The Proginator – Chapter 1-2

Jul29
by on July 29, 2019 at 9:57 am and modified on July 29, 2019. at 1:46 pm
Posted In: Chapter 1

Well since this is in my mind of where I would like to live in, in my next life I probably made it.

[ Lets take a closer look then. ]

I will myself to get closer and closer, entering the atmosphere I feel the clouds around me, sensations and feelings of my body that I didn’t have before start coming back to me.

 

Feeling like the closer I get to the plains on that peninsula the more I feel my body is coming back to me.   I look at myself and yes, although i’m naked my body has returned.

I’m not proud of it of course, years of neglect and a stationary lifestyle wrecking havoc on myself.  An over-zealous example of a dad-bod for sure.   Protruding belly, unkempt beard and worse of all a lack of lung capacity from the years that I was a smoker.

[ I don’t feel the need to smoke.  That’s good. ]

I always wanted to quit but since my mind was in such a state of turmoil any unpleasantness I felt was associated with having to light one up.

[ Am I falling? ]

The gravity is now pulling me at an alarming rate.

[ I just got here and now i’m going to die again! Wait .. isn’t this just a comatose induced dream anyways? heh, no worries then. ]

My falling now is getting awfully close to the mountains, I’m now trying to use my body to glide to where I want to be.

[ I’m not going to make it! ]

I’m aiming for the plains area but i’m too close to the mountainous terrain, I start aiming for the river flowing down from the basins at the top of the mountain.

Smack I go into the river and the rocks and water start flying everywhere.  I’m still tumbling down the mountain along the path of the river.   I figuratively hear the onomatopoeia sound of when I land on a cliff side several hundred feat on the mountain above the peninsula below.   I literally looked like one of those rag doll physic concepts in video games, arms flailing about and everything.

[ Kabooom! ]

Yes that’s the sound I said and heard at the same time,  The entire area’s landscape changed into a mile wide crater on this cliff, the walls of the mountain became an amphitheater in appearance as the river above became split and cascaded down the sides instead of straight through as it once did.

The river being split now flowed on the sides reconnecting itself near the edge where it once flowed down, near the center edge of the crater, back on the path it once had.   It wasn’t a small stream either and since it now wasn’t deep like it was started to fill the crater itself.

“Well that’s no good.”

[ Oh, i’m talking normally again and not just in my mind. ]

Feeling the ground moving and a large sound of earth on the right side looking in moving I hastily jumped up.    That side of the river appears to have created a hole into something below and started flowing through it.

It was a long walk to move closer to see what happened.   Looking around I notice the other waterfall on the left side looking in remained unchanged while the split of the river on the right side the river from the waterfall there went into the crevice to parts unknown.

“Nice, I thought it would take longer for you to get here.” (?)

Quickly looking behind me was a person!  A tall blonde haired Elf in a suit and tie.

“Oh great.” (me)

I’m rubbing my hands against my temples.

“Just what I need another hallucination.” (me)

“Nope.” (?)

He’s smiling from ear to ear I assume finding my reaction to him appearing out of nowhere to be amusing to him.

“Okay, introductions.   You’re Devlin Diangelo,  I already know that already.   You may call me Morgan.” (Morgan)

“Hey.” (Devlin)

Awkward pause with a halfhearted wave of greeting.

[ So i’m dead afterall. ]

“Yes .. and No.  you were dead and now you’re not.” (Morgan)

Morgan starts to stretch his arms out and yawns.

“It’s been a long day, shall we have some tea?” (Morgan)

We approach a glass patio table with white wicker chairs, a full compliment of cookies and cakes along with a tea set which of course I knew wasn’t there before but now is.

Currently the impact point, crater which I created is now full of water and the river started to head back down its original path on the mountain as we sat down we were on the elevated edge of it with the table.

“You’re taking this rather well.” (Morgan)

“I have gotten used to being in a panic state from the littlest things that happened.  I have no idea why i’m not entirely freaked out right now.   I’m thinking that it’s because i’m still believing that this is a dream i’m having while in a coma.” (Devlin)

Morgan fills up two cups of tea and hands one cup to me.

“Sugar?” (Morgan)

“Yeah, 3 cubes if you could.” (Devlin)

Morgan places 3 cubes into my cup and sits down without touching his cup, but he grabs a cookie and eats it.

Another awkward pause and half of a smile from myself later.

