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December
1st 2010 ...Th.
Trkstar
Greg's
Universe
presents:
an EVENT of National
Significance
"little
332" at Genesys Hospital ~ Grand Blanc, Michigan
Versus
the
Monolith
of Health Care
"ASCENSION"
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Greetings and Hello!...sent Letter~ to Mark
Taylor CEO/ Betsy Aderholdt President & shared with "ALL"
Interested *January 23rd 2010
In the recent December 2009
'Callings' published for and by Genesys Hospital / Ascension Health
Care Industry , CEO Mark Taylor declares a New Mission statement:
as a Ministry of Jesus Genesys Hospital in
essence achieves church-like status in print.
This letter is a Call to All other existing
Churches/congregations to give direction , guidance , and
truthful meaning to this great undertaking. When Jesus Christ shared
time in his ministry with the Apostles , were they co-workers or
just expendable employees?
In past Radiology management directed
meetings we were Invited to Awareness , Spirituality , and
encouraged to see where God is in all of this? I'm sure some people
are Wondering how this works.
President Betsy Aderholdt in the INK issue
November 12th 2008 states: I'm very thankful and proud to
be part of such a compassionate organization that's committed to
doing its best to make sure our poor and vulnerable are cared for.
(...yet in the Industrial strength business background of
Ascension , Genesys is creating poor and vulnerable
employees.)
In the very astute book 'Mistakes were Made (but not by me) why
we justify foolish beliefs , Bad decisions , and Hurtful Acts
by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson self justification,
dissonance , and blind spots are discussed. One interesting aspect
is that: ...pain felt is always more intense than pain inflicted...
Which is what Genesys / Ascension systematically does to its
employees. I really don't believe that Jesus Christ included this in
his repertoire but inclusive of God and the Universe he was driven
by LoveY and not by
organizational monetary incentives. ( ...maybe he was just a bad
manager in that sense and would have had to be let go.)
Instead of a Genesy's Mission Story could
this really be interpreted as Our Mission Spin? I don't mean to be
cynical but maybe this is just marketing of Christ because it sounds
good.
But anyway , in the January 28th
2009 'Callings', Mark Taylor has
stated a Priority of creating relationships with organized
Labor to foster organizational excellence , ~ *this implies fair, in
good Faith , optimal employee considerations*. ( However ,
the billboard off the expressway exit at Genesys remains and states
history of facts otherwise:
Labor Relations Board charges Genesys with
Destroying working lives of Good Union Employees.
As a measure of checks and balance to
unwieldy power and corporate dominance, with their intention of
creating an Employer's Paradise on Earth , your valued response ,
positive input , and suggestions toward viable solutions is very
welcome and appreciated. I'm sure Mark and Betsy want to hear from
anyone and everyone , after all it is part of their ministry in
practice. Hell , I work at what I do , why not them?
Thank You ~with a Smile ~ Greg
3rd shift ER Imaging Genesys Hospital
( over 36 years on 3rd shift ,
...I do 3rd but don't recommend it!)
Gregory T. Garbulinski
2929 Haines Road
Lapeer , MI 48446
810 667-3602 digrgarb@toast.net
Greg's Universe Publishing / Th.Trkstar
...a Truly non-profit Charitable organization
www.gregsuniverse.com
PS 2x ~ here's another one I like : Let he
who has an ear Listen to what the Spirit has to say to the
Churches.
3x PS ~ I Hope every Church in the
telephone Book gets with Genesys / Ascension for a Good Jesus lesson
or parable to share. ...and of course any Individual , or group ,
family member , or friend from all walks of Life.
Ascension HealthCare has 100,000 employees
throughout the U.S.
( 94,000 non-union ) Genesys Hospital ,
Grand Blanc , Michigan is one of the very few with Union employees .
~below~ Purely Editorial Opinion &
?conjecture?~ Greg's
Universe Publishing ~ Th. Trkstar~
Ascension is a blend of Corporate
Industrial strength background management with Religion used for
front end promotion. This is some of the HealthCare manipulation that goes on
,locking it up. Anymore , small community hospitals are being
absorbed and pushed out by the BIG BLENDof Control. Of course , if
they really became part of the " Jesus Christ Ministry of Healing "
that would be Great!...but if not , just be
Honest.
'Yes , We have a right to Healthcare'
by
Hendrik van den Berg in the Nebraska Report
Newsletter
Nebraskans for
Peace www.nebraskansforpeace.org
*Quote*: "...Should we not at least
remind those who obstruct efforts to finally bring F.D.R.'s Vision
to Life that no one is Free, able to truly enjoy life , or actively
pursue Happiness when they are in poor Health?...and our for Profit HealthCare system
has every incentive to limit their services to those who can pay the
most..."
( ?
what does "Non-Profit Organization" truly mean? ~ Greg's
Universe Publishing /Th. Trkstar)
* Ascension HealthCare ???VALUED
EMPLOYEES??? February 16th
2010*
( Towards Universal Vision
in Practice)
Genesys Hospital / Ascension ,
Grand Blanc , Michigan publishes and distributes 'Callings'.
