Tuesday, June 12, 2007

THE BOOK OF DUDE


Copyright@ all rights reserved
2007 Far Flung Productions

Foreword
The author (a very special friend) spent most of his life in Eugene, Oregon where he was born. He has had over 20 job descriptions and the latest is Author with this publication now on a blog as a surprise I am doing for him. I hope that he will not object to me putting his writings in cyber space so I can share the wisdom with you all. He started & completed this book in just a few hours of revelations and self-discovery and it may help you strive to attain higher heights in Dudeism, the road to success.
D deliberate / U unencumbered / D dedicated / E enthusiasm.
The author himself admitted that he drove determined for hours to take the cover photo for this book "Cock Rock" in Jasper Oregon and in the process got a ticket for that would make Hunter S. Thompson proud. His current job description is as a Principal Developer along with his brother Eugene in various major projects along the Mayan Caribbean coastline of Honduras and specifically the island of Roatan, a place he says “you just can’t grow up”. One of his favorite current project is the development of a small private island he and his partner Steve Romania own called Cayo Timon in the world famous reserve of Cayos Cochinos, a natural underwater world of wonder. Some of the photos herein were taken on this small idyllic paradise isle. (2006/o7).
My special friend, by his own admission has always known the philosophies of the book of dude but has not yet mastered the art of living by the rules.
This book is funny, clever, interesting and enlightening and I trust you will all enjoy. Tina Auxillou Loeper
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Now……….!
How would one go about writing the book of dude?
What would be the basic premise?
Why would one do it anyway?
And lastly who cares?
Hopefully the more you read the more you will care.

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To allow men to understand what they need and what partners and others need and how to get what you need with the least amount of effort while having people perceive that it wasn't easy.
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C O N T E N T S

Chapter 1 -- IT WASN’T EASY
Chapter 2 -- The road to the mood
Chapter 3 -- The easy way
Chapter 4 -- Why it is right
Chapter 5 -- The sport of work and play
Chapter 6 -- The unspoken word prevails
Chapter 7 -- The alpha squirt/short guy rehab
Chapter 8 -- Enthusiasm and follow-through
Chapter 9 -- The sour milk analogy
Chapter 10 -- Confidence
Chapter 11 -- The cream puff theory
Chapter 12 -- The on-ramp revisited -- Get with It or Get Out Of It
Chapter 13 -- Really
Chapter 14 -- It's being on top
Chapter 15 - Religions
Chapter 16 -- Forgetting to Thank Those Who Dumped You
Chapter 17 -- Depressionary
Chapter 18-- The Rib
Chapter 19-- Dudes & Shopping


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IT WASN’T EASY
Chapter 1
It isn't easy being a dude! What do we have the look forward to? First you get slapped on the ass and then they cut your foreskin off or least a large chunk of operating flesh. I equate this to removing the bearings on a finely tuned race engine. Wow! What a great start of years of - no decades of potential torment just for being a dude. Sure you're somewhat nurtured when you're young baby. That sounds good but what's truly happening is they are softening you up so that you will bruise more easily. Dude's - don't let them soften you.

After the nurturing you get tormented by other dudes picking on you and perhaps laughing when they noticed that you had a little bit more of your bearings removed.
Dudes listen! It isn't easy. That's why when somebody asks you how did it go. You're only respond should be "it wasn't easy". Even if you got somebody else to do it, or it truly was easy you're response should still be "it wasn't easy".

Now that your foreskin has been cut nearly off and you have been laughed at and ridiculed for a good decade now it's time for puberty. Puberty is a time in a young man's life when he is desperately grasping for the meaning of life only to narrowly miss and grasp his penis to the point of no return.

It's quite unbelievable what puberty can do to a dude. Unlike some better known gods your tool will not rest on the seventh day or hardly on the seventh year. Is it fair? Well fair or not we have it and as dudes we are expected to use it. We will leave it at that.

As dudes we will be looked upon to perform miracles of strength, endurance, engineering feats and other tasks requiring extreme knowledge. Time and time again when the task is completed you'll be asked that question. How did it go? And the answer is? It wasn't easy!
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THE ROAD TO THE MOOD
Chapter 2

At this point in life you've experienced perhaps several dozen uses for your tool. One thing is for certain you really like to use your tool. But there are points of resistance that sometimes force you to operate your tool by yourself. A dude understanding his position should not have to operate his tool by himself as often. But a self operating tool is nothing to shake a stick at.

