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The Lord is my shepherd

and

He/She

knows I'm gay.
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~One of my latest tunes from

Energy_92.7

I've been dancing/exercising to in my new pad....

American- BOY


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"He was a terror

to any snake that came in his path,

whether it was the cold, slimy reptile

sliding along the ground

or the more dangerous snake

that oppresses men

through false teachings.

And he drove the snakes out of the minds of men,

snakes of superstition

and brutality

and cruelty."
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~Arthur Brisbane
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~This IS a big part of my life now actually...

Fending off those superstitions.

I no longer "knock on wood"

or cross my fingers.

13,

if anything,

appears to be a "lucky" number for me often.

I walk under ladders and open umbrellas inside.


Well,

not a regular basis. LOL

I also no longer go by

"good luck"

or "bad luck" either.

LUCK

is relative

and YOU create your very own

goodness or badness around you.

That's a HUGE part of better emotional intelligence.

So that's why I can make fun of my fascination

with my number 17 appearing.

And,

yes,

I DO believe there are things there we all can't explain.

But...

I'm also not allowing myself

to become too obsessed in it all either.

I don't follow horoscopes,

unless to get a laugh from them.

WHY


would I allow that to dictate

how my day, week, month or year

was supposed to BE?

Same with the Tarot.

I threw my deck out a couple years ago.

And,

again,

I DO believe.

I've just chosen to think for myself

and be more suprised.

The present.
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I have this cd of Mr. Wonder's

and listen to this classic of his often.

Enjoy...

Superstition on Sesame Street! Bwaaaa-ha-haaaaa!



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"Sanctify them through thy TRUTH:

Thy word is TRUTH."
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~The Bible
John
Chapter 17
Verse 17
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~O.K. gang...
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Help me out here PLEASE...
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I'm still seeing the number 17 fly up in my face
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everywhere.
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As well as hear it said in different forms.
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(Yesterday,

it was from the Bible

and not the quote I've chose to use here

but from another Chapter.

And that Chapter was...

Numbers.

WoW!)
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The pic chosen was yet another example of it appearing to me
months ago actually.
No, I don't even drink anymore
('cept an occasional wine or beer.)
and I couldn't handle Scotch or Whiskey
no-how anyway.
I'm quite aware also
that maybe if I put my mind on another number
maybe that would be appearing all the time also.
I tried that and it hasn't happened.
It is always a 17 still.
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I've also decided quite awhile back to laugh it off
and say to myself, "Oh, there's my 'ol friend today."
and not look too much into it and go nutty from it all.
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(Hmmmm...maybe too late there. hehe)
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I'm thinking...
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if there is some divine message in this
my higher power(s) messed up
as I'm the first one to admit
I have difficulty with numbers.
I'm a words guy and not numbers.
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I've also been thinking
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maybe I could try to get lottery tickets from it all.
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Work what I see as a Tarot deck
as it's not always JUST a 17 by itself
but also within the other numbers I'm noticing with it.
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Example:
A police squad car's roof
seen from my new window perch
with the numbers 2172.
So play the 22 on a ticket then, right?
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A bus with 1271 on it...
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(Here is where, as used in a Tarot deck,
it would be considered reversed
and the other numbers could be reversed also.
So instead of the 12 it would be 21 to play on a lottery ticket.)
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Other ones on receipts and on and on....
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ARRRGH!

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I've placed a poll on this so y'all have the opportunity to tell me to seek medical help if need be.
LOL

And a classic and AWESOME tune to match,
of course!
hehe

Edge of 17
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"Astrology can clear up

or mix up

a person as much as any other

psychological,

philosophical,

or religious mirror,

a looking glass

in the endless mirror hall of life."
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Solar Eclipse

August 1, 2008 in Leo

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August 1, 2008

9° Leo 32

at 10:14am
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An eclipse occurs when the orbits of the Moon and the Earth align closely enough together with the Sun and the Moon to block the light of the Sun from the Earth (a Solar Eclipse), or the Moon (a Lunar Eclipse).

Every month we have a New Moon, but only every six months do we have eclipses. A Solar Eclipse is when the Moon is exactly between the Sun and the Earth and blocks the light of the Sun from the Earth. Solar Eclipses are very powerful New Moons and are known to herald significant endings and beginnings.