The patient care model is called
Visionscape. ( However , the words Valued Employee are never
mentioned. ) This model could be broadened to encompass a viable
Vision toward HealthCare workers through out Ascension , making long
term foresighted Security a primary goal as well.
In this America of fearful ,
despondent , trepidations Ascension Health can boldly enact a
Special Dual Purpose, and Healing alleviation to aspects of daily
endeavor. Going beyond Fiscal policy and monetary bottom lines will
Create New Potentials of Holism benefiting every person involved
regardless of position. Health aspects within the hospital
environment will balance and harmonize.
This would be good Visionscape 3D
enhancement...INNOVATION.
Some concerns and cautions within
Ascension or any other large Organization bring to mind God in the
Office by Lake Lambert III ~USA Today ~ Monday , February
8th , 2010 ~ ...Spirituality in the workplace may become
a means to manipulate or control workers ...Spirituality can be an
abusive tool to keep employees in line and discourage dissent. More
important, Spirituality cannot maintain its own dignity and autonomy
if it is subordinated to the Economic Laws of Supply and
Demand.
A BUSINESS needs to stay in the
black but how much black?(...or loaves and fishes... )
How do we avert increasing
consolidated Authoritarian control ( *either knowingly or
unknowingly used*) that is mentioned by Barry C. Lynn in
'Cornered'?
To do this there has to be
Flexibility to the $$bottom line$$ of always making more and looking
for more ways to take it. Compassion and Care has to be considered
to those affected , for true long range social Human benefit.
Creative responses allow Healthy differences that allow Humane
growth in a Corporate Entity.
( We can still have responsive,
responsible Individuals and freedoms with latitude.)
Even God didn't try to make everyone
the same, Obviously! What Fun would that be?
Dr. Patricia Gabow CEO/ Denver Health
emphasizes Five Rights in Kaiser Health News. Five Rights--the right physical
environment , built for quality and safety to support employees ,
patients and families , the right person in the right job , the
right communication processes , and the right rewards.
Ascension Health implementing Right
rewards to take care of HealthCare employees , combined
ongoing security with peace of mind , enhanced economic freedom...
would be a Valued Goal going hand in hand with Great patient care.
Truly a tangible Blessing for sure!...just like this paper and
print.
Best and a Smile~ Greg / **Greg's
Universe Publishing / Th. Trkstar**
Religion and
Philosophy
Dear Friends ~ Please share this
where~ever you may!
The two letters will have given you an
Idea of Ascension HealthCare attitudes and ideology...and Important
HealthCare worker concerns , taking place at this time.
*Yet , Ascension
Health Care is also under way proceeding with a Hospital in Saudi
Arabia ...a 250 bed addiction treatment facility in Riyadh ,
to serve the entire Islamic Mideast.*
*Yet more Immediate , Our Native American friends in South
Dakota , U.S. at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation , with Life
expectancy lower than that of Haiti , could use some well deserved
attention from Ascension Health ~ "Ministries".
Ascension needs to get a better Map...
and pointed in the Right direction.
* Perhaps , You can Help Guide their
meaningful Purpose*
Please Consider an IMPACT letter to
:
Genesys
Hospital
CEO Mark
Taylor
One Genesys Parkway
Grand Blanc , Michigan 48439
Or
Ascension Health HeadQuarters
Dr. Anthony Teresigni CEO
4600 Edmundson
Road
St. Louis , Missouri 63134
Or
*Concern for Native Americans*
ArchBishop Charles J. Chaput
1300 South Steele
Street
Denver
, CO 80210
" power of ONE "
+ 1 + 1 + 1+ 1+
1........... ...Th.Trkstar
*Also please visit: www.StopAscensionAbuses.com
...and consider Impact endorsement of online form EMAIL to
Individuals of Ascension CEO and Group Corporate "INDUSTRIAL"
strength management...more Various details on the website ~ "Stop
Ascension Abuses" Thank You! very
MUCH!!!
*Ascension Health*:
Plans to OUTSOURCE Hospital to SAUDI
ARABIA
(...and is Touting the Prestige involved ~ Hey, wait a minute not
s00000000H fast! )
As a Free Lance journalist observer I believe the
Exportation/Outsource of an Ascension Hospital to Saudi Arabia
could be a Potential source
of Pulitzer material and ...*CONCERNS*.
Ascension talks about : " We are called to : Service of
the Poor , Reverence, Integrity , Wisdom , Creativity , and
Dedication " but we are seeing a MERCENARY Negotiation team
sanctioned by $$$$$CEO $$$$$$$$$Mark Taylor for the purpose of
destroying the 332 Teamsters Union at Genesys Hospital in Grand
Blanc/Michigan.
You
have to WONDER what is on their WORLD view agenda of Future Conquest....and I am kind of a Curious guy.