You've heard talk of the so-called "mood". There is a clear and definite road to the mood. Once you are on this road it goes beyond a 98% chance that your tool can perform the job and little should stop the flow of traffic. Understanding that the road to the mood is always there is essential. Although there is always a road to the mood for everyone (billions of roads) there is also a toll to pay. This toll is called building the on-ramp.

Each and every time that you want to travel on the road to the mood you have to build an on-ramp. Many times it is intact and navigation is swift. Other times there are huge crevices that might take weeks and years to repair. Sometimes the on-ramp can be swept away by turbulence leaving miles of jagged deep and unstable ever shifting soil that possibly can never be turned into an on-ramp.

The storm that takes up the on-ramp can be our run. Sometimes the partner creates the washout, but unfortunately many times it's the dude that is the damage.

Maintaining good stable ground underneath your on-ramp is crucial for access to the road. A smooth unblemished on ramp surface is preferred if you're trying to reach the road to the mood quickly and repeatedly.
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THE EASY WAY
Chapter 3

You've heard of conditioned response right? An example of conditioned response is a dog salivating at the sound of a can opener. True dudes will find that this also works with their partners. Subtle hints will convince them and without their knowledge that they might be building the on-ramp with you. For instance if you tell your partner that when you shave that means you are making a run for the road. In other words you are opening up your "love gear" bag and are gearing up to use your tool. By simply tapping your razor on the sink just right you're partner will pick up the hose and start ceiling asphalt on the on-ramp.

I think people have figured this approach out for years with roses cards and gifts. Those things can be good but they are not necessary in daily on-ramp maintenance.

Let's face it dudes you get more crabs with meat than you do with oat meal. You have to be nice and funny when you condition your partner to these subliminal temptations.

This is not manipulation it is just damned good pleasure for all.
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WHY IT IS RIGHT
Chapter 4

Dude's really try to justify their position in every action. This seems to be a constant battle won only by understanding that you are trying to do the right thing as a dude.

The right thing means treating others with respect and realizing your commitment to let it rip. In other words bask in the very glory of life.

Why is it right to treat your partner as an equal? And why is it right to continue to understand what it is they need. To your dismay you'll find out that they need more than just your tool. It's right to jump over to their side of life now and then since you probably spend a lot of time over on your side. In life there are other people! It's just hard to imagine anybody but you as right. As a dude make a commitment to let the others be right some of the time. There is a time for true conviction and domination (for the most part dude you are right), but the dude knows when others will be unduly harmed and he steps away.

Why is it right to not undermine your on-ramp? There's a term called avulsion. This means a rapid and violent loss of land. Dude do not to lose your on-ramp by these means. Not checking the soils regularly can result in an not repairable on-ramp.
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THE SPORT OF WORK & PLAY
Chapter 5

One of the most overlooked responsibilities of dudes is to recreate through work. The dude should work hard. The dude should only jokingly complain about work. The dude should try to outperform everyone. The dude should be enthusiastic for a majority of work time. The world should look upon the dude's work ethic as incredible. In short work is the sport.

Play! Recreation! Excitement! Entertainment! What does it take to truly recreate, A bigger boat or larger bank note? The true dude should be happy with nothing more than a shovel. The addition of a good beer or a glass of wine makes things nicer. The true dude knows that the right tool for the job is within hands reach. Armed with this knowledge we're whole and with a shovel we are awesome.

Wave runners and other implements of noise and pollution disguised as recreation hold nothing to a shovel. A Shovel is a man's best friend. A shovel is not needy it just wants to be used. The only extension a man should need to his tool is a shovel.

Productive sport is the preferred sport of any dude. This will include the three-quarter minus hurl, weed pull, the honey dew, the laundry jump, the garbage toss, the thumb tack press, light curl, wine press and the dudes favorite the love gear Olympics.

A couple hidden benefits to productive sport are a much more stable on-ramp and a fresh new asphalt coating on your on-ramp. Other benefits are less clutter and a smoother flow in a dude's life.

The dude realizes that fun can be the fear of not having fun.
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THE UNSPOKEN WORD PREVAILS
Chapter 6

Dudes are all about simplicity. In reality we are more complex than we want to be. We might let people know what we're talking about without talking.

That's the ultimate goal of the dude to simply nod his head or raise an eyebrow to convey a message. They say it's impolite to point. But the dude points with many body parts. Body language would be another phrase for the unspoken word. The unspoken word can do all the excavation compacting and paving for the on-ramp. Sometimes words get in the way. A true dude knows that his training will open doors and excite the masses with the most minor bodily motions.
Even ordering a beer without a word spoken in a busy tavern can be easy when you know how it's done.

