So We Have Called it Human Rights

As we watch and hear of the tyrant, funny how that word is so much more visible in the last week or so than it has been in the dispatches prior to the uprising. Threatening, or having his own ordered, raids from jet air crafts against his own citizens. Helicopter gunship being used for crowd control. It’s obvious to see rivers of blood from Gaddafi. And has been for years.

The United Nations Human Rights Committee is not just any old UN human rights quango, the British term for those perpetual motion of bureaucratic machines, it’s so obvious to see how tyrants of the likes of Libya’s government have polluted the UN like flies on four day old fish left in the sun. This is, make no mistake here, the UN's top Human Rights organization. This is the one with influence. Yes this one had prestige.

Why the tyrant's chamber of Libya was ever, ever on a UN Human Rights council is the real question. A question that speaks to the moral ambiguity, even moral blindness, of the United Nations. Imagine Human Rights Council with such members as of the likes of Libya, a prison presided over by a decaying dictator, with Cuba, another prison presided over by another decaying dictator, and then pair these two with the grand example of China the last great communist tyranny.

One reason why tyrants have so long a lease in our brave new world is that temporizing, accommodating, trimming organizations like the UN give them, over the years, the bureaucratic have allowed them to present themselves as somewhat normal. These moral hellholes are seen or read to be in public concert with the better nations of the world yet over time it erases in the eyes of the world the great gulf that should separate evil or cruel states from the better, civilized ones. They earn a careless, lazy pass and then comes the time of crisis as we have seen over this past week and we understand what we always knew as horror.

And so it went with Libya, a kind of diplomatic glaze via the goodwill of the United Nations. It’s crazed if you ask me. Libya was on this committee or shall we say “that committee”, the UN Human Rights Council. It’s pathetic now to be hearing the debates from certain human rights advocates trying to "alert" the world community to the depth of Gaddafi's corruption, and the extinction of human rights under his regime.

How is either surprise or shock possible, except from the willful blindness of years past? And the plastic hypocritical games that kept the real truth subdued and out of sight at the world's greatest forum called the United Nations.

So often we still react rather than taking the necessary action that is obvious. So often we wait and we don't act and the resolve comes far after what is know is never acted upon. We count on our leaders not to be reactionary.

Thank god we live within free nations - yet I would hope that those that are within places of leadership would lead, and not waiver on human rights as we have with this one.

As crazed as the man is I am sure he would even think he could win an Oscar for that matter.

 

 

 

Thoughts Can be Great Tools

 

Of communication and not as a substitute for Action

Have you ever been with someone, having a conversation, and all at once you realize that their responses have nothing to do with what you just said? It is as if they didn't hear you at all. In fact, you can be quite sure that while you were talking the other person was not listening, but rather formulating their next statement and waiting for you to take a breath so they could jump in.

Have you ever been with someone, having a conversation, and they listen as if you were the only person in the world who ever spoke? Instead of jumping in with a response, they listen, process what you say, wait, and then respond. Their response tells you that you were really heard.

Once we learn to be more fully present with ourselves, in this moment, we are better able to be fully present to others...

Mind Over Matter

Was out and when I arrived in I knew it was just going to be one of those days where I rested. So small naps and I don't subscribe to "shoulda" nor "coulda". As I have been carrying on and doing well but today was one of those ouch days and there is a time to just to slow down and not overdo it as I literally have had some serious pain going on. So predominantly for most of the afternoon I have just been doing that indoors thing. I can't say that I look forward to this dental thing tomorrow. Yet I can say that I will be glad that it when it's done and over with there have been some tremendous things that have taken place. And I don't thrive on complaining this is where the right eye and ear seemingly are have been right up there for most of the day.

So aside of all that, I have rested and I look so forward to tomorrow. Within all that I find that the best thing is to just keep busy, but until this is done and over with tomorrow I think I look forward more to reading.

I have never been one that much enjoys staying in. Yet today was just that for the most part. I shall be so glad when this is over but I find that if I don't think about it then I don't feel it - most of the times.

So it's been fluids and fluids.

 

I do have this last Dental appointment and I do look forward to this tomorrow as today it has hit much harder than before. So don't mind me as I with to read and write and this shall be a day of mind over matter. For that matter it's been the first day I have just have grinned and bared it and once tomorrow - this shall be bliss. A great Sunday to some and a great Monday to others...

Visitation to an Artists Small but Nice Exhibit - Video.avi

This morning the city was rather dull with the temperatures the way they were.
I had some things that where necessary to do and then there has always been this one place that says "Studio".

Now I thought that I was walking into some small music studio and what it ended up being was this small art studio. Low and behold it was interesting to talk to this artist, which has done his craft for years.

I have found that most artist, are ones that are very intellectual but this was rather simple. But the hobbies that people do. There is something to be said for that. He took some time to go further in what he does and it was interesting. So I decided to take a short video as I had my camera in my jacket and I love art yet this was a surprise to see this small place and it was anything but what I had expected.

Everyone has some form of hobby and it’s very interesting when you have that time to gain an understanding of what and why people such as this gentleman does his craft. Metal – I have never seen things done by way of working with metal within this form. Yet it was a nice excursion within the morning portion of the day.

Even within the coldest of cold seemingly things never do stop. And this was short yet it was interesting.

~ Caressing with Winter ~

 

Caressing with Winter

Awakened on the cold of the winter
There are no adjustable
Within the arrangement nor order
Thus this is winter for which I do surrender

Within the northern skies
There is a calm, tranquility
Within the depths of the cold
Perhaps it’s something of which
I surrender

Oh winter she comes and leaves
Feel the temperature
See the sight
Hear her sound
Mind you there is a sound
Yet it’s of that of frozen smiles
And echoes from days far beyond
Yet with ease
Caressed by the frosty example

Thus winter is casting its breath
I inhale and exhale the view
Within the grounded white
Along with the chill
Comes the understanding
Of heavens on earth unfolding

Not merely static
Yet within a slower motion perhaps
But the imagery is still that
Which is sought

An icy cold elegance
Within the manner and order
Which transpires
With the earth, wind and sky

The manner was of what is was
That of nature awakening
On her very own terms
Within the winter sky
Embraced and respected
As I caressed the winter land of example

~ jgs ~

 

Friday it is...

