Back again with some thoughts

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with success."

-H.D.Thoreau

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Another Idiot Bush Quote

"I'm the master of low expectations."

aboard Air Force One
06/04/2003

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Reminder From God

"Forget all sense of failure and shortcomings, all the painful jolts, just trust Me, love Me, call upon Me."
-Two Listeners

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HERE"S A THOUGHT

"How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct."

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OR TWO
"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends."

-Baltasar Gracian
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Confucius Say....

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

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As It Stands debuts in Times-Standard

Well readers the switch has come and As It Stands takes a new journey now within the pages of the 150 year-old Times-Standard. What an honor.
My photo may scare some people away as I'm not exactly Mr. Hollywood, but once they start reading I think they'll enjoy the content. Or not. maybe they'll disagree with it, which is fine of course. Debate is healthy and I don't expect readers to always agree with me.
I just state the case and let my readers chew it over and see if it's palatable or not. That's the nature of any opinion column.
I did notice that the Times-Standard Online edition isn't updated this morning and I do wonder if - and when - it will be. Traditionally when As It Stands hits the web world it travels with the speed of light.
Shirley and I had a nice day and evening with our granddaughter Carissa. Mom and Dad will be picking her up in a couple of hours. She's so smart at 16 months-old! Her facial expressions can melt your heart. Her curiousness with the world around her is catching and you find yourself looking at the world through her innocent eyes.

The Weekend Has Arrived

I'm looking forward to another day as I sip my coffee. Shirley and I are getting Carissa, our granddaughter today while Mom and Dad go play.
I started a new book yesterday. I don't even know what's going to happen. I just started writing and this story line is slowly emerging. It's amazing. I wish I could explain how smoothly the words are flowing into images and action. The main character is a 16-year-old boy named Dylan. The story opens up with Dylan hiding under a wooden porch as a group of murderers discuss their thrill kills!
Tomorrow is the big day for my column - As It Stands. It'll be premiering in the Times-Standard with - A President With PTSD? The editor selected this one to start with from the three columns I gave her. I'm really looking forward to the responses.
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HERE'S A THOUGHT....

"Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions."
-Albert Einstein
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SOMEONE TOLD ME...

To alway be aware of any helpful item that weighs less than it's operating manual!

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The Emails Just Keep Coming!

A good day to you and may it bring you unexpected good fortune.
I continue to receive emails from Satanists who are upset that I wrote about them. They prefer to carry on behind the scenes and don't like it when someone exposes them to public scrutiny. The sheer volume of emails really surprises me. Once again I have exposed a nerve in America. That's my mission. I want people to be aware of things that go on around them, even if it means writing about cult types.
I'm still not sure which of the three columns I turned in to The Times-Standard will run this coming Sunday. I like leaving that decision up to the editor as I feel she has the public's pulse and timing is important.
I've decided to start a new book today. Instead of a sequel to the one I finished last year - PTSD Diary - I've decided to go off in a new (and slowly forming) direction. The inspiration for this came out of nowhere. My Muse is leading me into a new adventure where my words will construct a story, much like a carpenter building a house. I don't need an outline - like I was taught to use in school - because the words come tumbling out unbidden and somehow they form (with time) into a complete story. That's the way PTSD Diary was written. Inspiration.
I've learned not to struggle against this method. Instead I go with the flow.
Onward and Upward.
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SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

"You can't cross a sea by merely staring into the water."

- Rabindranath Tagore

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Another idiot Bush Quote

"I understand there's a suspicion that we - we're too security conscience."

Washington DC
April 14, 2005

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REMINDER FROM GOD

"Love and laughter, not a sorrowful resignation mark real acceptance of MY will."

- Two Listeners

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Einstein Once Said....

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."

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QUOTE FOR TODAY

"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you."
-MAX DePree

Reminders from GOD

Face the day's problems with Me - and seek my help and guidance - as to what you can do.
-from the TWO LISTENERS

CONFUCIOUS SAY...

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be a failure.

Here's a Thought

"To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe."
- ANATOLE FRANCE

A Good Place To Be

Good morning blog buddies!
It's another beautiful day and I'm ready to play the merry game of life. I hope you are too, because there's an awful lot to do!
My most recent As It Stands column - A President with PTSD? has been submitted for publishing. I'm not sure which column the editor is going to lead off this Sunday as my premier one with the Times-Standard. I suspect this one, however, will be controversial. I wonder out loud if McCain has PTSD.
I've already been on the phone with my veteran activist and dahlia-lover friend Carl Young. We generally work out all the problems in the world in our morning conversations so that we're both free to enjoy the rest of the day!
I'm looking into writing a column about the latest news on cell phones - They may cause Cancer!
The head of a prominent cancer institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and Staff: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. This warning comes from Dr. Ronald B. Herbeman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Center.
Herbeman based his alarm on early unpublished data and suggested that brain tumors could be the result of long-term use of exposure to electromagnetic radiation.
I'll be researching this topic with an eye towards a column.

Today's NEWS ALERT

The ground is shaking in Asia as a 6.8 earthquake rocks the main Japanese island of Honshu!
Pray for the people!