Friday, August 28, 2026

WHAT IS A HUMAN-BEING

 Art sculptures with many faces on it.


WHAT IS A HUMAN-BEING

The work investigates the whatness of a human being. Essential features are viewed from interrelated points of neuroscience, philosophy, biophysiology, quantum mechanics, psychology, communication and computation.

One chapter is dedicated to the topology of brain and another one to consciousness. Theories of aging are discussed.

Psychological profile of a human- being is addressed including the phenomenon of the self. An important subject of this article is the body internal communication. The attention is paid to the transcendentals named metasymbols of life.

The term "mindware" is proposed for labelling human operating system responsible for harmony and coherence of human being's behaviour. Reflections on the passing of life are mentioned at the end. This paper reviews many sources and could be assumed as an attempt to mark known, nearly known or sometimes unnameable answers to never-ending question.



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Thursday, August 27, 2026

Upgrade You: Simple Changes, Powerful Energy, Infinite Potential

      Finger Pointing at You!!!


Upgrade You:

Simple Changes, Powerful Energy,

Infinite Potential


Upgrade You: Why THIS Is the Book You Need to Become Your Best Self (Without Losing Your Mind)

The New Year is here — that magical time when we all suddenly decide we’re going to be better humans. We buy fresh planners, new pens, overpriced water bottles, and tell ourselves things like:

“I will wake up at 5 AM.”
“I’m giving up sugar, dairy, bread, Netflix, and negativity.”
“I’m going to meditate for 45 minutes every morning.”

And by January 14th?
We’re eating cereal in bed, scrolling TikTok, and wondering why self-improvement feels like boot camp for the emotionally exhausted.

But what if upgrading yourself didn’t mean suffering, sacrificing joy, or becoming some robotic version of perfection?

Enter Upgrade You: Simple Changes, Powerful Energy, Infinite Potential — the self-improvement book that actuallygets it.


Why “Upgrade You” Is the New Year Book You Didn’t Know You Needed

Unlike those intense, guilt-inducing “fix your whole life by 5 PM” manuals, Upgrade You shows you how to become your best self through small shifts, big laughs, and actual real-life changes you can stick to.

No gurus.
No pressure.
No shame for choosing tacos over treadmill time.
Just honest, funny, practical wisdom from Dr. Rob Alex.

Inside the pages, you’ll learn how to:

✔ Make simple adjustments that elevate every part of your life
✔ Upgrade your energy without burning out
✔ Add metaphysical magic to everyday actions
✔ Build confidence and self-worth that last
✔ Stop chasing perfection and start celebrating progress
✔ Laugh at your mistakes instead of crying into cheesecake
✔ Create a life you love, without needing a yoga mat made of unicorn fur

This book isn’t here to “fix” you — you’re not broken.
It’s here to help you upgrade you… with humor, heart, and a whole lot of freedom.


New Year, New Energy: Why NOW Is the Perfect Time to Upgrade

January isn’t just a month — it’s a vibe.
It’s a metaphysical reset button wrapped in sparkly energy and fresh-start momentum.

You’re already thinking about changes.
You’re already imagining a better version of yourself.
And “Upgrade You” shows you EXACTLY how to do it without the burnout, shame, or 42-step morning routines that require a small team of assistants.

This New Year, don’t promise yourself you’ll be perfect — promise yourself you’ll be better, a little at a time.

That’s where the magic happens.
That’s where YOUR infinite potential wakes up.


Why Readers Are Loving “Upgrade You”

➡ It’s fun.
➡ It’s relatable.
➡ It’s profoundly honest.
➡ It feels like talking with your funniest, most encouraging friend.
➡ It gives you tools you can use TODAY — not someday.

Readers aren’t just reading the book — they’re laughing, reflecting, clearing out old energy, shedding outdated habits, and upgrading everything from their mindset to their relationships.


What Makes It Different From Every Other New Year “Change Your Life” Book?

Realness. Humor. Humanity. And metaphysical goodness.

This book acknowledges:

  • You’re busy

  • You’re human

  • You’ve tried self-improvement before

  • And you’re tired of feeling like you're “not enough”

Upgrade You flips the script.
It says you are enough — and now it’s time to build on that foundation in small, powerful steps.

Like cleaning your inner energy junk drawer.
Or learning to say “no” without writing a four-paragraph apology.
Or celebrating tiny wins that add up to big transformation.


The New Year Is Coming… and So Is the New YOU

This is the year you stop fixing yourself and start upgrading yourself.
This is the year you accept your quirks, honor your energy, raise your standards, and step into your potential without pressure or perfectionism.

Let the Universe see you shine.
Let your life expand.
Let your spirit recharge.

And let Upgrade You guide you through the journey — with laughter, heart, and a whole lot of “you’ve got this.”


Ready to Begin?

Upgrade You: Simple Changes, Powerful Energy, Infinite Potential
is available now — and it’s the perfect companion for your New Year intentions, vision boards, affirmations, and “I swear this year will be different” pep talks.

👉 Grab your copy today
👉 Prepare to feel energized, inspired, and empowered
👉 Step into the upgraded version of YOU — one small shift at a time

Because the best version of you isn’t out of reach.
It’s already here — waiting for you to hit upgrade.


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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

The Devil Pulls the Strings

 Cool Dude wth Guitar and Creepy Blue Guy behind him.


The Devil Pulls the Strings


The Devil Pulls the Strings is the pulse-pounding first tale in the Archivist series.

This second edition exists because readers, producers, and studio executives took the time to share what they wanted: a protagonist who arrives sooner, whose motivation hits harder, who drives the story instead of chasing it, along with deeper backstory and expanded details. Their feedback made this story better, and this edition is the result.