So it's Friday and I have had some dental work being done over the last two day along. And then I have one more. So they say! One more procedure to be done and oh man it shall be great to have this all finished with. I still went out for a run yet. I think this is not the time to be doing this as we the weather hit it's all time high. You know one that you can lay in and enjoy the sun and just take it all in. Mind you you have to be prepared for that temperatures when they go down to nearly 50 below. Now this has to be coming to an end. It just must. I don't know many that can really endure this type of weather. It's the climate that it is.

As well I went and saw my father and he is doing alright. We had our talks with what is going on within the world and well I am sure that all know all too well that we are within that area where again we stand at arms. Yet I don't place all that much into it as Mother Shipton already made some mention that there would be this silly person that hails by the name of Omar and well she said it best. "And then shall mighty wars be planned, and fire and sword shall sweep over the land". So here we go again with on person that will not step down and who knows what shall happen. But then again, we are not dealing with cultures we are dealing with the dynasty of tyrants. Seemingly they all are coming to a end. Who knows. I don't and for that matter I don't much care. I know that I am tired of all of this "stuff".

How strange this all is yet it's all true and it's happening right now within our own era. But for myself, I have been preoccupied with figuring out this new cell phone if that is what you can call this gizmo. And aside of all that music and dentistry have seemed to be my week.

So within a Friday write. There are several things which have happened. I have been accepted as a "now and then" teacher of this Art call Aikido. And aside of that there is not much that has been happening. When the temperature gets as cold as it has you just grow fonder of what is coming soon. That is spring and all and aside of that there are other things that have been happening - some which are great as well as something have just been an ordinary day. Well ordinaire would be stretching it as the weather has predominantly on every ones way of life here.

When I think of this one quote by Mother Shipton's, the one that which goes something like this, "How strange but yet they shall be true, the world shall die and then be born." I think that one might be within reference to this end of the world but really I can't see for the life of me if the world shall ever come to an end. But as far as I am concerned it won't happen within our lifetime. So all in all it's just as simple as it is and Mother Shipton certain had some prophecies. Yet I think that basically we all just live life as it is.

She never spoke much on teeth and root canals, but here is one of my own. " For ye whom brushes, and ye whom does less. There shall be a cost in which is paid with machines that do things to the mouth". I know it's a bad take off. So be it. It's been a very productive week and thank goodness we the weekend is here. There is not always a story to everything, yet there are those things that happen. So...

It's all within the scope of life and I am certainly glad it's Friday. Mind you there really is nothing new unless we look within the news but everyone knows pretty much all that has been going on. So I certainly wish you all a great weekend. I think the week has had it's full of each and everyone of our own pathways within the our own stairs.

Peace to all and well you know everything that goes with that. 

 

Jack

 

MANY HAVE INSPIRED ME

Many have inspired me. The gift of words and the thoughts of many. There are those that come in and leave within ones life. I truly have been and still am inspired when I read the blogs. Forget blogs for that matter there are people from all different arrays that literally have inspired me within what they write. Within that there is where I find that substance. Some have gone some have came. But truly this is something where I do get to blogs and I do love to read those that the array is something without malice. Life is much too short for that.

I arrived on here this eve and I looked at the first blog and I truly make some of the silliest mistakes. But without a doubt there are those that I just have enjoyed this. I read more now than I write. Mind you I find that there is so much within the day but the array of what I have seen by way of blogging is something that is really like reading a book. Everyone has there own way and some are on for a variety of reasons. But I literally enjoy the shares.

So be it and that is the way life goes. Who would ever think that blogs would come to be? Yet within the fabric there is much to be. It's truly something that still does amaze me to this very day. No one can get to everyone, but it's within that style and manner. As I literally have enjoyed this much. There is only so much within the day but within night caps. It's something that really something most enjoyable.

You all have inspired me within the variety and within your own ways.

I kid you not!

 

 

 

~We may have never met within person but we have meet within our Writes~

HOW DID WE MEET

I pretty much know how each and every person on here came within my path by way of this blog. I got on here and I walked away and thought about this. And then I came back to it and gosh I have met so many that I have come to know only by way of words.

 

Do you know how we first met?

 

For President's Day - John F. Kennedy

Across the centuries and across the continents, important figures have played key roles within our lives.  President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is one that literally made a very positive impact within the United States as well as around the world. He has always been an inspiration to me as he was a very noble and probably one of the most unique presidents of the United States. Charismatic, the youngest leader, and one whom literally broke the barriers. Within America, and as well as globally. Certainly he was groomed during the years by way of his father, but then at a certain stage I believe he took on areas that he came into his own. As many know the Kennedy family was regarded much like royalty.  He had an impact that few have even come close with then and even within this modern age.  This term of hope is still a continuum from the era of President Kennedy. Raised in the state of Massachusetts, he was the son of Joseph and Rose Kennedy and the brother of a family of nine siblings. John’s older brother Joe was initially chosen within the family to become president, however Joe was killed during the Second World War in an aviation incident.  Kennedy's political life began by way of succession from within his family, to then by the means of his own tenacity within politics. He sought the nomination for the eleventh congressional district in Massachusetts. As the years went on, John served three terms in the House of Representatives, and in 1952 he was elected to a seat within the Senate. At time went on he was increasingly becoming very popular and very well known. Very well educated, he served within the war, and he had this charisma that far surpassed many others within this time.

In 1956 he was almost chosen to run for Vice President. He decided to decline the offer primarily as at this time he had come into his own and was keen in obtaining his very own desire to become the future President of the United States. He was nominated to be the candidate of President, and there after he requested Lyndon B. Johnson whom hailed from Texas to be his running partner as Vice President.

On November 1960 John Kennedy was running for president against Richard Nixon.
By only merely 83 votes, at the age of 43, John became the youngest president. As well in those days, as within these within the culture of America religion did count. John broke the barriers here as well as he was the first catholic to ever be elected.
His first year in office was dominated by boundaries that only truly defined whom President John Kennedy was. As he could meet paths by way of his own thoughts, he was very in touch with several situations within the country as well as internationally. One of the largest concerns and worries for President Kennedy was the possibility of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. This war would happen in the years following the Second World War, as commonly known as, "The Cold War." One of John Kennedy's handicaps was that he was the youngest president ever elected at 43, and with that title came criticism that the white house needed older and experienced ruling. So while under such pressure from older members of the government, John proved them wrong with his handling in events such as the Cuban Missile Crisis. His efforts were impeccable.

