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The American Economy ~ A Puny Perspective

Soon, with the economy so weak, upwardly mobile Americans will not even a ford to live in their cars!

Plain and simple, everyone’s fuming, except the 1%, about the widening gap between the rich and poor!

The Government auto know that they need to increase the taxes of the rich. The profits of Big Companies are too high. Money needs to be distributed better in our society. I am writing this column so that I might be able to help steer politicians in the right direction. Otherwise, they are headed on the highway to hell. I am shocked by how much we have been lead astray by those in power. We have been conditioned to believe that this is an acceptable way to live. Putting pressure on your local politicians and aligning ourselves with those that appreciate the damage that has been done, may help us gain real traction.

I don’t acclaim to be an export on this issue, but gimme a brake! I think it’s my civic duty to report these facts. My mercury is rising and I don’t think we should dodge the problem. There are just too many people who can’t a ford to fill up their car which is a tragedy in America and such a saab story!

We are sadly cadilacking in support for the poor.  Many homeless people have lost their dignity and are a shell of their former selves. I may be clutching at straws but I’m tired of doing nothing. I’m not too sure which direction America is steering but the current way of thinking needs some serious repairs.  We need to take this issue wheely seriously, unlike some politicians who take a blinkered perspective and are just fuel of scrap. Many, like Rick Scott, give an automatic response that the homeless and poor are lazy and it’s their fault. We should work hard in order to help shift their attitudes because, quite frankly, I don’t like their tune. Some recent leislation that helps corporations should just be scrapped or reversed. Lately, many car dwelling people are running on empty, are driven to dispair, have no where to turn, and are just plain exhausted. Their dreams of days down on the beach will have to take a back seat for quite a while because they can’t a ford to drive there.

Big Business and politicians, in their efforts to drive down costs, have their blinkers on and have ignored the long term consequences of such a strategy. The window of opportunity is closing rapidly. We need to put the pedal to the metal and fire on all cylinders to get things rolling. It would be a great disservice to the poor if we didn’t explore all the avenues open to us. If we work together wheel be able to put pressure on politicians and big companies many of whom I’m not a fan of.

We need to gear up for a fight to help those in such tire straights and not allow this cause to stall.

 I hope we can inject more money to help advocacy groups so they can accelerate this one through the courts. Hiring top lawyers may be the key to success and provide a spark of hope. Unfortunately, many of these types of actions get suspended or stalled in the court system.

It’s no use being cranky and continuing to fume about this issue. We need to spring into action inorder to make any kind of dent in this problem! Remember, ‘The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Grease.‘  A good place to start is to form a government panel before our efforts hit the skids. What ever happens, it looks like a bumpy road ahead for the middle class and the poor.

Unfortunately, I carn’t think of what else to write because I have engine block,  so oil leave now…

How to save America.

Politicians and big business need to be less selfish and greedy!

Sexual Satisfaction Increases with Age

 A new study reveals that women’s satisfaction in the bedroom increases with age, even as sexual desire wanes.

The study, analyzed sexual activity, desire and satisfaction in a group of women, age 40 or older, with a median age of 67 years. The 806 women studied were part of the Rancho Bernardo Study, which has tracked the health of residents within a planned community in San Diego for 40 years.

The majority of women — including sexually active and sexually inactive respondents — were moderately or very satisfied with their sex lives, and the frequency at which women were very satisfied with their sex lives increased with respondents’ ages. Likewise, nearly two-thirds of the women reported at least moderate satisfaction with their sexual relationships. The study was published in The American Journal of Medicine this month.

The Joy of Books ~ Incredible Video ~ Books Come Alive

Final Word on Diet, Nutrition and Health

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans..

5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Americans.

CONCLUSION:

Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Incredible Answers In IAS Examination ~ [Indian Administrative Service]

Q. How can you drop a raw egg onto a concrete floor without cracking it?
A. Concrete floors are very hard to crack! (UPSC Topper)

Q. If it took eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men to build it?
A. No time at all it is already built. (UPSC 23rd Rank Opted for IFS)

Q. If you had three apples and four oranges in one hand and four apples and three oranges in the other hand, what would you have?
A. Very large hands. (Good one) (UPSC 11 Rank Opted for IPS)

Q. How can you lift an elephant with one hand?
A. you will never find an elephant with one hand. (UPSC Rank 14 Opted for IES)

Q. How can a man go eight days without sleep?
A. No Probs, He sleeps at night. (UPSC IAS Rank 98)

Q. If you throw a red stone into the blue sea what it will become?
A. It will Wet or Sink as simple as that. (UPSC IAS Rank 2)

Q. What looks like half apple ?
A: The other half. (UPSC – IAS Topper )

Q. What can you never eat for breakfast?
A: Dinner.

Q. Bay of Bengal is in which state?
A: Liquid (UPSC 33 Rank)

Interviewer said “I shall either ask you ten easy questions or one really difficult question. Think well before you make up your mind!” The boy thought for a while and said, “my choice is one really difficult question.” “Well, good luck to you, you have made your own choice! Now tell me this.
“What comes first, Day or Night?”
The boy was jolted into reality as his admission depends on the correctness of his answer, but he thought for a while and said, “It’s the DAY sir!”
“How” the interviewer asked.
“Sorry sir, you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!”
He was selected for IIM!

