Life and Living for Real

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US Census Press Releases : "Florida�s Flagler County Fastest-Growing Once Again Flagler County in Florida, located along the Atlantic Coast between Daytona Beach and Jacksonville, was the fastest-growing county for the second year in a row with a 10.7 percent population increase from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2005, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Flagler, with 76,410 residents, also led the nation with a 53 percent population increase since Census 2000. According to the estimates, all but one of the top-10 fastest-growing counties between 2004 and 2005 are located in either the South or the West, with Lyon, Nev. (near Carson City), ranking second at 9.6 percent; Kendall, Ill. (in the Chicago area), third at 9.4 percent; Rockwall, Texas (near Dallas), fourth; Washington, Utah (the lone county in the St. George metro area), fifth; Nye, another Nevada county, sixth at 7.4 percent; and Pinal, Ariz. (near Phoenix), seventh at 6.9 percent. Rounding out th...

The Pledge of Allegiance I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. "Juro lealtad a la Bandera de los Estados Unidos de América y a la República que representa, una nación al amparo de Dios, indivisible, con libertad y justicia para todos." http://www.defendamerica.mil/ Taekwondo Code of Conduct El Codigo de Conducta del Taekwondo Be loyal to your country. Se Leal a tu Pais. Respect your parents. Respeta a tus Padres Be faithfulness to your spouse. Se leal a tu pareja. Respect your brothers and sisters. Respeta a tus hermanos y hermanas Be loyal to your friends. Se leal a tus amigos. Respect your elders. Respeta a los ancianos Respect your teacher. Respeta a tus Maestros Be honest and always stand for justice. Se Honesto y siempre defiende la justicia. Be courteous. Se cortes. Never take life unjustly. Nunca tomes la vida injustamente. Be l...

If any other president would be in power and in command of our troops, I'd also stand by him. It is the right thing to do. I will explain on my next post why.

Hostility on all sides - World - smh.com.au : "Hostility on all sides Email Print Normal font Large font March 18, 2006 Page 1 of 3 Single page American are blaming their President for the country's tarnished image on the world stage, writes Michael Gawenda. Stress shows George Bush has aged visibly since the start of the war. Photo: Reuters AMERICA is at war. This is a wartime national security strategy required by the grave challenges we face This strategy reflects our most solemn obligation: to protect the security of the American people.' George Bush, on the third anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, now looks and sounds like a president who goes to bed at night and wakes wondering whether, in the face of yet another crisis in Iraq - more sectarian violence, more atrocities, more dead US soldiers - the patience he has asked for from Americans will be forthcoming. The Bush swagger - that strange stiff-shouldered walk, chest out, arms by his side - is now rarely ...

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by Rosemary Haefner Vice President of Human Resources CareerBuilder.com Ever get that sneaking suspicion one of your co-workers isn't being straight with you? Your instincts may be right. Nineteen percent of workers admitted they tell lies at the office at least once a week, according to CareerBuilder.com's new "Honesty in the Workplace" survey. Fifteen percent of workers reported they were caught in a lie at the office. When asked why they felt compelled to bend the truth at work, respondents cited the following reasons: To appease a customer (26 percent) To cover up a failed project, mistake or missed deadline (13 percent) To explain an unexcused absence or late arrival (8 percent) To protect another employee (8 percent) To get another employee in trouble or look better in front of a supervisor (5 percent) But be warned: Nearly one-in-four hiring managers -- 24 percent -- say they have fired an employee for being dishonest. It may seem cliche, but honesty is the bes...

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Their is really something wrong - we have a Geography teacher in Colorado teaching leftwing anarchy theory and half our kids can't find their butts with both hands. Just two weeks ago it took me about ten (10) minutes to show on a map the US/Mexican border to a 40 something man who expresses political opinions and votes. In my college geography class at the end of the Vietnam tragedy 1/3 the class could not find Vietnam on a map. We just lost 58,000 dead there. It would take way too long to detail the blind mans bluff committed on the American national landscape. Christopher Columbus had a better world vision than the BMOC sitting next to me who was graduating that semester. God help us. BoB ps: remember 9/11 ........................................................................ The Assault on American Youth by Oliver North Washington, D.C. -Washington, D.C. – The last Global Geographic Literacy Survey, assessing the geographic knowledge of 18-24 year-olds in nine different cou...

We may never know all the good a simple smile can do. May no one ever come to you without going away better and happier. May everyone see kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile...Love is fruit in season at all times.--Mother Teresa Brought to you compliments of http://www.thoughts.com/.

I have moved on. I am taking care of business, not as I would've thought I needed to, but as I now need to. listening to those around me, some with words of encouragement and support, heeding their advice. Some with words of concern, concern for themselves and their issues... Stop. Listen. Learn. These words stuck in my mind since I heard them from a friend sharing about the things that work for him. Today is a day full of promise, hope and action... There IS plenty of time...when I live in the now moment. It is eternal living. Here and now. Always. Sometimes we need plan for tomorrow, but Living is done today.