Throughout Kennedy's political career, he faced many adversities and trials. But within the finality of all that he faced he was tremendously successful with each area in which he advocated along with the problems that he had to deal with. As mentioned, one of the most notable problems was dealing with the daunting Cuban Missile Crisis in which the Soviets prepared for nuclear war against the United States in Cuba. At the same time he was very successful in the formation of placing the first man on the moon, creating the Peace Core, and most of all he committed himself along with his brother in the civil rights movement. He never wavered. For he was truly and inspirational President, that regardless of what areas he faced he stayed true to the very ideals in which he believe in.

On this day John F. Kennedy was assassinated while visiting Dallas, Texas. If there was one thing that John, whom was commonly known, as “Jack” believed in was within the freedoms of each individual’s rights. Shortly after his assassination, his Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Acts were honored and placed into law. I remember so well so many of his quotes, I think that he is one of those leaders that will always be studied. However on this day he died much too early, but yet within his lifetime as a leader of a nation he certainly did what some do within a lifetime that far surpasses the short one in which he lived.

A worthy link:
http://www.jfk50.org/

 

 

Those Times that Render Something

All in all I have learned that things are just as they are. These eve shall be the coldest night of all. We write, we unite, there are differences and there are areas in which we do find that there are valid moments. Within those moments perhaps we find something. Within that something a significance. As it's the eve of a Sunday and now and then you are away from this. But there is always that areas of capabilities.

Whom we are and the enjoyment that we render is something that is not within the discourse yet it's within a good manner. I have done my chores this ever taking a step outside now and then and regardless of where we are or where we reside we all have that respect of what is abundant. There are some that thing within a very nice emotional manner. There are avatars but yet there are people that regardless of where they are - it really doesn't matter.

Thinking outside the box or for that matters is something that brings something within a manner that we all, well back up here Jack. I really do enjoy. What are our differences are those which make things very unique. As there are no two people that are alike. Yet you can see and read things and you just know that these are decent people.

My journey is never absolute. It's well within a manner that I enjoy. The trails that we pave within our words are those that are beyond where we are. As the souls of one and each echo from well within the sky.

Where shall we be in five years? Who cares all that matters is in what is all happening within our very sphere of life. The dances of words and the thoughtful writes. Still it literally does amaze me, as I am sure it does you.As it's rather humanized within a harmony...story to story, feelings to feelings, the shares we do with no absolutes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1qd6gKM9oU

In a room above a busy street
The echoes of the life
The fragments and the accidents
Separated by incidents

Listen to by the walls
We share the same spaces
Repeated in the corridors
Performing the same movements

Story to story
Building to building
Street to street
We pass each other on the stairs

Story to story
Building to building
Street to street
We pass each other on the stairs

Listen to by the walls
We share the same spaces
Repeated in the corridors
Performing the same movements

The nature of your tragedy
Is chained around your neck
Do you lead or are you lead
Are you sure that you don't care

There are reasons here to give your life
And follow in your way
The passion lives to keep your faith
Though all are different
And all are great

Climbing as we fall
We dare to hold on to our fate
And steal away our destiny
To catch ourselves
With quiet grace

Story to story
Building to building
Street to street
We pass each other on the stairs

Listen to by the walls
We share the same spaces
Repeated in the corridors
Performing the same movements

Story to story
Building to building
Street to street
We pass each other on the stairs....

 

Question for the Day - A 5/50

No

 

 10

Yes

 

 0

Would like to know more

 

 3

The budget U.S. President Barack Obama submitted to Congress on last Monday a proposal within his new budget. One of the main ingredients is with a slap of a fee to each and every Canadian traveling into America at a cost $ 5.50 per person. It doesn’t matter if it’s by land or sea. This fee is not applicable to any other country within the world. By way of introducing this new law it would render $ 110 million Canadian dollars into the American economy.
Really it’s a financing by way of the Canadian economy.

Question for the day

I do you believe that there should be visitor fees placed on Canadians to enter into United States?

 

~ We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. ~ A fine Sunday to all...

~ We all have a Voice ~

Today Goes without Words...

Lets just say that it's been a great week and there are many thing accomplished and I really and regardless of the cold. It's been a great week all in all. To each and everyone of you I do wish you the best and I certainly do wish within the scope of that is written. It's been a day that is not without a regard to what HAS been done rather than what HAS NOT.

 

Peace to you,

Jack

 

 

There is Wisdom...

 

I love just reading and there are some of the most interesting people that you just read some of there rights and you are attune with it. Today was busy. Mind you the weather and the shovelling. There was a time that I could not do this - some on here do know with regards to this and that was then and this now. Today I had to go and this dealership as there was something in which I felt that one person within my family had been taken advantage of. So I went and met with the owner and there will be a gift of sorts by way of either some money back or something special as to pay the price for a battery as I saw it was all too much. So I went there and solved that situation and there will be something done and I like just being silent with it and when I hear that something has happened - then I am that type that I love to just stay silent and there is a surprise and this is good. I made a quick visit as it was on the norther outskirts of the city here and the weather had subsided to some extend and I have this one friend that I do read her writes. She knows whom she is and I have done some photography within the past for this one Heritage Place which was put into place for the native people here. It's origins go deep and far. I had a quick 40 minute tour and it was rather interesting.

Within the Summer apparently they have people that come from all different parts of the world to see there. Yet for me it was very neat. I love the cultural areas and as well those that write and there are some that you can certainly just read and you know that your reading from someone which is very wise in what they are posting. The things that are uncovered all within these posts are all to interesting if you ask me. As I had mentioned the things that are about to take about with this Aikido. When I read these thoughts in which this Cille writes. I'm not of her culture but it's certainly something that renders something within a thoughtful, and purposeful manner.

So I thought I would write this in honour and respect to her as she does some writes that are truly ones that are very valuable to read.

As are many it's a dance within words which our daily lives...