Technical Skill is the mastery of complexity, while Creativity is the master of presence of mind.
This is a famous paper written for an Oxford philosophy exam, normally requiring an eight page essay answer and expected to be backed up with source material, quotes and analytical reasoning. This guy wrote the below answer and topped the exam!

OXFORD EXAMINATION BOARD 1987, ESSAY QUESTION
Question: What is courage? (50 Marks)
Answer (After 7 blank pages, at the end of the last page…): This is courage.

MAYAN CALENDAR ~ END OF THE WORLD 2012 ~ MYTH OR REALITY

Apocalypse 2012: An Investigation into The Mayan Prediction About Civilization’s End

Why did the Mayan skywatchers choose December 21st, 2012 A.D., as the end of their Long Count calendar? We know that the 13-baktun cycle of the Mayan “Long Count” system of timekeeping was set to end exactly on a winter solstice. The story began 2300 years ago. What is really incredible is that these ancient Mayans skywatchers were able to predict a winter solstice so far off into the future.

After exhaustive research, I have determined that the following is the definitive explanation for why and how the Mayans chose December 21, 2012.

It all has to do with the Mayan Sacred Tree ~ the crossing point of the ecliptic with the band of the Milky Way. There is further evidence of this in the ancient monument that references the “end date” 13 Baktun of the Tortuguero Monument 6. If you realize that a transit is “When Mercury or Venus passes in front of the Sun’s disk as seen from Earth.”  “Mercury transits happen about 12 times in a century.”   Not so important. But, the transits of Venus — the planet about which the Mayans were particularly interested — are “a very rare sight, about 12 times per millennium!”   Several scholars have suggested that the 2012 transit of Venus is all part of the 2012 A.D. end of the world scenario. Basically the “1 degree every 72 years” rule of precession is extremely important. In this way, back in 3114 B.C. the sun conjuncted the Sacred Tree on Oct 10th, which is 72 degrees, or 1/5th of the ecliptic from the winter solstice.

So, there you have it! Any questions?

Other possible Conclusions

OR…

As one Mayan said to another,

“Do you think they’ll be smart enough to figure out that we only had enough room up to 2012. If not, this could really lead to some great end of the world theories!”

When in doubt…

Which Mayan Calendar do we use to Predict the End of the World?

I’m trying to do some research so that the

true secrets of the Mayan Calendar can be revealed.

Is December 21, 2012 the end of the world or a new beginning?

I’m not sure which calendar to use???

My early research has discovered the following fascinating facts about the Mayan Calendar.

Next, I will tackle the secrets of the Mona Lisa ~ Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world as well as the subject of numerous conspiracy theories and speculation.

I have until December 21, 2012 to complete the projects. Any help would be appreciated.

Please check back regularly for more posts about the End of the World or the New Beginning

HAPPY NATIONAL BLOODY MARY DAY

January 1 is National Bloody Mary Day ~ what a great idea!

Too much fun on on New Year’s Eve?

The Bloody Mary should help. The tomato juice provides a variety of vitamins and nutrients to combat the damages of excessive alcohol consumption.

It dates back to 1921, when bartender Fernand Petiot served its originator at Harry’s Bar in Paris, before moving to the United States and creating a spicier version with the addition of Tabasco in 1933 at the Regis Bar in New York. And thus the brunchtime hair of the dog was born.

Here’s the classic Bloody Mary recipe.  Enjoy!

1 1/2 ounces (1 jigger) vodka
1/2 cup tomato juice
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Worcestershire sauce to taste
Tabasco to taste
1 celery stick for garnish
1 lemon wedge for garnish

Combine the vodka, the tomato juice, the lemon juice, the Worcestershire sauce, the Tabasco, 1 cup ice cubes, and salt and pepper to

taste, shake the mixture well, and strain it into a tall glass filled with ice cubes. Garnish the Bloody Mary with the celery stick and the lemon wedge.

 SERVES 1

You may also want ~ need to try the following cures at:

http://www.e-forwards.com/2011/12/hanover-cures/

December 22 Inspirational Advent Calendar ~ Winter Solstice

CHECK DAILY FOR AN INSPIRATIONAL CHRISTMAS ADVENT POSTER.

There are 24 posters, one for each day leading up to Christmas.

An Advent calendar is a special calendar which is used to count or celebrate the days of ADVENT in anticipation of CHRISTMAS.

Advent meaning ‘the coming’, is a month full of expectation,

anticipation and preparation for Yule/ winter solstice and Christmas

Please feel free to copy and share.

Enjoy and Merry Christmas!

Once the Winter solstice arrives (Dec 22nd),

the days will begin to lengthen again and

the sun will grow stronger and brighter….

Winter must be cold for those with no warm memories”

Winter either bites with its teeth or lashes with its tail”

“I like these cold, gray winter days. Days like these let you savor a bad mood.” Bill Watterson

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. 
Albert Camus

It snowed and snowed, the whole world over, Snow swept the world from end to end. A candle burned on the table; A candle burned. 
Boris Pasternak

But see, Orion sheds unwholesome dews; Arise, the pines a noxious shade diffuse; Sharp Boreas blows, and nature feels decay, Time conquers all, and we must time obey. 
Alexander Pope

Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. 
Victor Hugo

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome. 
Anne Bradstreet

Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me. 
Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen. 
Willa Cather

And for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms. 
William Bradford

O Winter! ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb’d Retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening, know. 
William Cowper

Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Thou art not so unkind,
As man’s ingratitude. 
William Shakespeare

One kind word can warm three winter months. 
Japanese proverb