Moore’s law states that technology will get twice as powerful every 18 months. When I started this blog, it was simply going to be about all of the advancements in the world of technology. I planned it to be strictly informational. I wanted to talk about all of the automation that we will have in the near future. However, the more that I have learned, the more that my ideas have evolved and the leerier I get at what is coming. The technology that I thought was more than a decade away is presently becoming a reality.
First, self-driving cars have driven nearly three and a half million miles on our roads, to date. We did not realize how close these automated machines of wonder really are to be released to the market. The scarier thing is that anything with a computer can be “hacked”. I saw a story that showed how a couple of hackers hacked a car while it was on the road and someone was behind the wheel. Is Moore’s Law the same for hackers, as well? Will hackers get twice as powerful every eighteen months? They are even linking our cars and our smart home devices. Making these “techno gadgets” live in our lives together in a state of symbiosis. This way, when we do have autonomous cars, they will have comprehensive control over EVERYTHING. Let’s be honest, if robots “take over”, they might as well have, an all-encompassing and total domination of…well…our existence.
Second. Four-legged robots, that sort of look like pack mules, are soon to be used, for our soldiers in war zones. These robotic “slaves”, will carry supplies, and the like for military personnel in battle. This will help lighten the loads in our soldier’s packs and make the units agiler, with a more rapid response time. These soldiers, currently have reconnaissance drones, which can be carried in a backpack. Additionally, these model plane sized drones, can be launched from a soldiers hands, and be controlled by a remote that is just as small. I saw how, they will soon be releasing, reconnaissance drones, that will be the size of a dragonfly. The military robots, on the horizon, will likely be used for a civilian police force as well. There are a great number of things, which have gone from released only to the military to a “civilian release”, much faster than we realize.
Finally, we have simple vacuum cleaners that clean on a schedule, while no one is home, although they can’t think for themselves…YET! However, there is so much more coming, that it will scare you. In fact, now in my eyes, it is plausible that robots will take over the world. The question is: will we be able to keep this from happening?
Now don’t get me wrong, it’s not going to be like in the movies, where robots come in and simply start shooting up the place. (Sadly, humans are, sort of, doing this to themselves.) Robots are being made very smart. This simply allows us to weaken our bodies and even our minds to the point that we won’t be able to defend ourselves if there is an “uprising”. I believe that there is a lot of good technology available, but at the same time, some of it is developed to foster our own laziness. Consider the “Segway” like devices currently on and those coming to the market; these are going to weaken our muscles. I can tell you from experience: “use them or lose them”. Think about it, the less that we use our muscles, the weaker we become. It is believed that robots will be able to repair and build themselves, like elves working in Santa’s workshop. They will have this “self-creation” competence, within the next two decades. This will eliminate humans from the “building” equation. Although I am not technophobic, I am now, a bit distrustful, of robots. All of this makes me wonder, how far off the movie IRobot, really was.

