YaYYYYYY i so hope this is TRUE!!
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sad...Very Very Sad
"I only went into the water up to my ankles. That's as far as I wanted to go," said Joe Chambers, 28, of West Pensacola as he scrubbed off oily residue from himself and his son, Ethan, 4, in the public showers at Casino Beach. "It doesn't smell like the beach. It smells like a gas station. There are no fish in the water. There's nothing alive in the water. I don't know how public officials can just look at the water and make a call to reopen it for swimming."
Carol Doster of Grand Isle, Miss., said her son Dallas, 12, was frightened by the oil that streaked his legs and arms after a five-minute swim in the Gulf on Friday. "It won't rub off," Doster said.
She said the two were not going to get in the water again. After the 4th I am going to go down to Pensacola and SEE AND SMELL for myself. please understand most of Florida is fine. I just question the officials running the beaches keeping them open with the smell of gas in the air.
So Infuriating
This is yet another reason why religion is nothing but a menace. Choosing your faiths doctrine over your own brother. I can't abide anything that teaches that is the way to do things.
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Thursday, June 24, 2010
American Pride And The Seven Deadly Sins
I was noticing the other night how America and Americans are so prideful. Then i thought well wait a minute. Isn't pride one of those seven deadly sins the Christians, whose faith America is incorrectly claimed to be founded on, find so detestable?
So i started thinking on that some more and realized that for being so high and mighty righteous America sure does commit quite a few of these deadly sins.
Let's see. First we have greed. American capitalism is ALL about greed. More money more money more money no matter the cost to people or the planet. Just pure unbridled greed and it feeds upon itself.
Next we have sloth. America has become so complacent riding on the dead wave of the the greatness that it did ONCE have that it has become last in the developed world in almost everything. Health, education, worker rights, jobs inventiveness and development esp in the areas of new safer fuels. That would go back to the greed of the traditional energy companies though. And the people have become so compliant and sheep like. Just keep new episodes of american idle and yellow journalism and then government and companies can do as they please.
Next is pride. America is so full of itself with pride that when it is doing so poorly in so many ways. That kind of pride is deadly to American and the world.
Next, lust. It's the American way. You have it, we want it, we take it. Just ask the native american indians, all of the countries that have been invaded for their oil or some other recourse that american companies wanted to capitalize on. Or some piece of land that was "strategically desirable" to the government for whatever reason. See, Want Take.
Next is gluttony. America leads the way by far in consumerism and wastefulness. And pollution.
And don't forget wrath. The american war machine is the biggest in the world and gets the most funding out of anything. Even education. Even for all of the humanitarian things america does and has done it is still an aggressive war machine.
Now don't get me wrong. America does have a lot going for it and does do a lot of good things. But i think it should not delude itself into thinking it is so great without doing the thinks to make it as great as it thinks it is.
I just thought this was an interesting thing to examine. Comments? Feedback?
So i started thinking on that some more and realized that for being so high and mighty righteous America sure does commit quite a few of these deadly sins.
Let's see. First we have greed. American capitalism is ALL about greed. More money more money more money no matter the cost to people or the planet. Just pure unbridled greed and it feeds upon itself.
Next we have sloth. America has become so complacent riding on the dead wave of the the greatness that it did ONCE have that it has become last in the developed world in almost everything. Health, education, worker rights, jobs inventiveness and development esp in the areas of new safer fuels. That would go back to the greed of the traditional energy companies though. And the people have become so compliant and sheep like. Just keep new episodes of american idle and yellow journalism and then government and companies can do as they please.
Next is pride. America is so full of itself with pride that when it is doing so poorly in so many ways. That kind of pride is deadly to American and the world.
Next, lust. It's the American way. You have it, we want it, we take it. Just ask the native american indians, all of the countries that have been invaded for their oil or some other recourse that american companies wanted to capitalize on. Or some piece of land that was "strategically desirable" to the government for whatever reason. See, Want Take.
Next is gluttony. America leads the way by far in consumerism and wastefulness. And pollution.
And don't forget wrath. The american war machine is the biggest in the world and gets the most funding out of anything. Even education. Even for all of the humanitarian things america does and has done it is still an aggressive war machine.
