John K. Patterson

Author of the Queensland Crater series. Artist. Nuts about Sci-Fi/Fantasy and dinosaurs. Old-fashioned when possible.

[John K. Patterson @JohnKPatterson]

Continuing the story from Midnight Chase: Helen and Marie Larkwood end up face-to-face with a bad-tempered #Spinosaurus named Sobek.

What could possibly go wrong?

https://t.co/WkyZZgjyUa

[Aaron M. Renn 🇺🇸 @aaron_renn]

This is brutal. I’ll bet that BBC reporter didn’t expect that response.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

When sending medical advice, ask your doctor, but also ask an experienced nurse.

Nurses are underrated.

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

Real 'body positivity' is rejecting obesity and getting your butt in a gym.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Teach a people to hate themselves and their history and they are defenseless against mind viruses.

They can be reprogrammed with ease.

[Mark Bavisotto @markbavisotto]

It takes 20 Years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it.

Protecting your reputation is crucial in business. Here are five effective ways to safeguard and maintain a positive reputation:

1. Deliver Quality Products and Services- Underselling and overdelivering is a great way to ensure your reputation stays intact.

2. Transparent communication- This is the most important one in my mind. Issues will happen in business and the more proactive you are in dealing with them, the better the outcome will be.

3. Build and Maintain relationships: This is where you should spend most of your time. Listening to your clients and being a trusted sounding board will do wonders for your reputation. Never betray someone's confidence ever.

4. Ask for help- People in the business community respect those who ask for help. It shows your willingness to learn, which always earns respect in the long run.

5. Monitor your Social Media Presence- You have seen so many folks lose their livelihood over posts on social media. Have your opinions, but stay away from politics and religion.

By prioritizing these strategies, you can proactively protect your reputation and mitigate potential risks to your credibility and trustworthiness in business.

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

Taking care of yourself through solid nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle habits is safe and effective.

[John K. Patterson @JohnKPatterson]

@ItsDustin1992 Praying.

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

Dress like the person you want to be. Sometimes you have to act out the person you want to be before you become it.

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You can go really far in life by being polite, hard working, and treating people kindly.

Don't fall for the lie that you need to be a jerk or cheater to get ahead.

[Dr Jordan B Peterson @jordanbpeterson]

A higher court in Canada has ruled that the Ontario College of Psychologists indeed has the right to sentence me to re-education camp. There are no other legal avenues open to me now.

It's capitulate to the petty bureaucrats and the addle-pated woke mob or lose my professional licence.

Congratulations,
@CPOntario!

You won this round.

Mark my words, however: the war has barely started. There is nothing you can take from me that I'm unwilling to lose.

So watch out.
Seriously.
You've been warned.

https://t.co/Oersk5915F

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

Almost everybody thinks they are a 'good person'. This includes terrible people.

In my observation, truly good people seem less certain about their 'goodness'. They are highly aware of their propensity for wickedness and keep it under control.

Vigilant rather than angelic.

[John K. Patterson @JohnKPatterson]

@JoeBiden Hahahahahaha!

Meanwhile, back in Realityland…

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Social media is reducing people's social skills and attention spans.

As someone who has spent much of the past 15 years talking to people for living, it's really noticeable.

The average person is even less socially competent post scamdemic.

[ZUBY: @ZubyMusic]

If you become excellent at reading and listening then you will be a force to be reckoned with.

Why? Because you can learn and assimilate new and complex information, quickly.

If you're proficient at writing and speaking as well, that's a potent and RARE combo.

[Maija Karala @MaijaKarala]

Sauropod care tip: dwarf sauropods need much less food than other species and easily become overweight. Avoid high-calorie commercial feeds and provide plenty of fresh conifer browse.

Europasaurus holgeri, an example of insular dwarfism in dinosaurs. Bigger than I thought.

[John K. Patterson @JohnKPatterson]

You guys want a free #QueenslandCrater short story with a nasty #Terrorbird? Sure you do!

