Musings,Meanderings & More

Noriege recently finished his prison sentence and detainment in Miami, only to be shipped off to France to face another trial and a possible stint in their prisons.

He may have had a few years of living a life as a powerful warlord with everyone jumping and bowing to his beck and call, however his missteps caught up with him and he’s now paying Big Time for all of his transgressions.  Consider this though, he’s reached that time in a person life when he should be kicking-back, relaxing and happily reflecting on his bygone years, years that should have been meaningful, productive and purposeful … but his reflections must be saturated with images of nefarious undertakings and the subsequent minutes, hours, days, months and years … he has spent in a very small and miserable concrete box.  His regrets must be many, people and possible family that he trusted to be his right hand, his bridge over troubled water … could have failed him, maybe even decieved him and could have even offered him up for slaughter.  Who knows what memories haunt him, what stories about his life remain to be told.  Please don’t think that I am trying to victimize him … he IS a Bad Guy.  But anyone can become ‘far game’ in a power struggle.

Fate can be unforgiving, and sometimes fortunately, you get back what you’ve dished out.

His visage in the media is that of an old broken, dispondent, wreched human.  His crimes are mirrored in his appearance.

There is another story that can be taken from this man’s life however, a message that everyone should consider … ‘think long and hard about your choices’.  And consider where each road can ultimately lead, before committing to any venture.

His story could very easily become any MAN’S daymare.

Everyone is abuzz about the discovery of a craft in the mountains of Turkey, and the possibility that it could be Noah’s Ark. There are a slew of comments surrounding the discovery of this artifact.

Some are touching on points that can not easily by dismissed or overlooked.  Many are hopeful, other are defensive and then there are those that reveal the forboding recesses that man has been completely enveloped in.

I wouldn’t suggest that everyone should accept without questions the validity of this or any news report and neither would I suggest that people should totally refute these finding. If indeed there is a vessel that exists in the mountains of a region of Turkey, that’s age can be traced back at least 4,000 years. Well, I for one … want to know more, after all they are talking about a boat found in a mountain.  How could anyone honestly not be a ‘wee bit’ curious

There is however one comment that for me did really stand out and reminded me that their is still some sunshine out there and not everything is ‘gloom and doom:

“every culture has archetypical stories about the flood. It would be
neat if this was Noah’s ark. For those so cynical and jaded, no one
is forcing anyone to believe the Book of Genesis, or the Koran’s
versions, but, why so disrespectful of other people’s most sacred
beliefs? It says a lot about the darkness in that person’s soul and
mind to condemn people’s beliefs just because they don’t follow the
plot. I don’t believe in other people’s faiths, but, I would never
denigrate their beliefs. People of faith, no matter what, are far more
giving, loving, and decent, except for the rare case. Without belief
systems, societies degrade into genocide and atrocities, without
any compassion or empathy for their fellow man.”

shell0724
1:30 PM
Apr 27, 2010
NY Daily News

My take on the ‘comments’ that I allowed myself to unfortunately get caught up in … is simply that …  man steals, man lies and man kills.  Not religions … we are the villians in power, we are the vandals that lie waiting in the shadows … we are the Nightmare!

What were you doing on the night of March 27, 2010 at 8:30 PM.  Well, I hope you were just one of the millions, that participated in Earth Hour 2010, that was taking place globally to demonstrate the participants concern about the health of the planet.

Personally, I felt as though I was involved in something groundbreaking … in essence, like-minded folks were coming together in a easily recognizable way, displaying non-violently their concern and outrage, indicating the immediate need for a call for action from our government’s, corporations and officials to act aggressively to find alternate methods to counter the deteriorating effects modernization is having on our home.

At the very least, I would never have imagined that those that didn’t join in, would feel any measure of animosity for the folks that did.  After all each of us has a vested interest in the viability of this world, after all it’s our only home.

But was I ever wrong, I stumbled upon a site and a post that ignited a flood of ill-willed comments targeted at the movement, those that supported it and anything that had to do with ‘greening’.

This again, is something else that I just don’t get. The air we breathe is polluted, the oceans are tainted, animals are unnecessarily dying because of our screw-up’s, garbage is piling up [has anyone seen Wall-E], people are contracting illnesses that cannot be contained, the polar caps have melted and there is a menagier of other ills that have erupted as a result of our inaction.  Things are not OK!

And WE the sympathizers are considered ‘loonies’.  What gives…

This video is extremely short, however it outlines what’s involved in mapping a DNA trail.  Also, Spencer found the missing link or more accurately the one minuscule deviation that proved his theory.   He found the DNA evidence that verified what path was followed.

Have you every called your bank or credit card company or any large company and was faced with a series of prompts that seemed to have ensnared you in an endless circuit.  Here you are wasting loads of your time, running into one dead end after another.

When all you really needed was a person, a human, just one warm body to ask just one simple little question.  And how many times have you hung up totally frustrated, after nearly being on the verge of throwing your phone against the wall?