As I start preparing for this move, my thoughts are running at a thousand miles a minute.  I KNOW that it will be a positive and beneficial move for me, to move to my new house, yet I am still apprehensive.  I have been in my current neighborhood for nearly 20 years.  In my current neighborhood I know people, and more importantly, they know me.  If I ever have a problem, they would be more than willing to help, and more importantly, I’d be (sort of, maybe) willing to ask them for help.  Not to mention, the woman across the street, sends a plate of food, on several major holidays.  Home cooked food is the best, it shows love, something the world needs more of.  I will honestly, feel like a fish out of water, for a while.  I fear the forlornness of the situation.  I know that because of the big guy above us, am not “alone”, but I still feel “lonely”.  Sadly, not knowing anyone will definitely not help me feel less lonely.  I will have to fight the feeling, and KNOW that “better things” are coming.  I have recently learned that the community center for The Pinnacle is about one mile away, from where my house is being built.  Since there are sidewalks, that should not be as bad as it could be.  To be honest though, it is still unlikely that I will go.  I do have a motor, that I can easily put on my chair, to “shrink” the distance.  I am just not sure if people actually use the community center.  In the beginning, I had to go to the community center to sign some paperwork.  Other than the five of us, there was no one around.  Not to mention, one mile in a wheelchair is a long distance, to be involved in more “solitude”.  Conjecture tells me that somehow I NEED to find and make friends.  Of course I mean, friends that are more than just waving “hello” when we pass each other in the driveways or on the street.  Maybe, some of us can hang out and do something sometime; I’m not sure what, but something.  Sadly, it has taken me forever, to make the few friends that I have.  Although they are great people, we don’t do things together, mostly because they have lives and families.  Basically, for me making friends is hard…obviously, I am not an extrovert.  I need to have the fortitude, to socialize, and make new friends.  I can talk until I’m blue in the face about what I SHOULD do, but until I am there it doesn’t matter what I think or say.  Everyone has a fear or phobia of something.  Some have a fear of clowns, and some even have a fear of the number 6.  The thing that I am most afraid of is lonesomeness.  A person said something about having “Facebook friends”.  Just because you have “friends” on FB, sorry to say, does not necessarily mean much.  You may have thousands of FB friends, but how often do you really talk to or actually see them?  Would they pick you up if you ran out of gas?  Ok I’m getting sidetracked here.  I lived with VERY little social interaction for 10 years, so I know the feelings and I want to avoid the “replay”.  I have said it before, and I will say it again, we as humans are “social creatures”, built to love and be loved.  I apparently missed the “socializing” gene, for lack of a better term.  People have said to me a million times, something to the effect of, “just don’t be shy”.  WAIT…WHAT???  How can you just change who you have been your entire life?  I’ve also been told many times to get on a dating website and “go crazy”.  I’m not sure what “go crazy” means, but I am still shy and nervous to talk to people.  No dating website is ever going to change that.  I’m shy, and I’m not much of a conversation starter.  I can (sort of) be a good conversationalist, if a conversation is started but I’m not good at starting, said conversation. I fear that I am doomed to be alone.  I know that I need to stay positive, but ten years of “isolation”, does not easily leave your memory.  The other aspect of this move that is…challenging (trying to stay positive) is that choosing things for the house, ie curtains ect, is better done with a significant other (IMHO).  Instead of putting my likes and dislikes only, having another’s input is very important (again IMHO).  So this move is definitely a bitter sweet endeavor.  It is good, because physically it will make my life easier.  I need to simply, focus on that part specifically and not think about anything else.  I need to have faith that the rest will come together and fall into place.  It is sometimes difficult to simply, keep the faith.

Who should get the “credit”, when a doctor does a phenomenal job on a surgery?  Surgeons typically say that, they do an excellent job, because they are the best.  Sadly, there are those that they are forgetting to thank.  If a gymnast does a good job on their balance beam routine, again, who should get the “praise”?  If a football player does a particularly good job during a game, they usually say that they thank God and their team mates.  They are also, forgetting to put someone on the appreciation list.  In all of these cases who deserves merit?  Who is the unsung hero?  The truth is that, yes, the individual themselves, should get a portion of the credit.  Yes, the team mates are also, a part of it.  God DEFINATLY played an important role.  But the person who is rarely appreciated, as much as they should be, is the coach, the trainer, the instructor or the teacher.  They “sometimes” get thanked while training, but all of the people mentioned, would not be where they are, if they did not have a good trainer, teacher, coach or the like.  Training is like this: 10% luck, 20% skill, 30% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, 35% pain and 100% reason to remember your instructors’ name (If not, it’ll be more “pain” lol).

I have a friend who is a firefighter.  The lives that he has saved, or helped save, is partly due to his skill and his associates.  However, he would not have those skills, if it were not for his instructors.  It is undeniable, that architects have exceptional knowledge.  Yes, their success is partly due to their own creativity, but they too, would not be where they are, if it were not for the teachers that they had.  No matter how capable a person is, at a specific task, they were once a neophyte.  

