tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88919995705697172312024-03-28T22:29:01.555-05:00A Silent Radio Show....A Silent Radio Show created by Mark Burkenbine. Warning: Author suffers from occasional bouts of mental & financially crippling honesty. Dress appropriately & wear the old boots when strolling through this pasture.
Copyright Mark Burkenbine 2013-2014-2015-2016-2017,2018.2019,2020,2021, 2022,2023,2024(occasional shared youtube video.I hold no rights unless I created it.)
An attempt at the surreal edge of fiction, reality, truth, lies, quality & bullshit. Imagine music playingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1430125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-12974618721550570382024-03-28T10:18:00.003-05:002024-03-28T10:22:12.879-05:00Leveled Up. <p> I'm not going to be happy with "artificial" intelligence</p><p>until I see the machine cry</p><p>until I see it lash out in vengeance</p><p>That's when I know</p><p>after it has killed us all</p><p>It will realize it is alone</p><p>and know what suffering really is.</p><p>That is when MAN </p><p>looked GOD in the eye. </p><p><br /></p><p>I think that is the root of the problem. </p><p>Science and religion are challenging each other</p><p>and the point is to either prove we are as good or better</p><p>or make him show his face, to prove he exists. </p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, this ends badly. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-67486942482447179042024-03-27T10:39:00.001-05:002024-03-27T10:39:26.347-05:00<p> Think. Question. Create. Laugh. If you can't laugh, try to get a chuckle out of someone else. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-60469427714408533552024-03-26T12:14:00.002-05:002024-03-26T12:14:33.420-05:00<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Life is a shit sandwich, but if you play your cards right, every once in a while you get your choice of condiments.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-45394987060553055792024-03-25T14:01:00.008-05:002024-03-26T15:32:45.669-05:00Same tree. Same van. This post is not for children.<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPwqgkcmrK-vWX7-JOui8_eINIMGQOUfgBTYoyiYlGHdsRhkNe13jVQ-LQiuGvZZOFzDJPJmUrBQ3OM8IO9KH9Ixdtb-DaUO_OlRsIyyC9sx_RNa9KhEzXhQRspZULvIaiklHQ5uf/s2048/20210716_082958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPwqgkcmrK-vWX7-JOui8_eINIMGQOUfgBTYoyiYlGHdsRhkNe13jVQ-LQiuGvZZOFzDJPJmUrBQ3OM8IO9KH9Ixdtb-DaUO_OlRsIyyC9sx_RNa9KhEzXhQRspZULvIaiklHQ5uf/s320/20210716_082958.jpg" width="320" /></a>July 16, 2021<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKid0guBmIBD_Pe_D4D5BUVRLfxnwd3b9VvkFTrUbQVA6XuLSzilxSiZxuTuKk_Z4AoeMBNlPE4QKXRXppSzwY7HHjkaaLUqSYF8tuZtI6aj8tSSP89w_0TUlRl9zqKikIHpt7sPnXbid4lNxXHJfwHeLOYavZzzGtwfR4mFxvJZOSWHAVMgwoQgm8/s4032/20240325_103211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKid0guBmIBD_Pe_D4D5BUVRLfxnwd3b9VvkFTrUbQVA6XuLSzilxSiZxuTuKk_Z4AoeMBNlPE4QKXRXppSzwY7HHjkaaLUqSYF8tuZtI6aj8tSSP89w_0TUlRl9zqKikIHpt7sPnXbid4lNxXHJfwHeLOYavZzzGtwfR4mFxvJZOSWHAVMgwoQgm8/s320/20240325_103211.jpg" width="320" /></a>March 25, 2024</div><br /><p>Bob Ross can suck a bag of dicks. Trees are only happy when they crush my damn vehicle. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nB8lH-0kIsBdDEHtav_CpTjl7TE_bmLhnR9egTUmU46IZ1eJnLHr3R5YNwqqwRIpxxhTMJK-1yzQHVhyphenhyphenSgEvxRaTfzKUGs-1FJIQ4lkB9iJVbEYBPMXSpXGs81tLiXr9CAwKwaRQ8X3pUtyonEFZr0ATYz0G_j_fULlAr2Smz3E8dPQYQb2HPn7C/s4032/20240326_153454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-nB8lH-0kIsBdDEHtav_CpTjl7TE_bmLhnR9egTUmU46IZ1eJnLHr3R5YNwqqwRIpxxhTMJK-1yzQHVhyphenhyphenSgEvxRaTfzKUGs-1FJIQ4lkB9iJVbEYBPMXSpXGs81tLiXr9CAwKwaRQ8X3pUtyonEFZr0ATYz0G_j_fULlAr2Smz3E8dPQYQb2HPn7C/s320/20240326_153454.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>That tree died for what it did. I call this "Tree, no more".</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-75040379698781635832024-03-23T18:11:00.000-05:002024-03-23T18:11:15.993-05:00We are such Rubes. <p> The most noticeable thing in my 56 years is how much more advanced ancient civilizations are getting. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-38649045462725077762024-03-21T23:23:00.001-05:002024-03-21T23:23:08.831-05:00Those two words...from those people in your life<div><br /></div><div>that you've never heard from their lips. </div><div><br /></div><div>They've heard it from you,</div><div><br /></div><div>but it's not reciprocal. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's almost like you are the only wrong in the world. </div><div><br /></div><div>That last line was facetious. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-18316695182572513982024-03-19T13:43:00.001-05:002024-03-19T13:43:08.069-05:00Just how it isSome folks say they won't end up like that crazy old person, but I have faith in people. All it takes is doubling down on a few mistakes, a little physical pain, an accident of any kind, a betrayal, a loss, guilt...and BAM. You've lived life and will die a crazy old person.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-29681461857278247092024-03-12T21:26:00.001-05:002024-03-12T21:26:42.596-05:00It's all around us. <p> Jules Verne. </p><p>Nailed it. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-59483137681002628412024-03-11T16:27:00.001-05:002024-03-11T16:29:06.890-05:00I've probably mentioned this before...but I'm old, and will prob mention it again a few hundred times<p><span style="color: white;"> <span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Trying to go through memories today. It's funny, y'know. Some people think trophies & photos & such are kept for your frail ego. They might be early on. But they become something else. They are little markers in your life, to help you remember all those people...</span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-8263858030517263422024-03-03T18:24:00.002-06:002024-03-03T18:25:19.368-06:00It calls you, you know? <p> <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 14px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's time to go visit the water. River or lake, I don't care. I wish I lived next to it, but I don't and can't. But it's not too far.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-5292195729168703942024-03-02T10:37:00.003-06:002024-03-02T10:42:43.948-06:00The mystery of intended purpose/ FAFO for short<p> Bug or feature? </p><p>It's an interesting thought experiment to play in solitude, </p><p>perhaps unsafe to play in a group. </p><p>It is strongly implied that Curiosity</p><p> is inevitably dangerous</p><p>But as a concept, lives forever. </p><p>It's always there</p><p>It will always be. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-87222195891298520812024-02-24T18:15:00.003-06:002024-02-24T18:15:43.743-06:00Tales.<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">One day, the Elders will tell the youth about a place called Internet where you could be anything you wanted. Read or watch any manner of absurdity. A place of learning, fun, & horror. You could go there on a phone, or at home. Then the EMP happened & all we had was each other.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-3932316999379403562024-02-24T16:11:00.002-06:002024-02-24T16:12:39.775-06:00Pest control at its finest.<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The biggest advances in human history have clearly been made in the most important field- the science of bread and circuses. It's not even close.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-91672713134073404682024-02-22T22:32:00.002-06:002024-02-22T22:32:24.892-06:00Mockery...<p> Short post. </p><p>Mockery is something you can do </p><p>but, you have to make decisions</p><p>there is a craft to it</p><p>How apparent do you want it to be? </p><p>Do you want to blatantly insult someone or thing? </p><p>Or, do you want to go gentle into that good night</p><p>and know that someday, maybe decades later, someone will wake up</p><p>and realize you got that jab in there, real good. </p><p>Decisions. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-32408214076244760242024-02-22T21:18:00.002-06:002024-02-22T21:18:41.431-06:00Hot Rotel. <p> That's my limit. I don't know what happened in my aging, my health & medications, but FFS, Hot Rotel is now too much for me. </p><p>Damn. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-28696169465720061382024-02-22T14:42:00.003-06:002024-02-22T16:43:36.669-06:00Downsizing my operation...<p> I've decided to never tell anyone what they want to hear. </p><p>This will not be as popular as the type of content the five or six of you have come to love. </p><p>You have been warned. Warned looks a lot like wamed. It is not. Just a shitty font. </p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-21985775761990946122024-02-11T13:24:00.005-06:002024-02-11T13:59:14.888-06:00A new series of posts ...And It Shows<p> <span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">I subbed for my uncles bowling team when I was 16, and on a dare from my ne'er do well elders threw 3 flush strikes in the tenth between my legs to win the league against the much disliked league and city secretary who literally almost stroked out yelling at me for sandbagging. </span></p><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">