For readers who felt lost keeping track of the book's rich cast of characters, a character glossary was added to the front of the book. For fantasy readers who craved deeper detail on the world and its mythology rooted in authentic Slavic folklore, a comprehensive glossary was added to the back.

The Librarians. The Magicians. The Dresden Files. Neil Gaiman's Sandman. The Devil Pulls the Strings belongs in that conversation, and then goes somewhere none of them have gone before.

Set across modern-day Wentzville, MO, New York City, and 1813 Genoa, Italy, the story weaves bromance, Slavic mythology inherited from oral tradition, secret societies, Paganini's music, and time travel into something that operates on layers upon layers upon layers.

Twenty-two-year-old Boone Daniels experiences the world differently. Music floods his vision with color and taste. Action words materialize around him like panels leaping off a comic book page. And his memory never lets anything go.

Not helping is the evil spirit, a wendigo, that has haunted him since age six, nor the debilitating panic attacks and gut-wrenching guilt he feels for almost killing his best friend in a joust. And when he fills in for that same injured friend at a New York gig, he goes to meet the gig's contact at a NYC brownstone, only to watch him fall from the balcony as gunfire erupts around him.

Boone barely escapes and uncovers a sinister plot to perform Paganini's secret sonata that summons the Devil, to be used to trap Baba Yaga. Not the two-dimensional villain you have seen before, but the full, ancient, terrifying supernatural force of Slavic folklore. And destroy modern-day New York City.

Now he is racing through time to capture a cursed melody before it ends everything. A Romani immortal, steampunk vampires, and Baba Yaga herself set the stage for war. Boone will have to risk death for redemption.

All he really wants is to keep a promise to a friend. The same friend he almost killed last Sunday.

Can a small-town Missouri musician outplay the supernatural and save NYC's soul?

If you love tortured heroes, epic battles, time travel, twisted history, and secret societies colliding, and a Baba Yaga rendered in her full folkloric glory for the first time, you will love J. W. Zarek's spectacular page-turner, The Devil Pulls the Strings, Second Edition.




 



Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Weight Loss You'll Love: Lose Weight Doing What You Love

 Young Lady in Scubs Smiling


Weight Loss You'll Love:

Lose Weight Doing What You Love


Weight Loss You’ll Love is not really a diet book, it’s the story of a woman who spent 20 years trying to lose weight through restriction, gyms, trainers, calorie counting, and sheer discipline, only to regain it again and again. Eventually, she discovered a radically simple idea: the healthiest life is the one you actually enjoy living.

Instead of forcing herself through workouts she hated, she began walking just 20 minutes a day, hiking and biking for pleasure, eating delicious lower-calorie foods she genuinely loved, and redesigning her environment so healthy choices became automatic. Her breakthrough was realizing that habits provide the structure, but joy provides the fuel.

Six months later, she had lost 40 pounds—not by suffering more, but by finally building a life she didn't want to escape from.

At its heart, the book offers a refreshing philosophy:

Stop asking, “What can I force myself to do to lose weight?”
Start asking, “What could I happily keep doing for the rest of my life?”

Because lasting change isn't about surviving a punishment. As the book puts it, every pound lost is a promise you kept to yourself.

ABOUT WEINA SCOTT (the Author):

Weina Scott is a Harvard Computer Science graduate and entrepreneur with experience building and scaling technology companies. She has founded several profitable businesses, including two that were acquired by large public companies. One was a venture-backed company that raised more than $100 million from leading investors, and another was a podcasting company she started at age 16. Earlier in her career, Weina worked as a computer scientist for Fortune 100 companies. She graduated from Harvard in 2011 and now lives in Miami, Florida.








Sunday, August 23, 2026

Footprints on the Heart

Young Girl and Beautiful White Dog



Footprints on the Heart


There are episodes in some people's lives where their strength is not enough to move forward on their own. Why? Life is what it is. and there are not always answers. This is a children's story about two beings who keep each other company when sadness does not subside and tries to stay: even so. one of them clings so tightly to wanting to see the other well that he bares his fangs at adversity. driven purely by love, to drive it away from the other's life. There are moments, situations, and people that leave us: footprints on the heart. This is a book that offers a different approach to helping children navigate depression, anxiety, grief, and other emotional challenges, moving beyond conventional methods.







Saturday, August 22, 2026

Little Elara: A Story for Brave Little Hearts

 Young Girl walking down the Road


Little Elara: A Story for Brave Little Hearts


Little Elara is more than a bedtime story, it is part of a global healing project designed to help girls develop confidence, self-worth, emotional resilience, and the courage to trust their inner voice. Written as the companion children’s book to Elara, this beautifully illustrated story introduces young readers to powerful life lessons through a magical world of butterflies, moonlit gardens, and gentle wisdom. Author Michael Evans is a former law enforcement officer, founder of Kingsman Philanthropic Corp., and founder of USPA Nationwide Security. For more than two decades, his life’s work has centered on protecting vulnerable people, investigating crimes against women and children, locating missing persons, and helping victims rebuild their lives. Through those experiences, he witnessed a common truth: many of the struggles women face later in life begin with wounds formed during childhood. Determined to address those wounds before they begin, Evans created the Elara Project—a worldwide collaboration involving artists, musicians, cultural consultants, survivors, educators, and advocates from more than a dozen countries, including the United States, China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Ukraine, Russia, India, Pakistan, North Korea, South Korea, Bangladesh, Singapore, Laos, and others. Many come from regions historically divided by politics, conflict, or ideology, yet united here by a shared belief: every girl deserves to know her value. Together, they created a story with one simple message: A girl who knows her worth today becomes a woman who is far less vulnerable to manipulation tomorrow. Little Elara is a love letter to brave little hearts everywhere.




Friday, August 21, 2026

Author Octopus Shirt

 Author Octopus

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