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"I warn you - I may be doing nothing." John McNally |
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"What is mind? No matter. What is matter? Never mind." |
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I have noticed a trend recently that I quite like, of finding out what the BENEFITS of various substances are. In the last few years we have heard how chocolate and alcohol fight cancer and how the fat in butter and nuts is good for you. Now chocolate has two points, not only does it fight cancer, but it's good for your teeth as well! Just another example of how the world works. *grin*
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The process of connecting, growing, and disconnecting with groups of people is rather fascinating. When you first find a group that matches your interests it can be SO exciting and open up an entirely new realm of possibilities. You learn, you grow, you expand, and then gradually you start realizing that the group doesn't ENTIRELY match your unique approach. Sometimes it's hard to admit that, and often I keep TRYING to MAKE IT match, which inevitably ends in conflict, either within, or without. Then one day you realize that this group has now begun to feel LIMITING, much to your surprise. It's good to know when it's time to leave. Sometimes I think of it like driving your way through a city - it's all new as you're driving up, then you go through the 'good' parts and 'bad' parts, and as you're leaving, you often stop and take a few photos to remember it by. Sometimes sentimentality or a misplaced sense of duty can keep you looking back and TRYING to fit in, but it doesn't work for long. You've come out a new person - onward to the next city!
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I find it interesting that the name of Mexico's President-Elect is "Fox" - not just because that's a decidedly NON-Mexican sounding name, and not just because it's also MY last name, but because in Spanish, Fox is Zorro, the name of the fabled champion of the people in Mexico - you've seen the movies. To quote an old Daria episode, "It really makes you think..." *grin*
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I love it when "mass reality" changes around to reflect MY beliefs - seems to happen more often as I focus on what I would PREFER and change my expectations, instead of reacting against what the media deems it fit to feed me. *grin* Anyway, McDonalds, that temple of fast food sacreliciousness, is taking steps to improve the conditions of the chickens that supply their eggs. (click for article) Cool.
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Forget becoming a "Hollow Man" - become INVISIBLE! (While I was looking for this story, I found this under related stories... Scientists Plan Meat-Eating Robot... I wonder if Brookstone will sell them and how discerning their taste is?) *grin* |
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In the last few days I have heard the following phrases: "Tom, we really want to get you a car" "Tom, It's time you start getting you paid for all the work you've been doing" "Tom, the old webmaster is moving on to other things, he will be sending the PowerMac G4 and the laptop here, they should arrive in a few days." and three of the following: "Tom, so-and-so thinks you are cute/handsome/godlike" Things are flying, no hurtling, in the right direction!
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When Harry Met Barry.... that is, Dave Barry writes his own version of the next Harry Potter book... *grin*
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Been going to a chiropractor to fully heal this pinched nerve and the resulting spinal twistings it caused. Anyway, after every adjustment (just a few light punches to nudge this bone and that bone and you're done for the day) I experience weird emotions that seem to have nothing to do with NOW, like I'm releasing all this old 'stuff' I had crammed into my lower back. Last appt, I felt like crying - today I've felt angry all day. I'm just going with it - letting the energy come OUT, and I amuse myself by likening it to the Stonecutter's Episode of The Simpsons - when they make Homer give back the Sacred Underwear and they toss it in the fire and all of these ghosties rise up and streak away with a scooby-doo-ghost-like cry? That's what it feels like these emotions are doing. Yes, I am my favorite tv show. *grin*
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Granted, I am a make-up idiot and no fashion deva by ANY means *grin*, but... just today I've seen a LOT of women using dark lipliner with lighter lipstick so that the lips are OBVIOUSLY outlined and... well... you know that "chocolate at the edges of the lips" thing you get with chocolate ice cream? Enough said.
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I find it infinitely more fulfilling to interact with people who can accept a differing opinion without taking it as a personal offense or throwing up a wall. I think the problem from people who DO take offense (even if they don't admit it (even to themselves) - you can still tell if they are doing it) is that they were taught that there was only ONE RIGHT ANSWER - to ANYTHING. That makes them immediately combative or distant and all hope of an interesting interaction are lost. They either walk away or try to press on with reasons WHY they're right instead of having a real conversation, back and forth, with you. *sigh* And then there's the people who think everyone around them is just like them, and no matter what you say it goes in one ear and out the other. They seem very happy, but they ALSO feel unreachable. Then there's the people who you REALLY connect with - the energy is just THERE and it's a kick! It's an easy, supportable connection of two individuals expressing who they are - no machinations, defenses, or parrying. What if we all understood we could ALL be "right" and just enjoyed the hell out of each moment?
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I was in our local gas station/general store, waiting in line at the checkout, when I noticed the "tamales" sign was partially blocked by a box or something. To the "naked" eye, the sign now read, "Hot, Fresh, Mexican -males", which caused me to laugh SILENTLY, as there was a hot, fresh, mexican male standing in front of me in line. *grin*
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Be careful, Disgruntled cows are out there. Thousands of them.
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Fairies love getting "pressed" but they need your help - join the Society for the Antidisestablishment of Fairy Pressing!
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"Take chances! Make mistakes! Get messy!" - Miss Frizzle
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Thoughts for the MilliSecond... |
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Today I learned that the inventor of the Lava lamp died, AND for the first time in 500 million years there is open water at the north pole. Coincidence? I think not.
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Our side "yard" has some broken boards on the fence and the neighbor's cows keep getting in *grin* but I'm using this opportunity to practice telepathic communication with the bovines. A few days ago, three little calves wandered in, freaked when they saw me, and then ran around panicking and couldn't find the open gate. I yelled, "HEY!" at one of them, who then stopped running, came closer, and stared at me. I said, "The gate is over THERE" and projected like a line of energy over there. He stared a moment longer and then took off, right out the exit! The other two soon followed. And yesterday, the whole dang herd wandered in. So I stood by the fence and projected the idea of the whole herd moving back through the open gate towards the barn. Did that for like ten minutes, and then the herd started moving. Slowly at first, and then... then... they all sauntered through the gate AND went back up towards their barn! YES! (Hey - it really does work - try it on your dog or cat and EXPECT it to work and see what happens!) Now, I wonder if the cows will remember the post-hypnotic suggestion I gave them to stay OUT of our yard in the first place!?! *grin*
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This morning I read something from a friend that mentioned a habit of New England drivers to tailgate until you let them by instead of just passing. This evening in the car I mentioned it to my mom who commented on how her brother does the same thing. He will come up behind you and flash his brights until you move, even if the lane next to him is empty. (I'm talking 4 lane highway here) I said I had never seen anyone do that in my three years of California driving, and no sooner do the words leave my mouth... I'm sure you can figure out what happened. That sort of thing happens to me so often now I am rarely surprised, sometimes I don't even notice.
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