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As I continue to explore for the epiphany of my niche to share with the world on the greatest thing ever invented being the internet and become the immortal, ubiquitous God that I think I am(OK, just kidding), I will strive to at least serve as a good example and have some worthwhile thoughts to share.

So how about this:  Everything around you just ‘is’.  What changes is how you deal with’ is’. With what you have learned and experienced since you were conscious enough, you have developed addictions which serves as a filter and dictates how you see and interact with ‘is’. And this is not a good filter. So to make your life better, get rid of that filter.

Enough of that for now. Think about it .

#1 Estimated annual cost of operating Guantánamo: $90 million to $118 million. So is Guantánamo helping us or hurting us? Sure the people our government says are dangerous to our society are put away, but then more can and will come along. So should we just keep on throwing money at the problem? That is not going to make Gitmo just go away but actually just get bigger! Here are some facts that  came from the New York Times in 2007. Dated yes, but I just wanted to get the number that started this paragraph.That is a lot of money that could help a lot of unemployed people, don’t you think?

The recent rise in Wall Street bonuses. We all want to know one thing above else, right? How do those CEOs live with themselves? I suspect those CEOs know and remember and were possibly part of the reason the bailouts  happened.  And now they are hoarding more of the hard earned dollars that should be more evenly dispersed across the U.S. I am not one who believes in socialism. I believe there needs to be more ‘grey area’ work to get those CEO hoarders out in the open to make amends to people who just want to have a better quality of life. If you have more money than you can possibly use, give it to someone so they can eat.

I am beginning to think that those same CEOs and other bonus receivers  are just as bad as the terrorists are. And maybe-just maybe-the money spent at Gitmo Bay is less than or equal to what those less than savory CEOs receive.

Yes, that may be a hint.

I have found a cause that I can truly stand behind. National Blog Action Day 2009.  Because of all the BS that goes in/on this country/planet, I believe that the climate change problem affects everyone’s well being and health more than anything else.

First of all, I would like you to think about this: As intelligent as the human race is, we have destroyed to create. The air, the lands, the seas.  Sometimes accidentally, sometimes on purpose…but always responsible.  The animals that live around us have lived in harmony with the environment.

And we are supposed to be the smart ones.

So essentially we all now need to be MORE intelligent (and in many cases, less lazy and complacent) and learn to use what is around us as that can be used as power sources that won’t kill. Like the wind. Like the sun.

Oh sure, we have started.  We should have started a while back using cleaner energy sources.  Or maybe  not started down the path to where we are now  at all. But we weren’t that smart.

We are getting there, though.  A lot more  people are realizing every day what is going on with Mother Earth and are fighting that foreseeable future. It won’t be an easy battle, but our planet’s future can be changed.

Recycle. Make sure your friends, family and congresspeople are on the planet’s  side, too.  Do a search for energy saving tips or read up from books and magazines. Easy steps to take if you are “financially challenged”. And when I say recycle I don’t just mean at home. Recycling and practicing energy saving tips at your work and in your community is even more valuable because it can become infectious.

If not so financially challenged, you can do other things to help your environment, as well. Think solar panels, for one. Again…research.

And if you are very well off and profiting from the evil planet killing business practices directly or indirectly, shame on you.

I could and would like to use much stronger words to repudiate what you have done and/or what you continue to do to this planet, but I will keep these thoughts to a more positive tone.

Everyone. Wake up.

You can make a difference. We can make it happen.

Like this post, the most important thing to do is to communicate. Blog Action Day is a resource to do that with.

Remember: humans are supposed to be the smart ones.

One of my favorite things to do is to learn. I thrive on learning new things and experiencing new things. I get downright tickled when I learn something that I have not run into in my other 20321280 minutes of life on this planet.

When I wrote this anyways. Damn I am getting old.

If you have never been to TED and you like to learn, you need to visit TED. The site is an awesome learning tool. Random learning.

Cognitive psychologists now tell us that the brain doesn’t actually see the world as it is, but instead, creates a series of mental models through a collection of “Ah-ha moments,” or moments of discovery, through various processes.

Hell, I didn’t know that. I never even thought about that.  Cool .

Because, see, I do not thrive on what I know. I do not thrive on what I don’t know.  I thrive on what I don’t know that I don’t know.

Stick around.  I will see what else I can come up with.

Well, there is several things I am working on in this project, as well as working my regular J-O-B. And football games. And quality time with my wife. And my fave TV shows.

#1, creation of a flash header

#2, keeping the ‘Of the moment’ piece on the right hand side as I enjoy.  I know you all do, too. I think.

#3, the damn lightbox plugin is not working .

#4, Migration of files to where I can use them efficiently.

All this means testing. So again…bear with me.

to make a new kickass blog!!

But seriously…still in tweaking/adding/posting mode. Hold your horses…