Now don't get me wrong. America does have a lot going for it and does do a lot of good things. But i think it should not delude itself into thinking it is so great without doing the thinks to make it as great as it thinks it is.
I just thought this was an interesting thing to examine. Comments? Feedback?
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Vegetarians Happier Than Meat-Eaters, New Study Finds - Planet Green
Yep...I know for myself personally i can say that i do feel better mentally, emotionally physically and spiritually when i stick to a vegetarian diet... More people should at least give it a try... Nay sayers have no grounds to judge it on unless they actually try it...hehe :-P
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Who Knew?
You know i have never deeply explored Frank Zappa's music. I must say i wish i would have known what i was missing all this time!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Amen brother!
“I have faith in myself; that if no one else agrees with what I know, it doesn't prove falsehood. Truth is not determined by popularity.”
“I know I'm not always right, and I do my best to listen. But the opinion of 50 billion houseflies on the prandial value of dog crap doesn't make it good for dinner.”
~Chapak Patrick Smith
“I know I'm not always right, and I do my best to listen. But the opinion of 50 billion houseflies on the prandial value of dog crap doesn't make it good for dinner.”
~Chapak Patrick Smith
Mork calling Orsen
I don't give fake apologies. I don't say things i don't mean so i don't apologize without meaning it.Understand that i think about things and analyze things on different levels. I guess you would call it compartmentalizing. I can give a heartfelt apology for upsetting someone even though i don't feel that what upset a person was not such a big deal then post about not understanding and analyze that on another level but it does not lessen whatever apology i make. I guess that could come off as double talk or being hypocritical. I guess being of a more rational or analytical mind set i just don't take things as personally as some people do. I tend to think more in "the grand scheme" of things and little things that apparently seem to offend some other people on a personal level just aren't worth it to me. Anger and always looking for things to be angry about, and letting it get to you, hinders your ability to practice compassion and loving kindness.I did used to be like that however. After 4 years of meditation i just see things a little differently.So someone makes a snarky comment. So what? How does it REALLY matter? If someone calls me an asshole, so what? What is it really hurting? My ego? My pride? To me ego and pride are intangible illusions of the id. How do you hurt something that is an illusion?
Well i guess a deeper understanding does come with a certain level of seeming detachment in certain ways. It's possible that such a thing could lead to saying something that could be taken in a way it was not intended by people who are emotional on a more base level. I don't know.
Looks like i have even more to meditate on.
Well i guess a deeper understanding does come with a certain level of seeming detachment in certain ways. It's possible that such a thing could lead to saying something that could be taken in a way it was not intended by people who are emotional on a more base level. I don't know.
Looks like i have even more to meditate on.
Poorr Spawn Child
Poor spawn child has to have her tonsils out...I still have mine...I hope mine never get like that ...
How sad...
I feel sorry for a person who would prefer to hold onto anger rather than make peace. So sad...
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
My Trusty Steed
I gave up my car in favor of a bicycle. The idea was to reduce my carbon footprint so i sold my car even to make sure i would use it. I knew if i still had a car i would never ride it. Well once i got it i fell in love with bike riding.
It's an exercise i can actually DO for one thing, given the issues i have with my hands and feet. And i love not being enclosed within the shell of a car and separated and isolated. So here's a pic of my bike for your viewing pleasure!
It's an exercise i can actually DO for one thing, given the issues i have with my hands and feet. And i love not being enclosed within the shell of a car and separated and isolated. So here's a pic of my bike for your viewing pleasure!
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Here's some hypocrisy for you
I call hypocrisy saying that you believe in "God" which would mean that you would also have to believe that the bible is also the divine and infallible WORD of god. Believing that, you would have to believe in the threat of hell for not obeying the word of "God".
So i submit to you that it is the ultimate in hypocrisy to say you believe in "God" but but then saying you don't DO what "God" says because, and i quote, "I don't want anyone telling me i have to be good."
Riiiiiight...
I DO work very hard to practice what i preach as best i can given the resources that i have and as well as circumstances will allow and live up to the spiritual expectations i have for MYSELF. But perfect i am not nor do i make any claim or implication or indication or insinuation of being so. But a hypocrite...Well...I'm not that either...
