This was and is a great question.
What the hell is blogging?
Why do people blog?
Will a blog help my business?
How to make money blogging?
And my personal favorite:
What bloggers won't tell you about blogging.
Alrighty then. Let's tackle each one step by step....wow Backstreet Boys just jumped into my head....yikes...where was I? Oh yeah...blogging questions.
Before we go any further I will say upfront that the answers provided are mine and mine alone. I have different viewpoints on blogging from most people and well.....if I seem to be way out there then good....I always think outside the box.
Question number 1.
What the hell is blogging? Blogging, to me at least is a great way to stay in touch with people from around the world and stay up to date. Yes we have email and yes we have social media sites but the cool thing about blogging is that anyone can set up a blog for business or personal use and keep it private from the rest of the web.
I hear silence....it amazes me how so few people do not know of this little trick. Even if you use blogger, as I do for the majority of my blogs there is an option to make the blog private in your dashboard.
But why do you want to do that?
Simple, the blog could have several contributors about family or work or whatever and you don't want to share it with the rest of the planet.
I have one for friends that are from high school, so why would you want to read about memories of other people? Then again, maybe you would. :)
Blogging originally started as just that.
Question number 2.
Why do people blog? Aside from the reason's mentioned above, people blog to make money. Several people make a lot of money from blogging....I am on my way and I truly hope you are also.
Question number 3.
Will a blog help my business?
In a word...Absolutely. Any online presence helps a business but blogs seem to have a special power to rank in search engines quickly, granted this is usually short lived as most people don't keep them up dated or don't get actively involved in their blogs lively hood. If you blog properly then the sky is the limit.
Question number 4.
How to make money blogging?
This one is tricky. That depends on you and what you are blogging about and how much time and effort you will put into your blog. It's not like the good old days of internet blogging (2004-2006) lol, where you could throw up a blog in 10 minutes post, tack on adsense or cpa's and watch the cash roll in...believe me it used to be that easy.
A few options are to do affiliate linking, cpa's etc. This one is up to you and your personal blog and views, it can definitely be done however.
And my personal favorite:
What bloggers won't tell you about blogging.
Most bloggers spend 3 to 5 hours a day doing various tasks. I spend over 10 hours doing research, answering emails and contributing in various places around the net. So what most pro bloggers won't tell you is it's hard work. Sorry to scare you here, but when you blog and you take your blog seriously you have a real business and real things to do.
Such as:
Write articles.
Post daily.
Update the style every now and then.
Contribute in forums.
Answer reader's questions.
Keep up to date on the latest technology.
Etc, etc, etc.
This is not to say blogging is a bad thing. It's a great thing if you have a passion for helping people and making a difference. Maybe even a little cash. Don't quit your day job right away, it can take months or years to see a first paycheck. But once they start....you get so motivated to be even more successful that you will be.
A final note.
What does blog mean?
I have been asked this several times also and my personal answer is this:
Better
Listing
On
Google
BLOG ;)
I might be wrong, probably am...but hey...it works for me.
Best
Garret
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Philip Markoff - is he the Craigslist killer? Not according to those close to him
The girlfriend of Philip Markoff, who has been dubbed the Craigslist killer and accused of shooting a woman who placed an ad on Craigslist said that the police have the wrong man, and he could not have done this.McAllister said that Markoff are or were expected to marry this summer.
Markoff, 22, was arrested in connection with the death of a woman last week that advertised Massage services on Craigslist. Police are speculating he may have been involved in other crimes against women who posted ads on Craigslist. Has no criminal record.
James Kehoe, one of Markoff's closest friends describes him as a great guy.
Kehoe said when he saw the photos of suspects in the attack taken by hotel security cameras, there was no doubt in his mind the man was Markoff.
It was murder in a luxury hotel, straight out of a movie script it seems.
On Monday police arrested Markoff, in the death of the woman last week in a luxury hotel. Markoff is being charged on Tuesday morning in Boston Municipal Court on charges of murder and illegal possession of a firearm.
There may be other victims out there and police want to hear from you. Victims can contact Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley.
Markoff is accused of killing Julissa Brismar, 26. A woman in New York City Massage services Advertise on Craigslist and has a massage table in the room where she was wounded Friday, police said.
Moreover, Markoff is accused of kidnapping and armed robbery in a case involving another woman he met on Craigslist.
Authorities believe Markoff may also be connected to the attempted assault Thursday in Warwick, RI, an exotic dancer who had published an ad in Craigslist. Which was held at gunpoint before her husband entered the room and the scared the attacker away.
Authorities said Markoff is a native of New York.
He has been suspended from school since his arrest.
The internet has always been a little bit dangerous but this shows everyone how careful you have to be.
News article courtesy of CNN and youtube.
Thanks Mr Delete from flickr for photo
Monday, April 20, 2009
Success online how to - 6 great ways to build online credibility
Create credibility for your business online
Being a credible source online is no easy task, there is so much crap online that it truly is hard to accomplish....sadly many give up before they achieve this and what's worse is they more than likely pretty close to success. SO what are a few ways to build credibility?? You can do this by providing well written, informative guides or how - to articles for your readers and (future) customers. Over deliver at all times.
If you are going to do any type of affiliate marketing make sure you purchase what you are going to sell, the reason behind this is simply this: If you think something is useless what do you think your customer's will think? The same thing most likely and you look like a bad person and they never return. I admit I am speaking from personal experience. When I first started out I had dreams of all the nice cars, the huge mansion etc, etc, I fell for it hook line and sinker and started throwing garbage all over my blog. Guess how many people were reading my blog? Yup, me and me alone.
Always offer what you yourself would want to purchase or learn.
Get into forums, talk with other members don't just sign up throw up a sig file and walk away. There is so much to be learned from successful marketer's in forums and for the most part a lot of them give little tricks and tips that will increase your visibility online. The added bonus is that if you have something excellent to offer (I know you do) it will impress other members and from there you can expect J.V offer's and a world of other great things to happen, like gaining excellent credibility.
Credibility equals traffic equals money in your pocket.
Many people think that there are not many possibilities for online success? Not true at all. Find something you love to do and do it. Stay away from the mainstream make money stuff. There is a grandmother pulling in thousands of dollars a year by offering home decorating tips, there are teenagers creating myspace layouts....think outside the box.
1. Always over deliver. Period.
Although the Internet is the "new economy", the old fashion business rule still applies: The most successful companies are those that are able to create value for their customers.
The success of your website depends on the value you offer. The more your site is able to make life easier for your customers or help them save money, your company is valuable to them. This means not only to an online brochure, but how your website visitors can help them. Your site must provide sufficient information. If you sell a product, a clear description of the product and its features and benefits must be clear and concise. Your potential customers should be able to cover most of your questions about your site. Collect the questions of customers and have a FAQ or frequently asked questions section. This allows the visitor answers to frequently asked questions about your services.
2. Focus on win-win situations
Search engines reward sites that are linked, and thus give more link juice. The success of online businesses may use other websites to promote their products through affiliate programs, again this establishes credibility.
3. Focus on Humans first, search engines later.
Having a great SEO website is obviously important for the search engines to find it and crawl it but if no one goes to it for more than 30 seconds then what's the point?
4. Unite with like minded businesses.
If you have a product and you know of a successful marketer or company then ask if you can link with them. Even if this costs a bit of money (and the right sites almost always do) it is well worth your site to be on a homepage of another site that brings in a lot of traffic as it guarantees traffic to your site.
5. Focus on Branding your name.
If you are a blogger on your own, or a small business on your own always, let me say that again ALWAYS use the same picture or logo everywhere you go. It is a great way to prove who you are when people search your name or company name and the same photo shows up. If it is your picture people are more inclined to visit as it shows you have nothing to hide, not even your face.:)
6. Don't focus on today, focus on tomorrow.
The internet changes daily, faster even. If you are struggling for a topic or for something hot for your site there are lots of ways to discover what people want. My personal two favorites are on site polls, ask your reader's get them involved. You will get feedback. Another great place to go is google, more specifically google hot trends.
Okay that is all for today...I now have carpel tunnel ;) but when my reader's ask they receive.
Best
Garret
Being a credible source online is no easy task, there is so much crap online that it truly is hard to accomplish....sadly many give up before they achieve this and what's worse is they more than likely pretty close to success. SO what are a few ways to build credibility?? You can do this by providing well written, informative guides or how - to articles for your readers and (future) customers. Over deliver at all times. If you are going to do any type of affiliate marketing make sure you purchase what you are going to sell, the reason behind this is simply this: If you think something is useless what do you think your customer's will think? The same thing most likely and you look like a bad person and they never return. I admit I am speaking from personal experience. When I first started out I had dreams of all the nice cars, the huge mansion etc, etc, I fell for it hook line and sinker and started throwing garbage all over my blog. Guess how many people were reading my blog? Yup, me and me alone.
Always offer what you yourself would want to purchase or learn.
Get into forums, talk with other members don't just sign up throw up a sig file and walk away. There is so much to be learned from successful marketer's in forums and for the most part a lot of them give little tricks and tips that will increase your visibility online. The added bonus is that if you have something excellent to offer (I know you do) it will impress other members and from there you can expect J.V offer's and a world of other great things to happen, like gaining excellent credibility.
Credibility equals traffic equals money in your pocket.
Many people think that there are not many possibilities for online success? Not true at all. Find something you love to do and do it. Stay away from the mainstream make money stuff. There is a grandmother pulling in thousands of dollars a year by offering home decorating tips, there are teenagers creating myspace layouts....think outside the box.
1. Always over deliver. Period.
Although the Internet is the "new economy", the old fashion business rule still applies: The most successful companies are those that are able to create value for their customers.
The success of your website depends on the value you offer. The more your site is able to make life easier for your customers or help them save money, your company is valuable to them. This means not only to an online brochure, but how your website visitors can help them. Your site must provide sufficient information. If you sell a product, a clear description of the product and its features and benefits must be clear and concise. Your potential customers should be able to cover most of your questions about your site. Collect the questions of customers and have a FAQ or frequently asked questions section. This allows the visitor answers to frequently asked questions about your services.
2. Focus on win-win situations
Search engines reward sites that are linked, and thus give more link juice. The success of online businesses may use other websites to promote their products through affiliate programs, again this establishes credibility.
3. Focus on Humans first, search engines later.
Having a great SEO website is obviously important for the search engines to find it and crawl it but if no one goes to it for more than 30 seconds then what's the point?
4. Unite with like minded businesses.
If you have a product and you know of a successful marketer or company then ask if you can link with them. Even if this costs a bit of money (and the right sites almost always do) it is well worth your site to be on a homepage of another site that brings in a lot of traffic as it guarantees traffic to your site.
5. Focus on Branding your name.
If you are a blogger on your own, or a small business on your own always, let me say that again ALWAYS use the same picture or logo everywhere you go. It is a great way to prove who you are when people search your name or company name and the same photo shows up. If it is your picture people are more inclined to visit as it shows you have nothing to hide, not even your face.:)
6. Don't focus on today, focus on tomorrow.
The internet changes daily, faster even. If you are struggling for a topic or for something hot for your site there are lots of ways to discover what people want. My personal two favorites are on site polls, ask your reader's get them involved. You will get feedback. Another great place to go is google, more specifically google hot trends.
Okay that is all for today...I now have carpel tunnel ;) but when my reader's ask they receive.
Best
Garret
Sunday, April 19, 2009
What on earth do I get my mom for Mother's Day?
With Mother's Day approaching here is a list of twenty possible items to surprise mom with. Feel free to comment if you have any other idea's.