The Saudi Arabia
Hospital is projected to cost 60 million or more , and it won't
be for the poor... what justifies putting the axe to employees in
the U.S. to do it? Also what about those AMERICANS IN NEEEEEEEEED ... INNER City
, Native American ...and the List goes on. Mark Taylor and
Ascension Head Quarters 'Honchos de lux' in Saint Louis are so far
out of Touch they belong on another Planet among themselves , but
the truth is that they don't really care and don't truly ascribe and
adhere to everyday Values of the Mission Statement they PR and Gloss
up to the public.
Money is the main Mission , and a lot of it for themselves.
This brings to mind flexian performance: the Tendency to HIDE
behind one's most appealing role. In the World of Media and punditry
, flexians want to appear objective and devoid of self interest.
Please reference ' Shadow Elite
' ~ How the World's Power Brokers UNDERMINE DEMOCRACY ,
GOVERNMENT , AND the FREE MARKET by Janine R. Wedel ***** 5
star
Ascension Health's worker wages, benefits, insurance , anything
else they can think of as well as those of Retirees are under
constant Industrial Corporate attack. ( Ascension wants to cut out
Health Care Insurance for Retirees completely. ) Once again who's
the one to suffer? ~ the poor little worker bee as the elite echelon
takes most of the not for Profit?...would we call it HONEY?
But anyway , you get the Idea and your phone calls , letters of
input and outrage can make the difference! ( the power of
1+1+1+1+1+1.......................................................
Thank You and Best! ...with a Smile Greg
**Greg's Universe Publishing** /** Th. Trkstar **
PS 1x~ It comes to mind that
when Christ invented 'Christianity' the CEOS weren't 1st
on the List.
They were actually supposed to
be conveyors of TRUE INTENT ~ ...the WORD.
The
SHAM Of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia
The SHAM Of Human Rights in Saudi
Arabia
by Mohammed
H. Skiddiq excerpt : May/June 2010 Nebraskans for Peace
~NEWSLETTER
..in Saudi
Arabia , one can almost taste the repressive silence which the
people (in fear for their personal well-being and that of their
family) impose on themselves...Saudi Arabia lacks , thanks to the
autocratic policies of the royal family and its minions, those
institutions which give to a society in the modern World its stability : political parties , Labor
Unions , and the numerous types of Independent Associations through
which citizens exercise FREEDOM and
RESPONSIBILITIES...
In an
Expanded View to Human Rights in Saudi Arabia how can ASCENSION HEALTH Justify a
position to build a Hospital beyond a monetary goal and Image of
International Prestige? ....as it continues in its Determination to
limit and weaken benefits of those it employs in the
U.S.
Genesys
Hospital , Grand Blanc , Michigan is an example of current "lowering
the bar" of standards under way.
Again, in
the Expanded View where is
ASCENSION'S Heart of Human Rights , Conscience and Soul in
Saudi Arabia?
ASCENSION
HEALTH should actually create positive Impact by not building in
Saudi Arabia and stating the very Human reasons why... this would
be a true Mission statement and Advocacy to be proud of...otherwise
they will become part of the "silenced majority" too or ... very
"rich minority" that looks the other way.
* Greg ~ Greg's Universe
Publishing*
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:
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Yes , rock throwing would actually be more
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and take away physical and psychological distances.)
In an old cartoon~ two Vultures were
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they're JUST Vultures.
A serious man-made Black Plague has been
set upon this Beautiful Planet called EARTH.
(..your continued actions are pisssssssing
off the Creator..) Cut out the crap and get with it!
With a New 2011 Year Smile ~
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Universal
Representative
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*Excellent Editorial by Matthew
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*Press Release
March 3rd 2010*
UNION TEAMSTERS 332 PLEADS WITH GENESYS REGIONAL
MEDICAL CENTER MANAGEMENT IN GRAND BLANC, MICHIGAN TO RESOLVE
"NON-EXISTANT," "NO COLLABORATION" NOTED RELATIONS BETWEEN
UNION/MANAGEMENT -- WEB PUBLISHER and HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE, GREGORY
GARBULINSKI, BRINGS AWARENESS THROUGH WEBSITE
For Immediate Release
Date: March 3, 2010
Location: Grand Blanc,
Michigan Contact:
Gregory Garbulinski
Phone: (810) 667-3602
Email: digrgarb@toast.net
Web Address: http://www.332versusascension.com
Grand
Blanc, Michigan - March 3, 2010 According to Gregory
Garbulinski, there are serious issues between Genesys Regional
Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Michigan and its healthcare workers
that remain yet unresolved. Garbulinski brings attention to
these issues through his new Web site: 332versusascension.com
The site, sponsored
by Greg's Universe Publishing / Th.Trkstar, presents the
issues from a worker's point of view. Garbulinski is a third
shift ER Imaging employee at Genesys. He has witnessed
first-hand a struggle between the hospital management and Teamsters
332 as they try to resolve issues and create a better workplace for
the employees. Garbulinski wishes to create awareness through
the Web site. He hopes the site will help bring a resolution
of conflict between Teamsters 332 and Genesys, which is a subsidiary
of Ascension Health, based in St. Louis, Missouri.
"Ascension
Health /CEO /Management has received material and recent letters
from this website as well as the Union Teamsters 332 over the past
two years to the current date concerning Genesys chain of events from July
2006 to February 11th 2010. A copy is available upon request
from Nina Bugbee, President of Teamsters 332, nina@teamsters332.com , toll
free 1-877-443-9990," states Garbulinski.
Ascension
Health's CEO Mark Taylor
promised in the January 28th 2009 issue of Callings (the company's
newsletter), "A priority of creating relationships with organized
labor to foster organizational excellence." This implies fair,
in good faith, optimal employee considerations.
But
unfortunately, those traveling southbound along I-75 at Holly Road
near the hospital still see in plain view a large billboard stating,
"Labor Board Charges Genesys with Destroying Working Lives of Good
Union Employees." The billboard, which was erected in January
2009, shouts for justice but yet the grim circumstances remain
unchanged for many employees.
There are current negotiations
with an extended Federal Mediated deadline date of March 17, 2010.
The negotiations are between Genesys Regional Medical Center,
Ascension Health Headquarters and Teamsters Local Union
332.
Garbulinski and other employees simply ask that the
not-for-profit organization honor its own mission statement,
declaring it to be a "a Ministry of Jesus." Even the company's own
president, Betsy Aderholdt, stated in the November 12th 2008 issue
of INK, "I'm very thankful and proud to be part of such a
compassionate organization that's committed to doing its best to
make sure our poor and vulnerable are cared for."
Teamsters
332 and employees plead with Genesys and Ascension to honor these
statements by also caring for their employees in a compassionate
manner.
Healthcare workers and others with common interests
may visit the Web site below for more information:
http://www.332versusascension.com
For an
interview or more information, please contact Gregory Garbulinski by
phone at (810) 667-3602 or by email:
digrgarb@toast.net
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March 3rd
Over 90% APPROVAL ~
YES!...the
'300' members
of Teamsters 332 small Technical unit take a
STAND against the HUGE NationWide CORPORATION of Ascension
Health ...

...Future reality show featuring Corporate CEOs
taking a swim with the "little fishes"...
( artwork
~ www.nickthorkelson.com
..."Caption"... ~ Th.Trkstar )
Thank You! , Great and Beautiful
Friends
of
the
MISSOURI COALITION
Jobs with
Justice
www.stl-jwj.org
Health Care Worker
Support
" St. Louis Rocks! "
*
Teamsters 332
Ongoing
Information Pertaining to
( Grand Blanc , Michigan / Genesys Hospital
**Ascension Healthcare Systems Nationwide**)
Flash Update : January 16, 2009
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD : Court Hearing January
27th , 2009 against Genesys Hospital /Ascension
Healthcare...continued Breeches of Conduct and Good Faith
*Labor Relations Board CHARGES Genesys with Destroying working
lives of Good Union Employees *
Teamsters Local 332 President Nina
Bugbee
nina@teamsters332.com
www.teamsters332.com ~
WEBSITE
Phone number 1 (877) 443-9990 or 1-(810) 767-7330
Fax (810) 767-4040
*Copies of National Labor Board Complaints against Genesys
Hospital are available upon your request*
Also, negotiated Summer RN Contract 2008 agreed upon by
Genesys/Ascension is still being Obstructed by Genesys/Ascension
months later to this date January-16th-2009.
As a Faith based Organization promoting Spirituality to all
employees in the workplace there is a question of it being Fake
based behind a Facade of Words but not actual Deeds.(*Promotional
appearances and looks Glossy good*)
Public information given by CEO Mark Taylor and President Betsy
Aderholdt regarding working in Harmony with the Union is not
factual. (this is basically an unending
struggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggle.)
Thank You for your attention ~with a Smile!
Greg 3rd shift ER
Imaging
/ Genesys Hospital / 35years on 3rd but I don't
recommend it as a lifestyle for most people not even myself
sometimes.
Gregory T. Garbulinski
Gregs Universe , Publishing / Th. Trkstar
*RIGHT to WORK Law REALLY Equals = RIGHT TO LOSS
...OF Unity ~"divide &
conquer"..........&
...then we the people becomes YOU are ALONE
now...*
*Dear Congress members and Ascension Health , this is an Invitation
to Awareness.*
We are going to start a series of
discussions to help us be more aware of our spirituality in the
workplace. We will have short discussions focusing on different
aspects of spirituality: What it is? What it means? How it plays out
in our lives? These sessions are meant to be thought provoking and
to stimulate discussion ( if you feel comfortable doing so. ) We
will ask questions and together explore how spirituality fits into
our work life.
We are talking about every day , day in day
out . Most hours of our ordinary time are spent at work! 9-13 hours
per day for most people , and that does not even include folks who
work 2-3 jobs!
So , where is God in all of this?
Do you see , feel , hear , and
know God at work?
-
Do you see God in the ordinary and in the
chaos?
