things change

it's a rule, yes?
i looked up some quotes, on the quotations site: http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/change/

Nothing endures but change.

    Heraclitus (540 BC - 480 BC)

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

    Andy Warhol (1928 - 1987), The Philosophy of Andy Warhol

Things do not change; we change.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)


the thing is, i'm expecting it.  that things will change.  maybe even wanting it.
and i can only say it's becuz i'm bored with my life, which is sad.

maybe i should simply change my life? 
instead of hoping that it will all change around me, and i won't have to do anything, but react.
that almost makes me pathetic, i think.
i'm too weak to do something about it.
yet i long for something...

i just finished watching The Road Warrior & Beyond Thunderdome, maybe that's why i'm in this weird mood?
but i do need to check myself, and perhaps examine my own motivation for dwelling on "the end times",
or whatever you want to call them. 

things do change, but not always for the better...
:|

In capitalism of the 21st century, there is room for the state.

a new capitalism?  wow.  maybe we can call it european capitalism?

from this article on yahoo news: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_france_new_capitalism;_ylt=AjdWZXr5GIxtPD7EGfJ23vxv24cA

excerpt:

Sarkozy blamed financial speculators for encouraging a system fueled on debt.

He called financial capitalism based on speculation "an immoral system" that has "perverted the logic of capitalism."

"It's a system where wealth goes to the wealthy, where work is devalued, where production is devalued, where entrepreneurial spirit is devalued," he said.

But no more: "In capitalism of the 21st century, there is room for the state," he said.

Blair called for a new financial order based on "values other than the maximum short-term profit."

"The greatest entrepreneur I had the chance to meet was passionate about what he had created, not what he had accumulated," he said.

those are some interesting words...
i'm not being sarcastic or pessimistic, either.
and i'm sure those words, might cause some fear and puckering, on the street.

on another note, how similar are oakland and greece?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/08/AR2009010803582.html?hpid=moreheadlines
more puckering is in progress...

have a beautiful day!
:)


If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself. What isn't part of ourselves doesn't disturb us.
  - Hermann Hesse

Huzzah for the Pirates !!!

as reported in this huffington post article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/you-are-being-lied-to-abo_b_155147.html
piracy is not quite what we are led to believe by "the powers that be".

as mentioned, in the golden age of piracy, it was rebellion against the oppression of sovereign nation navy policy.

today, in the glowing (read nukular) age of piracy, it is rebellion against corporate criminals dumping waste on their fishing grounds.

yarrr!  and avast!
we need more pirates, i says!!!

human migration wiki page

interesting info on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_migration
particularly, for me, the pre-modern migrations...

morning commute

rode the lightrail again this morning, sorry, it's "riding the metro" in local vernacular now...  :)
hehe, actually heard a girl singing the song, over the weekend.

i took the twins to tempe on the metro, over the weekend, too.
we had lunch on mill, and bought some t-shirts, gave away our leftovers to some street kids,
and both my kids actually said they had fun.  score points for dad :)

i'm entertaining some thoughts about human history lately, not sure why.

oh, and yellowstone is still quaking: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_re_us/yellowstone_quakes;_ylt=AvbeIcCgiROqeP1Lp_k50Mus0NUE

journey of mankind

haven't watched this yet: journey of mankind
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/

a 55-45% chance right now that disintegration will occur...

an article on Russian Professor Igor Panarin predicting the breakup of the U.S. into 6 pieces.

from the WSJ:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123051100709638419.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

sounds like hooey to me.
:)

Lightrail Rocks!

Rode the Lightrail into work today...

• ten minute drive from my house to the parkalot.
• fifteen minute wait for the next train.
• thirty minutes to the station close to work.
• thirty minute walk to work.
• feeling?  awesome!

yeah, an hour and a half is a bit long, compared to 45 mins in my truck.
but, i relaxed, i exercised, i saved gas, and it is a beautiful day for a walk.
besides it was free today!

i'll let ya know how the ride home goes, maybe.
;)

happy holidays!

hope you and yours are safe, are warm & dry, and have enough to eat...

an unknown quote?

from this article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20081222/cm_csm/ysalzman;_ylt=AooCxuocYGn3WP1UgbIS74Ss0NUE

an unknown quote?

"A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship….

"Great nations rise and fall. The people go from bondage to spiritual truth, to great courage, from courage to liberty, from liberty to abundance, from abundance to selfishness, from selfishness to complacency, from complacency to apathy, from apathy to dependence, from dependence back again to bondage."

tried to google it: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22Great+nations+rise+and+fall%22&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=
;)

and the word of the day is...

bailout.
and not in any kinda good way, more like in the "don't drive into a flooded wash dumbass" kinda way.
or in the "don't ask me for help with yer rent again, dumbass" way (to your old friend who drinks or smokes his rent money).

and it almost seems like the parents are stealing from the kids piggybanks, to bailout their dumbass friends.
over and over and over...

i gotta hide my piggybank in a new place!

congress gets a raise - cont.

Currently the average lawmaker makes $169,300 a year, with leadership making slightly more. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) makes $217,400, while the minority and majority leaders in the House and Senate make $188,100.

feel betrayed at all?

congress gets a raise

wow, just wow.
4700 dollar raise: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/with-economy-in-shambles-congress-gets-a-raise-2008-12-17.html
:(

SEC oversight?

