LETMEINTOMYACCOUNT??!

This week my girlfriend sent me a joke about using passwords. I forwarded it to some of you, but because of the 'strong' language have decided not to copy it here...just in case the Facebook police take exception. It was funny and it made me think. 

We have all had to come up with passwords in our every day lives. To date I have about a dozen.....all variations on a theme : dog names, cat names, house names, my name, his name......and when I can't remember what the hell I used I have to use the Rolodex in my brain to go through ALL OF THEM. And, generally, the reason this particular password doesn't work is because....I used a NEW one this time.

We are advised NOT to write down our passwords. And we are advised NOT to use the same one. And we are advised NOT to use pet names. I don't know about you, but at my age I can barely remember MY name let alone all of my passwords.

There are Internet sites that actually guide you in the use of "good" passwords. 

"Learn how to create strong passwords with the correct length and complexity."

Seriously? Now we have to go to 'school' to come up with a password so Aunt Martha can't break into our Esty account and buy some soap bars!!!!

I would really like to buy something online without having to 'join.' I don't want to give you my email and create a password to go with 'my account.' I don't want an account....I just want to buy something. I know you just want this information so you can track me!  I wasn't born yesterday...and if I was I would probably understand all this stuff. 

Apparently the most common passwords are - "123456," "123456789," and "password." Which explains why now companies are demanding...yes, demanding that you add or mix numbers, letters or symbols to your passwords. This is all in an effort to....cover THEIR asses ...you understand. 

My bank uses a picture and warns me that if I don't see that picture....well...then I am screwed if I continue on that page. 

“People will come up with lots of funny passwords and that’s fine, but it’s important to try to protect your information by using numbers, symbols and a mix of lower and upper case letters,” I quote....Internet Security....Mr Brian BORG . 

For those of you who haven't watched Star Trek:

"The Borg are a collection of species that have been turned into cybernetic organisms functioning as drones of the Collective, or the hive." 

Coincidence that Brian runs Internet Security and is advising us on passwords....... I think not. 

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Does doing Yoga make you a Hindu? Hmmm?

This was a headline I read last week and the reasoning behind it is that Yoga is a part of being Islamic. Who knew?  I didn't. But it has history as an ancient spiritual practice with connections to Hinduism and Buddhism.

And of course now other religions are wading into the controversy.  A Catholic church in England banned Yoga because it is a Hindu spiritual exercise and has no place in their church....or apparently, even their church hall. AND prominent pastors in the U.S of A. have even gone as far as calling Yoga "Demonic." Well, we all know about prominent pastors in the good old U.S. but that is for another time.

The belief is that even though religious intentions are not there to begin with, by doing Yoga, you might lead them to develop. God forbid - and I mean that literally.

But all you Yogaites rejoice because there are alternatives. One is called PraiseMoves.  This exercise (while looking strangely just like Yoga) combines Christian worship with stretching exercises. You adopt a pose or posture and then recite a verse from the Bible. 

Example: the Cobra pose becomes the Vine posture and you recite, "I am the vine and you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing."

The Childs pose or Mouse pose becomes the Little Child Posture and you recite, "Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it." Wow case closed! Do not pass Go or collect $100.00.

So - Okay - there MAY be a bit of a learning curve here, but you ARE getting your exercise. 

The founder of PraiseMoves states that Yoga is a Sanskrit word that means "Yoke" or "Union with God." But....as a Christian..."it's a different yoke." I kid you not. BECAUSE Jesus said (apparently) "My yoke is easy, my burden is light." I don't get it either...but then again I put the Eh? in Agnostic. 

The founder of PraiseMoves, Laurette Willis, states that she got the idea on February 25th, 2001 at 10:35 in the morning when God gave it to her. Instead of emptying your mind you are supposed to fill it with the word of God. 

So does doing Yoga make you a Hindu, I think not. After all, Atheists could do it and concentrate on the wonder of the universe or perhaps the complexity of the DNA helix. 

Things I've learned this week:

Sometimes we just don't appreciate the simpler things in life.

I mean....how affluent are we that our socks have their own drawer?

How many "pairs" are there...and what about the question....what happens to socks in the washing machine?

I recently opened an Internet site which stated: "Opening up a sock drawer full of colourful, amazing socks is simply the best way to start the morning. Very few people experience it and it's time to change that. Here's how we're going to do it:
"Keep your wallet happy and time on your side. Six pairs for $39, or replace your whole sock drawer (18 pairs) for under $90. Shipping is on us!"

