wez

Truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it and ignorance may deride it, but, in the end, there it is ~ Winston Churchill Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true. ~ Buddha Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coattails. ~ Clarence Darrow The intuition of free will gives us the truth ~ Corliss Lamont Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts ~ Daniel Patrick Moynihan Truth springs from argument amongst friends. ~ David Hume Nothing is easier than self-deceit. For what each man wishes, that he also believes to be true. ~ Demosthenes There is nothing to fear except the persistent refusal to find out the truth, the persistent refusal to analyze the causes of happenings. ~ Dorothy Thompson Most truths are so naked that people feel sorry for them and cover them up, at least a little bit. ~ Edward R. Murrow Reformers who are always compromising, have not yet grasped the idea that truth is the only safe ground to stand upon. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off. ~ Gloria Steinem In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. ~ George Orwell Children say that people are hung sometimes for speaking the truth. ~ Joan of Arc Anyone who conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence; he is just using his memory. ~ Leonardo da Vinci

A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. ~ Albert Einstein Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth. ~ Benjamin Disraeli A good heart is better than all the heads in the world. ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton Compassion is the radicalism of our time. ~ HH the Dalai Lama I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; a disposition for benevolence; confidence; and justice. ~ Spinoza The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. ~ Thomas Jefferson It is in deep solitude that I find the gentleness with which I can truly love my brothers. The more solitary I am the more affection I have for them…. Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say. ~ Thomas Merton Compassion is sometimes the fatal capacity for feeling what it is like to live inside somebody else's skin. It is the knowledge that there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy finally for you too. ~ Frederick Buechner

I should be astonished but I'm used to it. Many, many people here in the USA actually believe they/we are better than anyone and everyone and are the saviors of the world that can do no wrong. I guess I can't blame em, we've been brainwashed with these lies since birth, myself included. Not too popular to speak the truth around these parts. I'm sure ordinary Russians pretty much experience the same from their "leaders" as well.. Lies on top of lies smothered with lies. These people don't care about anything but maintaining their perceived power and self importance through money. A perpetual war is just what the doctor ordered.. They need us, to need them, and they know how to get it. Sick bastards.

lol.. time to google spinnaker.. ahhhhh.. sail.. learn something new everyday!

Appears all those high bids were frauds.. they sold for $303.. not bad for a picture of underwear and empty condom wrapper.. pretty funny of her though. Seems she inspired some others as well... Current bid on these beauties.. $3.25 [attach=full]2029[/attach]

Indeed.. we are quite adept at starting sh t then playing dumb.. Too bad it only works so long. I did notice the Georgian prez looking like a deer in headlights and seemingly expecting the US to intervene, only to turn around and see his back up no where in sight.. Sure wouldn't be the first time.. Maybe the 1000th.. TV's full of morons trying to start cold war 2.. good for their business I imagine.

They showed a pic of the front and it looked like any neighborhood USA to me.. But like you said, the whole city is neighborhood nobody wants to live in.

Hahahahaha.. you ass.

Perhaps we can become stars together.. I'll be looking for work..

I could hop in my van and be there in 3 hours.. Good thing my house has wheels too.. I can bring it with! Plus.. there's this.. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080815/media_nm/porn_dc

Just saw on CNBC that a house in Detroilet is for sale for 1$.. Just want the tax bill paid.. Bet the neighbors are estatic they spent their entire lives paying for theirs.. Viva La "Free Market"! American style..

You Canadians are smart folks.. May have to denounce my citizenship soon and head El Norte.. My country has been over run by beggers and thieves..

Why isn't Washington aiding savers? - Personal finance - MSNBC.com Good question...

And as tuition soars... "private" lenders are getting out of the student loan biz too... Appears no one likes to do biz without subsidies.. Strange. Credit squeeze hits college students, families - Personal finance - MSNBC.com

Large U.S. bank collapse seen ahead | Reuters How about it being Freddy and Fanny? Shoulda already happened.. Naaaahh.. lets wait til they own 100% of mortgages in this country, then there's no way their little commie piggy bank can go under, right? Can I get in on a company with private profits and socialized losses? Sounds pretty good... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26273144/

People in North Korea have.. so have individual human beings in India, Pakistan, Iran, Israel... Hmmmmm.. seem to recall people here talking about "tactical nuclear weapons" for use in Iraq also...

Because the Night 10,000 Maniacs Take me now, baby, here as I am Hold me close, try and understand Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe Love is a banquet on which we feed Come on now, try and understand The way I feel under your command Take my hand, come under cover They can't hurt you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us Have I doubt, baby, when I'm alone Love is a ring on the telephone Love is an angel, disguised as lust Here in our bed 'til the morning comes Come on now, try and understand The way I feel under your command Take my hand, come under cover They can't hurt you now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us With love we sleep, with doubt the vicious circle turns, and burns Without you, I cannot live, forgive the yearning burning I believe in love too real to feel, take me now, take me now, take me now Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to lust Because the night belongs to lovers Because the night belongs to us [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RuRNSSupA8]YouTube - 10000 maniacs - Because The Night[/ame]

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, Univ. Arizona [attach=full]1764[/attach] Explanation: Ten thousand years ago, before the dawn of recorded human history, a new light must suddenly have appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. Today we know this light was an exploding star and record the colorful expanding cloud as the Veil Nebula. Pictured above is the west end of the Veil Nebula known technically as NGC 6960 but less formally as the Witch's Broom Nebula. The expanding debris cloud gains its colors by sweeping up and exciting existing nearby gas. The supernova remnant lies about 1400 light-years away towards the constellation of Cygnus. This Witch's Broom actually spans over three times the angular size of the full Moon. The bright star 52 Cygnus is visible with the unaided eye from a dark location but unrelated to the ancient supernova.