 

 

It's Fine being to be Aground

Eva Air's Boeing 747 was taking off from Amsterdam. Only by way of great timing and the right shot made this one very surreal picture. The distance from the end of the runway to the fence was 475 ft. Fortunately not one was harmed and one does.  Ponder on what the computed set up was before taking off but amazingly there was no disaster.

Within that weight and balance of the smallest to the largest planes it's rather critical with safety and here is one situation that could have been definitely a disaster yet no one was harmed and sometimes it does make one feel that staying planted on the ground the way to go.

The pilot and crew that were flying this "bird" were very keen in doing what
they are train for and this may have just been either the good tenacity of a crew or it was pure luck as even an ordinary bird would have had a hard time in clearing this fence with concern.

I never minded flying the skies but I do love to be well grounded. There is something to be said if mankind was mean to be flying like a bird. Yet one is much safer to fly than to drive.

Yet that all depends on whom is behind the wheel.

 

Sir or Madame Spring - Please do Shine...

Busy day to say the least. And then thereafter we have been having tremendous weather and then came a storm and hopefully this is the end of it. We have really had a tremendous climate for this time of the year and then this WE HOPE is the last of the winter weather for 2011. And then may it come into being spring. It's been a very long day and this just gives ya some idea en route to going home. In these parts there has always been this saying. "You either have to be insane, or have a good sense of humour".

I don't mind the rain nor the slush but oh when the last blizzard takes place one can only just chalk it up to what is coming just around the corner.

 

 

ON THE GREAT RIVER

ON THE GREAT RIVER

All day, the river quietening, we glide into the deeper,
further reaches, re-entering the mountains, the channel
narrowing, its volume marked only by a flexion
thickening from time to time in its swift surface calm.
Watched by the stones, and by the stillness of the stone
seen by the goliath heron, rising, clattering, from its river island
watched only by a figure on the farther bank, over in Namibia
face eyeless under its hat, the light, who waits for us to go
the river narrows to its defile, the mountains go far off

then, one by one, the boats file out into the desert
And hour by hour, a heat takes hold. Under a sun
that is both hammer, anvil, the stones out on
the desert floor detach themselves from the sand-plains
and float towards us through the waves of heat
We feel a light that pits and dints the surface
of the river with a darkness – and, looking up, a blackness
in the light itself, behind the light, our darkening
by the moment, far off and far beneath it

And, all the while, boats drifting further apart
the calls no longer carom off the canyon walls
coming back at us. One by one, we too have fallen silent
Now we see whole plains that tilt for days, emptying
towards more mountains in the south – and feel it
quicken: that far subduction in us, these mountains
beneath mountains, their crustal roots of cooked
and twisted rock reaching far beneath those levels
where it has ponded, cooled, even into those pockets,

still liquid stone, sweated out of the planets core.
And more and more, this far on, we don’t know
if it’s some dream of the beginning that we are
entering: a time of rock still molten, rising in tall plumes
through the mantle of the earth, in volcanoes
that vent sulphur, iron, the fumaroles still burning.
We no longer know, each nightfall later, if it’s
that other dream our boats are ferrying us towards –
when this river, too, will be as clinkered as the plains,

when these mountains, stone broken by frost, will darken
charred and cold as the mountains of Tibet, deader
than Mars. We know only a stone against whose rind
of stone we feel the softness of our internal organs,
the soft chalk, accident of our bones. We feel only
the fabric of a sand, like rust, corroded through
by dryness – and something rising, in sand and blood,
which would cry out and cannot, choked off in the heat, in us,
who bend once more to our paddles, bending to our shadows

II

Then, one final night, boats beached, we reach
a peak and climb into the twilight gale that sweeps
the river eastwards each late afternoon. The water soon
far below, its thread of life drawn finer still, run dry
in sand and thorn not five feet from its banks,
the horizon-line now toneless with cold dust,
we wait amidst the summit stone, amidst a wind
which blows to waste itself beyond the oxbow
and its floodplain in the waste places of the Namib.

There was a moment before night was ushered in
and Scorpio’s sting appeared, curling in the upper sky,
when – all this before us – the shadow of it
passed. We saw the tree that, solo, in the bed
of a dry wadi, immobilises, even in this wind,
the space for miles around in its dead stillness.
We looked towards the cindered cones of old
volcanoes on the far side of the river, a stone
that incubates its stillness one million years or ten

and for a moment saw (I think you saw it too)
just how we were here: two figures in deep
empty space, each far-sunken in themselves,
knowing something harden, go separate in themselves
knowing, as not before, the dust that shadows
their own blood even as it flows, the stone that
older than any bone long mineralised in them
as thigh-bone, thorax, spine, fixes them in place
while the world flows away, and they must watch it go

the desert lifting into the dunes like moguls, small and grey
and corrugated by the gale before they drift and fade
into the fadedness of those still further ranges
as the light goes stale; and one figure further off
moving back into the boulders far below, watched
by another who cannot seem to go, who stares as if
it could be out-stared – the surface of a river greying
grown strange with the upwellings that slide back
weltering against its flow; and the shadows along the banks
gone dusty, blurring all the more as the sand drives through them

~ Stephan Watson ~

 

Shine Like It Does

Well it shined it was one of those days that I have several things now in waiting. Today was that type of day where I knew it was time to take a hold on things. What I truly mean is that I have been on the go and doing things and all things seem to have been lining up. There is that saying I recall from a friend of mine from New York that was rather philosophical and for the life of me I forget his name. But the saying was when the vertical and the horizontal line up, then it's all within your sphere.

Now with that all said I have had some rather good things taking place and nothing is perfect. So I took this one day and it was one of those days where you just do as you please. I guess I would chalk today up as being much like a Sunday for me.

That all said I went around the city, and I had to make one visit to this mall and a company that has just took over this shopping center. I was there and had a hoot of a time with the administration. Not to mention I think I have been on top of every building nearly now within the city. When I left I could see across the street right on the corner this retailer called, "GMG Jewellers" and I just walked in. Upon walking in I wasn't sure if the business had been taken over since the times that I had started within shopping centers. So I went in and before you know it there is this guy that I used too try so hard as a kid to rent a space within one of the malls that I was renovating. It's really something when you run into people when it's unexpected. Some of the people that I used to know within this sector where rather shall we say arrogant. And then there were some that were really down to earth. I never did rent a space with this old friend named Jerry. But back then I was a kid just learning things under my mentors in business and he would not budge with all the meals and sit down negotiations we had. I nearly gave him the farm to get him into a space of 2,000 sq. ft. on only a month to month percentage rent deal. As he would bring customers and he had a very dedicated/destinational clientele.