Wordpress seems to love obnoxious ads, so I’ll likely find a new home for my blog soon.

Here’s the Goodreads edition instead:

https://t.co/tU8YkkrBBP

[John K. Patterson @JohnKPatterson]

@RocketPulpHack Am I doing this right?

[Gina Carano 🕯 @ginacarano]

Do you always call a woman crazy just because she has more first hand experience than you & says something you don’t like or understand?
Bit misogynistic don’t ya think. Tsk tsk.

Curious if your overlords pay you or do y’all just go ahead & shove your whole head straight up their ass for free?
I’m guessing for free. Might want to come out for some fresh air.

For some added context, not just for you but for the people reading, one of the things your overlords asked me to do was to unfollow certain accounts because they “said bad thing about Kathleen Kennedy.” That was a huge red flag for me.

If I were the head of one of the most powerful entertainment companies in the world, I would know that haters come with the territory & that maybe the “haters” are expressing their thoughts because they actually care and caring is a good thing because as long as they care well hey, we still have something to work with. Maybe we can win their hearts back eventually & maybe they do have some good things to add to the conversation (which they do & did). And at the very least they are still buying the product.
Look at Mando season 1, boom, the healing had begun.

If you are a proper good leader you learn how to embrace & communicate, not dictate & silence & demand your actors & directors unfollow & shame more than half of your fan base & the people who have stuck with the franchise for decades.

Side note, don’t say “The force is female” & then allow only the men to express their political views online. In fact just drop the ridiculous phrase completely.

One of the problems your overlords are having now is that they’ve made a lot of people completely stop caring about one of the most beloved franchises in history, all by bullying, pushing aggressive agendas & trying to silence the people criticizing them.

How are they able to tell stories they don’t understand when the ones they identify with are the Empire? They are literally trying to squash the little guys, the rebellion. No wonder the story telling is struggling.

They fired & dehumanized people like me who did absolutely nothing wrong, all to virtue signal to people like you, the Yes Men. But Yes Men unfortunately for you & them, do not drive culture. Maybe they were banking on the kids picking up the slack but one of the best things about this franchise is passing it from generation to generation to share, the competition is too high to throw out something as valuable as that. Why would one generation pass it on when you’ve disrespected & thrown them away?

Your overlords tried to hide behind the two opposing fan bases fighting each other instead of taking responsibility. So they encouraged the hate, all while virtue signaling they are standing up for minorities but instead using them as a shield & weapon. Funny enough just how our government works.

They think people will forget & yes maybe they will but for this moment they have heard the peoples voice & it shook them. They’re choosing to stick with their weak leadership who couldn’t handle YouTubers saying mean things online, when all it would’ve taken is a true leader to step in, take the reigns, take some responsibility, stop discriminating, apologize about the things that have been done wrong, step completely out of politics, be truly inclusive & they’d be back in business.. until then, they’re stuck with you, the Yes Men & their plummeting stock.

I’m not saying I’m right on all fronts but I am open hearted & refused to discriminate based off of powerful people telling me how to think & act & if there was something I needed to apologize for I would have in a heartbeat but I didn’t say or do anything wrong. People come up to me daily to shake my hand & thank me for taking a stand, even people who think diff.

One thing is true, good leadership makes for a better world, leading to healthier & happier people & better opportunity. Look around, we are watching the devastating effects of what bad leadership can do worldwide.

[John K. Patterson @JohnKPatterson]

@StephenKing Meanwhile back in Realityland, I’d like to introduce you to a little land called Israel.

Damages tend to be much worse in other countries, in part because the citizenry aren’t as well equipped to fight back.

[John K. Patterson @JohnKPatterson]

A sepia-toned painting of the legendary #MokeleMbembe, done entirely in coffee. Espresso on watercolor paper, 4x6 inches. #cryptozoology #exploration #discovery #dinosaur