2002

2002 — Mother Connie and son Harv danced their lives together under the auspices of life-long NO-TALK parochialism, to whom she, as a single working mother, relegated Junior’s education and a life style basis. NOTE WELL — NO MALES SURVIVE FOR THE ABOVE OLD-AGE PARTYING❗️ From youth onward Harv UNBELIEVED MANY TEACHINGS and TRADITIONS of his life challenges.

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1940 — Harv’s I-SELF story starts here ======== Junior, as shown in pic, he is already an in-mind FOCUSED OBSERVER thanks to being ‘alone’ in the big-city growth POLITICAL ATMOSPHERE named “sewer socialism” (circa 1850-1950 Milwaukee WI). The pic portrays central Wisconsin ‘vacation’ for Senior (he NEVER went back to farm nor marriage) — mother Connie is shown with or without sister Gloria who lived one day as a ‘blue baby’ — urbanite tavern-owner-son, Senior (Rh+), shown not yet into the full stupor as a functioning alcoholic (he lived to 78y through six dry-up cures until drink made him really sick due to an exhausted liver). Connie [the “sewer socialist” not politically active] lived into her 102nd year at her Milwaukee retirement home — the ‘not-good-enough’ son driving cross country to visit at least yearly, staying in a home guest room taking meals with the residents (Connie did not socialize with her fellow residents ☹️) — until maybe 2005 when he was departing in the retirement home hallway she announced, “Harvey, I don’t think we should see each other again.”πŸ˜ͺ Harv, without hesitation responded, “Ma, I agree,” walking off — we never spoke again, or corresponded. Harv was the shotgun pregnancy not aborted. We three were the culmination of generations of what Harv labels as NO-TALK❗️Grand daughter Susan was afforded some Connie TALK and memorabilia before Connie’s death. The years tumbled on, with Harv’s I-SELF subconsciously still driven by his parochial education and his sewer-socialist tradition. He was a latch key kid — the best mother Connie could do in her life-circumstance — as an elementary student he traveled alone to spend summers spread among the mid WI relatives — the last year spent doing substantial 50-head farming work for one aunt/uncle who also owned a ‘hot’ dance hall — Harv worked both. Harv was left to his own devices in getting on in his ME-SELF life, yet he/Connie could be loosely described as a family of two. In 1961 Harv splintered off into marriage with Elaine. Connie alone then coped with her retirement with some Harv assist, focusing in on a life-end retirement home. Harv looked to his future as a SEWER SOCIALIST child — but did not know it then ❗️ That historical awareness came via life-long retro study in October 2025. Continued study aims at making the ‘correct’ choices for Harv’s Real Retirement 2025 status growth. ♠️ P.S. he retired from Bridge play with a one-quarter Masters‘ point.

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junior pic
2002 — Mother Connie and son Harv danced their lives together under the auspices of life-long NO-TALK parochialism, to whom she relegated Junior’s education and a life style basis. NOTE WELL — NO MALES SURVIVE FOR THE ABOVE OLD-AGE PARTYING❗️ From youth on Harv UNBELIEVED MANY TEACHINGS and TRADITIONS.

life 2026

2026 lifetime view of Harv — YEAR 88 still a YOUTHFUL SPIRIT 😏 1960-1997 chased life partner ideation πŸ’’ 1986-1991 college educator 🏫 year 52 retired but didn’t know it 🧐 1999-2018 chased family πŸ§‘‍πŸ§‘‍πŸ§’‍πŸ§’ year 86 2024-2025 SELF expression and publish πŸ€ͺ year 87 2025 began RETIREMENT Tx πŸ˜‰ year 88 πŸ“– πŸš†πŸ§‘‍🦼‍➡️🚢 (26oct2025) πŸ’‘ — he sees himself [at the nano-blog level (NB)] an ELDER CONSULTANT (EC) with one student, ie, himself … … … He is a philosopher of individual lives — his own equal in quality to all functional others — his challenge is to express that ideation (via a sliver of a ‘we’whole-hour) to anybody interested [currently counted with just the index finger and by too many with just the ring finger] — He is ‘EC’ only AS HE HAS ANY FUNCTIONAL LIFETIME REMAINING — he works at maximizing his longevity via cooperation with health-care-industry and minimizing other distractions, inclusive of car-living — he is reclusive as a STUDENT-IN-STUDY but not a recluse.

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to Milwaukee

1937 ? — Connie bolted from Marshfield live-in domestic work (indentured since grade five), to Milwaukee to mother’s-side south-Milwaukee relatives and perhaps domestic work for an east-side Milwaukee dentist.