The ancient rule is that the effects of a Solar Eclipse last as long in years as the eclipse lasts in hours. Events that are triggered by an eclipse usually take six months to unfold, so you can expect this process of change to continue as you begin to feel like a flower opening its’ petals Special opportunities to break old patterns become apparent as you begin to make major changes in your life.

Metamorphosis is the word associated with eclipse.

The Solar Eclipse on August 1, 2008 occurs at 10:14am at 9°32 degrees of Leo. All Leo Sun Sign people will be most affected by this Solar Eclipse as will those with Leo rising.

If you are an Aquarian or have Aquarian rising you will also feel this eclipse more strongly than most because in our sky the constellation of Aquarius is opposite the constellation of Leo and is in direct alignment with this eclipse.

Overall, you will find yourself redoing your life from your toes to the top of your head and your appearance will be changed radically to reflect the massive changes going on within you!!

Ultimately the changes in how you see yourself will affect how you are perceived by others thereby affecting all of your personal AND business relationships!!

This is all good!! :-)

Depending on the part of your chart that is activated we can determine exactly what part of your life will be most affected.

If you are a Leo almost every part of your life will be affected, but all of us will feel a shift of some sort coming on.

If the eclipse falls in your first/seventh houses, you are working on yourself, on your marriage or your relationship.

If it is the second/eighth houses, it is your earnings or joint finances that are affected.

If it is the 3rd/9th houses, it could be a year of travel or educational pursuits.

In the 4th/10th houses home and career will be your focus.

Eclipses in the 5th/11th put the spotlight on creative self-expression, children, groups and organizations,

and eclipses in the 6th and 12th put the focus on health, work and service.

What is hidden will come to light and your secret desires may not be secret anymore. You may break away from a relationship that no longer suits your needs, or you may be faced with changes beyond your control.

The six months ahead will give you the time to sort through your feelings and explore other options.

Remember: change is good!

Change in thought, manner, speech, dress, lifestyle, career, health, family, expectations and goals are all part of the plan and the process of you creating a more fulfilled life.

You may feel uncomfortable as you let go of what is familiar and you step way outside your boundaries to make room in your head and your heart for new ideas and ultimately a new lifestyle!

Read on to find out how this eclipse will personally affect you:

Aries:

Look for drama with children, if you have them - or with people who ‘act’ like children with you. Look for a relationship (not a marriage) to be tested. Expect disruptions in creative projects and basic communication. Flaws will be discovered so they can be corrected.

Taurans: Situations going on in your home distract you from your everyday life as family ties produce their share of stressful situations. A fresh perspective washes away past negativity as you prepare for change ahead. All the more reason to rest and relax more this month.

Geminis: Communication rattles your world as your mind is ready for new ideas. But, be sure that new ideas are worthy of your time. This eclipse will change your pattern of perception as you break with old ways of thinking to make room for new long-term growth. :-)

Cancers: Financial thinking is forced to change and little stands in your way to achieve success. Your prosperity is dependent on revising your investment strategy. Issues reach a climax, your hard work is rewarded and you clearly see what you have yet to accomplish.

Leos: Because this Eclipse is in YOUR sign, it is very powerful on you!! You begin to rethink your life purpose! Letting go of what is no longer appropriate is a must!! A small shift in your thinking or behavior begins a powerful process that moves your life positively forward.

Virgos: If you are not on a spiritual path, you will likely start one as there are shake-ups in what you believe. You reconnect with your inner world and discover how past experiences are still affecting your current choices. Your spiritual journey may not be an easy one. :-)

Libras: With this Eclipse landing in your 11th House of Friends, your friendships will be tested rather severely. There will be dramatic events in the lives of your friends and in organizations you belong to. An overbearing friend may go too far, forcing you to take a stand.

Scorpios: Your career is at a dramatic turning-point, so look for a move within your current company or a move to a new one. You can’t sit on the fence - you have to make a decisive move. Unexpected dramas precipitate this transformation so look for signs that help.

Sagittarians: Visualizing life beyond its current horizons, perhaps additional education, is in the Stars. If a disruptive event occurs this will play itself out to be a good thing as doors open to get you closer to your true life’s plan. Look for changes as flaws are discovered. :-)

Capricorns: Show the courage to be honest about what you are willing to give in a partnership. You discover that previous promises are not as solid as you thought. Sudden expenses force financial changes that expose the fallacies of current thinking. Transition is key!