He’s not saying anything even now, however he took several more cookies while slowly looking around.  Taking a sip of his tea he still hasn’t said anything.

[ What is with this guy? ] (Devlin)

[ Why isn’t he giving me the monologue just like one of the stories that I got hooked on. ] (Devlin)

More awkward silence and a sheepish grin from Morgan.

[ Well, whatever. ] (Devlin)

“You know you’re talking within your mind again and not with your mouth and saying things, and yes I can hear them.” (Morgan)

[ That’s a bit embarrassing. ]  “That’s a bit embarrassing” (Devlin)

“Close enough.”  Morgan says as he giggles.

“So I am going to assume some things, right?  First in my old life I died and while I was floating in nothingness I created my own heaven for my soul to live in for the rest of my days?” (Devlin)

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The Proginator – Chapter 1-1

Jul29
by on July 29, 2019 at 7:30 am and modified on July 29, 2019. at 1:29 pm
Posted In: Chapter 1, Proginator World 323

Here I am, heading to the store in one of the many overly hot days in Las Vegas.   I hate it here where I live.   I can only afford the cheapest area to live in.   Next year I turn 50 and I have lived a full life, growing up in a loving military family.

My father was in the Air Force, we moved from base to base when I was younger; finally settling in California for my teen years.   I read a lot, especially fantasy and science-fiction stories.  Curious about everything, I always wanted to know how things worked.

Being the youngest of several siblings even while being the baby of the family my parents never coddled or spoiled me, they believed that learning by doing is very important and were still loving and attentive.

I had a good high school life, then in college I messed up.   I found myself feeling that I was looking through the eyes and my life was on auto-pilot, the decisions that I made were not the same as previously.  Maybe it was because I was so far away from my family and alone here?  I don’t know.

Relationships were fleeting, just someone showing any interest in me at all I hooked up with them, this mentality of mine didn’t understand relationships apparently and as my thinking why did I do that?  It was as if I had no control.

For the last 30 years as if in haze, a foggy mind that was disabled with prescription anti-psychotics;  I woke up.

I entered the nearby supermarket so I can buy some cat food it was as if epiphany over and over again; a flooding of memories all surged at me at once.  My mind racing for an explanation was flooded with the events that I was too delirious to recognize my own.

I had a child, or several – who knows.  My pernicious behavior at least gave me one.   For the most part it was as if my foggy mind and my real ‘self’ merged together as one and I was finally back in control.

But then it was too late.  I was having a heart attack, cardiac arrest in the entrance way of this store.  My cat… I’ve had her for 20 years; she was old and pooped everywhere except her box, but I loved her as my only family left.  I wonder who will take care of her when i’m gone?

Rushed to the emergency room in an ambulance as the paramedics use injections and defibrillators to restart my heart my heart started to beat again, I am going to live!

The EMT while pulling his mask off looked into my eyes and asks me.  “When you die, what kind of world would you like to live in?”

A semi truck who wasn’t paying attention to the flashing lights slammed straight into the ambulance.  The needle in the other EMT’s hands plunged straight into my head and that was it.

[ So this is death? ]

[ Of course it is, the only thing I have left is what’s in my mind. ]

[ I cannot feel, literally there’s no sensations at all but what is in my mind. ]

[ How long have I been here? ]

[ How long will I stay here? ]

[ I want to tell my son that I love him one last time. ]

[ I want to apologize to my mother who raised us with love and affection. ]

[ Maybe i’m just paralyzed?  but why can’t I see anything? ]

“When you die, what kind of world would you like to live in?” (Remembering the EMT)

[ What kind of question is that? ]

[ I would like to live in a world with plenty of vegetation and tree’s, forests, lakes and rivers.. plains with beautiful flowers, vast oceans, seas and skies.. unpolluted air and majestic scenery everywhere. ]

[ Whats this feeling?  Something is happening.. I can feel the presence of something happening but I can’t see it. ]

… I will myself to have eyes so I can see, I remember how my eyes felt physically and my sense of vision although a bit blurry started to come back.

After the blurriness fades I start to see the stars in the sky but it wasn’t the sky, I am looking around at everything I could, trying to find a reference to my position.

[ I am in in space!   Looking down at a glowing orb of a green planet below me… the Earth looks so beautiful from here. ]

[ This isn’t the Earth .. It’s much larger and the landmasses are different. ]

I tried to see the shapes of the continents but nothing I could recognize, there were at least 2 large land areas and about 5 smaller ones with oceans all around them, it looks like there is about 50% land to 50% ocean.   Squinting or what I think is squinting I then notice the abundant of islands.

