Stafford Betty Books

25/08/2024

I enjoyed the story about yesterday's record low high temp in The Bakersfield Californian this morning. What a pleasant change!

I'm writing because on most mornings there is misinformation on the paper's weather page that comes, presumably, from your office. I an referring to the false record lows for the dates. About 75% of the reported lows come from the years 1903-1908, including freezing temperatures in September 1908. Every yeas, day after day, this misinformation is repeated. Many years ago an earlier meteorologist noted this and recommended that all record lows through 1918 should be declared invalid and deleted. And they were. But they mysteriously resurfaced perhaps twenty years ago and have blemished Bakersfield's weather page ever since.

Would you please recalibrate the record lows and send them to the Californian? I'm sure this would not be interesting work for your staff, but weather scientists are normally very concerned about accuracy in their forecasts. And they do a great job. Now if only you would bring this concern for accuracy to the past! Fresno is an excellent source for the lows that Bakersfield actually experienced, though Bakersfield is usually a degree or two higher. Fortunately, Fresno was not cursed with faulty machinery or incompetent recorders.

Incidentally, the weather reporter at Wasco is posting grossly inaccurate lows for the previous day, usually 15-20 degrees below reality, which is properly reported by Shater, nine miles away. Can you help Wasco fix their thermometer and put an end to reporting lows in the 50s all summer long? Maybe just a phone call?

Thanks for your concern.

Stafford Betty
Retired CSUB professor

26/06/2024

Guardians of the Afterworld: Available Now.
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29/04/2024

I want to let friends and followers know that I've begun making videos for TikTok under the heading The Afterlife Professor. My son Sam got me started. It;s surprising how inexpensive it is to make videos. You buy an $18 tripod with phone attachment; then you sit in front of the phone and talk into it. Transferring your video to your computer, then to TikTok requires assistance until you get the hang of it. But it's doable!

Also, you might check out my new website at staffordbetty.com. 📱

20/01/2024

My new afterlife novel, Guardians of the Afterworld, has just been released and is available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

GUARDIANS OF THE AFTERWORLD tells the story of Numen and Sephia, two powerful spirits who accept the responsibility of managing Earth’s afterworld, the “Astral,” where the dead go. This is not a religious book. Their adventures grow out of a secular research background that points to survival of death as a natural and near certain fact. One’s character, not beliefs, is the only yardstick determining one’s destiny, a destiny not written in stone, but open to change as one navigates the new environment.

Numen and Sephia, from different planets in the Milky Way galaxy, learn to overcome their mutual strangeness and work effectively to improve conditions for the Earth’s 9 billion astral citizens, all with histories on the planet that range from the saintly to the demonic and the wealthy to the destitute.

These histories impact the Astral environment in many ways. War breeds violent death and overwhelms the receiving stations. Exclusivist religions have to be abolished. Brutes and terrorists must be quarantined, then rehabilitated if possible. Orphaned children cut off by death need to be loved and educated. Su***des must be nursed back to health. Spirits roaming the Earth and sewing confusion everywhere must be stopped. Aliens threatening invasion must be reasoned with. Music and the arts must be regulated to some degree.

The power of Gaia, the soul of the Earth, needs to be harnessed for good and away from destruction. Earth’s wild animals, harvested for s*x and fashion, must be preserved. Earth’s terrible poverty, killing babies by the millions and overwhelming afterworld resources, can’t be allowed to go unchecked. Individual grievances must be heard and adjudicated. These problems and a thousand others confront the Guardians. Their powers are limited, but they were hero and heroine on their planets, and they have now accepted a more challenging role as servants to a planet not their own. A final challenge was learning how to love each other.

GUARDIANS OF THE AFTERWORLD
Contents
1. The Galaxy
2. The Afterworld
3. The Priest
4. Journey Over Earth
5. The Capitol
6. War
7. The Children’s Religion
8. A Little History
9. Dowry
10. Gaia
11. Depression
12. The Su***de Game
13. A Classroom Visit
14. Gender
15. Music
16. Shade
17. Jolene
18. Wild Animals
19. Spiritual Blue
20. Earth Addictions
21. Democracy
22. The Sun
23. The Shadowlands
24. Poverty
25. The Aliens
26. The Seven Vices
27. Sun and Moons
28. A Strange Coincidence
29. The Bulge
30. The Christmas Message
31. Expansion

Thanks for all your support in the past.

Stafford

19/01/2024

Dear friends,

My new novel, Guardians of the Afterworld, has just been released. It's the third of my afterlife novels. For those of you who enjoy fiction, please consider dipping into it. It looks at the impact we earthlings have on spirits living in the world to come, such as our guides and guardians and loved ones, and the impact they have on us. It's available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

GUARDIANS OF THE AFTERWORLD tells the story of Numen and Sephia, two powerful spirits who accept the responsibility of managing Earth’s afterworld, the “Astral,” where the dead go. Their adventures grow out of a secular research background that points to survival of death as a natural and near certain fact. Your character, not beliefs, is the yardstick determining your starting point. Your fortunes are not written in stone but are open to change as you navigate the new environment.

Numen and Sephia, from different planets in the Milky Way galaxy, learn to overcome their mutual strangeness and work effectively to improve conditions for the Earth’s 9 billion astral citizens, all with histories on the planet that range from the saintly to the demonic and the wealthy to the destitute.

These histories affect the Astral environment in many ways. War breeds violent death and hatred. Exclusivist religions threaten to tighten their grip. Brutes and terrorists insist they've been misunderstood and persecuted. Orphaned children cut off by death need to be loved and educated. Individual grievances must be heard and adjudicated. Spirits roaming the Earth and sowing confusion everywhere need to be resisted. Aliens threatening invasion must be persuaded to allow earth to solve its own problems.

On the positive side, music and the arts are encouraged and celebrated. Astral technology brings useful changes to the environment. Architectural wonders abound in this mind-over-matter world. Joyful activities of every imaginable kind flourish in each of the seven spheres. Education leading to greater self-knowledge and happiness is available and valued. Spirits rise to the true heavens or settle back down to earth for another go, whichever they desire or are guided to do.

These responsibilities and a thousand others confront the Guardians. Their powers are limited, but they were hero and heroine on their planets, and they have now accepted a more challenging role as servants to a planet not their own.

CONTENTS in 31 chapters:

The Galaxy
The Afterworld
The Priest
Journey Over Earth
The Capitol
War
The Children’s Religion
A Little History
Dowry
Gaia
Depression
The Su***de Game
A Classroom Visit
Gender
Music
Shade
Jolene
Wild Animals
Spiritual Blue
Earth Addictions
Democracy
The Sun
The Shadowlands
Poverty
The Aliens
The Seven Vices
Sun and Moons
A Strange Coincidence
The Bulge
The Christmas Message
Expansion

Thanks for all your support in the past. And do not doubt for a minute that a new world awaits you after death. We are all pilgrims on an infinite march. Stafford

03/10/2022