A Very HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EACH AND EVERYONE .....LETS MAKE THIS YEAR ONE IN WHICH GOES DOWN IN HISTORY AS A GREAT YEAR GLOBALLY..............AND IT STARTS WITH MERELY `one`. Happy 2011 to each and everyone from all corners of the world................

I Thought It was High time I did Mention...

Within this time and within the right now. Where we are seated as we move within the new year. I have found many things within my own self, I have found many things within other but the one main thing that I have come to find is within self. We all do have resolutions that we make. I made mine a while back as I came to understand more of my own self. I don't thrive within the negative I certainly thrive within the aspects of life that are productive.  I placed this thought of, "Forever is comprised of the Nows", really it's all within the moment. Yet we all do reflect, we have those areas in which are those in which I find that I value and there are areas in which I place within this area in which we call - NOW.

To some extent one can come to waiver from a path in which they believe in. Yet I render that in which I find is a worthwhile effort. Since the time I was within a hospital I have come to find that there are good things as well as there are areas in which one does not need. There are areas in which you will have success and failure and as often as I have mentioned - there is success within failures as you keep trying. However when there is an area in which you come to realize for the first time within your entire life - it's worthy. I have not shared but it's a very true one and I wish I would have had this diagnosis a long time ago. I think that so often the ego does get involved but I let go of it all. I guess you could say I am within a change. Yet whom isn't within a change.

To those good friends that are out there they shall understand. And some wont. But the merits of what I have always wrote within here is that of authenticity. Since back in November I came to understand there after that I have throughout my life had a disposition called - ADDHD. By way of a great practitioner and after the 8 meetings, neurologically I have had a disposition to what is a form of attention deficit disorder. I don't feel ashamed at all as this has been something that for the longest I have been trying to get some diagnosis. It's something that most are diagnosed at a young age but I never was, yet I functioned very well. Mind you over the last three years there have been somethings in which didn't seem quiet right. So...

Along with many other areas that came of recent, I don't feel I am a victim to something that so many do have - but to understand it now by way of all the testings I have been through - really is a break through. Basically, I am on a great medication and in no manner does it change one personality - alter it or otherwise. So here for especially these last year, I have had some troubles with reading and as well within my writes.

So you will see that there are times that I do have a hard time in bringing things all together - but this has not been the first time. It's been something that I have had for years. And to be very honest I am very glad that I finally have a diagnosis from a very different yet tremendously well educated doctor. Within all the aspect of whom I am is no different it's just a matter of working along with this. Besides what is normal anyways?

We are approaching the new year and ironically I have kept this to myself with the exception of some very good friends along with my brother. The manner in which it was explained to me one month ago - is that my brain has a hard time in keeping up with my mind. With the aid of a medication, there are several ways in which one can work around this. More people that you know do have this and often it's not realized for years. As I mentioned before I am truly glad of how things worked out after coming out of the hospital - as there were many different professionals that came into place. One of which really has been pinnacle within all of this. I understand my past, I understand where there were obstacles within my life and I am one that thrives in doing, it's part of my personality yet it's part of the manner that my brain works.

I called five friends over this last week as well as speaking with my brother. Ironically, within all of this said, most all responded within our conversation that - everyone has a little bit of something, coupled with some that upon calling them understood very well. So I thought before the this new year that we have that I would state something that I have known now for the last month. There is nothing different with me other that I am just that type of person that thrives in getting things done and certainly there is areas on the net that make it more understandable. So I am whom I am and within my friends I thought I would share this and it's not something that is new. It's been there with me since I was born.

I am not on Ritalin - I am on one mild medication and today I had a great meet with this doctor, which came as a change and it's great to be able to state this as I don't find it as a absolute. I find it as something that is part and parcel of how my own personality is. I have thrived within so many areas and to stop is the wrong thing especially for me. If I have what we term as an attention deficit that I have worked with for years and now am working with it. I am not disabled by any means - what I am is whom I am. I have no delusions, no depression, sometimes it's hard to read very long writes as I am doing here. BUT...

I am myself and one of authenticity. Besides if we all were so normal within this world we would be all exactly the same. So I guess I finally came out with it here and in no manner am I different. And to those most all would understand that. Now as far as the new year...............I do have mine this year I have had them since one month ago and have been placing them all into action.

I think Casanova had this yet mine is much more within a milder form.

 

And with that I say - So be it...

Keeping authentic,

Jack

 

 

~ Forever is comprised within the Nows ~

Busy, Busy, and Busy...

Don’t get me wrong on this one but I am glad that the festive season is over with. This year was a different year however there was some fall out and eventually that shall all take on a change. Within families it usually does. I get away from writing and then it’s very hard to keep up with all of this.

From Christmas through to today’s date I have an array of pictures, some which are too personal within family, and then there are some that I do certainly enjoy sharing. Right now things are not going over too well between my old man and my brother but then myself and myself went out for a long drive and we talked things over. Ironic really as we have not done that within years. So it’s been a great Christmas I have been literally getting to this computer with such less time right now. Keeping up with it all is rather hard.

So I hope that over the weekend I can share a few more and as well read a few more. This thing called time is just one that you work it to your own but there are things that do come up at the least expected times.

There are times I do sit at this and think of what portion of my day I wish to write about and when you have missed out on one segment then you have to go back and find that thread. I thought I was high time that I wrote this as these past days have been a great busy however by the time one gets home and is able to sit down it’s not as easy to just throw about one idea. But what has been done is I have a membership for the New Year within a gym.

Even within wintertime…

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Winterized and Summarized

Yesterday morning I was able to get a few pictures within the morning.
I was able to get to the top of one of the buildings on the outskirts of town and it was interesting to see have that time to capture the sunrise.

There was the mark of what is know as a Sun dog. It’s something to capture this right around this time of the year. As before we know it the days start getting longer.

Silence Touches the Soul

It's within the season when we really need a moment of silence. It’s also the season when we really have to work to make sure we get one. At a time when we traditionally devote to it too loving, giving, and gratitude, the quiet and peace we need to appreciate our gifts seems all too complex within these times.  The gift of silence now and then during the holiday clamor so you have a chance to really embrace and enjoy the experience of celebration.  It’s when you merge into the silence and become one. This is when I find that I with the peace that is within this source as we know as God. The peacefulness that is God. “Be still and know that I am God,” says the Old Testament. The key words are still and know. Certainly they have been altered in accord to the way and times in which we live in. But within all faith structures the same still does apply. 

