This-n-That
By John Alan Miranda
This-n-ThatJan 31, 2023
RAW from down on the street, episode two 31 Jan 2023
This is the second installment/episode in the new unedited RAW series. Lots to say about the haps from my viewpoints as there will always be since not all is well today in the USofA.
From the education system, politicians the weather, crime and more in between listen up learn and see how much we see eye to eye!
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Raw Its a New Year Series 1 episode 1
This show kicks off the new series RAW which is replacing Running Off At The Mouth, though the format is the same, but the editing is not-it is recorded and uploaded with minimal editing. The content is still freewheeling with me talking about different subjects: in this first episode I talk about my familys Christmas this year, some political opinions, crime in Atlanta and more. The new series will be more controversial as the next episodes roll out, so be sure to listen, learn and laugh.
John Miranda
Freewheeling or Running off at the Mouth Episode #9
George Orwells 1984 was quite prophetic and here is a look at why it may be here now; race and ethnicity and the dangers of relating self to one
and education how is it ruining generations of Americans with its changing emphsasis from the three R's to a woke emphasis and lastly inflation what is it really and how it was created and why it is being perpetuated.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Freeweheeling or Running off at the Mouth Episode #8
Lots to say here about abotion rights, but not one view or the opposite but a sane look.
My views on national holidays, working togethr and what about the indigenous peoples of this country?
Hopefully these viewpoints will get you thinking about your own.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
The News Media and Your Mental Health Wake Up Series 11
Bad news bad news bad news thats what its all about, but why...find that out and a lot more and what it all has to do with your state of mind-your mental health.
This Podcast is made up from what I have learned in life both study wise from L,Ron Hubbard's writings/lectures and my living life.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro song: Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
Women Cant lLive with them Cant Live without them Wakeup series 10
This has been put forth as quite the problem and has been owned by many men. I unmask this fallacy in this show as well as give you the low down on how to live with women.
This Podcast is made up from what I have learned in life both study wise from L,Ron Hubbard's writings/lectures and my living life.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro song: Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
Running Off at the Mouth Episode 9
It starts off with the recession and roars along from there.
Give a listen and be entertained.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Mind Over Matter is There Such a Thing-Wakeup Series 9
Most people feel that such a concept is real and there have even been tests done that prove it. I look at this phenomenon closely and share my personlal experiences and beleifs on the matter-pehaps you share some of them.
This Podcast is made up from what I have learned in life both study wise from L,Ron Hubbard's writings/lectures and my living life.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro song: Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
So you Want to be More Right than Wrong? Wakeup Series 8
This right and wrong duo really makes up the fabric of life as it is tied into whether one is successful at surviving or not.
Find out more about how you can be more right than wrong and increase your survival and happiness level.
The material presented here is from what I learned living life and from my studies with L.Ron Hubbards philosophy.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro songs:Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
A short talk on the recent reversal of the Roe Constutional Right
This is the eighth in the Freewheeling series and looks a bit at that Supreme Court reversal and includes a viewpoint from a very dear friend of mine who is quite intelligent and expresses some very god points that I think you wil not only find interesting, but can agree with on many of her points.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Responsibility-Wakeup Series 7
Responsibility-oh this is a tough word/concept for most people to understand or beleive that they are low in that characteristic, but its true in most cases. Pointing your finger and blaming others is a sign that someone is lacking in resposibility. By responsibilty I mean caring for another or a part of life to where you are willing to ensure that it is protected and kept safe-also that a person can accept the role of a causative agent in a happening-he see what part he played in an event-good or bad.
This Podcast is made up from what I have learned in life both study wise from L,Ron Hubbard's writings/lectures and my living life.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro song: Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
What You Communicate and How You Communicate makes a Difference Wakeup Series 6
Communication is a general term that unless properly defined results in almost anything anybody says being considered a comunication, when they actually are not.
Real communication is an ability, is a skill which imparts a sort of magic as well. Such people who can do so are quite remarkable in that they are so competent.
Find out what makes real communication so that you can improve yours and make a difference in your personal and professional career.
This Podcast is made up from what I have learned in life both study wise from L,Ron Hubbard's writings/lectures and my living life.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro song: Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
The Real Reason for the Uvalde Texas Massacre Wakeup Series 5
Politicians are not investigators, they are politicians and often originate laws that go wide of the mark and such is the case with how they are handling the Uvalde Texas elementary school massacre.