1. Perfume
2. A body lotion gift set
3. Unique candle gift set
4. Bath and body sprays and creams
5. Roses
6. Other types of flowers
7. Citrus spa gift basket
8. Luxury spa gift basket
9. Fresh baked goodness
10. Calming candles
11. Taste of Tuscany gift basket
12. Tea gift basket
13. Basket o’ chocolate
14. An exotic plant
15. A gourmet meal, delivered to her door
16. A photo of your family put to canvas
17. A gift card to a wine club
18. A wine club subscription
19. Bus, wine or adventure travel tour
20. Mother’s Day cruises
1. Perfume
2. A body lotion gift set
3. Unique candle gift set
4. Bath and body sprays and creams
5. Roses
6. Other types of flowers
7. Citrus spa gift basket
8. Luxury spa gift basket
9. Fresh baked goodness
10. Calming candles
11. Taste of Tuscany gift basket
12. Tea gift basket
13. Basket o’ chocolate
14. An exotic plant
15. A gourmet meal, delivered to her door
16. A photo of your family put to canvas
17. A gift card to a wine club
18. A wine club subscription
19. Bus, wine or adventure travel tour
20. Mother’s Day cruises
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Share your tips for cutting food costs
The key to saving money grocery shopping is to plan your meals, make a chart of what each meal will be. and then look for sales. There are always the dredded flyers and coupons. A lot of people feel bad using coupons but I gotta tell you folks I have friends who make over $200,000 a year and they USE coupons....why aren't you?- We keep track of what goes in and out of your freezer, this is also for health reasons.
- Buy produce from your local Farmer's Market, fresh and cheaper always works for me.
- Keep your pantry organized.
- When shopping make your list also count as to what store you will purchase specific items from, thus always getting the savings. Don't do this if you have to drive overly out of your way or the money you save you burn in gas.
There are many places online to find coupons as well. Just search google, different coupons are available based on where you live so always put in your real postal/zip code to make sure you get ones you can actually use.
Any other ideas?
Feel free to leave a comment below.
Best
Garret
Friday, April 17, 2009
Prepaid Credit cards getting more popular, here's why
Credit card's are important for treatment and proper care, because you have invested in them. The same security card, check the reliability of banks, the rules and policies must also be completed to ensure that all you need to succeed with the card. A growing number of bank fraud is just around the corner, you find the actual damages, if you lose all the money, for their hard work and the fact that banks do not rely on the commitment resulted in the actual security for the money.
This is why many people have done research, only the bank agreement, trust management. Some advice from lawyers, even those who are experts recommend the best to get a credit card prepayment. Legal experts were warning that many of the bank's fraud is suspected, how the various parts of the world. It offers the public the secrets of how to ensure that no is fooled by the organization.
Although the warnings and recommendations on how to cope with the increasing number of the bank's fraud, there re also more and more people slowly sinking in to the common problems of the banks, in particular the impact of credit debt. Since before the payment and credit cards, nearly straddling the market, it is difficult for some people to decide the appropriate forum for this. It is only after the card can be successfully implemented financial management, he knows that the card used to be sufficiently reliable to support the demand for credit, and won't put him over the credit cliff. Above all, the card owner can relax on the couch, once again proved that the bank is responsible, there is no doubt, for his credit card acceptance.
You must pay attention to your address before payment by credit card. Indubitably, the prepaid card, is very important these days. Therefore, it is very reliable, especially those who are more vulnerable to financial seminars for them. However, if the person is no longer a reliable source, prepaid card, or they have to expect the financial obligations of the cliff, more than usual.
Here are some tips for finding reliable sources of the best prepaid credit card:
Federal Deposit Insurance * Joint Stock Insurance - This is wise, and you have a bank with banks and insurance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Where is a place in future, try to find somewhere to solve PDIC insured bank.
Signs of the search - way to determine before payment is reliable or not through your login. We need to find a symbol of Visa or MasterCard embedded. A plastic card design.
Online - The Internet is handy for those hungry and thirsty any more detailed information. You can find the results and to determine whether the bank to apply for prepaid cards is legal or not.
This is why many people have done research, only the bank agreement, trust management. Some advice from lawyers, even those who are experts recommend the best to get a credit card prepayment. Legal experts were warning that many of the bank's fraud is suspected, how the various parts of the world. It offers the public the secrets of how to ensure that no is fooled by the organization.
Although the warnings and recommendations on how to cope with the increasing number of the bank's fraud, there re also more and more people slowly sinking in to the common problems of the banks, in particular the impact of credit debt. Since before the payment and credit cards, nearly straddling the market, it is difficult for some people to decide the appropriate forum for this. It is only after the card can be successfully implemented financial management, he knows that the card used to be sufficiently reliable to support the demand for credit, and won't put him over the credit cliff. Above all, the card owner can relax on the couch, once again proved that the bank is responsible, there is no doubt, for his credit card acceptance.
You must pay attention to your address before payment by credit card. Indubitably, the prepaid card, is very important these days. Therefore, it is very reliable, especially those who are more vulnerable to financial seminars for them. However, if the person is no longer a reliable source, prepaid card, or they have to expect the financial obligations of the cliff, more than usual.
Here are some tips for finding reliable sources of the best prepaid credit card:
Federal Deposit Insurance * Joint Stock Insurance - This is wise, and you have a bank with banks and insurance Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Where is a place in future, try to find somewhere to solve PDIC insured bank.
Signs of the search - way to determine before payment is reliable or not through your login. We need to find a symbol of Visa or MasterCard embedded. A plastic card design.
Online - The Internet is handy for those hungry and thirsty any more detailed information. You can find the results and to determine whether the bank to apply for prepaid cards is legal or not.
'It was the right thing to do'
'It was the right thing to do' he says of $10,000 donation to United Way.
Every day I am more and more amazed at the good in people. If only we look to find it.
As we all know, worldwide, the economy is very, very unstable. There are mixed views and mixed opinions. One thing stands true however, we are in a recession and a bad one. But the great thing about the human spirit is it is deeply imbedded in our DNA to get through bad days, weeks, months...Hell even years.
Somehow we find the inner strength we need to survive. We find something within us that guides us. I believe it to be a combination of spirit and up bringing. It can also be attributed to our personal philosophy on life.
Right now all I hear is "I need...." or "I wish...." or my personal favorite "Why does this always happen to me?"
Success in any time is a great feeling, but the thing that bother's me the most is that the vast majority of people feel that success can only be measured by one's possession's, one's wealth.
Not true.
Meet Jim Dancy of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
As of today the most successful man I have not (and most likely never will ) be introduced to.
Why has this man I have never met earned this title?
He won a lottery, a lottery worth $10,000.00. You're probably thinking "lucky" guy no doubt. Personally I didn't much care either until I read the story.
He won the money and then he gave it all to the Greater Kalamazoo United Way. His charity of choice.
In the hard times so many are facing, the United Way needs all the help it can get, in any form, food or shelter. Even clothing but especially money.
A man who won enough money to help himself first, as so many people do, has helped countless others with this incredible gift of generosity and kindness.
He was quoted as saying:
"I feel very good today, knowing I could help a little — probably my 'best day' in a long time. When everyone was thanking me, I was thinking how much you all do every day, and thought it should really be the other way around: I should be thanking you. So, thanks for your work," he said.
Mike Larson, Greater Kalamazoo United Way's president and chief executive said the donation couldn't have come at a better time.
No kidding.
Jim you are a great man, no matter what you do the rest of your life, you have proven to be a man of greatness on countless levels and as such you should be congratulated.
That my friends is the truest measure of success. Giving when it's not easy to give. He is not a millionaire, it might not have been easy to part with such a large amount of money....but he thought of other's first.
Quick fact: Dancy is co-founder, vice president and chief operating officer of Innovative Analytics, a biological research company in Kalamazoo. He said he felt good about his decision and was confident that United Way was the correct recipient.
Every day I am more and more amazed at the good in people. If only we look to find it.
As we all know, worldwide, the economy is very, very unstable. There are mixed views and mixed opinions. One thing stands true however, we are in a recession and a bad one. But the great thing about the human spirit is it is deeply imbedded in our DNA to get through bad days, weeks, months...Hell even years.
Somehow we find the inner strength we need to survive. We find something within us that guides us. I believe it to be a combination of spirit and up bringing. It can also be attributed to our personal philosophy on life.
Right now all I hear is "I need...." or "I wish...." or my personal favorite "Why does this always happen to me?"
Success in any time is a great feeling, but the thing that bother's me the most is that the vast majority of people feel that success can only be measured by one's possession's, one's wealth.
Not true.
Meet Jim Dancy of Kalamazoo, Michigan.
As of today the most successful man I have not (and most likely never will ) be introduced to.
Why has this man I have never met earned this title?
He won a lottery, a lottery worth $10,000.00. You're probably thinking "lucky" guy no doubt. Personally I didn't much care either until I read the story.
He won the money and then he gave it all to the Greater Kalamazoo United Way. His charity of choice.
In the hard times so many are facing, the United Way needs all the help it can get, in any form, food or shelter. Even clothing but especially money.
A man who won enough money to help himself first, as so many people do, has helped countless others with this incredible gift of generosity and kindness.
He was quoted as saying:
"I feel very good today, knowing I could help a little — probably my 'best day' in a long time. When everyone was thanking me, I was thinking how much you all do every day, and thought it should really be the other way around: I should be thanking you. So, thanks for your work," he said.
Mike Larson, Greater Kalamazoo United Way's president and chief executive said the donation couldn't have come at a better time.
No kidding.
Jim you are a great man, no matter what you do the rest of your life, you have proven to be a man of greatness on countless levels and as such you should be congratulated.
That my friends is the truest measure of success. Giving when it's not easy to give. He is not a millionaire, it might not have been easy to part with such a large amount of money....but he thought of other's first.
Quick fact: Dancy is co-founder, vice president and chief operating officer of Innovative Analytics, a biological research company in Kalamazoo. He said he felt good about his decision and was confident that United Way was the correct recipient.
So you want honesty and integrity do ya? Ever heard of Matt Garrett?
You know now-a-days you can never be too careful online. Awhile back, recently actually my system was hacked very badly. At first I thought it was the conifer virus, then I thought it was the kids, then I realized I was so running my system without security.
Yup, blogging for as long as I have been blogging and doing stuff online when I upgraded my PC I totally forgot to re-install antu-virus software. I didn't even have a free one. Bang....my PC was just waiting to be attacked, it was cyberly thinking kill me, kill me....send my owner a message.....okay over-dramatic but still.
So why am I writing about this? What's my point?
My point is that a very trusted online marketer who's subscriber list I am on had sent me to one of his pages for a great offer. Not surprisingly, Matt Garrett always over-delivers, so I was very upset when I got to the page and my anti-virus software shot my screen and doomy read and dark message ATTACK SITE.
I immediately removed the page, reset my cache, cleared everything and removed myself from the mailing list explaining why.
Witihin the hour I had a reply from Matt explaining the new anti-virus programs are very sensitive.
So I checked my system and it was true, sensitive based on my settings.
I emailed Matt back apologizing for the alarm and he responded by letting me know I was not the first person on his list to go through this experience.
I asked him to resubscribe me, foolish on my part, I know he can't, it's against the law. He sent me an email link to resubscribe and get some goodies for free for my trouble.
My friends if you are looking for an under the radar mentor.
Someone who truly plays by the rules.
Who truly cares about his students.
Matt Garrett is the man to have as a guide.
He is honest, always over-delivers and does something I have never seen before in my time online:
He Actually Takes the Time to Answer his Subscriber's.
Truly a giant among giants.
Well, I usually don't do testimonials but under the circumstances this had to be done.
If you do any internet marketing at all or want to learn I can help you, but let's be honest.
Matt Garrett can help you MORE!
Check out his great start up page here
Don't forget his awesome Blog Tactics here
That's all for today.
Garret
Yup, blogging for as long as I have been blogging and doing stuff online when I upgraded my PC I totally forgot to re-install antu-virus software. I didn't even have a free one. Bang....my PC was just waiting to be attacked, it was cyberly thinking kill me, kill me....send my owner a message.....okay over-dramatic but still.
So why am I writing about this? What's my point?
My point is that a very trusted online marketer who's subscriber list I am on had sent me to one of his pages for a great offer. Not surprisingly, Matt Garrett always over-delivers, so I was very upset when I got to the page and my anti-virus software shot my screen and doomy read and dark message ATTACK SITE.
I immediately removed the page, reset my cache, cleared everything and removed myself from the mailing list explaining why.
Witihin the hour I had a reply from Matt explaining the new anti-virus programs are very sensitive.
So I checked my system and it was true, sensitive based on my settings.
I emailed Matt back apologizing for the alarm and he responded by letting me know I was not the first person on his list to go through this experience.