-
What does your spirituality mean at work
when you are:
-
Frightened of a new assignment / computer
system?
-
Challenged with a new idea?
-
Happy over a success?
-
Tired , ignored or unappreciated?
-
How does an awareness of God help you at
work?
-
What does your work mean to you?
-
Where is God at work?
-
Is God with you?
-
How is spirituality more than just a
religious belief?
HELLO! Back to Earth...the previous
message was a Radiology staff meeting on October 16th
2008 at Genesys Hospital / Grand Blanc , Michigan.
This is the prelude to the fishbowl of
religious Townhalls and huddles that have been going on to this date
as we struggle to get a decent union contract with Ascension Health.
I swim in Radiology too and work 3rd shift Emergency
Imaging. It is pretty much impossible over two years of this
saturation to relate briefly , so let me just say this: "holy
moly."
Does the 1st article of the Bill
of Rights give some parameters on this? ...or is it just a free for
all? ( ...is Ascension Health working toward religious
Wal-Martism?)
I know in some low paying jobs around the
United States managers encourage workers to turn to God and go to
church. In this case at Genesys Hospital / Grand Blanc , Michigan
the chapel is transported to the workplace for thoughtful
convenience.
Now , as a visitor to Genesys Hospital /
Grand Blanc , Michigan take an elevator ride with Jesus. The prayer
postings behind the plexiglass covers read: We believe the healing
power of Jesus is working through each one of us ~ as we lovingly
care for each person Body , Mind , and Soul ~ Genesys Staff
& Volunteers
So if I ride that elevator with Genesys CEO
Mark Taylor will he heal me or me heal him? ...Or are we both just
riding the elevator for Fun or whatever? This could become a very
important metaphysical study at some point later on. ( ...our group
in Radiology can huddle on the megavator where there is plenty of
room.)
Of course I always have a solution to
everything so as a practical remedy we get all the heartless CEOS ,
corrupt Congress members , ...etc. together on the elevator with
Jesus until they feel the warmth and healing power.
Then we let them out to do jumping jacks
with Jesus in their matching glo t-shirts and Connection with Christ
baseball caps. (...at this point they are elated , inspired , seeing
the light of Understanding and they take reasonable salary for what
they do or even just work for free.)
Then it's nap time for all of them on
flower designed little rugs , after Twinkies and milk.
How hard could it be?
Best and a Smile ~ Greg
***Greg's Universe Publishing***/
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the
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"on this tiny spinnnnnnning planet the
true Mission
is the appreciated
Value and
Respect of
all Human
Beings"
~ Th. Trkstar 5-15-08
"...all in
all it Amounts to a
Smile..."
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PS ~ the "little Universe"
can be printed and laminated
~ Enjoy!
"SomeTimes ,
it's Good to be Lucky ~
but
Basically, It's Better to be Good"
Th. Trkstar 6-04-2008
*#1 Expressions and Thought*
Subject : Genesys Callings ~ Quote on cover with date: " a
monthly publication for and about the people of Genesys ."
mmmmmmm... Sounds benevolent enough but " people
of Genesys " is possessive ( denoting ownership/property*) So I'm
thinking to myself mmmmm...what?
In comparison 'Ascension' Health
Care owns Genesys Hospital , so I Imagine they own this Magazine too
and All of 'VisionScape' ...the Evil Plan to take over the
World and place people into a submissive controlled Society with no
voice in anything, whoa Sorry~ maybe not, I was thinking about
something else for a moment. Anyway retract that thought to a
reasonable degree and let's say that since Ascension owns Genesys
and Genesys has "people of Genesys" * that there is some
kind of connection and not necessarily a diabolical plan . It may
only involve $$$Money$$$ , the root of all good and when properly
used as a tool , the true implement of espoused Christian values of
Integrity , Wisdom , Creativity and a better World.
Anyway not to get off on a
Tangent, but I am also Greg 3rd shift ER Imaging at Genesys
Hospital. Glad to meet you! (...I have worked 35 years on 3rd
shift ...I do it but don't recommend it*) I also operate
***Greg's Universe*** Publishing . (* Good thing Ascension
isn't over Greg's Universe otherwise I probably wouldn't have a
job*) ...You know as I tell my lovely wife Diane and she says "yea
yea sure sure" ( she also worked at Genesys and St. Joe's *Flint
for 30 years , UNTIL but I'll say this kindly:
she was "let go due to budget" cuts * ...on a Happy note she
left proudly with an Excellent work record &
accomplishments*~ she's a Good person and I'm lucky to be kinda
getting to know her - we have a 25th Anniversary on July
16th ) ...as I tell Diane: " A lot of people think
***Greg's Universe***is a
Glamorous job but It's just plain hard work...but I don't 'MIND'
working hard- it's fun to me." My sister Kathy says I'm a nut but a
good nut...an Ultimate compliment in my line of work! The stuff
that encourages me and keeps me going for sure.
Yes! , that's what I really
say.
