Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Sharethis and The Best of..."Idea for a Neat Reality Show-America's Best Wrestler"

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Originally published here 3/14/09

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Self and I, a while back, were talking about how sad it was that I've never watched a single pro-wrestling match. He's a fan, my grandmother never missed a one on TV, but I've never tuned one in.

This has nothing to do with anything, except that my poor migrainous mind cooks up really weird things in the deep quiet of the pain...

Know what would make for a really, really fascinating reality show? Something like American Idol for pro-wrestlers!

Man, I'd never miss an episode of that even if it meant having to take vertigo medicine. That's why I don't watch TV now--way too much movement on the screen and the flashes of light are horrible. Last show I watched was Cavemen which was canceled February a year ago.

Think how fascinating it would be to get a look at the lives of stunt men in sports entertainment, with competition for America's Best Wrestler. That's what pro-wrestling is--magnificent stunt work and if you think it's easy because it's scripted, rest assured. I know nothing about pro-wrestling but no stunt work is easy or painless. It's an art, really.

Ok, I'm going back to sleep now. Carry on. If you know producers in Hollywood or New York, suggest a pro-wrestling reality show.


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Monday, July 6, 2009

Sharethis and The Best of...: The end of the King of Pop | Op-Ed Contributors | Jerusalem Post

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This article came out the day after Michael Jackson died but has some excellent general observations about healthy lives.


Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in The Jerusalem Post
The end of the King of Pop | Op-Ed Contributors | Jerusalem Post
Source: jpost.com



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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Sharethis and The Best Of..."Flag Day in the United States of America"

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Originally published here on 6/14/09

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Today, June 14th, is Flag Day here in the US.

God give rest and peace to the souls of the everyone whose blood was shed for love of our Flag.

From Wiki: "On 12th September 2001, following the previous day's attacks on the USA, the band at the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace played the "Star Spangled Banner" at the specific request of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (source BBC news footage)" I remember hearing that on the news at the time it happened.

In honor of our Flag, below are the words to Defence of Fort M'Henry written by Francis Scott Key in 1814. The first verse was adopted by Congressional Resolution in 1931 as the US National Anthem with the fourth verse to be added at times of more formal occasions.



Defence of Fort M'Henry
Francis Scott Key

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!


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Friday, July 3, 2009

Sharethis and The Best Of...: Botox May Cure Baldness, Doctor Says - Beauty & Skin - FOXNews.com

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I'm also huge into hair on men. Facial hair, arm hair, little curly hairs on toes--I'm there.

Might be something here to benefit the Cause. :D




Botox for baldness
Botox May Cure Baldness, Doctor Says - Beauty & Skin - FOXNews.com
Source: foxnews.com



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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Sharethis and The Best of...How Green Is a Nudist Vacation? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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How cool would this be???

I'm huge into water preservation and conservation. Anytime I see a chance to contribute to the cause, I take off. XD



Naturist vacation! YEAH!!
How Green Is a Nudist Vacation? - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com
Source: greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com



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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Taking Off for the Month of July or, The Best is Taking Over

Every July, I take time away from the computer, away from the mundane, away from most everything so that I can take care of myself. Been doing this for some years.

I was a Secular Carmelite for some years, as many of you may have read in these columns and my long-time readers know. Once a Carmelite, always a Carmelite. In July I celebrate a Solemnity, a Feast, 2 Memorials, and an optional memorial each of which call for spiritual preparation.

I also bring all my mourning into July: The anniversary I would have celebrated had I not sued to end my marriage, my four babies who were never born because they all died in miscarriage, family and friends who have died, the spiritual attack that now divides my life into "before" and "after", every now and then a friendship that may have ended during the year, all the things needing emotional attention that haven't gotten it yet. I take care of myself during July.

So, utilizing Blogger scheduling technology, I've got a month's worth of Sharethis news articles with a few comments as well as "The Best of..." columns already in place that will pop up every couple of days through the end of the month.

Enjoy the month, Happy Independence Day!

Thank you all for reading. Love you all, and please pray for me as I pray for everyone who reads this little work of mine.

