Today's lesson is about how to recognize one particularly insane individual. I feel the need to write this because there are still a number of people who have not recognized that this individual is insane-and by that word, I mean wholly detached from the world around him, and thus exceedingly dangerous given the power at his disposal.

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Today's lesson is about how to recognize one particularly insane individual. I feel the need to write this because there are still a number of people who have not recognized that this individual is insane-and by that word, I mean wholly detached from the world around him, and thus exceedingly dangerous given the power at his disposal. This particular insane individual was once a spoiled rich kid, who somehow got stuck in an early developmental stage of life; He was and is highly prone to destructive temper-tantrums; He behaves in a mentally unstable, severely incoherent and emotionally deranged manner, like many other disturbed twelve-year olds-even though he occupies a 60 year old body; He craves attention that he missed in his early years, and accordingly engages in radically frightening means to get that attention; He has not performed one constructive activity over the course of his entire life, unless you count killing frogs with a BB gun in his formative years as constructive; He has sent people to their death with enthusiasm and apparent inner satisfaction, when he served as a state governor; He happily and eagerly initiated a long-term, unfathomably costly war, killing, maiming, and terrorizing over half a million people, for no reason other than that he appears to genuinely enjoy killing and torture (and because various parties goad him on and make lots of money off it); He proclaims that his Heavenly Father makes him behave the way he does; and he has not a shred of concern that his "preemptive war" has fractured the foundations of the once most powerful country in the world, and very possibly triggered the collapse of civilization; He is rude, obnoxious, spiteful, and vengeful to anyone and everyone who does not agree with him, praise him, and reassure him that he is a good little boy; When he feels boxed in a corner, he is exceedingly dangerous and may use any weapon at his disposal to lash out blindly at the world; This is particularly so when he sees others as highly critical of him, which they have every reason to be; In a situation that intensifies such criticism-as for example when almost everyone seems to be against him-this insane individual will likely become obsessed and even ecstatic about firing nuclear weapons, as if they were firecrackers, and initiating World War III; He will do this justifying to himself, possibly through further communication with his Heavenly Father, that there is valid reason to annihilate as much of the human race as he possibly can-namely, to bring upon himself that final spotlight of attention that he never received in his early days. In my opinion, this individual should be restrained promptly, securely, permanently, and without another second's hesitation. As a veteran sixth grade teacher, I have dealt successfully with many disturbed children, and view this as an extreme case, possibly attributable to a life sheltered from reality, although the cause at this point is not nearly as important as the actions that MUST be taken. If you'd like a short video on the subject, perhaps to assure yourself that I'm not the only one making claims of this nature, here it is.

Authors Website: http://www.hyperblimp.com

Authors Bio:

In my run for U.S. Senate against Utah's Orrin Hatch, I posted many progressive ideas and principles that I internalized over the years. I'm leaving that site up indefinitely, since it describes what I believe most members of our species truly want: www.voteutah.us. I thank those who sent such wonderful comments, even though it forced me to go buy a few larger hats, which were among my top campaign expenses (just kidding).

My forever-to-write novel (now my favorite book for some unfathomable reason), A Summer with Freeman, finally got out the door, via Kindle and CreateSpace. Readers of this site, and anyone else with two or more brain cells who want some "serious humorous relief" may want to check it out: http://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Summer-with-Freeman-nov-by-Daniel-Geery-130528-385.html

My family and I lived off the grid in an earth-sheltered, solar powered underground house for 15 years, starting in the early '80s, proving, at least to myself, the feasibility of solar power. Such a feat would be much infinitely easier with off-the-shelf materials available now, though the bureaucracy holding us back is probably worse. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Living-on-Sunshine-Underg-by-Daniel-Geery-110318-547.html

I wrote a book on earth-sheltered solar greenhouses that has many good ideas, but should be condensed from 400 down to 50 pages, with new info from living off the grid. It's on my "to do" list, but you can find used copies kicking around online. Just don't get the one I see for $250, being hawked by some capitalist... well, some capitalist.

I'm 68 with what is now a 26 year old heart--literally, as it was transplanted in 2005 (a virus, they think). This is why I strongly encourage you and everyone else to be an organ donor--and get a heart transplant if you're over 50, unless your name is Dick Cheney.

I may be the only tenured teacher you'll meet who got fired with a perfect teaching record. I spent seven years in court fighting that, only to find out that little guys always lose (http://www.opednews.com/articles/Letter-to-NEA-Leadership--by-Daniel-Geery-101027-833.html; recommended reading if you happen to be a parent, teacher, or concerned citizen).

I managed to get another teaching job, working in a multi-cultural elementary school for ten years (we had well over 20 native tongues when I left, proving to me that we don't need war to get along--no one even got killed there!). http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_daniel_g_060716_alternatives_to_exti.htm

I spent a few thousand hours working on upward-gliding airships, after reading The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed by John McPhee. But I did my modelling in the water, so it took only two years and 5,000 models to get a shape that worked. You can Google "aquaglider" to learn more about these. As far as I know, this invention represents the first alteration of Archimedes'principle, spelled out 2,500 years ago.

"Airside," the water toys evolved into more of a cigar shape, as this was easier to engineer. Also, solar panels now come as thin as half a manila folder, making it possible for airships to be solar powered. You can see one of the four I made in action by Googling "hyperblimp"(along with many related, advanced versions).

Along with others, I was honored to receive a Charles Lindbergh Foundation Award, to use my airships to study right whales off Argentina. Now we just have to make it happen and are long overdue, for reasons that would probably not fit on the internet.

In 2010 I married a beautiful woman who is an excellent writer and editor, in addition to being a gourmet cook, gardener, kind, gentle, warm, funny, spiritual, and extremely loving. We met via "Plenty-of-Fish" and a number of seemingly cosmic connections. Christine wrote Heart Full of Hope, which many readers have raved about, as you may note on Amazon.

I get blitzed reading the news damn near every day, and wonder why I do it, especially when it's the same old shit recycled, just more of it. In spite of Barbara Ehrenreich and reality, I'm a sucker for positive thinking and have read many books on it. I find many many of them insane and the source of much negativity on my part. My favorites these days are by Alan Cohen, who seems to speak my language, and likewise thinks a bit like Albert Einstein did (as do I on this note). Albert: "Try and penetrate with our limited means the secrets of nature and you will find that, behind all the discernible laws and connections, there remains something subtle, intangible and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion. To that extent, in fact, I am religious."

Though I rapidly note that I've kept alive my deceased and "devout atheist" friend's book, http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Foundation-of-Religion-by-Daniel-Geery-110510-382.html

Lastly, kudos to Rob Kall and those who make OEN the site that it is: one of the last bastions of free speech.