speech

you may have heard there's a speech tonight. and there will be another one next week too. both deserve to be heard i think. neither is more important than the other. you may have a different opinion.

one fact remains, tonight's speech will make history. the speech next week might make history too. we'll just have to wait and see about that. one thing is for sure, if we don't hear both speeches, i believe we're cheating ourselves. we can only decide what we think about a speech after we've listened to it.

november 4th, 2008 will be the day on which we will all be "the decider". the decision made that day will affect us all for a long time to come.

please make the best possible decision you can.

and have a beautiful day.

peace.

link of the day

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7584179.stm
if only john and george were here to see this.
i'm sure they're watching.
"let it be".
"imagine".
peace.

link of the day

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/us/politics/25race.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=politics&adxnnlx=1219676463-yixEhFFT/R4AkFpCWzpXig
we may have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.
in order for there to be true equality, i believe we'll have to practice it each and every day, forever.
what do you think?
and have a beautiful day.
peace.

I.O.U.S.A.

i saw this film last night, and it is excellent. i recommend everybody see it. it presents the facts in a way most people can understand them.

if you care about america, planet earth, your children, grand children, great grand children, and all future children, then you really must see this movie.

and have a beautiful day.

and please save more money.

peace.

link of the day

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/collectibles/17BUGATTI.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

WOW!

Tropic Thunder

good movie.
thumbs up!

great green news

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/15/business/15solar.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
and have a beautiful day.
peace.

PR goldmine

i'm giving this one away for free.
hey gas stations, are you listening?!
99¢ gas for 24-hours.
could it possibly hurt you?!
think about it, PLEASE.
and have a beautiful day.
peace.

simplify

august 1 through 7 is national simplify your life week. so what does that mean exactly? well, depends who you are and your current mental condition. for some, simple is easy. their lives are defined by simple. everything they do, say, and think, is simple. for others, different story. it's important, i believe, for each and every one of us to simplify our lives in some way(s). the 21st century is very complicated and full of drama. even selecting a pope is very complicated and full of drama. there's plenty of room for simplification just about everyplace. i pledge to simplify my life not just this week, but every week. in the end, and we'll all arrive there far too soon, what do we really need? it's quite simple actually. i shall let you make that determination for yourself. we're all snowflakes. no two alike. and thank goodness for that! and have a beautiful and simple day. peace. frank landfield

link of the day

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/opinion/02herbert.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

the mummy

saw it, liked it.
thumbs up.
peace

SOME GOOD NEWS!

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Congress-Contempt.html?hp
if i am not immune, then neither is anybody else.
and have a beautiful day.
peace.

the latest buzz

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7530666.stm
WATCH OUT!

oops!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/washington/30stevens.html?hp

AMAZING!

http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/gcaptain-exclusive-shellbacked-ipod-touch-video/
AND WOW!
and have a beautiful day.
peace.

grateful and lucky

i am sitting here in the house sweating. it's about 88º inside and 101º outside. our air conditioner has finally worn out. it's been running for about 35 years. it is the original one installed when the house was built. workers are currently putting in a whole new system, and i am grateful and lucky to be experiencing it all.
i think about most of the people in this world who don't have enough to eat; who don't have jobs; who have no health care; who have no air conditioning and worse.
i am lucky to be in the place i am in. i am grateful to be where i am. sweating for one day without air conditioning is nothing compared to all the suffering in our world.
we must do something about all this suffering and misfortune and injustice. we can do something about it. we can all do something.
by tomorrow the new air conditioning system will have the house a chilly 75º. most of the people in the world will continue to suffer. i will rededicate myself to making a difference. i will make sure that every moment i'm alive, i will remember how grateful and lucky i am. i will never forget all the people in our world who have it much worse than i.
peace.

fyi

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080728/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/justice_politics

FYI

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7525206.stm

some good news

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080726/BUSINESS06/807260325

worth considering i think

http://www.pickensplan.com/