However through it all were most just keep business as business I always kept a good connection with most all the people that I dealt with. And here today, I was within his jewellery store and how things never change. He was older - sure but he and his wife were that same down to earth people as before and it's funny how you move on and travel with work and then come back and there are those that you just hit it off and there seems that there is no time that has passed. We talked and then I just wished to get a few pictures and then it lead to him giving me more of a tour of all that he had and he was always a vibrant one. One that never stopped but just had that enthusiastic yet the smarts within business as I don't know one. That has kept in business for over 20 some odd years.

We ended with exchanging connections and it's funny how you can move away and then come back some 15 years later if not a little more and there are those people that all you have to do is start talking and they remember you as if it was just yesterday.

Mind you I never did buy a ring. But I certainly got the whole jest as to how it's all done...

 

An Old Friend - The Jeweller Gerry of GMG Jewellers.

When I first started within this area of shopping centers I opted to do all aspects within my first year as manager. I would manage, lease, collect rents, and put on promotions and pretty much do everything as I was learning my chops. Today was my one day off and I had been to several places. Which included the second largest shopping center in the city. After I was finished doing some things there with the new company put in place. I went across the street and there was the jeweler that had been there since I was in was 22.

We would swoon Jerry as we wished to fill up a development that we had but today I met him for the first time in a long long time. And it’s rather neat as you walk in and there is the name and you just hit it off. Not many independents retailers have lasted some 23 years as Gerry and his wife have. When we met we hit it off as we sat and recollected and the common comment between the both of us was “ that ways a long time ago “. It was. I was a kid and he was a mid 40’s entrepreneur. I never was able to render a lease agreement with Jerry but today it was fun to just sit down and talk and the inventory that this guy has is beyond me. Diamonds and all it’s an area that does certainly cost money but Gerry in comparison to even large retailers within this area has always prevailed. He has been in the same location for all these years.

I merely wished to get a picture of a ring being made and he went on in such
detail and the enthusiasm that he has...well that never was lost by this gent and I think that is what has kept him in business throught all these years.

The Irony of Valentines Day :)

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day, a day for lovers, just a little ironic...

While Saint Valentine is the Patron Saint of lovers he himself was renowned for his chastity. Valentine was Roman who was martyred because he declined to give up Christianity. The first written reference to Saint Valentine and his role as the supporter to lovers, smooches and all of the likes within this area of love and passion. Yet history shows it seems to have come from Chaucer.

Within a poem he wrote in the late 14th century. The line in the poem went like this, "For it was one Saint Valentine's Day that every fowl cometh to choose its mate". Okay....sure, swell it's all what makes the world go around.

Now all things considered that’s as in a rooster prowling in the hen house.  Valentine's Day came to be commercialized sometime within the 1800's and continues to this day being associated with cards, chocolates, dinner and gifts between lovers.  

The extent of your generosity depends on how much you want or really do need. This too all depends on whether it's a wife or a girlfriend. A little hint here...If just if it's both, do remember to use two different flower shops if that is your cup of tea.

I recall being in grade three or four sitting at my desk writing out a Valentines to give to the girl I had a crush on hoping she'd give me one so as not to crush my young heart felt fantasies in one blow. And speaking of blows, Valentine certainly took his share I kid you not. As that's how Valentine was killed, beaten to death with clubs.

He passed away on February 14th, 269 A.D.   That really bites! A big ouch for St. Valentine.

Believe it or not as the Emperor Claudius had outlawed marriages. Hideous this Claudius was. As back within that time mainly Claud in lack of better words wished to get ride of Valentine only for a means to gather more men for his army.  

Yet Valentine never ceased and was successful in keeping romance, love and literally marrying people to no end. Is there really an end within that. So much for Claudius and the power he had over this thing called love or lets just call it that little really rather large within history and within those times and how it prevails within these times.  As here still within this very day we are proving Valentine was right and true love can't be "beaten".

The reason to this very day still comes seemingly prevails all within a day dedicated to love thanks to good old Saint Valentine.

 

Within Regards to Love

Think of the people you know who give love in response to negative energy that’s directed their way. There aren’t many people who respond lovingly in that situation. The ones who do are able to because they have love to give away. They know that it’s impossible to give away what they don’t have, and they’ve gone that extra mile to acquire what it is that they want to both attract and give away. If love and joy are what you want to give and receive, then begin by taking stock. What have you got to give away? What are you giving out to the universe, and thus, what are you attracting? Remember that you can’t give away what you don’t have, but you can change your life by changing what’s going on inside.

Low energy attracts low energy. Low energy thoughts, such as anger, hate, shame, guilt, and fear, weaken you. And they attract more of the same. By changing your inner thoughts to the higher frequencies of love, harmony, kindness, peace, and joy, you’ll attract more of the same, and you’ll have those higher energies to give away.

To begin to change what’s inside you, become more loving toward yourself. In your thoughts, cultivate an inner voice and attitude that’s 100 percent on your team. Imagine an inner self that only supports and loves you. You might schedule a certain time of day when that’s the only thought that you allow yourself to pay attention to. Gradually this loving attitude will extend to other people. You’ll begin to receive this energy back and ultimately be able to send thoughts of love and joy to everyone and everything in your world.

Make a pact to remind yourself often of this secret of not being able to give away anything that you don’t have. Then work on your personal program of self-love, self-respect, and self-empowerment, and create a huge inventory of what you wish to give away. If what you give is self-respect and self-love, the universe will return the love and respect you’ve been radiating. It’s really so simple.

I myself made it over to a new friend ladies place and I think that within love of friendship or otherwise it's gonna take just a little time. For if I am wrong, there are other fish out there in the sea. But she does have a swell kind of hold on me. Ye it's all within that good old possibilities. And if not so be it, but I kinda think after a visit was a traditional thing and I certainly can abide by that. 

As the Beatles said: “The love you take is equal to the love you make.”

