Its Wednesday, December 29th, 2009, and I feel I need to put something of my year, and perhaps of my expectations for the next. Actually, unless you enjoy my soapbox rants, you might rather watch a Leno rerun.
2009 was actually quite a memorable year for me ...or, maybe my memory is just getting better. My mental health has made wondrous strides, including the ambition marathon and the reality check: whilst, my physical health has hindered my every oomph! One demon persists to seduce my body, yet I persist to one day take back control. That vice being mass-produced tobacco cigarettes. As I am writing this, my breath aches.
And now its December 31st, 2009, 9:42pm.
One resolution for '09 never came to pass ...quitting cigarettes. I'm so sorry, dad, for always being on your case when I was younger about quitting smoking. Not that I didn't want you to quit, but I had no clue how fricking hard it is. I'm still trudging, though. I'm not gonna quit quitting. So, yeah, that one is carrying over into this coming year, '10.
I have most definitely learned a lot this year. From fabrication techniques to business and taxes (was not ready to HAVE to learn that one yet); astronomy to nutrition; history to psychology. Years ago, I took a personal vow to take every opportunity, even in negative situations, to educate myself. There is always something to learn. Hence, the name of this blog spot. Even started a discussion board on Facebook. There's not much activity, and most of the activity is me, but, hey ...
This year was an amazing year for re-connections. Just today, right before coming to blog, reconnected with two old friends i never thought i'd meet up with again. What I most definitely have come to regret on Facebook is involvement in those damned web-based games. They are such a waste of time, but I can't seem to keep myself away. It's a little fiending addiction! I've gotten much better at controlling it now, though. Twice a month I'll make my rounds. They are fun, if you don't have a life, or enjoy mindless activity, with a laziness complex. Like sometimes I feel after work.
Work ...f*#k, we ain't going there.
My ambitious endeavors came 'oh, so close' this year with an early christmas present from Cochise. then, Murphy's Law ...i f*#ked up ...that other four-letter word, work. The best christmas present i've received in a long time (since my daughter's first christmas) ...an insignia 10 mp camera and a 4g card. at least, got a few photos and videos out of it. It got destroyed two nights before i was going to see my daughter, Emma for christmas. It was supposed to be the very first video of my daughter in possession. I was giddy over the prospect of sending pictures to family. So, my camera got run-over by a stampede of rubber feet on Hwy 20 ...big rubber feet ...with lots of kinetic energy ...sigh. Shauna saved the day, though, with the use of her digital camera. Got some pictures and some video. now to just get them off the card.
A mutual friend moved in to the house, making three. Neal, a long-time friend of Cochise, is here ...since end-of february.
Khali had a second litter. Damned whore! I love her, but, ...well, she's the only female dog around ...and we haven't fixed her cuz she got pregnant early, then got pregnant quickly again afterward. she's a whore! but the puppies have been adorable. beautiful coats and markings. posted a video on youtube of them. have another to post, just haven't gotten around to it yet. but, now that they're just about weened (10 wks this wknd), we have her 'penned in' with the vet.
I've learned more about myself and been able to define myself further this year, due mostly to my endeavors to learn (ironically, missed out on the deadline to utilize the GI Bill this year). The more you know, the more you know. With knowledge comes power and great responsibility, and liberties abound.
I've come to admire Ron Paul.
In all, i must say 2009 wasn't too bad for me. money sucked ...work sucked ...but my picture got better, because i'm a better person than i was this time, one year ago.
So, whats next? Ooooooh, uh!
Like i said earlier, i've learned a lot this year. so, what can i say of 2010? Of course, i want to be optimistic and proclaim blessings and well wishes and stability and finances ...but ...
There's a big, bad political game being played:
There's a big, bad economics game being played:
There's a big, bad theological game being played:
But, it could all turn out for the best.
I think 2010 is going to be the final 'straw' on the back of the people of the world. a whole new generation of thinkers is about to be taking control of their lives because of how 2010 proceeds.
There is a moment, in the very, very near future, where the 'peasants' of the world are going to use their shovels for more than digging holes. An anarchy is on the uprising, and civil disobedience is going to be the media spotlight. civil disobedience, without violence, is the most (in my opinion) effective means of an anarchist shift in society. anarchy is unsustainable, but it is the societal catastrophe that brings change in a system.
My advice for people coming in to 2010: Open your eyes and ears. There's a lot more going on than just what one individual experiences. Challenge yourself to learn more about the world around you; being open-minded to entertain without necessarily accepting.
Happy New Year, World! Cheers!
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
You and me and the rest of the world
The past (say, 10) years have been quite a learning experience for me. As I'm writing this, I'm trying to figure out how to start. I know where I want to go, the introduction is not quite coming to my fingers.
