The Nicsperiment's Mid-March Non-Travelogue Travelogue

I sometimes wonder if the stroke I had 14 months ago fundamentally altered my brain. I mean, on a scientific basis, I'm sure it did, but I never in my life would hold in a travelogue. On March, 12, 2026, I drove to various locations, some I'd been before and some I'd not, in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and then back to Louisiana, leaving early, and getting home just after sunset. I thought of many things I found quite funny, that would make for a funny and engaging travelogue, yet I had many deep thoughts I would like to keep private. In fact, so private that I can't really type out any of the funny stuff for public consumption. Instead, here is a story told by pictures. I hope you enjoy it. I did.

Well, maybe I will write something here. Ever notice how so many pieces of major media and particularly commercials push the message that you should abandon what your father or ancestors built and push forward, doing your own thing? Ever notice that this is the exact frame of mind that will actually benefit the state and the major corporations pushing the message? Think about it: "Forget my father's farm. I'll sell what he had, push forward and do my own thing, maybe move to the city." Who gets the land? Eventually, some massive corporation or the state. Meanwhile, you likely achieve far less than your forefathers and have less to pass on to your children, if you even have them. Meanwhile, here comes another commercial or movie or streaming show about forging your own, independent path and casting away the path of your father or ancestors, who likely worked hard to achieve what they had to pass it on to their descendants, only for those descendants to be subconsciously influenced by the stories and advertisements of their time to spit on that work. And who benefits? Those creating the stories and advertisements. And you have less, and your children, if you even have them, have less, and you need an antidepressant that makes you want to kill yourself just to make it through the day. No, you haven't noticed? Just me? Oh well. 2010's Inception. What are they trying to do? That's what's happening to you every day.