Mother Teresa described silence and its relationship to God by saying, “God is the friend of silence. See how within nature the trees, the stars, and the moon, and the sun, how they move in silence and yet they shine. There was a question I read with regards to God. I see that god is something within silence and it resonates within a manner that is within the deepest of our very own selves. Yet within the silence there is that render of understanding of what we view within our very own belief system. have ever taken to notice that most nearly everything that has been created comes out of silence?

I believe our thoughts emerge from that nothingness within silence. Our words come out of this void of grace. Thus the fulfillment of life is rendered from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness. That sense of inner peace depends on spending some of ones life energy in silence. Within the self time and within that emptiness or serenity. Recharging the batteries per se. In silence, you make your personal and conscious contact with God. Or whatever it may be that renders that source in which one has been brought up with or has chosen. As within faith there are is an array of worships and from my experience there are more commonalities between so many, as it's not just within one, it's within a source in which we deem fittingly.

May the voice of silence bring you peace during this holiday season.

 

Peaceful time of Observance

I thought I would head out this morning and capture some pictures I find of worth. A very quiet day it has been. Yet a good one. The temperatures are truly warm. While I was on this little excursion I thought upon arriving home that I would place on a few pictures as most all have some symbolic value.

We adapt, we wish for peace, we progress. And within all of that we do have a foundation by means of what we do all believe in as commonly known as the - Golden Rule. Within this very day we all do celebrate within our own manners and within our own ways in the foundations of our beliefs.

They are the very foundations of life. Which I tend to think we all find within a common ground of peace.

A Joy To You

We all so often ask what the meaning of this day is. Unfortunately there has been some fall out within the family. I have never done so much with family as my parents are much older now. But to those that have made those decent comments within a manner that is so true I find that the gift within this day has been rather stressing. But that is just that. Finally this computer is working and I am the one that does it all within the family. So by default within how I shall celebrate it.

This has been a very intense time of the year. I think that the meaning for some as I mentioned before is that of an obligatory. By choice I do thank you all and I do wish you the best during this season. I could name names and right now I am getting back in the handle of using this computer.

This all being said it's a different time of the year and where everyone was so intense and working with that in honor of Christmas? I think that it's really something much more deep within. I did have a few very great people again that helped me with this internet - to then coupled with going and getting my father - to tending to some matters that seemingly all come onto my own shoulders. But it's another day, yet it's a time of giving appreciation and a silence of confidence.

Tomorrow pending how things go I will either forfeit my place with this celebration that was all planned - and that is ok. Every has their own journey and right now I can't get to ever persons blog but when I stated - "YOU, YOU, and YOU". I knew very early I would be tending to family matters - and there is that factor of time.

I do thank you all, I have not had anytime for pictures - actually I have not had much time for anything this last couple of days except tending to family. So it's been a little stressing and I can't afford that as I know I am working out a near stroke so within one way I do look forward to things slowing down as really this term in which we call faith is one that literally takes place each and everyday of our lives.

What we believe in is within our own acts. Which is applicable to each and everyone as faith is a very tender area and as a christian yet one of faith, wish to say that there to each there very own. That really is the from what I see as the golden rule. I was hoping today to be able to get to one and all but there was no way and I must be up early tomorrow so... I am tired as it's been a day! But I am wished to write this small note which goes back to all that I have not been able to visit.

Joy to you and from "here to there", for many there is something in which we do all celebrate within our very own ways.

~Peace to one and All~

Jack

 

Merry Christmas

There are several problems that I have had via yahoo. But within all this I do wish everyone the best during this time of the season. One never expects for these things to happen but so be it. I changed my id and then there was this other blog within Yahoo that popped up but it shall resolve after the season. Apparently there was a virus that was happening by way of yahoo. And so I changed my passwords and wow I had everything including this other blog come up. I don't wish to write anything other that within here. Now I know that is much simpler than done. So to those that are celebrating or will be as I. I do wish you a great Christmas as I did wish to get in here and wish everyone a great celebration as tonight I am rather tuckered out with all that has taken place over these last two days when coming to either computer.

My main message from over here is may you have a good one as I know most all will be off here during the celebrations.

 

Hey All ------------ and just in case

I have been having some problems with my the settings on my computer but I did wish to extend the best of wishes to you and yours. May this season be one of worth. One that is abundant to you as well as one that I hope this gets through to you all. So with all of this said I do certain wish you the best during this season as I within a half hour my time I should be able to log on here properly.

So a great one to you and a very very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to each and everyone of you.  All going well I hope before the days end to be able to visit each friend.

Peace and Good will as well the best to you and yours during this time of Christmas.

 

 

The last Sunday before...

I am not sure if that is the way I really wish to look at it there are so many things that have been happening and this area of time and the commodity of the spirit in which many of us do celebrate is one that is too much over done. There is no doubt on it after paying for parking. The brochures and so on it's not the meaning of what this celebration is for nor is all the charm. The season is something that brings about that certain abundance deep within. This last week has been a zoo when it comes to shopping. I feel that the celebration is much more within whom we are and what we believe in.

Here is my trick I kid you not - I wrap all my gifts in newspaper and I give them with a nice card. Where does gift wrapping go anyways? I have done that for years now and shall do the very same this year. It's a tradition I have always done for years now. Maybe I am ecologically correct with the material side of gift giving. But that is the manner in which I do it.

So within my Sunday it’s been busy as has been the last week but the great thing about this time of the year are the movies that are on within the evening. I find this time to be that of a precious family time when it comes to this time of the year. And always have and probably always will.

Yet it's two days to Winter - who ever decided when it was winter?