Wow! 8... Very cool. Can't wait for it load.. Yeah.. KWS is awsome.. I remember when Johnny Lang came out of the Dakota's at 16 too.. I like his stuff but not as much as KWS.. I think KWS is moving towards a more hard rock/metal sound though. At least I know he put some out not too long ago.. I liked what I heard. Unreal.. what an awsome kid. Meh.. screw the bars for now. Not the best place for an 8 year old anyways. Prolly help him avoid rehab by 10. He should have lots of opportunities to play other places.. His dad should open an all ages non alcoholic blues club in some old warehouse on the cheap.. I'd love to jam some blues with him.. That's my favorite thing to play. Improvising leads over 12 bar blues in any key.. Playing whatever comes out.. Yeah baby. Go kid!

Hahaha.. makes sense.. prolly about the age most kids start anywho.. or younger.. It was 18 in Wisconson and 19 in MN when I was like 16 or 17.. til the feds threatened all the states WITH OUR OWN MONEY for roads if they didn't change it to 21..

College presidents seek drinking age debate - Life - MSNBC.com I think if someone is a legal adult, can go to war, sign contracts, and be held financially accountable, they should have the right to get drunk and sleep in a gutter without being labeled a "criminal".. What do ya think?

Blue on Black Kenny Wayne Shephard Night falls , and I'm alone Skin, yeah chilled me to the bone You, turned and you ran, Oh yeah, Oh slipped, right from my hand Hey Blue on black Tears on a river Push on a shove It dont mean much Joker on jack Match on a fire Cold on ice A dead mans touch Whisper on a scream Doesnt change a thing Dont bring you back Blue on black Oh yeah, blue on black Blind, oh, now I see Truth, lies, and in between Wrong, cant be undone Oh slipped, from the tip of Your tounge Hey Blue on black Tears on a river Push on a shove It dont mean much Joker on jack Match on a fire Cold on ice A dead mans touch Whisper on a scream Doesnt change a thing Doesnt bring you back, yeah Blue on black Oh, blue on black Oh, yeah Blue on black Tears on a river Push on a shove It dont mean much Joker on jack Match on a fire Cold on ice Is a dead mans touch Whisper on a scream Doesnt change a thing Dont bring you back Blue on black Oh yeah, blue on black Hey Blue on black Tears on a river Push on a shove It dont mean much Joker on jack Match on a fire Cold on ice Is a dead mans touch Whisper on a scream Doesnt change a thing Doesnt bring you back Blue on black Oh, blue on black Oh wha oh, blue on black Oh, blue on black [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03ONzGeAgkU]YouTube - Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Blue On Black (Stereo)[/ame]

Black and Blue Van Halen Hey! Ooh, slip n' slide, push it in, uh! A-Bitch sure got the rhythm Holdin' back, yeah I got control Oh, hooked inta her system Don't draw the line (Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you Uh! The harder the better Do it til we're black and blue Well you never know when love will come Hey! Better get it while you got it Little bit o' everything, ooh, even when it hurts Uh! Sure feels good, wow! Uh! Don't draw the line (Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you, woo! Uh! The harder the better Do it til we're black and blue Yo mama! Hey! (Black and blue) Got ta, got ta, got ta make it right Ow! Come on baby, good (Black and blue) (Guitar Solo) Whoa! Ow! Yeah! (Oooh ooh ooh) Don't draw the line (Oooh ooh ooh) Honey I ain't through with you (Oooh ooh ooh) Uh. The harder the better, we'll do it til we're (Oooh ooh ooh) Black and blue, ow! Don't draw the line (Oooh ooh ooh) Baby I ain't through with you Uh, harder the better We'll do it til we're black and blue Yeah, the wetter the better We'll do it til we're black and blue, ow! Uh! (Whuh! Whuh! Whuh! Whuh!) Do it til we're black and blue Yeah! Ow! Now, come on baby! Wetter the better! Let's do it 'til We're black and blue! Uh Come on baby Oh Uh [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeIc2bZkbvw]YouTube - Van Halen - Black And Blue[/ame] Yay Sammy!

The Year of the Cat Al Stewart On a morning from a Bogart movie In a country where they turn back time You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre Contemplating a crime She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running Like a watercolour in the rain Don't bother asking for explanations She'll just tell you that she came In the year of the cat She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears By the blue tiled walls near the market stalls There's a hidden door she leads you to These days, she says, I feel my life Just like a river running through The year of the cat Well, she looks at you so cooly And her eyes shine like the moon in the sea She comes in incense and patchouli So you take her, to find what's waiting inside The year of the cat Well, morning comes and you're still with her And the bus and the tourists are gone And you've thrown away the choice and lost your ticket So you have to stay on But the drum-beat strains of the night remain In the rhythm of the new-born day You know sometime you're bound to leave her But for now you're going to stay In the year of the cat [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAAYVBqre2A]YouTube - Year of the Cat - Al Stewart[/ame]