AND this from a conversation on the Internet about Where do socks go:

"I'm a leg amputee. As it's hard to get my shoe on and off my fake foot, and because my fake foot doesn't sweat I don't often change it. All my socks match but I always get even numbers out of the dryer. I would suggest having one leg taken off if you want to keep your socks. Also you might be able to sell odd socks to amputees who don't use a fake leg."

Words of wisdom if I have ever heard them.

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Royals do earn their keep.

Are we having fun yet?

I GAVE AT THE OFFICE.....

Quite a few years ago I had an article entitled "It's Time to Embrace the Curly Code" published in our local newspaper. It's premise was that (based on the character Curly from the movie City Slickers) we should pick just one important thing in life .......and support that cause. You can't fix the world, no matter how hard you may try. But you can pick something close to your heart and support that one thing.

Recently I was buying groceries and the cashier asked if I would like to support.....I don't even remember what...say....Sick Kids Hospital. So I said sure, add five bucks to my bill. Fortunately I can afford the money, not everyone can.

What if you are on a fixed income and counting every penny, hoping you have enough to cover what is being rung up at the till and then the cashier asks "Would you like to donate a dollar to......?" You say no - explain that every penny counts in your household, just say no and have the rest of the line think you are really cheap or agree that a dollar would be fine and keep your fingers crossed.

Then I thought about all of the money that you could possibly agree to give at the cash register over the course of a year. This could, theoretically, add up to quite a bit and all without an official tax receipt. At least if you give one lump sum to one of these organizations directly you can get a receipt and it will be a bit of a tax break.

What if you say to the cashier or better yet, the manager, "I'll donate my five dollars if you chip in and match it." What would happen then?

I don't know the logistics of the store and charity agreement so I really don't know if the store is just collecting this money (probably) and turning it over or they get some kickback. I do feel that if the store chain thinks this is such a worthy cause then THEY should be giving a good size chunk of their profits to prove it.

With all of the charities in the world, and the new daily disasters, it is hard to decide exactly where your dollars should go. Personally I worry about giving money to anywhere overseas. I have heard stories of aid not arriving where it should be, or it being hijacked and then sold to the highest bidder. Hey, wait a minute that shouldn't be happening - but who is going to argue with people with guns???

Another conundrum is the cost of the charity doing business. We have all seen the Internet listings of the top charities and how much the administrators receive for doing their work. I don't want 48 cents of every dollar I give going to some fat cats lake house. If you have to pay those kinds of wages then I expect these people to get out and do their jobs....not pass the collecting responsibility off to grocery clerks to gather the funds for them.

Bottom line - it is your money and no one should humiliate you into giving to a charity.

Last year I received a phone call from a charity asking for a donation and when I said that all my giving is to the Humane Society the woman replied....

"You would rather give your money to animals than to children??????"

I was......well......pissed. I did call that charity to complain and the person I spoke to was very apologetic.

Recently, on a Facebook posting, my niece showed the elephants that Bob Barker had rescued - at his own expense. One of the comments underneath was that, in her opinion, the person thought it would have been "better" to give some of that money to humans instead.  REALLY?? Needless to say I did let my fingers do the talking and tried very  hard to state (nicely) that it was Bob's money and she had no business telling anyone where their dollars should go.

It's a big world out there folks and there will always be someone or something in need. How you give or not is your business and you shouldn't be hijacked into doing something you aren't comfortable with....and you shouldn't have to explain your reasons to anyone.

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Things I learned:

Bronies  are grown men who like to watch My Little Pony shows. They actually have conventions; wearing brightly coloured long synthetic wigs and little pony ears....and wings.

"You can relate to everything about My Little Pony. The real life situations make me a better person." They say......

There is even a song written by BlackGryphon who describes himself such:
"I am an ex U.S. Navy veteran, scuba and sky diver, animator and musician and I'd like to be a tree.  Actually there are many, many songs if you go on Youtube." Thanks BlackG, but I think I'll just skip them for now.

It's innocent....in a strange way. Clubs of all sorts - hobby, sports, gardening, bridge - have the shared common interest and the belonging to something/someone. But I don't want my husband to become my little pony any time soon.....nnneeeeyyyy.

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Princess Anne is advocating eating horsemeat because then "the owner might take better care of the horses" Well, right up until the time when they are shipped off to the packing plant.