I spent two years at the local YMCA taking an aqua therapy type class.  I did this because it is extremely beneficial and safer for me, to move in the water, as opposed to exercising on land.  The entire time, at the YMCA, I saw very minimal benefits.  Don’t get me wrong, no matter how small the benefits were, they were still “benefits”.  Then over the summer, I moved to the local community center.  They have a great pool, an excellent staff and an exceptional instructor.  For the record, I’m sure all of the instructors are great, but I’m talking about the one that I have worked with the most.  In the beginning, I needed significant help.  The “chairlift” puts me in the water about 200 feet from where the class is held.  At that time, the instructor would, have to walk backward holding my hands, as I struggled to walk to the class location.  I always hold a water noodle, under my arms.  However, I was so unstable, that when I got to the class location, I would cling to the wall, like a gecko, sunbathing on a window.  I did this while I did my exercises, on my own, as I really could not participate in the class.  Often, the instructor would come over, to guide me by showing me exercises that would benefit me, and correct my form as needed.  As time went on, with her guidance, I got stronger, more stable and even braver.  I now, participate in 98% of the class, doing a few minutes of specific arm exercises.    Within 3 months, of working with her, I saw SIGNIFICANT benefits.  Now, 4 months later, I have also, swam to the deep end several times, using a very technical device called (I may misspell this), a waist floatee swim thingee lol.   I know that, it is extremely unlikely that, I will ever walk again, unassisted on land, as I have MS.  However, with her continued support, we will slow the MS progression considerably.  I have thanked her many times, and she has often said that, I did all the work.  And sure, you could put it that way.  Yet, as the instructor, her coaching and teaching is just as important.  My instructor understands how crucial, it is to me, to maintain my Independence.  She also recognizes, most of my limitations, and never hesitates to say “do only what you can”.  And at the same time, she encourages me, to go a little farther, when I am willing and able.  It is imperative for me, to not stop moving, because when you stop moving, you “rust”.  I also, have the willingness to push my boundaries, and implore her to, not let me “slack”.  This shows that, we make an excellent team, when it comes to my physical health.  

As you can see, the individual, and the fortitude they must have, is very important.  However, a great instructor is also tremendously important.  We all at one time, or another, needed to be trained, in some way.  So no matter if you work fast food, flipping burgers or work on the international space station and are fixing the oxygen system.  Trainers are extremely important and help keep us improving our skills.  So no matter if it is your teacher in school or your trainer at work, don’t forget to say “thank you”, frequently.  It may seem silly to say “thank you” so much, but the knowledge that they impart on you, may just save your life, or at least help you continue to make improvements.

What happened to “civility”?  What happened to the simple “thank you” and “you’re welcome”, in life?  Humanity seems to be failing us, as “civility” gets, tossed out the window.  This seems to be, the world according to ‘’me-isms”. When I was a kid and I, or anyone, would do something for someone else, one person would simply say “thank you”, and the other would simply say “you’re welcome”, and the matter was closed.  We did not “look in the bag” searching for more.  Some people in life, apparently, do not follow, the kindness “protocol”.  If one person has three “apples” and the other has none, person number two, is happy when given one of the “apples”. He does not search out a way to get the other two.  It is called “share” not “take”.  Humanity seems to have lost that “trait”. 

My church passes out rolls of wrapping paper, at Christmas time.  Last Christmas, they went to the parking lot, of several different stores.  Talk about, “wondering about humanity”, some stores did not allow the church do this, WAIT, WHAT?!?!  Sometimes, it was not even the store, but instead one specific manager, double: WAIT, WHAT?!?  I was told about one manager, who allowed it.  That manager even spoke with the church volunteers, and told, how they were doing, such a good thing.  When the new manager came on shift, he chased the volunteers away, stating that it was not allowed.  Yes, this is even after they told him, that the other manager had allowed it.  Sadly, I think people are too skeptical of, someone doing something nice, just to be nice.  For the record, the church does not, and was not, asking for anything.  They were asking for, no donations, no church attendance or anything of the sort, so again nothing was required.  They simply said “Merry Christmas” and here’s a roll of wrapping paper.  They were simply wishing people a “Merry Christmas”.  What is wrong with this church, right? Lol.  Showing kindness on Christmas, how absurd?  These “churchy” people are, obviously, mentally disturbed lol.  From my understanding, people were not very receptive to the idea, of taking this wrapping paper.  They seemed to think that, there was some sort of “obligation” attached.  Surprise, again, there was no obligation or requirements, it was simply a gift.  Good people doing, good things, what a concept. 

Some friends, got together, and made bags for the homeless.  Included in these bags, where all sorts of necessities and goodies, I was not there so I don’t know the contents.  Then, when they saw a homeless person, they gave this person a bag.  Again from my understanding, several people looked in the bag and said “what, no money?”  WAIT?!? REALLY?!?!    There is a simple: “gratitude” and “graciousness”, which I THOUGHT was a common practice.  I personally, started learning this in Boy Scouts, as a young man.  Apparently, not everyone was taught this simple, lessen.

