ,, ,, in warfare , ,what happened in syria,,ukraine,,,,and ,gaza,,,, israel , , , destroying civilization totally....pulverizing the cities , , , the high rises , ,

there was a non-proliferation treaty with iran .. .. stopping iran in its tracks .. . which was overturned by trump and not replaced by anything . .. just bombs . . . .bunker busters

Is>>these burritos are great . . .
bert>>if your gonna do one thing,,,you better do it well . . . and they did .they done knocked this burrito out of the park , , , delicious

gnat>>maybe we should think about where to stay tonite....... hey gemini . . . where is a good hotel on the square . . . .
gemini>>the arcara inn is nice . . . its on the south side....of the square
gnat>>thanks
gnat paid the bill and they biked over to arcara inn . . .it seemed nice ,the lobby was spacious with groupings of cushined chairs , ,, , , , they checked in at the desk and then went in the lobby. . . . .. .
bert>>you know they serve breakfast here at 8..................tell you what,,, lets hit the sack and meet in the morning at 8
gnat>>is that ok with every one?? . ... . ..ok

so they went to their rooms . . .

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