Armand

1937? 1938? 1939? 1940? — Armand Otto south-Milwaukee-tavern-owner hung himself (cancer?).

sailor stand-up

sailor stand-up
1941 - THIS KID, today, still works his lifetime as a JOB! “Huh ?“ πŸ™„ ? RETIRED ? Contrarily, HarvOtto.com exists as a work of SELF study evidential narration challenge. Likely, it is a psychiatric COMPLEXITY CHALLENGE to understand SELF (effectualness navigation required). SELF IDEATION begins in the brain, develops in mind, via tasks chosen by a faceted self, πŸ˜‰ ie, I-self, Me-self, We-self. πŸ€ͺ BE HAPPY with your own brain-mind-self as a JOB-mess πŸ€ͺ. (Background pic represents Harv’s inherent tradition of being-aside, ie, ALONE.) His SELF study began in the 1970s as THEORY W.

beard in-car

beard in-car
2025 — looking ‘into’ his ‘magic-window’ iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard connected to “in-car home” internet, Harv jokingly laughs, (when he can get his keys LIT all-the-timeπŸ€₯) — Harv laughs at his EXTERIOR SELF while at his daily-picnic-in-the-county-park [he is now TRESPASSED there πŸ˜•] — HARV is forever curious of his INNER SELF related to world-wariness via his curated “FREE” CHOICES. Local-yokel modernity-reality — if Harv does not behave he takes responsibility for his own chosen life-way — continually adjusting as he has perceived being trespassed from many places by many individuals — Harv respects them all, although he moves on his life-time path-way.

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Before Harv’s INNER SELF study seriously took over his whole-hour lifetime interest in 2025. Harv had his “chasing-family’ lifetime-phase 1999-2018 — well worth the time spent, but that chase was not the crux for KNOWING HIS SELF (his two preliminary SELF-keyword's are ALONE and TWEAK — perhaps MINIMALISM is another). A fairly comfortable book title has snuck out — NOT to be available soon in book stores near you.

week 42 (a) tried again to skirt diet principles, (b) not yet tuned to daily gym, but (c) looking to more as-set improvement.

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flow weekly LIFEWAY

2020 possible DeBary Africa vacation.
May -w20 DeBary in Yellowstone.
April w16- DeBary in Yellowstone.
2019 continue PCP 3mo afflictions/death watch, continue Harv’s OTC afflictions control. 
December   w48 digitals pushed out again, w49  w50 flyCA? w51  w52 Susan Xmas?
November  w44 QoL tome scribble,  w45 PCP,  w46 Thanksgiving by Harv, eyes, w47 blood donation.
October      w40 exercise, w41 wholeness, w42 booster, w43 DDS.
September  w35 back re-injury, w36 dogs calm, w37 heal upbeat, w38 flyFL, w39 DDS PCP plugs brakes.
August        w31 PCP, w32 suitcase, w33 assimilation, w34 flyCA, bicycle.
July             w27 exitCA, w28 donateBlood, w29 Tmobile, w30 bloodPCP.
June            w22: into38jeans, w23; CAhome, w24; selfHEAL, w25; TestPack, w26; HIdogCare.
May            w18: backupAir, w19; Nancy?dogs, w20; reinvent; w21 seclusion.
April       w14: DeBaryH.care, w15; muscleCrampsPAINw11on, w16; CA h.care, w17; stonesPass.
March     w13: PCP aims protein, carbs, 6m no b.donate, at least walk for 80#overweight42jeans.

weeks of month LIFE HISTORY FLOW
43 -  DDS, beach walks,
42 -  cell-signal booster, shorts week,
41 -  exercised wholeness, RIM as-set up-and-coming,
40 -  NC pep, treadmill posture exercise,
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80th year week 42 study of calendar reconciled 168 hour week for validity; to  mend 102/639: 
CONFIDENT CALENDAR LIFEWAY  aimed at detail pattern analysis and prompt actualization;
- defined lifestyle by way of anti depression principles, shorts week,
HEALTHY AGING  by Mayo Clinic;
- h2o pills stopped via refill denial, nixed anti inflammatory trial, leg swell left to mechanicals, 
AS-SET NICETIES  support wellness; 
- surf 19hours aided by cell signal booster via 16hours, travel to Osteen/Publix glimpsed freeing,
- Chris assures Lance not in trouble but silenced, updates to 12.0.1 where cell net needed reset.
SOURCE/USE  of week’s hours;           tried to squeeze COMFORT FOOD into diet,
Sleep   11 h daily          same               a surprise laughter dream,
Health   7 h daily       took more    +3hours both V8s in diet, BM fiber stable,
As-set maintenance    took less       -1h       exercise stuck at 100minutes treadmill,
Visits (sociality)           took less       -2h Susan teases on holiday flights,
“life easy if I were perfect.” 
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week 42 challenge
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Problem:  apart from, and in precedence to health failures and specialists, routine health care tasks are not 
consistently and conscientiously carried out -- ease defeats betterment.  For example, daily treadmill is skipped.  
treadmill is the solution to exercise deficit.  however, blood donation and lower leg swell are also deficits that 
need to be solved, not skipped -- until these and other solutions, regular treadmill exercise is subject to convenient 
ease so that ALL can be at ease at the same time (treadmill, donation, swell, fiber, RxOTCpills, teeth, nans, almonds, 
protein, residence, as-set, intellect, celebration, carryIns…) -- a lot to tend for an 80yo who must also maintain his 
residence et al.

