Travelog Imminent

Hi Dear Readers!

I hope this post finds you and brings you joy, insight, and/or actions steps for defeating the Diabolical Forces in the Universe (DFUs). Pro Tip: One of the easiest ways to thwart the DFUs is to be positive and kind to others. And "others" includes not just your fellow humans, but also all sentient creatures. That's one of the reasons why a vegan diet is one of the three Tenets of the Church of Bike With Joe (CoBWJ).

I'm grubbing down on some tofu steaks this morning. The recipe is very simple. I take a block of super firm tofu (a whole 'nother level of firmness above extra firm...but if you only have extra firm, put it in a tofu press overnight and it will be super firm by morning) and cut into into six large and thick rectangular slices. I put about two TBSP of oil in a fry pan and heat it on high. I put the tofu steaks in the fry pan and as the tofu starts to brown on one side, I add herbs and spices to the exposed side. Then I flip the steaks and season the (now brown and oily) other side. Once the original side has browned, I flip them one last time and turn off the heat. I let them sit a bit, which seems to enhance the flavor. You can use whatever spices and seasonings you want. Today, I used black pepper, garlic powder, turmeric, rosemary, thyme, oregano, smoked paprika, and salt.

In other news, a Travelog is imminent. So, stay tuned to this blog for the next two weeks if you want to live vicariously through me on a fantastic trip to the tropics.

Fin.

The Kingdom Has Been Delayed

Hi Dear Readers!

I hope this post finds you and brings you joy, insight, and/or action steps for defeating the Diabolical Forces in the Universe (DFUs).

Ugh...bad news. The Kingdom has been delayed by an overload of DFUs effing up the Plan. This is not a Church of Bike With Joe (CoBWJ) thing; it's a Christian thing. But the CoBWJ keeps close tabs on the Christian Church (as vulnerable to DFU deception as they are!), and our goals and aspirations (at least on paper) are often aligned (i.e., to do better as human beings, collectively). The DFUs, however, continue to do poorly as human beings, and they have been multiplying at an accelerated rate - doing MUCH damage. So, the Cosmos (aka, God in some circles) has postponed the Kingdom (as the Christians call World Peace), I'm told, until humanity gets its s**t together and disenfranchises the DFUs. It's a shame, because so much progress was being made up until a little over a year ago. The Cosmos is very disappointed. But it's not rocket science...the Kingdom requires a solid foundation of positivity, love, kindness, compassion, dignity, civility, equity, and justice, and the DFUs are currently illustrating NONE of these things, significantly damaging humanity's standing in the Cosmos.

I know some of you are thinking, "That's unfair! I have been a pretty good human being. Why should I have to be penalized for the DFU's BS?"

I know, I know. But...humanity is a collective aspiration, and that's part of the problem. Humanity just isn't collaborating well at all right now. This is how the DFUs like it...but regardless, no Kingdom for you!

The fix is pretty simple though. Just disenfranchise the DFUs. It requires following the respective tenets of your respective church or religion (not perverting and bastardizing them for cruel and selfish goals). I cannot speak to the tenets of other religions or creeds, but if you are a member of the CoBWJ, it's straightforward: eat a vegan diet (huge positive karmic impact), exercise daily (relieves negativity), and abstain from all social and mainstream media (eliminates 99% of all toxicity from your life).

I have spoken. Take care!

Fin.

Decommodify

Hi Dear Readers!

I hope this blog post finds you and brings you joy, insight, and/or action steps for defeating the Diabolical Forces in the Universe (DFUs). I guess my posts must be stimulating more joy and insight for you, because the DFUs are really prevalent right now. So, I'll work on content that generates more action steps. But also, I'll need you guys to think outside the box a little more too. The DFUs are not going to destroy themselves!

I thought I had been pretty explicit and directive as to the BEST action steps for defeating DFUs. It is primarily BOYCOTTING social and mainstream media (SMSM). Aerobic exercise can bring joy and eating a plant based diet can bring insight, but only abstinence from SMSM disenfranchises DFUs from your life.

Think of it this way...when it comes to SMSM, you are a COMMODITY. More correctly, your ATTENTION is a commodity. And it's a profitable commodity for the SMSM companies and their corporate advertising overlords. There are actually companies out there whose SOLE SERVICE is to make SMSM more addictive and glue your eyeballs to screens more tightly and for longer times [SOURCE]. You might hold the common misconception that SMSM advertising has no impact on you and doesn't influence your spending habits. If that were true, why do advertisers spend BILLIONS on ads on SMSM? Seems like a real waste of money if they aren't getting any return on that investment in terms of sales and profits. So, if you want to keep holding that misconception, this post is NOT for you.

Assuming this is true though, the reason SMSM is free for you to use is because you are not the customer. You are the PRODUCT. Unlike other non-sentient products that are bought and sold in volume, you actually have some autonomy and self advocacy over your attention (the commodity that corporate players are buying and selling). You can withhold it. You can demand something in return for your attention (i.e., positive change). The struggle is that SMSM is ridiculously addictive, as I alluded to earlier. When you go on your phone, tablet, or computer, you probably don't think about the fact that you are offering up your attention to these SMSM companies for free and getting nothing in return. In fact, you are giving up valuable time and resources you could more productively direct toward something else (like...read a GD book, FFS!).

So, that is why boycotting SMSM is important. Yes, you are a tiny nothing in the huge volume of attention being bought and sold on the attention commodity markets. And that fact might be depressing enough to fuel your complete apathy about doing anything about it. But if enough of us reclaim our attention and put a price on it, we can facilitate change (because the Corporate Overlords will notice the impact on their profits) AND maybe even profit from it. 

I currently abstain from ALL SMSM. If SMSM companies want my attention, they can name their price, but I have to get something in return for my attention, time, and resources. Until they, they can all f**k right off.

Fin.