0937.20 Temple of the Rising Dragon

Somewhere in Asia...

Hiroshi

was upset at the death of his grand-father, a kind, gentle, and

honorable man; he may not have kept up with the times, but he

understood the sanctity of family and tradition. His dwelling

sparsely decorated, located on the steep side of the mountain,

aligned with the earth and stars according to generations of

ancestors before him.

Every
morning the sun rose, breaking through the bamboo louvers, with warm fingers it reached for the toes, and ever so slowly proceeded up the mans body, first the lower calf, gently over the thighs and groin, slowly caressing the belly, the cool morning breeze rustled as the warm fingers of sun proceeded up the man chest, until it reached the man's eyes; and gently the mans lashes would flutter and he awoke; refreshed and ready for the world.




His
grand-father explained it as his affair with “Mother Nature”,
no one really understood what he meant, but they knew he was happy, staying in the guest house, the main house; all the modern
conveniences one could every dream of, but the guest house; a little
warn and faded, lacking for better words a little “Tender
Loving Care” and one special item, a family relic, a sword with
a dragon crest on its handle, a steel blade folded over two thousand
times, finely crafted and honed, and still razor sharp after hundreds
of years. A blade that has never been completely unsheathe, since it
last battle where it took a mans life.



Those
days of feudal war are over, and as all things, humanity learns that
taking life as a form of population control does not work. Rules for
population control don't work, nations slowly falling apart at the
seams with a dwindling male population doesn't work, sure solutions
are ten fold, but are we losing our humanity in the process?



Hiroshi
eyes glazed over as the sword was handed over to him. According to
tradition it should have gone to the eldest male figure, but now
resided in his possession. A sword that had rode with the “Knights
of the Round-table”, but it was never confirmed, questioned,
maybe just thought of plain ludicrous at best. But for the sake of
family, an object both ridiculed and coveted, the old man did take
Hiroshi to one side shortly before his death and told him “Hiroshi,
you come from a long line of honorable men, like your ancestors
before you, you are the last and only Samurai of the 13^th Column.”




Hiroshi
humored his grand-father and said, “I will guard it with
honor....” his grand-father replied, “Don't humor me, I
won't make it to Memorial Day, 2012, and you must carry a burden,
that your not prepared for, or trained to handle, the family secret
being the Mayan calender is off, Christ wasn't born on December 25^th, it took the wise man six months journey by night, December 21^st for the end of the world is a rouse, but one thing is true Memorial Day, 2012, marks the beginning of the alignment with the center of the universe; something will happen, either good or bad. You must be the Master of your destiny and what follows, now kneel while I knight you Samurai of the 13^th Column”, Hiroshi, was
about to speak, but thought to himself, “I think he's gone
insane, the Samurai died a long time ago..., maybe I'll have to wait
and see what happens, anyway I'm not going to an event that is
supposed to happen, at a undisclosed location. I'll just look at
“Facebook“ and find some one in the area.”


Meanwhile there were signs of political unrest in Asia.

0937.01 Thor's Hammer

Georg was packing for his ecursion with "Rolling Thunder" this Memorilal day weekend, he didn't know about the 13th Column, or what it was, but his main focus was food during his travels, he thought about the sauce pan, but thought again about the lobster pot.  The groceries he knew he could pickup along the way, so he would be light; a few credity cards, and his mobil phone to check his contacts, email and social media. His porta heat, just in case, sleeping bag, man things just seem to mount as he packed and so he started again, and started with the basics, packing for the right set of circumstances can be a hassle, but he persisted and got down to a big bowl, a blanket, knife, fork, spoon and a can opener, the weight reduced to about a pound or 13oz, but it really didn't matter; he just knew it was much lighter.

He did this excursion because of all the bad news; he needed some inspiration; and so "Rolling Thunder" offered that inspiration, just something to take his mind away from the envoronmental disaster of the Gulf, and a just cause, to move him into a long summer stretch with his upcoming projects, he just knew he needed this before he started his endeavors, because he found by experience that it was something he had to do to be successfull.

It was late that evening when he realized he needed a recipe, his mobile phone great, just getting to recipe sites was for better words a "b....!!!", ugh and even though he could use chat on his social media, navigation was frustrating, so he tried agin after taking a deep breathe; found this posting for "Thor's Hammer", and something he didn't suspect, the places he could find along the way for supplies.

