International Travel versus Space Travel

Janův Hrad – John’s Castle

I have no interest in space whatsoever, I'd rather spend the rest of my life exploring the planet I live on and get to know it through and through, leave no stone unturned. Can you imagine how wonderful it would be to explore every single wondrous place on this tremendous planet we live on. I would begin by exploring the castles of Moravia, a region in the Czech Republic.

Dramatic Monologue

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experimental writing, monologue, personal issues

I think that, without knowing it, I have dabbled in the dramatic monologue. When our friend Daryl at Word Press wrote his post on the merits of the dramatic monologue, as I was reading it and his points about how authors either purposefully or subconsciously bring out personality traits, character flaws within the parameters of the narrator’s or author’s monologue. I immediately flashed to posts that I had written, first as a response to a topic, and then inevitably would lead to comma ridden sentences, rambling on about my experiences and thoughts related directly or indirectly to the topic. I can’t imagine what it is like to read my posts as a stranger, my impression after reading my posts, of course, are nothing nut subjective. However, since I live with myself and within my head, I treat my posts as an extension of that ever recurring inner dialogue with myself. I don’t know how to read my stuff as an impartial third-party would. I’d be curious to be able to have that experience to see if I would enjoy what I write.

For example, there have been a few posts where my struggles with personal issues had come into the conversation and informed my response to the topic even though the two weren’t related. I wouldn’t use the topic as a stepping stone to exercise my demons, the writing of my internal struggles and fights organically emerge during the writing process. I have said it several times, that since I have begun this writing journey, it has become a strong therapeutic tool that I eagerly put to use everyday. I am thankful that I have stumbled upon this blog site, it has opened a whole new world for me, it is great.

If I Could Only Wear One Color for the Next Month

Chanel

If it's one color head to toe, than I must say black. If it's one color as an accessory or a piece of an outfit than I would pick red. One color ensemble can be Khaki, black, caramel or heather grey, other stronger colors require more courage than I have.

House Passes Funding Bill, Set To Die In Senate

It is interestin­g to note that with the GOP in charge of the House, Boehner hasn’t produced, with any of his republican colleagues­, a single job bill. The democrats have sent at least 4 bills for considerat­ion which have all, of course been rejected. So, the GOP campaigned in 2010 about jobs and they have done nothing about it except for making everything worse. Two C.E.O’s, from Starbucks and Google, have stated that this economy is suffering from a huge lack of demand and that businesses are waiting for the government to step in with more stimulus for infrastruc­ture and schools, to get people back to working and spending and so their companies can get back to hiring and expanding. So the GOP’s sole focus in cutting is running counter to what corporatio­ns want. Moreover, the GOP is doing a lousy job with funding the government­, they haven’t engaged in any negotiatio­ns, they have only been fixed on one position and that is to bleed America dry.
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Rick Perry, Mitt Romney Spar Over Social Security During Republican Debate In Florida (VIDEO)

I’ll admit that I haven’t watched a single debate, I’d rather read the transcript­s the next day. I want to go to sleep peacefully and not be agitated at night. I would say that a huge lesson for future potential politician­s be wary of when you release your book detailing and explaining your political, economic principles and philosophi­es. They are certainly haunting Gov. Perry, Gov. Romney not as much because since he put the mandatory health care insurance program in place in my state of MA, the other candidates are satisfied with crucifying him on that and that’s enough for them apparently­. It is astonishin­g that the GOP/tea party has basically repudiated all the old policies that were championed by GOP leaders in the past. All I read in these transcript­s of the past debates, is a longing for the U.S of the industrial revolution years, an America of extreme Christian teachings present everywhere in our lives and a society based on prejudice, racism and of course hate. That is not what I would like for our country, I would like us to embrace the new century by looking forward to new technologi­es good for our environmen­t, I would like to see tolerance and acceptance be a central tenant in our schools everywhere­, and I would like to see a whole lot more of the spirit that we are all in this together., as opposed to us versus them that is permeating this nation on every level.
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The Best Songwriter

Fake_sheet

I'm stuck with this one because even though I love music, many different types of music, but for the life of me, I can never remember the names of the songwriter, sometimes I can't even remember the name of the band. My ear will pick up the first few bars and I know I like the song but most of the time I couldn't tell you a single name involved. Sad I know but what can you do?