I dislike endings. I am sure you do as well. Today I put closure to my biz website... It was not really hard at all...I kinda felt relief... Relief from all th eresponsibility that was aassociated with a business that generated some income, but not enough of it to pay my bills... A new era in the life of Ed is here. I ran into some health challenges, but am gladly taking care of the situation. Perhaps my karmic background was such that it all is working out the way it is supposed to...Not the way "I thought" it was going to... So, all is in Divine Order. All was in Divine Order, even when I did not know it.

Ok, so I admit it...I have neglected my blogs...each and everyone of them... Anyway, I hope I can come back here and update these as I can and am able to... I have ran into some health problems that needed to take priority in my life. Thank God for good doctors and dedicated folks in the medical profession! Today is the first day of the rest of my life...What do I want to do with it? Certainly not waste it in trivial and superfluous matters...

The pic of Tom Hanks as Forrest on the left here is just part of my emulating FG's character...It has absolutely everything and nothing to do with this post... Referring to a goal I had set for myself on self actualization... Self actualization is happening for me in ways I could not have predicted a few months back...At the start of a new year, a lot of people decide to engage in the old fashioned activity of setting "New Year resolutions"...Well, I like to go against th epack on this one...At least for now...Oh, but wait, I can still change my mind and decide it will be good for me to set a few of them...Well, nah... I'd be contradicting myself...right? Well...It could be that my statements are right or wrong, It really does not matter... It definitelly will not matter 100 years from now... To turn the topic a little on annother subject, I tried posting a couple of entries onto a couple of my blogs, however that practice did not work earlier today...I will try it ag...

It really humbles me to read his works for I know I have still a way to go, but I definitelly can relate to his writing and the meanning behind his writing... Enjoy! Saturday, December 31, 2005 Reform of Islam Iranian_Engineer: hello Sitaram Iranian_Engineer: I read a bit of your childhood it was quite interesting http://www.toosmallforsupernova.org/fromtheauthor.htm Iranian_Engineer: special kid you were Sitaram: oh, hi... I am watching educational television.... a Dr. who studies Tibetan monks brains while they meditate Iranian_Engineer: its really interesting! Sitaram: it just ended the show... and now... Religion and Ethics in World News is coming on Sitaram: the doctor was Jon Kabat-Zin Iranian_Engineer: what were the conclusions? Sitaram: Jon Kabat-Zinn Sitaram: MIT Massachusetts Sitaram: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week703/feature.html Iranian_Engineer: how do they study the brains of meditators Sitaram: electrodes... brain waves Sitaram: now the show with Fareed ...

On the other hand...while Stumblin Upon a little more, I found this trully elaborate, yet simple blog, which, I think establishes a common denominator with the way I view life and living today... palLABS: laboratory of the universal particular : "palLABS: laboratory of the universal particular philosophy + spacetime. quality + tea. push + boundaries. containers + emotions. meticulous + neon. introduction + sleep. hindsight + semiotics. foreground + needs. scratch + thermocol. needs + windshield. 73 + alien. spine + instead. etc." Furthermore, I clicked one of the links within...(he he, notice I said within, not inside... and lo and behold, I found another interesting site...It is called Urban Dharma . I will probably stop by again at both spots... But, what really caught my attention was the article there about Hurricanes and Karma... Here is sort of an intro to the essay: Was the Tsunami Caused by Karma? - A Buddhist View -- by Kusala Bhikshu The world is filled with so mu...

Here is a perfect example of a stupid criticism of people, places or things... How in the world is th eplacing of cookies by the NSA different from what has happened in the internet since the invention of the cookies to track you and me on the internet???! C'mon folks...Give me a break will ya??? Here is the post: December 29, 2005 Is the NSA a Cookie Monster?/New Year's Greetings Another lazy post from me while I am traveling....Can you believe that the National Security Agency has been covertly placing cookies on the computers of people who visit its website? With these cookies, the NSA could track the Internet surfing of those visitors. That's what AP is reporting: The National Security Agency's Internet site has been placing files on visitors' computers that can track their Web surfing activity despite strict federal rules banning most files of that type. Track back url: http://www.davidcorn.com/archives/2005/12/is_the_nsa_a_co.php Technorati tags: cookies , int...

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It has been a rough life for me this last year. I have refused to get into the 8 to 5 life of corporate schemes and rendezvues. I have paid a price for it. I also have embarked all this last year in the divine assignment I was given to start my own business. In the process, I have also paid a high price, incorporating, marketing and customer development, promotion, multitasking 7 days a week, no vacation, insurance, and many others... I agree with the reasons Mr. Angier lists for living a life of integrity. I agree with the motivation behind all 10 of his reasons, but I have had several nights of insomnia, my health has not been the greatest,and my peace of mind has fluctuated. But I have to agree with him: I'd rather live a life of integrity, in spite of it all, than live a lie... Life and Living for real is healthier, saner, better than the alternative... The Top Ten Reasons to Live a Life of Integrity by Michael Angier You might think that it's a no-brainer why one should l...

Focus of Our Attention By Jeanie Marshall "A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones." - Lord Chesterfield The focus of our attention determines our life experiences. Where we put our attention, we put our energy. Where we put our attention, we put our consciousness. We draw into our lives the thing to which we give our attention, whether we want it or not. We seed the thing or idea that has our attention. That seed grows into the experiences of everyday life. Technorati tags: affirmations , health , focus , life