Darkness, darkness take the things that cannot be SLOW ME DOWN Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace. Give me, amidst the day's confusion, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magical, restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking "minute vacations" ...slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to read a few lines from a good book. Remind me of the fable "The Hare and the Tortoise"; that the race is not always to the swift; that there is more to life than measuring its speed. Let me look up at the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew slowly and well. Inspire me to send my own roots down deep into the soil of life's endearing values ...that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove 1:56 PM - 10 ways ti tell if ur a christian fundamentalist/Gonzales and administration Current mood: apathetic Category: u got to serve somebody & bad moon rising Religion and Philosophy 10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours. 9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt. 8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God. 7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees! 6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky. 5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old. 4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving." 3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity. 2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God. 1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian. or an easier way is to like bushy. I keep wondering why more people aren't pissed off about Alberto Gonzales and the disregard of his position and his responsibility to the American people that he has shown. The following was written be one of the people fired. I think he makes some excellent points. 'Cowboy up,' Alberto Gonzales A fired U.S. attorney calls on the attorney general to serve the people, not politics. By David C. Iglesias, DAVID C. IGLESIAS was the U.S. attorney for New Mexico from October 2001 to February 2007. May 23, 2007 WHAT HAPPENS in a presidential administration when loyalty, to borrow a phrase from "Star Trek," becomes the "prime directive"? What happens when its all-encompassing fog obscures all other values — such as fealty to the Constitution, the rule of law or simple humanity? What happens is that terrible decisions are made, repeated and then justified by this shibboleth. That's just one of the lessons that has emerged from the U.S. attorney scandal. This week, the Senate is threatening to vote on a resolution of no-confidence in U.S. Atty. Gen. Alberto R. Gonzales. Today, the House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear testimony from Monica Goodling, the attorney general's former aide, who will be asked why at least eight U.S. attorneys, including me, were put on a list to be forced from office. What has become clear already is that the "loyalty uber alles" mentality has infected a wide swath of the Bush administration. Simple notions like right and wrong are, in their eyes, matters of allegiance, not conscience. The chilling congressional testimony given by former Deputy Atty. Gen. James B. Comey last week provided a graphic example of loyalty run amok. Comey recounted how, in 2004, former White House Chief of Staff Andrew H. Card Jr. and then-White House counsel Gonzales visited a hospitalized Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft, who had undergone surgery for pancreatitis. Undoubtedly under the influence of powerful painkillers, Ashcroft had just enough presence of mind to refuse, as Comey already had, to approve the extension of the illegal warrantless wiretap program. Comey was right there in the darkened hospital room but was ignored by Card and Gonzales, even though both knew he was the acting attorney general while Ashcroft was critically ill. Where was the compassion, conservative or otherwise, in that dark, silent room? Where was the humanity? Subsumed by loyalty. Loyalty is a virtue with limits. That was one of the many hard lessons from Watergate. In that scandal, some of President Nixon's staffers carried their loyalty to the president all the way to federal prison. All federal prosecutors take a public oath when they assume office. I personally swore in about 30 new federal prosecutors during my tenure as U.S. attorney for New Mexico. The oath is to the U.S. Constitution, not to the president or his Cabinet. Somehow Goodling did not understand this keystone concept. She appears to have placed her loyalty to the Bush administration and the Republican Party above any allegiance to the Constitution — which may have led her to believe that Bush acolytes would make the best federal prosecutors. Paradoxically, she knew enough of the Constitution to claim the protections afforded by the 5th Amendment—the right against self-incrimination. I trust she now understands what is at stake in the U.S. attorney scandal: the rule of law, the independence of the prosecutor and the apolitical calculus of who should be prosecuted. Now, her immunity deal secured, she needs to seek redemption by clearly testifying about how my colleagues and I came to be placed on the to-fire list. It will demand moral courage, but she must name the political operatives regardless of where they sit in the West Wing of the White House. She needs, in the words of Isaiah the prophet, to "maintain justice and do what is right." And what of the embattled attorney general? Will Gonzales stay on to be the only Cabinet officer to receive a no-confidence vote? I once said that I found Gonzales to be a personal inspiration. No one can deny him his life's story, which is the American dream writ large. It began in Humble, Texas, born of impoverished Mexican American parents. He, like me, is a veteran of the U.S. military. He went to some of the best schools in America, including Harvard Law. Yet, somewhere along the line, he drank the loyalty Kool-Aid. Watching him testify before the Senate and House was painful for me. He had been a trailblazer for the Latino community, and then, in the space of a few hours of tortured testimony, he became just another morally rudderless political operative. Will he "cowboy up," as we say in New Mexico — that is, find the courage to do the right thing? Or will he make the Senate go right up to the precipice of a no-confidence vote? To be sure, the Justice Department is "dysfunctional," in the words of Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), but it is also in desperate need of leaders who place loyalty to the Constitution on a higher level than politics. We don't need latter-day Haldemans, Ehrlichmans or Colsons going to jail. The nation needs leaders who take ultimate responsibility for the wrongful actions of their subordinates; leaders who do the right thing, regardless of the consequences. Mr. Attorney General, it's time for you to cowboy up and do what's best for the American people you serve. Hay, fundamentalist, u have to serve somebody, as u have no faith in urslfs. 