So i submit to you that it is the ultimate in hypocrisy to say you believe in "God" but but then saying you don't DO what "God" says because, and i quote, "I don't want anyone telling me i have to be good."
Riiiiiight...
I DO work very hard to practice what i preach as best i can given the resources that i have and as well as circumstances will allow and live up to the spiritual expectations i have for MYSELF. But perfect i am not nor do i make any claim or implication or indication or insinuation of being so. But a hypocrite...Well...I'm not that either...
Keep your redeemer in your pants...I was born just fine the first time...
So today i got into a conversation about how the Christians are oh so picked on because they don't get to spread their disease wherever they want whenever they want. That makes me so...sick...They think they have some divine right given them by some imaginary being in the sky that they can do anything they want. Well this person was so determined that she was going to MAKE me listen to what she wanted to say that i had to fight to get in a response...typical...you hear what i say but whatever you say is unimportant because you don't have the divine right of "God"
When people, ie: Atheists, or people of other religions, push back at having Christian beliefs forced on them then the Christians cry that they are not being allowed to be free to practice their religion. Organized religion is behind all of the worlds problems throughout history in one way or another. It's a menace and the world would be better off without it.
'Nuff said...
When people, ie: Atheists, or people of other religions, push back at having Christian beliefs forced on them then the Christians cry that they are not being allowed to be free to practice their religion. Organized religion is behind all of the worlds problems throughout history in one way or another. It's a menace and the world would be better off without it.
'Nuff said...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Temper Temper and Who's Bad Behavior
Over the past few day i have been presented with some issues that have given me the opportunity to observe a few interesting behaviors..
Recently my cousin had his girlfriend over on my grandma’s birthday. The rest of the family were over as well for dinner for my grandma’s birthday. My cousins girlfriend was sitting at the dinner table when everyone was trying to eat burping and farting and bragging about it. To me anyone with any sense of decency would find this awful and offensive. So i made a jokey post about it on facebook. People made a few funny comments and got a good chuckle. Haha then it was done and forgotten.
Apparently this is somehow tarnishing the family honor and making fun of my cousin in some way. If i had a girlfriend who behaved like that when i took her to my family’s house for my grandma’s birthday dinner then i would expect some comments. she does it so deal with it.
My aunt suddenly decided to defend her, whom she does not like, and says she has brain damage. She does not have brain damage that keeps her from knowing good behavior from bad. She just has no manners.
I also happened to join a few groups about it being rude for people to come over unannounced. Well you know family comes over that’s different. And my aunt is moving in this is her home now so naturally you don’t have to be announce in your own home or if someone comes to see her they wouldn’t have to be announced to ME. That applied to me specifically. Me, myself and i. If a friend or whoever comes to see me specifically then yes i prefer them to call first. I don’t go to other peoples houses without doing the same.
My aunt assumed it’s all about her so naturally went off without asking what’s this supposed to mean or anything. She lashes out before she thinks. Anyway. I try to explain myself to some people in my family and it’s like i’m speaking in Martian. They just don’t understand.
They all say if i make jokes about my cousins girlfriends horrible manners then it’s like making fun of him and it tarnishes the family honor whatever that means. Family pride is an illusion, a joke. A handed down false sense of self importance.
Anyway it’s my feeling that my aunt should have approached me like a grown up and told me she was offended by my post and i would have taken it down gladly and apologized. Instead she blows up and lashes out. I don’t find that an aproppiate way to handle something like that by an adult. Let alone an adult in their 50;s.
But instead of dealing with anything my family prefers to sweep things under the rug and make them go away. I’m of a moe rational and logical mind and prefer reality. I would prefer to deal with something and get it resolved rather than to ignore it. So given that i just can’t understand why i feel like i am being punished for the poor behavior of others.
I have a feeling i will be meditating on these things for some time to come.
Recently my cousin had his girlfriend over on my grandma’s birthday. The rest of the family were over as well for dinner for my grandma’s birthday. My cousins girlfriend was sitting at the dinner table when everyone was trying to eat burping and farting and bragging about it. To me anyone with any sense of decency would find this awful and offensive. So i made a jokey post about it on facebook. People made a few funny comments and got a good chuckle. Haha then it was done and forgotten.