THE WAY IT “SHOULD” WORK: The other day I went out to lunch with some friends, and I paid.  I’m not telling this to “brag” about myself, but I am still simply “disappointed” in society, and wanted to show how things could and should work.  We went to Red Lobster during lunch, so the meals were less expensive.  Keep in mind that, they eat like birds anyway, and we are only talking about $8 or $9 meals. They seemed to be unsure of how to deal with my treating, but after a few “attempts” to pay me back, there was a simple “thank you” (several actually J), then I said “you’re welcome”.  Issue closed. Everyone knows me, and they know me well enough to know, that when I do something kind, I do not “expect” anything in return.  It is called “kindness”, hoping to brighten the day of others, again what a concept, right? 

It is obvious, that society has become more about hatred, greed and indifference.  However, we should not be skeptical of every “act of kindness”.  There are many of us out in this world, who have nothing, but kindness and love in our hearts.  “Compassion” needs to be the shining factor and not “greed”.  Obviously, not everyone can buy lunch for a group.  We each need to, find our own way to help, make the world shine.  The only way to start making this world better is, for each of us, to “Be the Change”.  We can do this by adding, joy, altruism and outstretched hands to this world.  Let’s leave footprints of “kindness” and “love” wherever we go.  LOVE MUST PREVAIL! 

Thankfully, Doctor Indiana Jones is not here, yet.  If I do this correctly I will “RULE THE WORLD! MWAH HA”…wait! Not actually “the world” but, I will “RULE MY LIFE!! MWAH HA”…well actually, the “Big Guy” rules the world and my life, so…I will “CONTROL THIS MOVE THE BEST I CAN, DEALLING WITH WHATEVER HAPPENS, THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW, AND WITH A POSSATIVE ATITUDE MWAH HA HA HA!!!”

Contemplating this complicated conundrum of craving capacious containers to carry this clutter, I realize that I am in lack.  I don’t know if Indiana Jones could, understand the clutter that is in this defiled decayed and defective debris, but I will do my best, before his arrival.  Of course, just when I dig through one pile, another tumulus appears.  Doctor Jones and I are in a “race” to discover as much as possible, to see who will control the destiny of the artifacts.  I want the artifacts to be used and not simply sit, taking up valuable space, in a museum.  As I dig in the space called, named by a local tribe, a “garage”, I find odd things.  I found, what looks like some sort of footwear, 2 different types, for a one legged man.  Although, I found no signs of any children, I found what appears to be “art” that could have only been done by an adolescent.  Realistically, the “art” could have also been done by an adult who indulged excessively in some sort of ritualistic “wine” dance.  The artifacts that I am finding are confusing, at best.  Some of these antiquities resemble those found in Greece, as if someone lived there, before living in the “dwelling” that I am currently digging in.  I don’t mean to be anthropocentric, but it appears that they also had some sort of feline, living with them.   It looks like they must have “worshiped” this creature.  I read some research papers, showing how some cultures will “worship” specific animals, like a deity, that lives among them.  There are also plenty of pictograph signs of the tribe that lived here.  

Surprisingly, someone suggested something about the storage structure outside, more STUFF I forgot about.  Maybe, that is where Doctor Jones began, in the outdoor structure?  Interestingly, these artifactitious items seem to be never-ending?  Apparently, the ancient storage structure out back has some sort of “lock” that has no signs of any type of “key”.  This means, as I delve into this conglomeration of physical remains of this “ancient culture”, I am also searching for the “key” of “725Powhatanstructure”.  The “725Powhatanstructure”, appears to be, a burial ground for more of these “historical artifacts”.  I do not want to dig these artifacts up, only to rebury them in a new location.  It looks like; I will find them before Doctor Jones has a chance. Meaning, I will decide where the artifacts will go.  I believe the best choice is, for me to give them to the local tribe.  I know that Doctor Jones wants to give them to a museum, but I believe the local tribe would benefit more.  I understand the “reasoning” that Doctor Jones has for wanting them to be in a museum.  However, I know that the local tribe will “share” them or use them to barter with the tribes down the river.

Archeology is not my specialty, however, I learned a lot from this dig.  Sadly, the artifacts from the tribe, from this dig, are perplexing, to say the least.  It appears, from various relics, that they lived in only a handful of locations, before deciding to stay in this domicile.  Since I will be scattering these relics, the proof of the existence of this tribe, will all but disappear.  Although, it appears that they were joined in some sort of “matrimony”.  It seems they saw the sun circle the earth, seven times while in this “wedded state”.  Since they will no longer reside here, nearly all proof of the existence of this tribe, will be gone.  It seems that this tribe ended its “wedded state” over a decade ago.  And although the pictographs show pure joy, it is hard to imagine the cause of such a tragic ending.  No matter if it is the Romans, the Mayans or this tribe; it is truly disappointing to see a “tribe” disappear in such a disheartening way. 

