Opinions and Thoughts of LightHouse Dann Verner - Just as he is!

  There come times throughout our lives where we have to take a long slow breathe and set “it” aside. What “it” you ask? The “it” in this case is the one that is ever present in our lives. That “it” that on numerous occasions causes you to shout at the ceiling, “What is this “bullcrap”?” One of those moments where, while vigorously pulling your hair out, you loudly proclaim, “This is bullcrap! “ And during that moment you are right in believing so! We may be made of flesh, bones and blood, but in reality we are machines. Biologically constructed, complex machines. Every machine has moments of down time. Scheduled maintenance or emergency repairs. Something that life shares with our bodies. Emergency down time, that is. To further complicate matters we are individualized complex machines with even more complex onboard  computerised operating systems. These operating systems are routed to three connections. The first is “publicly” and openly connected to the world wide web....

  Canadian Pride is not to be taken lightly! Is Trump really  putting the American people first? Yes, he is putting HIS people first – his billionaire people.  Trump doesn’t give a crap about the average person.  He has wrecked the already in trouble Veterans Affairs, fired thousands of war veterans and took away what little programs they had, he has ordered the clear cutting of protected national parks,  he took away the co-pay for Medicare which means the poor pay full price for medications, he is in the process of dismantling Old Age Security which will leave most seniors broke, he has a 23 year old Musk lover in charge of their nuclear arsenal and he has destroyed their civil rights and their Constitution. Not to mention that he has made it a felony to bad mouth him or Musk (who isn’t even an elected government official). He has seriously threatened Canada, Panama, Gaza and Greenland with annexation. He has said on numerous occasions that he will start World...

It takes a depressionto create an impression. It takes a man to shed tears. A lesson learned in past years. Yes, even the strong have fears. The mind becomes Disraeli gears. Yet, here I stand strong, Tears are not wrong. Even though my heart does break, I'm still ever strong " Shake ".

The giveaway is now “ LIVE  and you can download it for free until Friday Midnight. This is one of my personal favourite that I have written. “6315 The Original Urban Viking” The difference between this work and my first few published works is astronomical. My first few books are very rough and amateurish. They definitely were. As I say in my intro of “ DAMAGED “, I published it without correcting any of the format or grammar or spelling mistakes. The reason for doing so was that part of my life was chaos and tragedy and I wanted you, the reader, to understand and feel what my so-called childhood was in reality. Although, I have many years experience freelance writing and I have my blogs, some of which have hundreds of posts, I found authoring a book to be far different then a journalism type of article. Volume 1 of My Autobiography https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1973405784 I put all my knowledge and all my heart into “ 6315 The Original Urban Viking “.  Many, many hours of re-write...

  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08FNMPGG6 Help Spread the Message and raise awareness for Suicide prevention and The Broken Child Welfare/Protection System. To quote Victoria Chapman, from  https://www.facebook.com/AweVibes/ , "Black Diamond, Bubba’s story is a real life depiction of the unfortunate realities of what happens when a family requires support and ends up in a broken system. It highlights Jordan's  personal journey through mental health and addictions, and the long term impact and effect that falling through the cracks of the social service system, can have on someone’s life. Jordan committed suicide Christmas morning 2019. We must do better FOR our people as a humanity! A reformation of the social service system, is required immediately to work with and for our people that require support the most! #MissV I’m so proud of you for writing Jordan’s story and being a voice for those dismissed by the system Dann Shake Verner " https://www.facebook.com/AweVibes/ Althou...

Christmas will never exist in my life after this year. My son, Delaney Jordan, committed suicide yesterday. December 25th, 2019. Left to Right:Me,Jordan,Randy Left to Right: Jordan, Randy and I. He and his wife, Katelyn, decided to relocate from Toronto, Ontario to Black Diamond, Alberta. They had made the decision to start a new life in a new province with new friends. Alberta was not good to them at all. When they first arrived they did their best to try and secure employment. Kate succeeded by finding a part time job at a subway sandwich shop. Social Services absolutely refused to help them in any way. Even at Christmas. They were actually quite rude to both Katelyn and Jordan. This led to depression for both of them. They could not believe that a government agency could care less that they were homeless and possibly going to freeze to death on the street. They had made plans to scrimp and save until they had enough to return to their native Toronto. Perhap...

I am ' LightHouse Dann Verner'. A man who some say has lived many tragic lives. The first decade of my life I had lived in thirty-two homes. None of which I ever spoke the words, " Mom or Dad ". Only " Mister or Misses". I started my ' Walks ' at the age of ten fighting the monsters in my head.  The demons were winning for many years. I left my siblings Father's house at the age of twelve to join a hippie commune and learned how to be a Heroin addict. I have never slept in my father or mothers house since that day. That was over fifty years ago ..... Was my life hard? I think not. Every life is difficult. It is our trials and tribulations that define who we become in life. I have done many things I am ashamed of. I have done far more that I am proud of. Never let your past transgressions define your future. Hold your head high and hold the attitude that you are the best you that you can be today. For yesterday ...

I post this every Fall or in this case winter as here in Canada Irated Nipple Syndrome is a reality. Mostly caused by our Northern winds and our lust for cheap polyester t-shirts.  I have been plagued with this horrifying disease for nigh on 61 years now. As fall has arrived I am once again plagued with the horrible INS, so, I am re-publishing a blog I wrote in November 2007 It seems to my contorted malformed outlook towards this self labeled existence your homo sapient species declare as humanity that as  “Atomic Mother Earth”  has another one of her annual menopausal temperature episodes, you are dancing in cohesion to her moods and wants. If my memory does not fail me, then, I recall that not just twenty-four hours ago I was strolling the Danforth in a T-shirt and blue jeans. I recall my endocentric annoyance at the sweat gathering in the furrow of my brow as I glinted from the warm brightness of the summer comparable sunlight. Yet, on this bright Thursday ...

AFTERWARD OR AFTERWORDS WHY I WRITE Many ask me why l write. I write my books for  me. I tell my stories for my  readers. “ I am not sure if my works are badly written good stories or well written bad stories. Not too sure I care either way. I do care that, in my “Walk With Dann Collection”, I am telling my life as brutally truthful as possible. In shame and in honour. I do care that my ‘stand alone’ books, such as “ The Last Canadian Cosmonaut ” touch your heart. I pray that my other collection, “Walking On Dawes”, shows that the gang life, although often ‘exciting’, leads only to karma biting your buttocks.” My Walk With Dann Collection Volumes 1, 2 & 3 “ Damaged” is my first book. Like me, it is raw and full of mistakes. I have left it “unedited” as life has left me. “ DAMAGED” Walk With Dann Collection Volume 1 “ A Walk from my birth till I meet my second wife.” It is rough, crude in fact, numerous format con...