Solution:  do ALL together with calm/ease -- but to get “all those tasks running together on time, a life complexity 
must be recognized and woven into practical operations.”

-microsoft-he-changed-brain-science-forever) "The human brain works in, so far, mysterious and 
wondrous ways that are completely different than the ways that computers calculate," he told NPR during an 
interview in 2003. "Things like appetite or emotion, how do those function in the brain?"

For Harv, his brain’s mystery centers upon his choice to action and the way that can be shaped as Functional 
Otganization.

A macro context for Harv is 
There is no God -- that's the conclusion of the celebrated physicist Stephen Hawking, whose final book is 
published Tuesday. ["Brief Answers to the Big Questions."] Other bombshells the British scientist 
left his readers with include the belief  that alien life is out there, artificial intelligence could outsmart humans and 
time travel can't be ruled out. "With Brexit and Trump now exerting new forces in relation to 
immigration and the development of education, we are witnessing a global revolt against experts, and that includes 
scientists," Hawking said. His greatest concern, his daughter said, "is how divided we've become," 
adding: "He makes this comment about how we seem to have lost the ability to look outward, and we are 
increasingly looking inward to ourselves." Attempting to answer the question "How do we shape 
the future?" in the book's final chapter, the scientist writes: "Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your 
feet."

Regardless of cause or context, choices to turn life time into lifetime have a process.
Tips for Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time. 
small and build from there [each wholly hour]. Feeling better takes time, but you can get there by making positive 
choices for yourself each day. You may not have much energy, but by drawing on all your reserves, 
you should have enough to take a walk around the block or pick up the phone to call a loved one.
You may feel too exhausted to talk, ashamed at your situation, or guilty for neglecting certain relationships.
Reaching out is not a sign of weakness and it won’t mean you’re a burden to others [burden to oneself].
Often when you’re depressed, it feels more comfortable [ease] to retreat into your shell, but being around other 
people will make you feel less depressed. Be a listening ear for a friend, do something nice 
for somebody. Do things that relax [calm] and energize you. This includes following a healthy 
lifestyle, learning how to better manage stress, setting limits on what you’re able to do, and scheduling fun 
[iCalendar] activities into your day. Express yourself creatively through music, art [RIM 
maintenance], or writing. Whether you’re sleeping too much [comfort] or too little, your mood suffers.
Figure out all the things in your life that stress you out, such as work [specialists] overload, money problems, or 
unsupportive relationships [chase], and find ways to relieve the pressure and regain control.
1. Spend some time in nature. 2. List what you like about yourself. 3. Read a good book. 4. Watch a funny movie or 
TV show. 5. Take a long, hot bath. 6. Take care of a few small tasks. 7. Play with a pet. 8. Talk to friends or family 
face-to-face. 9. Listen to music. 10. Do something spontaneous. Exercise is a powerful depression 
fighter -- and one of the most important tools in your recovery arsenal. Research shows that regular exercise can be 
as effective as medication for relieving depression symptoms. It also helps prevent relapse once you’re well.  To get 
the most benefit, aim for at least 30 minutes of exercise per day. This doesn’t have to be all at once—and it’s okay to 
start small. A 10-minute walk can improve your mood for two hours. Reduce your intake of 
foods that can adversely affect your brain and mood, such as caffeine, alcohol, trans fats, and foods with high levels 
of chemical preservatives or hormones (such as certain meats). Aim to eat something at least every 
three to four hours. Comfort foods such as pasta or French fries, but these “feel-good” foods 
quickly lead to a crash in mood and energy. Aim to cut out as much of these foods as possible.
Sunlight can help boost serotonin levels and improve your mood.  Remove sunglasses…
Depression puts a negative spin on everything, including the way you see yourself and your expectations for the future.  
When these types of thoughts overwhelm you, it’s important to remember that this is a symptom of your depression 
and these irrational, pessimistic attitudes -- known as cognitive distortions -- aren’t realistic.

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