Mary had a little lamb ...no, thats not it.
I have involved myself in some open discussion social groups recently (and plan to continue them for a little while) about life, the choices we make and how they progress. I have noticed in these groups that too many people so easily blame others or the system for the sh*t that goes on in their life. Not that i just noticed it, but how rampant it is. Like no one is being taught personal responsibility anymore. Now, in no way am I saying I've got life figured out or am perfect in anyway (my ego has been stepped on a few times). What I am saying is, most of life's 'troubles' are not the fault of others, but of our own choices. I've made some really dumb mistakes in my time, but learning from one's mistakes is the best way to progress thru life.
Cause and effect: Science class in primary and secondary education teaches us that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. What I think is failing in the education of this property is people aren't being taught (or realizing) that it not only applies in the books, but also in life ...everyday. Every step we take, individually and socially, every breath we take, every decision we make, every action we involve has an effect.
Personal responsibility is realizing that effect, working thru the consequences, and learning as you go. When a mistake is made, we should be learning from those mistakes and not repeating those same mistakes. Do we blame others when things are going well? The vast majority of life's problems could be eliminated if responsibility was taken by each of us for the lives we lead.
Man, all this sounded so much more eloquent in my head, lol.
A challenge to the world:
Live life responsibly. Think before acting. Accept the consequences of your choices and actions. Learn from your own mistakes and the mistakes of others. Turn mistakes into lessons. As many mistakes as we all make, we should be good at this stuff by now. No wonder we aren't more advanced as a people than we are. It's too easy to say its someone else's fault.
Sorry, for the rant. Its just that some people's mentalities annoy the crap out of me.
Mary had a little lamb ...no, thats not it.
I have involved myself in some open discussion social groups recently (and plan to continue them for a little while) about life, the choices we make and how they progress. I have noticed in these groups that too many people so easily blame others or the system for the sh*t that goes on in their life. Not that i just noticed it, but how rampant it is. Like no one is being taught personal responsibility anymore. Now, in no way am I saying I've got life figured out or am perfect in anyway (my ego has been stepped on a few times). What I am saying is, most of life's 'troubles' are not the fault of others, but of our own choices. I've made some really dumb mistakes in my time, but learning from one's mistakes is the best way to progress thru life.
Cause and effect: Science class in primary and secondary education teaches us that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. What I think is failing in the education of this property is people aren't being taught (or realizing) that it not only applies in the books, but also in life ...everyday. Every step we take, individually and socially, every breath we take, every decision we make, every action we involve has an effect.
Personal responsibility is realizing that effect, working thru the consequences, and learning as you go. When a mistake is made, we should be learning from those mistakes and not repeating those same mistakes. Do we blame others when things are going well? The vast majority of life's problems could be eliminated if responsibility was taken by each of us for the lives we lead.
Man, all this sounded so much more eloquent in my head, lol.
A challenge to the world:
Live life responsibly. Think before acting. Accept the consequences of your choices and actions. Learn from your own mistakes and the mistakes of others. Turn mistakes into lessons. As many mistakes as we all make, we should be good at this stuff by now. No wonder we aren't more advanced as a people than we are. It's too easy to say its someone else's fault.
Sorry, for the rant. Its just that some people's mentalities annoy the crap out of me.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Super Day
First comment; Jennifer Hudson's rendition on Sunday's Super Bowl has got to be the most beautiful one I have ever heard. Thank you, Jennifer, for an outstanding rendition of our National Anthem.
And the game ...I didn't get to watch half of it, but thats a different story. I did get to watch the opening ceremony, coin toss, the Boss take stage, then halfway thru the 3rd til the end. Although, I did not have a favorite or bias in this game, I definitely wanted to watch it for the sport (and, of course, the ads and show-factor). Unfortunately, a friend of mine who was at the bar with us, annoyed the
%$#@ out of me. He obviously does not get or understand the sport, nor does he respect those who do. He almost got a back alley facial reconstruction ...I'll forgive him!
How 'bout that last 52 seconds?!
On a different note, I got to witness honest humanity Saturday afternoon while at the gas station. How easy would it be to just say, 'wow, i got a new phone!' A patron of the gas station had accidentally dropped his cell phone and didn't notice. Another gentleman saw the phone and tried to find the owner. Calling a number on the phone already, he informed the person on the other end of the line of the situation and where he was leaving it. He then gave it to the cashier with the information. Most of the similar experiences I've witnessed, individual's will look around, then pocket the find. I would like to thank that gentleman for his part in humanity.
Well, thats pretty much it for right now.