The dude just knows!
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The alpha squirt
“short guy rehab”
Chapter 7

Words of warning. The secrets contained in the book of dude will bring you great power. This power should be protected as the toltec wisdom was. Dudes should never abuse their power. Manipulation is not a dude quality. One needs to be one with the world and understand that we are all related to each other. The best thing the true dude can do is to make Himself successful so that he can fulfill a dude's destiny which is to rub against the world in a positive sense leaving a lasting impression of hope and enthusiasm. We are all part of the alpha squirt.

You've heard the term rehab is for quitters. It's never too late to rehab or to quit or to start all over again. A dude understands that the first step to recovery is addiction. A dude must master addiction before he can rehab. If you are not certain that you have not mastered addiction enough to rehab keep going. The world has told us that we are addicted to many things. Regard yourself as perfect and perfect for the world and there will be no addiction.

A true dude knows no height. You may not have heard of the short guy rehab center but such a place does exist in the mind of dudes. We understand this more than most because the fact that we lost our bearings. But remember the motto of the short guy rehab center "no tree is too tall for a short dog to lift its leg at".

There is a name for a rapid loss of land as I explained earlier, and the name for a rapid loss of foreskin is circumcision. It is perfectly acceptable and encouraged that a man well over the average height visits short guy rehab to absorb and erode vertical indifference.
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ENTHUSIASM & FOLLOW-THROUGH
Chapter 8

What does a dude look for in life? Any dude looks for himself. In other words a dude look for people who are enthusiastic and not only walked the walk but also swaggered the schpiel. It is another responsibility of a dude to excite the masses and to make people stare in wild wonder at the beauty and the mastery as well as the seemingly effortless way in which the dude performs diverse tasks. But remember "it wasn't easy".

Following through is always important. If you are going to do the swagger and the schpiel thing, what you need are non-empty promises coming from yourself. You are working towards complete dude status therefore you are a force, you have the ability to influence people. False hope is not what a dude portrays. A dude is not here to put the rosy glasses on the world or any individual. Leading by example is the ultimate goal. Keep in mind that you cannot be in this world and not be a hypocrite. Even a dude will make mistakes. Remember that the world is looking for us and we will not be false messiahs.

Enthusiasm can be threatening. A dude does not limit his enthusiasm nor does he exude enthusiasm without proper backing for such enthusiasm. Forced enthusiasm is not worthy. If a dude's enthusiasm is threatening and justified a dude should be confident enough to throttle down and keep the peace and still do the right thing to benefit all.
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The sour milk analogy
Chapter 9

Relationships are fickle. A dude can make a seamless connection between the gray matter and the dude and the partner in most cases. Many times people try too hard to make it work. It doesn't have to be hard to work. Enthusiasm and on-ramp building are tools that a dude knows inside and out. These tools allow him to use his tool to help his partner. Do not let the milk sour.

The sour milk analogy is a multi-outcome proposition custom tailored to the exact failed or unfixed relationship. In other words the sour milk analogy has two different outcomes. One tells you to stay with the relationship and one tells you to go away. This is how it goes!

"Failed relationships are like sour milk. You go to the refrigerator and pull the milk out and take a big drink just to find the taste is hideous. You yell out oh God that is bad maybe if I put it back it will get better. Don't expect to go back and find sweet creamy yogurt because what you will find is something old lumpy and hairy". That's the analogy that says to go away from the relationship. The other outcome would continue to say "either way you end up with something old lumpy and hairy so you might as well stick with the relationship".

This does not paint a pretty picture for failed relationships. The bottom line is to do what you or your dudes heart tells you to do
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Cool Confidence
Chapter 10

Confidence is the best thing that a dude can possess in this world. Without confidence you are indeed a no hoper. If you are a no hoper then you are not a dude. That doesn't mean that you cannot become a dude it just means that you need enthusiasm and that leads to confidence. We realize that it is difficult to be confident when the bearings have really been removed from the finely tuned racing engine. How are we to know if our engine is going to continue to run? The worry dude is nil if you capture your true dude.

Having confidence is very difficult with the constant resistance of the world. People do not always see the vision of the dude. The dude will be met with resistance. The dude does not have to constantly perform as long as he keeps the dream alive and resurrects it at the appropriate time. Conviction and tenacity are the core of the dude. The world may tug at you in every direction yet you are positive in your position and therefore ultimately dominant.