Aquarians: Your relationships get tested - severely! This is true for business AND personal connections. You are forced to reevaluate your commitment as ongoing dilemmas resurface that require your attention. Those that are weak will end paving the way for new ones!

Pisceans: A small issue can turn into a major event at work as employers are embroiled in dramas with employees. The possibility of a job change can result. Your health also needs watching, but if you pace yourself and get some rest , flaws in your regime will be revealed.



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"That orbed maiden,

with white fire laden,

Whom mortals call the moon."

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Today,

it's my one-year anniversary

moving to my beloved new City.


WOOO HOOOOO!!!
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It was the Full Moon exactly on that day then.
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Tomorrow, is the NEW moon.
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I featured the star chart

on how it's all gonna be laid out.
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Also some NEW tunes to listen to...
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"LOVE


is missing someone whenever you're apart,

but somehow feeling warm inside

because you're close in heart."
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~Kay Knudsen
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I Told You So

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You said you needed your space
I wasn't where you wanted to be
I didn't stand in your way
I only want you to be happy
And so how surprised am I to see you here tonight

CHORUS:
Well can't you see
That for worse or for better we're better together
Please just come back home
No don't say that you're sorry
And I won't say I told you so

Sometimes in our life
We get to where we wonder if
The long road that we're on
Is headin' in the same direction
When it comes to you and me
We're right where I know we should be

CHORUS:
Oh can't you see
That for worse or for better we're better together
Please just come back home
No don't say that you're sorry
And I won't say I told you so

Somtimes it's like we're deep in nothing but love
The slightest thing can grow so foolishly
Remind me please
Oh can't you see
That for worse or for better we're better together
Please just come back home
No don't say that you're sorry
You don't gotta say you're sorry baby
Oh can't you see
That for worse or for better we're better together
Please just come back home
No don't say that you're sorry
And I won't say I told you so
And I won't say I told you so
But I told you so
Shoulda known better than to leave me baby
Shoulda known better than to leave me darlin'
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"HOME

is the one place in all this world

where hearts are sure of each other.

It is the place of

CONFIDENCE.

It is the place where we tear off that mask

of guarded and suspicious coldness

which the world forces us to wear in self-defense,

and where we pour out

the unreserved communications

of full and confiding hearts.

It is the spot

where expressions of tenderness gush out

without any sensation of

awkwardness

and without any dread of

ridicule."
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Home

I'm staring out into the night,
Trying to hide the pain.
I'm going to the place where love
And feeling good don't ever cost a thing.
And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain.

I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old
So I'm going home.
Well I'm going home.

The miles are getting longer, it seems,
The closer I get to you.
I've not always been the best man or friend for you.
But your love, remains true.
And I don't know why.
You always seem to give me another try.

So I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,

And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.

Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all,
And then some you don't want.
Be careful what you wish for,
'Cause you just might get it all.
You just might get it all, yeah.

Oh, well I'm going home,
Back to the place where I belong,
And where your love has always been enough for me.
I'm not running from.
No, I think you got me all wrong.
I don't regret this life I chose for me.
But these places and these faces are getting old.
I said these places and these faces are getting old.
So I'm going home.
I'm going home.

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"We feel free when we escape -

even if it be but from the frying pan into the fire."

~Eric Hoffer
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ESCAPE

with me.

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"Nothing eliminates boredom more successfully

than engaging in the search for ways to end it."

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~Bruno Bettelheim

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~Now, if Eddy doesn't sound just like me . . .

LOL

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Excerpt from,

"Up From Boredom, Down From Fear."

By Dr. Bruce Leckart

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Why do so many people look back on their youth as the best years of their lives? Why does a baby have the power to charm even the gruffest adult? Perhaps it's because, as children, we haven't learned that "Life is grim, life is earnest, and the end is the grave." The sense of fun, the desire to play with others and the material universe is still very much with us. But it gets buried somehow under layers and layers of

OUGHTS and SHOULDS.

