Everything is
Screwed up
All the time
Everywhere
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Friday, September 23, 2016
Plant Based Food Economics
One reason we eat animal protein is that the plant food industry is much more labor intensive during harvesting and there is a lower profit margin on plant based food. As a result, plant based food producing industry tends to be more collective or "communist" or "socialist". Animal based food industry is less labor intensive and harvesting can be accomplished by fewer people. This fits the commercial, or capitalist, form of social organization much better.
Additionally, plant based food must be harvested on specific dates of the calendar and this requires a large group of people. Traditionally this harvesting has frequently been done collectively by the entire community. Today, this harvesting is frequently done by teams of migrant workers. Animal based food is not as calendar dependent and can be harvested (slaughtered) at any time. This leads to a more distributed "assembly line" type of processing for animal based food that can be controlled more easily.
Additionally, plant based food must be harvested on specific dates of the calendar and this requires a large group of people. Traditionally this harvesting has frequently been done collectively by the entire community. Today, this harvesting is frequently done by teams of migrant workers. Animal based food is not as calendar dependent and can be harvested (slaughtered) at any time. This leads to a more distributed "assembly line" type of processing for animal based food that can be controlled more easily.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Knee injury
It seems that most the people I know that have knee problems are considered to be overweight. In other words, they weigh more than the government recommendation for their height and skeleton size. This make senses that being overweight causes knee problems as the knee probably isn't "designed" to carry that extra weight on a continual every day basis.
I remember when I had real knee problems, that my Doctor thought was arthritis, I was also fifty pounds overweight.
To avoid knee problems as you age, and maintain an appropriate body weight:
1. Only drink water, tea, or coffee (without cream)
2. Only eat food with "One gram of fiber for every 100 calories"
I remember when I had real knee problems, that my Doctor thought was arthritis, I was also fifty pounds overweight.
To avoid knee problems as you age, and maintain an appropriate body weight:
1. Only drink water, tea, or coffee (without cream)
2. Only eat food with "One gram of fiber for every 100 calories"
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Monday, September 12, 2016
Pay Day Blues
Few people know that the paycheck system started with the industrial era in the 1800's Originally, the factory owners would collect the timesheets on Friday, tabulate them over the weekend, and pay the workers on Monday. This lead to many workers getting drunk on Monday night and not showing up for work on Tuesday OR even on Wednesday. Eventually, factory owners learned to HOLD the pay till Friday and let the workers get drunk on their own time. It was good for production.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Value of an Education
It curious to note that the CAUSE of eyesight problems requiring corrective lenses is GOING TO SCHOOL. This is generally accepted common knowledge, but is rarely talked about. In cultures where children are not forced to go to school or learn to read, there are no vision problems requiring corrective lenses. Hence, the statistical correlations that can prove the cause of defective vision is school itself.
How could this be fixed? Shorter school days? Better nutritional supplements? Different education methods? More computers and video games?
Suggested additional reading: "The Art of Seeing" by Aldous Huxley - includes analysis of vision problems and eye strengthening exercises. Dated, but still informative.
How could this be fixed? Shorter school days? Better nutritional supplements? Different education methods? More computers and video games?
Suggested additional reading: "The Art of Seeing" by Aldous Huxley - includes analysis of vision problems and eye strengthening exercises. Dated, but still informative.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Found Object Art
Found Object Art
By William Schaeffer
On September 9, 2016 at the Animation Guild Gallery from 6pm – 9pm
Animation Guild 839
1105 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505
William “Bill” Schaeffer will present a series of assembly art pieces and drawings from his personal collection. The show will consist of three types of artworks: 1. Found Object Assembly Art. Bill finds many unique items on the ground in his ordinary life like playing cards, toys, and strings of pearls and he likes to incorporate these into assembly art work. 2. Flashing light L.E.D. Art. Bill likes to use flashing L.E.D. lights and bicycle flashers to create dynamic kinetic art. 3. Completed paintings. Bill will purchase unfinished paintings at GoodWill and then “finish the painting” with magic markers without destroying the original unknown artist’s efforts.