 

~ Why Not ~ The Secret Garden....

There are all sorts of gardens that we have. So often that door is closed and one tends there own garden. Meanwhile through that gateway their is the thoughts from one to another. From eye to eye all within that garden in which we do tend to so secretly.

Once in a while it's just worth allowing that door to open and within the garden which is such a secret comes to be much more. Thus we all have our own gardens and now and then we do allow that door to open and allow the secrets to be exposed all within our

"Secret Gardens"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQWBVI2X-_E

This may come out a little strange as one is writing out into space but to all the ladies married or not, as a friend I certainly do with you a very ...........YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN... ~ HAPPY VALENTINES ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viQWJUoRG50 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrRPA25UBGg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsqywc7fnqE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxVhJOqkB2w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ4NAZPi2js

One Day CAN be that Very Day!

Well my story today was one of worth. Some may know and some might not know that I started an art form called Aikido when I was 13 years of age and I have carried on with it and then I stopped as one does get busy or has things that do come up. First started Aikido in Syracuse, N.Y. My mentor I have kept in contact with as he move to Cincinnati and well that is a long story within itself. But I came into a town in Canada and was the first instructor of Aikido at the age of 17. I had had the privilege to learn by some of the most unique Shihans (masters) from Japan. So today I had left off within the morning with the idea that I would head of and do something with this friend of mine which took place later - but then I could see that within this small dojo (school) there was something taking place. Little did I know that there was a Shihan that was about to come in and do a seminar.

I sat there as I know the instructor here and I took a few picture and sat in what you call Seiza - and before you know it here comes in this old master from the West Coast. He was Japanese and before he started the instructor introduce me to him. I know the culture all to well and have taught the art for some 20 years. So....

We talked and he wanted me to come back at 1:00pm, and I didn't wish to put off my other plan so what I did - what I took one of my Bokkens and I called and went over to a very re known Shihan (master) of Kendo. He as well is Japanese and I asked him if he could write a message to this Aikido Shihan. Both men are of the same age near about 70. And the letter was wrote as I told Ken what I wished to say. He smiled and I had not seen Ken in three years. But he knew me all too well as I used to teach here for a period of time as well I have practice at one point within Ken's Kendo Dojo. So...

It all went well, Ken's wife asked me from my telephone number as well as my email and she took me aside and told me that both of these older Japanese gentleman were the best of friends! Coincidence...

I ended up going back to the Seminar and I had the time to talk with this Shihan as he knew all the people that I knew and the intention of the letter with respect and within Japanese was to express my gratitude as well as that I would like to teach a class one day a month. So we shall see - as when I first arrived as when I did in a city called Edmonton it all just comes back to one. I suppose it's like riding a bike and there are things that you never forget. So....

My intention is that there will be another class tomorrow and I hope that I will receive a call or an email which shall allow me to do so. There were more pictures taken but they insisted that I don't take any of the seminar as this is something rare - so that was all fine with me but to sit and talk to the man and the memories and then he asked me why I have not practiced nor taught within two years. I indicated to him why and he just looked at me and said that he or someone shall be back to me. So this was a very decent day to say the least. And yeah I met up with this lady friend and then there after when I arrive home I called my friend Jim, who was busy doing the family laundry and Jim was one of my first students when I was 17 and Jim said, "Isn't that something". Jim was right on the mark as it was...

So it really was a superb day. I don't make things up here and this day was one that really raised the bar for me in many ways.  I won't sit and wait - but this is one of those things that seemingly was a coincidence and there are times when one is well within the flow but this day really was that flow and a superb Saturday to say the least. Aikido has always been a way of my life, although I have not taught in a while the philosophy of it has never left.

 

 

Interesting People Everywhere

Each and every one of us has a story to tell and they are all important.  It's easy to forget sometimes that everyone has a story to tell if we take the time to listen. We are so accustomed to hearing the stories of people in the news that we sometimes lose track of the fact that the random stranger on the bus also has a fascinating story about where they came from and how they got to be where they are. The sheer variety makes it all very captivating to say the least.  Sometimes the shy, quiet person at work has the most amazing life story and the biggest dreams, it is up to us to take the time to find out.

Some people travel a path of wealth and privilege, while others struggle with only themselves to rely on, and both have great stories to tell. Each person learns lessons, makes choices, and develops a unique perspective, which only they can claim and share. Even two people who have had very similar lives will have slightly different experiences, leading them to a different point of view, so each person remains a treasure trove waiting to be explored. When we take the time to ask questions and listen, we find that every person has a fascinating story to tell and an utterly unique perspective from which to tell it. Bearing this in mind, we have the opportunity to approach the world around us in a new way. There is never any reason to be bored at a party, or on the bus, or in a conversation with a stranger. When we retain the spark of curiosity and the warmth required to open someone up, we always have in front of us the makings of a great story.

For within the arena of social networking there is always some form of story that just can be found - as that is what makes this all so interesting.

 

Expansions and Renovations at the University

The Academic Health Sciences Project & Student Health Centre

I was able to go and see all that was taking place within this project which used an local architects company
which in early years this city would always have to go looking outside of the province to obtain bids by
reputable construction companies as well as architectural companies. I remember all so well in how we had
to look to Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver to obtain bids on building projects. But now things have changed.
I was fortunate by way of association to meet have a look through this project as it's half way through completion.
I went through this building from top to bottom. I met with the architect, and we took the time to discuss this project under construction.
According to him, the goal sought was that of something which merges the exterior and interior stone with a new modernized design.
This is one of five new and existing buildings on campusthat right now is
under either a renovation or renovation in addition to a expansion.

The feeling is that it shall be one of the top five universities within ten years. Yet it was all to interesting to see
what comes by way of contributions and associations.
To see a work in progress is tremendously interesting
to say the least.

The Health Sciences Building

The Academic Health Sciences project will be more than just an average building.
It's a major investment within the future. When complete, the Centre will be a leading multidisciplinary,
integrated structure, designed to facilitate inter-professional research and learning by faculty and
students in medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy and nutrition, physical therapy, veterinary medicine
and kinesiology.

The research, teaching and learning practices accommodated within health sciences will attract outstanding medical
and health specialists to lead the discovery of treatments and approaches to contemporary health issues, and to
practice in our community.