 

Farewell Larry King

Of all the people within the news media, Larry King was truly right up there on top of my list. Probably since the eighties I watched him. What I found most interesting about the man was that he really asked short questions with some of the most provocative people. Not all but the majority and the manner that Larry did it really made it "interestainment".
King began in radio however within the show there was never any biased within his interviews he asked short questions which left it each and everyone of his guest to answer and his audience to come out with there own conclusions. Within the span of twenty five years how there were so many that Larry interviewed. Guest which became really ordinary people while on his show not all but most. Who couldn’t be in the manner that Larry interviewed them.  It was entertaining, newsworthy, and very casual.  Obviously Larry had the experience to do it within a different manner – his own manner and he certainly was someone distinctively different from the rest. Reaching into the depths of those of interest - there was always something that Larry seemingly could bring out of his guest, from presidents, leaders of other nations, ordinary folks, the list really spans so many that you can really make a typecast of whom he interviewed as he nearly interviewed them all. It shall be something to not see the man that had literally interviewed so many. And the King attire.  Large suspenders and a neatly knotted tie. Where he never wonder off the questions from the beginning to the end, and if he didn’t get the answer he had his own style of humor and world move on.

It will miss Larry King, as he really was one of those that I grew up with. I liked last night on Thursday when all these guest where on and then Katie Couric came out with her own poem on his very last show.  Katie's tribute poem:

"What are we to do without our top talker? Here's an ode filled with love from me and Miss Walker. As you hang up your suspenders on your dressing room door, I speak for us all when I say we want more. More of the show that we instantly loved, for 25 years couldn't get enough of. Your unique take on politics, culture and crime, never cutting off guests—except for Barbra—always giving them time. You made NAFTA exciting, and that's hard to do. And you scored Paris Hilton's post-jail interview.  Sinatra, George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, Bacall. So many stars, I just can't name them all. From Heather Mills' leg to Ross Perot's twang, you always cajole, not harass or harangue. But there were moments when your guests had a cow. Seinfeld wasn't canceled, Larry, but I guess you know that by now. Mike Tyson KO'd without throwing a punch. And you got Miss California's sash in a bunch. You went gaga for Gaga, Sharon Stone, and Janet Jackson. Alas, it was Brando who gave you some action. Eight presidents joined you, from Nixon to Obama, and you brought us each moment of O.J.'s long drama.  Some startling shows I'll never forget. Tammy Faye's eyes, Ted Haggart's regret. Your guests made us cry, made us laugh, made us think. Wynonna Judd told you about a God wink. I hadn't heard that before, so I looked the phrase up. It's a miracle, blessing, an overfilled cup. That's what you are. And as old blue eyes might say, the best is yet to come, Larry.
You did it your way.   Congratulations, Larry.”

This "king" that nearly covered 30 years on television shall be missed most importantly what differed him from the rest I think was that he never took things too seriously and he always seemed to allow us to connect within a very different manner to all the people he met. Perhaps we were meeting many of them by way of Larry King.

Planning for a Reunion at Christmas

There are time in which things do get rather hectic at this time of the year. I was speaking to my bother today and this large to do seems to leave everyone on edge. Perhaps everyone is placing too much into it. That is the planning for Christmas and all. For myself, I don't place so much weight into it. Not to say I don't believe in it as I do but seemingly everyone gets uptight with high expectations as to what to do for the folks this year. I guess it's a hard one. The way I look at it is that is within the meaning. Not just within one day and I am not one spend and spend. I think allot of folks feel pressure at this time of the year. I know that there are times I do as with this large family get together the everyone has their own thoughts on what to do and the folks seemingly wish for it to be a simple one. I can understand that. So I myself just listen and factor myself out of it all as there is this great expectation with my folks and they have not been well - that goes with age.

Not being a grinch here but there is so much placed into one day. Yet I find the best thing to do is just go with the flow with it all. And there will be arguments between cousins and family and I really believe it's more within the essence of what Christmas is.

The gathering of family is what I find is of most importance and not all the hoopla as each one seems to wishes to have things done within a certain way. Yet it will come and go and hopefully from now till then there won't be squabbles amongst each other as one wish to have things their way and another the other way. I feel that this Christmas really is more with the consideration of the folks. And most importantly what they want. And I think they really wish to just have it rather simple - yet a gathering of everyone and the fun and jokes and the storytelling.

Yet it's been busy enough with or without this time of the year.

 

 

If you had one gift to give yourself during this time of the year - what would it be?

Within the Spirit

There is spirit with so many of us there is that goodness - that area in which we tend so often is forgotten. On here I have been blessed. I really do wish to say that as something happened which I just have found out and you know there are the times in which there are acts of kindness and I can really assure you that there is someone within here that did one very kind act during these time. I called within the morning over to Florida and the person then I had another call. Now I was thinking there is something wrong here - however there wasn’t. What there was, was a very kind person.

Needless to say there was someone that acted within the areas of kindness. That too me on here really is something. I mean it literally blows me away. As there was a mix up of sorts with something and when I arrived home I was blown away with a gift that was given without the question. I did get an email and it literally blew me away when I arrived home.

That to me is all too within the spirit of life and that person knows whom they are and all I can say is apparently regardless of not being around on here much. This was something truly special and I wish to reciprocate it within some manner - which I shall.

The Wonders of Winter

It all depends on the weather. Recently here we have had we have had very warmer temperatures as of this evening it's snowing like I have never seen it happen here before. Last year we seemed to be hit with a harsh climate but this is sort of the same but the temperatures give way to much snow. I never minded the snow, it was that bitter cold that came to happen. But again no one can predict it.

Yesterday I had two very solid check ups all in all and it's all going very well. So within the eve here there is one cleaning off their car but really by the morning the was there any effort in doing so? But it all is apart of what happens here within this season. Some are within areas that have never seen the weather as such and then there are some that have lived there entire lives within a four season climate.

It's funny online and offline in a way as up here you will hear everything about the weather. Funny in a good way. Yet each and every year you always have these sayings with the weather within every areas around the world that has a few months of winter. I think you know what I mean some go like this:

"Well, I don't know, it's very nasty out there did you hear what tomorrow will bring"

"I remember when I used to have to walk ten miles to just to get to school everyday, you youngin's never had to go through all that"

"I don't mind the snow it's just that cold"

The list goes on as most often when there is a storm that is happening it usually brings out all types of forecasters - I myself just look at what is predicted and get on with my day. Here one can't control what nature brings but one just thrives within there scopes upon where they reside.

Mind you I don't mind palm trees...