But in short , getting back at it
...If you receive the Callings Magazine and you feel "people of
Genesys" is obtrusive /invasive or whatever , you can just make a
call telling them you don't want it. (...much like opting out of
unsolicited annoying email~so there you go.) How did I ever get
here? Who knows? Stop in now and then for a Visit ...More expression
and thought is likely to follow.
The Ammendments to the
Constitution : 1st Ammendment : Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion , or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof ; or abridging the freedom of speech ; or
of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble
, and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances . (...as a small aside to this I'm
thinking the Federal Government owes me Alot of money in 'REDRESS to
continual INEPTITUDES.'...what a bunch of goooofs )
***Best and a Smile! ~
Greg*** Thursday 6-05-08 ...& Peace* Love , a
Joke or two , maybe chocolate ...or a beer for me please...or
glass of wine*... or a good strong cup of coffee 3rd shift style ~
no decaf. for me , it's high Octane all the Way , otherwise what
would be the point! ...Adrenaline and cheap thrill junkie.
***Ps*** if anyone from Ascension (* Mark or Betsy*)
happens to be Visiting , think of working toward the common
Human notes ofcompassion all round without the standard high gloss
"PR" propaganda and settle this accordingly. You have the
Opportunity to place notes on a finer plane with
enriched levels and chords of vibration which open the
Future to better possibilities for all employees , as well as
providing excellent health care. * It can be done in an exemplary
manner of standards which others can set aspirations to. True
Leadership! It doesn't have to be the sad depressing
example of what is happening across the United States ...as
the bar is lowered to mediocrity and trudge. Below average is
unacceptable and pathetic and 'UNAMERICAN.' ...Akin to economic slavery,
killing inherent Hope that resides in every Individual with
unlimited growth potential for each person. .......Brighten it up!************You may find yourselves discovering
the Possibilities of A New previouslyUnknown Future Path that exists. It
takes Hard work and is not the Corporate/Government
easy way which currently just goes to the target of "WE the People." *This
is enbodiment of True Service and MISSION.*
...I look at Living on this PLANET as
being on assignment .
OH well , MIGHT as well make the BEST
of it.
What the hell...
Truly Th. Trkstar 6-10-08
*...check your local TV listings
and
stay tuned for ongoing
developments...(...On 2nd Thought never Mind TV , Go to your own Independent sources of
reliable CHOICE... )
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Your First Amendment rights - freedom of speech,
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Your right to equal protection under the law - equal
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origin.
Your right to due process - fair treatment by the
government whenever the loss of your liberty or property is at
stake.
Your right to privacy - freedom from unwarranted
government intrusion into your personal and private
affairs.
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"self defense"
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"HELPING ONE
ANOTHER"
www.amnestyusa.org
www.faireconomy.org
***LINCOLN***has been
described : Soul of a Poet ~ Heart and
Courage of a Lion
...How can we , under the brooding omnipresence of weapons of
mass Death , and Brutish nihilism , stay Civilized and get on with
the WORLD'S pressing business of ending
Poverty and Injustice and securing PEACE? ~ THE NEED FOR
REASSESSMENT ~ caught in a WhirlWind of accelerating change , we are
so "BeDeviled" by the demands of a shifting Environment that we rarely ponder where events may
lead us , even a decade hence.
...as Hamilton pointed out , if WE fail to follow the path of
Reflection and CHOICE We will be Forever Destined to Depend on
Accident and Force.
Above example:
From The Discipline of Power by George W. Ball ~ *True American Statesman and Patriot*
Purple thunderclouds over the Valley , and New friends , Tim and
JoAnn. We had grouse breasts , gotten from the Woods above the cabin
, huckleberry cream-cheese pie , and white wine. The Wind blew
Whitecaps across the lake as we sat at the picnic table and watched
the Gold larch needles Fly through the air. You tell me , on a Good
day , is there something better than this Life?
From Winter by Rick Bass
This book can save your life ~ the Gift of Fear and other
survival signals that protect us from Violence ...after years of
praising INTUITION as the cornerstone of Safety , I just recently
learned to my surprise that the root of the word intuition , tuere ,
means to Guard and Protect.
From the Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
At the Birth of the word ART it was a verb that meant to put
things together. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi describes FLOW in
compelling detail in his best selling book FLOW: The Psychology of
Optimal Experience. He notes the following attributes as being
central to FLOW: a distortion of the sense of Time ( seems to pass
very slowly or very fast) :, a sense of Discovery , a merging of
Action and Awareness ( mind and hand ) , autotelic satisfaction (
enjoyment of doing something for its own sake ) a sense of
Orderliness to ONE'S concentration with
clear goals along the way , separation from consideration of
everyday concerns , a sense of adequate Control even as one explores
New Information , or a lack of a concern about Loss of Control. FLOW
is absorption in an engaging process-Action within which Skills are
challenged just Right and Rewarded immediately.