To all who don't, i hope you do.
To all who do, salut!
And the game ...I didn't get to watch half of it, but thats a different story. I did get to watch the opening ceremony, coin toss, the Boss take stage, then halfway thru the 3rd til the end. Although, I did not have a favorite or bias in this game, I definitely wanted to watch it for the sport (and, of course, the ads and show-factor). Unfortunately, a friend of mine who was at the bar with us, annoyed the
%$#@ out of me. He obviously does not get or understand the sport, nor does he respect those who do. He almost got a back alley facial reconstruction ...I'll forgive him!
How 'bout that last 52 seconds?!
On a different note, I got to witness honest humanity Saturday afternoon while at the gas station. How easy would it be to just say, 'wow, i got a new phone!' A patron of the gas station had accidentally dropped his cell phone and didn't notice. Another gentleman saw the phone and tried to find the owner. Calling a number on the phone already, he informed the person on the other end of the line of the situation and where he was leaving it. He then gave it to the cashier with the information. Most of the similar experiences I've witnessed, individual's will look around, then pocket the find. I would like to thank that gentleman for his part in humanity.
Well, thats pretty much it for right now.
To all who don't, i hope you do.
To all who do, salut!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
No, I wasn't high when I wrote this
So I was reading through a forum discussion at a site I have been visitting quite a bit lately.
A poster wrote the following:
"Smoking Weed has some major risks some of which make cigarettes look friendly. I suspect smoking blue grass is not very good for you either.
Eating it (also illegal) has proved to be beneficial in many ways for some people with few health risks far fewer that that bag of chips. Is there a health reason to support the use or is it just trying to avoid the real world for a few minutes?"
Well, I was compelled to respond. The thread concerned cannabis interfering in a relationship and another poster had asked for help. A few posters got kind of off the topic, including myself, but I felt compelled to educate some instead of allowing misinformation to continue. Think of my stand as you will, but the right information leads to the right decisions is my goal. Following was my response in that forum (sorry for the length, lol, but this is my blog):
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About the risks of smoking weed, the ONLY risks are 1)legality, and 2)the biproducts of smoking. I'm going to assume by the first sentence that you're referring to the health risks involved from the biproducts of smoking. First of all, wherever that came from was not complete. The nicotine in tobacco cigarettes excite a great number of specific receptors in your brain [that get very angry when they don't get their fix], and has been proven highly addictive, not just mentally, but physically. Prepackaged cigarettes contain a significant number of chemicals used for preservation and flavor, much of which alone are destructive to cells and membranes throughout the respiratory system. The tar and specific byproducts in tobacco cigarettes is what is lower than that of cannabis, but not because of the difference between the two products; it is because of the curing and preservation process of tobacco refinery. The tobacco is more dried out (unless one is growing and curing the tobacco themselves). The nicotine and tar from tobacco will also soak in to fabrics and coat walls (the same as it does in your lungs).
Cannabis, on the other hand, excites a fewer number of receptors in your brain [that are just fine without their fix], and has been proven not physically addictive (mentally yes, but that is an individual basis regarding that individuals 'willpower' and level of maturity). Prepackaged cannabis does not contain artificial flavorings (unless one adds it themselves), nor does it contain any preservatives. Cannabis smokers are kinda picky in that sense ...the fresher the better. The tar from cannabis smoking, comparing freshly cured cannabis and freshly cured (not preserved) tobacco of comparable grades, is relatively the same. Now, cannabis smoke does contain much more ammonia, hydrogen cyanide and nitrogen oxides than tobacco, yet no link to cancer can be found; but, the cannabinoid CBD is being further studied for the appearance of positive results in treating breast cancer. Furthermore, cannabinoids love fat cells ...nicotine loves mucal (did i spell that right?) membranes and 'brain matter.'
When a non-smoker of tobacco walks in to the house of indoor tobacco smokers, they will immediately smell the nicotine and tar that is coated on everything. That same non-smoker walks in to the house of indoor cannabis smokers who are not tobacco smokers, they may notice a faint sweet smell.
Also, the smell of tobacco will stay permanent until the nicotine and tar are removed (by hand, not naturally), even without continued smoking thereafter. The smell of cannabis will faintly dissipate in less than a day after the last 'smoke.'