Thor's Hammer
1 Can Tomato and Ocra. Walmart, Kroger, Ozborne
1 Can Mixed beans. Walmart, Kroger, Ozborne
1 Ham steak. Walmart special. 1lb
1 Hamberger helper Mexican Fiesta. Walmart, Kroger, Ozborne
1 Corn tortilla pack. Walmart, Kroger, Ozborne
1 Parmasean pack. Walmart, Kroger, Ozborne

Mix canned products first, cut the ham steak in half for the next day, in the bowl a fist of pasta with ham, nuke for 15-30 minutes, add parmasean and Hamber helper spices to taste, Nuke corn tortillas for 10-13 seconds to warm. 3-5 servings

That night the guys all complimented Georg on his culinery talent, he mentioned that he followed a recipe, but that someone else should take credit, but then again recipe's are not trade marked except for Famous products i.e. Coca-Cola, Pepsi ...

The next morning the guys headed for breakfast, ordered cofee and eggs, ask the waitress to warm the ham and tortillas, and had the local strawberry jam which went surprisingly well with the tortillas, and for a moment the guys forgot about the cheese, but pulled out the parmasean and were equally surprised, ham, and eggs, parmasean, totillas, a little of the hamburger helper spices, almost all gone.  They left town later that morning only packing a dozen or so tortillias and a jar of strawberry jam.

0936.00 Amino Acid Explosion

I recently experienced an MS attack and so I have planned the perfect method for recovery, prednisone a steroid has the benifit of bringing down the swelling, but has some side affects, basically the pharmaceuticals use a caffeine filler.  The caffeine works well, but then it gives you the shakes, but then again I found 5 hour energy taken before prednisone made things more bearable.  So as I started to have my attack here in Nashville, I did everything I did before and it failed, why?, heat frustration and stress.  The temp and humidity caused a set of circumstances that I did not take into consideration.  So I had to innovate and cook myself back to health.  "Amino Acid Explosion" is not my creation, but I have modified it to suite palate and texture, you don't have to have MS to enjoy it.

2002
"Bobbie, This salid has every amino acid and protein requirement according to my medical professors."
"David, Thats impressive, a first year med student following a inspiration, I wanted to burst into tears, in a small way I had inspired him to do the impossible, he found a solution years before I would ever need it.  I see we have beets, chick peas, corn, red kidney beans, olive oil and italian seasoning..."

Amino Acid Explosion:
1/2 Cup Red Onions soaked in Lime Juice, 15 Mins.  Concentrate is fine, Lime helps fight the heat.
1 Can of beets.
1 Can of Red Kidney Beans.
1 Can of Pinto Beans.
1 Can of Crushed Tomatoes, or fresh or spicy, spicy makes you feel cooler, I sprinkle crushed red pepper.
1 Can of Chick Peas.
2 - 3 Bag of corn muffins with a western jalepeno recipe.
1 Bar of Jalepeno cheddar.
Italian Seasoning, basil, olive oil.

Start your miffin mix and chunk your cheese, place cheese in center of muffin batter, and bake in your toaster oven at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes.  Humidity, elevation, barimetric pressure affect cooking time.  350 degrees works best, the package will state a cooking temp of 425, but 350 makes it stay humid.  To add more moistness add butter or margerine.

Strain beats, but save some of the juice, cut the beets into a manageable size, I pour from can to bowl, cut with butter knife and strain juice, then add the rest Red Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Crushed Tomotoe,  Chick Peas, Chunked Jalapeneo Cheddar , Onions with Lime Juice and some beet juice, 2-3 Dashes of Italian seasoning and basil, and olive oil.  5-10 lunch servings, 10 - 15salid servings.  If doing muffins; I buy 2 bags, if doing salid buy 3 and use baking tray and oven, but same temp.  Baking muffins the night before also helps, bake, nightly routine, return to toaster/oven and let stand with kitchen towel.  Walmart this is less than $1.00 a serving depending on local prices and taxes and the most expensive item is the cheese, but then again the cheese was 2 for $3.  The Muffin mix cost me about 89c.

0600.00 Lower Marine Riser Package

S.I.S.A - Oct 10, 1985 9:36pm

Who are you?

OzModius, can't you accept that?

S.I.S.A.
Arg... Lets start with the LMRP and work from there.

OzModius.
OK, The LMRP doesn't work, might as well have them start with the relief wells since that will work; and even though I don't have contact with the 13th Column they will provide the right solutions. You don't need to know how, just that they exist, for some reason they are magical because they make the clutch decisions, even though everyone believes they are wrong, consider it a gift.

S.I.S.A.
How will we know?