__Fast Eddy is the best body and fender man on the West Coast. He's not only twice as fast as the average guy, but his work is always perfect the first time. No bumps, no waves, no complaints. Consequently he can work whenever he wants to. Body-shop owners vie for his time even though they know they can't hold him for long. For Eddy life is a laugh. I've never seen him seriously involved in anything but having fun and I've never seen him bored. Essentially, he's just a carefree kid of forty.

__Eddy lives out of his van. Occasionally he crashes with his brother, house-sits for a friend or moves in with one of his several women admirers. When he's not working he buys a six-pack and goes to the beach, or maybe just plays with the kids on the block. Eddy has absolutely no ambition, no desire to make something of himself when he grows up. And in fact he'll probably never grow up since the cares and worries of adulthood don't hold any attraction for him. Eddy somehow never learned that life is a serious business and never accepted that other people's standards had anything to do with him. He once told me that when he was a young man he was sure he was going to die before he turned thirty. When he didn't, he just kept living as though the future didn't exist.

__Most of us wouldn't want to join Eddy for very long. Hedonism, too, can lead to boredom after a while. But the next time you dent your fender, instead of devoting the next couple of days to estimates, police reports and insurance agents, try joining Eddy at the beach. A dented fender, or its equivalent, is not really so important either in the cosmic or the short-term sense. The humdrum traps we set for ourselves can only keep us back if we accept the notion that they are what's real and important about being alive.

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Brave New World

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"Knitting is a boon for those of us who are easily bored.

I take my knitting everywhere

to take the edge off of moments

that would otherwise drive me stark raving mad."

~Stephanie Pearl-McPhee

"At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much."

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~Yep . . .

Knitting.

I've been wanting to do this for quite awhile

and now that I'm all settled in my cozy new home

I can proceed with it as well as other things now.

I went to the library today

as every third Saturday there's a free knitting class/get-together.

MaryAnne was my wonderful teacher

(God Love HER! It's tougher than I thought and she was so patient and kind.)

I'm determined to get the hang of it though

as I wish to knit little items for children in hospitals, etc

(As MaryAnne does now also.)

plus eventually knit a cute doggie sweater I saw in a book

for my future "baby" I'll get someday.

I was able to take with me 3 balls of yarn

and will pick up some knitting needles

(I believe wood ones or possibly metal as the acrylic ones slip too easily.)

and a how-to book

to practice, practice, practice!

Here's another site of yet another gay guy knitting away . . .

Queer Knitting By Joe

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" Boredom

is the feeling that everything is a waste of time;

serenity,

that nothing is."

~Thomas Szasz
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~HIYA GANG!



Today's topic is that dreaded BOREDOM

we all can experience from time to time.



It falls in line with the other couple evils of curiosity and loneliness.

(Which I'll touch more on in future blogs.)


When we start feeling these ways, oh my, the trouble they can bring us.

They can also help us in positive ways and help MOTIVATE us.

I was motivated enough to check out this book from the library

as I was starting to fall into the boredom trap

and even some of the loneliness one,

the lone-wolf that I am even.



~CL



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Excerpt from

"Up from Boredom, Down from Fear."

By Dr. Bruce Leckart
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The Fine Art of Making Trouble


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______________This is it. You've taken the first step out of the blues, the blahs, the apathy, the anomie, the everyday despair that so many of us have come to accept as a way of life. You are a potential "troublemaker" -- and in my book that's a compliment!
__There's an lod joke about three men who were arrested and before they knew it, found themselves in front of a firing squad. Asked if they wanted blindfolds the first two donned them eagerly. But the third man refused, where-upon he was told by his comrades: "Take the blindfold, Manny, don't make trouble . . ."
__That's the kind of trouble I mean. Questioning the status quo. Looking at the world your own way. Welcoming a challenge. Creating problems by going out on a limb, then solving them. Trusting your perceptions and dreams enough to follow them, despite lots of free advice to stay home, do the "right thing," watch the tube and, above all, don't make trouble.
__I've been rocking the boat for a long time now myself (though I had to learn to). And, in some people's judgment, "making a hell of a lot of waves" . . . but also having one hell of a sweet time. We all start out that way, full of zest and curiosity, ready to reach out, take a chance, walk in the rain and get wet, be silly romantics. Then it starts to slip away as we let the guilt and fear imposed on us by others take charge of our lives. Eventually we internalize these feelings and lose ourselves. The rebellions of adolescence are often our last desperate attempts to resist the social pressures to conform. All too soon, as school, job, home and family begin to furnish our years -- and just the fact of the years themselves -- our lives become thick with convention, our decisions based on "oughts" and "shoulds," our days and nights increasingly dull . . . and finally one day we arrive . . . we are bored! Led around by other people and outside events and institutions, we are told what to feel, what to do, what to think and how to be! Frequently this doesn't work for long and we soon find ourselves going through the motions with a glad face for the world and a heart sinking deeper into boredom or even depression.
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"The proper function of man



