Renewal and rebirth on Easter 2009

NEW.

Improved.

Re-Dedicated.

Re-Suscitated

Creatures of wild imagination.

Creatures with Awe-inspiring Dreams.

This is who we are.



Our imagination is both our advantage and our liability. It is the powerful force within us which has the ability to fuel an incomprehensible human drive toward extremes. Our imagination pushed us to place one of us on the MOON. Let's just stop and consider that for a moment.

If we ever...........EVER..........needed to proof to ourselves of what we are capable of: what our imagination has the power to drive us towards, that incredible piece of mankind's history should serve to make sure we NEVER FORGET.

WE CAN DO IT.....................................TOGETHER.

The American people were the tribe who made the finish, but it was the WORLD which pushed them up on their competitive shoulders to inspire them to push harder and faster to the point where they got it done. Without the spirit of competition from the rest of the world, it wouldn't have happened.

Knowing this, each and every one of us can take our own share of pride in knowing that it wasn't exclusively an American who landed on the Moon, it was a member of the Human Race.

It is from this perspective that we must all begin to think. The world is no longer such a big big place. I myself, as most of you, have undreamed of superpowers. I can send a message around the world with a single click of a button from my little electronic device. A device born of the labors of thousands of human beings living in places all over this world. The debt of my gratitude can not seemingly ever be repaid to the people working late in their cubicle sorting out chip designs or to the people putting in that extra hour late at night past quitting time who fabricated my particular little device. The seemingly unconscious and unacknowledged effort of humanity to pull off these miracles is so common as to be something that we all just expect, anymore.

But we cannot think that way any longer. Mother Earth is paying a heavy toll for our dreams, and it's time that we include her needs in our process. Many human beings are also paying the price for the synthesis of what we take for granted. Their health and welfare also, need to become something that is considered. In short, we can no longer look upon the single lives of the spirits who drive our world with an attitude of irreverence, neglect, or lack of respect. To do so, would be to drive a bulldozer at full speed into one of the pillars which is the foundation upon what our world is created upon.


If we are to actually BE, what we purport to BE, we must instead learn to fashion our business models in such a way as to have RESPECT for life. ALL life. We have progressed as far as we can feasibly go using the mentality of “do unto others and split”. The evidence of the cancer to our world from this unconsciously adopted philosophy is poisoning our water, raining debris from the sky and changing the daily weather into some sort of psychotic musical chairs game.

The time of nationalism and divisive activity is past. We simply cannot afford to continue as we have or the consequences (as the current previews of coming attractions in economy,weather, human happiness and welfare) indicate.

The scary news of it is: THE TIME IS NOW.

The wonderful aspect of it is: WE ARE UP TO THE TASK. WE CAN DO THIS. WE HAVE THE IMAGINATION, THE CREATIVITY, THE RESOURCES, AND KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO REINVENT OURSELVES.

The REAL question is: DO WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO PULL OUR HEAD FROM THE POWER OF DENIAL AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING BEFORE OUR ABILITY TO ACT IS RENDERED MOOT?

Millions suffer from depression. Sickness. Hopelessness. Instead of working on curing the symptoms for these ailments we need to be working on their CAUSES.

Don't be afraid. Fear breeds fear which breeds fear which breeds sadness helplessness and a world I personally don't want to live in.

Don't be mean. You know right from wrong. Stop turning away from that which you know is wrong.
Be part of the solution. Reach out and help another human being. They belong to you. They are your family. We all want the same things.

Everyone here is valuable. Sometimes that perceived value is difficult to see. Just because it isn't obvious, doesn't make not true. Seeing ISN'T always believing. It SURE as hell doesn't make it FACT. (Quantum physics anyone? Alright then)

What IS real, is that I am a member of this giant thing. This LIFE-FORCE on this planet. The more I learn, the more I realize I cannot divide myself FROM IT in nearly any way. If I cannot divide myself FROM it, then all of it, (even the stuff I don't like) winds up being a part of myself.

I'll say that again. EVERYTHING OUT THERE IS PART OF MYSELF.

Why would I attempt to hurt, destroy, hobble, infect, damage, subvert, poison, manipulate, or cause mental or physical harm...................to myself?

I can not love myself ABOVE others. I can only Love myself. (There ARE no .....”others”)

Therefore, I love you. Please take good care of me.

I'm WORTH it.