[ I can’t tell the size of something from up here. ]

Willing myself to move, approaching the planet in front of me I got closer, close enough that I could clearly this worlds rotation and weather.

“When you die, what kind of world would you like to live in? (Remembering the EMT)

[ Being dead .. this is my world I want to live in? ]

I couldn’t think of anything else.

[ If i’m still alive in a coma then I need to pass the time while waiting to break free of it right? ]

Searching while the planet rotates beneath me, I notice in the upper hemisphere on the right of one of the largest continent connecting to the largest ocean was a weird set of mountain ranges that looked like a sideways U with the open end connected to the ocean.

There are many rivers coming down from the mountains forming a extremely huge lake. The lake at it’s east side formed a river that goes all the way to the ocean with all of the tributaries from the mountains connect to it along the way.  In the center of that lake was an island that connected right with the mountains and a river again flowing through it that connects to the lake.

[ That’s not an island but a peninsula. .. and it doesn’t look as if it was a coincidence that the planet formed that way. ]

Well since this is in my mind of where I would like to live in, in my next life I probably made it.

[ Lets take a closer look then. ]

I will myself to get closer and closer, entering the atmosphere I feel the clouds around me, sensations and feelings of my body that I didn’t have before start coming back to me.

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WordPress Spring Cleaning of Hacks and Malicious Code

Jul06
by on July 6, 2019 at 2:25 am and modified on July 6, 2019. at 2:29 am
Posted In: Wordpress

You will need to be able to FTP into your site to do this, if you have no idea how or what FTP is use the guides from your hosting provider of your site.

  1. Download a fresh copy of WordPress from wordpress.org, unzip it and get it prepared to ftp over. But before doing that, do the following steps:
  2. FTP into your site and make a backup copy of your wp-config.php, store it on your local drive, this file has the information needed to resume your normal sites activity.
  3. Once the wp-config.php file is saved. Delete all of the .php files from the root of your wordpress install. Also delete the wp-admin/ and wp-includes/ directories and everything under them. DO NOT DELETE THE wp-content/ folder! Thats where your sites look and feel and saved images are at.
  4. Copy over the fresh copy of WordPress that came from the zip file you downloaded from wordpress.org via zip.
  5. Access your site via browser; and using the information from the stored backup of the wp-config.php file, input it again into the necessary fields. All of the information is there. DO NOT COPY OVER THE BACKED UP wp-config.php FILE. Doing it this method will recreate the file properly with the information coming from the old wp-config.php file that you saved.
  6. (Optional) Plugins: access your wp-admin and go to the plugins and record on pen and paper or text file on your system what plugins you have. … then delete them all – after they are all deleted, only reget from the repository the ones you were using and reactivate them – then reset their settings if necessary.
  7. (Optional) Using FTP access the wp-content/themes/ directory, IF while looking at the directory list and you notice the DATES on the folders do NOT correspond to the last time you edited those theme files – then there’s a possibility that the theme itself has a hack in it (can use this method to check plugins as well). Then check those theme files edit dates to check if there’s malicious code in them; usually its the functions.php file or the index.php (usually).

You should now have a cleaned up WordPress install with the same site you had previously.

NOTE: You should check your .htaccess file in your root folder as well to see if there’s something malicious in it.

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Proginator – Page 8

Nov01
by on November 1, 2018 at 8:04 am and modified on November 1, 2018. at 8:05 am
Posted In: Proginator World 323, Prologue

Three days have passed and the Emperor God appeared the same way he left, through a door like entrance way with glowing edges.

What the royal family didn’t realize is that Morgan just set the time of this garden world to advance 3 days in the matter of minutes.  For him it was just stepping through the gate, set the time-scale and then come back through again.

Morgan as he steps back through to this world he sees the twins with massive amount of luggage and King Edward and his Queen standing next to him with several dozens of guards.  Behind them next to all of the luggage were a dozen maids standing with several dozen men who looked he assumed were baggage carriers.  

When seeing Emperor Morgan walk through the magical looking gate everyone except the King and Queen drop to their knee in reverence.

Morgan motions them all to stand of course.