1. Revolution Freedom $150
I found both stickers lying face down in a parking garage in Santa Monica.
2. Breaking Free #2 $20
3. Breakfast of Champions $20
4. The Nose Knows $20 SOLD
Uses three AA batteries to power the blinking L.E.D.’s in the nose.
5. Sign of the Times $20 SOLD
6. Rooster Photo $20
This Rooster lived somewhere in Echo Park next to the freeway.
7. Ace of Hearts $20 SOLD
I found these three cards at a bus stop on Hollywood Blvd.
8. Scorpion Fish $20 SOLD
Except for the number label, these were all prizes in boxes of food or cereal.
9. Let’s be Friends $20 SOLD
10. Two of Hearts $20 SOLD
11. PEACE $20
12. Landscape with phone $100
I bought this painting at GoodWill. The lower rectangular space was
supposed to be a book. I made it a subterranean phone booth.
13. The Proud Tower $150
I found this picture frame on the sidewalk. I painted the painting myself. I added the toy animals.
14. Haiku $150
Uses 3 AA batteries or powered by AC adaptor.
15. Log Box $20
The unfinished log just barely fits into the box. A lucky coincidence.
16. Log with handle $20
I would like to make this into a purse, but cutting it lengthwise, hollowing
it out and adding hinges and a clasp.
17. The Fork in the Road $150
Inspired by construction saw horse blinkers and the random patterns they make.
The blinkers are attached with Velcro to allow on/off access and battery service.
18. The Angel $150
My cousin severely injured herself by grabbing a power transformer.
She survived, but I haven’t seen her in 20 years.
I bought the angels in a vending machine and got four identical angels in a row.
The blinker is attached with Velcro to allow on/off access and battery service.
19. The Tree of Life $150
The temptation of Eve.
The blinkers are attached with Velcro to allow on/off access and battery service.
20. Still Life with Shrunken Head $100
I bought this painting at Good Will and added the spider plant statue and head.
When I was on a 5th grade field trip we went to the Field Museum in Chicago.
A group of us boys found a display case filled with shrunken heads.
21. Tsunami Sam $50
Inspired by the real life Tsunami in Indonesia 12-26-2005
22. St. Francis $50
23. Toy Collection $20
I bought most of this toy collection as a collection at a garage sale.
The toys in the piece “You Have Friends” are from this same collection.
24. Lemon Heads $50
I bought this painting at GoodWill and added the faces.
25. A Light Meal $100
I love watching the different patterns the LED lights make. Runs on 3 AA
Batteries or AC power adaptor.
26. Incredible Hulk Bank $20
This is almost 40 years old. I bought it in Illinois and brought it to California.
27. Magic Lantern Theater – Nine of Clubs $150
28. Magic Lantern Theater – Four of Clubs $150
This was the first one I made and used this one as a pattern for the other two.
29. Magic Lantern Theater – Six of Clubs $150
30. Ceramic rooster and plastic army soldiers $20
31. Iguana and Necklace $20
I found the necklace in Anaheim at the recent Youtube convention.
32. You Have Friends $20
I found the fruits on the ground and the toys at a garage sale.
33. Jacob’s Ladder $150
“Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings”
Powered with three AA batteries or AC adaptor.
34. Brainless Bee Man with Army $20
I found this blue brain in the gutter just recently on 9-7-16
35. The Natural Language Instinct $150
Arranged like hieroglyphic writing and organized into five rows like
the five lines on the music staff.
36. Saint Mort $50
Morte means Death in French. This was made using glitter glue
and took almost two weeks to dry
37. Bernie the Clown says, “Don’t Play with Matches.” $50
This was made using glitter glue and took almost two weeks to dry.
38. Joker Man $50
“He does what he can” The blinker is attached with Velcro to
allow on/off access and battery service.
39. The Doctrine of Original Sin $50
40. Facing the Fear $50
41. Paint by Number by Emi Ichihara $50
Emi is a talented paint by number artist and I am lucky to include this painting.