I asked him to resubscribe me, foolish on my part, I know he can't, it's against the law. He sent me an email link to resubscribe and get some goodies for free for my trouble.
My friends if you are looking for an under the radar mentor.
Someone who truly plays by the rules.
Who truly cares about his students.
Matt Garrett is the man to have as a guide.
He is honest, always over-delivers and does something I have never seen before in my time online:
He Actually Takes the Time to Answer his Subscriber's.
Truly a giant among giants.
Well, I usually don't do testimonials but under the circumstances this had to be done.
If you do any internet marketing at all or want to learn I can help you, but let's be honest.
Matt Garrett can help you MORE!
Check out his great start up page here
Don't forget his awesome Blog Tactics here
That's all for today.
Garret
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Personal Motivation for My Friends
Don't Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're traveling seems all uphill,
When funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When cares are pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must...but don't you quit.
Life is hard with it's twist and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a person turns about,
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late, when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you musn't quit.
- Betty Rich (Benedetta Naimo-LaRiccia)
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're traveling seems all uphill,
When funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When cares are pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must...but don't you quit.
Life is hard with it's twist and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns.
And many a person turns about,
When they might have won, had they stuck it out.
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up,
When he might have captured the victor's cup;
And he learned too late, when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint in the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you musn't quit.
- Betty Rich (Benedetta Naimo-LaRiccia)
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
If you twitter you NEED Chat catcher
Blog comments happen everywhere...I was going through my comments and traffic sources when I came across this earlier today and had to share.
Chat Catcher supports Twitter, FriendFeed, and identi.ca, along with any type of blog, and all url-shortening services.
They actually translate short urls back to long urls, so you receive full search engine benefits.
The Chat Catcher process is simple...
1. Install the WordPress Plugin or Blog Script. You can also choose to go Scriptless
2. They will monitor social media services (like Twitter, FriendFeed, and identi.ca) for comments on your blog posts.
3. Captured comments are posted to your blog.
It's free and I love it. Check it out now.
Chat Catcher
Chat Catcher supports Twitter, FriendFeed, and identi.ca, along with any type of blog, and all url-shortening services.
They actually translate short urls back to long urls, so you receive full search engine benefits.
The Chat Catcher process is simple...
1. Install the WordPress Plugin or Blog Script. You can also choose to go Scriptless
2. They will monitor social media services (like Twitter, FriendFeed, and identi.ca) for comments on your blog posts.
3. Captured comments are posted to your blog.
It's free and I love it. Check it out now.
Chat Catcher
Is Tamara Hoffman another Mary Kay Letourneau?
The state of Washington gave out a sigh almost at once from what I have read. They have nothing to really be ashamed of, after all they aren't the only state, city, village or town to house such an embarrassing underage sex scandal. Amazingly it almost seems the norm these days.
Makes me wonder what happened to good old fashioned values?
Case in point; Tamara Hoffman.
In 2007, Tamara Hoffman was removed from her position as a math teacher from Marcos de Niza high school, after reports she allegedly having an affair with one of her students, Sixto Balbuena. The police weren't able to prove sexual acts had taken place, Hoffman was reassigned to an administrative position, and later resigned.
Proof of her sin perhaps?
Fast forward to her next position (bad choice of words ;)) at El Dorado high school, where she met an 18 year old student, Samual Valdivia and began had an affair with him. An affair that caused his death by the hand of the first student.
This is prime Jerry Springer material.
What happens now...who knows.
Let the court sort it out.
What is more important is trying to figure out how these things keep happening.
Teacher's, male and female are in a trusted position to teach our kids, not harm them, having an affair with a child does harm them, maybe not physically but mentally. Perhaps it's time for stiffer sentences or will it matter?
When a teacher hurts a student in any way, with the intent of hurting them or self serving themselves make the prison time life. No parole.
That might deter the next teacher or person in a trusted position to re-think their intentions.
Just my thoughts.
Comments are welcomed and encouraged.
How can we prevent these situations from happening and ensure our own children do not go through the same thing?
Makes me wonder what happened to good old fashioned values?
Case in point; Tamara Hoffman.
In 2007, Tamara Hoffman was removed from her position as a math teacher from Marcos de Niza high school, after reports she allegedly having an affair with one of her students, Sixto Balbuena. The police weren't able to prove sexual acts had taken place, Hoffman was reassigned to an administrative position, and later resigned.
Proof of her sin perhaps?
Fast forward to her next position (bad choice of words ;)) at El Dorado high school, where she met an 18 year old student, Samual Valdivia and began had an affair with him. An affair that caused his death by the hand of the first student.
This is prime Jerry Springer material.
What happens now...who knows.
Let the court sort it out.
What is more important is trying to figure out how these things keep happening.
Teacher's, male and female are in a trusted position to teach our kids, not harm them, having an affair with a child does harm them, maybe not physically but mentally. Perhaps it's time for stiffer sentences or will it matter?
When a teacher hurts a student in any way, with the intent of hurting them or self serving themselves make the prison time life. No parole.
That might deter the next teacher or person in a trusted position to re-think their intentions.
Just my thoughts.
Comments are welcomed and encouraged.
How can we prevent these situations from happening and ensure our own children do not go through the same thing?
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since "Colombine"
They weren't all the bad things people thought, or were they?
Those two teenage kids who murdered 13 people and then killed themselves at suburban Denver's Columbine High School 10 years ago next week weren't in the "Trenchcoat Mafia," disaffected videogamers who wore cowboy dusters.
They managed to divide a country. Divide the country based on how everyone felt about it. At the same time they united North America and I am sure several other parts of the free world by sparking a huge debate over the issue of the real criminals...the bullies.
Strange considering records now shows Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold hadn't been bullied — quite the opposite, they had bragged about picking on freshmen and "fags."
Their acts served notice to schools the world over to be on the look out for enemy lists, lists of people mainly students that weaker kids had had enough of. Again an interesting twist seeing as the enemies on their list had graduated from Columbine a year earlier.
More misinformation at the time was that Harris and Klebold weren't on antidepressant medication and didn't target specific students, they shot first come, first dead. That story about a student being shot in the head after she said she believed in God? Never happened, the FBI now admits. I am shocked they admitted it at all.
A decade after Harris and Klebold made Columbine a black mark in recent history we are learning that much of what the public has been told about the shootings is wrong.
Truth is the kids wanted to go out in a blaze of glory via a bomb. A bomb that Harris built. A bomb that didn't work.
So whom did they want to kill?
Everyone — including friends.
What's now beyond dispute — largely from the killers' journals, which have been released over the past few years, is this: Harris and Klebold killed 13 and wounded 24, but they had hoped to kill thousands.
Anyway we slice it, they will go down in History as the Colombine kids.
Amazingly enough, I like most people remember the name Colombine. I don't remember their names. That's how it should be, remove their names from the record books, remember Colombine and the innocent lives lost.
Forget their names, they don't deserve the recognition. They deserve what they got.
Death.
Those two teenage kids who murdered 13 people and then killed themselves at suburban Denver's Columbine High School 10 years ago next week weren't in the "Trenchcoat Mafia," disaffected videogamers who wore cowboy dusters.
They managed to divide a country. Divide the country based on how everyone felt about it. At the same time they united North America and I am sure several other parts of the free world by sparking a huge debate over the issue of the real criminals...the bullies.
Strange considering records now shows Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold hadn't been bullied — quite the opposite, they had bragged about picking on freshmen and "fags."
Their acts served notice to schools the world over to be on the look out for enemy lists, lists of people mainly students that weaker kids had had enough of. Again an interesting twist seeing as the enemies on their list had graduated from Columbine a year earlier.
More misinformation at the time was that Harris and Klebold weren't on antidepressant medication and didn't target specific students, they shot first come, first dead. That story about a student being shot in the head after she said she believed in God? Never happened, the FBI now admits. I am shocked they admitted it at all.
A decade after Harris and Klebold made Columbine a black mark in recent history we are learning that much of what the public has been told about the shootings is wrong.
Truth is the kids wanted to go out in a blaze of glory via a bomb. A bomb that Harris built. A bomb that didn't work.
So whom did they want to kill?
Everyone — including friends.
What's now beyond dispute — largely from the killers' journals, which have been released over the past few years, is this: Harris and Klebold killed 13 and wounded 24, but they had hoped to kill thousands.
Anyway we slice it, they will go down in History as the Colombine kids.
Amazingly enough, I like most people remember the name Colombine. I don't remember their names. That's how it should be, remove their names from the record books, remember Colombine and the innocent lives lost.
Forget their names, they don't deserve the recognition. They deserve what they got.
Death.
The Taliban in Afghanistan have publicly killed a young couple
The Taliban in Afghanistan have publicly killed a young couple who they said had tried to run away to get married, officials say. They put the love birds against a wall, took out some AK-47's and opened fire!
I am in total shock. Granted these Taliban are nut jobs but now they have done the entire world a favor and very directly proven what we in the West have known all along.
They are beyond the point of fanatics....they are animals pure and simple.
The man, 21, and woman, 19, were shot at point blank range on Monday in front of a mosque in the province of Nimroz.
Nimroz is an area where the Taliban have an obviously very strong influence.
Governor Ghulam Dastageer Azad told the AFP news agency the killings followed a decree by local religious leaders and were an "insult to Islam".
Mr Azad said: "An unmarried young boy and an unmarried girl who loved each other and wanted to get married had eloped because their families would not approve the marriage."
These kids were tracked like animals after trying to get to Iran and safety.
"Three Taliban mullahs brought them to the local mosque and they passed a fatwa (religious decree) that they must be killed. They were shot and killed in front of the mosque in public," the governor said.
He said there were some reports that the families of the young couple may have links with the Taliban. The Taliban could not be immediately reached for comment.
What would they say? Praise Allah we killed two kids who were....in love!
Correspondents say that the killings took place in a remote and dangerous region, where the government has no access, can you blame them? They show up there they are most likely shot on site also.
The Taliban did rule Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 with an iron fist of there personal view on the Islamic Sharia law, carrying out public killings and torture.
Unmarried men and women were forbidden from talking or meeting in public and women were not allowed out of their homes without a male relative. Girls were discouraged from going to school, makes sense doesn't it? If they go to school they get educated and slowly realize what nut jobs these animals truly are. Keep them ignorant eh boys.....unreal.
Extrajudicial "honour killings" have been widely carried out in Afghanistan since then by conservative families angered by a relative who has brought them shame - usually by refusing to marry a chosen partner.
The coalition needs to step up presence there. I know NATO troops are doing their best, I am sure those brave soldiers would just love to drop a bomb there and be done with it, however that would kill a lot of innocent people who are to afraid to do anything and rightly so, they live in a prison type state, where death looms at any time.
What a horrible way to live.
I am in total shock. Granted these Taliban are nut jobs but now they have done the entire world a favor and very directly proven what we in the West have known all along.
They are beyond the point of fanatics....they are animals pure and simple.
The man, 21, and woman, 19, were shot at point blank range on Monday in front of a mosque in the province of Nimroz.
Nimroz is an area where the Taliban have an obviously very strong influence.
Governor Ghulam Dastageer Azad told the AFP news agency the killings followed a decree by local religious leaders and were an "insult to Islam".
Mr Azad said: "An unmarried young boy and an unmarried girl who loved each other and wanted to get married had eloped because their families would not approve the marriage."
These kids were tracked like animals after trying to get to Iran and safety.
"Three Taliban mullahs brought them to the local mosque and they passed a fatwa (religious decree) that they must be killed. They were shot and killed in front of the mosque in public," the governor said.
He said there were some reports that the families of the young couple may have links with the Taliban. The Taliban could not be immediately reached for comment.
What would they say? Praise Allah we killed two kids who were....in love!
Correspondents say that the killings took place in a remote and dangerous region, where the government has no access, can you blame them? They show up there they are most likely shot on site also.
The Taliban did rule Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001 with an iron fist of there personal view on the Islamic Sharia law, carrying out public killings and torture.
Unmarried men and women were forbidden from talking or meeting in public and women were not allowed out of their homes without a male relative. Girls were discouraged from going to school, makes sense doesn't it? If they go to school they get educated and slowly realize what nut jobs these animals truly are. Keep them ignorant eh boys.....unreal.