 

Medicinal Monday One

It was a very busy day in going from one hospital to another as I had check ups that were done. All is good and while going from Royal University Hospital to City Hospital I took my camera along as it's been a while since I have done as such.

Regardless the outcome was good. That is what is of most importance.

A lot of cars in ditches, spin outs, dead batteries, and deaths.

This morning it snowed here but not of the likes of what has happened in the east coast. From the entire eastern portions of this continent to the upper midwest that is a storm.

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A powerful storm that unleashed snow and strong winds across the upper U.S. Midwest left behind dangerously cold temperatures, promising a new set of challenges for people working to dig out.

The weekend storm closed major highways in several states, cancelled more than 1,600 flights in Chicago and collapsed the roof of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium. At least six weather-related deaths were reported.

Nearly 60 centimetres of snow fell in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin before marching east into Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.The storm was headed northeast toward Canada, according to the U.S. National Weather Service, with some snow possible Monday in Michigan, northern Indiana through parts of Pennsylvania and New York."The major winter storm that moved up from the U.S. Midwest yesterday is now centered around Montreal and will continue to track east towards the Maritimes today," CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe said Monday.

Officials said plunging temperatures and winds could make clearing roads even more difficult and could lead to a slow morning commute, even in places the storm has passed."With the snow, pretty much the worst of it's over, but we're going to get cold temperatures through Tuesday," said Jim Taggart, National Weather Service meteorologist in Chanhassen, Minn. He said the weather the region is experiencing is what it "normally would get in January" but not December.

In Minneapolis, heavy snow caused the inflatable roof of the Metro dome to collapse Sunday. Video inside the stadium aired by Fox Sports showed the inflatable Teflon roof sagging before it tore open, dumping massive amounts of snow across one end of the playing field.No one was hurt, but the Vikings' game against the New York Giants had to be moved to Detroit's Ford Field. The day of the game had already been pushed back from Sunday to Monday because the storm kept the Giants from reaching Minneapolis on time. Stadium officials were trying to repair the roof in time for the Vikings' next home game, Dec. 20 against Chicago.

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In the Chicago area, wind gusts of up to nearly 80 km/h blew the roof off a building at Navy Pier and sent waves from Lake Michigan crashing onto Lake Shore Drive.

Snow disrupts air travel, closes roads

The wintry weather, with blowing snow that severely limited visibility, wreaked havoc on air and road travel.

At least 1,375 flights were cancelled at O'Hare International Airport and more than 300 were cancelled at Midway International Airport, Chicago Department of Aviation spokeswoman Karen Pride said.

Officials at O'Hare Airport set up about 200 cots and provided amenity kits containing toothpaste and toothbrushes for stranded travellers, Pride said.

Jordan Ledoux was travelling back to Portland after a visit to Houston when he ended up stuck at O'Hare. He said it was possible he might not get home until Tuesday."This is the worst flying experience I've ever had," he told WBBM-TV.

Major highways in several states were closed due to poor driving conditions and accidents. In Indianapolis, police said a man fatally stabbed his wife, then died four blocks from his home Sunday morning when his vehicle hit a tree after he lost control on a slippery road. Police did not immediately release the names of the couple.

Seven vehicles crashed on Interstate 94 about 80 kilometres west of Milwaukee, prompting authorities to close the westbound lanes. A vehicle lost control on an ice-covered road and slammed into a tree in southeastern Wisconsin, killing 21-year-old of Chicago and injuring two other people inside.

In Michigan, authorities said an 80-year-old man was killed when his pickup truck rolled on a slick highway in Montcalm County. Weather also was believed to be a factor in a head-on collision in Livingston County that killed a 75-year-old woman.

AAA-Michigan said it helped 2,500 motorists on Sunday and had heard from hundreds more by this morning.

Authorities also said weather played a role in the death of Douglas Munneke, 55, of St. Cloud, Minn. He died of a heart attack after collapsing while he was snow-blowing his driveway Saturday. In western Wisconsin, a 79-year-old man snow-blowing the end of his driveway was killed when a plow truck backed into him.

"Your order was submitted on Dec 5, '08 10:56 AM. Your account has been upgraded." Now this is good news! Mind you they kept saying it was not received but....~ C'est la vie ~

Reinventing Your Holidays - By Dr. Wayne Dyer

If you find yourself looking forward to the end of the holiday season instead of the beginning, here’s a call to shift gears and reclaim what should be a time of appreciation, excitement, joy, and peace. Make up your mind that this is going to be your happiest holiday season ever. Your decision to emphasize the positive can reclaim a season that is supposed to bring out the best in us, rather than do us in. The truth is that this time of year offers us a wonderful opportunity to rekindle the spirit of love and living life to the fullest.

By vowing to think and behave in more meaningful ways, you’ll find in each present moment of the holiday season something to savor and enjoy. Each very moment of our lives affords us a choice and the holiday season is no exception. This life is a miracle, each and every particle of it, and the holiday season is a celebration of the miraculousness of it all.

You have choices in this business of holiday celebrations. The responsibility is always your own. Cultivating the true meaning of the holidays is one of joy, love, peace, and happiness. 

~ As It Can Be ~

 

One Test Post

I have been working on this since I renewed my Multiply unfortunately I had all too many emails coming in and before, I never had emails within my email on yahoo. So I hope this is something that all can see and a big good night to ya.

Peace,

Jack

I would just appreciate this once if you could just say if you have received this and thereafter I will know if this is set up as it was before. I enjoy just getting this to my blog not too my email account. Goodnight and Good morning.

 

 

Can you see this post as I am working out some glitches?

Climate Changes Are an Event

Well I have most all sorted out with this Multiply. For a good portion on my day I was on the phone to Florida, New York and then thereafter I was able to get all things set into place. Come 9am I was in route to the bank before most have even got out to shovel the snow. There is this one neighbor whom comes from Romania that has been here for a 15 years now and he goes back to Romania twice a year. There we both were shoveling the driveways.

After a wave and hello we both just walked over to each other and discussed what the weather predictions were in the next week. Both of nodded are heads and said really the same thing, as seeing is in believing. Snow, winter and cold they are the three things that come at this time of the year and you just dress up and put up with it.

