Orthodox Easter Eve

This post has been triggered by the reports in the news about cougar sightings near a Lake Oswego Elementary School at post date and time.

Last Saturday was Orthodox Christian Easter Eve. Tradition says you have to fast at least as much as you can during the previous period (by eating vegetarian food). I did not. I don't think i'm going to go to any of the Romanian Orthodox Curches in the area anymore. Maybe none of the Romanian Churches. Because i don't know exactly who is coming there, and even if there's barely any Romanians. Especially after seeing this guy at Saint Mary's when i've been last time in there.

04/14/2013 10:34:18 AM St Mary Orthodox Church Portland, OR

So i decided not to go. Especially after the week that passed, with our new neighbors and noises and stomping. I mean i was exhausted.

Saturday just before midnight i was barely awake. My wife wanted to go alone and i should just let her but she didn't sleep more than a few hours the night before and only one hour that afternoon. I am a more experienced driver despite being so tired. So i left, and realized i am very low on gas. The light was on. There was all kinds of smoke on the street and i noticed last week the sound of a small exhaust leak (again) under the hood so i used a breathing mask.

None of the gas station we saw on the road were open.

We arrived at the Descent of the Holy Spirit Church in Oregon City exactly when they were going round the church (Within Orthodox Churches at Easter tradition requires going round the church three times at a certain time during the special Easter Liturgy. So when i turned around to leave my headlights were beaming the whole crowd, could not turn them down, they're automatic.)

I went back with no major incidents. I found gas at a station on Nyberg St. At home minutes after i got inside i noticed the dust mask i was wearing was smelling a lot like unburnt emissions, oil and gasoline. Either from my exhaust leak from under hood or from the street.

Around 1:30 i went back to pick her up. On McNary right after the intersection with Monroe (LOL this is the first time i realized it's the last stage name of the diva), right after i left home, two Police cars were securing the road because of a broken car. They allowed me to pass on the other lane, and i went forward. Then i choose 43. Then at the ramp of 43 towards 205 N, in the middle of the "clover leaf", a deer showed up on the right, about to cross the ramp. I saw it in time, gently hit the breaks, i would have had time to stop, on the very curved ramp, when the deer changed its mind and went back on the right and uphill. What would have happened if i didn't see it and the deer had crossed the ramp? Probably would have lost control because of the curve.

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At the Church i arrived @2 AM, the service was still going on, first i parked on the alley but i saw this nervous guy checking his van with a flash light and i moved next on the street, and i was amazed by the amount of traffic at that time and the fumes from the exhaust, maybe two cars a minute, always coming from different directions and meeting at that place, went back on the alley, the guy checked his van again, i think he had a dog in there, then my wife came and i took her home. On 43 before down town Lake Oswego i saw a coyote and almost hit a raccoon. On down town Lake Oswego the Police stopped me for going 37 in a 25 area and gave me a warning ticket. My wife had a couple of small plastic jars with ceremonial wine and bread from the Church in her hands. I saw two more Police cars on the empty streets before i got home, one near the broken car that was being towed.

Others Will Follow

Set an example and others will follow. The slogan of elitists of modern times. Actually not so modern, don't know, i'm an amateur in everything but i think it started with the model of centralized state in France.

It is a type of society that evolved naturally along history as opposed to the ideas of some philosopher or philosophy or collective state of mind of the few that mattered at a certain time.

The main advantage is that is simple. It's a simple idea that doesn't need much argumentation in one's mind in order to be accepted. The simplicity is its main disadvantage as well. The well fed and respected few at top set standards and rules but also experiment and come with new ideas and generally are the only motor of progress in that society.

Since the system was in place for so many years, tradition took place and nothing else can be easily recognized as an alternative. In fact, it almost seems like a stapple in social evolution. Any other types of state models and societies that have tried to replace it had to rely on the old model and change some things here and there.

All states including communist and fascist have a government composed of ministers and some sort of territorial divisions and local authority. They are all more of less tributary to the centralized model.

Unfortunately, because of how the centralized type of state and society evolved, it has to have at the top some sort of leader, emperor, king, sultan, president, dictator or any combination of the above.

As a consequence, scores of people from the elites few developed a taste for gaining king's favors, thus shortcutting and competing with the others at establishing rules, shaking the system and contributing to the dynamics of the organization but also becoming a source of progress in an unwanted direction, that of manipulation and generating inequities.

The biggest challenge to this system came with the appearance of modern communications. We can mention of how important communications are by citing here the very the famous example, that of Rothschild's family in connection to the battle of Waterloo, when they knew one day ahead of everybody the result of the battle. (This is the first time in my life when i realize the true meaning of the ABBA song, Waterloo, by recalling the verse "i feel like i win when i loose".)

For those who read this don't need to mention how much communications evolved to this day. It has become the most important industry in modern society, the new Eldorado, the cornerstone of mankind's evolution, the main tool in learning, keeping in touch, selling, redistributing, the new soft infrastructure of modern times. Large categories suddenly came in contact with unprecedented and unpredictable amounts of information.