is to

LIVE,



not to exist.



I shall not waste my days

in trying to prolong them.



I shall use my time."
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"It is not the critic who counts;

not the man who points out

how the strong man stumbled

or where the doer of deeds

could have done them better.

The credit belongs to the man

who is actually in the arena,

whose face is marred by dust

and sweat

and blood;

who strives valiantly;

who errs

and comes short

again and again;

who knows

great enthusiasms,

the great devotions;

who spends himself in a worthy cause;

who at the best,

knows in the end

the triumph of high achievement,

and who,

at the worst,

if he fails,

at least fails while

DARING GREATLY

so that his place

shall never be

with those timid souls

who know neither victory

or defeat."
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"The world bruises us ALL,


but some heal faster than others --
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and some bleed to death."
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" You're obliged

to pretend respect for people and institutions

you think absurd.

You live attached

in a cowardly fashion

to moral and social conventions

you despise,

condemn,

and know lack all foundation.

It is that permanent contradiction

between your ideas and desires

and all the dead formalities

and vain pretenses of your civilization

which makes you sad,

troubled

and unbalanced.

In that intolerable conflict

you lose all joy of life

and all feeling of personality,

because at every moment

they suppress

and restrain

and check

the free play of your powers.

That's the poisoned and mortal wound

of the civilized world."

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~Octave Mirbeau, Torture Garden

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Oremus . . .

Libera nos a malo . . .

Lumin de Lumine . . .

Per omnia saecula saeculorum . . .

Deo Gratias.
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What pleasure can it give a cultivated man to watch some poor fellow being torn to pieces by a powerful beast or a superb beast being pierced with a hunting spear? Even were such things worth looking at, you've seen them many times, and we saw nothing new this time. The last day was devoted to the elephants. The vulgar populace was enthusiastic, but there was no pleasure in it; indeed, the show provoked some sort of compassion, a feeling that there is some kinship between this great beast and human-kind.

—CICERO, Letters to Friends

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" We should give as we would receive,

cheerfully,

quickly,

and without hesitation;

for there is no grace in a benefit

that sticks to the fingers."
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~Speaking of sticky fingers...

After I passed out some of the cold water and oranges yesterday to other human-beings out in the hot on my new block not as fortunate,
I dolled out peanut butter sandwiches to still some more humans later.

I AM truly BLESSED these days and finally have my stable home with a tap of running water.
I get alot of food from a couple pantries for myself and have plenty of extra bread anyway and end up with more oranges than I can keep up with also.

The waters cost me a whopping $4 for 12 bottles
and had extra ones given to me also to make a total of 17 waters.
I had popped into a 7-Eleven store to see about the plastic bags for the sandwiches and they wanted to charge $4 for 20 bags.
I mosied on up the street to my Walgreens store

(I really DO need to invest and get shares in them at some point
as I'm in there at least once a day, if not twice. hehe)

and their plastic sandwich bags were a 200 count of bags for the same $4 price.
So I ended up providing for several other individuals for a mere $8.

I'm not saying all this to be
"Oh, look at me and how great I am"
at all.
Fact,
that's the last thing I would would want is to be any sort of celebrity.

Hopefully,
it may just inspire others to be able to do the same.
I wish for an army of givers.

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Also,


other great karma for my own self today is that


I was refered by a social worker over a week ago that works in my building to go to a church organization a couple blocks away to receive free kitchen items such as a frying pan I needed and some plates and silverware.



WoW!

Did I EVER receive!