A dude's confident attitude will bring new life to the world. A dude realizes that he is just a small stone for the foundation of the future and his enthusiasm will only help all things.
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THE CREAM PUFF THEORY
Chapter 11

The constant evolution is what a dude enjoys. The dude is able to see a need for change. In this world there is so much talk about being consistent. Consistency is good until it does not serve you. This is not wishy-washy this is progressive. As the world changes so should the dude. Not to keep an edge but not to create one in the first-place.

As the dude ages his body chemistry changes. There could be a possibility that the dude will get more estrogen. If this is the case the dude will become more calm and supportive and more able to work with all situations. This is called the cream puff theory. At this point in life the dude is still enthusiastic and supportive with an added compassion component that creates an environment in which a dude can excel to his fullest. The dude encourages productive old age.

Rebellious years are cherished and remembered. You're still productively basking and raising a little productive havoc while you continue to excite the masses.

The dude's content in knowing this fate. His life has been truly "good enough and better".
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THE ON RAMP REVISITED
Get with It or Get Out Of It!
Chapter 12

Think of life without on-ramps. Would it be worth it? The on-ramp could be the single most important part of a dude. Or perhaps it's confidence? The dude knows confidence without any financial success and a solid on-ramp is perfectly acceptable.

Let us revisit the on-ramp. The on-ramp must be built if you want to get on the road to the mood. The dude knows that there are lots of roads and some of them are not roads to the mood some of them are roads to more, they need on-ramp's too. The dude realize that he should nurture all relationships. Choosing battles and fighting them your way is the only way.

The dude realizes that 1 foot in and 1 foot out is not final. Confidence will lead you to where you need to go. Premeditated escapes from relationships and other life situations are not necessary. A dude's confidence will lead him exactly where he needs to go. The dude cannot outrun Father Time but you can certainly try to keep up.

There's a time when your in and there's a time when your out. The dude will make a clear and definite choice and will be strong enough to say with conviction I am in or I am out. The dude realizes that once the doors open he should walk through it if it is correct. The dude should also realize that opening doors never close. Dude choose your doors wisely

Does a previously opened door ever open again and wider? We must referred to the sour milk analogy. It can be as sweet or sour as you perceive. And besides a door never closes once it is opened. It definitely can open wider.

The dude says never say never because dude loves them all.

The dude does not have to reach the bottom of the crevice to realize the on-ramp cannot be rebuilt. A dude school will tell you that you can never have enough on-ramp's.
Don't forget to bask dude!
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Really
Chapter 13

When it comes to people dudes are all inclusive. We know all colors and are truly global. We know no countries or religions or sex just one planet and one family.

Gather thy enemies for festival and feast are ours to share.

How do you measure success? You don't! You just do what you can.

The dude would not respond to this help wanted ad -- Northwest falsifiers is looking for the following positions: liars, cheaters, fact dodgers, skirters, counterfeiters, truth stretchers, false witness, disclosers, over throwers, over turner's, overwhelmers, number jugglers, fact scramblers, self absorbed misleading rogues, detailers, flankers, side trackers, over actors, over bearers, larcenous scoundrels, and horrendous misleaders.

The dude knows there is always a tomorrow and we will prep the world for a much better one by allowing tomorrow's dudes a chances to start from higher ground.

Deliberate unencumbered dedicated enthusiasm (Dude)
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It's being on top
Chapter 14

Who is on top? Is on top of it better? Is the bottom bad? Does it matter if you’re on top of the top or top of the bottom or anywhere in between? I'm convinced that a dude can navigate top to bottom and except and enjoy his interactions with no negative prejudgments. One thing is for certain one can not prejudge any group of people. The dude realizes that we are all individuals and completely different from one another. As dudes we do not recognize the theory of seven personality types and blah...blah...blah. We're all individuals and not even remotely the same as each other. Everyone has something -- we can learn from them, even those people who are seemingly on the bottom of the bottom.

The dude may refer to himself as on top of the bottom which does not mean the bottom of the top. The old basis of success was complete control and domination and or lots of money. The dude realizing that you can not prejudge any group of people rich or poor, colored and less colored, religious and/or bigoted, anarchist and artists sets out with a truly excepting open mind and goes after the world with the committed enthusiasm (expected but not required of him).