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove July 21, 2007 - Saturday 1:56 PM - always on top Current mood: mellow Category: "Fever" by Peggy Lee Life U think i'm crazy, baby. you know you Might be right! SLOW ME DOWN Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried pace. Give me, amidst the day's confusion, the calmness of the everlasting hills. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of singing streams that live in my memory. Help me to know the magical, restoring power of sleep. Teach me the art of taking "minute vacations" ...slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend, to read a few lines from a good book. Remind me of the fable "The Hare and the Tortoise"; that the race is not always to the swift; that there is more to life than measuring its speed. Let me look up at the branches of the towering oak and know that it grew slowly and well. Inspire me to send my own roots down deep into the soil of life's endearing values ...that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny and I remember a few of my favorite things; Maalox and nose drops and her knittin' my mittens Walkers and handrails and new dental fittin's, Bundles of magazines tied up with string. These are a few of my favorite things Cadillacs, contacts, hearing aids, glasses Polident, Fixodent, false teeth in glasses. Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings. These are a few of my favorite things. When the pipes leak, when the bones creek, When the knees go bad, Then I remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad. Hot tea and crumpets, corn pads for bunions, No spicy food and food with onions. Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring, These are a few of my favorite things. Back pains, confused brains and no fear of sinnin', Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', And we won't mention our short shrunken frame, When we remember our favorite things. When me joints ache, when the hips break, When the eyes grow dim, Then I remember the great life i've had. And then I don't feel so bad. THEN I REMEMBER THE GREAT LIFE I'VE HAD. AND THEN I DON"T FEEL SOO BAAAD! YEA "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body; but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting; Hot Damn! What a Ride and [don't fret some day these days will be like tears in the rain, it's just that with bushy it now seems like a long drought!!] U think i'm crazy, baby. you know you Might be right! "Poor George. He cant help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth," the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards 1 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove July 20, 2007 - Friday 2:29 PM - blogging when u don't want to make a mistake Current mood: tired Category: "Amusement Ride" by Kitty I Blogging i have something to say but i can't get it together perfectly so why mess up? If there is one thing im aware of it's that words much be put down in a logical way or u will say things that u didn't intend or didn't mean. that s about the only thing i learned while getting my degree in communications. and even if it comes out perfect some non intellect will swear u said something else. those u can do nothing about except to ask them to take their meds. i thought maybe if i just started typing it would flow as it sometimes does. good try, no action. i'll try another time, after i read SLOW ME DOWN many, many x. 2 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove July 19, 2007 - Thursday 2:43 PM - thinking Current mood: touched Category: u got to serve somebody & bad moon rising Life [don't fret some day these days will be like tears in the rain, it's just that with bushy it now seems like a long drought!!] When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes." The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. "Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---God, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. "Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand." One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. He poured the coffee in and it was absorbed by the sand. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend." 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove July 5, 2007 - Thursday 1:14 AM - The Bible Current mood: amused Category: listing to "you got to serve somebody" Religion and Philosophy Check out this video: Penn & Teller - The Bible Add to My Profile | More Videos 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove June 29, 2007 - Friday 4:27 PM - memories/mind trip/playing Johnny Winter Current mood: accomplished Category: listening to "The Future" + some "B Life one night i was told by a voice in my head to go forth my son and photograph wars and all the carnage people like bushy and reagan families perpetrate. this is so i would realize that anything i show will be lost (just like everything else that has gone before and will come again), like tears in the rain. but i persevere, as i got over myself long ago. for what happens today is just a prelude to what will happen for the worst, if possible, tomorrow. because people on the whole are just trying to live for today, not learn from the past. and so what, it is all lost like tears in the rain. the rains of millions of years past and future. happiness comes with getting over yourself. darling. if u must interfere do it in ur own country not another. dig? u only make the extremely wealthy more powerful and more controlling. and thinking about it wont help, one must study it, u know, it's called gaining knowledge so u can FORM a CRITICAL opinion. they make u work longer hours for less money so u buy more for more because there is more THEY have to sell u. there would have been no 9/11 if we hadn't put troops in Saudi Arabia to guard the big oil profits of the super wealthy and so american arms merchants