Authentically Wired

…LET’S GET STARTED…! THE PEOPLE CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR WHAT THEY’RE THINKING … the caption of this cartoon, an interesting aside on how “we” get information which becomes – truth – in America.

When queried, many of us, voice how we despise “Nosey Polls, Inc” and their ilk, but when published – “we” – including moi, make us of this information as if it were manna from heaven and attached in many cases the same level of belief.

Why is that, when most of us are aware of the myriad of pitfalls in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the data gathered as result of these polls…? It has been written by others with minds and credentials vastly more appropriate than my own, the outcome to most all polls are known in advance and the questions are posed to prove the outcome. Is this fraud, I don’t know, but I doubt it is deliberate, it is merely a function of how the human mind operates. You are certainly free to hold a quite different perspective I am not here to challenge it.

I am here to say, “we” like to know that “we” or more appropriately – I – am not out there all by my lose some, alone, isolated, a one-man-band. There is comfort knowing others, even a few, share my view, idea, perspective and it can serve as a motivator to strive to induce others to embrace my point of view. Few human beings can for any extended length of time go it alone and choose a path which purposefully isolates them from others, especially on a social communicative level.

So it might be stated we strive to learn and know what others are “thinking” as this knowing permits us to find and determine where our “tribe” is located and seek entry into that tribe as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Yea, like the “no comment” game, though we often mouth our displeasure we seek it out as it provides a tangible aspect of meaning to our lives.

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… People should never be afraid of their government, government should always be afraid of the people …

…“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world…indeed it’s the only thing that ever has.” … Margaret Mead

… “they must find it difficult, those who have taken authority as the truth, rather than truth as the authority” … G. Massey, Egyptologist

… “Everyone has the right to clean and accessible water, adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family, and no one shall be deprived of such access or quality of water due to individual economic circumstances” …
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And let me be even a bit bolder, I am most willing to present and discuss any water issue with any audience in Arizona where open full disclosure and two way dialog is permitted.

Respectfully submitted,

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In section B5 of the 3/25/09 issue of the Arizona Republic … columnist – Ron Robb – wrote an article entitled … why is the jobless rate lower here…? … the question he poses is relevant given the underlying hysteria a select few are choosing to whip up. I invite, Mr. Robb and others to consider the fundamental underground manner in which much of the homebuilding and related infrastructure operates in Arizona. I have been in the construction environment in Arizona for more than 30 years working from the north rim of the Grand Canyon to Douglas on the South, Alpine on the East to Yuma on the West and most all points in between. What I know from personal experience is much of the construction economy in Arizona is – ca$h – and given the manner in which government computes unemployment these folks never show up on list. They are the uncounted, the unknown, the forgotten.

Not only the construction industry but numerous agricultural employment venues are largely – ca$h – often unaccounted in any manner. Other employment situation where – ca$h – occurs is in the service industries, fast foods, hospitality industry, laundries, landscaping and gardening, again often unaccounted in manner.

Mr. Robb notes that construction employment peaked in June 2006 at 88,000, though he chooses not to disclosure how he arrived at that figure. Without full, complete, honest disclosure it is not possible to take issue with many observations and evaluations he notes using his chosen 88,000 employment figure.

Suffice to say, it is my experience living in Arizona, we like being a bit slippery and enjoy being able to take advantage of those dreaded – illegal’s – who come here to take employment that “white-bread” American’s truly are seeking. I mean after all look at all the “white-bread” Americans lining shopping center parking lots and street corners every day seeking employment…?

We purposefully under report in the “up” positive economic times and then write articles unable to understand why the “numbers” don’t pencil…?

Rob Robb … asks in his article what gives … when government and newspapers do not choose to provide full, open, honest disclosure … what gives is what we are experiencing … deception on many fronts …