“Ah, it looks like you’re ready.  Ah, unfortunately I goofed up again and forgot to mention something.” (Morgan)

“?” (pretty much everyone within earshot)

“You see, Eddie.. Aleah, you will be issued everything you need.   Everything like daily necessities and clothing.   Food is also provided as well as study materials.” (Morgan)

The Queen being quite assertive about wanting her children to bring some keepsakes with them so they don’t get lonely appears to be agitated.

“While we are to understand they do not bring clothing and necessities.  Our children are quite fond of some of their belongings that remind them of home.  I am worried that they will be a bit home sick without them.” (Queen Elise)

Scratching his head as if trying to figure out how to convey this to the family.

“First lets head inside and find a nice place to chat just the four of us hmm?” (Morgan)

They all started walking past the throne room front door and head to the families living area a carriage rolls up with two very exhausted looking brown heavy war horses. 

Morgan and the royal family keep walking and pay it no mind.   The royal family and Morgan both knew it was the Prime Minister.  The Prime Minister hurries out of the carriage and follows quickly behind with what appears to be a very overweight young boy hobbling closely behind him.

“Your Excellency, My King.   A moment of your time.” (The PM)

Morgan stops there and looks back.  In that reaction the royal family did as well.  Aleah waves to the boy who is out of breath trying to catch up to everyone.

“Well hey there Mr. Prime Minister.  I’m happy to see you again.” (Morgan)

The Prime Minister while not completely out of breath like the young boy that is hopelessly even not still trying to catch up even though the location is only 100ft away;  he stops and kneels down.

“My gracious Lord.  Please allow my son to have the chance at the same education.” (the PM)

The obese boy finally catches up and gets down on one knee with his head tilted down like his father.   Morgan stares at the boy intently for several seconds.

“Young man, .. rise and tell me your name?” (Morgan)

The boy nervously stands still with his head tilted down.  He appears to be around 12 years old, several years younger then the twins.

“I am Jacque Mikael Fruer m’lord.”  (Jacque)

“Did your father pressure you into coming here?  Be honest, I can tell when someone is lying you know.” (Morgan)

“No m’lord, it is I that pressured my father to bring me here.  He is quite adamant to not disturb you or cause a scene.” (Jacque)

“What is the reason you wish to join the Prince and Princess?” (Morgan)

“I wish to be useful to my father, family and kingdom.” (Jacque)

Morgan apparently likes this kid but he knows that this kid has been spoiled and pampered his entire life.   

“It will be hard for you.   Your training unlike Aleah and Eddie will take several years, not several months.   You will not see your family during that time are you prepared for that?” (Morgan)

After hearing the reason why and the Emperor God’s response see’s his son with a bit more respect but still .. several years.

“Jacque…. no..” (the PM)

“I wasn’t aware it will be years… though I have resolved that I will do whatever is necessary, my wish is to learn.  The education I can receive here although quite good I don’t believe it will compare to what I could  learn by going with Prince Edward and Princess Aleah.” (Jacque)

Morgan pretends to deliberate on his answer but he’s already decided so he gives a wry smile.

“Sure, you may come along.  You will be in different classes then the twins but you have a certain attitude that I like.” (Morgan)

Morgan then turns around towards the royal family and the entrance to the living area of the King they all proceed to go in.   Jacque looks at the carriage and motions for his attendant to bring his bags.

“Noooo luggage!” (Morgan speaks loudly while not even bothering to turn around to look)

The attendant places the bags back on top of the carriage while the Prime Minister surprises his son with a huge fatherly hug.   Then they again try to catch up with everyone else who has already entered.

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Proginator – Page 7

Oct31
by on October 31, 2018 at 6:01 am and modified on November 1, 2018. at 8:06 am
Posted In: Proginator World 323, Prologue

The King gasps with what the Emperor God said.   He’s a loving, doting father who of course wouldn’t want his children to come to harm.

“My .. children?” (Edward)

“Yes, the twins, your kids.. you remember them right?” (Morgan)

Morgan is smiling with a small snort because he purposely worded what he said to cause the King some discomfort which made it all the more funny to him.

“Now.. if I remember correctly their name is Aleah and Ed jr jr jr jr jr jr jr jr,  right?” (Morgan grinning like crazy)

“Edward .. the 8th… Excellency please .. no .. take me instead they are young with a full life ahead of them…” (King)

Edward isn’t laughing along with Morgan he’s quite in a dazed stupor because he doesn’t want to defy the Emperor God with the request to take his beloved children.

