Seeing What's not Missing - Often in the invisible world, things are missing or we wish not to see them; however, sometimes it is by seeing something we become aware of what is.

Yesterday, thanksgiving Day, was as I said a quite day. However, when leaving for work at 10 pm, I spotted a very new (model) television at the side of the street. As I passed on the bike, I sort of noticed it and paid no attention; until after passing it I realized it had the controller sitting on the top.
If the TV was for the garbage and not working, why put the controller on top of it?. The presence of the controller suggested that it was still working. I did a 360 and went back to check it out.

It was quite heavy, so putting it on the seat of the bicycle; I walked it home and went to work afterward. This morning, after work, I tested it and it works really well (except for a hard to see pale line which rolls up the screen)
It was the controller sitting on top of the television which indicated the owners believed it was still good. So very often it is harder to sell it for a few dollars than throw it to the garbage.

Often, in our fast world, we do not see the fine detail of the scene and continue pass without stopping. ( This television will go well in the bedroom where now I can easily fall asleep with the delay shutoff option or the controller.)

Thanksgiving Day - Today is thanksgiving day... "Small letters because it is so much of a small holiday. A day off work for so many people. But the turkey dinner and the giving of thanks for all that the year has brought is completely invisible to the holiday. I hope you are saying. "not at our house".

I asked my grandson what thanksgiving Day was and he said he did not know, so I explained the first thanksgiving story of Indians helping the colonies. I explained how it was in the fall because the farmers give thanks for the good harvest. I tried to explain all that he had to be thankful for. I asked him to talk to his mother and father about the holiday.
What more can I do? Who wants to take their day off to cook a big family dinner. When both parents work and the kids are at the babysitters during the weekdays; the day off (work and school) is sort of a family together day. ( Hope someone sees thanksgiving day for what is was and could still be)

How to be Invisible - After the previous entry about the need to be invisible in Florida; I realize that there are tricks to become invisible in a large group or crowd.

If you want to be invisible in the daily walk of life, here are a couple of ideas coming from the radio last night.

- To be invisible in a crowd, wear all the same color, and a dark color like black, gray, blue etc. Of course, style requires a shirt and tie with a dark suit; but dark color shirts or with lines are less standoutish than a white shirt with a flashy tie.

In wearing dark sunglasses it is not possible to make eye contact, there by making you invisible to passerbys. I am not sure if those reflected, see yourself coming, dark sunglasses make you seem invisible. Certainly, if one was watching your glasses and its reflection; they did not see you and what you were wearing.

Go with the flow. To be walking against traffic and forcing everyone to avoid you seems to be making your presence felt. To move right or left and get into a going group of people; whom are all going the same direction; is sure way to get lost in the crowd.

These ideas are for the previous Florida "Shot first and ask questions afterward" blog.

Become Invisible NOW - Talked last night with a friend who goes to Florida every winter for a few months. Canadian who winter in the south are called "Snowbirds". His comments was "Yea, I will be going for the hunting season"; threw me for a loop until he explained the new gun law of Florida.
Appears, Florida had the most liberal gun law of any American state, other than Texas, and although residents could carry a concealed weapon, they were required to retreat before using it. Seems a new law introduced this summer is that residents, when feeling being threaten, can now shoot and ask questions afterward.
So become invisible, and get out of my face is the expected attitude of tourists and strangers. Everyone should show respect, but certainly more if the individual can be packing and now is going to Blast away first.

Yes I am back... I was lost, invisible to you all... will try to maintain this blog of all the invisible aspects of our life. If you regularly check this blog give me a visit at Tupper-j.com..

Invisible in Death - As I write this blog of Gerald Muswagon of Norway House in northern Manitoba won the Super 7 prize of 10 million in 1998: I wonder about his death and funeral services. I wonder how many of the friends who shared his winnings, are there at the funeral service. Seen invisible are the friends won by money.

I remember a story of a wealthy women who gave in her will a large amount of money to all her grandkids. Only condition of the will was that the children had to attend her funeral service. One individual did not attend and then sue the will administer as he felt he deserve his money like everyone else.

Maybe Gerald should have made a condition like this in his spending... "Here is a new car... but be sure to attend my funeral service" Or " You owe me $2500 for this Large screen TV and the debt will be cancel if you attend my funeral service"

Would like to be an invisible mouse at the church to know how many of the friends bought by money are at the church for the funeral.

Invisible Money... What do you do with 10 Million Dollars. Well it was invisible 7 years later.

Reading in the Wednesday Oct 5 Globe and Mail (page A2) how Gerald Muswagon of Norway House in northern Manitoba won the Super 7 prize of 10 million in 1998. Well Gerald went through all that money.. On Sunday October 2, Gereald hung himself in his parent's garage, after spending all the money and after a couple of prison terms for speeding and sexual assault.
The Globe and Mail writes. ""Mr Muswagon, 42 somehow managed to do what seemed unthinkable and spend nearly every penny of his winnings in only a few years.".. "Mr Muswagon's spending habits were the stuff of local legends, as rumours began to spread shortly afte his win. He bought several new vehicles for himself and friends, purchased a housed that turned into a nightly 'party pad' and ofteh celebrated his new lifestyle with copious amounts of drugs and alcohol. In a single day, he bought eight big screen televisions for friends."

Gone... after all... guess Gerald felt it was too much..

I tried to date this Oct 5,2005 and the computer, or blog adm just freaked out.. alway came back .. 0% success. .. never try a date less than the last entry.