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Lady Gaga has a flying dress. And she thinks she would like to share it with all of us so we can have one too........while she was saying this she was dressed in what looked very much like a NASA uniform.

I have heard of Reefer Madness but I have never before witnessed it.

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I don't want to visit or live in Berens River, Manitoba. After a day of heavy drinking a man was stabbed by his girlfriend. And then when he stumbled off to get help he was hit by not one BUT TWO drunk drivers. Autopsy showed he bled out because the stabbing nicked a vein, so his girlfriend is up on charges. I have no idea what is happening to the two drunk drivers.

YOU CAN NEVER GO BACK - AND MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T TRY

Next year there is a reunion, of sorts, in my 'home town.' It is not a high school reunion and not an adoption or family reunion....it is for a dance hall. Yup - as underdeveloped, pimply faced, socially inept teens we used to hang out on the weekends at the local dance hall.

For some really strange reason a woman, who I don't even remember being at the dances and I was THERE A LOT, has decided that since this dance hall has actually been torn down (quite some time ago) 'we' should all go back home and.....well....dance in a tent in a parking lot.

My girlfriend, or shall I say Partner In Crime, has been bugging me about (without a gun to my head) attending this reunion. She keep sending me emails or telling me in our marathon three hour conversations, that really, we should go, it would be FUN. No, it would not be fun. Trust me.

She says....so and so will be there, remember them - NO.
How about so and so, you must remember them - AH, NO. I DON'T
Guess who isn't going, because they are DEAD?
I don't care....really...I don't......dead you say?? Hum.

I have recently been told that some of the rumors of their deaths have been greatly exaggerated.....ooopps!

"Ralph? Is that you? I thought you were DEAD!" What a great ice breaker.....

We used to go and hang out at the dance hall every weekend.We pre-gamed before the word was even invented, okay I pre-gamed, my friend would take a few sips and I would drink what was left. Most of the time we would go to just annoy the crap out of guys. Seeing as we are, or where before shrinking (see previous blog), five foot eight in our stocking feet we towered over a lot of the 'guys' our age.  Our idea of fun was to scrunch down on one of the benches that ringed the dance hall (by day a roller skating rink and at one time a wrestling venue no less) and when some poor, usually vertically challenged, airman from the local base asked us to dance we would unfold ourselves, preying mantas like, to our full height and say "Hell, yah!" and boogie off into the crowd. We just wanted to dance, not with each other, which is SO PRAIRIE..... but ....with....the opposite sex....men!!!

Because we were extremely 'well connected' in this extremely small town, we hung out with "the band(s)." Therefore....due to the fact that our friends where the entertainment and unavailable...and unless we danced with each other....we had to rely on some imported guys to provide us with our dancing entertainment.

So, do I really want to go back in time and shuffle my way around a plastic tent over potholed tarmac with a plastic wine glass clutched tightly in my left (look at me, I'm married ) hand during the summer heat? Not really. AND what if.....no one....and I mean....no one even remembers me????!!! Hell, I don't even know the woman who is organizing this....what if it is reciprocal? Worse yet....What if I AM remembered.....but as the person I was back then????!!!

The website, Facebook page, Twitter account and probably local church handout, state that even 'some of the bands are coming back to play.' Really - do I want to see out of shape, balding, arthritic fingered, aged musicians who I thought, at one time, looked really great? I have Paul McCartney, The Stones and every happy has-been band playing casinos for that.

There is also a statement on the website that says one of the women who are planning on attending the reunion, "and must be in her 90's" was a 'holy terror." What does that even mean? She's in her 90's.....eeewwww, she was dancing and showed an ankle???!!

The woman who is organizing this event is also planning on attending a SENIORS residence to chat up some of the oldtimers to see what memories they have......SERIOUSLY? Sadly, I see a book in the future.

Again, according to their Facebook page, they have sent out 543 invites.

To date they have received.... answers in the positive - 158, answers "maybe" 75.

I really do wish them luck and I sincerely hope they have a wonderful time shimmying down memory lane, and tripping the light fantastic.

BUT I don't want to see this guy.

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Now, there are a few people who I would like to see again - mostly because they gave me grief. Not necessarily at the dance hall...but just in my life.

The high school principal who would scare the crap out of  us when he had to substitute - but he is probably long dead by now (and I can only hope it was in some horrible way - like being electrocuted while out golfing by playing the big shot and volunteering to be the first to try out the new electric ball washer).