Pick a number between 1 and 10 , and describe something in your that relates to that number.

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postaday2011

The study of numererology isn’t something that I know anything about, which in this instance is a pity because some clue as To the importance of certain numbers would be helpful with this post. Nevertheless, here goes with a little fun with numbers.

Two is a good solid number. As a number, it is one of the easiest numbers to manipulate in any type of mathematical equation. Whenever I saw the number two, I knew that half the battle was over, the answer would easily be found.

Two describes how many children I have, two is how many children my parents had, two is how many parents I had. Two is half of my family unit.

Two is the number of dogs I have, also two is the number of fish I have.
I have two eyes, two ears, two hands, two feet, two kidney’s. The body has two of a lot of important organs.

For not knowing the specific significance of numbers in general, I came up with a few good ways that the number two has relevance in my life.

Do you think peace in the Middle East is possible?

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Middle East, Peace, postaday2011

I don’t know. The Middle East hasn’t been left alone on its own for centuries. Even before the crusades, there was inter tribal warring, the region was the trade route to the far east, which meant a lot of foreign traffic, targets for thievery, once oil was discovered the foreign powers, Europe and the United States came in and set up shop. Post World War two, the Great Powers at the time decided to give the Zionist movement their ancestral home back, the Nation State of Israel. This was 1948, I imagine that this imperialist action must have been the fuse that lit the surrounding Arab States to launch the 1948 Israeli-Arab war. Then came the 1956/57 war, then came the 1967 war where Israel not only beat the Arab States as previously done, but Israel was able to claim the Golan Heights from Syria, the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt and the Gaza Strip. As of today after a few more wars, 1973, I think 1981 and more violent incidents, the Sinai Peninsula has been returned to Egypt and the Golan Heights have been returned to Syria. All of Israel’s neighbors except for Iran and The group Hamas, have more or less recognized the State of Israel. The question that stands before us is whether the Israelis are willing to go back to the 1967 borders with the Palestinians, meaning the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. One impediment that severely hinders that from happening, is the increase of settlements within the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

My history on Middle East region is rusty but my belief has stayed the same over the years, the Palestinians need their own State. They need recognition from the world, they need self-determination. At one point in our history, during the Woodrow Wilson years, self-determination was a focal point in international diplomacy. It appears that within the region, the people have decided to reclaim their right to self-determination, so it stands to reason that the Palestinians would want their day in the sun. The youth of Israel have protested themselves over the lack of a strong domestic economic policy.Their precious resources have been focused on military and security. Their citizens have suffered the price of a hawkish policy. Hopefully, at the end of this week some movement will occur when the Palestinians ask for state recognition at the U.N. An agreement of peace and co-existence between Israel and the Palestinians would be so welcome after 62 years. Fingers crossed for peace.

Today's Technology

Globe

I like the rapid sharing of comments, opinions and facts between bloggers, viewers, readers and the public in general and the global aspect of the information sharing.

Scott Walker Touts Jobs Outside Wisconsin On Website For Unemployed State Residents

The last sentence states that if you live in Wisconsin but work out of state it still counts as being employed in Wisconsin. How does that make sense? The company that employs you doesn’t pay anything to Wisconsin, the state in which you physically work has a right to tax you and then you have to pay Wisconsin taxes also. For those of whom the idea of taxation is anathema, this is loony tunes. Walker is a republican­, but since he is not creating jobs in his own state, he is willing to direct people to out of state jobs, sneaking in jobs that he didn’t create through his policies as Governor and having people pay taxes in two states. I can say this because my husband has a business in MA but works half of the time in NY, and he pays NY state and local taxes and MA state and local taxes, you go to where the work is but it does cost you. So I would say to Governor, yeah thanks for the favor, can you speed up facilitati­ng job creation in Wisconsin? If his plan to lower corporate taxes and crush unions was so brilliant why is he steering workers out of state? Just asking.
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