Do you remember Sherman and Mr. Peabody? There was a cartoon when I was a kid of a scientific dog and his kid side kick who’d jump into a Way Back Machine and scan time for answers to mysteries they were facing.
It was an awesome show.
I keep feeling like a Way Back Machine would be so much fun. I’ve written about my theories of time-travel in other places. Today, I want something along those lines, but I’d call it a Make-It-So Machine. A box or device that would ask enough questions about our yearnings or desires such that it could manifest them next to instantly.
I guess, our computers are sort of like that. But at the moment they are extraoridnarily primitive. They don’t engage in conversation and resource allocation to the point that we can instantly generate a result around a desired outcome. We have to connect with a ton of people through the computers first.
Anyhow. Today, I’m putting $229,000 toward a Make-It-So machine. While you’re pondering the value of that, have a chuckle at Mr. Peabody and Sherman.
Good stuff right? The Make-It-So machine would be very popular around New Years Day when so many people lob intentions for the year into the vast empty space of the future.
This machine would receive these intentions and work on them in our absence and report on progress and findings as time winds on. The more I think about it, the more I realize our Intuition works just like this. Hmm…
One of my favorite activities is piling gear into the ride and stopping at State and National Parks one after another. From the Redwoods in Northern California to Big Sur at the Central Coast all the way to San Onofre and out to Taquitz, there’s an abundance of natural beauty to absorb in the state where I presently live.
Serenity
While there is still some West coastline left I’m setting aside a fund to help support the Park Rangers who have been cut back to part time recently. The fund works to fill in the gap on the State payroll so that people can keep trails safe, wilderness response up to par and check-in stations staffed. Today’s total is probably enough to run a fragment of the State system for a day.
So, instead, I’m putting the money into a fund and piling it’s interest into State coffers, earmarked for this purpose. The resource will also be accessible to people who want to raise more funds for this purpose. I’m sure one day society won’t need advocates for trees and recreation. But today, this feels like luxury combined with fulfillment to me.
In another life I’ve trained as a Wilderness First Responder. Actually, that was college, so, same life, different era. One of the greatest things about living in a society that puts the immediate health of its citizens first is that we’re reasonably capable of dealing with the sudden need for care.
saving lives
In the near future we’ll want more people who can look after people in need of immediate care. One of the things that the Hurricane in New Orleans demonstrated years ago is that there is no such thing as too ready. So, today’s money is set aside as a go-to fund for public/private care providers, should the need arise. $50,000 to pay citizen-trainees so that we’re not piling people into training after the fact.
Many hours of training are required to stay alert and accurately informed in the fase of emergencies. No reason to wait until it is too late. The reason to make the money accessible to private interests if necessary is that often public organizations don’t have the vision to recognize needs in advance.
I admire and respect all of the first responders who help people in emergency situations. Accidents happen and safety is key. It’s a privilege to provide additional resources to those who serve in very immediate needs of others.