Then there was a short guy, with large glasses named George who used to walk by my house - while I was standing ON MY OWN STEP - and call me Bozo!!! In hindsight I should have raced after the little bugger and given him what for - his father was a dentist so he could have been fixed up without much expense.

And another guy named Howard - really - high school and your name is Howard??? He was a nerd - tall, skinny and dressed badly and liked to golf -  everyone made fun of him.......and he was my school square dance partner. Of course he was MY dance partner - not any of the cool guys in the class. I got Howard - probably because he was taller than me.  But I would like to see Howard again and find out how his life turned out. Maybe he became a golf pro and made lots of money and owns his own course....... and his golf course is where the principal got fried.

Things I've learned this week:

A Colorado-based Christian group is air-dropping Bibles on North Korea. I suppose they think this is a great idea about....spreading the word...but didn't do their research. In 2009, a 33-year-old woman was publicly executed in North Korea after being accused of distributing the Bible.

"Where did you get this bible!!!!???"
"It fell from the sky."
"Off with their heads!"

Way to go Christians.


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Irony at its best:

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Some people shouldn't be on a Russian dating site

WHY?

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There are WAY TOO MANY Facebook pages dedicated to peoples cats. If your cat is not in some way special it should not have it's own page. We know it is special to you, but not to the rest of us. Just like 1,000 pictures of your grandchildren - after the first dozen or so they all blur together. We get it - you like your cat!!!!

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Last week I posted a picture of a cookie with the word "Allah" on it. My husband looked and said - "I don't see it."

I pointed to the cookie - "No," he said "I just don't see it."

A second later it dawned on me and I explained "that's because you don't read Arabic."

Sorry to anyone who really, really tried to see the word Allah in English......

THEY RUN AMONG US.....

Recently an article entitled

"Canadian to expose alien collaboration with U.S."

was brought to my attention (thank you dear husband whose favorite saying seems to be "you should Blog about this."). Apparently back in the spring of this year Lester Pearson's 89 year old former Minister of Defense went to Washington to

'testify as to the existence - and multiple visits to Earth - of aliens.'

Put up your hands those of you who have even heard of Lester B. Pearson!

Ex Minister of Defense, Paul Hellyer (the 89 year old -  Lester B. is long time dead) said that after global warming and the changing of the monetary system, alien visits are the next most important issue facing humankind. Folks - I just write it, I don't explain it!

He goes on to say that there are people from other dimensions who visit earth and some of them look very much like us. "The species we call the Tall Whites have been seen shopping in Las Vegas.".....ummm....perhaps at Wal Mart?

Mr. Hellyer never stated that HE has ACTUALLY seen any aliens, but he seems to be of the opinion that some of them live 900 years. "If you read about Methuselah in the Bible, there might have been some around then." ........Or not.

Mr. Hellyer is not alone in this thinking. A recent poll in North Carolina found that 29 percent of the polled ones concur with the proposition that aliens exist. NOTE: When they were asked "Do you believe that shape-shifting reptilian people control our world by taking on human form and gaining political power to manipulate our societies, or not?" 71 percent said they do not. so THAT'S how polls work!!!

In my research for this Blog (yes, I actually do research, I don't just sit here and make this stuff up!) I came across the Golden Age of Gaia. The purpose of the website is to help inform and  help us humans evolve into higher dimensional spiritual beings and among other things "reconnect with our galactic brothers and sisters." However, Mr. Hellyer's name never came up, nor did a mention of the Tall Whites, or anyone from North Carolina.

This site, apparently, serves the higher dimensional ascended masters - called the Company of Heaven - and they have, believe it or not, gathered around the earth to assist Gaia (whoever that is) and her inhabitants enter into a new golden age.

The inhabitants (I am assuming WE are not among these peeps because, personally, I have never heard of nor been approached by any Gaia followers...in fact I can't even pronounce Gaia!)....anyway....the inhabitants will find their consciousnesses gradually shifting from Third Dimensionality to higher dimensions and AT THE SAME TIME, the 'friendly star brothers and sisters' will make their presence known. AND a note: these higher dimensional beings, in the recent past, have subdued the Illuminati Cabal that was in the process of taking control of all aspects of the world. The Illuminati apparently wanted to start WWIII by dropping a nuclear bomb on Iran in order to drop the Earth's population from 7 billion to a more manageable 500 million. The Galactics have also been credited with preventing a meteor from crashing into Russia which would have caused a new Ice Age.