Apparently this is somehow tarnishing the family honor and making fun of my cousin in some way. If i had a girlfriend who behaved like that when i took her to my family’s house for my grandma’s birthday dinner then i would expect some comments. she does it so deal with it.
My aunt suddenly decided to defend her, whom she does not like, and says she has brain damage. She does not have brain damage that keeps her from knowing good behavior from bad. She just has no manners.
I also happened to join a few groups about it being rude for people to come over unannounced. Well you know family comes over that’s different. And my aunt is moving in this is her home now so naturally you don’t have to be announce in your own home or if someone comes to see her they wouldn’t have to be announced to ME. That applied to me specifically. Me, myself and i. If a friend or whoever comes to see me specifically then yes i prefer them to call first. I don’t go to other peoples houses without doing the same.
My aunt assumed it’s all about her so naturally went off without asking what’s this supposed to mean or anything. She lashes out before she thinks. Anyway. I try to explain myself to some people in my family and it’s like i’m speaking in Martian. They just don’t understand.
They all say if i make jokes about my cousins girlfriends horrible manners then it’s like making fun of him and it tarnishes the family honor whatever that means. Family pride is an illusion, a joke. A handed down false sense of self importance.
Anyway it’s my feeling that my aunt should have approached me like a grown up and told me she was offended by my post and i would have taken it down gladly and apologized. Instead she blows up and lashes out. I don’t find that an aproppiate way to handle something like that by an adult. Let alone an adult in their 50;s.
But instead of dealing with anything my family prefers to sweep things under the rug and make them go away. I’m of a moe rational and logical mind and prefer reality. I would prefer to deal with something and get it resolved rather than to ignore it. So given that i just can’t understand why i feel like i am being punished for the poor behavior of others.
I have a feeling i will be meditating on these things for some time to come.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Someone please wake me up...
I've just heard this on the Mike Malloy show and he says he's not sure if it's 100% true or not but he is going with it being true until he can research it further which is how i am going to proceed as well. So this may or may not be completely true after the Pixies canceling a show. So here is the story...
The Pixies cancelled a show in Israel. The promoter of the show then called the Pixies "cultural terrorists" because they decided to not play in Israel. As if that were not outlandish enough...CANADA jumped on the bandwagon and announced it was official denouncing the pixies as a terrorist organization and placing them on it's terrorist watch list...
This is just insanity. I swear i have to be in some parallel reality. This is just too ridiculous to be happening in the real world...WTF...I'm just so totally speechless with disbelief over this...It's just unreal...
The Pixies cancelled a show in Israel. The promoter of the show then called the Pixies "cultural terrorists" because they decided to not play in Israel. As if that were not outlandish enough...CANADA jumped on the bandwagon and announced it was official denouncing the pixies as a terrorist organization and placing them on it's terrorist watch list...
This is just insanity. I swear i have to be in some parallel reality. This is just too ridiculous to be happening in the real world...WTF...I'm just so totally speechless with disbelief over this...It's just unreal...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
My Nomination For...
One of the most beautiful women ever. Kate from Kate's Playground. It's not in the pics but she has a cleft foot. A hoof in other words. Just goes to show that there is no such thing as total perfection. She comes darn close though!
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Saturday, June 5, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Pass This one along
British Petroleum (BP) rep Randy Prescott
made a comment, “Louisiana isn’t the only place that has shrimp.” His
office phone number is (713) 323-4093 (713) 323-4093 his email is
randy.prescott@bp.com Give him a call or send an email! Tell him “BP
isn’t the only place that has fuel for my car!”
made a comment, “Louisiana isn’t the only place that has shrimp.” His
office phone number is (713) 323-4093 (713) 323-4093 his email is
randy.prescott@bp.com Give him a call or send an email! Tell him “BP
isn’t the only place that has fuel for my car!”
So disappointing
Obama is such a sellout. He better do a LOT to redeem himself or no Democrat will ever get my vote again.
"Drill Baby Drill"
MY ASS!
Republicans are so damn stupid...
"Drill Baby Drill"
MY ASS!
Republicans are so damn stupid...
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