^..^~

Blessings of Strength and Courage

I hate that I sometimes sound so much like a damn cheerleader, but on the other hand, that fact doesn't diminish what I have to say. No matter what we are talking about. Whether it is the state of the economy, your job, the loss of your worldly possessions or your savings, or getting your head and heart around the horrific realization that part of getting older is feeling the same while you watch your body fall apart....or seeing people you care about experience massive pain that you feel powerless to block, stop, or assist with...ALL of this crap is not what matters. What matters is just us. All of us. Your neighbors. Your parents. Your friends. Hell, even those you fight with. WE, are the only thing on this plane of existence that really MATTERS. The People. The Animals. The rest of it is junk. These "tests" that we are all being challenged with, are just a way to remind us of what is IMPORTANT. GIVE to your fellow human being. Your patience, your assistance, your forgiveness, and your heart. Only the strong can allow themselves to be vulnerable. Only those who can be truly vulnerable can know what genuine strength really is.

Before the "Jig was Up"...

When the British came to Ireland they put a waist high wall up between the north and the south. Typical of the Irish, (you know, I think sarcasm actually was BORN there) the Irish made a mockery of the rule of no dancing by walking alongside their side of the fence under the guards scornful vision with their arms down and mimicking a regular walk, while ... underneath the sight-line of the fence their legs were just a janglin'. Of course everyone on the Irish side of the fence could see the whole thing and all observed with such somber expressions that to my knowledge the practice went on for some great time before the "Jig was up".

; )

Happy Leprachaun's Day!!!

ENOUGH!!!!

What a day!

So I'm rebuilding my computer, (the one that failed for unknown reasons wiping approximately 500G worth of saved data and programs) and I spend all week trying to get it fixed back up and working correctly. I load all my Valve brand games back up on it, only to have them all fail again after the HUGE process of installation, update decryption update some more etc ad nauseum. I don't lose my temper, instead I just start working on the wireless network stuff. So I work on the Linksys brand stuff on my network attempting to make certain it is all updated and functioning. It doesn't. The cards in the computers work in spurts, on again and off again, and the wireless gaming adapter (which is a HUGE pain in the ass to reconfigure) quits working ENTIRELY. After resisting the urge to take a hammer to it, I get a call from the Sprint Rep, (scheduled, and late by 35 minutes) to work on my work phones Direct Connect, which hasn't been working correctly since I got it. After nearly losing the gentleman because of a failure by my JAWBONE brand headset to disconnect/reconnect in a timely and correct fashion, we finally manage to get going and work on the damned thing. After several hold periods and several tests, he declares that he has made the necessary adjustments and that beyond this there isn't anything else they can do. (Time will tell if it is fixed, or if it is just another blatant example of a company taking money in good faith for products that don't in fact, actually WORK.)

So at this point, feeling somewhat re-empowered I return to my previous task of attempting to fix the computer/networking problems I'm having. I work on my iBook trying to ensure that both the iBook, the wireless gaming adapter for ps2, and the two windows computers all connect together and run harmoniously on the network. Of course, it is at this point that I discover that the iBook has lost it's ability to run without being plugged into the wall. The lithium ion battery reads 50%, and apparently, this means the end of the service life for the battery. The SHORT version of this is that I realize that without the added functionality of the iBook being portable, I have Zero need for wireless in the house.

So, once again, I have squandered an extraordinary amount of my personal highly valuable free time trying to make products I have purchased actually do what they were advertised to do. I am QUITE CERTAIN in ALL CASES, that any representatives advice on the subject would be that my stuff is too old and needs to be replaced by the NEW version of the same style of stuff.

I should mention at this point, that through Out the “service life” for all of this equipment, I have waited patiently for the companies to produce the updates necessary to fix all the BUGS in the software which prevented the hardware from working as it was supposed to. So here we are. We are now at a point where the hardware I have been trying to get working on my tiny insignificant little home network all to work together THROUGHOUT it's service life with ZERO success. Now, I don't know about the rest of you nice folks, but I'm not exactly technically challenged. I have a fairly decent amount of experience dealing with this crap. So it makes me stop to wonder......

JUST WHEN DID IT BECOME OK FOR COMPANIES TO STEAL FROM PEOPLE LIKE THIS?

I find it wholly unacceptable that one of my most favored games has seemingly locked me out of playing said game because of the built-in theft deterrent aspects of the software aren't working as intended. I cannot believe that untold numbers of the American public have been left holding unusable hardware or software after having paid for it with every reasonable expectation that the products should WORK.