SEC oversight?  ha! 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081219/ap_on_bi_ge/madoff_scandal_whistleblower;_ylt=AhHa_GbMW0uWfElROzAYX_es0NUE

i guess it's not surprising in this lameduck administration.

cavern inn

stayed here one night, very cool place off route 66...
the cavern inn?
http://www.swaviator.com/html/issueSO02/GCCaverns91002.html

amazing energy

this morning, i had an amazing experience...

i have been attending these talks by a friend of mine,
and i had asked if she would do some work on me,
and she kindly consented.

so, i think today was the 3rd or 4th session,
and, O.M.G. - is all i can say.
this amazing energy coursed thru me.
all thru me.

it was beautiful.

oops, the article

here's the article: http://www.infowars.net/articles/december2008/161208Unrest.htm

in extremis?

quote from a recent report, titled Known Unknowns: Unconventional Strategic Shocks in Defense Strategy Development:
"Widespread civil violence inside the United States would force the defense establishment to reorient priorities in extremis to defend basic domestic order and human security," the report, authored by [Ret.] Lt. Col. Nathan Freir, reads.

i really wonder how many soldiers, after serving in afghanistan, iraq, and/or kuwait, would be willing to support that stance?
:(

monday morning coffee thoughts

*yawn*
really hard to get started this morning. 
i fell back to sleep after my alarm went off, and my daughter banging on my door woke me up later.
we still made it to school on time.
and work... also.

mas cafe por favor.

no newsworthy supermoon stuff, which is good!
no earthquakes, no tsunamis, no hammers of god.
yay!

hrm, some thoughts on hammer events:

• tunguska
• cando
• eastern-med
• vitim

and something from when i was a kid...
(which i have some memories of seeing, true or not, might've been the teevee)

highschool soccer

yesterday my kids had their first highschool soccer games.
i took off early from work, of course, to go watch.

the girls won 5-1, and my daughter played pretty well, i'm happy to say.
and she got to play almost the whole game, which was cool.

the boys won 2-1, against the only team that beat them last year.
it was a pretty exciting game, but my son didn't get to play that much.
the team has a very deep bench, and quite a few older players,
so the freshman don't see much playing time, sadly.
but, he played, and he did pretty well, considering.

i miss it.
:)

things not being reported?

in other news, are things not being reported?

demonstrations in iceland: http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20081122/NEWS01/81122005
http://icelandweatherreport.com/2008/11/of-angry-mobs-teargas-and-blackened-windows.html

russian analyst predicts u.s. breakdown: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/3521671/US-will-collapse-and-break-up-Russian-analyst-predicts.html

workers in china rioting over unemployment: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iB0ZWjx6YDmSneQE28z3JwOD8diA

Washington is Oz

oh, this quote makes me giggle:
"Washington is Oz right now. Everybody is marching in asking for a heart, a brain or a lot of cash," he said. "What Congress told the Big Three is to go back and bring them the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West."

from this article: http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/24/markets/thebuzz/index.htm?cnn=yes

stop the madness

ok, it's getting freakin ridiculous now.
just stop.  just freakin stop it.  stop the madness.

"protect the system" ?
protect their asses, more like it...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_paulson;_ylt=ApwA2h.gVYbQMjBaodzWs0.s0NUE

X(

more moon stuff...

supermoon:
| DEC 12, 2008 | 04:38 PM | FULL MOON | 21GE02 | X |    |   |   |

perigee:
 | DEC 12, 2008 | 09:38:00 PM | PER | 24 GE 14 | 356567*|

Full moon will align with perigee on December 12, 2008. Keeping in mind that the Full Moon will realign with perigee some 1 year 1 month and 18 days thereafter, that places the date of the following Full Moon/Perigee on January 30, 2010.

- - - - -

and from: http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/52812/closest-and-largest-full-moon-since-march-93

Almanac: Full moon: December 12, 2008 at 16:37 Universal Time

Moon at perigee (356,566 kilometers): December 12, 2008 at 21:48 Universal Time (357,000 kilometers or 222,000 miles)

Extreme Perigees: The last time the moon was less than 356,400 kilometers distant was on January 15, 1930 (356,397 kilometers) and the next time will be on January 1, 2257 (356,371 kilometers), p. 39, More Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, by Jean Meeus

- - - - -

December 1st - Conjunction of Moon, Venus, and Jupiter. The crescent moon, Venus, and Jupiter will form a 3-degree triangle in the evening sky.

December 13th, 14th - Geminids Meteor Shower

December 21st - Winter Solstice

mindbend: what would depression 2009 be like?

from the boston globe article:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2008/11/16/depression_2009_what_would_it_look_like/?page=full

interesting quote: "There is, in fact, no agreed-upon definition of what a depression is."

it talks about years of extreme unemployment, and migrations, and crime.
ghost towns and gardens. 
and the neighborhood fixit shop...

he talks of isolation, people watching their tvs alone.
but i wonder...
in hard times, people come together.

last spring? really?

so, ummm, last spring, eh?
according to the professional forecasters, the pros, the feds pros... we've been in recession since april.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE4AG54L20081117

from the article:
"Even though the economy was technically growing in April this year it would not be unprecedented for the National Bureau of Economic Research to declare a recession was occurring then."

mmhmm...
if i remember correctly, we were being told something different.
since april.

X(

rollergrrls

last night, my daughter was babysitting for some friends of my exwife ( we are acquaintances, and i like them, but they're hers, lol )
one of them skates for the renegade rollergrrls rollerderby team, so my son and i decided to go downtown and watch.
i wish i had taken pics, cuz it was fun.

basically, downtown phoenix has its upscale areas, and it has its "bohemian artsy" areas.
this was definitely bohemian artsy.
i think i was the only over-18 person not sporting visible tatts, and/or piercings, out of some 200+ ppl.
not that i'm judging, just describing the crowd and players and families and support personnel.
;)

it was really fun, and there is this aura of violence that permeats the old warehouse converted into a rollerrink.
i'm sure it's all in good fun, the screaming and taunting.  i saw alotta smiles on the rink as well as in the audience.
but man, i was expecting a riot or moshpit to spontaneously breakout!  woo!  unf unf unf!