Well, I’ve found the solution  … this website will supply you with a number that will have a human on the receiving end.  This site has an unbelievable list of numbers … and in this instance we are the search engine’s behind the success of this site.  We supply those human extension’s, we keep it current and up to date.  It’s us against the system … and we’re winning this time … ooh rah!!!

gethuman.com

Hey, I’m back!  Just had to take a ‘bit of a break’, there were just too many things that were not falling into place … actually, a more accurate description was that too many things were falling apart.  So, to maintain my sanity … I let an olde folks proverb guide me, ’sometimes you must take a couple of steps backwards before going forward.   Well, I’ve done that and it has helped … so I am now refreshed and ready to re-tackle ‘this net thingy’ with a whole different attitude.

And during that rather brief respite, I have created yet another must do list, but this time around … I’m gonna tackle one thing at a time. [or at least I hope to ... well, that's the plan, anyway]

So … onwards and upwards …

This segment of Spencer’s journey is one that doesn’t reveal answers that would further document man’s journey from Africa.  At this point in his story, he is confronted with a multitude of unanswered question. If indeed man did journey from Africa to Australia, just how was it accomplished?  How was he able to make this unbelievably long and arduous sojourn; traversing on foot across inhospitable terrain; weathering various harsh climatic differences to finally arrive on the coast of Australia…

Traveling more than 6,000 miles by sea, was just not a possibility…so, how?

Somethings are just a must when it time to gather your thoughts and ‘get on’ with writing. Spell check and word count  accessories are just a few of the ‘must have’s’ …  Well, recently I was doing my writing thing and I started searching for a synonym for a ‘word’ that I was using way to much in an article that I was composing.  And to my complete surprise, I stumpled upon a page that had just what the ‘doctor ordered’ and then some.  I was amazed at the number of synonyms that the THESAURASIZE tool produced.

Try it out, guaranteed you won’t be disappointed. Happy Posting!

This Holiday Season is really starting off with a Big Bang.  Christmas Movies are being aired daily, throughout the day … this year I didn’t have to wait for evenings in December to view a Christmas flick or settle for Xmas music that is played on the radio non-stop following Thanksgiving.  Both the Hallmark Channel and ABC Family have holiday movies with showings that are almost continuous.

Now I am not going to review any specific movie, because there are just so many.  Lately, my days have been filled with wonderful and entertaining holiday shows.  I have seen 2 of Santa’s brother, his daughter and his son; two versions of an endangered Santa village … each village facing public exposure; separated families reunited; and through the magic of TV,  more Xmas family gatherings than I could ever actually attend in any one season.

I think ‘my cup has actually runneth over” … but I haven’t hardly had enough.  So far thru that charismatic box, I have had plenty of snow; many cold and frosty evenings at home with the family; cut down and decorated loads of Xmas Tree’s; so many hot chocolate’s in front of a roaring fire that I actually believe I’ve gained some weight.  Sucks, I couldn’t be happier.

And that ‘feeling’, that ‘change’ that seems to happen among folks around Christmas is in the air, now.  I know I’m not imagining it, folks are warming up to each other … I’m seeing more smiles … people are becoming a little more curtious and gentle to each other.

Gosh, I wish we could bottle this feeling that is fluttering about, and sprinkle it around throughout the year.

Happy Holidays to All!

My Monday Movie postings are generally about movies that have been aired on the big screen.  However, I have been following a made-for-TV miniseries that initially was released in 2007 about a fictitious branch of the CIA [or not] referred to as ‘The Company’.

This mini-series has everything a movie-phoebe like me looks for in a great film, there’s action … suspense … romance, good and not so good human elements … and nail-biting intensity.  But this production takes these elements a notch higher.  The core of this presentation is centered around historical events; espionage during the Cold War, and it’s impact on a select few that were directly involved in the exchange of government secrets between the KGB and the Company.

The presentation begins in the 1950’s and spans a 30 to 40 year period, it’s covers the conflicts and tactics that both sides employed in order to bring the opposing nation to it’s knee’s; and then it took you into the board rooms where all the behind the scene’s decision that shaped nations were hatched.  But it didn’t stop there not only did it shine it’s lite on the decision makers, but it crawled into the trenches and picked apart the minds of the men and women that actually were on the receiving end of these life altering decision and it told stories about events that may or may not have happened; it high-lighted the life-altering sacrifices made by those that embraced the babble that these twisted monoliths spewed.

Quite honestly, there really isn’t a happy ending … WAR decimates … no matter who is victorious; humankind is diminished as an aftermath of a conflict.  Nothing and no one is left untouched, whether or not we actually participated physically, the savagery of WAR leaves ripples that continue to ebb and flow down through time.  Any aggressive act or any action really, ignites a ripple … But I am digressing, this is a powerful thought-provoking presentation, that can be found on cable …  give it a peek, my synopsis doesn’t even begin to do justice to this amazing chronology.

There isn’t any surreal imagery at work in this production, but your imagination coupled with your own imagery however, will ignite during the course of this film.  It’s impossible to view this and not be effected by the events that take place on the screen.

Until the next time …