Blehbers. Blubber. Blooobheers. Bluhbars. Bluebears. REVISED! WOOHOO!

Well I'm reading the 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear again. And in this fantabulous novel, there is a bear that is blue that goes on all sorts of crazy adventures, and I quote: "What about the Minipirates? What about the Hobgoblins, the Spiderwitch, the Babbling Billows, the Troglotroll, the Mountain Maggot? What about the Alpine Imp, the headless Bollogg, the Bolloggless head, the nomadic Muggs, the Captive Mirage, the Yetis and Bluddums, the Eternal Tornado, the Rickshaw Demons?". He also has a run-in with a carnivorous island, a giant pool of earwax, and a mustached dwarf. As you can imagine, this book is a bit kaleidoscopic. Also, Bluebear teaches the reader some life lessons, such as why not to venture through a Bollogg's head and to never, ever, trust a Troglotroll. One of these life lessons I found, which I don't think was intended to be a life lesson at all, was as follows: "They taught me that a good white lie is often considerably more exciting than the truth. Telling one is like dressing up reality in its Sunday best." This was just about all he included on the topic except for another twenty or so pages devoted to a duel of lies.
Now I don't completely go along with this theory, as if you lied about everything then nobody would have any idea what was going on in the world - it'd be social anarchy. People would constantly be mucking about, trying to figure out what was actually going on in the world, what their boss wanted them to do, if their friend could hang out. Nothing would be concrete. Even if somebody said "I'm not lying", that could be a lie. Or it could be the truth, but if it was the truth that they were lying then they're still lying. But I do believe that there shouldn't be so much hubbub about telling a small lie. As long as you don't pull a Ferris Bueller and tell all the ridiculously gullible people you know that you need a new kidney, you'll be fine. Besides, the truth can be hard to handle, unwanted, or better for people not to know. It all depends on the situation. Eating Oreos before dinner? Excuse: the dog got into the pantry. National Security? Well, that complicates matters, as some people believe that everyone should know the truth about our country's secret goings-on,  while others believe that some things should be shielded from the general public. Some things are better not to know, as bad things just cause problems. I suppose I'm just rattling on now. Goodnight, dear reader. The few of you.

So confused

Lately in 2012, one of the main characters, Wylie, has been nabbed by aliens. But upon being kidnapped, he discovers he's not human. He's also an alien, but just hasn't known it. But then he rubs cream onto himself and turns human again. So does his wife, which he didn't even know he had. But it turns out she was his human wife too. And this is what's puzzling me. I've just been wondering what Strieber is trying to tell his readers from this installment. My belief is that he's telling his readers that sometimes they're blind to what's in front of them. They'll have the means to find something out, but just won't pursue it, or even acknowledge that it's there. Just think of how many times you've blamed something on the closest person to you, with no evidence. Then later on you find out somehting new and it turns out they're not even the one to blame.

2012.......bum bum BUM.........

In the book 2012, there is a lot of violence. As usual in books of a science fiction nature, this violence comes in the form of massive hairy beasts having their brains blown out by tough-guy survivors with shotguns. Blood. Looooots of blood. But I think Strieber stresses in this book that the monsters (which become alert at fear) aren't so different from a lot of people that are in today's world. All sorts of people are always watching out for any weaknesses (those bullies. psh.) Honestly, just about everyone can count the one person that seems to be completely devoid of compassion. No smiling, no laughing, no compliments, and always has to be a hater. And also, his multi-dimension plot suggests that he thinks these people aren't so different from ourselves. But I think Strieber is also throwing a dig at everyone who made fun of him when he was "abducted by aliens".

Blehbers. Blubber. Blooobheers. Bluhbars. Bluebears. Got it.

Well I'm reading the 13 1/2 lives of Captain Bluebear again. And in this fantabulous novel, there is a bear that is blue that teaches its readers some life lessons. One of these life lessons I found, which I don't think was intended to be a life lesson at all, was as follows: "They taught me that a good white lie is often considerably more exciting than the truth. Telling one is like dressing up reality in its Sunday best."
Now I don't completely go along with this theory, as if you lied about everything then nobody would have any idea what was going on in the world - it'd be social anarchy. But I do believe that there shouldn't be so much hubbub about telling a small lie. As long as you don't pull a Ferris Bueller and tell all the ridiculously gullible people you know that you need a new kidney, you'll be fine. Besides, the truth can be hard to handle, unwanted, or better for people not to know. It all depends on the situation. Eating Oreos before dinner? The dog ate one and left a trail of crumbs. National Security? Well, that complicates matters, as some people believe that everyone should know the truth about our country,  while others believe that some things should be shielded from the general public, and for good reason sometimes. I suppose I'm just rattling on now.

Parallel universes make my head spin a bit.

Currently I am reading "2012" by Whitley Strieber. In it, Strieber tells the tale of two men. One, Wylie Dale, is a writer that has fallen upon hard times and had supposedly been subjected to a, and I hate to say it, rectal probe by aliens. He then seems to be possessed and starts to write a book, under unknown influence, about a "second earth", a parallel dimension. In that dimension we come across Martin Winters, an archaeologist whose world has been invaded by aliens from another dimension, a third parallel earth. Wylie continually is ridiculed by his family and friends as his claims to alien contact had been rejected repeatedly. Wylie also seems to see the characters that he writes about in his book. However many times he tries to delete the writing on his computer, it comes back within a short time span. He tries to show this to his wife, but she also thinks he is crazy and rejects his claims before he can show her any evidence.

Whitley Strieber also claims to have been abducted by aliens that he refers to as "The Visitors". Many of his books have been based upon his experiences during this. I believe that Strieber is simply illustrating his despair and embarrassment upon announcing his claims of extraterrestrial contact in "2012". I also think that his books just simply suggest that people, instead of rejecting ideals immediately, should be open to seeing evidence and hearing what people have to say. So many times, I've rejected people's statements or claims as fiction without fully taking a look at what they back it up with. I then tend to find that the claim is true.