OzModius.
You won't, your kind messed up before, and I need to protect the asset, for some reason on the LMRP you messed the cut, you corrected the cut, but then again messed up with the circulated hot water, the soft seal doesn't work due to a design flaw, and it doesn't inflate properly. The first trial of the relief well doesn't work in late July, but in August after everyone has a 72 hour brainstorm session, the flaw is found and it is tried and it works.  Expect mid-August to be 100%, but figures are reported early and breaking news happens the first week in August.  The coastline will be devastated, but then again the 13th Column has another great idea, It happens again and people start to have hope again, and everything tied to 936.

S.I.S.A.
Why 936?

OzModius.
Having your kind wage war against me, and then wondering why I let it go, and then retailiating by correcting your mistakes, your kind must lose and humanity left to evolve.  For the sake of humanity I suffer, my gift, your lose; the end of slavery of mankind, but I won't see the dawn, I will have passed years before, but known to have done something beyond imagination.  Someone with forsight, but mis-understood, people will call me by the name my parents used to call me for diner, "Bobbie", and I will be residing in Nashville...

Loan Modifications and You, JOBs, and Christmas

Loan Modification 101

Have the banks been giving you the run around for what the American President promised the public?  Did he lie or have you become discouraged or just plain frustrated by the whole ordeal. The Link to the YouTube page if you like Grace Tilly...

Well the president didn't lie or back down from his promise. Its just that the banks don't want to give you the "Loan Modification" due to the fact they would loose money. Imagine the banks losing money when they really own everything, in fact they own about 90% if not more of the populations everything, in fact you don't really own anything that would necessitate being buried with that item, else graves yards would be junk yards with peoples' cars, houses, mobile homes, trailers, 1957 Cherry Apple Red Chevy, GTO, Corvette, favorite pet, favorite body part sticking out of the ground. :-; I think you get the idea, but why are the banks making such a fuss, is it because we are a so called capitalist society, are they really scared that we are heading to a global economy, will the dollar disappear only to become another currency. Time will only tell, and I don't think anyone has the complete picture or else they would be trillionaires by now, and the world governments would colllapse if anyone did know.

So here is what you need to do to get the "Loan Modification" you always wanted.


1. Do the Hardship letter. No Lawyer. No Fees.
2. Stop Paying for three months and see what the bank offers.
3. Accept the offer when your satisfied.

Your Credit Rating does not affect your job placement or your security level. George Bush did not have the best credit rating and he still became president.

If the you don't like the offer then make them wait, the guarantee is that the banks will harass you and do everything to make you leave or pay, but I don't believe they can have the police come to your property for at least a year, otherwise America would have a problem come December of 2010 due to the lack of police because they are chasing people from their homes in the middle of winter. Imagine the chaos, or the newspaper ad, "Join the police force making minimum wage, with no promise of a job future, so you can chase people from their homes in the middle of winter. Apply now if you or someone you know has retuned from Afganistan, and found Bin Laddin alive a well, brought him into custody, with his porta-dialysis, and have been innoculated with a mercury based vaccine for the swine flu, that has a fifty-fifty chance of killing you in the next 15 years, 401K plan offered, benefits and such, all payable if you reach age 80", especially when you probably heard of certain municipalities doing cutbacks on almost everything from police, fire fighters, unemployment staff, roads, sidewalks, lighting, social services, food stamps, wages, hours worked, etc...


But in the interest of saving a few dollars you might want to try this Car Insurance. The plan is really simple. If you went to College find out who they are affiliated with and then file out this form. Get an Estimated Quote for your area, prices will pretty much be the same until you put in your phone number and the insurance companies start calling you like mad. In other words they will compete for your business, but don't accept until they have stopped calling, which should take about three months. When they call ask them if they offfer a discount for going to College or University or for taking a defensive driving course for attending a certain Highschool. You'll be surpised at some of the responses...


If you are looking for a job I have a PDF for applying for a government job. In most cases don't expect to be working in DC, but do expect to be called by a State agency. Since the PDF is too large to put up on the any hosted site I offer this snippet and an email address that I can can emailed. bobeight@aol.com. In the title put "Fed PDF" and I'll reply to your email.


For more information about the application process, contact the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. This office has created several publications for jobseekers. It also publishes employment regulations, job descriptions, qualifications manuals, and statistics about Federal employment.


Contact
U. S. Office of Personnel Management
1900 E St. NW.
Washington, DC 20415-0001
(202) 606-1800
TTY: (202) 606-2532
http://www.opm.gov
(Employment information site: http://www.opm.usajobs.gov)

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management also maintains websites for specific types of jobseekers:
• http://www.studentjobs.gov provides information about jobs for students.
• http://www.opm.gov/disability provides information tailored to applicants who are disabled.

and last but not least someone ask me to find a Christmas song that symbolized Christmas, but didn't offend any race, color or creed. And so after two weeks in TN, thinking of this problem, with limited access to internet except my phone. I have a video of something from youtube.com which is displayed on the left. If you wish you can follow me I will be working to do something on MySpace, Twitter or FaceBook, but still haven't decided which.