So within a good portion of my day I was able to get all things done regardless of if I really wished too today. Joe whom works shifts said that he is merely going out and getting a movie and then staying home. I told him that this was my plan for the day. That home bound time to just enjoy rather for one day. So I ended up going to my bank, thereafter, coming home making a few more calls and then I have yet to even read the paper. But tomorrow is Sunday. Big Yah.  When good old winter hits it does hit rather hard. For those that were posting on my page, my apologies as I could not get back to you as I was either on the phone or I was out shoveling snow, or there after taking a nice hot shower. However during days like these it's nice to stay indoors and wait till the storm's ending.

 

It's been Chilly

A day in which it certainly has been a chilly one to say the least...

In the deepness of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling...

Count Your Blessings.wmv

I do get some of the most interesting emails and this morning I could not resist this one as it comes from an old friend that is from Japan.

In 1942, Irving Berlin wrote a charming little song titled "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)." In it he advises that worry and sleeplessness can be diminished by replacing your lists of worries with a list of the good things in your life. It sounds cute and simplistic. But it's actually a valid technique. First of all, you displace a litany of negative with a litany of positivity. Second, counting your blessings elicits feelings of gratitude. Feelings of gratitude, in turn, elicit feelings of hope, courage and trust.

A Simple write on a Friday Eve

It's a nice evening and there is that stillness and here we are are within the cold as it's going down to - 27c. So it's nice I find to be on this laptop you know you look at the news and there is so much that is taking place. I truly just love to read and write. I find that this is that time of the year where within doors it's actually very nice. So this week has been a decent one certainly with a few exceptions but the other night I was watching John Bon Jovi on Larry King and really he is something. I have come to enjoy this laptop much more than my desktop when it comes to the eves of writing. We all write and we all know what is going on within the news but then there is that time I find that one just kicks back and enjoys things for what they. The simple things. So it's been decent day and here is the weekend and it's that time from which is just nice. It's a time where one just enjoys the warmth and just is rather cozy.

This weekend shall be a decent one - that of just getting somethings done and I shall take a break from this walking routine - and take some chill time. The picture about comes from a friend that hails from across the pond and it really does capture something during this time of the year.

 

Entire Christmas Family Reunion

Start:	Dec 23, '10 10:00a
End:	Dec 26, '10 01:00a

I will be away as things are planned right now with all my family members from all sides of the family.

Multiply as a Social Network

I have continued with my jogging and as well I am on Face book for a very good reason. The reason was after I came out of this situation medically. I wished to bring about some communication with those that do know me from real life. Not just online life. Within Multiply I have as all of us made some changes with those that are either gone or not apparent.

I have always loved writing within here and to I have made may choices accordingly. Everyone does. So I don't have much to share as far as with pictures at the moment but I do wish to continue what I have done thus far. There are some that are very different within here as there is that think in which the don't know ya. Where as I feel that within FB with real life family and friends there is and I am slowly grooming it up as there is a manner from which to blog in FB.

But Multiply has some very symbolic things to me. Ironically how we saw friends then from the transfer of Y360 today is so very different. Not for all, I will leave this as be as I placed my visa away along time ago and work on my savings. As most of you know right now I am not working, I am working within my own health concerns.

So I had made a few requests and friends really do come out when you have known them within this platform for years and yet they still look the other way. I have learned that the only one.

Are we all fooling ourselves with stating we are friends as we are actually just a social network? That is a ponder, as of today's date here on multiply. It does make one ponder on the real meaning of this as is it really just a forum? Or is it a Social Network?

I still do have my ponders but I do have materials in here of my own that span throughout years. I don't wish to loose it all, but if I do so be it.  Outside of all this it's been a good day here. So that is the way it goes on this Friday at 5pm. So if I loose all then so be it. Yet I do wish to continue with this and I guess even during this time of althought it's the season - what do you deem as a freind? I know whom I do.

Note, I am on my laptop so the spelling might not be precise.

 

Do you find any difference between the regular Multiple and the Premium?

Advancing within my Pace

It’s almost a month now since I came out of the hospital and I attend to the things, which are prominent, and of most importance to myself. There are some choices within making goals. One can feel the defeat or one can carry on within what they find that they out too. Everyone is different. I have now got to the point where I shall take one more week and continue with my regiment.

Mind you it’s cold but so what. It’s all in how you choose to look at it. I find that setting that agenda has come very well. There are times I do wish to take that time out. I will set out one primary goal and then a secondary one and often the two will coincide with each other. I never measure what I have accomplished comparatively with others, as really within goals they are something that I am doing for myself as well as my health. So I tread within my own manner. What another does might now be wise for me and with what I am doing I have planned out. Mind you I find that it’s good to stick with goals, when one is on a rebuilding process.

The great gain I find is within what one has obtained upon reviewing the past two weeks. I don’t measure it in accord to another but I measure it along with a few coaches – as I look at them as that. I do find their objective skills to be helpful in nurturing this area of achieving these goals. Some may know that I came close to having and slight stroke, but I am far beyond that. As I look at things and it’s a feel good situation when one can periodically review how far they have come. What I find is that at a certain point the goals become embedded within the mindset. Making it not so much of a plan but more of a nurturing way. Every week I will review the progress I have made. I find that one just gets to a point and much like anything you come accustom to doing you just do it without really thinking much about it.

The main thing for myself is seeing progress on several levels but nothing all comes at once. My main areas have been a moderate exercise, eating right, that self time and slowly making the right choices in other areas within my life stream. I am already in that state where I don’t think about things I just do it. This routine within adapted within the winter is literally my own work in progress of achieving and believing.

~ Life is the sum of all your given Choices ~

My Recollection of John Lennon and the Beatles

Just getting off the phone tonight with my brother whom lives in a different city, and he asked if I remember?
 

I remember the when my brother was somewhere around 23. My brother is older than myself by some years. But my recollection of John or for that matter my starting to understand the Beatles independently was literally the day I went over to visit him at his first apartment.