So, you see, they do walk among us....or perhaps they run among us....

Have you noticed over the past, say, twenty five years or so, more and more people have been running or walking across our great nation for a cause of some sort????  I was curious to see exactly what the stats where on these champions; what drove them to take a year or two and hit the highways and bi-ways with nary a thought to what was going to happen along the way.

Totally unprepared is Troy Adams. He is running across Canada. He says his feet are swollen and dogs chase him and getting media attention is difficult. He is running for brain injury awareness - and setting a fine example I must say. Did he think it was going to be an easy gig??? Apparently so.

Of course Troy isn't alone. You may be surprised to know that there are DOZENS of people running, cycling, walking, riding and stumbling down the TransCanada and across the U.S of A. Except of course Mr. Hargrove who was actually arrested for refusing to stop running on the TransCanada in Quebec. Ah, those French.......

Chris Johnson thought he would raise awareness for: Canada's wild bison. But sadly, he was woefully unprepared for walking so much and stated that after a few days, the weight of his backpack left his shoulders sore. He soon called off his journey and I suppose the wild bison will just have to make it on their own.

Friends, Justin and Mike trekked from L.A. to Floria on a dare. It took them 104 days, they spent a considerable amount of time in Las Vegas, where  'they garnered much support from gamblers and showgirls.' They SAID their cause was to recruit members for the American Homebrewers Association. Upon finishing their journey they threw a massive great party.

On another note, Mr. Fitzsimons started a run from San Fransicso on May 2013. It is called "Run4Sobriety. He is a recovering alcoholic. So when he reaches his destination don't raise a glass to him.

Steve Fugate lost his son to suicide in 1999. Since then he has walked over 30,000 miles with a large sign that states "Love Life." I think he needs some closure.

Nick Della Valle is small in stature, being 4'8", but draws a crowd when he steps out on the highway dressed as the Biblical character Zacchaeus, looking like a shepherd with his staff. His walk is called "Christ Walk." I'm thinking he has an Evangelical bent.

Helga Estby from Spokane wanted to save her family's 160 acre farm so she hit the road to gather support. She packed a compass, pepper spray, a revolver and her curling iron. Needless to say - she lost the farm.

Another journey taker documented mailboxes.

Margie McCauley had no cause - she just walked from Landers, California to New Britain, Connecticut to see her sister.

Peace Pilgrim aka Mildred Lisette Norman, walked across the U.S. for 28 years until her death. She was walking for world peace.

Another team of walkers decided to document people's feeling on same sex marriage and to "profile queer issues and identity in American." Yes that is a direct quote! Their film is called "The Road Less Travelled By" ..... WELL not really, when you consider ALL of these people strolling along at any given time.

A lot of people walk with their dogs. Personally, I don't think this is very nice - really - did they ask their dog "do you want to tramp along a blistering hot tarmac with semi trucks whizzing by and perhaps through all kinds of rain, sleet, snow, blizzards or tornadoes...... or stay here with Grandma?"

So many of these people (I think out of sheer boredom) end up flogging books, films, and photos of their travels. The majority have a title with the word "Walk" in it.

So, my dear husband, who has no shortage of great ideas, has decided that he could always give up his day job, grab his cell phone camera - just in case he comes across any aliens and hit the road.

His working title does NOT have the word 'walk' in it....

"Make Yourself Heard - Farting Across Canada for Colon Cancer"

Ya just never know!



Things I've learned this week:

A little boy in Manchester found the word "Allah" on a cookie. He later ate it, but not before his father took a picture and sent it to the newspaper. His father said he too has found this message "from God" before - in a tomato at his brothers takeaway. Some people have all the luck!

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David Babcock broke the record for the longest scarf knitted while running a marathon, with a length of 12 feet and 13/4 inches. He said that he thinks running and knitting are both pretty tedious so why not do them together? Well then David, why do them at all? Let's hope he doesn't decide to run across America.

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Skeuomorphism has fallen out of favour. Oh No....what will all of the gray hairs do??? Skeuomorphism refers to all those wonderful little symbols for the techi impaired - closed envelope - means emails unopened ; open envelope means emails opened. It is simple, fast and even adds a bit of, dare I say....whimsy. But no - the youngster programmers have decided that we don't need those anymore and soon we will all be carrying around black monoliths with no colour or beauty. Good grief, next we'll all be dressing in black - oh too late!

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What are these guys smiling about:

a FIREPOWER drill.

Well that will help me sleep nights.

COULD ANY TERRORISTS JUST PUT UP THEIR HANDS PLEASE!!!

So, coming a little late to the game, I decided to try and figure out exactly WHAT IS happening in Syria. Laugh all you want, all those who know me and fully understand that I purposely stay uninformed about world events that involve, bombs, maiming, suicide attempts, senseless killing, promises of virgins or animals getting hurt. I really, really did try and figure this one out.

And I HAVE: It's all about marketing and being manly men.

While getting a world wide view of things by reading the Winnipeg Free Press, BBC world News and Al Jazeera (yes - it IS in English!) I have come to the conclusion that this "unrest" is basically an "old boys club."

Here are two definitions of an Old Boys Club:

1. a group of men that -when together - act like boys; joking around and goofing around with each other.

2. a term for a club that only allows men into their group. often used as a way to get away from their wives/girlfriends and hang out with other like-minded individuals.

Just to prove the point about being "like minded" I want to list a small selection of the names that the Syrian " Men / Old Boys Club " have come up with to truly represent themselves and their " I think WE should run this country, not YOU! " groups:

Army of the Emigrants and Helpers
Free Syrian Army
Martyrs of the Syria Brigades
Northern Storm Brigade
Free Men of Syria
Falcons of Syria
Army of Islam
Battalion of Islam
Islamic Movement of the Free Men of Levant
Syrian Islamic Front
Grandsons of the Prophet
Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade (formerly known as Prince)

Okay - I made up the part about being formerly known as Prince. I think some of the groups may now be represented by a symbol you can't pronounce. But in actuality many of the groups have changed their names several times or split up and formed new groups.....with new names.

And to go along with these catchy names they have logos! I kid you not. The Army of Islam has a crest next to an upright rifle with a flowing banner. Sorry, I couldn't read the banner....but I am sure it says something along the line of: The Army of Islam.....and in small print....Formerly Known as Prince.

So basically, you get a bunch of  " like minded individuals "  together, figure out a catchy name for your "cause" and design a logo? Then you go out and fight.

Today - honestly, and kidding aside, I am no wiser. All I know is that back in 2011 schoolchildren had been arrested for writing anti-government graffiti on a wall. They were tortured. There were protests in the streets, which brought out the military and all hell broke loose. Now we have hundreds of splinter groups all saying they are right and they should run the country, or at the least, their little corner of the world.

The majority of fighting is in the north and to the east. Cities and towns have been captured, lost and recaptured. In August of this year chemicals were used for the first time and the activists and the foreign governments (all supplying arms - why?) pointed fingers at each other. I noted....In the middle of Syria there is a large empty space that, it seems, nobody wants.

This year President Assad announced he will not step down and that his vision of Syria's future includes a new constitution and an end to support for the opposition, which he calls terrorists. The opposition refuses to work with Assad's government, and I can only imagine what they call him.

There where 22 million people in Syria. It is estimated that by next year over 3 million will have fled the country and right now 100k, and counting have been killed. Within all of the rebel forces you can add in another 100k and I can't find an exact figure on how many military are involved because they are continually defecting.....to form even more splinter groups...... All with new names and new logos.

So, I figure, if this continues for another five years, the population in Syria will be minimal and in the end when one group arises from the ashes and claims victory they will have won........dirt! I have seen the pictures - piles of rubble and a whole lot of dirt. There will be nothing left!!!

War does not determine who is right......just who is left.

There are eleven wars going on in our world right now. These are considered Major wars, apparently minor wars with under 1,000 people killed per year aren't considered 'major' so don't count.

Just recently at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem said that Syria is not engaged in a civil war, but a war on terror.

At this point, I'm just not sure where the terror is coming from.






Things I have learned this week:

Iowa is now issuing gun permits for the blind.

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Ahhhh, in an interview Tom Hanks stated the best lines he has ever had were " I do." when he married Rita some twenty odd years ago....I think that is kinda sweet.

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In the household advice column this week there was a tip from a would be homemaker that said you could use baby oil on stainless steel to remove fingerprints. Then the Advice Lady put a note : Remember to keep baby oil out of the reach of children.  HUH?