But also a place of dirty games, not to say wars, manipulating, impersonating, creating false images and parallel realities sometimes hard to figure and adapt to. Some categories were more prepared for then others. Those who knew it was coming.

Don't know exactly who leads this new informational revolution, but as usual, most interested where those left behind, those that have lost previous fights for king's favors. The distinctiveness of this revolution is it has taught large categories that real favors are not the ones sought for until not long ago. Money will always be money, but health and other favors have gained totally new meanings. For some, work can be a hobby, a sport and a place of gaining fame and/or respect.

I personally think allowing one to work in an acceptable environment can be a favor.

Some categories are satisfied just with the enlightenment in itself brought by the new revolution and do not seek anything more.

Romania's Honorary Consul in Portland, OR

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: George Ion <george.ion.email@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: Les Schwab BUSINESS
To: James Rudd <rudd@fergwell.com>


Mr. Honorary Consul,

For some reason i have the feeling that the Lake Oswego Police Department gave in to some sort of parallel justice system may include basic ethics since they don't trust and/or are not loyal to the laws they are sworn to defend. I have made several complaints supposedly on file with them that never got answered. I will not try and complicate my life risking any further contact with them. And they probably are not the only ones. Last time i went to Beaverton Police to make a complaint i've been received by a couple of possible impersonators one of them in Police uniform inside that big building downtown with the mark Police on it surrounded by Police cars. There are strange things happening in this area that i can only imagine but i assume you know better than i do. Many years and even before 2008 i was afraid to talk about those because of the risk of being put again in a mental institution. I remember last time i was for several weeks in September 2004 at Providence St. Vincent the doctor who got me in there by Washington County Court Order dr.Sigurdson sort of disappeared after a few days while i was in there. I believe that in the building where i reside there is also living some sort of impersonator controlling several apartments including my own, my cars and the air i breathe.

http://georgesweblogforfriends.blogspot.com/2012/09/turn-signal-lever.html

Please look further into this to make a better understanding of the situation.

http://georgesweblogforfriends.blogspot.com/2012/09/computer-age-auto-service.html

And also here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYIK_bRf9WI&feature=related

I still believe that under normal circumstances i would have been able to make a living for me and my family around here.

It is true that i owe my life to some people that took care of me but this is not the type of life i came into this country and was hoping for.

Right now my only hope is that the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is going to become something closer to its normal purpose.

And honestly, by reason of how my life has been conducted so far i am not used and don't know how to make any sort of deals even if i wanted and i wouldn't realize if some people would show they are open to discussions.

George Ion

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 3:25 PM, James Rudd <rudd@fergwell.com> wrote:

I’m sorry to hear that you’re having difficulties.  Obviously there is nothing from a legal standpoint that I can assist with.  I would suggest that you once again contact the Lake Oswego police department.  I will be happy to follow up with them after your call and determine their position. Please contact me after you have spoken with them.

From: George Ion [mailto:george.ion.email@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 1:03 PM
To: James Rudd
Subject: Les Schwab BUSINESS

Please note that my front brakes are leaking again withing the last 2 days before and after a complete front brake job done by the Les Scwab Tires Center in Aloha. There is also a possibility that some of the employees in there are impersonator and not real mechanics. I also submit here that one of my neighbors dresses like and impersonates other persons. Since i tried and contacted the local Police in the past with no results i don't think this will help. I tried and contacted the Romanian Embassy in Washington but the attitude and voice tone of the greeting message is discouraging me from letting any message. Also all the extensions go to voice mail like yours today when i tried to contact you on the phone.

http://georgesweblogforfriends.blogspot.com/2012/10/brake-job.html

George Ion
47 Eagle Crest dr. #10
Lake Oswego, OR, 97035
503-675-5086

Calomnia din Codul Penal

"afirmarea sau imputarea în public, prin orice mijloace, a unei fapte determinate privitoare la o persoană, care, dacă ar fi adevărată, ar expune acea persoană la o sancţiune penală, administrativă sau disciplinară ori dispreţului public."

Ce controversă? Dacă eu denunţ o persoană sau un grup în public fiindcă nu am alte mijloace sau fiindcă "legea" îi ignoră şi ceea ce spun eu e adevărat (şi ca urmare organele se sesizează, începe un proces juridic în urma cărora ei sunt sancţionaţi penal) mă fac vinovat de calomnie?

Da, sunt două aspecte, prezumţia de nevinovăţie şi libertatea de exprimare. Dar prezumţia de nevinovăţie se aplică în justiţie iar în media care este o extensie a vieţii sociale se aplică dreptul la exprimare. Eu îmi exprim opinia despre cineva, şi e posibil să greşesc dar toţi oamenii sunt supuşi greşelii şi asta nu ne ia dreptul la exprimare.

Introducerea acestui tip de definiţie a calomniei în codul penal şi sancţionarea penală încalcă dreptul la exprimare din Constituţie, foarte simplu.

All In My Mind

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