9.28.2005
When we're together, we're like two kids on an adventure.
He's the only person I know who really gets it; the wild flowers in spring, the excitement of finding a nest of ladybugs, 
the awesome beauty of the sunset, watching the tadpoles in spring turn into the baby frogs of early summer. The concern for the tadpoles when the puddles dried up, and the amazement when we saw hundreds of baby frogs emerge from the deep cracks in the earth, where they survived in the cool mud deep in the earth.
When we're together, walking through the woods, or by a cool stream, no words are necessary. There is understanding, connection, acceptance. We can be ourselves completely. The only problem we have comes when we re-emerge into the adult world of egos and obsessions. My ego clashes with his obsession. If we could just rid ourselves of both of those, I think we would be just fine. Life would be just one great adventure!9.08.2005
Now on a more positive note, some words from one of my favorite wise guys:
the Dalai Lama
For Good Karma, Practice A Little Bit of This Everyday!
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for other’s and Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
I pray for the strength to follow these guidelines. If we all did, this world would be a different place...
the Dalai Lama
For Good Karma, Practice A Little Bit of This Everyday!
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s: Respect for self, Respect for other’s and Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
I pray for the strength to follow these guidelines. If we all did, this world would be a different place...
9.07.2005
KOKO FOR PRESIDENT!
Here is Koko at her first fundraising dinner. Her table manners were much better than our current president.
Koko entertained the fundraisers with a few songs on her keyboard. She's actually very good.
Here is a picture of Koko preparing for her first speech. Notice that she is writing the speech herself, unlike our current president.
Here is Koko reading a book about Koko and her kitten. Notice that she is reading the book right-side-up, rather than upside down, like our current president.
Koko has a vocabulary of over 1000 words, which is significantly more than our current president.
Here is Koko playing with her kitten, Smoky. She obviously has a lot of love and compassion. Unlike our current president.
So let's see, better table manners, significantly more talented, higher I.Q., writes her own speeches, can actually read a book right side up, has a better vocabulary, and a great deal more compassion. It's a no brainer. Koko gets my vote. Let's kick the idiot out!!
Here is Koko at her first fundraising dinner. Her table manners were much better than our current president.
Koko entertained the fundraisers with a few songs on her keyboard. She's actually very good.
Here is a picture of Koko preparing for her first speech. Notice that she is writing the speech herself, unlike our current president.
Here is Koko reading a book about Koko and her kitten. Notice that she is reading the book right-side-up, rather than upside down, like our current president.
Koko has a vocabulary of over 1000 words, which is significantly more than our current president.
Here is Koko playing with her kitten, Smoky. She obviously has a lot of love and compassion. Unlike our current president.
So let's see, better table manners, significantly more talented, higher I.Q., writes her own speeches, can actually read a book right side up, has a better vocabulary, and a great deal more compassion. It's a no brainer. Koko gets my vote. Let's kick the idiot out!!
BUSH BREAKS ALL RECORDS!(Thanks to Aaron for this)
• First president in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.
• In his first two years in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs.
• Shattered record for biggest annual deficit in history.
• Set all-time record for biggest drop in the history of the stock market.
• Cut the taxes of the wealthiest people in America (those making over $200,000 a year).
• Members of Bush Administration are the richest administration in history.
• First year in office set the all-time record for most days on vacation by any president in U.S. history.
• Cut unemployment benefits for more out-of-work Americans than any president in U.S. history.
• Dissolved more international treaties than any president in U.S. history.
• Set the all-time record for biggest annual budget spending increases.
• First president in U.S. history to attack a sovereign nation against the will of the United Nations and the world community.
• Took the biggest world sympathy for the U.S. after 9/11, and in less than a year, made the U.S. the most resented country in the world.
• First U.S. president in history to have a majority of people in Europe (over 70%) view his presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and stability.
• In the 18 months following the 9/11 attacks, he has successfully prevented any public investigation into the biggest security failure in the history of the United States.
The constant comparison of Bush to monkeys is not without merit. For example, Bush's I.Q. is actually 91. There have been several monkeys who have actually scored higher on IQ tests. In fact, Koko the gorilla, has been tested with an I.Q. of 95. So they are in the same ball park intelligently speaking. Although, my personal preference would be Koko for President. She's nicer.
(By the way, our former president, Clinton, has an I.Q. of 182, exactly TWICE the intelligence of our current President. No wonder our country is in the toilet.)