Yes, digesting cannabis is ideal so that one is not inhaling the smoke byproducts (actually, a vaporizer is ideal), but requires a significantly larger quantity for the 'effects' of THC that are desirable, unless it is solely for the herbal taste addition to the foods (which is quite common, and quite good). There is no benefit whatsoever, flavor or health, in digesting tobacco. It is actually horrible tasting and a detriment to health in the same manner as smoking it except it will also aid in ulcers in the mucal membranes of the throat, stomach and intestinal tract, instead of the lungs. The nicotine still makes its way to the brain. Also, cannabis consumption, including smoking it, will lower respiration rates, raise metabolism, lower pressure in the eyeballs (hence glaucoma users), entice appetite, and ease nausea, among other things. Tobacco raises circulatory rates and metabolism, excites nerves (thus the whole stress relief thing is completely due to the mental and physical addiction), lowers appetite, and has been known to induce nausea.
The findings of almost all scientific studies on cannabis show absolutely no reason for cannabis to be regulated in Schedule I (Schedule IV in international treaty). The absolute reason 'marijuana' was outlawed is due to the government's inability to control use and the flow of product coming in to the country, specifically from Mexico/Mexican immigrants (legal and illegal) in the early and mid 1930s. The term 'marijuana' is derived from the Mexican-Spanish term for cannabis – marihuana. The propaganda push from cannabis opponents lobbying government used this term to excite the population relating the immigration problem, namely Mexicans, and 'marijuana.' Those damned Mexicans (please read that statement in a satiric tone)!
There are a GREAT number of medical doctors that recommend cannabis, whether smoking or ingesting, to cancer, glaucoma and HIV patients, among other ailment sufferers, whether legal or not.
To all I hope and encourage unbiased education rather than misinformation and propaganda.
A poster wrote the following:
"Smoking Weed has some major risks some of which make cigarettes look friendly. I suspect smoking blue grass is not very good for you either.
Eating it (also illegal) has proved to be beneficial in many ways for some people with few health risks far fewer that that bag of chips. Is there a health reason to support the use or is it just trying to avoid the real world for a few minutes?"
Well, I was compelled to respond. The thread concerned cannabis interfering in a relationship and another poster had asked for help. A few posters got kind of off the topic, including myself, but I felt compelled to educate some instead of allowing misinformation to continue. Think of my stand as you will, but the right information leads to the right decisions is my goal. Following was my response in that forum (sorry for the length, lol, but this is my blog):
----------
About the risks of smoking weed, the ONLY risks are 1)legality, and 2)the biproducts of smoking. I'm going to assume by the first sentence that you're referring to the health risks involved from the biproducts of smoking. First of all, wherever that came from was not complete. The nicotine in tobacco cigarettes excite a great number of specific receptors in your brain [that get very angry when they don't get their fix], and has been proven highly addictive, not just mentally, but physically. Prepackaged cigarettes contain a significant number of chemicals used for preservation and flavor, much of which alone are destructive to cells and membranes throughout the respiratory system. The tar and specific byproducts in tobacco cigarettes is what is lower than that of cannabis, but not because of the difference between the two products; it is because of the curing and preservation process of tobacco refinery. The tobacco is more dried out (unless one is growing and curing the tobacco themselves). The nicotine and tar from tobacco will also soak in to fabrics and coat walls (the same as it does in your lungs).
Cannabis, on the other hand, excites a fewer number of receptors in your brain [that are just fine without their fix], and has been proven not physically addictive (mentally yes, but that is an individual basis regarding that individuals 'willpower' and level of maturity). Prepackaged cannabis does not contain artificial flavorings (unless one adds it themselves), nor does it contain any preservatives. Cannabis smokers are kinda picky in that sense ...the fresher the better. The tar from cannabis smoking, comparing freshly cured cannabis and freshly cured (not preserved) tobacco of comparable grades, is relatively the same. Now, cannabis smoke does contain much more ammonia, hydrogen cyanide and nitrogen oxides than tobacco, yet no link to cancer can be found; but, the cannabinoid CBD is being further studied for the appearance of positive results in treating breast cancer. Furthermore, cannabinoids love fat cells ...nicotine loves mucal (did i spell that right?) membranes and 'brain matter.'
When a non-smoker of tobacco walks in to the house of indoor tobacco smokers, they will immediately smell the nicotine and tar that is coated on everything. That same non-smoker walks in to the house of indoor cannabis smokers who are not tobacco smokers, they may notice a faint sweet smell.
Also, the smell of tobacco will stay permanent until the nicotine and tar are removed (by hand, not naturally), even without continued smoking thereafter. The smell of cannabis will faintly dissipate in less than a day after the last 'smoke.'
