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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.”😪 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.

dance combo

dance combo
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.

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2026 lifetime view of Harv — YEAR 88 still a YOUTHFUL SPIRIT 😏 1960-1997 chased life partner ideation 💒 1986-1991 college educator 🏫 year 52 retired but didn’t know it 🧐 1999-2018 chased family 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 year 86 2024-2025 SELF expression and publish 🤪 year 87 2025 began RETIREMENT Tx 😉 year 88 📖 🚆🧑‍🦼‍➡️🚶 (26oct2025) 💡 — 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 ?“ 🙄 ? 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, 😉 ie, I-self, Me-self, We-self. 🤪 BE HAPPY with your own brain-mind-self as a JOB-mess 🤪. (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-time🤥) — Harv laughs at his EXTERIOR SELF while at his daily-picnic-in-the-county-park [he is now TRESPASSED there 😕] — 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.

2019 March 30 bucket for week 13 and a bit of 14

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2019 March 31 bucket for week 13 and a bit of week 14
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a    YOUTHFUL SPIRIT    scribbles a    LIFEWAY    in its 81st year 
a million words, 70 thousand photos, and longing less with continuation of       THE MARCH INTO THE VOID
DocHarvOtto@me.com  --  http://happyharvotto.blogspot.com  --  HarvOtto.us domain 
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:Florida household (RIM):
14 - enacted transportation to Florida RIM “home.” Moved into the “home” while establishing rapport with the “dogs.”
13 - 50ft area RIM close to gym, eats, sleep, friends, help t/f, Fit tools ‘die’ in FL (to NC), cold Fit needs insulated pants.
13 - ideated HurryRoll scooter linkup for outdoor activity, decided to choose slides for prioritized digitization one-at-a-time.
13 - more RIM window screens possible.
13 - consider HurryRollTall for FL exercise, possible Marco over 24/7 gym I95 reinvention with health care anchor.
2020quarter3 - Shepardson to Africa.
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:00 CHALLENGES: - physical exercise plinth for relative super health, remember minimalism (viz.RIM CA nix).
00 challenges continued: Photos Desktop Tome binders need much review, look for priority slides.
13 - added historical life categories to present patterns.
:Niceties:
13 - MORE: implement ScrivoPro, digitize priority slides, glean so many items, corrected Adobe pdf default.
13 - began night use of In n Out as muse station in addition to 2x1 mid day meal.
13 - stumbled through catch-up blog post — had forgotten end-of-life circumstance — more got way ahead ability decline!
13 - Air brought to currency enough to shutdown as possible solution to Scrivener slowdown (crash shutdown anyway).
13 - reported phish and verified two-factor AppleID password on the Air. Scrivener noticeably slow, sent crash report.
13 - dropped many pants at Goodwill, difficult earmuffs fix, tightened eyewear.
00 - daily MORe continues (Modus Operandi Routine plus extra), iPad looks to ScrivoPro and Scratchpad for tome.
:Health:
13 - infected by extreme sadness, calm/ease may be Air choice emphasis specificities for betterment.
13 - pain 6 tears based on emotion, found scan report via much review.
13 - PCP visit prep off last visit report and ended w use of ScratchPad window for MORe, perhaps review with Susan.
13 - ordered HurryRollTall for Real FL trail walk w/seat and possible scooter integration for downhill use.
13 - challenge: optimize rest and exercise and FIBER to reduce chronic pain back to 1-3 from 4-5 from couch use. 
12 - did PharmD advice to boost immune while living with pneumonia people, tricycled IO WM, napped, did MORe. 
12 - returned to daily tamsulosin for easier pee, nixed saw palmetto via PharmD.
12 - no-accident dog sit lessened health from pain 1-3 to 3-4. 
06 - toffee corn substituted for frozen yogurt as COMFORT FOOD.
Quarter 01 - daily 3x500mg acetaminophen for back/hips pain1-3, couch sleep pain 3-4, return to trike rain SADNESS. 
:Exercise:
13 - super tricycle ride in sun to lunch followed by several curative sleep durations, clears way to glean and scribble. 
13 - ordered HurryRollTall for Real FL trail walk w/seat and possible scooter integration for downhill use.
13 - consider HurryRollTall for FL exercise, possible Marco over 24/7 gym I95 reinvention with health care anchor.
:California household (no car needed):
13 - new AirBag also holds iPad and along with purse reactivation eliminates shoulder bag that traveled with bicycle. 
13 - Susan latest gives direction of no further CA visits and “get a FL ‘place’” (third family strike and OUT 20y of chase).
13 - DO NOT GIVE UP ON FAMILY exercise challenge and LOVE that is (1) respect (2) encouragement (3) challenge.
13 - CHALLENGES: pack for FL flip life, pickup garage/room, prep health visits, prep Yellowstone dogs-sit, tome scribble.
13 - slept past noon etcetera, CALM/EASE returns to the now, look to several showers for head-haircut.
12 - dogs sat with NO ACCIDENTS.
2019 - four month CA visit without RIM proves glimmer of super retirement w/o car.

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2019 March 23 bucket for week 12 and past catchup by week
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a    YOUTHFUL SPIRIT    scribbles a    LIFEWAY    in its 81st year 
a million words, 70 thousand photos, and longing less with continuation of       THE MARCH INTO THE VOID
DocHarvOtto@me.com  --  http://happyharvotto.blogspot.com  --  HarvOtto.us domain 
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00 - daily MORe continues (Modus Operandi Routine plus extra).

Personal inability rises like the floor ascending, there is less room to operate between floor and ceiling (things get hampered). 
The ceiling presents imposition, rarified air for the spirited old. Maybe creative escapes up into THE VOID can be created.
As lifetime space diminishes, Harv advances into the relative void of rarified self function aimed at calm/ease.
Can this Void functional operation simply be focused to attending the navigation of the ever more confining end-of-life-tunnel?

13 - slept past noonM, CALM/EASE returns to the now, 
13 - stumbled through catch-up blog post — had forgotten end-of-life circumstance — to-do list way ahead as ability declines!
13 - CHALLENGES: pack for FL flip life, pickup garage/room, prep health visits, prep Yellowstone dogs-sit.
13 - MORE: implement Scrivo, digitize priority slides, glean so many items..
13 - challenge - optimize rest to return chronic pain to 1-3. 
13 - consider HurryRollTall for FL exercise, possible Marco over 24/7 gym I95 reinvention but health care anchor. 

12 - blog simplification trial still too complex, no more weekly posts, just those one liners that have been part of the trial. 
12 - invented static blog post that shows pattern via list. 
12 - end-of-life Into The Void will try a one-liner blog updated weekly pegged by the week to 'see' pattern progress.
12 - couch sleep prevented dog 'accidents’, suspect flea transfer. 
12 - "Into The Void" end-of-life phase gains traction as an idea for scribble. 
12 - slept some days through, eased into shower, weathered ‘sociality’ Greg kept isolated, errands for "scarred” Susan.
12 - rejected higher tech wireless charge case for AirPods and more complex riskier geek-dumb slide digitization.
12 - did PharmD advice to boost immune while living with pneumonia people, tricycled IO WM, napped, did MORe. 
12 - returned to daily tamsulosin for easier pee, nixed saw palmetto via PharmD.
12 - did shop for Sue pneumonia, offered to drive Greg to airport.
12 - closed dog sit with all day sleep w/o any dog responsibility, indoor cane use w pain 7 jolts. 
12 - angled cushion stacks: couch pillows, room pillow, no cushion for less post sleep pain. 
12 - no-accident dog sit lessened health from pain 1-3 to 3-4. 
12 - statin instability crash -- 2x1 glycol decaf pills. 
12 - RTF write iPad bad reviews Scrivener iCloud iPad on, iCal iPad NG for blog lines. 
12 - purchased ‘Scrivo Pro for iPad’ ($8 with limited iCloud sync). 
12 - lit scent candles for warmth and Susan PLACATION. 
12 - judged quicker expensive slide scanner to risky to pull off, prioritize single scans and multi task.
12 - J.Gallagher (https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/22/politics/mike-pompeo-donald-trump-israel-golan-heights/index.html) 
"Pompeo agrees it is possible God raised Trump to protect Israel from Iranian aggression" Trumpian theory (lie) for 2020 win. 
12 - Harv must seek a non-lie (non-fiction) end-of-life scene. 
12 - return to trike happened IN RAIN and glimmered Harv to relative super health. 
12 - new PCP surprises with Rx for tamsulosin, PharmD eyes drug list. 
12 - a one-day sleep recoups from unfriendly dog-sit couch sleep but back did not recoup!


Quarter 01 - daily 3x500mg acetaminophen for back/hips pain1-3, couch sleep pain 3-4, return to trike no pain reduction yet. 

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