Definately aquired the kitchen items needed and then-some


as well as other wonderful things that would normally cost so much in a store as a great comforter and sheets and new pillow by the Laura Ashley Collection



(I think the sheets are like a million-count as they feel it too. hehe)

as well as three "pissy" stylish decorative throw pillows. Also a really kewl bamboo-type hamper, a neat small chrome silver wastebasket and a land-line phone so I may finally receive any calls from the front desk.



Now I can order a pizza to be delivered and the desk can tell me it's arrived. hehe



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"There are no seven wonders of the world



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in the eyes of a child.



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~This is a couple of e-mails I had received
from one of my dear angel friends here
that had given me permission to set into a blog myself.




Let us all reflect on it and say deep prayers
not just for Gabby,
but for all of our young angels suffering
and moving on from this earthly plane....
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Excerpt from
"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"


By Robert M. Pirsig

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Afterword

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The receding Ancient Greek perspective of the past ten years has a very dark side:

Chris is dead.

He was murdered.

At about 8:00 P.M. on Saturday,

November 17,

1979,

in San Francisco,

he left the Zen Center, where he was a student, to visit a friend's house a block away on

Haight Street.

According to witnesses, a car stopped on the street beside him and two men, black, jumped out. One came from behind him so that Chris couldn't escape, and grabbed his arms. The one in front of him emptied his pockets and found nothing and became angry. He threatened Chris with a large kitchen knife. Chris said something which the witnesses could not hear. His assailant became angrier. Chris then said something that made him even more furious. He jammed the knife into Chris's chest. Then the two jumped into their car and left.

Chris leaned for a time on a parked car, trying to keep from collapsing. After a time he staggered across the street to a lamp at the corner of Haight and Octavia. Then, with his right lung filled with blood from a severed pulmonary artery, he fell to the sidewalk and died.

I go on living, more from force of habit than anything else. At his funeral we learned that he had bought a ticket that morning for England, where my second wife and I lived aboard a sailboat. Then a letter from him arrived which said, strangely, "I never thought I would ever live to see my 23rd birthday."

His twenty-third birthday would have been in two weeks.

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I find it FASCINATING along with somewhat TOO coincidental and strange to say the very least that I attained this book last winter while living at Haight/Ashbury from a roomate, ironically named Chris, that was moving out and have discovered that Chris in the story was murdered,

here in the City down the road from where I obtained the book and was living,

on the same date of MY birthday.

I had turned 15 then in 1979.

Also how the narrator's motorcycle,

is a 1964 Superhawk.

The same year I was born.

Ooooooooooooo......

Eerie.

I read the book last week.

AWESOME!

Right up my alley for sure.

And glad I discovered the link of the book to share with you, my friends

so you may enjoy it as well.

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I'll be taking a break for a bit from computer-land

and getting into still more personal reading and starting back in my personal experiments.

Now that I'm all set up in my fab new place

my mind is expanding out and I need to delve into all the questions.

For I AM a HUGE, BIG thinker and am truly a philosopher of today and always want to explore the mind.

Especially my own.

A book I just checked from the library yesterday was,

"Guidebook to Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance"

Again,

AWESOME!

Now my mind is REALLY opening up and blossoming even more from it already.

LOVE IT!

It neatly breaks down the book within the Western and Eastern "backpacks".

Eastern philosophy being with

--Hinduism

--Buddhism

--Confucianism

--Taoism

--Zen Buddhism

and

Western philosophy

exploring realities, knowledge, values, ethics and morals

and the metaphysical and Quality in it all

with the greats as

Locke, Hume, Descartes, Kant, Spinoza, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Tolstoy, Thales, Bentham, Einstein, Whitehead, Poincare', Nietzsche, Mill, James, Ayer, Scheler, Pascal, Sidgwick, Bergson, Kant, Aristotle, Plato, Thales, Anaximenis, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Zeno, and of course, Phaedrus plus many more.

Another very interesting sounding book I will explore is

"The Age of American Unreason"

by Susan Jacoby

and her other,

"Freethinkers"

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This IS the month of FREEDOM

and I'll be taking some of that personal freedom perhaps for the entire month away from this

and will miss y'all tremendously.

Perhaps do some of your own personal exploring as myself within the information I've provided and just ask

WHY?

with EVERYTHING.

~BIG HUGS

"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert M. Pirsig