Here were sitting two very down fans. My brother and one other friend of his named, Francaise. For some reason they were playing songs of the Beatles. Still in high school – but I saw how down they were and I didn’t really understand it. The manner that this had hit them so hard. I did know how big the Beatles were and literally came to know each of there songs by way of my brother. So there we all sat for a while four people just taking it all in. My friend and I didn’t find it as intense however the next day after school I had but more so as time when on and I acquired more of what the Beatles were about. If it hadn’t been for my brother and his seeing them on the Ed Sullivan Show which was before my time, I would probably would have never acquired as much of a taste and understanding of what had happened with John and how it effected so many on that day of his death. This evening after the call, I am sure that my brother is playing songs of John’s and so many are as well.

My friend and I left around 10pm that night as we had school the next morning. What amazes me is since a kid, I was hearing these songs by the very same voices. And my brother would rush home with his new LP, or 45’s and he would talk and talk about what the meaning was that John and Paul were trying to say. That is really my own recollection of how I came to know John Lennon and the rest of the Beatles. Thereafter, the Beatles were far more for me. As well, I have always been thrilled with all four of them. When the split up happened, then they all wrote there own way you could see the splitting of the ying and yang of two whom wrote together as John in one way where as Paul wrote within another. With only two living members of once known as the “Fab Four” you don’t hear much regarding Ringo, but Paul seems to carry on with his own music, while he makes his own. John’s music has not carried on as he just began to write and placed out his first album in years and I remember the first hit called, “Starting Over”. That is my recollection of John Lennon, and it’s amazing to see this rebirth and tribute to one man that started with his own band and then one by one brought with time, a new band of his own at that time in Liverpool called, The Beatles.
There was always a hope that there would be a Beatles revival but I never did. At that time there were some that were doing revivals but I thought that the best thing was that the “Band of Four”, were far better to leave there music and I thought that if they had a revival it would not be as good as the original Beatles as some of know. Yet I remember that very evening that I dropped into my brother apartment, it's hard to imagine that it's 30 years since then.

I recall John was a man that is literally immortalized as a musician, the one that started the Beatles and then the one that didn’t need to make music but after a certain period he did make a short lived come back. Yet his bands music, members and all, and his own music live on.

When I listen to John's music, it's reflective, and it's never was driven to make the charts it was all within John Lennon's own way. He started over but regardless it's never ended...

 

 

An Excursion within the Season

An excursion it was heading downtown, regardless of the weather. Leaving and heading to a few destinations that I am very familiar with. Within the indoors there was a marvel of areas from which to render.

For now just a mere few. However, as ironic as it may seem there was much dialogue that went with all of this. At temperature nearing below zero in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. Within the indoors is where I rendered some. Indoors it is within this time of the year. And placing some context within the season as well as the vantages of places.

Yet the sun did shine.

We Love You Yeah Yeah Yeah

 John Lennon Tributes on 70th Birthday

 

John Lennon didn't tell us what to do but showed us who we could be. it's a gift still appreciated as an outpouring of love rises up on his 70th birthday.

When John Lennon died in December of 1980 there was a touching outpouring of grief and the facts of his life and death became the focus of media for months. There were even therapy groups devoted to processing the grief surrounding his death and it became clear that there was a great deal of love for the former Beatle.

The fact that gatherings are taking place worldwide to mark October 9, 2010 and what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday suggest that the love for Lennon has not diminished. He has been gone now two months shy of 30 years but his legacy of music and peace are heard and respected by new and long-time fans alike.

Celebrating John Lennon's Birthday and His Message of Peace

Celebrations on Lennon's birthday include events at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York (he was inducted in 1994), unveiling an 18 foot high Peace and Harmony statue in his honor in Liverpool with Julian and Cynthia Lennon, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon lighting the Imagine Peace Tower in Reykjavik, Iceland and a documentary to be shown in Central Park.

Outpourings of Love for Lennon

Over the past week or more there has been plenty of offerings to his memory, plenty of love directed at the musician and peace activist that John Lennon was throughout his life. Tributes have been coming from the famous and from the obscure and some of those tributes being put up on sites to commemorate Lennon's birthday are recent, some are older.

Tributes on John Lennon:

Ozzy Osbourne, fellow U.K. musician: "The world stopped for me when Sharon told me John Lennon had been shot in New York. I can’t even describe how I felt. The amount of joy and hope that he gave people was just remarkable."

Ray from New Hampshire, U.S.A. on a fan website: "The world remains a much sadder place without you in it. By the way, you were not the only one. We are still trying to Give Peace A Chance."

Celebrated actor Drew Barrymore: "He gave everyone great music to be sad to and make love to and laugh to and drive to, and every sort of thing that you live for in the world. If you put his music on to anything that you’re doing in life, it fits right alongside of it.”

Singer and his wife Yoko Ono: "He had a very painful childhood in which he hardly saw his mother or his father. But, later, he managed to turn his pain around to give the world many beautiful songs and important messages which changed our heads and the way of our lives."

Drummer Mick Fleetwood: "John was a fantastic human being. I was blessed...when I was 18 or 19, I got to hang out around the Beatles and John. It was an incredible experience, the energy that they all had was phenomenal, just outrageous, and of course, he’s still a bright and shining star for us all.”

Didi from U.K. on fan website: "It's still feels so wrong that he's gone and listen to his music often. He's still speaking to us and wish we'd bloody well listen."

Fellow Beatle Ringo Star (who turned 70 in July):" Happy Birthday John. Peace and Love, I loved you and I miss you. Can you believe 70?!"

John Lennon: October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980

Perhaps because turning 70 is a milestone this Lennon birthday has become the most celebrated since his death and we are seeing such an outpouring of stories and love. Clearly John Lennon's gift to the world has not been forgotten and it would seem that the love that he gave is being given back.

Lennon on Lennon:

John Lennon on himself: "My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all."

 

Do You Think John Lennon is as Relevant Today As Yesterday? ~ On December 8th John Lennon was born and around the world, in all countries people are honouring John with a tribute/dedication as he would be 70 years young. ~ Happy Birthday John

One Day Leads into Another

It's been a busy day, I went off shopping and then came back and went back out and it's been a good Sunday. This evening I had just watch TV and took a documentary that was of interest and then aside of all the things, I am ever so enjoying this laptop while and then I will change over before the end of the night. It's all to interesting on how one can either watch a show within the eve by way of TV or as well by way of a computer now. These applets are just too neat. I would always read the news early in the morning and now I find that I will grab the newspaper, turn on the television and part of my morning coffee is just in going through some reads. So I find that I am discovering all to many things by way of a morning coffee computer start. Thereafter I get on with the day. There is nothing like placing that coffee on the side table and logging by way of a laptop and streaming into areas by way of some of these applets. The weather channel is one of my favs.