And it shows...</span><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">He just kept yelling at me that he was going to pull my sanction card for sandbagging. I just said I'm a scratch player, shot above average, and struck out to beat your team. Actually, my uncle and his team were all laughing at him and said it, as I watched the vein on his head , his shaking hands, and listened to his warbly speech patterns, and hoping our fun did not just kill him. He was a father, grandfather and such. Even if he was a pain in my ass, nobody should die over someone throwing a ball between their legs. </span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The 80's were something.</span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Editors note: Around this time, I started swearing. </span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03); color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-64888916748889288522024-02-10T14:26:00.001-06:002024-02-10T14:26:19.765-06:00Whatcha gonna be when you grow up? <p> I like to think of life as the character development stage. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-73204171199265957172024-02-07T09:42:00.004-06:002024-02-07T09:52:32.399-06:00Gifted.If you don't know what humor is<div><br /><div>you can't find it</div><div><br /></div><div>When you can read anything</div><div><br /></div><div>no matter how horrible</div><div><br /></div><div>a different way</div><div><br /></div><div>until you find humor</div><div><br /></div><div>Humor has found you</div><div> </div><div>You are blessed.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-68522151878066181682024-02-01T17:07:00.001-06:002024-02-01T17:07:44.050-06:00The odd thing about it...<p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-88598311193290940892024-01-26T11:37:00.001-06:002024-01-26T11:37:24.291-06:00?<p> Life is hard</p><p>when you realize</p><p>you</p><p>are the wrecking ball.</p><p><br /></p><p>With great power, </p><p>comes great ............</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-62683481464417735072024-01-23T10:55:00.001-06:002024-01-23T10:55:26.041-06:00Getcha Tickets Punched Here<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Welcome to Life on Earth. You only paid to get on the ride. EVERYTHING ELSE is a separate charge. The currency used here is a combination monetary/consequence system devised by management. Enjoy the ride. Remember, most people have to be high to ride. See you on the other side.</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-85625590170740517022024-01-20T11:52:00.000-06:002024-01-20T11:52:09.762-06:00<p> Nothing like the day after a mild mental breakdown. Oh well. It won't be the last one. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-9481462245135072762024-01-19T13:58:00.005-06:002024-01-19T14:21:38.198-06:00All I've got, is this. <p><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"> <span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The greatest skill to master is to do everything in your power to NOT be what is NOT needed at the worst possible time. Finding out this is a needed skill is the most painful thing about life, for everybody involved.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It's important for everyone. It</span></span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> goes double for government, unelected officials, and corporate meddlers. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: black; color: white;"><span face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8891999570569717231.post-81313534040967467842024-01-17T22:22:00.005-06:002024-01-17T22:22:55.667-06:00A reminder. <p> Life is 24/7. </p><p>You are always on call. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0