Extrajudicial "honour killings" have been widely carried out in Afghanistan since then by conservative families angered by a relative who has brought them shame - usually by refusing to marry a chosen partner.
The coalition needs to step up presence there. I know NATO troops are doing their best, I am sure those brave soldiers would just love to drop a bomb there and be done with it, however that would kill a lot of innocent people who are to afraid to do anything and rightly so, they live in a prison type state, where death looms at any time.
What a horrible way to live.
Roadside bomb claims life of Canadian soldier, wounds four others
Being a former Canadian soldier, every time I read this type of headline it bother's me dearly. More so when it is a Canadian.This brave young soldier was just two weeks into her first tour of duty in Afghanistan has become the latest Canadian killed in action.
Trooper Karine Blais, 21, died and four other soldiers were wounded late Monday afternoon when their APC or armoured personnel carrier rolled over a roadside bomb in the Shah Wali Khot district, just north of Kandahar.
The young woman was serving with the 2nd Battalion of the Royal 22nd Regiment based at Valcartier, near Quebec City....known to other Regiments as the Van-Doo's.
A total of 117 Canadian soldiers, including two women, have died as part of the Afghan mission since it began in 2002.
The soldiers wounded in Monday's blast were airlifted by helicopter to a military hospital at Kandahar Airfield despite a fierce sand storm that hit the area. An earlier report that the storm prevented choppers from reaching the scene of the blast was incorrect. Sad journalism to report before having all of the facts, but that is what most journalist's do these days. Report to quick.
Brig.-Gen. Jonathan Vance, the commander of Canadian troops in Afghanistan, said Blais had arrived in Afghanistan just two weeks ago. He praised the young woman's enthusiasm for the mission she was about to undertake.
"She was an energetic soldier who gave 100 per cent to every challenge she faced using a unique sense of humour, based on her honesty," Vance said. "Frank and direct, she demonstrated the qualities of a future leader who was respected by all members of her squadron."
Blais is survived by her mother Josee, grandmother Laurette and brother Billy. Her hometown was not released.
"This young woman's life did not go to waste; she believed in her role in Afghanistan and her dedication to the overall mission is beyond commendable," Vance said.
Blais is the second female soldier from Canada to be killed as part of the Afghan mission.
Capt. Nicola Goddard of the 1st Regiment of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, died on May 17, 2006, in a grenade attack in the Panjwaii district west of Kandahar city.
Blais's death comes a day before the Royal 22nd was to succeed the 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment of Petawawa, Ont. as the primary battle group in southern Afghanistan. A ceremony is scheduled late Tuesday that will see the changeover to the Royal 22nd under the leadership of Lt.-Col. Jocelyn Paul.
Blais's killing marks the first Canadian loss since March 20, when Master Cpl. Scott Vernelli, Cpl. Tyler Crooks, Trooper Jack Bouthillier (also just a few weeks in country) and Trooper Corey Hayes died in two separate explosions.
Je me Souviens
Monday, April 13, 2009
Racism. It has to STOP! Imagine if it did..John Lennon was on to something
Sorry guys, normally this blog is fun and friendly....other than post's regarding the Octo-mom or the C.Brown fiasco.....
Earlier today I was involved in a friendly debate on racism and it spilled into a battle from one person who is indeed a biggot. This conversation has two tales, one online and the other offline.
During the offline discussion a much heated debate broke out and well, there were clearly no winners.
Hate has no color.
Law breakers have no color.
Fanatics have no color.
Enough already.
So I thought I would send out an history bite (and yes in proper English we say an history...not a history....that is for Jim ;)) , anyway....
The Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan show On Feb. 9, 1964 for 20 minutes.
For those 20 minutes there was no recorded violence...nothing of any kind in New York City....
All I can say is....
Imagine
Earlier today I was involved in a friendly debate on racism and it spilled into a battle from one person who is indeed a biggot. This conversation has two tales, one online and the other offline.
During the offline discussion a much heated debate broke out and well, there were clearly no winners.
Hate has no color.
Law breakers have no color.
Fanatics have no color.
Enough already.
So I thought I would send out an history bite (and yes in proper English we say an history...not a history....that is for Jim ;)) , anyway....
The Beatles performed on the Ed Sullivan show On Feb. 9, 1964 for 20 minutes.
For those 20 minutes there was no recorded violence...nothing of any kind in New York City....
All I can say is....
Imagine
If only I had a speedometer to see how slow my blog loads.
For those of us who love blogging, there are a huge list of tools that we need to get everything in check. Last comment I made was for a css compression tool.
This comment will be about a few other cool ways to help speed up your site load time.
Ever wish you could have a speedometer for your site load time?
Well if you use Firefox you can.
If you don't use Firefox....shame on you ;)
You must have the latest version of Firefox found here http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html
Anyway. From Firefox.com go to the add on located on the top toolbar section and search these two tools:
First one is YSlow. YSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they're slow based on Yahoo's rules for high performance web sites. Found here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5369
Second is Firebug which integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page... Firebug 1.3
Get it here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
Take some time to get to know the features. When they are loaded you will see them on the lower right side of your screen.
That's my tip for today.
Garret
http://need-to-get-some.blogspot.com
This comment will be about a few other cool ways to help speed up your site load time.
Ever wish you could have a speedometer for your site load time?
Well if you use Firefox you can.
If you don't use Firefox....shame on you ;)
You must have the latest version of Firefox found here http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/personal.html
Anyway. From Firefox.com go to the add on located on the top toolbar section and search these two tools:
First one is YSlow. YSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they're slow based on Yahoo's rules for high performance web sites. Found here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5369
Second is Firebug which integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page... Firebug 1.3
Get it here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843
Take some time to get to know the features. When they are loaded you will see them on the lower right side of your screen.
That's my tip for today.
Garret
http://need-to-get-some.blogspot.com
13 Things Every Net User Should Know
This has got to be the funniest and possibly truest net statement I have ever read.
Enjoy.
13 Things Every Net User Should Know
1. Bill Gates is not giving you $1000, and Disney is not giving you a free vacation, no one is giving away cases of free M & M's, the GAP is not giving away clothing.
There is no baby food company issuing class-action checks. MTV will not give you backstage passes if you forward something to the most people. You can relax; there is no need to pass it on "just in case it's true." Furthermore, just because someone said in the message, four generations back, that "we checked it out and it's legit," does not actually make it true.
2. There is no kidney theft ring in New Orleans. No one is waking up in a bathtub full of ice, even if a friend of a friend swears it happened to their cousin. If you are hell-bent on believing the kidney-theft ring stories, please see: http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa062997.htm
And I quote: "The National Kidney Foundation has repeatedly issued requests for actual victims of organ thieves to come forward and tell their stories. None have."That's "none " as in "zero." Not even your friend's cousin.
3. Neiman Marcus doesn't really sell a $200 cookie recipe. And even if they do, we all have it. And even if you don't, you can get a copy at:
http://www.bl.net/forwards/cookie.html
Then, if you make the recipe and decide the cookies are that awesome, feel free to pass the formula on.
4. We all know all 500 ways to drive your roommates crazy, irritate co-workers, gross out bathroom stall neighbors and creep out people on an elevator. We also know exactly how many engineers, college students, Usenet posters and people from each and every world ethnicity it takes to change a light bulb.
5. If the latest NASA rocket disaster(s) DID contain plutonium that went to particulate over the eastern seaboard, do you REALLY think this information would reach the public via an AOL chain-letter?
6.There is no "Good Times " virus. In fact, you should never, ever, ever forward any email containing any virus warning unless you first confirm it at an actual site of an actual company that actually deals with viruses.
Try: http://www.norton.com/ or http://www.kumite.com/ or http://www.kumite.com
7. If your CC: list is regularly longer than the actual content of your message, you' re probably going to Hell.
8. If you're using Outlook, I.E., or Netscape to write email, turn off the "HTML encoding." Those of us on UNIX shells can't read it, and don't care enough to save the attachment and then view it with a web browser, since you 're probably forwarding us a copy of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe anyway.
9. If you still absolutely MUST forward that 10th-generation message showing everyone else who 's received it over the last 6 months. It sure wouldn't hurt to get rid of all the "" (or the <) that begin each line. Besides, if it has gone around that many times - we' ve probably already seen it. But PLEASE LEARN HOW TO COPY AND PASTE!!!!!
10. Craig Shergold (or Sherwood, or Sherman, etc.) in England is not dying of cancer or anything else at this time and would like everyone to stopsending him their business cards. He apparently is also no longer a "little boy" either.
11. The "Make a Wish " foundation is a real organization doing fine work, but they have had to establish a special toll free hotline in response to the large number of Internet hoaxes using their good name and reputation. It is distracting them from the important work they do.
12. If you are one of those insufferable idiots who forwards anything that promises "something bad will happen if you don't," then something bad will happen to you if I ever meet you in a dark alley!
13. Women really are suffering in Afghanistan, and PBS and NEA funding are still vulnerable to attack (although not at the present time) but forwarding an email won 't help either cause in the least. If you want to help, contact your local legislative representative, or get in touch with Amnesty International or the Red Cross. As a general rule, email "signatures" are easily faked and mean NOTHING to anyone with any power to do anything about whatever the petition is complaining about NOTHING!!!
If you really care, and you're not just trying to make yourself feel better when your server is down at work, then get the hell outdoors and start a REAL petition.
(PS - There is no bill pending before Congress that will allow long distance companies to charge you for long distance when using the Internet, nor for the Post Office to "tax " e-mails.)
Bottom Line ... composing e-mail or posting something on the Net is as easy as writing on the walls of a public restroom. Don't automatically believe it unless it's proven true... ASSUME it's false, unless there is proof that it's true. Get it? Got it? Good!
Article source http://www.opey.com/13things.html
Enjoy.
13 Things Every Net User Should Know
1. Bill Gates is not giving you $1000, and Disney is not giving you a free vacation, no one is giving away cases of free M & M's, the GAP is not giving away clothing.
There is no baby food company issuing class-action checks. MTV will not give you backstage passes if you forward something to the most people. You can relax; there is no need to pass it on "just in case it's true." Furthermore, just because someone said in the message, four generations back, that "we checked it out and it's legit," does not actually make it true.
2. There is no kidney theft ring in New Orleans. No one is waking up in a bathtub full of ice, even if a friend of a friend swears it happened to their cousin. If you are hell-bent on believing the kidney-theft ring stories, please see: http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa062997.htm
And I quote: "The National Kidney Foundation has repeatedly issued requests for actual victims of organ thieves to come forward and tell their stories. None have."That's "none " as in "zero." Not even your friend's cousin.
3. Neiman Marcus doesn't really sell a $200 cookie recipe. And even if they do, we all have it. And even if you don't, you can get a copy at:
http://www.bl.net/forwards/cookie.html
Then, if you make the recipe and decide the cookies are that awesome, feel free to pass the formula on.
4. We all know all 500 ways to drive your roommates crazy, irritate co-workers, gross out bathroom stall neighbors and creep out people on an elevator. We also know exactly how many engineers, college students, Usenet posters and people from each and every world ethnicity it takes to change a light bulb.
5. If the latest NASA rocket disaster(s) DID contain plutonium that went to particulate over the eastern seaboard, do you REALLY think this information would reach the public via an AOL chain-letter?
6.There is no "Good Times " virus. In fact, you should never, ever, ever forward any email containing any virus warning unless you first confirm it at an actual site of an actual company that actually deals with viruses.
Try: http://www.norton.com/ or http://www.kumite.com/ or http://www.kumite.com
7. If your CC: list is regularly longer than the actual content of your message, you' re probably going to Hell.
8. If you're using Outlook, I.E., or Netscape to write email, turn off the "HTML encoding." Those of us on UNIX shells can't read it, and don't care enough to save the attachment and then view it with a web browser, since you 're probably forwarding us a copy of the Neiman Marcus Cookie Recipe anyway.
9. If you still absolutely MUST forward that 10th-generation message showing everyone else who 's received it over the last 6 months. It sure wouldn't hurt to get rid of all the "" (or the <) that begin each line. Besides, if it has gone around that many times - we' ve probably already seen it. But PLEASE LEARN HOW TO COPY AND PASTE!!!!!