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Robert Scoble Re: Why I switch services so often (why I don't use Google Reader anymore) - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/why-i-switch-services/#comment-21536174 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like Thomas Power liked this "It's pretty clear that you are NOT listening. Tell me again where the people are on: http://twitter.com/Scobleizer/tech-news-brands HINT: THERE ARE NO PEOPLE!!! These are news brands. Now, tell me again, what is different from that or my tech news brand folder in Google Reader? Not much. Except Google Reader takes my account more than a minute to start up." - Robert Scoble If Google Reader started up for you in a second or so, would you go back to it? Or would you still prefer the way information is presented to you using Twitter? - Gee Ranasinha

Ken Camp (Robert Scoble liked this) Geek And Poke: How To Be Sensitive With Twitter Lists [Why be sensitive? Be REAL] - http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/geekandpoke/2009/11/how-to-be-sensitive-with-twitter-lists-cartoon-no-1000.html 9 hours ago from Bookmarklet - Comment - Like Robert Scoble, Jack and Sheryl liked this "How To Be Sensitive With Twitter Lists" - Ken Camp

Marshall Kirkpatrick (Robert Scoble commented on this) if Twitter lists = the new authority & Obama is only person more "important" than Pete Cashmore, then all hope is lost. http://bit.ly/JVhHP 19 hours ago from Twitter - Comment - Like Atul Arora liked this Ha. :) - Louis Gray Authority is NOT how many lists you are on. - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: The Rules Have Changed: Follow ALL Your Twitter Followers Today - http://personalbranding101.com/new-rule-follow-your-twitter-followers#comment-21521849 15 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like Susan Beebe liked this "Yes, I still would have deleted everyone. Following back automatically is incredibly lame and shallow. It is NOT a matter of respect. I don't feel any better when someone autofollows me back. It totally messes up your account, too, and invites spammers into your DMs. I don't get spam anymore. I used to get tons of it. And now you've revealed yourself as two-faced anyways. I'd rather people just be honest with me and say "no, I'm not interested in what you write." I really don't understand this belief that you are helping someone by following them back." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Twitter's lists make Chris Brogan feel bad - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/twitters-lists-make-chris-brogan-feel-bad/#comment-21536354 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "You should follow http://twitter.com/Scobleizer/tech-news-brands -- no mess, no fuss. Or, even better, http://www.techmeme.com/ -- you'll get more out of that than following just loudmouth blogs like mine." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Why I switch services so often (why I don't use Google Reader anymore) - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/why-i-switch-services/#comment-21535750 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "Not true. It's the friends that slow it down. Even the team acknowledges this." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Why I switch services so often (why I don't use Google Reader anymore) - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/why-i-switch-services/#comment-21535887 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "I love those things about Google Reader but I got over them. Mostly because I have switched from using a desktop computer to using my iPhone for most of my reading." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Why I switch services so often (why I don't use Google Reader anymore) - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/why-i-switch-services/#comment-21535804 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "Yes, now try to do that 1,500 times when the page refreshes take forever. Sigh." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Why I switch services so often (why I don't use Google Reader anymore) - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/why-i-switch-services/#comment-21536090 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "Small businesses? Twitter's lists can be used to curate their partners together. Or their favorite customers. Or their favorite tools. I'm using it at Rackspace to demonstrate that I'm following the web hosting industry, for instance. We're also keeping a list of all employees, which makes us more accessible. We also have multiple Twitter accounts, so we are keeping a list of that. And so on and so forth." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Twitter's lists make Chris Brogan feel bad - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/twitters-lists-make-chris-brogan-feel-bad/#comment-21523222 14 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "Yes, it sort of is an endorsement. I'm making a list of hosting companies and information sources about hosting companies. By putting companies and people there I am endorsing them and when Rackspace makes its list it will be endorsing them in a way. Luckily we have great competitors worth endorsing." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Why I switch services so often (why I don't use Google Reader anymore) - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/why-i-switch-services/#comment-21535982 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "Lists are a new feature that Twitter turned on on Friday. You can see lists on my account at http://www.twitter.com/scobleizer/lists -- they are really groups, but are public so you can look at the output of those lists. Click through a few and you'll start to see how powerful they are." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Twitter's lists make Chris Brogan feel bad - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/twitters-lists-make-chris-brogan-feel-bad/#comment-21523254 14 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "My lists aren't finished yet and never will be. I aim to have the most complete lists, though, and if you think someone should be on my lists you can DM me." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Twitter's lists make Chris Brogan feel bad - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/twitters-lists-make-chris-brogan-feel-bad/#comment-21523184 14 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "I'm hurt by people who are faking their inclusion by me more in the long run than if people are honest and leave me off of lists that I don't deserve to be on. Let's be honest, I WILL be hurt that I'm left off of your "best golfers of all time" list. I WOULD love to be on that list. Thing is, I don't deserve to be on it and if you put me on it you'll make your list suck. That said, you're on my favorite geek mommy list and you are on my most important list: the list of people I follow. I read that first before I read any of my lists. Oh, and I'm not done building lists yet. I'm only about 10% done going through my 12,000 followings." - Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble Re: Why I switch services so often (why I don't use Google Reader anymore) - http://scobleizer.com/2009/10/31/why-i-switch-services/#comment-21535834 12 hours ago from Disqus - Comment - Like "I do a LOT of my feed reading on my iPhone. I didn't realize Firefox would work there. Hint, it does not. So Feedly does NOT work for me. On my desktops I don't use Firefox either. Google Chrome is better." - Robert Scoble