Yes, digesting cannabis is ideal so that one is not inhaling the smoke byproducts (actually, a vaporizer is ideal), but requires a significantly larger quantity for the 'effects' of THC that are desirable, unless it is solely for the herbal taste addition to the foods (which is quite common, and quite good). There is no benefit whatsoever, flavor or health, in digesting tobacco. It is actually horrible tasting and a detriment to health in the same manner as smoking it except it will also aid in ulcers in the mucal membranes of the throat, stomach and intestinal tract, instead of the lungs. The nicotine still makes its way to the brain. Also, cannabis consumption, including smoking it, will lower respiration rates, raise metabolism, lower pressure in the eyeballs (hence glaucoma users), entice appetite, and ease nausea, among other things. Tobacco raises circulatory rates and metabolism, excites nerves (thus the whole stress relief thing is completely due to the mental and physical addiction), lowers appetite, and has been known to induce nausea.
The findings of almost all scientific studies on cannabis show absolutely no reason for cannabis to be regulated in Schedule I (Schedule IV in international treaty). The absolute reason 'marijuana' was outlawed is due to the government's inability to control use and the flow of product coming in to the country, specifically from Mexico/Mexican immigrants (legal and illegal) in the early and mid 1930s. The term 'marijuana' is derived from the Mexican-Spanish term for cannabis – marihuana. The propaganda push from cannabis opponents lobbying government used this term to excite the population relating the immigration problem, namely Mexicans, and 'marijuana.' Those damned Mexicans (please read that statement in a satiric tone)!
There are a GREAT number of medical doctors that recommend cannabis, whether smoking or ingesting, to cancer, glaucoma and HIV patients, among other ailment sufferers, whether legal or not.
To all I hope and encourage unbiased education rather than misinformation and propaganda.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
We have choices ...
I mentioned in my previous post, the meaning of life is in the pursuit of the meaning of life ...do i need to explain it a little further? Let's see ...
Knowledge -- man, how does one define knowledge <---hint, click here <---
Intelligence -- putting it all together
Wisdom -- applying it
We can put it in a roleplaying format: the more knowledge you gain and use that knowledge, the more intelligent you get; thus, the more you practice everything you learn and how certain things work together or don't work together, the better you get at applying it. And then there's charisma, but not now.
Or the creation view with the tree of life and tree of knowledge of good and evil ...in that case, life being the pursuit of life (meaning of life), and knowledge being the sudden epifany (did i spell that right?) that one has a choice of 'good' and 'evil.'
We have choices ...
Although faith has played a very instrumental role in my pursuit, I don't claim a religion. I understand much about faith and socio-alliance structures, but do not align with any one system. In a sense, I have used religion to 'see the big picture.' I do believe that ALL the 'parts' of the globe/world are integral to all of what was, is, and is to come. I believe its in the correlation of and desire for truth and answers from history that will prepare us for EVERYTHING that is to come, and whats next on the horizon. In school, I remember classes being referred to as lessons ...history lessons: Did we learn anything?
The American society has absolutely no reason to be behind the bar on so many levels. In this wonderfully crafted democratic society we proudly call home, we have the access to vast volumes and libraries and resources of just about everything, yet we piddle potential away with convenience, comfort, and complacency. Saying we're proud as Americans isn't as loud as taking pride in being American. Being the leading example of all human potential is at our feet, but we trample over it for the sake of convenience, comfort, and complacency.
A philosophy of mine is 'Life is a quest with an undefined beginning, and an undefined end. To know where it goes, one must find the origin.' I believe it to be possible through correlative inspection to find the 'origin,' thus finding truth. To borrow a cliche from a mainstream faith, the truth will set us free. Somewhere, globally, mankind got way off course and followed tangents rather than truth. Greed soon reared its ugly head, and now we're in the pickle of a lifetime. I believe we can find the origin, find the truth, see where we are, and make way for where we're going ...but not until we take pride in being Americans ...take pride in being human. Our choices direct our paths; every action has an opposite and equal reaction; every decision comes with consequences.
There is a MIGHTY change coming to this globe; I believe we can all be ready, and we can all play an integral part in how things shape for the future.
Knowledge -- man, how does one define knowledge <---hint, click here <---
Intelligence -- putting it all together
Wisdom -- applying it
We can put it in a roleplaying format: the more knowledge you gain and use that knowledge, the more intelligent you get; thus, the more you practice everything you learn and how certain things work together or don't work together, the better you get at applying it. And then there's charisma, but not now.
Or the creation view with the tree of life and tree of knowledge of good and evil ...in that case, life being the pursuit of life (meaning of life), and knowledge being the sudden epifany (did i spell that right?) that one has a choice of 'good' and 'evil.'
We have choices ...