10. Craig Shergold (or Sherwood, or Sherman, etc.) in England is not dying of cancer or anything else at this time and would like everyone to stopsending him their business cards. He apparently is also no longer a "little boy" either.
11. The "Make a Wish " foundation is a real organization doing fine work, but they have had to establish a special toll free hotline in response to the large number of Internet hoaxes using their good name and reputation. It is distracting them from the important work they do.
12. If you are one of those insufferable idiots who forwards anything that promises "something bad will happen if you don't," then something bad will happen to you if I ever meet you in a dark alley!
13. Women really are suffering in Afghanistan, and PBS and NEA funding are still vulnerable to attack (although not at the present time) but forwarding an email won 't help either cause in the least. If you want to help, contact your local legislative representative, or get in touch with Amnesty International or the Red Cross. As a general rule, email "signatures" are easily faked and mean NOTHING to anyone with any power to do anything about whatever the petition is complaining about NOTHING!!!
If you really care, and you're not just trying to make yourself feel better when your server is down at work, then get the hell outdoors and start a REAL petition.
(PS - There is no bill pending before Congress that will allow long distance companies to charge you for long distance when using the Internet, nor for the Post Office to "tax " e-mails.)
Bottom Line ... composing e-mail or posting something on the Net is as easy as writing on the walls of a public restroom. Don't automatically believe it unless it's proven true... ASSUME it's false, unless there is proof that it's true. Get it? Got it? Good!
Article source http://www.opey.com/13things.html
Top 10 Common Dreams Explained - Interesting twists
According to msn news the following are the most common dreams, it's weird to read most common on msn and not "the hottest" or something. Any-hoo. Personally I think all dreams are just your sub-conscious trying to sort out issues and figure out answers to issues or worries in our lives. The dream satae is a relaxed atmosphere, usually unless your dream(s) are nightmares....Just my opinion, here's the list. Enjoy.
Life may be just a dream, but how do we interpret it? What we dream at night can give us clues about what is important to us in waking life. Dreams help us to process our conscious thoughts and can give us new and important insights into the problems and challenges we face in the world. Although we may have strange and unusual dreams, there are a number of common dreams that many of us experience over and over again. Read the interpretations below for an explanation of symbols that seem to appear frequently in dreams.
1. Faulty or lost items: your phone won't work, your car breaks down, or you can't find your husband.
This dream is alerting you to areas of your life that need repair or extra care right now. You may want to slow down and pay more attention to the realm of life indicated. For example, if you dream of your phone not working, notice how you are communicating to others now. Are you doing everything you can to get your message across in a positive way? If not, you may want to tune up this area of your life.
2. Money: you received a windfall, or you lost your savings in the stock market.
Money in dreams symbolizes what you value or find important in life. If you dream of suddenly receiving a sum of money, this indicates that you are at a time in your life when your values are becoming very clear to you. If you have dreams of losing money, you may be experiencing a time of feeling separated from your sense of meaning in life. Try to explore what has been important to you in the past to see if your values have changed or altered over time.
3. You find yourself back in the classroom, or you've failed a test.
This dream indicates that there is a challenge in your life and you fear failing. It also can mean that you may feel that you have regressed in some way and are not up to the task currently at hand. You may also feel judged or tested by an authority figure or someone who is in charge of you in some way.
4. You or a loved one is ill or dying.
You may be approaching a time of great change when some parts of your life are falling away and disappearing. This dream is helping you to practice the feelings of loss that you may be having as the elements of your life or your relationships with others change and evolve. It is rare that this dream forecasts an actual death or illness, but it still might be a good idea to get a checkup or pay extra attention to your health now.
5. Being chased.
Being chased in a dream indicates that you may be feeling you have a lot of responsibilities that you are having a hard time keeping up with. This dream is often known as a "stress dream," indicating that its presence is a sign to try to relax and slow down.
6. Teeth: you're smiling with nice, clean teeth, or your teeth are breaking off or forming cavities.
Teeth represent time, stability, and maturity. The state of the teeth in your dream will give important clues as to what your relationships and feelings are related to these important life themes.
7. Nudity.
Dreams where you or someone else appears nude relate to feelings of being exposed or vulnerable in waking life. You may currently be having an experience where everyone else seems to know about your problems and issues, and you are having a hard time processing your situation privately.
8. Falling, flying, or sinking.
Changing direction, either going up or down in a dream, indicates where your awareness is in waking life. Dreams of falling or sinking symbolize a time of being more aware of your unconscious mind and deepest innermost thoughts, feelings, and memories. Dreams of flying indicate that you are exploring your conscious mind at this time or connecting to the realm of spirits, angels, and other energetic beings.
9. Water
Water in dreams is a sign that a certain emotional situation or experience is of importance in your life. Now is a good time to pay particular attention to your feelings and the realm of the imagination, dreams, and fantasies. The condition or state of the water will give clues as to the exact nature of your experience. Hurricanes and storms can indicate more challenging emotional situations, and on the opposite side, gentle streams and lakes indicate a more calm and peaceful emotional state or even a love or romantic connection.
10. Missing a boat, plane, bus, etc.
Transportation vehicles in dreams symbolize the ability to move and act in the world. They represent our will, desire, and skill at accomplishing and manifesting our dreams and goals. When one of these vehicles is missing, it can mean that we are having a hard time finding the motivation to act and move in the world. We may need to reconnect with what drives or propels us into creatively manifesting our dreams.
Developing the skill to interpret and make the most of your dream messages is an easy and enjoyable process and can be done by just about anyone.
Quick Tips to Interpret and Benefit from Your Dreams:
1. Keep a dream journal near your bed to record your dreams.
2. Read through your journal once a week and underline repeating dream symbols, terms, people, and themes that arise.
3. Use the guide above to track your current emotional state and life issues, and notice the patterns and timing of their evolution.
4. Try to identify any dream symbols (cars, teeth, water) that appear in your waking life, noticing which appear with greater frequency and the nature of your interaction with these symbols. Is there any overlap between your waking and dreaming life?
Saturday, April 11, 2009
The History of Easter - my view on the subject.
Come March. And the world around you is ready to go ga ga, in a frenzied atmosphere. Some skeptics might ignore the folly of fighting in March, but you can not beat the monster that starts its season of renewal, joy and marks the beginning of the renewal period with a basket of new pledges and gifts in abundance . Releases of the nature of their appearance tired to don a new costume. The heat of the sun showers of happiness, as to counteract the cold winter which total around us. The flow becomes sparkling. The flowering of tulips, crocuses and daffodils - all influenced by the cool breeze south, back of vibrations in the ground.
What can be a better day for fun and partying? To find his family? Renewal of friendship and love? And feelings?
Perhaps all these features have made the spring festivals, and almost synonymous. That since the dawn of human history.
Even in Greek mythology, Demeter and Persephone, the idea of a goddess returning seasonally Netherlands in areas with natural light. It is on the vernal equinox on March 21, when nature is in resurrection after the winter season.
Even Easter - a great opportunity to remember the golden and purple bunnies and chocolate eggs, buns holy cross is also a festival of spring. As if the Almighty has chosen this wonderful season of death, resurrection and exaltation of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
History of Easter
Easter, the principal feast of the Christian church year, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. The origins of the Easter date for the beginning of Christianity, which is probably the oldest Christian observance after the Sabbath (Saturday). Later on Saturday, then came to be regarded as the weekly festival of the Resurrection.
Meanwhile, many cultural historians to find in the celebration of Easter, a convergence of three traditions - Pagan, Hebrew and Christian.
According to St. Bede, an English historian of the early 8th century, Easter has its roots in the old Teutonic mythology. Is derived from the name Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of April was dedicated. The festival of Eostre was celebrated at the vernal equinox, when day and night becomes an equal part of the day.
The English name "Easter" is much more recent. When the first French Christians wanted others to accept Christianity, it was decided to use the name of this feast of Easter to coincide with the name of the ancient festival of spring. This made it more comfortable for other people to accept Christianity.
However, it is noted by some that the festival of Easter, celebrated today, is linked to the Jewish tradition, Passover. This is celebrated during Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew lunar year. Passover under Moses commemorates Israel released nearly 300 years of slavery in Egypt.
It was during this Passover in 30 AD Christ was crucified under the order of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, while the Jewish high priests accused Jesus of "blasphemy". The resurrection came three days later, on Easter Sunday. The early Christians, many of them high in the Jewish tradition, Easter, considered as a new feature of the Passover (Easter). It was observed in memory of the arrival of the Messiah, as foretold by the prophets. Equanimous and with the proclamation of the resurrection. Thus, the beginning of the Christian Passover became a union celebration in memory of the passion-death-resurrection of Jesus. However, in the 4th century, Good Friday came to be regarded as an opportunity. And Easter Sunday was devoted exclusively to the honor of the glorious resurrection.
Throughout Christianity, Easter Sunday has become a party in honor of Christ. At the same time, many pagan rites of spring has become a part of their celebration. May it be that the increase in the number of new converts who could not break completely free from the influence of pagan culture of their ancestors.
But despite all the influence he has been a significant change in the mind. No more glorification of the physical return of the Sun God. Instead, the emphasis in the sun of justice, who had won banishing the horrors of death forever.
Easter was well established in the second century. However, there was controversy over the exact date of the celebration of Easter between churches of East and West. East, he wanted a weekday because early Christians observed each year, the Passover on 14 Nisan, the month on the lunar calendar. But the West is that Easter should always be a Sunday, whatever the date.
To resolve this problem the emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicaea in 325. The question of the date of Easter was one of their main concerns. The Council decided that Easter should fall on Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. However, in determining the date of the Equinox remains a problem. The Alexandrian, noted for his great knowledge in astronomical calculations were given the task. On 21 March and was designed to be the perfect date for spring equinox.
The dating of Easter today follows the same. Therefore, the churches of the West observe the first day of the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox on March 21., Is now celebrated mobile between March 21 and April 25.
Even some churches of the East observe Easter according to the date of the Feast of Passover.
The drug is withdrawn as soon as Ash Wednesday, when the penitential period of Lent begins. Lent and Holy Week ends on Easter Sunday, the day of resurrection.
What can be a better day for fun and partying? To find his family? Renewal of friendship and love? And feelings?
Perhaps all these features have made the spring festivals, and almost synonymous. That since the dawn of human history.
Even in Greek mythology, Demeter and Persephone, the idea of a goddess returning seasonally Netherlands in areas with natural light. It is on the vernal equinox on March 21, when nature is in resurrection after the winter season.
Even Easter - a great opportunity to remember the golden and purple bunnies and chocolate eggs, buns holy cross is also a festival of spring. As if the Almighty has chosen this wonderful season of death, resurrection and exaltation of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
History of Easter
Easter, the principal feast of the Christian church year, celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. The origins of the Easter date for the beginning of Christianity, which is probably the oldest Christian observance after the Sabbath (Saturday). Later on Saturday, then came to be regarded as the weekly festival of the Resurrection.
Meanwhile, many cultural historians to find in the celebration of Easter, a convergence of three traditions - Pagan, Hebrew and Christian.
According to St. Bede, an English historian of the early 8th century, Easter has its roots in the old Teutonic mythology. Is derived from the name Eostre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring, to whom the month of April was dedicated. The festival of Eostre was celebrated at the vernal equinox, when day and night becomes an equal part of the day.
The English name "Easter" is much more recent. When the first French Christians wanted others to accept Christianity, it was decided to use the name of this feast of Easter to coincide with the name of the ancient festival of spring. This made it more comfortable for other people to accept Christianity.
However, it is noted by some that the festival of Easter, celebrated today, is linked to the Jewish tradition, Passover. This is celebrated during Nisan, the first month of the Hebrew lunar year. Passover under Moses commemorates Israel released nearly 300 years of slavery in Egypt.
It was during this Passover in 30 AD Christ was crucified under the order of the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, while the Jewish high priests accused Jesus of "blasphemy". The resurrection came three days later, on Easter Sunday. The early Christians, many of them high in the Jewish tradition, Easter, considered as a new feature of the Passover (Easter). It was observed in memory of the arrival of the Messiah, as foretold by the prophets. Equanimous and with the proclamation of the resurrection. Thus, the beginning of the Christian Passover became a union celebration in memory of the passion-death-resurrection of Jesus. However, in the 4th century, Good Friday came to be regarded as an opportunity. And Easter Sunday was devoted exclusively to the honor of the glorious resurrection.