From the Excellent the EveryDay Work of Art by Eric Booth
In Daily Life we must see that it is Not Happiness that makes us
Grateful , But Gratefulness that makes us Happy ~
Brother David Steindl-Rast
www.gratefulness.org
*also a great newsletter available *
* at page
bottom the article "How we got into this Mess" by
Damon Silvers is referred to from THE AMERICAN PROSPECT ~
www.prospect.org
* ...also TA...DA ~ 'THE ***GREG'S UNIVERSE***
TANGENT'
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How We got into this Mess
- reference by Damon
Silvers associate general counsel of the AFL-CIO
* ~partial article
from THE AMERICAN PROSPECT May 2008~ Fixing the
Economy ~ www.aflcio.org
Trade , the war on Unions , and unfunded
schools all lowered wages.
Cheap credit propped us
up but now , the debt is due Without rules for the
globalized economy or a meaningful national
strategy for preserving and increasing their
incomes , AMERICA'S
workers were fully exposed to competition from
low-wage economies.when the Federal government
ceased in a meaningful way to protect workers
right to organize and collectively bargain,
fueling a dramatic decline in Union
strength.Global
corporations all have strategies for success in
the global economy , but the United States has
consciously refused to have a strategy for how to
remain a middle-class society in a global economy.
By Damon Silvers AFL-CIO www.aflcio.org
How
We got into this Mess
CONTINUED : By Damon Silvers from THE AMERICAN
PROSPECT May 2008 ~ Fixing the
Economy www.aflcio.org
Labor-market rules have
to begin with meaningful, enforceable recognition
of the right of workers to Organize, starting in
the United States.The first place we need to start
is public investment , which has historically
meant infrastructure. energy technology.energy
conservation technologies
The second big step is
to change our labor-market policies to encourage
high wage economy. That means National Healthcare and a National Pension policy to restore
adequate retirement savings. It means rebuilding
the connection between productivity and wages ,
making a WORKER'S Right
to organize and bargain again, by passing the
EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT.These measures have to be
paired with IMPROVEMENTS
in our PUBLIC SCHOOLS at
every level so that worker productivity continues
to increase.based in part on the United States
role as the provider of the Technologies at
the HEART of a Global
Revolution in how we use Energy, in part on the
vast work that must be done to retool our own
infrastructure
So the next
President will come into office facing
a multitude of challenges a housing and credit
market driven Recession , rising Energy prices ,
Global warming , a current account Deficit that is
Spiraling out of control , the War in Iraq , a
collapsing Dollar $ , a rising China and India ,
long term Crisis in Health Care and Retirement
provision.The Challenge is to Understand that
there is a Choice, a different Direction We can
and must go in ... And Then , to Go
There.
By Damon Silvers
AFL-CIO
*Associate General
Council* www.aflcio.org
* The Greg's
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**Tangent**
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~
Greetings Earthlings
~
(I've always
wanted to say that!)
I Am Glad you took
this Moment in Time to visit. Now that you've
pushed my flashsplash button through curiosity
(...*a previous Option*) , interest, or the
plain boredom of nothing else to do, please play ,
have fun , and let Us get some work done. (...NOW
, We ARE in the MOMENT. )
This is actually the
Web of Life and by natural Intuition you have
found it.
Not to get off on a
Tangent but with all the PAST Super delegate
crapola that went on YOU are now
hereby appointed Universal Representatives with
all Inherent rights therein. There are
responsibilities ....Sooooooooooo ACT
accordingly.
I believe you are
here because you have a personal sense of pride,
integrity, purpose and control your own Destiny.
Quite a feat with all the manipulation ,
machination , and liar's poker that is constantly
pushed at us in our daily life.
For some reason ,
probably Greg's Logic , it reminds me of the
following poem.
When you leave the
website you'll probably want to go
swimming.
Released into a
little pond
Hundreds of similar
minnows
Set out
upon
A brave
swimathon of New Found Freedom
They did not
wish , for bigger fish
What gets me
is the decline of the Roman American Empire from
within. I always thought we'd be going forward in
the Land of Opportunity , not to a Rummage sale.
( Visit: www.ThTrkstar.com
for my "CEO Obama" packages to the WHITE
HOUSE updates... )
To paraphrase
venerable Lincoln there are too many Big Pigs at
the trough. What the heck , morph them to greedy
B#s*?%ds who use modern media to over saturate us
with a more refined OINK of
communication.
But anyway,
Fruit Loops ~ I just wanted to say that to
Brighten it up from my depressing downward Spiral
( a visual of that Big Pig Pen and those
"PORKERS") They need to choose the menu-lite that
is available. When they scam on the content of the
Founding Fathers and U.S. Constitution in
reference to "We the People" I do an
auto-translate to what it really means: you the
people who say and do whatever we tell you to.
They make up the endless hoops maze of Absurdity
to jump through. Read my lips (if you could see
me) as I say the Federal Government is taking us
to the cleaners but none of the laundry equipment
works , so it Is just Dirty laundry. As everyone
knows Shakespeare said to be or not to be (also
one Touch of Nature makes the whole World kin). A
number of our so called leadership display example
by de-fault exemplifying what not to be. Do you
ever get the feeling that your life is being
assaulted by marauding pirates sent by hidden Mr.
