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"Fool Me Twice, Shame on ME!"

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This is Jeffrey K. Holbrook. Work schedules can be chaotic in December when you work for the U.S. Postal Service. Because of this, Geoff Blanchard and I were not able to get together for the weekly Geoff and Jeffrey Show. Instead, as a nod to my original podcast, Daggers Of The Mind, I am taking a quote from a famous person, and giving a few thoughts I had on the subject.

Today's quote is from Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, The second President of the United States.

"We have too many high-sounding words, and too few actions that correspond with them."

As we go out into the world every day we expect to encounter others and we expect to be talking to them. These days with all the connectivity and social media, Even retired or handicapped persons who spend most of their time at home have a lot of conversations. We know we will be talking today, but what will we actually DO?

Many of us seem to spend a lot of time trying to impress others with what we say. This goes all the way from the highest politicians to the guy who only uses heavy profanity when playing card games with his buddies.

The political aim is to sell the voters on you as a candidate. You need to convince them to vote for you instead of someone else who is spouting just as much jargon as you are. Many candidates are totally successful simply because they can speak so "high sounding" that you forget or don't even try to discover what they have actually done, and instead listen to how great they say they are. That is the essence of a sales job. Instead of sleight of hand, it is sleight of mouth.

It's a diversion of the sort that makes sure you don't pay any attention to the flaws and faults that are inherent in every political position.

By the way, we know there are flaws in EVERY political philosophy simply because every candidate who ever made it into office has promised to basically "fix it all". We can all attest to the idea that this has never happened. Not even once. Ok, so much for believing political talk.

Now, what about the guy who has a great vocabulary until he is spending time with his poker buddies? What is his motivation to impress?

Since 4 words out of every ten probably start with the letter "F", this really can't be to illustrate his amazing command of the English language. He does much better when he is at the office, where he is trying to impress on his superiors that he is a completely different kind of person.

This is the reason we really can't go with anything anybody says anywhere that is not backed up by the deeds they do and the life they live. The old saying that "talk is cheap" is totally true, but at the same time, if you take someone at their word that has lived a life contrary to what they are saying, another saying comes into play. I heard Scotty on the original Star Trek series say this. "Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!"

Be ever vigilant and do your homework. Don't believe what is being said simply because it is a comfortable concept that is something you would really LIKE to hear. Be willing to listen to unpleasant truths that are actually the literal truth. The proof is in the walk of the person who is doing the speaking.

On the flip side, always make sure you are acting in accordance with what you say. Actually, you will act naturally in unguarded moments, so it is better said that you should say what you really mean. Actual truth. These days, it is considered relative to the situation, and many believe that this moment's "truth" is anything that gets them what they want now.

When someone lies to you, even once, how could you ever trust them again? How could anyone ever trust YOU again? It has long been a goal of mine to be considered one of the truly honest people in a world that is chock full of liars. How will you be remembered? Your legacy is more important than you think.

A final quote from St. Francis of Assisi:

"It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching."

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"Is Australian Style Gun Confiscation The Answer?"

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Due to work schedules, there won't be a Geoff & Jeffrey show this week, but I am releasing a shorter conversation Geoff and I had on gun ownership in Australia and the U.S.

In 1996, Australia passed a law that gave gun owners 2 years grace period to voluntarily turn in their guns, or to be prosecuted for gun ownership thereafter.

I will include links to various articles on the subject in the show notes at holbrooknewmedia.com.

In our conversation on the subject, Geoff, being Australian, gives me his take on gun ownership in general and also differences he sees in the idea of owning guns in both the U.S, and Australia.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/425021/australia-gun-control-obama-america

http://reason.com/archives/2016/03/22/australias-gun-buyback-created-a-violent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Australia

http://thefederalist.com/2015/06/25/the-australia-gun-control-fallacy/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHGit3zF808

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All Things Jeffrey K. Holbrook: http://holbrooknewmedia.com

A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com

Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon

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Episode 27 of Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up

"New Keyboards Can Be Good Therapy"

An Australian and a guy from the U.S. talk audio, video, content creation, and that other stuff. It is streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday mornings in the U.S., and Wednesday evenings in Australia. The link for the video of this episode is at the bottom of the page.

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We hope you enjoy the show!

Geoff Blanchard's Web Site: http://geoffblanchard.com

All Things Jeffrey K. Holbrook: http://holbrooknewmedia.com

A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com

Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon

If you are wondering about starting your own podcast, go to http://podcastcurious.com

Link to the video version of this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtb3UEi1xEM

Episode 26 of Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up

"Jeffrey Eats Crow"

An Australian and a guy from the U.S. talk audio, video, content creation, and that other stuff. It is streamed live on YouTube on Wednesday mornings in the U.S., and Wednesday evenings in Australia. The link for the video of this episode is at the bottom of the page.