So much has been reported on the event itself including the police and how they reacted, but little on the the shooter himsel and therein lies the answer to the puzzle and how to stop future similar travesties.
It's an acepted beleif that he was mentally deranged, but why-that is what I explore and reveal in this show.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro songs:Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
Who are You Why are you Here and Where are You Going Wakeup Series 4
A very basic questionn that most all of us have asked ourselves or have asked various religions for the answers to with varying degrees of answers.
Here is my take on it all from my personal experiences in life, my studies of religious philosophies including Scientology and how it has aligned my life...
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro songs:Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
Inflation-Whats Really Causing it-Hint its NOT the Ukranian War! Wakeup Series 3
The current administration is having a grand time pointing the finger at the Russians as the cause of the current economic situation in this country, while taking no tesonsibilty for its cause. When you have the real reason for a non-optimum situation it always opens up something that can be done about it-the President has said that there is nothing he can do about it =he does not have the real reason for it.
A deep dive into the situation as presented in this podcast, another in the Wake Up series, explores that reason, based on my studies, observations and readings of well known humanitarian Mr. Ron Hubbard-give a listen and see if you agree.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
NOTE-acknowledgement for the Intro and Outro: Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
Is Life Really the Way it is being Presented to be? Wakeup Series 2
Whether you reaalize it or not, life is being presented to you in away that serves vested interests
Find out who is doing that, what reality really is how you can determine the truth and a lot more in this Wake Up series show!
This is a compilation of my observances and what I have learned from note philosoper and humanitarian, Mr.on Hubbard.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
acknowledgement to the artist who made the intro and outtro song file:
Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
Freewheeling or Running Off at the Mouth episode 7
Another in the series covering my moving experinces with my daughter to a new state using U-Haul services and whet I learned from her and on the road and again some new data about communication that you need to know about.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Free Wheeling or Running Off at the Mouth episode 6
I get into the situation in the Ukraine, but from a different view than what the media is filling you with every day and I give you the real why for the conflict-you may be surprised.
I also talk about psychiatry and psychology, pseudo sciences and what a small group has done to stop an invasive Bill in my home state from turning the reins over to the aforementioned "Mental Health" groups and some on marijuana, an encroaching scourge and more.
Give a listen,
John Miranda
Freewheeling or Running Off at the Mouth episode 5
Here is yet another in the series where I am just talking about whatever comes to my mind as the title implies.Hear about my nearly poisonous experiece with plastic models, visiting my daughter in Baton Rouge and the weird things that happened on that trip, how I feel about the cost of living increases, my views on the pandemic, how I helped students with a dictionary and more!
Give a listen,
John Miranda
Freewheeling or Running Off at the Mouth episode 4
So here we go with another in the series, talking about a congresswoman who was terminated for life on Twitter for speaking the truth, my weid apartment complex and much more!
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Freewheeling or Running Off at the Mouth...episode 3
The third in the series where I am just tallking about various subjects that come to my mind or that are on my mind from observing/living life-give a listen-be enteratined and maybe learn a thing or two!
Best,
John Miranda
Freewheeling or Running Off at the Mouth episode 2
This is the second episode of me simply talking about whatever has been going on with me or my perceptions of my environment.This one gets into covid and my experinece with someone who had it and the testing following it-very strange indeed.I also talk about the crime scene here in Atlanta, defunding the police, inflation and more.I want to acknowlege all those of you who have been listening to my shows-there are nearly 1000 listens-thank you!
Enjoy this latest show,
John Miranda
Freewheeling or Running Off at the Mouth episode 1
This is the first of a pilot show where I just talk about things that happened to me or that I thought about today that I think you may find interesting or amusing.This was was done while I was up near Nashville TN for a few days checking some things out.I talk about some political stuff, restaurants, outdoor shooting range and other items.Not sure I will do another one like it, depends on how many folks listen to it.
Thank you, John Miranda
A Strange Road Trip to Baton Rouge Louisiana
I have made this trip to see my daughter many many times before with out incident, but this trip was noit to be so!
Enjoy,
John Miranda
US Army M-3 Half Track (VIEWABLE ON SPOTIFY ONLY)
Arguably the most popular and verified as having the most versions and most used by other countries of any WW II military weapon.