Some people shop at the grocery store and they automatically grab the name brand of a product. They do this thinking that the store brand is an inferior product. However, the name brand of a product is not always better (IMHO).  Of course this is subjective because it is mostly about “taste” and personal preference.  Other people automatically grab the store brand because they think that they will save money, and that it does not taste different.  I would disagree with both thoughts.  The truth is that you don’t always save money with the store brand.  Also, taste is again “subjective”, so the idea that there is no taste difference is absurd. However, packaging can affect the product as well. Let’s take honey mustard for example, since I use it on some of my sandwiches.  I have bought both the name brand and store brand, in the past.  Let me state that the taste of store-brand vs. Name brand, of anything, can vary drastically.  As for the honey mustard, the slightly better taste goes to the name brand, but just slightly.  The aperture on the bottle, that you squeeze the mustard through, of the store brand is larger. This larger aperture forces you to use more of the mustard, as more comes out in each squeeze.  This “larger flow” of mustard, forces you to replace the mustard more often, and THAT doesn’t sound “money-saving” to me. The aperture on the name brand is narrower, and this makes it easier to control the amount that you want.  On the other hand, plain yellow mustard does not have a significant taste difference, again in my opinion. Also the size of both apertures, are very similar. In the case of yellow mustard: store brand wins. Now, let’s consider pre-wrapped, pre sliced cheese.  The store brand has plastic edges that are “crimped” together tightly and are hard to open, without tearing the package and or the cheese.   Also, there is typically cheese crushed in the seams, and does not make it to your sandwich. This not only makes a mess when you finally get them separated, but the cheese crumbles that are in the seams spills out.  Also, many times some corners of the cheese rip off because of said packaging.  This again does not sound money-saving (not to mention, it sounds “mess making” lol).  Lastly, there are restaurant “to-go” containers to think about.   I have seen everything from very simple Styrofoam containers to those that are very nice and reusable.  Keep in mind that, I am not talking about top restaurants.  Some of these “to-go” containers, you cannot tell which end is up.  Yet, some are microwave and dishwasher safe, for the thrifty, who like to reuse them.  As you can see there are more issues other than simply “cheap” vs “expensive”.   Maybe you never thought about packaging, but as I always say “it’s not an issue, until it becomes an issue”.  Packaging is an industry of well over $900 billion.  It is said that for every $11 item, at least a dollar is spent on packaging.   It is estimated that by 2020, the packaging industry will be an industry of over 1 trillion dollars.  Packaging is something that we all tend to take for granted.  We do this even though, packaging truly can control us.  Their goal is, to make us choose their brand over their competitor.  They have done studies telling them the colors that sell the best.  These studies show the size and shape of the packaging that encourages the consumer to choose their product over that of their adversary.  I find it interesting that now the packaging, for products focused on millennials, is much nicer than it used to be.  Maybe now you might give packaging a second look, and think “why am I choosing this product?” and “how will the packaging affect my interaction with this product?”

The internet Inception introduced the importance of increased invulnerability.  When the internet was new, there was very little internet security.  At that point, they did not know internet security would be such a dire need. Now that the internet has been around for a while, companies SHOULD put top dollars, into Internet Security. This is especially important if people are going to be plugging in their credit card information on said company website. It really does tell you which companies respect their customers and those that do not.   You hear about the companies that do not put enough money into security, on the news.  Those are the companies that usually get hacked…OFTEN.  Of course the question is: who decides how much security is enough?  Personally, I’d rather put too much security, rather than not enough.  Companies like Wal-Mart, seem to think they are so big, that they don’t appear to care when they are hacked.  Walmart alone is worth 244 billion dollars so they simply pay the loss and move on. I personally have been “affected” by the poor internet security, at Walmart, several times. However, I have fixed the problem on my end.  I use PayPal, a third-party payment system.  NOW, when a company like Equifax is hacked, that is DANGEROUSLY DISASTROUS and DETRIMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE.  Equifax is one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in America. This of course means they have all of your personal information, and SHOULD HAVE paid “top dollar” to keep it secure. I have recently heard about, how the largest class action lawsuit ever was filed was against Equifax for 70 billion dollars, after their enormous data breach. There are 143 million people affected by this massive “data breach”. I believe that companies should get punished SEVERELY, for allowing such an event.  Think about it logically: If a speeding ticket was $5, would we stop speeding?  Of Corse not, most of us would always pay $5, to get where we are going faster.  We will have to see what the outcome of this class action lawsuit is. Other companies are watching, and if they are not punished or penalized in a major way, those other companies are going to see that, and possibly reduce their internet security. If you are reading this, and want to know if you were affected, DO NOT SIMPLY USE THE “EQUIFAX” WEBSITE!  Wading through the information “waters” is murky at best.  There have been many phishing scams set up, and they can cause more problems.  HOWEVER, USING ANY WEBSITE BY EQUIFAX WILL WAVE ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE!  My research says the following website is legit: equifaxsecurity2017.com.  Still, be aware that you are waiving ANY rights you have.

