American Students Know...

If some people read this Waterlily Story blog but choose not to read the second blog, I'll tell something else about what I wrote recently.  I first did a quick Google search of "Thoreau civil disobedience," but yesterday I took more time with it.  And I explained in Waterlily Story II that YouTube even has some nice but short videos on the topic....  Also, it seems that the Americans are taught about Thoreau in high school, as a general practise(?).  Am not sure that's the case with Canadians?  Myself, I certainly don't remember learning about Thoreau at my high school....

Right now, if the Canadian police need to understand more about the above topic, I recommend for them to do the same Google search that I did....  There are several, excellent entries that come up at the beginning....  [And I think it's no wonder the American screenwriters seem to be fairly familiar with this topic, which I also wrote something about in Waterlily Story II earlier....]  In my past dealings with the special police project, I've come across this topic sometimes but I don't think I really understood the significance of it until now...?

Some Discouraged Mounties...

Have been writing a lot more in my second Waterlily Story blog...and today I wrote about an RCMP division office where some gay officers used to be very involved in the secret police project....  For a while, it seems they've been embarrassed because things weren't going the way they expected, where I've been concerned; and they've been dragging their feet....  Many of the other police have wanted them to come on board--again--and to support the main effort....  I've also written about a past, American writer named Henry David Thoreau who wrote about "civil disobedience" in the face of wrongdoing by the government...and Thoreau had influenced a lot of people....  I believe he had an influence on the police project also, before they first got started, many years ago.... 

There was a psychologist I met once, who said, "If something is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly...!"  Too often we feel that if our efforts aren't perfect, we're failing and aren't worthwhile....  But this man said not to be discouraged, and to go forward even if things aren't 100%....  [But sometimes even our apparent mistakes, or misdeeds, can count for good....] 

If people want more information about my writing, they could please go to www.waterlilystoryii.blogspot.ca.  

Note:  Have also written recently about a racist phrase that was used in children's play--a rhyme--and some friends and I used to say it when we were young....  And I wanted to make amends, as far as possible, and I sent a donation to the Black History Society, in Ontario. 

More New Posts

Just wanted to let people know I've written a few more, new posts in Waterlily Story II.  Don't want people to miss them, if they're interested.

Another New Post

Have written another new post in Waterlily Story II today....  I deleted one which I wrote last weekend because the information was really temporary...it wasn't necessary to save it and I didn't want to....  But today I've explained more about the same matter....  And it's all going towards trying to resolve the business in the special police project....  Also, I want to resolve my own behaviour, where possible, and I really want to treat people respectfully and with good will....  I hope people can see that...?

New Posts in Waterlily Story II

Have written a couple of posts today in the second Waterlily blog about some evidence I found and about what I think the police should do to settle this business....  People can please go to the second blog, if they're interested. 

He Wasn't All Bad

Would like to say that my dealings with the "Irishman" weren't all bad and weren't all a mistake....  There were a number of times in my private blog that I praised him and I was thankful for his involvement, up to a point....  He had been involved in the special police project for a very long time and he was like a familiar acquaintance to me...even though I didn't know him well and our dealings were from a distance, mostly.  So, he wasn't all bad. 

The thing now is that I believe I've done a lot to try to cooperate with him and he's still not willing to settle our business or work with me....  And looking back, I can somewhat understand his frustration....  I've told him information that I maybe shouldn't have...and he's had no confirmation about it from elsewhere....  This whole matter is complicated and I'm going to write some more in my blogs, whether I get through today or not...?  I also think the parties who are resisting giving out the extra information are being a little too sticky, and I'm going to encourage them.... 

Dealing With a Past Mistake

Have seen more evidence that my comments and post in 2009 about the "Irish man" had an influence--and I was mistaken....  So, I wrote last November that I wanted to change my position....  I don't know how long it'll take for things to get back on track...???  But we'll do what we can....  [By the way, this man was also an Irish Catholic....  He was sometimes identified as a Catholic.]