Student Health Centre

What will be the Student Health Centre will be built as a part of this one area called, Place Riel Student Centre which as well is under expansion.

The current Student Health Centre provides a wide range of health services to U of S students, their spouses or partners and dependants from physician care to health education, and nutrition counseling to mental health care.

However, wait times are long and the space is insufficient for the services that are offered and additional services that are needed.

These are two amazing projects are within the process of being done and I am tremendously proud that there is one person that I know very closely has been the second largest detonator to this project.

~ A peaceful and fun weekend to all and enjoy what ever you may and may the sun shine through your window to wherever you may be. ~ http://thedailybuble.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!17D4EC7C70F2A165!3011.entry

Well The Way Things Went

.........This week were really pretty fine.

So it's Friday here and there have been some good things that have taken place I was fortunate to just by chance run into someone which lead to something and this is good. I have been doing this regime that I have every other day and thus far that is working alright. As well, the temperatures have been tremendous here. It's comes and for this time of the year it's really a very decent time. As well, this friend I met a last week I met with last night and we just talked you know when two people first get together one just talks and talks and what I have found is that the key between two people that ummmm, are talkin - you listen and just engage in a conversation.

As well I have been within the university here and that has lead to something as well. So there have been more positives and for those that are feeling down or just bored - it happens but things do work within cycles.

As the old saying what goes up must come down and then it does cycle back up. And yeah - Cupid is around the corner. Yet good old cupid is well and alive every day of the year.

So it's been a week that really went well within a great direction. And the blog before this - I do care about other nations. If we all were based on one type of people this really would be a very boring world. 

And that is pretty much my own little daily.  

 

They Are Rejoicing within the Streets

Cairo's Tahrir Square exploded in a spontaneous harmony of cheering and fireworks as they celebrated the resignation of a leader that has been in place for more than 30 years. After a historic nearly twenty day peaceful wave of pro-democracy demonstrations there is resolve within and for the people within Egypt. Several hundred thousand protesters packed into the central square screamed for joy waving flags, blowing car horns, jumping up and down chanting in jubilation:

“Egypt is free," "God is great," "The people have brought down the regime."

I can’t imagine how pleased they could be yet it’s obvious to see that we all were sitting and watching this play out.

The country is liberated and now are the times transition as now former President Mubarak is unseen and well gone. Resigning was the only option as I see it, as there was resilience within the streets as well as the world and world leaders watched. With a hope and yet a concern as to what all would take place during the protests as well as now after as there is a process here too where a transition comes to be made. He finally did resigned while he clung on to power but the protesters and people of Egypt where heard.  Meanwhile, many of the leaders within the world certainly had a reaction with much relief.Most definitely a milestone period within Egypt’s history as they press on for democracy and fair elections, with what we hope is a good step with respect to the formulated rules that will come for the land.

Now is the pursuit of freedom within Egypt and that shall be a process as well. Yet within and like any democratic manner the people were heard and the leaders of several nations were heard and finally this one step is finally achieved. Lets hope that there is peace now within the streets of a free Egypt and from rejoicing to obtaining a cohesive democratic state.

As today we saw the stages of history within the making of something that we can identify with.

 

"What I Will"

I will not dance to your war drum.
I will not lend my soul nor my bones to your war drum.
I will not dance to that beating.
I know that beat. It is lifeless.
I know intimately that skin you are hitting.
It was alive once, hunted, stolen, stretched.
I will not dance to your drummed up war.
I will not pop, spin, break for you.
I will not hate for you or even hate you.
I will not kill for you.
Especially I will not die for you.
I will not mourn the dead with murder nor suicide.
I will not side with you or dance to bombs because everyone is dancing.
Everyone can be wrong.

Life is a right, not collateral or casual.
I will not forget where I come from.
I will craft my own drum.
Gather my beloved near, and our chanting will be dancing.
Our humming will be drumming.
I will not be played.
I will not lend my name nor my rhythm to your beat.
I will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance.
This heartbeat is louder than death.
Your war drum ain't louder than this breath. Haaa. 
 

 

The Death And Rebirth Of Self - A Daily OM and Sum

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life.

Sometimes a part of us must die before another part can come to life. Even though this is a natural and necessary part of our growth, it is often painful or, if we don’t realize what’s happening, confusing and disorienting. In fact, confusion and disorientation are often the messengers that tell us a shift is taking place within us. These shifts happen throughout the lives of all humans, as we move from infancy to childhood to adolescence and beyond. With each transition from one phase to another, we find ourselves saying good-bye to an old friend, the identity that we formed in order to move through that particular time.

Sometimes we form these identities in relationships or jobs, and when we shift those areas of our life become unsettled. Usually, if we take the time to look into the changing surface of things, we will find that a shift is taking place within us. For example, we may go through one whole chapter of our lives creating a protective shell around ourselves because we need it in order to heal from some early trauma. One day, though, we may find ourselves feeling confined and restless, wanting to move outside the shelter we needed for so long; the new part of ourselves cannot be born within the confines of the shell our old self needed to survive.  

We may feel a strange mixture of exhilaration and sadness as we say good-bye to a part of ourselves that is dying and make way for a whole new identity to emerge in its place. We may find inspiration in working with the image of an animal who molts or sheds in order to make way for new skin, fur, or feathers to emerge. For example, keeping a duck feather, or some other symbol of transformation, can remind us that death and rebirth are simply nature’s way of evolving. We can surrender to this process, letting go of our past self with great love and gratitude, and welcoming the new with an open mind and heart, ready for our next phase of life.

Just yesterday I was doing a few things around town as it was my day off training and low and behold I have been asked and am being considered with one of the largest entertainment venues within the city. So I guess what goes down - does and can go up...Yet never throw all the eggs in one basket.