I made this vid back in 2017 as part of a series I was making for an online popular streamer-it has gotten 467 views to date
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Syma X1 drone: Noob Modifications, Tips, Tricks for this Rugged, Easy Fly, affordable and Fun. (viewable on Spotify Only)
My first Quad video and the how to mods I did to it: landing gear, battery, top cover, battery etc. Besides being extremely rugged, cheap (around $30) it is very versatile, extremely fast and loads of fun to fly. Perfect for beginners as it is so easy to control and forgiving of crashes. parts are cheap and easy to come by and there are plenty of Youtube vids on it to watch.The motors are very durable and easy to replace on the off chance that you burn one out. I advise flying it in an open area, unlike where i live because of all the tree, though such conditions have aided in my rapid skill level achievement. Note that in the US you now have to get these machines registered and put the number on the craft just like you see on larger aircraft. And there are regulations where you can and cannot fly them and regarding proximity of people. I also recommend getting two of them to extend the fun time of flying them since I put a larger battery in mine and it it fixed to the quad and not removable. Of course you can get several of the same type of battery it comes with and simply replace them as necessary-they easily slip in and out, very hands on hobby. You'll find plenty of reviews and how to on Youtube. It is a great RC (radio control) toy, hobby and affordable! This is considered an aircraft by the FAA so you will need to register it-only costs $5 and you get a number that you have to put on your quad.
Hope you enjoyed it,
John
Home Video of a v262 Quadcopter modification (video podcast viewable in Spotify only)
This is one of my earliest quadcopters that I modified, a veritable tank of an early quadcopter.
These are a lot of fun with the newer ones being loaded with features that this one does not have-sort of like the biplane of of the later aircraft iterations.
Anyway, this is my first vldeo podcast-just trying it out.
Hope you enjoy it,
John
Products and Actions that I have done that have been successful for me
We have all had many experiences in life and in doing so we have learned alot, including what products and actions have worked out well for us.
This show includes some that worked out for me regarding my body. There are many more for my body and for other areas of my life that I will detail in the following Parts.
Meanwhile check them out!
John Miranda
New Year or Just Another Old Year
Its a new year, but what can make it different than the earlier years so that you can tuly have a New Year and your resolutions can stand a better chance of coming true-find out in this podcast and be entertained as well.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
My Take on Christmas 2021
Well, not my best christmas to date but interesting in reflecting on Christmas pasts-kinda funny and worth a listen...
Best,
John Miranda
On Getting Old
I have been looking at being old, body wise, as that is my status, though I don't feel that way and thought I would do a show on how I got here to be in the good condition that I am in.
This is intersting and humorous as well-give a listen.
Thank You,
John Miranda
Interview with Business Managememnt Specialist Susie Pratt
Susie has twenty years under her belt, having been extensively trained in Mr Hubbards Managememt technology and applying those principles learned.
She shares with us some of the gems she has used over and over to improve and increase the production statistics in companies
that were fortunate to have her on board.
Give a listen as I am sure some of those gems will resonate with you and and when you put them into practice you will surely experience an
increase in production and a new certainty in your buseness acumen,
Best,
John Miranda
Sheila-Longtime Songstress Extrordinair-Interview
She started singing when she was five in a church choir. Went on to teach herself how to read music and play the piano. Sung in numbers of lounges, weddings, bands including rock and roll blues (an all girls blues band) and Big Bands on the West coast and throughout the US and Florida. One of the bands she was in was featured on a morning show in Portland OR. She is very talented and a perfectionist when it comes to her singing. Listen and be enterained and if you are an upcoming singer, you will learn a few things from a woman who has been there that will certainly save you time and energy, helping you along your way!
Enjoy,
John Miranda
PS-she is also my wife.
America Divisive or Not-Wakeup Series 1
We have heard this word a lot in the last several years to where it is as if all Americans are fightting one another and thus there is so much hatred.
I looked at this and decided that that was not the case and isolated why it is appearently so and how the political system is set up to be divisive,
give a listen and see if you agree.
John Miranda
Music acknowledgement: Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
Women, Can't Live with Them Can't Live Without Them (or so it seems)
This is an old refrain uttered my many men who have failed to understand women and in so doing have done things to separate themselves away from them and thus have had unhappy experiences with the fairer sex-here is a closer look at that and why and how you can live with women and quite successfully so.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Intro and Outro credits:Mine + Yours = Ours by George Ellinas (c) copyright 2010 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/George_Ellinas/28107 Ft: Snowflake
To Blind Date or Not to Blind Date-that is the question...
It is an interesting question in that most would say not to, but I give some of my experiences with blind dating and tell you why and how you should blind date-interesting
Enjoy,
John Miranda
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS with Author JOHN MIRANDA
Here are some very interesting questions that I thought you might enjoy hearing my answers to. They cover a wide field; sex, children, politics, my life and more!