Although faith has played a very instrumental role in my pursuit, I don't claim a religion. I understand much about faith and socio-alliance structures, but do not align with any one system. In a sense, I have used religion to 'see the big picture.' I do believe that ALL the 'parts' of the globe/world are integral to all of what was, is, and is to come. I believe its in the correlation of and desire for truth and answers from history that will prepare us for EVERYTHING that is to come, and whats next on the horizon. In school, I remember classes being referred to as lessons ...history lessons: Did we learn anything?
The American society has absolutely no reason to be behind the bar on so many levels. In this wonderfully crafted democratic society we proudly call home, we have the access to vast volumes and libraries and resources of just about everything, yet we piddle potential away with convenience, comfort, and complacency. Saying we're proud as Americans isn't as loud as taking pride in being American. Being the leading example of all human potential is at our feet, but we trample over it for the sake of convenience, comfort, and complacency.
A philosophy of mine is 'Life is a quest with an undefined beginning, and an undefined end. To know where it goes, one must find the origin.' I believe it to be possible through correlative inspection to find the 'origin,' thus finding truth. To borrow a cliche from a mainstream faith, the truth will set us free. Somewhere, globally, mankind got way off course and followed tangents rather than truth. Greed soon reared its ugly head, and now we're in the pickle of a lifetime. I believe we can find the origin, find the truth, see where we are, and make way for where we're going ...but not until we take pride in being Americans ...take pride in being human. Our choices direct our paths; every action has an opposite and equal reaction; every decision comes with consequences.
There is a MIGHTY change coming to this globe; I believe we can all be ready, and we can all play an integral part in how things shape for the future.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
the 13th Baktun
About a year or yr 1/2 ago, i saw on Discovery or History a show covering ancient central/southamerican natives. One of the topics was their calendar use. The long-count calendar, as was commonly later referred to as, was also used by the mesopotamians. In my pursuit of some knowledge, i looked up the calendar. wow, the things i discovered.
this entire topic is of great occupation for me and i've spent many hours researching. so, without giving in to any PREsumptions, i'll just throw some information out to be ingested ...
the following is an email i just sent my mother when we were discussing some extremely interesting topics:
"
using what i've gotten, i'm presuming the long count calendar was one of five calendars that are to be combined to give a complete history and future...
-the long count calendar (mesopotamian/mayan) goes through 13 baktuns (which will currently end dec 21 or 23 2012)
-the next would be a calendar adding up baktuns; 1 pictun = 20 baktun = 2,880,000 days =approx. 7885 years (ending Columbus Day, October 12, 4772)
-then ...1 calabtun = 20 pictun = 57,600,000 days = approx. 158,000 years
-then ...1 kinchiltun = 20 calabtun = 1,152,000,000 days = approx. 3 million years
-then ...1 alautun = 20 kinchiltun = 23,040,000,000 days = approx. 63 million years
also, approximately 65 million years ago was the event killing off the dinosaurs (allegedly, lol)
"*end of email*
another note to consider, the current pictun will complete its cycle 2,760 years following the completion of this 13th baktun.
so, where is this all going?
in my research, although limited, i have become convinced that the year 2012 will play a most dramatic role in the shaping of this planet and humankind. Not in any conspiratal manner (unless some faith-based belief system is correct), rather in the definitive 'apocalyptic' manner. please note that apocalypse does not literally mean disaster. please look up the definition for urself.
there are so many bulletins that we can discuss concerning this year, that it would be impossible to cover in one post. so, here and there i'll post something. lol, don't worry, this topic won't consume all the posts, but many things i will post are/will be 'coincidentally' relative to how my life is shaped, including its influence by 2012.
did u know the comet Eros (of which we have a satellite stationed on), and the planet Nibiru are at a galactic intersection with Earth in 2012? the next US Presidential elections are in 2012, as well as MANY others around the globe.
if anyone would like to join this discussion, please contribute.
Learn Something; Do Something
this entire topic is of great occupation for me and i've spent many hours researching. so, without giving in to any PREsumptions, i'll just throw some information out to be ingested ...
the following is an email i just sent my mother when we were discussing some extremely interesting topics:
"
using what i've gotten, i'm presuming the long count calendar was one of five calendars that are to be combined to give a complete history and future...