Take care of yourselves, and The Carmelite's Habit will see you all in August. :)




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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Personals Ad: SWF seeks SWM metaphysician and/or Christian mystic saint

Many dozens of free astrological charts and horoscopes are available on the intarwebs. Those providing an instant rendering from fill-in forms are created by one of several software programs that pull together pre-made sentences and paragraphs determined by the various chart components. What you get is a computerized chart analysis, rather than a chart synthesis, which is what you'd get if you sat with an astrologer trained in erecting and analysing a chart, and trained to compare it and mesh it with your real life.

But, computerized charts are handy for online dating services, online job searches, and things like that. Yeah, people who run those things use stuff like computerized astrological chart analyses when they're introducing job hunters to potential employers.

"Houses" with their signs and planets involvement are utterly dependent on accurate birth time. I found out very recently from old hospital records that the time of birth told me was in fact incorrect by 53 minutes. The difference it made in the houses and planet placements was, well, astronomical.

The problems with computerized charts are immediately visible and effects transparently apparent. And illustrate a very good reason for studying psychological astrology for oneself (I am, and want to eventually go into transpersonal psychology), and give one reason I don't participate in online dating services. Gads, read below and see some examples. They'd try to hook me up with a man whose belief systems no doubt would, uhm, conflict with my own.


From the Pullen Simple Chart Delineation:

Sun in Sagittarius and 8th House: Your spirit, ego, image of self, and sense of aliveness is jovial, open minded, loves freedom, and seeks meaning and new experience. Most often this manifests in the area of life dealing with sex, death, the occult, and other hard-to-grasp topics.

Moon in Scorpio and 6th House: Your emotional nature, moods, feelings, and caring tendencies are very penetrating, suspicious, introspective, and desire to transform and remove outer masks. Most often this manifests in the area of life dealing with work and feeling talented and useful."


From the Spirit Success Report:

Sun in the 8th House: You have a great urge to go farther or deeper into life every step of the way. You want to experience more, and your desires are both powerful and intense. It is hard for you to find satisfaction in common experiences, and you have magnetic power if you choose to use it wisely. You are fascinated with what lies under the surface, and at some point in your life, self-improvement is a big interest. You are attracted to unexplored or taboo areas of life, and you avoid all things superficial.

Alternate Interpretation: Your feelings run deep so there is a need for attunement with your inner self. You may sometimes feel that you are destiny's plaything and will try to discover hidden parts of yourself through investigating "the mysteries" or take an interest in occult or metaphysical studies. As you increase your knowledge, you will recognize a compelling demand for constant change to promote your spiritual growth. This is often presented by material lessons to which you must adjust. In conforming, be prepared to relinquish some part of your life so that you may experience a rebirth on a higher level.

Moon in the 6th House: You have a sympathetic nature and instinctively reach out to people in need of help. You also have a deeply ingrained tendency to want to improve or "fix" other people's lives, which can be annoying to the person who has no desire to be changed or "helped" in this way. For you, affection and caring must be expressed in tangible acts or service of some kind.

Moon Aspects to Pluto: Others may be drawn to your healing quality, and you can open your soul in such as a way as to allow others to find their own strength. In intimate relationships, you have the ability to achieve a level of bonding which transcends the ordinary. Your sexuality and sensuality are special keys for your achievement of ecstasy. As a mother, you may have a phenomenal link to your children, and can be especially effective in helping them develop a trust and understanding of their deeper needs and feelings.

Some Famous People with Moon in Harmonious Aspect to Pluto: Sextiles - Marie Curie, Sting; Trines - Sandra Bernhard, Albert Camus, Kim Carnes, Jimmy Carter, Harry Chapin, Johnny Depp, Sheena Easton, Hugh Hefner, Thomas Huxley, Jonas Salk, Frank Sinatra, David Spade.