42. The Hand of Man $20
43. A Bright Sunny Day $50
44. Refutation of Truth $50
This is something that I hear people trying to do every day. I also call it
“building a consensus reality.” The skull whistles are very fragile.
45. Red Sky at Night $50
46. Legends of the Ark $30 SOLD
I found that seed pod in Venice and it reminds me of Noah’s Ark.
47. Grace and Simplicity $30 SOLD
48. Special Delivery $20
Inspired by the image of Santa Claus smoking his pipe.
49. The Machinery of Joy $20 SOLD
50. The Sounding Room #1 $20
51. Creative and Alert $20
Creative ART Alert.
52. The Ghost in the Machine $20
53. The Sounding Room #3 $20 SOLD
Also:
By William Schaeffer
On September 9, 2016 at the Animation Guild Gallery from 6pm – 9pm
Animation Guild 839
1105 N. Hollywood Way
Burbank, CA 91505
William “Bill” Schaeffer will present a series of assembly art pieces and drawings from his personal collection. The show will consist of three types of artworks: 1. Found Object Assembly Art. Bill finds many unique items on the ground in his ordinary life like playing cards, toys, and strings of pearls and he likes to incorporate these into assembly art work. 2. Flashing light L.E.D. Art. Bill likes to use flashing L.E.D. lights and bicycle flashers to create dynamic kinetic art. 3. Completed paintings. Bill will purchase unfinished paintings at GoodWill and then “finish the painting” with magic markers without destroying the original unknown artist’s efforts.
1. Revolution Freedom $150
I found both stickers lying face down in a parking garage in Santa Monica.
2. Breaking Free #2 $20
3. Breakfast of Champions $20
4. The Nose Knows $20 SOLD
Uses three AA batteries to power the blinking L.E.D.’s in the nose.
5. Sign of the Times $20 SOLD
6. Rooster Photo $20
This Rooster lived somewhere in Echo Park next to the freeway.
7. Ace of Hearts $20 SOLD
I found these three cards at a bus stop on Hollywood Blvd.
8. Scorpion Fish $20 SOLD
Except for the number label, these were all prizes in boxes of food or cereal.
9. Let’s be Friends $20 SOLD
10. Two of Hearts $20 SOLD
11. PEACE $20
12. Landscape with phone $100
I bought this painting at GoodWill. The lower rectangular space was
supposed to be a book. I made it a subterranean phone booth.
13. The Proud Tower $150
I found this picture frame on the sidewalk. I painted the painting myself. I added the toy animals.
14. Haiku $150
Uses 3 AA batteries or powered by AC adaptor.
15. Log Box $20
The unfinished log just barely fits into the box. A lucky coincidence.
16. Log with handle $20
I would like to make this into a purse, but cutting it lengthwise, hollowing
it out and adding hinges and a clasp.
17. The Fork in the Road $150
Inspired by construction saw horse blinkers and the random patterns they make.
The blinkers are attached with Velcro to allow on/off access and battery service.
18. The Angel $150
My cousin severely injured herself by grabbing a power transformer.
She survived, but I haven’t seen her in 20 years.
I bought the angels in a vending machine and got four identical angels in a row.
The blinker is attached with Velcro to allow on/off access and battery service.
19. The Tree of Life $150
The temptation of Eve.
The blinkers are attached with Velcro to allow on/off access and battery service.
20. Still Life with Shrunken Head $100
I bought this painting at Good Will and added the spider plant statue and head.
When I was on a 5th grade field trip we went to the Field Museum in Chicago.
A group of us boys found a display case filled with shrunken heads.
21. Tsunami Sam $50
Inspired by the real life Tsunami in Indonesia 12-26-2005
22. St. Francis $50
23. Toy Collection $20
I bought most of this toy collection as a collection at a garage sale.
The toys in the piece “You Have Friends” are from this same collection.
24. Lemon Heads $50
I bought this painting at GoodWill and added the faces.
25. A Light Meal $100
I love watching the different patterns the LED lights make. Runs on 3 AA
Batteries or AC power adaptor.