-the long count calendar (mesopotamian/mayan) goes through 13 baktuns (which will currently end dec 21 or 23 2012)
-the next would be a calendar adding up baktuns; 1 pictun = 20 baktun = 2,880,000 days =approx. 7885 years (ending Columbus Day, October 12, 4772)
-then ...1 calabtun = 20 pictun = 57,600,000 days = approx. 158,000 years
-then ...1 kinchiltun = 20 calabtun = 1,152,000,000 days = approx. 3 million years
-then ...1 alautun = 20 kinchiltun = 23,040,000,000 days = approx. 63 million years
also, approximately 65 million years ago was the event killing off the dinosaurs (allegedly, lol)
"*end of email*
another note to consider, the current pictun will complete its cycle 2,760 years following the completion of this 13th baktun.
so, where is this all going?
in my research, although limited, i have become convinced that the year 2012 will play a most dramatic role in the shaping of this planet and humankind. Not in any conspiratal manner (unless some faith-based belief system is correct), rather in the definitive 'apocalyptic' manner. please note that apocalypse does not literally mean disaster. please look up the definition for urself.
there are so many bulletins that we can discuss concerning this year, that it would be impossible to cover in one post. so, here and there i'll post something. lol, don't worry, this topic won't consume all the posts, but many things i will post are/will be 'coincidentally' relative to how my life is shaped, including its influence by 2012.
did u know the comet Eros (of which we have a satellite stationed on), and the planet Nibiru are at a galactic intersection with Earth in 2012? the next US Presidential elections are in 2012, as well as MANY others around the globe.
if anyone would like to join this discussion, please contribute.
Learn Something; Do Something
Sunday, June 15, 2008
40 hour week for a livin
Only because the Alabama song came to mind ...lol.
Three years ago, I was in my 16th year of food service, and decided i had had enough. It was really grinding me down and going nowhere ...so i quit. A new direction, completely different. A change of careers. I had already served 7 1/2 years in the US Air Force, so i wasn't afraid of work or change, and was ready to learn. What was out there that is completely different and ready for me. Glazing ...YES!
No, i don't glaze doughnuts at krispy kreme. A glazier is, by Wikipedia definition, a construction professional that selects, cuts, installs, replaces, and removes residential, commercial, and artistic glass. Glaziers also install aluminum storefront frames and entrances, glass handrails and balustrades, shower enclosures, curtain wall framing and glass and mirror walls. And thats what i got into. MAN, i wish i would have done this a long time ago.
Three years ago, i got into this trade; today i am the initial interim supervisor of a new entity where i work, tempering glass for our sister company and for customers in a three state area. Tempering glass is basically the same idea as tempering steel. Where steel is cooled by immersion in water in most cases, glass is cooled rapidly by air (in all cases). Its the rapid cooling after reaching a furnace temperature of 1100 to 1300 (roughly) degrees Fahrenheit. I am so glad when i was taught how to spell in skewl ...there is actually a use for spelling that word.
Back in December, i believe, my boss and i were talking while in his truck at a job site two states away. The discussion was about his purchase of a tempering furnace that will be arriving soon. In our discussion, I made the comment, " what will it take to be a part of this. i want to learn this." In what i had learned in the prior 2 1/2 years, i knew this was huge and REALLY wanted this. His reply was, "i wanna learn this too, so we'll see."
From the moment the 'boxes' arrived, i have been involved in the entire process, because the boss called my name to be on this project. Driving the forklift and the torque wrench assembling this machine and all its faculties, to include a 'helicopter landing pad' to support the enormous blower engine. The assembly literally pushed us out of the building. Good thing we're a glass company. We built a sun roof where the blower fan broke out the roof, of which we had open anyway when we lowered it by crane into the building. But all of that might be another story. No room here ...lol. Long story short, we now have an addition to the building roughly 30 ft by 100 ft, and expanding operations inside to include this new entity into the flow. Yes, we're looking for another building ...lol.
Since the onset, i have stayed dedicated to this operation and the learning process, along with going out on the field when needed, or even learning how to make insulated glass units (IGs) and cutting glass. I've also assisted in fabrication ...this entire glazing thing is AMAZING! Anyway, i digress ...i must mention that i was not the only employee assigned to this process. There are two of us remaining in the operative status with this machine. We went from steadily have from 6-10 workers every day to 4 for a while, down to the technicians from the supplying company and the two of us left. i even got to take two of the technicians out on the town one saturday in May.
Anyway, i guess to kinda sum this blog up ...
There are things in life one just has to do. And i have found that usually the right thing is the most obvious, and usually looks the most difficult. Really, the most obvious is the right thing, and its only harder physically. just a little labor. so, to get somewhere is to get off one's ass. i can do that! In less time than it 'by the book' takes to get to the next level in glazing is four years, i'm running a new division/entity at the fourth glass company i've worked for: three years (well, almost ...3 yrs in august). I'm not saying I'm the shit, I'm saying all it takes is just to get off ur ass. This career has literally changed my life. In a few months, I will have learned enough to just about go anywhere in the world with this job ...and make it.
As a nation, we all used to dream of things being better. Not afraid of hard work. Remember shoveling the driveway (before snowblowers were everywhere) only to still have to push the car past the pile the street snow plower left behind. And it was done because you HAD TO DO IT. What happened?
