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Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:02:37 -0700

This is beautiful...thank you Himalaya.

The Nature of Peace.....

It is my true nature to bring peace to this world.
To nurture my spirit and develop my gifts
To embrace my virtue and act with honor in my daily life
To develop a love for all humanity and extend compassion
To be courageous when others may not have the strength
To be forgiving when others may not have the courtesy
To be thankful for all the opportunities in my life
To know that the true source of peace is in my heart
To know that if peace is to be it is up to me...

~ Anonymous

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Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:22:01 -0700

This certainly doesn't come as a huge SHOCK, but has anyone else heard any of these rumors from another source other than http://www.halturnershow.com. I am not familiar with him and have never heard of him before...do I live under a rock?? Would like to hear from some of you for a second opinion.

******** URGENT ******** URGENT ********
SPECIAL "CLOSED SESSION" OF U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISCUSSED A LOT MORE THAN THE PENDING SECURITY SURVEILLANCE PROVISIONS
LAST NIGHTS SESSION WAS ONLY THE FOURTH TIME IN 176 YEARS THAT CONGRESS CLOSED ITS DOORS TO THE PUBLIC

Word has begun leaking from last nights special, closed-door session of the United States House of Representatives.

Not only did members discuss new surveillance provisions as was the publicly stated reason for the closed door session, they were also bluntly warned about:

the imminent collapse of the U.S. economy to occur by September 2008,

the imminent collapse of US federal government finances by February 2009,

the possibility of Civil War inside the USA as a result of the collapse,

advance round-ups of "insurgent U.S. citizens" likely to move against the government,

The detention of those rounded-up at "REX 84" camps constructed throughout the USA,

the possibility of retaliation against members of Congress for the collapses,

the location of "safe facilities" for members of Congress and their families to reside during expected massive civil unrest

the necessary and unavoidable merger of the United States with Canada (for its natural resources) and with Mexico (for its cheap labor pool),

the issuance of a new currency - THE AMERO - for all three nations as the proposed solution to the coming economic armageddon.

Members of Congress were FORBIDDEN to reveal what was discussed and ABC News via WCPO web site at the link below CONFIRMS congress members were FORBIDDEN to talk about it!

Several are so furious and concerned about the future of the country, they have begun leaking info. More details coming later today and over the weekend. SPREAD THE WORD!!!

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Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:27:46 -0800

This was sent to me via email from my sadistic Christian friends....pretty darn funny!!

This is hysterical.....Read the WHOLE thing

Pocket Taser Stun Gun, a great gift for the wife...

A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this.

Last weekend I saw something at Larry's Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie. What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety.

WAY TOO COOL!

Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home.

I loaded two triple-a batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button.
Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I'd get the blue arch of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs.??

AWESOME!!!?

Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave!

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn't be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right?! !??

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat. But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong???

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and taser in another.

The directions said that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries.? ? All the while I'm looking at this little device measuring about 5" long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, "no possible way!"??

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best...

I'm sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, "don't do it dumbass," reasoning that a one- second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn't hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one-second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button and...

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!!!

I'm pretty sure Hulk Hogan ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs!

The cat was standing over me making meowing sounds I had never heard before, licking my face, undoubtedly thinking to herself, "Do it again, stupid, do it again!"

Note: If you ever feel compelled to "mug" yourself with a taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one-second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three-second burst would be considered conservative.

SON-OF-A-*%#... That hurt like **% !!!

A minute or so later (I can't be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. How did they get up there??? My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs.

I'm still looking for my testicles! I'm offering a significant reward for their safe return!!

P. S. My wife loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!

If you think Education is difficult, try being stupid

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Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:33:28 -0800

To all my stumbleupon buddies.....if you haven't heard about Eckhart Tolle's new book,"The New Earth", it is a must read for the spiritual adventurers. It speaks to me like few other books that I have read, and I am seeing put onto paper thoughts and beliefs I have been experiencing and believing deep in my spirit for years. This book will have an enormous impact on the collective human consciousness and it is far overdue.

Live, love, learn, laugh.....Deb

Please share this info. and read the book

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Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:12:30 -0800

I have many Italian friends and love their passion and compassion for family....I thought this was really "cute"!!

THE ELBOW...

An Italian grandmother is giving directions to her grown grandson Anthony who is coming to visit with his wife Maria.

"You comma to de front door of the apartmenta. I am inna apartmenta 301. There issa bigga panel at the front door. With you elbow pusha button 301. I will Buzza you in. Come inside, the elevator is on the right. Get in, and with you elbow pusha three. When you get out, I'mma on the left. With you elbow, hit my doorbell.'

'Grandma, that sounds easy, but, why am I hitting all these buttons with my elbow?'

'What . . . . . . You comma empty handed?'

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Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:53:54 -0800

Thank you Himalaya....you are grounding.

NOW

Now is nothing,
an infinitesimal membrane of time
through which the future passes into the past.
Yet now is the only moment we experience.
And in that moment is everything we experience;
all of the present, the past, and the future.
But to be in that moment,
to have our attention be here, now;
not caught up in the past or the future,
not caught up in worry or concern,
to be at peace with what is,
to know that still center about which time turns,
Ah, that is our challenge.

~ Peter Russell

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Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:06:05 -0800

I got this this am from a friend...thought it was funny!! I can post this because I have a large portion of Scottish blood running in my veins...and a long list of English friends!!

'Englishmen'

Sent to me from a Scot of course!

Two Englishmen- businessmen in London - were sitting down for a
break in their soon-to be new store. As yet, the store wasn't
ready, with only a few shelves set up.

One said to the other, 'I bet any minute now some thick tourist is
going to walk by, put his face to the window and ask what we're
selling.'

No sooner were the words out of his mouth when, sure enough,
a curious Scotsman walked to the window, had a peek, and in a
broad Scottish accent asked 'What are you selling' here ?

One of the men replied sarcastically, 'We're selling arse-holes.'

Without skipping a beat, the Scotsman said, 'You are doing well ...
Only two left!'

Englishmen - God bless them - should not mess with Scotsmen

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Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:27:21 -0800

WELLLLL....I am off to an unusual start in my New Year!! Chickenpox for my younger child on the eve of 2008, purse stolen from my locked car on the 5th of January, serious and expensive car problems on the 8th of January and now round two of chickenpox for my older child!!! At this point there is nothing to do but laugh and go with the flow....oh I forgot we had a terrible wind storm and were without electrical power for almost two days starting on the 9th of January!!! Nothing but good things to come....I'm still here...just been preoccupied and/or unavailable!! HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone. Health, peace and prosperity in all aspects of life. I will be back on track and back to stumbling very shortly!! Live, love, learn, laugh......Deb

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Fri, 12 Oct 2007 08:09:01 -0700

There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind.

She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her.

She told her boyfriend, "If I could only see the world, I will marry you."
One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.

He asked her,'Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?'

The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn't expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: 'Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.'

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.
Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Life Is a Gift

Today before you say an unkind word -
Think of someone who can't speak.

Before you complain about the taste of your food- Think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about your husband or wife -

Think of someone who's crying out to for a companion.

Today before you complain about life -
Think of someone who went too early to heaven.

Before you complain about your children-
Think of someone who desires children but they're barren.

Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep -Think of the people who are living in the streets.

Before whining about the distance you drive-
Think of someone who walks the same distance with their feet.

And when you are tired and complain about your job -
Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job.

But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another- Remember that not one of us is without sin.

And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down -
Put a smile on your face and be grateful you're alive and still around.