26. Incredible Hulk Bank $20
This is almost 40 years old. I bought it in Illinois and brought it to California.
27. Magic Lantern Theater – Nine of Clubs $150
28. Magic Lantern Theater – Four of Clubs $150
This was the first one I made and used this one as a pattern for the other two.
29. Magic Lantern Theater – Six of Clubs $150
30. Ceramic rooster and plastic army soldiers $20
31. Iguana and Necklace $20
I found the necklace in Anaheim at the recent Youtube convention.
32. You Have Friends $20
I found the fruits on the ground and the toys at a garage sale.
33. Jacob’s Ladder $150
“Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings”
Powered with three AA batteries or AC adaptor.
34. Brainless Bee Man with Army $20
I found this blue brain in the gutter just recently on 9-7-16
35. The Natural Language Instinct $150
Arranged like hieroglyphic writing and organized into five rows like
the five lines on the music staff.
36. Saint Mort $50
Morte means Death in French. This was made using glitter glue
and took almost two weeks to dry
37. Bernie the Clown says, “Don’t Play with Matches.” $50
This was made using glitter glue and took almost two weeks to dry.
38. Joker Man $50
“He does what he can” The blinker is attached with Velcro to
allow on/off access and battery service.
39. The Doctrine of Original Sin $50
40. Facing the Fear $50
41. Paint by Number by Emi Ichihara $50
Emi is a talented paint by number artist and I am lucky to include this painting.
42. The Hand of Man $20
44. Refutation of Truth $50
This is something that I hear people trying to do every day. I also call it
“building a consensus reality.” The skull whistles are very fragile.
45. Red Sky at Night $50
46. Legends of the Ark $30 SOLD
I found that seed pod in Venice and it reminds me of Noah’s Ark.
47. Grace and Simplicity $30 SOLD
48. Special Delivery $20
Inspired by the image of Santa Claus smoking his pipe.
49. The Machinery of Joy $20 SOLD
50. The Sounding Room #1 $20
51. Creative and Alert $20
Creative ART Alert.
52. The Ghost in the Machine $20
53. The Sounding Room #3 $20 SOLD
Also:
Copyright © 2016 William Schaeffer
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Nietzsche's Blues
When thinking on the writing and life of Friedrich Nietzsche a strange thought occurred to me. Perhaps Nietzsche saw too keenly into the nature of life and the mind and he could not handle the truth and went insane. Perhaps the only way to keep your sanity is to maintain a pleasant illusion of reality that is ultimately false, but in the short term provides comfort and peace. Our brains are too small and our lives are too short to grasp the full truth of reality. We can only effectively deal with the here and now. If this is true then the conclusion is a humorous paradox: To maintain a sense of emotional balance, truth, and authenticity in our lives we must base our concept of reality on ideas that are essentially false.
This is a curious reflection on the whole of Western civilization and perhaps even science itself.
This is a curious reflection on the whole of Western civilization and perhaps even science itself.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Monday, September 5, 2016
Capitalsim
Capitalism n. 1. a self cannibalizing social system that tears everything apart and tries to sell the pieces for profit. 2. abstracted slavery. 3. the cause of Global Warming. 4. institutionalized greed and selfishness. 5. deceit and deception and destruction.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Virtuoso
Paganini, the great Violinist, used to break one, or TWO, of his violin strings before a concert and then he would perform on a violin with only two or three strings. He did this only to prove what a virtuoso he was and that he could play music intended for four string violin on a two, or three, string violin. He eventually became "bored" with music and rarely performed or even played for the last half of his life. Sometimes, when a guest was visiting, he would take out his violin and pretend to tune it and then put it away. He did this just to tease his visitor into thinking they might hear the great Paganini play violin, but they rarely did.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Health Insurance
Statistically the third leading cause of death in the USA is "Going to the Hospital" Check the data yourself. This is another good reason to eat natural and to "avoid getting sick." Stay Healthy.
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Sunday, September 4, 2016
Success
"I may not be smart, pretty, or strong, but I am alive." - Mr. Atwater
copyright (c) 2016
William Schaeffer
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)