Throughout Christianity, Easter Sunday has become a party in honor of Christ. At the same time, many pagan rites of spring has become a part of their celebration. May it be that the increase in the number of new converts who could not break completely free from the influence of pagan culture of their ancestors.
But despite all the influence he has been a significant change in the mind. No more glorification of the physical return of the Sun God. Instead, the emphasis in the sun of justice, who had won banishing the horrors of death forever.
Easter was well established in the second century. However, there was controversy over the exact date of the celebration of Easter between churches of East and West. East, he wanted a weekday because early Christians observed each year, the Passover on 14 Nisan, the month on the lunar calendar. But the West is that Easter should always be a Sunday, whatever the date.
To resolve this problem the emperor Constantine called the Council of Nicaea in 325. The question of the date of Easter was one of their main concerns. The Council decided that Easter should fall on Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. However, in determining the date of the Equinox remains a problem. The Alexandrian, noted for his great knowledge in astronomical calculations were given the task. On 21 March and was designed to be the perfect date for spring equinox.
The dating of Easter today follows the same. Therefore, the churches of the West observe the first day of the full moon that occurs on or after the spring equinox on March 21., Is now celebrated mobile between March 21 and April 25.
Even some churches of the East observe Easter according to the date of the Feast of Passover.
The drug is withdrawn as soon as Ash Wednesday, when the penitential period of Lent begins. Lent and Holy Week ends on Easter Sunday, the day of resurrection.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Are you using Window's Live the Right way?
Okay everyone, I know it's Easter...however I was reading some articles from some of my favorite sites today and I came across this awesome article.
It will save you time and energy and a lot of headaches. Trust me I tried it, it's a Godsend.
The article was not written by me it was written by Wayne John, a fellow blogger who has become a mentor to me, and I only found his blog a few days ago.
But what a wealth of knowledge.
The article regarding Windows Live and many, many more can be found at the link below.
Folks, this man is not a GURU by any means, he delivers, scratch that he OVER DELIVERS and the information is bang on.
Okay go check out his article about Window's Live and many more.
Just remember to keep visiting me also ;)
Best
Garret
It will save you time and energy and a lot of headaches. Trust me I tried it, it's a Godsend.
The article was not written by me it was written by Wayne John, a fellow blogger who has become a mentor to me, and I only found his blog a few days ago.
But what a wealth of knowledge.
The article regarding Windows Live and many, many more can be found at the link below.
Folks, this man is not a GURU by any means, he delivers, scratch that he OVER DELIVERS and the information is bang on.
Okay go check out his article about Window's Live and many more.
Just remember to keep visiting me also ;)
Best
Garret
Make Blogging Easier with Windows Live Writer
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Looking For Inexpensive Easter Gift Ideas or things to do?
Who doesn't love Easter? Seriously....I love Easter, my teeth however don't.
I remember as a youngster looking forward to the "Hunt" and the egg coloring and the playing around all day. Sadly, now a days I live in Northern Ontario, so the kids can't look outside because we still have SNOW....I'll deal with the weather person later...gggrrrr...anyway, where was I?
Oh yeah, Easter.
Today, the wife and I went to Walmart to get a "few" Easter treats and we spent a "few" bucks, only 100.00 not bad for treats and gifts etc.
A few great gifts for Easter are emerging for the creative person. Outside of the usual items:
Chocolate Bunnies
Chocolate Candies
Who am I kidding...CHOCOLATE EVERYTHING (sorry :))
Anyway a few great things depending on age are also the following:
Bunny Ears, great photo memories
Bunny Suits, use this one at your own discretion, payback when the kid(s) grow up could backfire ;)
Bunny Arts and Crafts, drawing items, crayons, pencils, something to draw on, i.e canvass...so you don't have to repaint the living room....aaahhh memories....not an impressive one either.
Kids love chocolate, but they also love the experience. So make it a memorable day.
Have a pancake breakfast and shape them like bunny ears or something Easter-ish
Create an Easter Pinyata and grab a stick - let the kids battle it out, trust me great fun for the kids.
Have a contest that whoever gets the most eggs gets a prize. We tell the kids the winner gets to pick dinner....sometimes it's a bad idea but hey it's once a year.
Another great idea is marshmallow Easter baskets. The kids love this because they get to create it:
Grab a few baskets, eggs, coloring stuff...you get the idea.
There are so many things to do, get creative and have fun.
The kids will love it, so will you.
Until you clean up ;)
Karma - Have you got it in you?
Do a random act of kindness.Grade your life improvement after participating.
You can make a difference not only in your karma but in all of your friends as well.
Definitions of karma on the Web:
* (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Karma (Sanskrit: karman, Pāli: Kamma) means "action" or "doing"; whatever one does, says, or thinks is a karma.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(buddhism)
* "Karma" is an R&B–hip hop soul–classical song written by Kerry Brothers, Jr., Taneisha Smith, and American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys for Keys' second studio album, The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003). ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(song)
* Karma is Tarkan's 2001 studio album. His fifth music project and his fourth original release, this album moved away from pop to worldbeat melodies fused with electronica sounds and became the all time sixth best selling album in Turkey.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Tarkan_album)
* Karma is the fifth full-length album by metal band Kamelot. It was released on February 19 2001 through Sanctuary Records.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Kamelot_album)
* Instant Star is a Canadian television program and a Gemini Award winner starring adolescent music competition winner Jude Harrison portrayed by ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(instant_star)
* Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म , '' "act, action, performance" ; Pali: kamma'') is the concept of "action" or "deed" in Indian religions understood ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma
* Karma (Xi'an "Shan" Coy Manh) is a fictional superheroine from Marvel Comics created by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. She was the first of the New Mutants to see print, first appearing in Marvel Team-Up #100 (1980). ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(comics)
* Karma (born Jennifer Margaret Williamson) is a fictional character from the Canadian TV show Instant Star. Karma is played by Cory Lee.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Instant_Star)
* Karma is a 1969 jazz recording by the American tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Pharoah_Sanders_album)
* Slashdot, often abbreviated as /., is a technology-related news website owned by SourceForge, Inc.. It features user-submitted and editor-evaluated current affairs news with a "nerdy" slant. Each story on the site has an Internet forum-style comments section attached. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Slashdot)
* Karma is a single by Australian nu metal band Superheist. One of their backlisted singles, Karma never gained the popularity of other Superheist singles despite being one of their best songs. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Superheist)
* Dr. Mason Durrell Betha Th. D (born August 27 1977 in Jacksonville, Florida), better known by stage name Mase, is an American rapper,songwriter, television personality and inspirational speaker. He was an artist on Sean "Diddy" Combs' hip hop label Bad Boy Records during the late 1990s.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Mase_album)
* Karma is a popular Pakistani fashion label started by designers Kamiar Rokni and Maheen Ali in 2001. Karma is recognized as one of the rare South Asian labels that has introduced Western-style garments, such as cocktail dresses and evening gowns, to the sub-continent.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(clothing)
* Karma is an album made by Canadian industrial/electronic music group Delerium in 1997 (see 1997 in music).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Delerium_album)
* Karma - Crime. Passion. Reincarnation is currently in post-production. It is a historic $5 million dollar Hollywood film being shot in India that ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(2008_film)
* Karma is a 1986 Bollywood film directed by Subhash Ghai. The film reunites Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar after the success of their last film together Vidhaata (1982). The film also marked the first time Dilip Kumar was paired with veteran actress Nutan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(film)
* Ben Jackson (born March 1988) (also known by his pseudonym Karma) is a professional gamer from Murrieta, California, United States. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(professional_gamer)
* Karma is a concept in Hinduism which explains causality through a system where beneficial effects are derived from past beneficial actions and harmful effects from past harmful actions, creating a system of actions and reactions throughout a person's reincarnated lives.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Hinduism)
* See also Karma (disambiguation)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(software)
* "Karma" is the third single from Lloyd Banks's debut album, The Hunger for More, and was released in December 2004, and reached number 17 in the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_(Lloyd_Banks_song)
* karmic - Of or pertaining to karma
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/karmic
* volition, volitional or intentional activity. Karma is always followed by its fruit, Vipaka. Karma and Vipaka are oftentimes referred to as the ...
www.iivs.de/~iivs01311/SDLE/Glossary.htm
* Sanskrit for action. The Law of Karma is the universal law of cause and effect.
www.beeherzpsychicmedium.com/
* Action; the act of doing.
www.americanmetaphysics.org/glossary/limit,25/limitstart,100/
* (Sanskrit): "cause and effect," and the continuing process of action and reaction, accounting for the interpenetration of all phenomena. ...
www.kwanumeurope.org/article.php
* is Lothar's girlfriend, an African princess, who works as a model.
www.tutorgig.com/ed/Mandrake_the_Magician
* A major violation of another person that limits his choices, resulting in a compelling debt. Read more about karma.
www.michaelteachings.com/glossary.html
* The effects of a person's past actions on his or her present and future state.
www.ugkrishnamurti.org/ug/main/sageglo.htm
* in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, the law of cause and effect, according to which every action bears consequences either in this life or in ...
www.crowcollection.org/glossary_index_K.aspx
* derived from the Sanskrit root kr meaning to do, to make. The work karma means action, work, and deed. ...
www.sanskrit.org/www/Sanskrit/sanskritterms.htm
* a belief system that is similar to the saying "what goes around, comes around". Karma can be either good or bad. ...
members.aol.com/fadeddragn/dictionary.html
* In the author's opinion, Karma is what is referred to as Sin in the Holy Bible. Karma is the accumulated influential force generated by all ...
www.astraldynamics.com/library/
* the cosmic law of cause and affect; ‘As you sow, so shall you reap.’
www.saibaba.ws/articles/glossary.htm
* Karma is a score that gives a rough idea of a person's current level of work in Launchpad. See our guide to karma for more.
https://help.launchpad.net/Glossary
* (lit., action) 1) Any action--physical, verbal, or mental. 2) Destiny, which is caused by past actions, mainly those of previous lives.
www.siddhayoga.org.in/glossary.html
* Is both the evil and the good a person does. Karma determines destiny. If a person has done too much evil, he or she cannot escape the wheel of ...
www.fandm.edu/x13718.xml
* A Sanskrit term used for action. In Buddhism, it is believed that every free will activity accrues result which is in keeping with the nature of ...
www.buddhist-tourism.com/buddhism/glossary-of-buddhist-terms.html
* action in the world
www.queens.edu/undergraduate/courses/RELG349Aglossary.asp
* To varying degrees, depending on specific sects, it is the sum of one’s actions in life, being good or evil, which determines one’s destiny in reincarnation. Found in all Hindu, and many Buddhist, denominations.
www.reasoned.org/glossary.htm
* (Sanskrit), Kamma: (Pali): "action or volitional activities" the cosmic law of cause and effect: every physical or spiritual deed has its long-range consequences as determined by the agent's intention. Sanskrit form: karma.
www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/history/glossary_fk.htm
* in Hinduism and Buddhism karma is the force generated by a person's actions. Karma can have a positive or negative influence on the future and cycle of rebirth.
orias.berkeley.edu/SEArama/RamaVocabulary.htm
* No English equivalent. Literally it means action but quite inadequate. The doctrine that gives us explanation as to how certain characteristics or factors of our present personality have been produced as the result of forces generated in the past, is the doctrine of Karma. ...
www.shrimad.org/Glossary.htm
* The law of Karma ensures accountability for every thought, action and word. Each has an effect on this and future lives.
library.thinkquest.org/25416/gloss.htm
* In Hinduism, the total compilation of all a person's past lives and actions that result in the present condition of that person.
www.carm.org/atheism/terms.htm
* Karma is usually translated as the law of cause and effect. That we suffer at present because of past harmful or spiteful actions. Karma underlines the importance of all individuals being responsible for their past and present actions. ...
www.siamese-dream.com/page/siam1/CTGY/article-buddhist-glossary
* literally: act or deed. Used in the sense that each life is conditioned by acts or deeds of a previous existence, which together make up karma
livingheritage.org/glossary.htm
Don't Let This Happen >>>>>
The Easiest Way to Get Started Online When You Have No Cash and You Need to Get Some
Teaser Here it is, for those of you with no cash, no credit and no real clue as to how to get started. Keep in mind that the more effort you put into this the more you will earn. A vast majority may even make more money than I do. Quite frankly I hope you do.:)
Step 1. Write out a list of things you are passionate about and/or knowledgeable about.
Step 2. Go to www.blogger.com and create a blog. This takes less than 15 minutes.
Step 3. Post articles on your site. Now FYI, if you post more than 3 per day you will need to implement a code given to you by google. This is to prevent people from creating spam blog's like used to be done a few years back.
Step 4. Post at least 2 articles.
Step 5. Personalize your blog. You'll notice things like google news and links one your blog. Remove them by going into the html option in your dashboard. Simply find the line of code and erase it and save it, your done.
Step 6. After you have posted your article you will see an option that says sign up for google adsense. Sign up. Google will review your blog and more than likely accept your site as long as you are within the Terms of Service.
Sidenote: There are several ebooks out there about how to make money with adsense. Don't bother buying them, go to this article and it will show you where google's team of experts suggest you place your ads. Make sure your ads go with your colors and blend in. The ads placed will go with the theme of your website so all you need do after you have been accepted is add the code in the page elements tab found in your dashboard.
Step 7. Ping your blog. Go to www.pingoat.com and fill in the blanks. Do that everytime you post an article.
Step 8. Submit your article(s) to ezine services such as www.ezinearticles.com.
Step 9. Add an email option on your blog through www.feedburner.com and paste the code in your blog again do this through the page elements option and simply paste the code in the option that says HTML/JAVASCRIPT and save.
Step 10. Rinse and repeat. In other words create more blogs on informative subjects. Within a matter of days you will start to see traffic to your site and some cash. How much you make depends on what you do.
That is the easiest way to get started online, in my opinion with no money. However, if you have a couple hundred dollars to spare and you want a faster way. I can teach you that also. But it won't be free. ;)
When you get your first check buy a domain name through godaddy or netfirms or whoever and then from your dashboard go to the option that say's settings, then go to publishing tab, select custom domain and buy a domain name only for roughly 10 bucks. This gets you a nicer website and it is easier to remember a dot com than it is to remember a dot blogspot dot com adress.
Good luck.
Garret
P.S. I already wrote out the steps to creating a youtube video on my blog. Read this post for details.
Step 1. Write out a list of things you are passionate about and/or knowledgeable about.
Step 2. Go to www.blogger.com and create a blog. This takes less than 15 minutes.
Step 3. Post articles on your site. Now FYI, if you post more than 3 per day you will need to implement a code given to you by google. This is to prevent people from creating spam blog's like used to be done a few years back.
Step 4. Post at least 2 articles.
Step 5. Personalize your blog. You'll notice things like google news and links one your blog. Remove them by going into the html option in your dashboard. Simply find the line of code and erase it and save it, your done.
Step 6. After you have posted your article you will see an option that says sign up for google adsense. Sign up. Google will review your blog and more than likely accept your site as long as you are within the Terms of Service.
Sidenote: There are several ebooks out there about how to make money with adsense. Don't bother buying them, go to this article and it will show you where google's team of experts suggest you place your ads. Make sure your ads go with your colors and blend in. The ads placed will go with the theme of your website so all you need do after you have been accepted is add the code in the page elements tab found in your dashboard.
Step 7. Ping your blog. Go to www.pingoat.com and fill in the blanks. Do that everytime you post an article.
Step 8. Submit your article(s) to ezine services such as www.ezinearticles.com.
Step 9. Add an email option on your blog through www.feedburner.com and paste the code in your blog again do this through the page elements option and simply paste the code in the option that says HTML/JAVASCRIPT and save.
Step 10. Rinse and repeat. In other words create more blogs on informative subjects. Within a matter of days you will start to see traffic to your site and some cash. How much you make depends on what you do.
That is the easiest way to get started online, in my opinion with no money. However, if you have a couple hundred dollars to spare and you want a faster way. I can teach you that also. But it won't be free. ;)
When you get your first check buy a domain name through godaddy or netfirms or whoever and then from your dashboard go to the option that say's settings, then go to publishing tab, select custom domain and buy a domain name only for roughly 10 bucks. This gets you a nicer website and it is easier to remember a dot com than it is to remember a dot blogspot dot com adress.
Good luck.
Garret
P.S. I already wrote out the steps to creating a youtube video on my blog. Read this post for details.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Dec 21 2012 - Are the Mayans Right, or is my (former) wedding anniversary just a bad day for me?
When I got married, deep down I knew it was a bad decision, for years I thought it was simply because I was "slightly" hung-over.However, after the recent ramblings of some sci-fi friends of mine I realize that I was right all along. The problem was I got married December 21 (many years ago)...so maybe now being close to a divorce after an eight year separation I can say to all of the nay-sayers that yes I did marry the devil (snicker) after all Dec 21 2012 may very well be the end of the world, according to Mayan Calendar experts.
Ah, sweet revenge...the cruel irony of it all....little did I know that Dec 21 ended my life and now it will end the world...lol!!!
At least the mounting fear that a very nearing day could be the death of us all — or at least a very bad day for some. Don't get married that day ;) it happens to revolve around Dec. 21, 2012, when the 5,125-year long count cycle of the Mayans' calendar draws to an abrupt close.
Works like Michael Drosnin's best seller, The Bible Code, predict space meteors may plow into the earth.
Self-described alien contactee and author, Riley Martin, has made arguments and comments that a great mother ship could return in 2012.
You get the jist.
Some scientists argue an alignment of our entire solar system will take place, though according to the Journal Nature, it will be roughly 30 million years before it happens.
My personal favorite theory is a legendary and much debated heavenly body — often dubbed Planet X — will enter our solar system to throw our world for a loop. Sounds like something out of a bad 80's movie doesn't it.
Devastating earthquakes, hurricanes, spiking global temperatures and tsunamis, Joseph makes a case that modern science and old beliefs are converging on 2012, and that it could be a cataclysmic, or at least pivotal, point in human history.
The good news is many scientists say foretelling future events in the lifespan of the world is like predicting where the very first raindrop will land during a storm, and we all know how "accurate" the weather - person is now don't we ;)
And Canadian-born academic and Maya authority, Sandra Noble, believes too many people have hijacked an important and triumphant date — the survival and evolution of an ancient calendar — and turned it into a foreboding threat. Any physical anomalies the Earth may go through are not related to the end of one measurement and the start of a new cycle, she adds.
"It's just another chance, like Y2K, to publish a book," says Noble, the executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies (www.famsi.org) in Florida.
There even exists a lingering debate about just when the Maya calendar ends its phase — possibly two days later, on Dec. 23, 2012.
So, all that December, just relax and party like it's — in the Maya way — "13.0.0.0.0 4 Ajaw 3 K'ank'in."
The earth is facing alot of problems right now and in the very, very near future but remember one important truth:
Come January your bills will still be due!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Top 2 Ways To Get Higher Rankings in Major Search Engines
Here is a very informative post for my friends in the realm of online marketing.
Enjoy it and grab a pen and paper, you might need it :)
Top 10 search engine rankings. Everybody wants it but a few achieve it. Search engines have always been an important source of traffic for many marketers. Achieving high search engine rankings should be one of your goals because it can be profitable in the long run.
But what is it that prevent some people from obtaining their coveted rankings?
It's true that some years ago, getting high rankings was very easy. You could just set up a site, heavily optimize it on the page itself and bam, you can appear in the top listings quickly and easily.
Nowadays, this has totally changed. It is becoming more and more difficult to secure and even maintain good rankings on the major search engine result pages(SERPs) like Google and Yahoo. Some of the reasons are:
(1) Competition
There is more and more competition. More and more websites are popping out everyday and everyone is trying to promote their websites, hence increasing pages and websites in the SERPs. An example, Google has more than 8 billion pages now in its index.
(2) Search Engine Algorithm Change
With the search engine algorithm changing, it can become more complex to figure out how to get top rankings or maintain your existing ones.
(3) Search Engines Are More Severe
Doing any foolish mistake with your site can be costly. You should be careful what you are doing when promoting your site. For eg, you can have hidden text or links on your site without you knowing and you can be penalized.
If it's not a mistake, you could be linking to websites that aren't good anymore, hence devaluing your site.
What should you do? Well, you can't do anything about competition neither algorithm change but you need to monitor who you link to and ensure that your site is clean everytime. And above all, links on as many similar and related sites are still highly valuable to get top rankings and you should constantly get them regularly because that's the core building block of good placement in the SERPs no matter what and to outrank your competition, that's what you should do. And you can be sure that good quality links will still be important in every algorithm change.
Here are top 2 ways to get links to your site and higher rankings in major search engines:
(1) Reciprocal Links
It's being said that reciprocal links are decreasing in value but still though, they are worth getting. If you are exchanging links with sites which are of similar or related topics, it can do you more good than harm. So don't stop getting these type of links. A link is a link and it will benefit you in many ways you can imagine. A link will not only help you in better search engine placement but you will get traffic from that link alone.
I know that because I get lots of traffic from my link partners alone. If you can get one on the homepage, it's even better. So don't underestimate reciprocal linking. They still work. Many sites with high search engine positioning have reciprocal links to them, so they are still of great value. The web is simply a network of websites linking to each other in a way. Links are what form the internet.
(2) One-way Links
On the other hand, one-way links are best because they are independent votes. Other websites link to you without linking back. Well these type of links are harder to get.
Some good ways to get them are:
(i) Build a useful site and allow others to link to you freely by providing them with the necessary materials like text links or banners. Text links are better because you can include your targeted keywords in them. Some people will even link to you just because your site has good content and will find a way to link to you usually just by taking your homepage title. I've seen that.
(ii) Buy some text advertising on other quality related sites. This will give you traffic and automatically benefit you in your rankings.
(iii) Write articles of interest to your audience and submit them to other websites which accept articles. In your author bylines, you have a link to your site. Well this will certainly help your traffic, link popularity and rankings. But to boost your rankings better, check out section (iv) which reveals how use the article marketing strategy to get one-way inbound links with your targeted keyword in your anchor text.
(iv) Create a section on your site allowing others to re-publish your articles. Provide them with the exact html code so that they can just copy and paste that code on their sites easily. Don't forget to mention that the article and author bio should not be modified in any way if it's used. Hence by facilitating their tasks, you can be sure to get your articles distributed on the web much more faster.
In your author bylines, be sure to put an anchor text with your targeted keyword in the link to your site. This is how an author bylines can be extremely beneficial for your rankings. This is not just a url but a keyword targeted url. Imagine your reprint article page gets decent traffic, you increase your chances to get some people interested to re-publish your work on the net. With time, you will boost your link popularity and get higher rankings.
Well you work hard to produce quality content and it can pay itself many times over. One article can be published on hundreds of websites and if your url is automatically coded with an anchor text containing your targeted keyword, you will have 100 one-way keyword-rich inbound links. Now what's the value of that? I let you figure it out.
Getting high search engine rankings takes time, work and patience but if you are serious about your business and you are here to stay for long, you should devote some of your time everyday doing some search engine promotion. In the long run, you are going to reap the rewards of your on-going work.
Jean Lam is the author of the highly acclaimed eBook Top Search Engine Ranking Secrets in Google Revealed, a concise, step-by-step guide to high search engine ranking for the beginner to intermediate level webmaster.
Author: Jean Lam
Enjoy it and grab a pen and paper, you might need it :)
Top 10 search engine rankings. Everybody wants it but a few achieve it. Search engines have always been an important source of traffic for many marketers. Achieving high search engine rankings should be one of your goals because it can be profitable in the long run.
But what is it that prevent some people from obtaining their coveted rankings?
It's true that some years ago, getting high rankings was very easy. You could just set up a site, heavily optimize it on the page itself and bam, you can appear in the top listings quickly and easily.
Nowadays, this has totally changed. It is becoming more and more difficult to secure and even maintain good rankings on the major search engine result pages(SERPs) like Google and Yahoo. Some of the reasons are:
(1) Competition
There is more and more competition. More and more websites are popping out everyday and everyone is trying to promote their websites, hence increasing pages and websites in the SERPs. An example, Google has more than 8 billion pages now in its index.
(2) Search Engine Algorithm Change
With the search engine algorithm changing, it can become more complex to figure out how to get top rankings or maintain your existing ones.
(3) Search Engines Are More Severe
Doing any foolish mistake with your site can be costly. You should be careful what you are doing when promoting your site. For eg, you can have hidden text or links on your site without you knowing and you can be penalized.
If it's not a mistake, you could be linking to websites that aren't good anymore, hence devaluing your site.
What should you do? Well, you can't do anything about competition neither algorithm change but you need to monitor who you link to and ensure that your site is clean everytime. And above all, links on as many similar and related sites are still highly valuable to get top rankings and you should constantly get them regularly because that's the core building block of good placement in the SERPs no matter what and to outrank your competition, that's what you should do. And you can be sure that good quality links will still be important in every algorithm change.
Here are top 2 ways to get links to your site and higher rankings in major search engines:
(1) Reciprocal Links
It's being said that reciprocal links are decreasing in value but still though, they are worth getting. If you are exchanging links with sites which are of similar or related topics, it can do you more good than harm. So don't stop getting these type of links. A link is a link and it will benefit you in many ways you can imagine. A link will not only help you in better search engine placement but you will get traffic from that link alone.
I know that because I get lots of traffic from my link partners alone. If you can get one on the homepage, it's even better. So don't underestimate reciprocal linking. They still work. Many sites with high search engine positioning have reciprocal links to them, so they are still of great value. The web is simply a network of websites linking to each other in a way. Links are what form the internet.
(2) One-way Links
On the other hand, one-way links are best because they are independent votes. Other websites link to you without linking back. Well these type of links are harder to get.
Some good ways to get them are:
(i) Build a useful site and allow others to link to you freely by providing them with the necessary materials like text links or banners. Text links are better because you can include your targeted keywords in them. Some people will even link to you just because your site has good content and will find a way to link to you usually just by taking your homepage title. I've seen that.
(ii) Buy some text advertising on other quality related sites. This will give you traffic and automatically benefit you in your rankings.
(iii) Write articles of interest to your audience and submit them to other websites which accept articles. In your author bylines, you have a link to your site. Well this will certainly help your traffic, link popularity and rankings. But to boost your rankings better, check out section (iv) which reveals how use the article marketing strategy to get one-way inbound links with your targeted keyword in your anchor text.
(iv) Create a section on your site allowing others to re-publish your articles. Provide them with the exact html code so that they can just copy and paste that code on their sites easily. Don't forget to mention that the article and author bio should not be modified in any way if it's used. Hence by facilitating their tasks, you can be sure to get your articles distributed on the web much more faster.
In your author bylines, be sure to put an anchor text with your targeted keyword in the link to your site. This is how an author bylines can be extremely beneficial for your rankings. This is not just a url but a keyword targeted url. Imagine your reprint article page gets decent traffic, you increase your chances to get some people interested to re-publish your work on the net. With time, you will boost your link popularity and get higher rankings.
Well you work hard to produce quality content and it can pay itself many times over. One article can be published on hundreds of websites and if your url is automatically coded with an anchor text containing your targeted keyword, you will have 100 one-way keyword-rich inbound links. Now what's the value of that? I let you figure it out.
Getting high search engine rankings takes time, work and patience but if you are serious about your business and you are here to stay for long, you should devote some of your time everyday doing some search engine promotion. In the long run, you are going to reap the rewards of your on-going work.
Jean Lam is the author of the highly acclaimed eBook Top Search Engine Ranking Secrets in Google Revealed, a concise, step-by-step guide to high search engine ranking for the beginner to intermediate level webmaster.
Author: Jean Lam
An oldy but a goody - funny job application.
Mc Donalds Job Application.
This is an actual job application a 17 year old boy submitted at a McDonald's fast-food establishment in Florida...and they hired him because he was so honest and funny!
NAME: Greg Bulmash
SEX: Not yet. Still waiting for the right person.
DESIRED POSITION: Company's President or Vice President. But seriously, whatever's available. If I was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.
DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
EDUCATION: Yes.
LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle management hostility.
SALARY: Less than I'm worth.
MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it notes.
REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.
HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any.
PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS?: Yes, but they're better suited to a more intimate environment.
MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER?: If I had one, would I be here?
DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS?: Of what?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR?: I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you have a car that runs?"
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION?: I may already be a winner of the Publishers Clearing house Sweepstakes.
DO YOU SMOKE?: On the job no, on my breaks yes.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS?: Living in the Bahamas with a fabulously wealthy dumb sexy blonde super model who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread. Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.
DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE?: Yes. Absolutely.
SIGN HERE: Aries.
My thoughts on this: To quote McDonald's "I'm lovin'it" lol
Kutner Commits Suicide on "House"
Well, if you watch House (the TV Series) you were more than shocked last night with the death of Kutner.Here is an in depth look at the show.
This week on House, the team labored to stay focused on a case while reeling from a tragedy that hit very close to home.
The episode started with a man (guest star Meat Loaf Aday) who for all intents and purposes was on his death bed, even to the point that loved ones were paying their final respects. "I never got you to Rio," he tells his wife with his last breaths. But suddenly, his wife Charlotte gasps, chokes and starts to collapse. This prompts the husband, Eddie, to rise up and plead (best he can) for help.
House's team, save for an MIA Kutner, gathers to review Charlotte's unusual case as well as Eddie's inexplicable recovery. House scoffs at talk that the husband is actually on the mend, countering, "He just had an adrenaline surge when he saw his chance to hit the singles market."
The wife rebounds. And then ails again. The husband grows able to stand. What is going on?
Foreman and Thirteen visit Kutner's apartment, but there's no answer. (As Remy puts it, "House didn't ask us to find out where he wasn't.") So they go inside, and find their colleague.
Dead. In the bedroom. Shot in the head. By his own hand.
House, as much as he does with the most complex of medical case, is anxious for answers about Kutner's suicide. "He didn't say anything ... to any of you?" he asks/accuses the team (aka the "idiots who worked along side him 80 hours a week hadn't seen this coming").
Thirteen trots out data about how 25 percent of suicides exhibit no signs of depression; House suggests those 25 percent simply had oblivious friends. Ouch.
Cuddy reaches out to House, who maintains he's "fine, despite what Wilson will say." Did he spy any clues? "I know [Kutner's] fantasy football team cratered," House quips. "I figured he'd have been over that."
"I'm sorry for your loss," Cuddy says. "It's not mine," deflects House. Cuddy: "Then I'm sorry you don't think it is."
House's quiet anguish/frustration surfaces again when the team (minus Taub, who says he feels "pity, yes" but not "guilt") visits the couple who adopted Kutner after his parents were shot dead in front of him as a youth. House suggests that Lawrence couldn't deal with not being who he was, a Choudhurry, instead "hiding" behind an Anglo name. Before he is kicked out by the outraged Kutners, he leaves.
Back at the hospital, House notes that Taub didn't ask about the visit with the parents. Taub says he doesn't buy that suicide is always a cry for help. "It's a good thing you got some [help]," House tells Taub, who failed his own suicide, "or you might've tried again and gotten it right."
Working the medical mystery, House determines that after her initial collapse, Charlotte faked her illness, to hold onto Eddie. Apparently, we will learn, she loves him more than he has ever demonstrably loved her. But when Charlotte's leg atrophies, House's theory is tossed.
Yet House is far more greatly vexed by the mystery of Kutner's death. Cuddy suggests that he's so hurt because Kutner was the team member most like House. "If he thought like me," says House, "he'd know that living in misery sucks marginally less than dying in it." Cuddy beseeches Wilson to step in, saying House "needs a friend." Wilson hesitates, until he learns of the outburst at the Kutners' home.
"It's OK not to be OK," Wilson tells House, finding him at Kutner's apartment. Turning CSI, House observes that Kutner was open about his pain as a stranger in a strange land/family, hanging photos of both "the good and the bad." When Wilson claims that House doesn't so much care about Kutner as he is frustrated to not solve the mystery of the suicide, House says that Lawrence didn't kill himself — "He was murdered."
Back with the medical case, Charlotte tells the team her heart is Eddie's if she goes first. Not content with the "if" in that thought, she steals some drugs and shoots herself up with enough god-knows-what to collapse and seize on the floor. That ultimately leads to House's "a-ha" moment.
Meanwhile, Thirteen aka Remy Hadley finds and reaches out to an AWOL Foreman, but he hurts her by insisting that, as always, he prefers to work through pain/difficult things on his own. Dejected, Thirteen walks away.
House asks "incurable romantic" Cameron to get Eddie to consent to dying on the table in the name of donating his whole liver to his wife; Charlotte, though, can't be in on the jig. Flying in the face of the song title "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," Eddie agrees to that plan, only to have Cam get cold feet when she observes that he might not actually be dying!
House tells Eddie his heart failure is in fact curable, but he still wants to die for his wife. "You'd rather trade the certainty you'll live for the uncertainty that she will?" House asks. Eddie says one way or another, he will end his life to (maybe) save Charlotte's.
Taub finds a fix to the situation by telling Charlotte the truth about "the plan," infuriating Eddie ... and spiking a fever in Charlotte. House confronts Charlotte about her beach trip to "Hawaii," and she confesses she in fact strayed on her husband to have the Rio escape she had always wanted but never got.
As most of the team readies for Kutner's funeral, Wilson again talks to House. You're in pain, because you never saw it coming, Wilson notes. Also, he suggests, House's sadness is not about missing any signs but why he missed them. Is he losing his gift of observation?
As Kutner is ceremonially cremated and the pyre burns, as "Foreteen" find each other again, and as Taub breaks down privately at the hospital, House takes one final pass at Kutner's apartment. He scans through photos until he finds one which might behold the simple explanation. No, Kutner wasn't planning some vengeance on his parents' killer or anything of the sort.
He was just a depressed young man.
Some memorable lines and one odd moment:
• "I thought maybe Kutner was nursing the rib you broke when you elbowed your way in for credit on the last patient."
• What was with the pageant girl who got drunk on mouthwash? Standalone scene, or leading into something coming up? "Gotta be perrrrfect."
• When Thirteen says "no" to forcing the liver transplant: "It's really not fair to have that much subtext in one syllable."
• "Did you deduce that while removing your sunglasses to the strains of a Who song?"
House fans, what did you think of this very dense episode? Were you utterly shocked to see Kutner be the rumored loss to the team? How do you think the show handled the thorny issue of suicide?
Article Source - http://www.tvguide.com/authors/matt-mitovich
Monday, April 6, 2009
Chris Brown Pleads Not Guilty
Yup you read that right!The pathetic rapper who thinks its okay to beat up women has pleaded NOT GUILTY....
Brown was charged last month with the two felony charges – assault with force likely to produce great bodily harm and making criminal threats — for an incident on February 8, where he allegedly beat up Rihanna while driving. He faces a potential four years and eight months if convicted on the two counts.
Dozens of paparazzi and of course real journalists (sorry TMZ - is the most reliable news source for celebs oput there, shameless plug for all my friends there hehe) packed the courthouse for Brown’s second hearing regarding his "alleged" beating of super star / singer Rihanna.
Apparently before entering the court, Chris's lawyer, Mark Geragos was t5rying to get a plea deal in place.....no glove in this case.....come on.
Seriously, what a great message for young kids eh?
If you get beat by a guy go back to him, well, in all fairness noone knows if he and Rihanna are back together...God I hope she has more sense than that.
And Chris Brown is telling kids hey if you do a crime say you didn't....well let a jury sort it out I guess.
All I know is I don't believe he was defending himself against Rihanna and I do believe he hit her.
This is simply my personal opinion I wasn't there, but I have seen the photo's of her....who hasn't?
If he was a real man, he would fess up and take his punishment, nut like a true coward he won't.
His parents have got to be soo very proud...NOT.
An ironic twist would be if he did time and it was in the jail his father is a guard in. ROFLMAO
Brown is due back in court on April 29.
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