Learn Something
Do Something
Three years ago, I was in my 16th year of food service, and decided i had had enough. It was really grinding me down and going nowhere ...so i quit. A new direction, completely different. A change of careers. I had already served 7 1/2 years in the US Air Force, so i wasn't afraid of work or change, and was ready to learn. What was out there that is completely different and ready for me. Glazing ...YES!
No, i don't glaze doughnuts at krispy kreme. A glazier is, by Wikipedia definition, a construction professional that selects, cuts, installs, replaces, and removes residential, commercial, and artistic glass. Glaziers also install aluminum storefront frames and entrances, glass handrails and balustrades, shower enclosures, curtain wall framing and glass and mirror walls. And thats what i got into. MAN, i wish i would have done this a long time ago.
Three years ago, i got into this trade; today i am the initial interim supervisor of a new entity where i work, tempering glass for our sister company and for customers in a three state area. Tempering glass is basically the same idea as tempering steel. Where steel is cooled by immersion in water in most cases, glass is cooled rapidly by air (in all cases). Its the rapid cooling after reaching a furnace temperature of 1100 to 1300 (roughly) degrees Fahrenheit. I am so glad when i was taught how to spell in skewl ...there is actually a use for spelling that word.
Back in December, i believe, my boss and i were talking while in his truck at a job site two states away. The discussion was about his purchase of a tempering furnace that will be arriving soon. In our discussion, I made the comment, " what will it take to be a part of this. i want to learn this." In what i had learned in the prior 2 1/2 years, i knew this was huge and REALLY wanted this. His reply was, "i wanna learn this too, so we'll see."
From the moment the 'boxes' arrived, i have been involved in the entire process, because the boss called my name to be on this project. Driving the forklift and the torque wrench assembling this machine and all its faculties, to include a 'helicopter landing pad' to support the enormous blower engine. The assembly literally pushed us out of the building. Good thing we're a glass company. We built a sun roof where the blower fan broke out the roof, of which we had open anyway when we lowered it by crane into the building. But all of that might be another story. No room here ...lol. Long story short, we now have an addition to the building roughly 30 ft by 100 ft, and expanding operations inside to include this new entity into the flow. Yes, we're looking for another building ...lol.
Since the onset, i have stayed dedicated to this operation and the learning process, along with going out on the field when needed, or even learning how to make insulated glass units (IGs) and cutting glass. I've also assisted in fabrication ...this entire glazing thing is AMAZING! Anyway, i digress ...i must mention that i was not the only employee assigned to this process. There are two of us remaining in the operative status with this machine. We went from steadily have from 6-10 workers every day to 4 for a while, down to the technicians from the supplying company and the two of us left. i even got to take two of the technicians out on the town one saturday in May.
Anyway, i guess to kinda sum this blog up ...
There are things in life one just has to do. And i have found that usually the right thing is the most obvious, and usually looks the most difficult. Really, the most obvious is the right thing, and its only harder physically. just a little labor. so, to get somewhere is to get off one's ass. i can do that! In less time than it 'by the book' takes to get to the next level in glazing is four years, i'm running a new division/entity at the fourth glass company i've worked for: three years (well, almost ...3 yrs in august). I'm not saying I'm the shit, I'm saying all it takes is just to get off ur ass. This career has literally changed my life. In a few months, I will have learned enough to just about go anywhere in the world with this job ...and make it.
As a nation, we all used to dream of things being better. Not afraid of hard work. Remember shoveling the driveway (before snowblowers were everywhere) only to still have to push the car past the pile the street snow plower left behind. And it was done because you HAD TO DO IT. What happened?
Learn Something
Do Something
Saturday, June 14, 2008
My first blog
So, yeah, this is my first blogging post (other than a short stint on myspace). I'm a pretty eclectic thinker and often have deep thoughts that help me explain to myself what is going on in my own world and the world surrounding. As my motto goes, "Learn something, do something, go somewhere."
We'll see how this goes.
My posts will cover anything from a good stiff drink to cataclysmic events, from my dog to politics, and from religion to recreation. I don't proclaim to know everything, nor be right in what I think/write, but its my blog.
Please, read and comment if you'd like. Please, be respectful as I will be respectful.
Learn Something, Do Something, Go Somewhere
We'll see how this goes.
My posts will cover anything from a good stiff drink to cataclysmic events, from my dog to politics, and from religion to recreation. I don't proclaim to know everything, nor be right in what I think/write, but its my blog.
Please, read and comment if you'd like. Please, be respectful as I will be respectful.
Learn Something, Do Something, Go Somewhere
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