anyways, not sure what my point is here.
just had a new experience, that i might repeat.
think i need to draw on myself first... lol.
show up looking like bradpitt as mickey.

oh!  and some of those rollergrrls are SEXY!
(got this olde pirates head turning)
rawr!

thomas paine, clearly understood...

from: http://www.constitution.org/tp/rightsman1.htm

Whatever is the cause of taxes to a Nation, becomes also the means of revenue to Government. Every war terminates with an addition of taxes, and consequently with an addition of revenue; and in any event of war, in the manner they are now commenced and concluded, the power and interest of Governments are increased. War, therefore, from its productiveness, as it easily furnishes the pretence of necessity for taxes and appointments to places and offices, becomes a principal part of the system of old Governments; and to establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches. The frivolous matters upon which war is made, show the disposition and avidity of Governments to uphold the system of war, and betray the motives upon which they act.

FED TARP unravels?

hrm, i guess we shoulda seen this coming?
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2008/11/13/tarp-and-fed-facilities-unravel/

basically, the FED pumped all that money into the banks, with the intent of freeing up credit.
but the banks, weaseled that money away, and have no intention of freeing up credit.

and lotsa money is being printed, which is causing a new bubble,
which will eventually make it's way into inflation, of perhaps a massive scale?

and a whole slew of "banks" are now ponying up to the TARP trough,
to get a little of that free money being made available.
(banks is in quotes cuz some companies are redefining themselves, see AMEX)

and foreclosures?  those are just kicking ass all over the country.

"bank" might be my new 4-letter word, today.
:(

five hedge fund managers testify

from this article: http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-CreditCrisis/idUSTRE4AC6JC20081113

• george soros
• john paulson
• philip falcone
• james simons
• kenneth griffin

and a list of the world's billionaires...

OH! not puzzled no more.

and i think i figured out my puzzlement about the supermoon.
rereading what i had posted, one link is to the time of the fullmoon: 6:19am today.
and the other is the time of moon perigee: 10:00am tomorrow.

oh, and i still play pp, so no worries, my little pirates...
:P

Armstrong

something a bit random: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_A._Armstrong
and
don't miss the link to It's Just Time.

hrm, some discrepancy there...

well, now i am puzzled...

found another link to the supermoon thing, in the same site, that shows:

NOV 14, 2008 | 10:00:00 AM | PER | 08 GE 43 | 358972
 

so, either it's the 13th at 6:30amish, or it's the 14th at 10amish?
/shrug
which day is socal doing that stop, drop, & cover thing again?

inconstant moon

interesting article at this link: inconstant moon

the day before...

so, yesterday, i got paged from work at about 3:30am.
i wasn't the one on-call, but the whole team gets the page,
and so i checked it out, text'd the lead to see who was on it,
waited for the reply, then tried to go back to bed...

not sure if i actually fell completely asleep, but the exciting sex "dream" i had, woke me back up.

then i couldn't sleep.

got up, logged onto the pirate poker, won a bunch of PoEz, got ready for work.
went in, kinda feeling okay, normal day until lunch.

ate lunch, and BAM!
i'm ready for a nap.
bigtime.

i couldn't even function, barely could type.
is this a sign that i'm just way too old for that kinda loss of sleep?
used to be able to do this, work thru 27 hours straight, etc.
but maaan, i became a total zombee.
went home and slept for 5 hrs.

in other news, november 13th is a supermoon.

NOV 13, 2008 | 06:19 AM | FULL MOON | 21TA15

http://www.astropro.com/features/tables/cen21ce/suprmoon.html
watch out california.

and for the woo: november 12th seems to be an event date for the time-monks...
woo!

joan baez is happy?

the ending quote from this article: http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/06/joan.baez/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

[In] Buddhism there's no real happiness without the struggle. But the struggle has to defeat you in a way [before] you get to be like the Dalai Lama. You know those monks all giggle? All the time! They've got it figured out. Because things are what they are on Earth, and you be as good as you can, and you die, it's the next life. So what's the big f****** deal?
;)

turnings...

the nation turns over a new leaf, and elects change.
yay!

oh, and sadly, michael crichton has died of cancer.
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b67285_michael_crichton_jurassic_park_author.html

it's monday...

changed the front brake pads on my truck this weekend, no big deal.
but, i had picked up the brake pads from checker friday,
and when i had the left side disassembled, i found they gave me the wrong pads.
( two different size trucks in my year, btw )
X(

but, when i went back to checker, they were cool about it.
exchanged them with little hassle, gave me 2 bucks back.
great customer service.
8)

the whole deal wiped me out.  i can't believe how tired i was last night.
so, i went to bed around 8ish.  but woke up around 2ish, with a huge headache.
like a spike thru my brain headache! 
figured i was dehydrated, so i drank a bunch of water, took some motrin,
swigged a little nyquil to put me out, and stumbled back to bed.
feel much better now.

and from a woosite: http://www.urbansurvival.com/week.htm
"But the BIG day for the market (other than Wednesday reaction to the election outcome) will be Friday when the unemployment, hourly earnings, and consumer debt are all tabled for your number crunching/dining pleasure."
/sigh

ever wonder about how to filter the wheat from the chaffe on the webtube?
i do.
there was an idea called "the semantic web" i remember reading about,
but i don't think anything ever came from it.  twas a good idea.
the web is fun, lots to entertain, lots to inform, lots to filter out.
and now that viral advertising and other shtuff is blurring the line betwixt "reality" and "cinemality"
it's becoming more important to have tools to filter "entertainment" from "news".
googlers: get on that, plz.

goodnite & good luck,
t

happy halloween!

hoping you all get more treats than tricks...


economy: don't panic, all is well (um, at least so far this morning).

reading: Finn Mac Cool...

pirates: had dinner with Spin last night, good talks.

soccer: kids start tryouts next week.

sex: yes, please!  (no, haven't had any)

twenty banks getting the hot cash injections

um, dayum !!!

