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my i-SELF story starts here ======== 1940 — Junior, is already a FOCUSED OBSERVER as shown here — mother Connie 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 lived into her 102nd year at her retirement home — the ‘not-good-enough’ son driving cross country to visit at least yearly — until maybe 1995 when he was departing in the 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. Yet we were the culmination of generations of what Harv labels as NO-TALK❗️The years tumbled on and on with Harv’s i-SELF as hid subconscious driving force certainly NOT laced by his parochial education as a latch key kid. The best mother Connie could do in her circumstance. Harv was left tp his own devies in getting on in his life, yet they could be loosely described as a family of two. 1961 splintered off into marrtage with Elaine. Connie coping with retirement alone but fovused on a retirement home for her future.

dance combo

dance combo
2002 — Mother onnie and son Harv danced their lives together under the auspices of life-long NO-TALK parochialism. NOTE WELL — NO MALES SURVIVE FOR THE OLD-AGE PARTYING❗️

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2026 lifetime view of Harv — year 88 still a YOUTHFUL SPIRIT 😏 1960-1997 chased life partner 💒 1986-1991 college educator 🏫 year 52 retired but didn’t know it 🧐 1999-2018 chased family 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 year 86 SELF expression and publish 🤪 year 87 established RETIREMENT Tx 😉 year 88 📖 🚆🧑‍🦼‍➡️🚶

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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.

self key words

Before Harv’s INNER SELF study seriously took over his whole-hour lifetime interest. Harv had his “chasing-family’ lifetime-phase — 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 stable book title has snuck out — NOT to be available soon in book stores near you.

2019 May 04 bucket for week 18

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2019 May 04 bucket for week 18 
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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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:Health:  
18 - forgot the night pills set — AGAIN, and yet again.  Will try a different reminder system.  Peed on self accidentally.
18 - two zinc lozenges this week, one for a pollen stuck in throat and another for runny nose.
18 - rear right molar ache seemingly at its root — x-rays and exam already scheduled for May 30. 
18 - “TOOTHACHE STEALS MY LIFE FOR SEVERAL DAYS.” Ache relents at weekend, but 3 acetaminophen continue.
18 - hot coffee reactivated toothache but cold soda at McD relieves some of the returned pain. 
18 - another tub of frozen yogurt, and then another.  Two bags of toffee corn.  Low carb ice cream the pits -- c.cheese resolve.
18 - aimed future with McParfeit 210 calories and 75 mg of sodium.  Calorie and sodium mg counting continues. 
18 - opted for several cottage cheese at 360 calories and 75 mg of sodium each tub as substitute for frozen yogurt.
18 - HurryCane use is back — this time not for back but for dizziness — perhaps some weight loss releases Rx strengths.
18 - panicked over “lost banana incident.”  Week ends on this shaky note.  Return life pace to a more steady slower rate.
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:Niceties:
18 - grandkids began to participate with acquiring their birthday presents (adequately encouraged by Super Dad Chris).
18 - media articles are being integrated into tome more easily — more tome effectiveness as a lifeway betterment needed.
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:Florida RIM household (Residence In Motion):
18 - another clear week for procrastination (ruined by toothache) — perhaps defiant in not having to please anybody else.  
18 - lost any feel for Mail app — deleted all of Inbox.  Automatic deletion is beginning to work. Hopefully calls will follow.
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:California household (no car needed):  Remember that Susan pointed directly to Florida housing for Harv. 
18 - chatted Susan via txt to support her comeback from her confessed 30# weight gain IN APRIL.

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