could clean up. we would cheer if an american did it to the Saudis for putting troops in america. think on the subject of fear, i could hitch hike (remember when people were nice enough to pick others up? until the politicians, with the medias help, scared everyone into voting for them by saying they would protect them from all the bad people of this country) most anywhere in the '60s and 70s. now i would get strange looks and cars that speed up, if ever tried now. hitch hiking was a way of travel before most of u grew up, but the media and politicians use fear to sell papers and get votes. that is why the right wing bushy and Reagan nazis types got in power and why u see few, maybe hookers, hitch hiking, as most people won't pick them up because they think they are killers or something awful, yet the crime rate is actually down! too bad. that is also why we have that stupid 3 strikes law, but people don't think it through or they would realize that they are paying much more money than they would ever lose in a lifetime of thefts by having to pay for all the court cost and especially the HUGE prison system- the largest in the world by far. (what a great brag for our country; the land of the free!) ah, brave americans scared by bushy types into putting up with long lines at the metal detector. adding to this because of ? from every nice friend that i received today; the metal detectors, are everywhere, along with long lines at the airports because bushy and his NASI advisors ( cheney, condi etc.) screwed up when they were too busy figuring how much money they could make while in power, to listen to the hired help at the CIA & FBI. their incompetence led to the Trade Center being destroyed! (he was always drilling dry holes with the Ben Lauden's money) So, he closed the barn door after the horse was long gone, then scared the U.S. into accepting all these dumb new "terrorist laws" to distract from his own stupidity. He was so good at it that he was reelected! WHAT DOES THAT SAY FOR THE AVERAGE U.S. CITIZEN? Of course there was a lot more illegalities on bushy and friends part in that win(?). yeh, are schools do a great job teaching the citizens to be "diligent" when it comes the their government; always remember that all governments are coercive institutions by their very nature and will always progress towards their own best interests, and not those they are suppose to serve. (check out the bulletins about the congress and Social Security). Our founding fathers created this government with an eye on those basic facts. they knew how men use governments for their own purposes and tried to stop it. they also knew they could only try to slow that phenomena, by separating church and state, and writing the bill of rights, (which were fought against by the conservatives but was won by one representative saying something like, do u think it will use to much paper?) that was a smart man who knew how to stop stupid reasons prevailing. but, alas, those great men are long gone and hard to elect, or even find. lol. wish i wasn't so lazy for i always can think of a great song to go with my blogs, but, don't know how to put in a "podcast." and too lazy to figure it out, for i tried once and failed utterly. thk i'll start a blog and call it; "hologram's sniffling" part of this blog bares repeating; hitch hiking was a way of travel before most of u grew up, but the media and politicians now use fear to sell papers and get votes so that is why the right wing nazis got in power and why u see few, maybe hookers (u know, whose great helpful wonderful ladies), hitch hiking, as most people won't pick them up because they think they are killers or something awful, yet the crime rate is actually down! too bad, that is also why we have that stupid 3 strikes law, but people don't think it through or they would realize that they are paying much more money than they would ever lose in a lifetime of thefts by having to pay for all the court cost and especially the HUGE prison system- the largest in the world by far. and ur paying for it!!!! ur tax dollars at work. lol 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove June 26, 2007 - Tuesday 4:12 PM - George Carlin - Who Controls America (not you or me) Current mood: accomplished Category: listening to "The Future" like u r News and Politics George Carlin - Who Controls America Add to My Profile | More Videos 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove June 25, 2007 - Monday 2:12 PM - George Carlin - (get well, get some) Germs Current mood: ecstatic Category: Life George Carlin - Germs Add to My Profile | More Videos 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove 1:55 PM - (get shell shocked) George Carlin - Soft Language Current mood: determined Category: Life George Carlin - Soft Language Add to My Profile | More Videos 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove 1:44 PM - George Carlin - The Planet Is Fine (so leave it the fuck alone) Current mood: cheerful Category: crazy man, great man Life George Carlin - The Planet Is Fine Add to My Profile | More Videos 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove June 20, 2007 - Wednesday 10:57 PM - Check out this video: george carlin Current mood: creative Category: learn something Movies, TV, Celebrities george carlin Add to My Profile | More Videos 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove 10:43 PM - gulf war syndrome Current mood: relaxed Category: U think i'm crazy, baby. Maybe ur right! Life Remember "Gulf War Syndrome?" There was little reporting about the true cause. And it was not unanium. The troops were given immunity vaccinations and were not told they had a choice not to take them. The drug companies, through Chaney, were able to sell all this poison to the services at HUGE profits. the after effects have been hushed up thanks to the control of the media by the same people who own large portions of the drug companies. The media pursued it as Uranium poisoning to deflect the cause and the millions that these drug dealers would have to pay for putting out bad drugs not to mention the trouble it would bring to the papa bush people who orchestrated this crime. don't believe the "uranium depletion" propaganda. it was just another slick cover up by your friendly government. the bushys and even the clintons. u got to give them credit for becoming the greatest thieves in the history of the world, 2 Comments - 4 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove