Monthly Archives: October 2014

Clarification: “Safe Zone” = Home Base; “Free Zone” = Working Space

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrubens

In 5th grade, I invented a game called eyeball tag with my friends Kevin Houlihan, Paul Buckley, Jim Fennelly, Fred Stanske and Ron Campbell, among others. #EyeballTag Paul Buckley’s father, Dave Buckley, bought Paul a portable reel-to-reel tape recorder in … Continue reading →

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I would run at them and taunt them if the Its were lazy.

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrubens

This post was republished to JohnRubens at 11:20:44 AM 10/29/2014 I would run at them and taunt them if the Its were lazy.     In 5th grade, I invented a game called eyeball tag with my friends Kevin Houlihan, … Continue reading →

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This post was republished to JohnRubens at 11:20:44 AM 10/29/2014#WaroftheWorlds #PlanetoftheApes #EyeballTag?In 5th grade, I invented a game called eyeball tag with my friends Kevin Houlihan, Paul Buckley, Jim Fennelly, Fred Stanske and Ron Campbell, among others. #EyeballTagPaul Buckley’s father, Dave Buckley, bought Paul a portable reel-to-reel tape recorder in 1968, right after the anniversary of the Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast, and the release of The Planet of the Apes, both of which we were introduced to for the first time. Paul and I mostly would make tapes of apes and eyeballs…the subject matter surrounded science fiction adventure stories like Jonny Quest, “boney apes” (Paul) or “husky apes” (John, this author and game inventor).So we made tapes of eyeballs, grub worms and creepy stuff and I decided to take it to the field on the Brittan Acres Elementary School playground. We’d play on the field but it seemed like wasted space out of softball, football or basketball season, so I invented this game, Eyeball Tag.The Field:On a square grass field, the grass is the “free zone” where you can get tagged on the back of the head, [at first, I devised eyeball tag to tag the one that’s not “it” in the eye. Before anyone was injured after a few run throughs, I changed the rules to tag the back of the head. [digression, I later hit a classmate and friend, Mike Hildreth in the back of the head during class. This went on for some time until I hit him too hard once and had to agree to pay him damages next time I hit him. I did indeed hit him and he reminded me forthwith to pay him. I did and never laid a hand on him again. Never considered myself a bully before until now.]Anyway, the field. So you have this field and two status’: either you are it and in the field trying to “tag” the non-its running across the #freezone. Once you leave the safety of the two “safe zones” at either side of the field, one runs of their own free will whenever one wants, if at all, to the other side of the field where there is another safe zone. The its will be trying to tag you as you run from one end of the field to the other, where there is another safe zone. It can get pretty tiring for the its and they will want to tag you but for the reason they want to REST. There is no turning back to a “base” as a runner might often do in baseball, but that doesn’t mean you are going to run in a straight line to avoid being tagged. Eyeball tag is a cross between football and tag.Copyright and Trademark IntentionJohn Rubens1968Copyright October 29, 2014

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrubens

In 5th grade, I invented a game called eyeball tag with my friends Kevin Houlihan, Paul Buckley, Jim Fennelly, Fred Stanske and Ron Campbell, among others. #EyeballTag Paul Buckley’s father, Dave Buckley, bought Paul a portable reel-to-reel tape recorder in … Continue reading →

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#WaroftheWorlds #PlanetoftheApes #EyeballTag?

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrubens

In 5th grade, I invented a game called eyeball tag with my friends Kevin Houlihan, Paul Buckley, Jim Fennelly, Fred Stanske and Ron Campbell, among others. #EyeballTag Paul Buckley’s father, Dave Buckley, bought Paul a portable reel-to-reel tape recorder in … Continue reading →

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#TooLongTweets; if you cut and paste a #toolongtweet, the #Toulon will end up italicized [sic (Toulon is a unique French City)]

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrubens

Themes: #fighting: Fighting can be group learning.  Fighting is not inherently evil but part of Nature.   [Italics appear to have been inadvertently added or added by the wordpress.com server(s). Discovered italics added due to cut and paste from a too … Continue reading →

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Dear @kibs33 Thanks for being my #tweeterfriend. I have someone to #tweet2

Posted on October 29, 2014 by johnrubens

Themes: #fighting: Fighting can be group learning.  Fighting is not inherently evil but part of Nature.   [Italics appear to have been inadvertently added or added by the wordpress.com server(s).]

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Linguistics

Posted on October 28, 2014 by johnrubens

Thoughts without words carry dimensions and relationships one to another (i.e. relativity). Words are learned from a repetition of the dimension or relationship creating an oral tradition. In meditation for instance, one can think without conjuring words, but they may … Continue reading →

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I don’t think I’d like a monarchy after all. #MaliciousSuspicious

Posted on October 28, 2014 by johnrubens

The George W. Bush Administration was more like a monarchy than any American Presidential Admin. I have ever lived through or read about…I don’t think I’d like a monarchy.

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Is the U.S. Government A Tyrant? Ask the U.S. Supreme Court: #MadisonvMarbury

Posted on October 27, 2014 by johnrubens

 Dear @kibs33: The best chance for success in a case against the U.S. Government is to sue them for monies lost in exchanges they regulate. 9:40 PM – 27 Oct 2014 · Details 0 replies 0 retweets 0 favorites … Continue reading →

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The Fall of Communism: Again. This might be what happens when bureaucrats and bean-counters Rule: #CheCafeEvictionUpheldinLaJolla @UCSDNews [Supposition: Co-ops to Realign With Whom?] Went to the Farmer’s market today, “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” My fruit is in an old cart. Wisdom’s child, has it seeds? @kibs33

Posted on October 27, 2014 by johnrubens

The Fall of Communism: Again. This might be what happens when bureaucrats and bean-counters Rule: #CheCafeEvictionUpheldinLaJolla @UCSDNews [Supposition: Co-ops to Realign With Whom?] Went to the Farmer’s market today, “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” My fruit is in … Continue reading →

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