Marie Curie, Sting, Harry Chapin (remember his song Cat's in the Cradle?), Johnny Depp, Sheena Easton, and David Spade for sure I'll take (my Scorpio Moon is sextile Pluto) but....Hugh Hefner? :p


SWF archetypal Taurean-ascendent bull careening toward the 8th house of burnt sacrifice with the Hades Moon on her back seeking SWM with limitless patience and determination to eternally demonstrate his trustworthiness and devotion in the face of unshakable disbelief and utter suspicion...and posses an intense interest in exploring some really odd people, places, and things. Must be ready for the ride of his life. ;)

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Sharethis: Locations of high-risk coal ash sites kept secret - EarthLink - Political News

This is a related story to the Editorial about the work to dump toxic coal ash in Alabama.

Must be dumps similar to Love Canal all over the place.


Obama to keep coal-ash dumps secret from the people who live beside them
Locations of high-risk coal ash sites kept secret - EarthLink - Political News
Source: enews.earthlink.net



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Thursday, June 25, 2009

How come you aren't married?

Joke of the Week from Eddie at The Texas Cook Review 5/3/09:

Sitting in the bar George asked his 40-year-old buddy Johnny, "How come you aren't married?"

Johnny: "I haven't found the right woman yet."

George: "So what are you looking for?"

Johnny: "Oh she's got to be real pretty, - a good cook and house-keeper, and she's got to know how to handle money, a really nice and pleasant personality is a must - and money, she's got to have money...and a home, a nice big house, is what she has to have."

George: "A woman like that would be crazy to marry YOU."

Johnny: "Oh, it's okay if she is crazy."


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Monday, June 22, 2009

"Get better, different Relevant results fast !"

I'm about to the end of my useful minutes for today but I must, must share this with you all. Next column will be a Sharethis article about the common industry practice of remunerating online writers for reviews of products, something that the FTC is about to crack down on for various reasons. And you know IRS won't be far behind...but in the meantime...(and no, this is NOT a remunerated review. I have never earned even one penny from either of my blogs. Sad, but true. XD)

Firefox has this thing called Yoono that'll run IM platforms, gmail, twitter, facebook, and A LOT of other things in a sidebar. It has an advertisement window at the bottom. The adverts offered are determined by the contents of your browser window. If there's already an advert or pop-up browser window on your screen...

I don't do the porno thing or gamble online. Some of you might so you possibly already know the answer but this is what went though my poor, feeble mind...


"Looking for [Templates]?

Delivering best [Templates] results. Get better, different Relevant results fast ! Searching best of [Templates] online."


"Looking for [how to respond to MILs sex comments]?

Delivering best [how to respond to MILs sex comments] results. Get better, different Relevant results fast ! Searching best of [how to respond to MILs sex comments] online.


"Looking for [abdominal trauma on donated cadavers signal of foul play]?

Delivering best [abdominal trauma on donated cadavers signal of foul play] results. Get better, different Relevant results fast ! Searching best of [abdominal trauma on donated cadavers signal of foul play] online."


"Looking for [save your mortgage NOW!]?

Delivering best [save your mortgage NOW!] results. Get better, different Relevant results fast ! Searching best of [save your mortgage NOW!] online."


"Looking for [image of psychedelic mushroom]?

Delivering best [image of psychedelic mushroom] results. Get better, different Relevant results fast ! Searching best of [image of psychedelic mushroom] online."




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Thursday, June 18, 2009

Header pic: the art of compromise

Aikichik's black belt. :)

Compromise: The way to get along with people you love.

Aikichik Shodan>Van Bushnell Shihandai>Roger Jarrett Shihan>Kevin Block Kyoshi, creator of "Escort".


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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

And in a related story - Sharethis: Vegas paper gets subpoena to ID online commenters

Another article to read about online privacy, or lack thereof.

The information about the subpoena appears to have come from the newspaper itself. No information about whether the subpoena requested the identifying information about all commenters or specific ones.

I'd almost hope they requested the IDs of all of the commenters so they could sort out the sock puppets from the discrete, one-identity commenters. The information from the newspaper implies that the subpoena asked for information about all the commenters but the article doesn't clearly say. Sock-puppet posts would seem to marginalize the value of the content but that's just my opinion.

I believe the newspaper will lose this one if even one of the quoted comments in fact did appear in the paper. Name-calling can be inflammatory but problems arise if it's slanderous or libelous. Mentioning violence toward a juror or a Federal agent isn't protected speech, ever.

No, I'm not an attorney nor have I played one on TV, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. I worked for Internal Revenue Service for 17 years working directly with the public. The public can say certain things that may be merely insulting but once any sort of harassment or mention of violence comes out, that's it. There is a department that handles threats against IRS employees doing their jobs and we got training on this topic.

Be very, very aware of what you post on the internet. No matter the website's solemn oath on their hunting dog's grave that they won't do anything with your information that you don't want, someone else may force them to. And, there's always the stray weird vendor who might do who-knows-what with your information...



Subpoena issued to newspaper asking the paper to ID column commenters
Vegas paper gets subpoena to ID online commenters
Source: washingtonpost.com



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Sharethis: Ruling on NightJack author Richard Horton kills blogger anonymity - Times Online

Interesting article.

It appears that the primary issue was the blog content which provided details of crimes that should not have been made public but the UK judge was clear that (at least across the Pond) blogging is considered primarily a public activity and that bloggers are not entitled to preserve their anonymity simply because they may wish to.

Gads, everybody in this part of the world knows who I am. I'll bet I'm related to about a third of the people in this state whose families have been in Alabama for more than a hundred years. If all of them were alive, I'd have 33 cousins just on my mother's side--first cousins. My mother had 8 aunts and uncles just on her father's side and I don't know how many cousins so you can see the geometric size of my extended family.

I wouldn't try for true anonymity but then, I wouldn't blog ANYTHING COVERED BY DISCLOSURE LAWS ABOUT MY (NOW RETIRED FROM) JOB EITHER EVEN IF I COULD REMEMBER ANYTHING. Ever. Ever. Ever.

Did I say never ever?

Good article. Do give it a read.

I swear my gray matter is about to bust out through my ears. The nerves in my head are so sensitive they're sore to the touch. I've only got another good hour or two left for today and then that'll be it. I made a great Edgar Cayce ointment that helps facial pain (olive oil and myrrh--smells nice too). That will help some but mostly, the Migraine/Meniere's attack will have to run its course. Maybe I'll be able to sleep through today's heat and wake up feeling WONDERFUL.

Sheesh. In my dreams... XD



No guarantee of blogger anonymity in UK
Ruling on NightJack author Richard Horton kills blogger anonymity - Times Online
Source: technology.timesonline.co.uk



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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Sharethis: Millions of tons of TVA coal ash coming to Ala. - EarthLink - Business News

EDITORIAL


Oh please, don't bring that garbage down here!

We have such nice waterways, lakes, rivers, and such here in Alabama. One advocacy group that has worked for many years toward what we have now is the Cahaba River Society (link on left too).

We take our water seriously here. The official name of the little burg where I live is Hoover-on-the-Cahaba. Hoover High School of the infamous "Two-A-Days" MTV reality show, sits on the edge of the Cahaba River. Science classes regularly take "field trips" by walking down to the river's edge to explore.

No one asked me for my opinion, but I'd have done something different with all this toxic waste than bring it here. There are states better equipped to process this stuff than we are. Alabama is already deeply involved in much of the Tennessee Valley Authority property. Share the burden, I say. Other states benefit from the electricity generated by the TVA, let them help.


Toxic waste in Alabama
Millions of tons of TVA coal ash coming to Ala. - EarthLink - Business News
http://shar.es/oqM3



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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Aikichik-san SHODAN! :D

Aikichik, my Younger Assistant Offspring, earned her aikido shodan black belt today. No pics--Aikichik asked that I not so I didn't. There was some talk of someone putting her randori on UTube but the Shihans nixed that. At the end of the day, I understand.

The two gentlemen in the new header pic are worthy of the respect they receive from everyone, worthy in every category and to every degree.

I've said before that I feel more safe with Aikichik than I would with a person armed with a weapon. I can't remember when I've been so proud.

Good show, Aikichik Sensei!



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