As far as the other stuff of the day, it was just the stuff of what all comes along within the season. So it's all good and when I was just about to retired I thought I would log into multiply and what all is being wrote, mind you I didn't get to that many today but I did get to a few. So this all has it's time and place but how we are really within this era of computers - it's growing and morphing along to the point that it really seems infinite, mind you setting are everything.

 

It's been busy on this Sunday and there are some rather neat applets - this one of the weather channel just amazes me. That all said. A Happy Birthday to Patrick in Australia and peace to y'all.

Within A Winter Afternoon

Apart of my afternoon I decided to head out and take some pictures and yes it’s been several days of cloudy weather. I went shopping and which included an electronics warehouse here called XS-Cargo. They buy from companies after there are things that are not bought buy retail stores. And there can be some great deals on some – some very decent things. So I browsed around the place was packed as obviously all were shopping for this time of the year. There after I headed from the north end of the city back to downtown. On my way I thought I would used this mono pod, stand and see how it worked with one of my cameras. I pulled into the parking lot and walked up to one of the five bridges to see how well this all would work. As well, when I left I took my camera as there is always something that is of worth – although I have cover so many places within this city there is something that is there even as chilly and cold as it was. Not all that picturesque, yet there is always something that one finds. What I did find that not that many were outdoors as for a Saturday the city seemed to be very silent with the exception of the malls and areas as such.
I headed to this Cathedral of 3rd as it’s now and I was hoping that there was someone around and yes there was a rehearsal going on so I didn’t want to intrude, but I took a few snaps and then left as the pastor there unfortunately is dealing with cancer matters. The organ pipes within this place of faith, have always been a benchmark as within that place was where I really got into photography. So there shall be another day.
Driving past the University I decided to pull over and take a few pictures of the entrance way of the Dean of the University here. By this time it I knew my computer would be fixed – the Desktop that is.
Arriving home was nice as all in all most all of several things were done. Pictures need not be precise as I find it’s really an art in combination within the part of the day’s excursions. Most of all it just is an illustration of creativity.

Routines of Worth

It’s a cold eve and one of those in is really an indoors eve you know the ones that you just take things all in ease. The evening is windy and cold. And the days are still getting longer. I picked up this computer today and upon doing groceries, browsing around again I do like this Ipad.

I had some time to head down from the north end of the city to back home. So yeah it's winter and it's that time that you just dress up and stay indoors and enjoy it. Within a few weeks the days will start to get longer - which is a plus and as well if it's like what the weather predicts tomorrow and the forth coming day it shall be a back to sunny days. Despite the amount shoppers and a few places that I had visited. There were not that many outdoors today. Not all were out as at this time of the years everyone comes to be inclined to be indoors. Mind you some are flying right now to other warmer destinations. Yet indoors tonight - is fine and swell as I stepped out and it's not that it's so cold it's just that it's so windy. So this is the ease and enjoyable time. As well, I took the day off from this routine but I bought this single pod. It's one that has just on pod or leg in comparison to the tripod.  I find it to work very well especially with some things with my camera I just got it while browsing and it does work well despite I am still just getting the handle on the settings the camera. While shopping how many were in the electronics departments and within bookstores. And then as well I headed over to this one cathedral in hopes that there was nothing going on but there was some choir rehearsal going on so I was in and out of there.

The day was rather slower than usual. It’s usually very busy but I would expect that everyone is doing shopping and then more shopping. As mentioned before I do think that there often is too much placed into occasions and we miss the real meaning of what it’s all about. But that’s just my own opinion.
Seemingly I am getting have gotten so used to having coffee in the morning with my laptop that for some reason it’s much easier to used while there is a different manner in which this desktop is set up.

Routines are worth the breaking sometimes yet I am not about to give up being warm.

Fiction In A Flash #13: Self - Centered

Fiction In a Flash # 13: Self - Centered

Her husband catered to her every whim. Insistent with friends to act within her accord. Demanding without her ever realizing it. Ironically Mr. Jones passed on.  Mrs. Jones was upset that there was more attention being paid to her husband rather than herself.

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Saturday Morning Thoughts

Last night was a hoot and it was good to head out and I can't say how much I love to read the paper now. Again it's not been all that bad here as far as the weather. It seems that the midwest and western states and provinces are fine as far as snow goes and the temperature is normal for this time of he year.

Yeah a coffee mind you we don't have have a fairly typical weather for today and for the weekend. Mind you if there is one thing - it's the sun. Usually here we get a day or two of cloudy days. It can get as cold as it wants but as long as it's sunny - for me that is all that really counts. So there is really just 20 days till the eve of Christmas. I find that within the last month there have been adjustments, good and bad news, and I have never received so much spam in online as well at what shows up at the doorstep each day. Yet there are somethings our there were you look and you just think about what you want and what you need. So the weekends are a time of enjoyment. Today I am not sure what I will do yet as I am just having a relaxing morning and then I shall get on with it. "With it"...I am not sure where that will lead me today as there are so many things that I want to do today. So we shall see how things go. This time last year I would go out and capture some pictures and then come back in and I perhaps lived behind this a little too much.

I find that most just around 8 are waking up around here and I must call this friend Jim and get together with him. As he is married he will be all too busy with his family. So I think it's high time to start heading to the gym and just take it easy. Yes this is that time where people are married and I am single. I will say that there are times that I wish I was married, but seasonal marriage? Does one look for someone just for the sake of the season? Nah, all good things come in time. However who knows.  What I do know is that it would be nice to bring it all together now within my lifestyle. As far as a gift, I still have one thing I do think I want, and aside of that. The largest gift was the ability to regained my health. So maybe that's my own gift that someone gave me and afforded me a future. So that all said the other day I placed on some of the pictures of places I have been with these last few years and rather than thinking before doing something, I just do it. In life that is. So it's a Saturday morn, and as I came on here upon returning from being out with my cousin and her friends. One can't complain when you enjoying the lights of the season as well as good company.