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Xmas around the corner do you have a plan... I do...

Halloween is almost upon us and then Christmas and as usual it hits us by surprise.  Why does it happen you ask, well blame it on the pilgrims why couldn't they pick a better time for Thanksgiving.  Were they wanting to spring Christmas a month earlier, if so then was it a desperate attempt to befriend the local natives before the first snowfall.  We all heard the stories of the first Thanksgiving, but has it fallen away into a distant fog of those grammar school days.  After Thanksgiving comes 'Black Friday' a family activity with our loves one's the Christmas pre-sale, the moment that people either head to the stores in droves, or go buy a Tree or decorations to set the festive mood in motion.

Well I just can't wait for the festivities to begin, I need some holiday cheer after morning my cousins death for about 15 years.  Yes, I know it seems and awfly long time to be morning someone, but then we were like brothers growing up together, which explains little or nothing, you see my cousin was the type that found laughter and joy in everything being the times good or bad, nothing really got him down, he always laughed...

Xmas around the corner and it will come fast and ferious since the economy will start to pick up again, people will be entering new jobs, getting acclimated to the new environment. Exhaustion from trying so hard the first 90days on the job, and catching up with the bills, and wondering if anyone will give you a break.

Well I decided that maybe that break needs to come sooner than later.  Sooner since it will put everything back into motion again, by your purchase your giving someone beside myself, a job, something to do this holiday.  In fact sales figures for halloween have pretty much flatlined, sales were non-existant for the most part and no one is buying.  In fact the two companies that made great sales in my area were giving away bags of selling gold and Lord & Taylor, which fired half its workers, reduced the hours of the other half, took away thier benifits, and then did a family day with the staff they had left.  And this season when you shop your going to experience the same thing, never-ending lines, people fitting over merchandise in the stores, dark parking lots, less than adequate security, lots of cars broken into since some people will do anything to survive, and exhausted sales associates that won't go any faster at the checkout counter, because after so many hours, only rest would really help.

My solution would be to shop at you own pace, don't worry that the news is not reporting local crimes, just buy the Sunday paper and take a look, you might see something weird, dis-information.  Then visit you local court house and find thier schedule full, yes cases are now beyond the six month waiting list, to process a loan re-negotiation it is now taking Wells Fargo and Union Trust over a year before a court date.  Wells Fargo and Union Trust are giving customers 3 days from mailing to receive documentation of hardship, big business is doing everything to make the President look bad.  And the lists of things going wrong just gets longer, but thats because our previous President never cared about us and let things go to congress.  The reason for "CSPAN" broadcasting congressman passing new laws, but the congressman saying, "You don't have to read the articles of the bill", when did Americans lose the right to know about new laws passed in congress, and congressmen will continue to do this for the next two years, until the president finds out, but they kept him busy on other issues, the big smoke screen.

And then my solution would be to be cautious and look at what is waiting, what is happenning and realize, you can shop in the comfort and safety of your home day or night, begin your holiday shopping early, do it in stages and on a budget, so you don't have to rush, first your holiday decorations, then your xmas wish list, then the unexpected visitor wish list.  This will keep your costs down, your stress level low, and hopefully you can avoid from being a victum of the your local mall.