Let me state that, I know that this would be better released on Mother’s Day, but my research was finished and I did not want to hold this until then. I did not want to wait, because the truth MUST be told, others need to know “they” are out there.  It is also important for me to State unequivocally, that I have zero children, so I obviously know EXACTLY what I am talking about here.  I know a lot of women, who have children; this is my understanding after anonymously going on the “inside” to get this research.  

All “moms” have a full-time job. Obviously, the title changes as they move up through the “ranks”. When they get hired, they are told that this is a permanent position, with very little time off.  They do get title bumps, though with very little if any pay increases (except for “emotional” pay). They start off with the title of “Mama”, as this “small creature” is bestowed upon them (some say brought by a stork from the “MOTHER” ship).  At this stage in the job, there are a lot of unmentionable “physical” messes.  Because of said messes there is plenty of learning, as well.  These Wonder Women, dressed as their “alter egos”, begin to adapt to always having diapers on hand, not to mention PLENTY of baby wipes for the times the “target is overshot” (or “undershot” as the case may be). The next thing they know, they move up the “company ladder” and get the new title of “Mommy”. Keep in mind that they are still not given a company manual for proper preventative practices and procedures.  This “step up” in the company means fewer “physical” messes and more “emotional” messes.  At this stage these Diana Princesses (WW ref) have become used to being “employee of the month”, time after time, with very little recognition. And again, just as they begin to get comfortable with this job title, they get a new one. The new job title is “Mom”. Yes they do get “some” assistance from their “co-worker” who has also gone through the ranks. His job title has gone from “dada” to “Daddy” and then “Dad”.  Now, at this point in my research, let me state emphatically, that there’s only 24 hours in a day, and once again, I don’t know how these Themyscira Champion’s (WW ref) do it. I found that these “moms” have other jobs as well.  Sure, some of them have jobs at the “office”, and that is significant, BUT the jobs only pile-up from there. These WW have many other jobs (lesser people might call them hobbies, but this researcher did not feel it was “safe” to say that in their presence) like Crafters, techies, maintenance workers, Nurse, receptionist and the list goes on, as needed. A human being needs sleep, and I’m not 100% sure “moms” sleep.  This leads this researcher to the conclusion; these “Amazonian” women (WW ref) are not from this planet. After observing these “moms”, I realized that there is some sort of “sorority” or a “sisterhood” that all mothers are a part of.  They have some sort of mental “connection”.  They can get support from any mother that they ask, even if they don’t know the mother.  If there is another one of these “moms” nearby while one is in distress, they have some sort of telepathic abilities.  This ability can lead this Super Hero “mom” to the rescue in a “flash”.  At this stage of my research, my information is extremely ambiguous…some might say “secretive”.  My limited knowledge leads me to the understanding, that once they reach a certain age, the “once little creatures” are “released into the wild” and the process starts again.  I did not want to put my life at any more “risk” to get more of the story of this “secret society”.  They seem to be growing membership numbers daily.  ”They” walk among us, without our knowledge, until we need the help of a “mom”.   Then they fly in, as if riding in an invisible jet, to save the day.  I don’t know about you, but I am glad these SUPER HERO MOMS are out there, saving lives one child at a time.  No, it’s not Mother’s Day, but when you have a mom in your presence, you can feel safe and say “thank you” to her.  You may think that they come from “another planet” (and I still think some do), but they are the unsung heroes.