“Hah, I see I’ve taken my kidding around with you a bit too far, I’m sorry Ed.  May I call you Ed?  What I mean is that I will be sending those lovely children of yours to a school in uhm, our realm for about three months.  You’ll miss them i’m sure but it won’t be that long.” (Morgan)

The King now drenched with the sweat is still looking like he’s going to pass out from the exhaustive thought of having his children taken from  him closes his eyes and exhales a sigh that quite literally sounded he deflated the last 5 minutes of this conversations breathing in.

The Prime Minister added another checklist to his mental note about informing the church about the new God that is coming.  He’s going to mention ‘Emperor God Morgan, Creator God of Benevolence and Mirth’.  Mirth being a nice way of saying a sardonic sense of humor.

Morgan looks directly at the Prime Minister and laughs heartily while reaching out to the Minister to hold his shoulder to keep himself from falling over while giggling.   It’s as if the Emperor God knew what was going through the Prime Ministers mind.

“No.. not the God of Mirth.. I’m just happy that is all.” (Morgan)

The Prime Minister without a doubt fully believed this person is a God now.  Morgan read his mind or can hear his thoughts.

After getting control of himself from the thought that he is the God of Mirth Morgan remembers the dinner’s with his wife and son where he tried to tell jokes to them that utterly failed.

“Hah, if Danielle were here she would absolutely chastise you for thinking that i’m the God of Mirth.” (Morgan)

“Danielle?  The name of our Empress God?” (PM)

“Yes .. Danielle never call her Dani she will tear you apart if you did that.” (Morgan)

Dani being Morgan’s pet name for her.  She hates it when other people call her that since it’s not Morgan.

“Oh yeah, our son’s name is Rain.”  Morgan proudly says.

“Like the drops of water that fall from the sky?” (Edward)

“Exactly, because he brought us new life and rejuvenates our world.” (Morgan)

‘Our world’ meaning that as a family it is their first child.  To the people around him right now they believe that it means to this world they live in now.

Morgan is acting like a doting father just like King Edward,  The King now realizes why he liked Morgan so much.

The trio are now standing near the Queen and siblings.  The fourteen year olds are being pampered by their mother.  Aleah is having her brush haired while sitting in front of her and Edward is staring at the guards while taking notes in his mind of where the guards need improvements.

“Aleah .. Eddie .. can I call you Eddie?  .. Would you like to go to school for a few months in our realm for some special education?” (Morgan)

Edward the 8th and Aleah immediately stood up and bowed to the Emperor.

“If that is what you wish of us your Excellency.” (Edward the 8th)

“Your Excellency while I wish to partake in education may I ask some questions? (Aleah)

“Sure of course, ask away.” (Morgan)

“The lands have been overtaken by the Demons Army and beasts.  What our most able scouts that have come back have told us, there is no other Kingdom that has survived besides the tribes to the south.”  (Aleah)

Aleah eyes her mother the Queen while still bowing.  The Queen gives her a look like as if you better not embarrass us.  Flustered she continues saying whats on her mind.

“Will we be safe in travelling to your Excellency’s city?” (Aleah)

“She’s as astute you claimed King Edward.” (Morgan)

The King never actually said anything of the sort but being they’ve got a mutual understanding of being proud parents.  Morgan said that so that the King could earn some dad points with his daughter.

“Yes young Lady.  You will actually travel through a gateway that I will open here to directly travel there.   Although you cannot immediately come back, rest assured it’s only for a few months.  You will be sent back after three months for a break from the curriculum.  You can decide at that time whether you wish to continue your studies and go back.” (Morgan)

Morgan is currently giving off an aura of being a positive mentor for these two.  The Queen looks relieved by his sage like demeanor.

“The reason for the three months is impart with you some wisdom that you and your brother can use to benefit your father and this Kingdom.” (Morgan)

“Yes your Excellency,  it is my wish to partake in this endeavor to further my education.” (Aleah)

Morgan thinks to himself that Aleah is quite intelligent but utilizes words like ‘partake’ and “endeavor” too much to compensate for a lack of vocabulary while still sounding intelligent.  He’ll discuss this with his wife before picking them up for school.

“Good, .. three days from now i’ll pick you both up at noon – when the sun is at its highest.  .. See you then!” (Morgan)

A door sized entrance way again appears next to Morgan that has seams that are glowing around its edges.   He steps into it after he nodded to the King and Prime Minister.  The entrance way disappears immediately.

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