I really don't need to say this, however wish to on here there is a very fine lady, whom recently had a test. And I have yet to know the news but my hopes is that he outcome is good.

So the high for today is -11 Celsius, with some small flurries in the afternoon. Seems yet I like it when it shines. They just stated that within northern areas we are to expect the most mildest winters. I can't say I mind that. Yet I am not much for the slush. Yet I love even within the winters diet pepsi slushes, I kid you not. This week I have went from reading these WikiLeaks, The Beatles on Itunes and I have one question aside of the above. Please don't laugh as I have never done it in all these years. And I did take my desktop computer in yesterday. Do you know if you can back all your pages on Multiply?

Thanks and one more coffee and it's time to get on with it.

 

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/?ref=topnav_desktop_homepage

 

 

A nice eve out - and wishing everyone good weather, as good as it can be as well a great weekend. ~ Peace ~

It All Comes out within the Wash

I didn't realize to what extent that I would have to tend to things with my father. The last time I saw this Nephrologist was some time ago. I was taken in with him and she is rather nice. Seemingly he is getting lost within the system that he has relied on. When I arrived home I was truly tired the last place that I wished to be was in a hospital coupled with trying to explain everything as I had gone through all his medical matters. He can be a very stubborn man but most at that age are. She the doctor was attune to this and although I had not seen her in years. She recalled me and started to ask me questions, this is where he usually gets very ticked off as I guess he wants that control over things of his own. But she could pick up on this and then knew how to handle it. So after all was done as she said that she would like to ask both of us some questions - it kind of gave way so that I was not sitting there within her office and to be frank - this is the time in which I had promised myself that I was not going to get all involved within family matters.

So fortunately for me I was asked the necessary questions on his health and all the doctors he is seeing - which was probably not to his liking. But then after I was done I excused myself and wished here a the best within the season. So I am not sure if there is a motto within the story. But by the time I got home, I pulled out some decorations and left them for tomorrow and then took a rest which lead into a two hour sleep which is fine with me.

Parents can be at there best and then sometimes they can feel be so adamant, however his kidneys are fine and some matters which have been left to go. She indicated to me that she would make sure that she emails and calls to ensure that he is not out of the system.

So it was tending to things that are easier with others sometimes and harder with those that are close to you. I thought he might wish to head for lunch but he really didn't want to do anything. I think his pride may have been effected but it made for a tedious day. But that is the way it goes and sometimes he is on the up and up and then there are things that do make him worried - he would never indicated it but it comes out in the end in some manner and within some way. I am not one to post that many private pictures these days or perhaps it was just the mood within the matter.

Yet when I excused myself, I did go and see a few that I know within this hospital called St. Pauls and thereafter I looked at the time and then thought I would get a few shots in. And most of which were just taken of some of the renovated areas as this is one of the oldest hospitals which specializes within a few areas one of which is Urology, Ambulatory Care, and it's the smallest hospital and back within the 90's it came into being part of the entire ensemble of the cities health region as prior to that it was ran independently.

 

Currently and Some taken on this date in the Past

I had went and taken my father to what is known as St. Paul's Hospital. As I had some time I took few pictures on the way there. New to this one hospital today there was an addition of all these symbols of faith. I only really had not that much time but I captured some as I waited as my father was having a review by way of a nephrologist. There were all these faith symbols, which were all new to me, and with really only 15 minutes I thought I would get as many of them with out using my photo editor.

There after I looked at the various places I have taken some shots within this very week but within the past few years and thought I would place a few.

There are two cities that all are encompassed within here.

Refining the World within White

 

Refining the World within the White

Refining the world within the white
Still and silent, light, ardent, and vibrant
The sparkles and shines illuminated the ground
From which they placed themselves one by one

The textures of white within the skies
Dancing downwards eagerly lightly dusting the ground
All within order one by one, but yet within a cadence
Perhaps a harmony or an accumulation within a white array
Yet ever so soft and silent and gentle came there presence

Refining the world within the white
Still and silent, light, ardent, and vibrant
The sparkles and shines illuminated the ground
From which they placed themselves one bye one

Perhaps this was a dance or a subtle song in concert
As the trees seemed to extend an allowance
The grounds left no despair and pleasantly accepted
For this was an array of whiteness in grace
Yet ever so soft and silent and gentle came there attendance

Refining the world within the white
Still and silent, light, ardent, and vibrant
The sparkles and shines illuminated the ground
As they placed themselves within an orchestration

~ All one by one, yes indeed they were refining ever so softly within an orchestration the world within the white. ~

~ jgs ~

I am not sure about you but I like to go back and read entries from this time of the year as it's a great time and the very last month - here comes the Season of Joy.

How Santa is Tracked :)

NORAD uses four high tech systems to track Santa are radar, satellites, "Santa Cams" and fighter jets.Tracking Santa starts with the NORAD radar system called the North Warning System. This powerful radar system consists of 47 installations strung across the northern border of North America. On Christmas Eve, NORAD monitors the radar systems continuously for indications that Santa Claus has left the North Pole.

The moment that radar indicates Santa has lifted off, a second detection system is then initiated. Satellites positioned in geo-synchronous orbit at 22,300 miles from the Earth’s surface are equipped with infrared sensors, which enable them to detect heat. Amazingly, Rudolph's bright red nose gives off an infrared signature, which allow our satellites to detect Rudolph and Santa.

The third tracking system is the Santa Cam network. We began using it in 1998, which is the year we put our Santa Tracking program on the internet. Santa Cams are ultra-cool, high-tech, high-speed digital cameras that are pre-positioned at many locations around the world. NORAD only uses these cameras once a year on Christmas Eve. The cameras capture images and videos of Santa and his reindeer as they make their journey around the world.

The fourth system is made up of fighter jets. Canadian NORAD fighter pilots flying the CF-18 intercept and welcome Santa to North America. In the United States, American NORAD fighter pilots in either the F-15 or the F-16 get the thrill of flying alongside Santa and his famous reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and, of course, Rudolph.

 

 

A great Hump Day to Everyone - It's the 1st of December! Now how time has flown past so fast...