If you would like to receive notifications of new episodes in your email, go to http://holbrooknewmedia.com. On the right side of the page there is a place to subscribe to the blog.

We hope you enjoy the show!

Geoff Blanchard's Web Site: http://geoffblanchard.com

All Things Jeffrey K. Holbrook: http://holbrooknewmedia.com

A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com

Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon

If you are wondering about starting your own podcast, go to http://podcastcurious.com

Link to the video version of this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pARsrX_dtns

Episode 25 of Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up

"Transgender Bathroom Solution"

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We hope you enjoy the show!

Geoff Blanchard's Web Site: http://geoffblanchard.com

All Things Jeffrey K. Holbrook: http://holbrooknewmedia.com

A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com

Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon

If you are wondering about starting your own podcast, go to http://podcastcurious.com

Link to the video version of this episode:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr2FS0kPmFU

Episode 24 of The Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up

"A Brilliant Idea, Just A Little Late"

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We hope you enjoy the show!

Geoff Blanchard's Web Site: http://geoffblanchard.com

All Things Jeffrey K. Holbrook: http://holbrooknewmedia.com

A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com

Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon

If you are wondering about starting your own podcast, go to http://podcastcurious.com

Link to the video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMp4a891cDY

Episode 23 of The Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up

"Father, Son, and Goalie Host"

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We hope you enjoy the show!

Geoff Blanchard's Web Site: http://geoffblanchard.com

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A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com

Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon

If you are wondering about starting your own podcast, go to http://podcastcurious.com

Link to the video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DRXqvPhZb0

Episode 22 of The Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up

"Photo Bombed By The Queen"

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A special thanks for Brother Jon at the Remnant Bible Fellowship Podcast for composing and performing the theme music for the audio version of the show. http://remnantbiblefellowship.libsyn.com

Affiliate links cost you nothing extra, but help support The Geoff & Jeffrey Show! http://holbrooknewmedia.com/amazon

If you are wondering about starting your own podcast, go to http://podcastcurious.com

Link to the video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhj2XVliqMc&t=120s

Episode 21 of The Geoff & Jeffrey: The Weekly Catch Up

"Loss Of A Friend"

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Link to the video version of this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-EPFP0hSsA

Greetings! Welcome to the Holbrook New Media Audio Feed. We do audio, video, content creation, and that other stuff. holbrooknewmedia.com.

Today on Episode 17 of The Geoff & Jeffrey show, here are some of the things we are talking about:

Our live recording time is not very conducive to people being awake while it is going on. 6:00am Eastern time and 8:00 Australian time.

Ms Ileane Smith left a comment on Geoff's YouTube Channel where the video version of the show is posted. https://www.youtube.com/user/glider1b

A correction from Episode 16: President Obama did NOT ban the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

Jeffrey's image on this episode is very jittery, but the audio sounds great once we used Jeffrey's local recording.

A comparison of the video applications Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro.

An update on two of the podcasts that Jeffrey has been helping to get started.

You are better to go ahead and get started with the risk of doing it wrong instead of not moving at all and accomplishing nothing.

Discussing our sound treatment and mic arrangements with our new setup.

Trying to hangup and reconnect on Skype didn't help with the jerky video on Jeffrey's end.

The "Indian Telemarketers" tried to call again.

Jeffrey has had so many inquiries about podcasting that he made a resource page on his website. You can access it at PodcastCurious.com.

Geoff found that it was cheaper to buy an Australian microphone in California and take it home than to buy it locally in Australia.

Australia is the largest producer of natural gas. They sell it to Japan, but the Japanese prices are 25% cheaper than it is in Australia where it is actually produced.

Companies fight the reduction of product demand instead of preparing for what is next in the industry.

Getting along with people with opposite points of view. Just being able to discuss things in an unemotional manner.

Geoff has the impression that Americans are rarely living where they were raised, it seems its about constantly moving to where the best job is.

Jeffrey just had his 30th anniversary working for the U.S. Postal Service.

Always be nice to your children since they will be picking your nursing home.

When you get older you schedule fun activities around the doctor's appointments.

Girls were not interested in computers or online until the tech was taken out of the way and you could easily get on and chat.

Tech is moving so quickly. More all the time.

Modern uses for out of date computers. Early computers we remember:

Commodore Vic 20 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20

Commodore 64 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64

Commodore 128 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_128

Apple 1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_I

Hitachi Peach http://www.1000bit.it/ad/bro/hitachi/HitachiPeachBrochure.PDF

Texas Instruments TI994a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Instruments_TI-99/4A

Timex-Sinclair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timex_Sinclair

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