- - - from reuters factbox: http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idINN2837471720081028
 

 Oct 28 (Reuters) - Twenty U.S. banks have signed up for the
 government's offer of a cash injection, in addition to the nine
that joined the program initially. The injections are a bid to
revive the sector, which has suffered since lending has dried
up and many loans have gone bad.

 The U.S. Treasury Department plans to provide funds for 20
to 22 lenders in the current round of the $250 billion bank
recapitalization program.

 Nine of the largest U.S. banks said they will receive the
first $125 billion of capital infusions two weeks ago:

 Bank of America (BAC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)/Merrill Lynch (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) $25 billion

 Citigroup (C.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                               $25 billion

 JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                   $25 billion

 Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                      $25 billion

 Morgan Stanley (MS.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                         $10 billion

 Goldman Sachs Group (GS.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                    $10 billion

 Bank of New York Mellon Corp (BK.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)           $3 billion

 State Street Corp (STT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                     $2 billion

 Since Oct. 24, the following banks have said they will take
part in the program:

 PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)    $7.7 billion

 Capital One Financial Corp (COF.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)          $3.55 billion

 Regions Financial Corp (RF.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)               $3.5 billion

 SunTrust Banks Inc (STI.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                  $3.5 billion

 Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                $3.45 billion

 BB&T Corp (BBT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                           $3.1 billion

 KeyCorp (KEY.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                             $2.5 billion

 Comerica (CMA.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                            $2.25 billion

 Northern Trust Corp (NTRS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                $1.5 billion

 Huntington Bancshares (HBAN.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)              $1.4 billion

 Zions Bancorp (ZION.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                      $1.4 billion

 First Horizon National Corp (FHN.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)         $866 million

 City National Corp (CYN.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                  $395 million

 Valley National Bancorp (VLY.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)             $330 million

 UCBH Holdings Inc (UCBH.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                  $298 million

 Umpqua Holdings Corp (UMPQ.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)               $214 million

 Washington Federal (WFSL.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                 $200 million

 First Niagara Financial Group (FNFG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)      $186 million

 HF Financial Corp (HFFC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                  $25 million

 Bank of Commerce (BOCH.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)                   $17 million

 NOTE: Old National Bancorp (ONB.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said it has won
 preliminary approval for $150 million but has not decided
whether to participate. Provident Bankshares Corp, the parent
of Baltimore-based Provident Bank, also said it has been given
preliminary approval but has not decided whether to
 participate.

 West Bancorp (WTBA.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Friday it was seeking
 shareholder approval to raise between $12 million and $36
million under the Treasury program.

 FirstMerit Corp (FMER.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Tuesday it was deciding
 whether to participate. Paul Greig, chief executive, said he
expects the Treasury's investment in FirstMerit would be $80
million to $250 million. Sterling Bancshares (SBIB.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) also said
 it was considering participating in the program.

- - -

where do i sign up ???
:-/

hello everyone, my name is Tee, and i'm a wingnut...

:)
yes, i was just sitting here at work, and i figured it all out;  my life.
i'm a wingnut.

i sit out here in the fringe, and i read articles about ghosts, and ufos, and rothschilds causing the collapse of amerika...
and i giggle, and grin, and love every minute of it.
i send emails to friends about shtuff like that too.

and i swear, if i was drinking some guiness, i might get up and speechify about it.
maybe.
;)

abby normal, yep, that's me.
might have to start a new blog...
:P

strange dreams, stranger reality...

so, i had some strange dreams over the weekend, didn't really sleep very well.
the one with the most vivid picture, was of a mob or riot out in front of my house.
8-O

seems like i was waking up all weekend... :(

and reality?
hrm, most of the world seems to be melting down economically: http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/27/markets/world_markets/?postversion=2008102714
from something our country is being blamed for: the housing bubble bursting?  the hedge fund shtuff?  the bailout?  all of the above?

will the President's Working Group on Financial Markets save us?  or just prop it up with a fish and a stick?
http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/manipulation.php

oh, and i saw W. on friday.  it was fun.  it was scary.  it was long. 
i think Laura should write a "tell-all" later on...
;)

all in all, i'm glad the mothership didn't come to "alabama" and save us on the 14th...
:P

me reminding myself

"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for
people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."

-Noam Chomsky

Mr. Bean?

"This is a once in a lifetime crisis, and possibly the largest financial crisis of its kind in human history,"
Bean told the Scarborough Evening News.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081024/bs_nm/us_financial5_150

sorry, that just made me laugh!

how to remove fluoride from drinking water

on about.com:
http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryhowtoguide/a/removefluoride.htm

gasp! phoenix was fluoridated starting in 1989

excerpt from here: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119997460/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

- - -

On January 31, 1989, the city council of Phoenix, Arizona, voted to approve water fluoridation. Despite a small number of campaign participants and a limited budget, profluoridationists launched a successful 16-month effort that included novel marketing techniques, intensive collaboration with media representatives, and an aggressive challenge of the antifluoridation movement. Public support was garnered through an advisory petition effort and positive media coverage; political support resulted from a carefully orchestrated educational strategy that included expert testimony and comprehensive reference materials. With a population of approximately 1 million people, Phoenix is the ninth largest city in the country and, until the measure was implemented, the third largest nonfluoridated city.

X(

fluoride & the pineal gland

this really isn't wooist material, it's some serious scientific research, from what i can tell:

http://www.fluoridealert.org/health/pineal/
http://www.fluoridealert.org/fluoride-statement.htm

just do a google on it: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=fluoride+%2B+%22pineal+gland%22&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

scary.

The Superior Man, The Way, and Other Stuff

reading a book, several actually, but this one is bugging the hell outta me.
i'm finding it really hard to read more than a chapter at a time (short chapters actually),
becuz i get upset with what the author is saying...

The Way of the Superior Man
A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
by David Deida

first a little background: i've never understood women, not my wife, not any of my girlfriends, not my teenage daughter.
i accepted that as a given.  and i embraced a quote from The Last of the Mohicans movie:
(actually it's a scene)
Hawkeye: My father warned me about you...
Cora: Your Father?
Hawkeye: Chingachgook, he warned me about people like you.
Cora: Oh, did he?
Hawkeye: He said "Do not try to understand them".
Cora: what?
Hawkeye: yes, and, "do not try to make them understand you. That is because they are a breed apart and make no sense".

* it seemed like a good philosophy for men, concerning women...
:)

second, one of the concepts in the book is that there are masculine and feminine traits,
manifesting in both the male and the female, meaning you can have masculine males and females,
and feminine males and females.  and somehow attractiveness of one for the other depends on that, i guess?
maybe i'm getting that part wrong, but i didn't quite get that. 
ie. conan isn't attracted to the princess, he likes the warrior chicks.
(but maybe that's just my interpretation)

third, after reading a few chapters, i got the impression (which became a bias), that he wrote this book for chicks,
so they can wave it at their man, and say "see?!!  yer supposed to act like this!"
(actually my bias goes further; he wrote it for the women who read romance novels, and want their man to act like the guy on the cover).

so, i've started taking a very cynical view of the book, as you can see.
i mean, i get the part where he's saying we should all be true to our core purpose.
but he kinda alludes to the idea that if you don't know your core purpose yer wasting yer life.

and i completely and selfishly disagree!  ever try to find out your "lifes true calling" ?
it's a fucking painful process!  and the entire time, you have a life to live, a job to do, and perhaps a family to raise.
i think someone once said "when my true calling comes, i'll do that, until then, i'll do what i have to do..."
not everyone has the luxury to seek out their calling, or have it tap them on the shoulder when they're hanging out at the maltshop.

there are other concepts in the book that are bugging me, like "the masculine penetrates the world", and "the feminine nurtures the hearth",
or that a woman complains in order to "test" your ability to stay focused on your purpose...  but i'll just leave those alone for a bit.
i'm not even halfway thru the book, lol.

to me, male & female are two halves of a whole, shiva & shakti.
we switch top & bottom, lead & follow, very much the living yin & yang...
we are truly the sun & the moon, interacting yet never understanding.
it seems simple.  to me.

*yawn* - it's getting late.  too late for these thoughts.  big glass of wine too.  kinda losing my thread, lol.

finally:
i've been alone.  i've been in relationships, good & bad.  i have old & new friends.  i have family and children.
i try to stay centered, to provide for those i'm with and responsible for, to laugh and love and care for.
occasionally i fall off center, and do or say things that hurt those i love, after i try to make amends.
i hope that is enough.

don't panic.
all is well.
peace be with you.

tax chart mccain v. obama

interesting...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4047592

an economic tipping point?

this is just a marker, so i know when i read about "an economic tipping point".

in short, i read alot of strange crap, online & in books.  (someone called it "that woowoo shit" once, a good term).
i've always been fascinated by "fringe ideas", and i guess it's my way of getting a cheap thrill.
i don't watch alot of tv, or horror films, so i guess i can be forgiven for this, yes?

so, this morning, i happened on the term "economic tipping point" on urbansurvival dot com.
basically, it's the point when a recession tips into a depression, due to consumers saving instead of spending.
and the author, george, is surmizing that the mainstream media isn't covering it yet,
and the gov't isn't talking about it, hoping it will go away.

on another note, over the weekend i took the twins and my stepson to breakfast with my parents.
it was pretty good, other than the normal modification of my own behavior, which happens on these occasions.
they had gone to D.C. for a Navy reunion, and had lotsa pictures and brochures from the sites.
very cool stuff.  my favorite picture is of Audie Murphy's gravestone.

and some pertinent advice from my dad, on the economy: "don't be scared, look for opportunity".
smart man, my dad.
;)

off to work...

forbes: most overpaid bosses

it's a slideshow:
http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/03/overpaid-bosses-ceos-lead-07ceo-cx_sd_0503overpaidceo_slide_2.html?boxes=custom

big paychecks article:
http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/03/ceo-executive-compensation-lead-07ceo-cx_sd_0503ceocompensationintro.html

just fyi, i'm kinda curious about what the fatcats made...

metal quotes on yahoo

http://finance.yahoo.com/futures?t=metals

VIX

first,
understand the VIXs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIX
then,
look at the quote: http://finance.yahoo.com/lookup?s=VIX

fivethirtyeight & nate silver (tag as politics)

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
and an article:
http://nymag.com/news/features/51170/

the final debate last night

i almost posted last night, cuz i was pissed...

it wasn't the debate that irritated me, i enjoyed it, both candidates were fairly wellspoken, hit key points, etc.
it wasn't even the neverending references to joe the plumber. 

it was that i watched the debate on fox news.

and they have this talking-head; shepard smith - who is the biggest tool i've ever seen.
his comments and snide manner, after the debate, totally pissed me off.
last night, i used alotta foul language, and many bad wishes were thrown his way.

this morning, eh, i don't care to do that.
but i do hope someone smacks his smarmy face.
hard.  the shmuck.

calf cramp

ow ow OW !!!
at work, getting a freakin calf cramp!

been trying to walk/run a little bit the past couple of weeks, along the canal.
and almost every time, i get these weird cramps in either or both of my calves.
it's not where i would expect a cramp to be, it's like it's in the soleus, not the gastroc.
i think maybe it's cuz i have a weird jogging gait ?
crap, i dunno.

i've tried different stretches, i've tried warming up - nothing helps.

i only walked about 1.5 miles yesterday, and i noticed the cramp starting, but it didn't hit. 
now it's here, and i'm stretching that bitch, but it won't let up.
X(

doing a wall pushup stretch doesn't hit this cramp.
doing a bent knee stretch, pulling my toes back doesn't hit it.
doing legs straight stretch or hurdlers doesn't hit it either.

standing on one leg, gently swaying forward and back, stretches it...
is that weird ?

yes i drink water, yes i eat bananas, yes, i'm totally outta shape.
ow.

october 14th, 7 days after...

that title is a little cryptic today...

no real reason.  well, one reason might be that i've been reading too many woowoo sites this past weekend.
and i read ben stein in the nytimes site this morning: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/business/12every.html?_r=1&em&oref=slogin
so many ppl are thinking along the same lines.

things i'm thinking about:
- 2 wars & another looming
- elections, lies, & spin
- financial meltdowns, outright lies, and the will of the people
- really huge ufos
- sex

the G20 is meeting?

the G20?  wow!

"The G20's members are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union. "

don't read this

spent some time reading other ppl's blogs tonite, good stuff !
and then i came back to mine: not so good.

not sure what happened, but i don't like reading anything i've written this year.
yeah yeah, i got tired of blogging, burned out, whatever.

well, my excuse (i have many) is:
that i was just using this to capture thoughts and events,
not really putting any heart into it.

good excuse eh?
might be the same one for the other parts of my life that i'm currently so disappointed in too?
:P

dreaming

not last night, but the night before, i had several dreams that i remember bits of...
i wonder what it means to dream about helping a friend pack for a trip?

ceo list

from an article on abcnews: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=5876413

ABC News, in collaboration with James F. Reda and Associates, complied a list of some of the companies in the headlines today and looked at just how much money some of these CEOs are taking home.

	CEO	Cash Salary	Stock, Other Pay	Total Pay
Lehman Brothers
2007	Richard Fuld	$5,000,000	$66,770,000	$71,770,000
2006	Richard Fuld	$7,000,000	$55,323,679	$62,323,679
2005	Richard Fuld	$14,500,000	$89,500,000	$104,000,000
2004	Richard Fuld	$11,000,000	$24,300,000	$35,300,000
Morgan Stanley
2007	John Mack	$800,000	$16,431,500	$17,231,500
2006	John Mack	$800,000	$6,321,000	$7,121,000
2005	John Mack	$337,534	$30,000,000	$30,337,534
Goldman Sachs
2007	Lloyd Blankfein	$27,600,000	$15,500,000	$43,100,000
2006	Lloyd Blankfein	$27,800,000	$15,700,000	$43,500,000
2006	Henry Paulson	$129,087,000	$34,900,000	$163,987,000
2005	Henry Paulson	$600,000	$3,363,422	$3,963,422
2004	Henry Paulson	$600,000	$11,660,000	$12,260,000
Bear Stearns
2006	James Cayne	$17,300,000	$14,800,000	$32,100,000
2005	James Cayne	$12,900,000	$10,300,000	$23,200,000
2004	James Cayne	$10,200,000	$9,500,000	$19,700,000
Merrill Lynch
2007	John Thain	$15,800,000	$0	$15,800,000
2007	E. Stanley O'Neal	$584,000	$161,000,000	$161,584,000
2006	E. Stanley O'Neal	$19,200,000	$45,116,327	$64,316,327
2005	E. Stanley O'Neal	$14,800,000	$3,120,000	$17,920,000
2004	E. Stanley O'Neal	$700,000	$16,766,448	$17,466,448
Washington Mutual
2007	Kerry K. Killinger	$1,000,000	$3,468,625	$4,468,625
2006	Kerry K. Killinger	$5,100,000	$17,153,715	$22,253,715
2005	Kerry K. Killinger	$4,600,000	$8,876,608	$13,476,608
2004	Kerry K. Killinger	$2,900,000	$12,335,416	$15,235,416
AIG
2007	Martin J. Sullivan	$10,200,000	$5,647,439	$15,847,439
2006	Martin J. Sullivan	$16,900,000	$5,838,656	$22,738,656
2005	Martin J. Sullivan	$7,750,000	$159,000	$7,909,000
2004	M.R. "Hank" Greenberg	$1,400,000	$12,002,880	$13,402,880
Fannie Mae
2007	Daniel Mudd	$3,200,000	$5,200,000	$8,400,000
2006	Daniel Mudd	$4,400,000	$2,290,000	$6,690,000
Freddie Mac
2007	Richard Syron	$5,590,000	$0	$5,590,000
2006	Richard Syron	$5,150,000	$0	$5,150,000

Un-Freakin-Believable...

Opus

just a blurb about Berke Breathed, retiring his strip: Opus.

from this article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081008/ap_on_en_ot/people_berkeley_breathed;_ylt=AkVLr3_G29m3eSjJUFzPIRGs0NUE

This time, Breathed says, the ending is really for good, if not his own. Breathed believes the tone of America's public and political discourse is headed in a dark direction, with the next president — whoever is elected — facing problems that will "belie palatable solutions." Inevitably, he said that would color his art.

"I'm destroying the village to save it. In this case, a penguin," Breathed wrote. " ... We are about to enter a rather wicked period in our National Discourse ... bad enough to make what we're in right now seem folksy and genteel. The ranting side of my cartooning impulse will destroy the thing that makes Opus comfortable for his readers. And me."