Big in the background?
The Truth about George Orwell's 1984 or
there about is that it Is happening with
hardly a notice ...But we do have the Super Bowl
Colosseum. Pretty smooth huh? Lots of money at the
top where they know how to keep it, has gone a
long long way since man's History of Domination
over other men. Man , this is starting to sound
bleak again so let me pull a poem out of my
pocket.
Our in common
History will always have humor , laughter , and a
smile. Connections of touch and being
touched.
A shared
laugh
About half
and half
A joke , a
smile
Or something
funny
Gentle and
soft
As a
bunny
Back at it
again , I'm thinking you've got to be Leary of a
Government that would put in God we trust on the
money. Christ would have thrown them out of the
Temple too! It falls somewhere in the category of
usury and counterfeiting God's name without the
Royalties for the #1 guy. God is probably pretty
pissed. ( IMAGINE: now God is involved in a
con of we the people , poor guy it's not easy
being God on some days ~ Good thing there Is an
Eternity out there ~ to look at the sunny side)
Cold hard Cash sounds so unloving but really it's
just a tool. Is there a better currency than this?
PROBABLY.
Not to go off
on a Tangent but I'd rather talk about the real
Web of Life which coincidently reminds me of
another poem.
Moments of
sublime emotion
Catch hold of
the breath
In sadness or
sigh
In delicate
sense of beauty or joy
And spring
with a tug
At Our Heart's Strings
Good I'm
starting to calm down and relax again. I get so
tired of taking it , taking it , taking this S..T
, that I have got around to thinking it's My Turn
as God is my witness , God is my judge . What the
hell , as if I were God on Earth it's my turn now.
Whenever , Wherever , Whatever it's my turn.
(...many Others are very Deserving of Turns
for the Better too...and how about the FUTURE
turns ...and as the World Turns...)
Of Course ,
I'll do it in a nice way!
As a Cosmic
traveler you have shown Interest in the Future. It
is a Good thing to know where we Are going.
Ah, a Project
comes to mind. ( no not a poem yet )
A sense of
Purpose.
A sense of
Dedication.
A sense of
Direction toward the possibilities.
AI
KI
DO
Harmony
Energy
Way
Control is a
funny thing. The more you try to control others
the more Disappointing it is. ( * Ascension will
discover this and Hopefully implement Intelligent
corrections *...A current Update would be
ADVISABLE for the U.S. Government too!
Continued Brute force just looks like what it is
...BRUTALITY in "sheep's clothing" wrapped in
Wool of the Lie. Sometimes I do a
simple meditation called 'EYES OF THE WORLD'
and that is what I see...and I like to Read
too. ) Control's Secret is to control
yourself, the Discipline to do this is the Trick.
It is not so much a hard physical discipline but
physical makes a Healthy complement to Mental
Powers. The brain is a muscle and likes to be
used. (matter of fact it is telling me right now ,
use me , use me , use me) Oh , I forgot to mention
a sense of Creative Adventure.
From
This Season's People by Stephen Gaskin:
Attention
is Energy
What you put
your attention on, you get more of. Each one of us
is a Fountain of Energy , a valve through which
Universal Life Energy is metered into the World ,
and we can each point our self at whatever we want
to. We add Life Force to our surroundings to
everything we pay Attention to.
If you put
your Attention on the Best , Highest , Finest ,
most Beautiful thing that you can , THAT will be
Amplified.
The Project is anything you
like.
It does take
effort but where do you think the word
effortlessly comes from? ( ...no not an egg , although
I would like to pull a Bunny Rabbit from the
hat... )
These
Losers pulling
all the strings could at least TRY getting
involved in a Good Project too. ( Then I'll give
'em a Bookmark. ) I will finish with a poem
because I'm scribbbbbbbbbbbbbbbling way too
much.
Without an
Iota
Of
Weatherman's worry
Turn
concern
Into a plan
Truly ~ Th.
Trkstar May 18,
2008 12:22 Am
( Update July
4th 2011 , as you will
see... )
PS Please
look at this article as pure gentle entertainment
, with viewer discretion Advised , and Remember
these stunts are performed by a Professional. Do
not try these without as many family , friends ,
and pets around as you can possibly find. The
exception to this rule is the movie Home
Alone.
Ps2x any
misSpellings or typos are subject to change.
Actually this whole Tangent is subject to
revision...always for the
Better.
Truly ~
Th. Trkstar again ~ same date
Oooops Ps 3x The Original typed
signed copy of this article is available on Greg's
Universe G-bay.
OOOOOOPs 4x Ps the 3
scribbbbbbbbbbled Original manuscripts are also
available signed and dated by Th.Trkstar on G-bay.
If interested get with me before it gets to the
circular file.
Thank you for your
cooperation! Have a Nice Day!
...Eons
Ions of Human Bonds...
Th.Trkstar JULY 4th
2011
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Observance...
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