Thank you for listening!
John Miranda
The Army, Would I Enlist Again if I had to do it all over again?...
This is my experience from enlisting in the army in 1966, through the enlistment process, Basic Training, training for the job I would be doing in the three years I signed up for including Vietnam, lots of happenings for sure.
Hope you Enjoy it-was quite a time period,
John
Places I Have Lived Some Cool Some Not So Cool
This is a somewhat abbreviated history of locations I have lived in and some noteworthy or humorous things that had happened there to me.
I have moved quite a bit not only around the US but in and around some foreign countries so give a listen and find out a bit of what it was like for me in those places...
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Preface: Education and What Happened to the American Dream
This is the first in a series based on the book The Leipzig Connection by Paolo Lionni, which is a no holds barred expose giving the who when and what of how the American Education system was systematically brought to its knees and is today, but a shadow of what it was before the the beginning of the 19th century.
You will not like what you be listening to and may actually piss you off as it should for no greater crime can be committed that to deny individuals their right to knowledge and skills that would put them in control of their destiny's in life.
An excerpt from the book" The child is not, for example, thought capable of volitional control over his actions, of deciding whither he will act or not act in a certain way: his actions are thought to be preconditioned and beyond his control, because he is a stimulus-response mechanism." pg. 9
You can find the full text of the book online in pdf.
Included are some of my experiences in my schooling and teachings from Mr. Ron Hubbard noted and respected philosopher worldwide.
Loves Lost Love Gained
This is my personal chronological history over about 30 years of interpersonal relationships with women.
An interesting journey to say the least!
Despite the frequent pain the loves gained were well worth it. Follow me from my first to my last and enjoy the ride!
Thank you,
John Miranda
Cars and Trucks that I have Driven, Some Jalopies Some Not
We have all lived in different places and moved on or been with various partners and moved on and so it has been for me with cars and trucks.
Some were jalopies, but most weren't and some I truly loved. All had a story and some had very interesting stories as I bought, drove and sold them.
Give a listen as I lay out, in pretty chronicle order, rides that I have had a part in and their interesting stories and adventures that they were a part of in my life from the first to the last...well not the last, but to the present.
Enjoy,
John Miranda
Working For the Man
I was processing out of the Army in 1969 and was promised that I would get preferential treatment because of my service record when it came to job offers-that was NOT the case. This show details what happened and some of the misadventures that occurred and includes an added note about labor unions.
Hope you enjoy it,
John
Intriguing interview with a well known textile designer in women's clothing
This man is quite an accomplished artist in his own right, but who excelled in the textile industry as a designer not only for his creativity, but financially as well.
Listen to his take on where the industry has been, what it was like and where he thinks it will be going.
Female listeners may well have worn one of his designs or even have one in their closet!
Some Noteworthy and Unusual Experiences I had in My Life
These are a few selections from many and more of those will follow in later shows.
I made this show in part from a hotel room in Tennessee while on a road trip to test out doing shows while on the road in preparation for a lengthy road trip in the near future. I learned a few things about recording in a hotel room that resulted in a somewhat less than perfect recording, but you will enjoy it regardless and may not even notice the imperfections...
Who Am I and How Did I Find that Out for Myself?
In this episode I go over the time line of my religious awakening that would change my life and how I looked at life forever more.
It starts with my indoctrination into Catholicism, through early eastern philosophies culminating if my introduction to Scientology.
Find out a bit about that religious philosophy from someone who has been involved with it since 1975-very interesting.
I've Done Some Pretty Crazy Things In My Life...
Here are some snippets from my life starting from when I was younger playing cowboys and Indians with my brother, him being the cowboy and me being the Indian and having tied him to a clothes line and...well you'll find out when you give a listen and learn about the events in between and at the end.
What are two hippies and a black man doing in rural Oregon in the early 1970's?
My brother and I had just come from cabin sitting over the winter in Grand Ronde OR to Charlies farm and the next adventures began-enjoy!
How Not to Avoid Going to Vietnam
This adventure started as my attempt to avoid being drafted in 1966 as I was sure I would be a foot soldier and would certainly go to and never return from Vietnam-sometimes the best laid plans backfire as this one did through some pretty odd turns of events.
The Time I thought I had Died and Gone to Heaven!
This is one of several adventures that my brother and I had during our Hippie Era in the early to mid 70's