"A mad penguin, like a mad cartoonist, isn't very lovable. I like him the way he is now," he wrote.

interesting comment about our times, from B.B - i'm both sad and happy.

not quite random musings

i took a little time to reflect on what i've been posting on this blog lately.
and, most of it is links to other articles, and brief blurbs on things i don't really care too much about;
while they are important, most of it is simply distraction.  an awful lot of FUD (fear, uncertainty, distraction).

so, i think i should apologize:  sorry!

all of it reflects my mindset lately: cluttered, distracted, scared - even depressed, i suppose.
my house is just as cluttered.  my yard is a wreck.  my truck is a mess.
all of it needs my attention...

time to stop distracting myself with all the little things.
and spend some time getting my life in order.
so, i can start living again.

or something.
;)

Asteroid 2008 TC3

apparently, there is an asteroid ( a small one ) hitting the earth tonite...

from http://spaceweather.com/

A small, newly-discovered asteroid named 2008 TC3 is approaching Earth and chances are good that it will hit. Steve Chesley of JPL estimates that atmospheric entry will occur on Oct 7th at 0246 UTC over northern Sudan.

8-0

sherman on youtube

here is just one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOlYa0G0erg&feature=related

and another:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uha0DY3O0ng&feature=related


:(

o.m.gawsh! - brad sherman

here is a frightening bit of news:

Rep. Brad Sherman says he has been told that there will be Martial Law if bill is not passed - FEAR MONGERING is how our laws are being forced on us.
http://digg.com/business_finance/Rep_Brad_Sherman_Congress_told_Martial_Law_if_vote_is_NO

Debate Transcript

here: http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/debate.transcript/

Socialism U.S.-style

a good article from monday:
http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService4/idUSLM71801220080922?sp=true

two things popped out at me (one from the article and one from the comments):
a. phil gramm
b. 109 pages - wtf?

Did they add in a few tubes of KY?

i guess the bailout is gonna get rammed in...
with a bunch of add-ins, like kids wooden arrows - wtf?
bummer.

anyone remember the keating 5 ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_5

400 people?

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/1/163632/834/411/616918

an excerpt from that Time article that strikes thru my heart...

"Follow the money. Average Joes and Janes are not the holders of the other side of complicated, over-the-counter derivatives contracts. Rather, hedge funds are the main holders. The bailout will involve a transfer of wealth — from the American people to financial institutions engaging in reckless speculation — that will be the greatest in history."

X(

Time: Let Risk-Taking Financial Institutions Fail

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0%2C8599%2C1845209%2C00.html?cnn=yes

A Letter About Sarah Palin from Anne Kilkenny - link

interesting read...
http://mudflats.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/a-letter-about-sarah-palin-from-anne-kilkenny/

McCain: Melting Down

it's a little bit sad to watch him, his running mate, and his entire campaign, melting down...
i may be wrong, of course, but it's usually the team that is losing, that starts taking a few cheapshots out of frustration.
it's a poor team that starts bitching at the ref, their own players, and any other easy target available.

a team with class, wins and loses with dignity and grace.

oh wait, this is politricks...
;)

And, at the end of the day...

Stocks plummet in largest one-day point drop ever

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/wall_street;_ylt=AsfdO1xRVcSFqtS8lV3Bobis0NUE

wow.
we.  are.  SO.  effed.
:)
# end

Bailout Protests on the Web

http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/sep2008/db20080924_430418.htm

Rep. Marcy Kaptur: "Let's Play Wall Street Bailout"

i applaud Rep. Marcy Kaptur on her view, her words, and her action...

a small excerpt from her fiery speech:
You have perpetrated the greatest financial crimes ever on this American Republic. You think you can get by with it because you are extraordinarily wealthy, and the largest contributors to both presidential and congressional campaigns in both major parties.

awesome!


and on the Daily Kos: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/23/14159/5504/484/607684

tantra

so, i had a great time at a friends tantra talk last night.
:)

it was just a talk, and some Q&A, but centered around her teachers viewpoint.
we all talked alot about the sex, as in tantric sex.
and a good time was had by all !
mentally, of course.
;)

afterwards, a couple played some great music.

ps. no, i don't practice tantric sex, i was curious.
given the opportunity?  maybe probly!
lol

common cause

from an article here: http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-09-24-lobbying_N.htm
citing a report from Common Cause, a watchdog group...

The report cited a 2005 amendment defeated in the Senate, 40-58, that would have curbed predatory lending. No Republicans supported it, Senate records show, and four Democrats voted against it, including Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee. His running mate, Barack Obama, voted for it. Republican nominee John McCain voted against it.

In an interview, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who sponsored the amendment, noted that opponents warned that the measure would have driven Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
out of the business of subprime lending, which "could have averted this crisis."

Durbin said the bill didn't pass because "there was a lot of money being made — and the people who were making money in this subprime mortgage mess, many of them were major contributors. That, unfortunately, is a major factor in the decision-making process in Washington."

oh.  man.  3 years ago?
X((

a little scared

so, watching all this economic turmoil unfold, and talking with friends & coworkers,
has gotten me more than worried, i'm actually a little scared.

this is more than what they are saying.  it might be just a feeling.
i think the media isn't reporting what's really happening.
and i don't think they can fix it yet.

should i go buy popcorn?
or ammo?
lol

peace.  love.  harmony.
keep the good thoughts flowing!
:)

is this opinion?

from that above article:

"For a lot less than $700 billion, we could refinance every mortgage in America that is at risk of foreclosure. Along the way, we could keep people in their homes and shore up the collapse in housing prices. Paulson's plan does neither. Markets would begin loosening up, as in Paulson's plan, but the route would be bottom-up rather than top-down. Homeowners would be the primary beneficiaries rather than the incidental ones. With Paulson's approach, the wave of foreclosures continues, reducing the likelihood that the government gets its money back."

sounds correct, sadly, grrr...