Buddha could have unknowingly been A Dude. Leonardo da Vinci perhaps too! George W. is not a dude.
The true meaning of success - Dude?
The dude will not say "I used to be a want to be, now I just want to be a used to be".
A dude can always start over as many times as he chooses.
You're not necessarily on top if you are a married dude, a single dude, a dude with kids or the sometimes preferred method a dude with no kids. We have learned from the world that marriage is not permanent. Being single isn't always permanent either. It is acceptable for a dude to choose whatever type of marriage he would like or to stay single with no kids. You're "built in door intuition" will tell you how far to open them or whether to keep them tightly shut.
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Religions
Chapter 15

Deleting religion from the world agenda is essential. Realize that zero population is not a problem. Strive to become one family not under God or over God. No religion will dominate no one power will control and no one will be the Almighty.

A lot can happen in eternity. There is no beginning or end.

A dude learns from history. He realizes that what is right today and what he is doing today may not be proper for the next generation. The world is in constant change. Religions change with the times and so must a dude. A dude's ways can be shed when he realizes that they are not serving him any more.

Does the dude have religion? Is there is central icon or symbol for the dude? Honoring all religions that bring no harm is the first rule. A dude realizes his belief in a world family and not any religion. However a dude can choose to devote his life to the study of myth as Joseph Campbell did, or study no religion at all. If there were to be central symbol for icon for the dude it's obviously the shovel.

Their a lot of men in history that claim to be God like or actually God. You dude's recall Alexander, Manson and Jesus. Some just did a better job of convincing the masses. The dude makes no claim of Holiness or mystical powers. A dude is what a dude is. A thriving massive energy intertwined in the grid.
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Forgetting to Thank Those Who Dumped You
Chapter 16

As a dude you should strive to be good at receiving rejection. Ranting and raving and being the not so male dog is not a good reflection on a dude. You may not feel real pleasant and you may not understand why you are getting rejected or dumped, but it should not be fought heavily. Let it go so that it may come back. Dudicious acts that comply with others wishes will complement the seemingly uncomfortable situation.

By Being offered this dumping you have sprouted a new bud freedom that is so often overlooked. Freedom is in deed truly underrated. A free dude in the world is bliss. So next time you think about whining moan with a little laughter instead. Dudes do not whine instaed they go back into their deepest desires to be enthusiastic creative and productive.

So when a dude overhears someone complaining about being abandoned by a partner he can live in peace knowing that he thanked his ex’s for their time, effort, support and the next level freedom that is rapidly approaching. It's kind of like saying rip my heart out so that I may live.

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DEPPRESSIONARY
Chapter 17

Let's face it regardless of what level of Dudaism, Dudoriety or Dubious stature you achieve, depression can occur. Not only can it, it will perhaps more than we would like to see. The more interaction the more potential for Depression. The more you live the more Depression? Some people about more Depression and others in a fraction of the time. Are they the winners?

There is a game the dudes played even before they knew how. It's called Depressionary. In this game the winner isn't the one with the most toys. The winner isn't the one with the most money, best arm candy, Oceanside Villa or yacht. The winner is the one with the most Depression points. The Depression point is won by picking up a situation card and going through depressing point. At that point you'll get two different outcomes. If you choose the dudes approach to the situation you'll gain more Depression points because you have gone about an uncomfortable situation in a very favorable manner. If you choose to be the not so male dog you'll let gain those Depression points because you would have obviously inhibited creativity and positive energy flow in the process of whining or being vindictive. In the board game there is a get out of death free card, unfortunately there is no such thing in the dudes life. So the dude must sizzle with enthusiasm and allow others to quake with creativity and hope. This is the dudes get out of death free card.
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T H E R I B
Chapter 18

Little did we know as dudes that by surrendering the rib to create the other partner that we might not be adequately awarded or repaid for the act. The fact is the agreement was set in the knowledge that the Duderonomy can borrow the rib and give it back to the dude but perhaps not in its original spot. The posterior may be a spot that it is returned to. Generally this can be predicted to happen to those who have not found the dude layer.

The dude will truly be thanked for the rib. Keep doing the right thing.
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Dudes & SHOPPING
Chapter 19

Consider this rush and joy and solace of having zero consumerism. Shopping is overrated. The dude should have nothing more than enthusiasm confidence and respect. Food and shelter will follow. A dude should follow his inner self to be himself. If a dude is trying to create a persona then the dude is not himself. Giving is good and having to give is not.

A dude once said I always wait until the eve of the holiday to buy my presents, and then he realized and said what is the rush there are a lot of places open the morning of the holiday. He also contemplated the legitimacy of the holiday. The fact is that a dude realizes that not giving is actually giving more. That which is a created obligation may deserve neglect. The fighter for truth and justice will prevail and your preconceived duties will no longer be valid and the world will benefit from your abstinence from shopping. A shovel will provide more than any store.