I have been dying to get my hands on the latest generation of video gaming hardware and I am in desperate need of a new cell phone, laptop, and networking equipment. But you know what? I am not going to give ANY of these companies ONE WORTHLESS AMERICAN PENNY. I realize I am conceivably ALONE in this stance, but I REFUSE to continue to pay these companies for shit that doesn't WORK!

But then I thought about it and I realized, no, this is pandemic. This is the same situation as when I pull through a drive-through and open the wrapper on something as simple as a cheeseburger and find it is COLD, or that the fountain drink has such a GROSSLY out of whack mixture as to make it undrinkable.

It's everything and it's all around us. Nothing works. Nothing is good anymore, and what's more infuriating is that these companies expect us to shell out BIG TIME for these goods and services.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm drawing the line.

I'll not pay the money for new computers or game equipment or phone equipment that either fails or doesn't work. NOT GOING TO DO IT.

Until you can produce something of value, I'm SAVING my extremely hard earned cash. I have HAD IT............with designed obsolescence! If a product isn't solid, it has NO BUSINESS being sold to the public under the guise of something that is!

I pity the fool who approaches me with the desire to sell me an extended warranty. That poor soul is going to get flamed on a level that is likely completely inappropriate to the offense. I don't care.

Industry has decided in it's ultimate GREED that they will not sell us well constructed things anymore. What they are selling to us is the IDEA of whatever it is. We buy into the IDEA that we could have this item and we beg them to MAKE IT WORK! They then BLACKMAIL us for PROTECTION MONEY to ensure that our new shiny bauble WORKS!

IT's LUDICROUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, Heads up to Industry: I'm holding you ACCOUNTABLE. RETRO ACTIVE. You get to burn me ONCE. After that, I will NEVER purchase anything from your “brand” AGAIN! Get it!?

Happy Anniversary!

Wow.

Amazing.

A simple vision I had of bringing some people I knew together has started to bear fruit.

WE BELONG .................to each other.

I want each and every single one of you to FEEL that.

Today is an anniversary for me/us. Three years ago today, I began the process of building this network.

I thought it was a just a dream that would fizzle and fade away like clearing smoke.

But, remarkably, it hasn't.

It has grown with each concurrent step I have made to expand it. So far, I have managed with your kind assistance to bring about 400 to 500 people into visual “earshot” of what we choose to talk about.

I have spent most of the time woolgathering in this network about life and philosophy, spirituality and music. I welcome an ongoing dialog from any of you, and encourage you to stretch out with your feelings. This is the place where there is no wrong answer, no question is inappropriate to tackle. This is for us. This is for me. This is for you to connect on/in/to. So until there is more interaction, I will continue to share my experience and my life, my fascinations and my love, with you.

Happy Anniversary. Thank you for sharing your experience, your heart, your self, and your love,

with me.

Love Chiron'

Purple

If I remember correctly, in physics (or was it Astronomy?) I learned that the frequency of light radiation as it approaches us is colored blue. The frequency of light radiation that we see as a light source moves away from us is perceived as the color red. So, if we are studying these energies and recognizing that there is a relationship between the colors blue and red and their apparent indicated movement either towards or away from us, doesn't it beg the question about what color means to us in terms of sub light speed and direction? Okay, I know that statement doesn't lend itself to being very obvious, so lets come at it from a different direction ; ) .

What if all the items that are painted (seemingly) different colors actually are moving in our dimension based on the color that is reflected back to us? Maybe it happens so slow that we cannot perceive it?

If this wild ass theory actually has any ability to retain moisture, then it would raise some seriously bizarre and incredible questions. Such as: If stars that are blue are moving toward us, and stars that are red are moving away from us, what about stars that are purple? Purple is a color which is a mixture of both blue and red, which, (using our little model) would indicate to us that a star that is purple would be one that is both moving toward, AND away from us simultaneously!

Uh oh.

How could something move away from us and move toward us simultaneously? Well I guess it the only way to describe such a thing, would be that it actually existed in several spaces at once.

Uh oh again...

This is starting to sound a little like time travel? Something that has a foot in multiple dimensions?

Do you think this is why the color purple was considered sacred by the royalty, religious, astrologers and the wise alike?

Things that make you go hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

^..^~

Rusty Gears

I sometimes have moments when I think I'm losing my mind, but then I have to wonder, was the moment I was thinking that I was losing my mind....one of those moments?