I didn't see Dubya's speech last night

but here is an article about what he left out:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/blog/2008/09/25/BL2008092501776.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

interesting times

unless you haven't heard of it, "may you live in interesting times" is supposed to be a chinese curse.
( i haven't checked it out on snopes or elsewhere )

our gov't is amazing these days.  or at least amazingly something-something.
the world is holding it's breath, collectively, to see if we implode, me thinks.

the ice is melting, the ice is melting! 
uh, but then the old farmers almanac is predicting a mini-ice-age?
cool!  figuratively and literally!  /snicker

had a great dream last night,
woke up in a great mood, can't remember too much of it.
but it is keeping me grinning all day long.

yep, it is now soccer season,
but since i'm not coaching this year,
it's not stressing me out.

ps. happy birthday jules.

Bush Urges Quick Passage of Bailout Package

shouldn't that particular sentence, be a WARNING now?
slam it thru?  cuz king george says so?  wtf?

WAKE UP!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/22/AR2008092200186.html?hpid=topnews

another article:
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080922.htm

and a quote from it:
Under the headline "Dems Say They Won't Get Fooled Again," The Politico reports, "Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) says he's seen this movie before: The Bush administration, citing an unprecedented national threat, puts the hammer on Congress to ram through gargantuan legislation with a minimum of review -- and the murkiest of repercussions."

The Economy? pfffft - THEY RUINED CHOCOLATE!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26788143/

Panic of 1907 vs. Panic of 2008

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panic_of_1907

Web of Debt article - fantastic info

http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/its_the_derivatives.php

What's Next?

well, it looks like greed & the government of king george has killed our country.

lotsa disinformation in the news, scare tactics, smoke, and hand-waving-freak-outtery.
basically, it's been out of control since march of this year (bernanke).
and now the government is gonna go on recess?

Fannie & Freddie

so, our gov't has bailed out the largest mortgage companies in the nation.
and, therefore, is now THE largest mortgager... right?

and, since i pay taxes, aren't i therefore responsible for paying off this bailout?

or, does that mean i now own some very small fraction of every mortgage they had?

if i have a house, am i paying myself back?
or am i loaning myself money?
i'm really confused.

are you?

i love quotes

John N. Mitchell

"Frustrated love has been the incentive for many great works. "

"Let us be tried by our actions. "

"Not much more can happen to you after you lose your reputation and your wife. "

"Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us. "

"You can't pick cherries with your back to the tree. "


and my fav of the day:

"The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire. "

Penn

Penn Jillette is a funny guy...
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/02/jillette.presidency/index.html

Hanna, Ike, & Josephine

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Eisenhower Leaves the GOP

excerpt from Susan Eisenhower's article at The National Interest...

I have decided I can no longer be a registered Republican. For the first time in my life I announced my support for a Democratic candidate for the presidency, in February of this year. This was not an endorsement of the Democratic platform, nor was it a slap in the face to the Republican Party. It was an expression of support specifically for Senator Barack Obama. I had always intended to go back to party ranks after the election and work with my many dedicated friends and colleagues to help reshape the GOP, especially in the foreign-policy arena. But I now know I will be more effective focusing on our national and international problems than I will be in trying to reinvigorate a political organization that has already consumed nearly all of its moderate "seed corn."  And now, as the party threatens to trivialize what promised to be a serious debate on our future direction, it will alienate many young people who might have come into party ranks.

My decision came at the end of last week when it was demonstrated to the nation that McCain and this Bush White House have learned little in the last five years. They mishandled what became a crisis in the Caucusus, and this has undermined U.S. national security. At the same time, the McCain camp appears to be comfortable with running an unworthy Karl Rove–style political campaign. Will the McCain operation, and its sponsors, do anything to win?

This week, I changed my registration from Republican to independent. The two political parties as they exist today, and the partisanship that they foster, reflect the many fights of the cold war, the Vietnam era, the post–cold war and the 9/11 periods. Today we are in a different place altogether, where our security as a nation is challenged not just from abroad but also close to home. The energy, health-care and financial crises threaten our national prosperity and well-being, just as surely as any confrontation overseas or an attack by radical terrorists.

[emphasis mine]

- - -

pretty brave thing to do...
/applauds

Olympic Womens Soccer

US Women win GOLD !!!

excerpt: "The U.S. women won their third gold medal awarded for women's soccer in four Olympic tournaments by edging Brazil, 1-0..."

yes!
:))

echoing in my mind this morning

from Fight Club:

"You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank.
You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet.
You're not your fucking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world."

- Tyler Durden


not sure why i'm in this mood.
:-/

Heraclitus' River

Upon those who step into the same rivers, different and again different waters flow.
- Heraclitus

African Grey

read something in a fiction book about african grey parrots.
so, i googled...

first post i looked at.

olympics

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2008/08/080815_sandell_protest_village.shtml

what is love?

seems like a silly question to be pondering while i get ready for bed...
it's late, almost midnite.  didn't do much this weekend, my kids were at their moms house.
so, i was alone.

so, back to the question: what is love?
(not the night at the roxbury song, lol)

i've been in love, and i've loved, and i've made love.
but, just for a second i'm pondering, what is it?
cuz it can be fleeting, and fickle, it flourishes and fades, but can it be forever?

i love my dog, and my kids, a few of my friends, and even my exes.
but, those are all different meanings for love, right?

here is the wikipedia link for Love, and the basic description:
Love represents a range of human emotions and experiences related to the senses of affection and sexual attraction.^[1] The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure to intense interpersonal attraction. This diversity of meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, even compared to other emotional states.

it clears up nothing for me.
/shrug

perhaps, it takes a poet to truly express what we want to know about love?

i think i'll go dream on it.  goodnite.