 

It's All Quiet Right

It's All Quiet Right

You were sitting and I was thinking
Of all the times that we have been spending around
The situation could only get better
And I never uncovered
Nor discovering what I found
 It's All Quiet Right
 
This situation can only get better
Seemingly it's all quiet right
 
 
In the morning, just moving easy
These moments seem so right
The sun is rising and those soft whispers
These moments we just seem to understand
Nothing fancy just so easy
One realizes what may be found
 
 
This situation could only get better
As it's all quiet right
 
 
When the night comes while you were dreaming
I was thinking about the things we've said
It's looking forward
With a certain ease now
Time isn’t passing us by
This situation can only get better
As it seems quiet right

~jgs~

 

A Sunny Visual Bundle

These days have not been all that warm, yet they are getting longer. This was a day in which it was rather nice as the sun finally did come out. In meeting someone within the school board here I was able to peruse within.

Years ago it had been a department store, which was called Eatons. This distinctive corner building has had three owners, but it still retains much of its original look. It was opened on December 4, 1928 as the T. Eaton Company's "most western" location, on the site of the 1903-1911 city hall. The building had mahogany counters, marble paneled stairwells, and the city’s very first escalator, made of wood, which is still in place. After Eatons relocated to Midtown Plaza Shopping Center in 1970, the building was home to the Army & Navy department store for over 30 years. Most recently it has found new life as the home of the Saskatoon Public School Board. Within the early 90’s when the economy declined for a few years the building stood vacant for years upon years and then a developer took it on with the assistance of the city and it became officially the headquarters for the School Board.

Buildings they are something I do love and what I loved with what was done here by the city was that several things were kept – while there was completely new things placed in all with the exception of an escalator which was far too expensive to incorporate. Yet it was rather interesting to obtain a picture of it. At lunch I headed over to one of the very first condo, which was built here. I recall while going to university within the spring of laying and studying and watching it being built. It was the talk of the town as then it was a more laid back city – yet now it’s one that is mover very rapidly. Brick and Mortar and the manner in which one makes decisions on how to redevelop are pinnacle to the landscape of any place.

It was a chilly day but a construction kind of day.

Looking On the Warmer Sides of things...

There have been some real things happening up till recent as I decided to just take a rest. While out and then back in the weather went all the way down to minus 44. Now that is cold. This often comes this time of the year and the only difference this year is that it's went from such drastically high temperatures for this time of the year and then the very next morning - as today it went down just really cold. I think that we all do have those times that know what our own body and the state of things are and there is a good time to just take that day of neutrality. I have as I had one medical meeting I even needed to cancel as it was far too cold. So often I don't write much of this but now and then I will as with the family it's been a hard go and one that is very hard to deal with, so I just decided to turn off any messages from them and let this one day be that of a relaxing sort.

So you draft up plans and then you put them in order and then there is that natural pull from family. And those were times of past. Sure it's the season, as when it comes to be spring it shall be a great time as I do look forward to it so.

I have had more hard days than good since I was in the hospital and so I am told by all the friends that I have talked with by way of phone - is that something has to give. The manner that I see it is not letting all this get me down and staying very determined. As I am. I am not into this control factor things nor am I into resolving every situation within my family - as now I find that it's for there own to resolve. It's not one from myself and I am going to maintain that - not within a stubborn manner but within a mature manner this is a revolving circle I find with family.

So it's time to look on the brighter things - the areas of what can come about. So often I think that it's time to take a break from everything but I think it's more in staying true to ones goals and even thought one does wish to waiver as it's a natural thing with family - I opt to look the other way and within directions that are positive and are productive.

It's hard to believe that family can drive you nearly crazy - but then again it's if you allow it.

 

 

What Are Your Fav Love Songs?

If I may request or do ask?

What

Sensuality is a fine thing............just thinkin.

Saturday Ramble or Something of the likes....

Here it was a clammy day yet a day that one could head out and NOW look at the deals. Seemingly there really where not as many as I thought as I think that the economy is where it's at for a reason. I do admit that I found that many were reluctant with my last post so I shall leave it at that my folks both of them have been sick - Jack has to get a life going and well two days ago he had a gal that he me and wanted to get together with him but guess what? I was on this on call thing with my folks. So as easy as it seems I really can't even begin to explain on how much I am working not within but towards my own goals.

As well as my lifestyle.....I am not into doing a 360 with that.

 

 

I wish I had a picture but I don't and within this weekend it's not within the words but I do find the most.

 

 

Why Not?

Canada and U.S. Meeting of Today.

Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama declared today that they are working towards a 'new vision' for the Canadian American border that will boost trade between the two countries. One, which will create more jobs but their primary concern, was discussion on security on the border. I was amazed to learn that a predominant amount of the government within America and nearly all of the people, which reside in United States didn’t know that. Now that blew me away to be honest.

Canada is the number one foreign supplier of energy to the United States. Most think it's the Middle East yet Canada is the top supplier of natural gas, uranium, and potash and has the largest amount of natural resources within the World.

For some reason I have this feeling that many don’t know much about Canada yet they do know about there distant relatives but they really are not attune to what Canada is especially when you see that so many don’t realize what is provided between the two largest bilateral trading partners within the entire world. Did you know that Canada was the largest supplier of natural resources?

I have always had a keen thought on these two countries and where they are as well as where they are going too. I don’t see them as being competing countries I see them as to large countries – two not of a exact same kind but two that are side by side.

This Rex Murphy is a very intelligent person up here and I thought I would place a link to his commentary on the recent security reports claimed. I feel that these two countries make for the great team and are great neighbours, neighbors. Do I think much will change yes I think that there will be some more measures put into place with regards to terrorism as has and is always being done. So all in all these two countries do have so much in common but seemingly it's rather different when one right next to the other has no clue of the other. But that is just my thought. Yet many do on both side of the 49th.

http://www.cbc.ca/thenational/indepthanalysis/rexmurphy/story/2011/02/03/thenational-rexmurphy-020311.html

Two Very Thought Provoking Sites

Today was a sort of stand still day for personal reasons. Yet as I had to put a few things off today I there are some very interesting areas and sites from which to read. This " Ted.com " - still amazes me and there is another that I wish to share with you all it's one that is called, " The Art of Non - Conformity ", By Chris Guillebeau. It's not as enticing as " Ted.com ", yet it does have some areas that are very worthwhile in reading.

There still are some of those sites in which are really most interesting and are very thoughtful in reading. I thought I would share these two sites as they are most interesting in reading as well as well as listening too if you wish.

The Art of Non Conformity - http://chrisguillebeau.com/

TED Ideas Worth Spreading - http://www.ted.com/