Lebron The Quitter

Please take a moment to admire the great LeBron for the special talent he is. It never gets old looking at the King's history. So many accomplishments Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan will never achieve:

1. Bronze 2006
2. Bronze 2004
3. NBA finals sweep 2007
4. Go entire Finals scoring 20 pts only one time
5. Quit on his team the year after he promises a championship
6. Dunked on by a highschool kid and then confiscate tape
7. Bail on the dunk contest 9 times
8. Only able to win a ring with 2 superstars
9. 7th best player in NBA finals series.
10. Average 1.8 pts in the 4th quarter of NBA finals.
11. Lose not 1, not 2, but 3 times in the Finals.
12. Host a national televised TV show to leave his team
13. Play on the same team as his moms boyfriend
14. Go 2 for 18 in an NBA playoff game.
15. Get stuffed by a player under 6 feet (Nate Robinson)
16. Flop every single game in the playoffs
17. Choke 4 out of 5 finals games by dropping FG% by 18
18. Vow revenge for 2007 sweep, then proceed to choke again

How To Hide An Elephant ...

Life Is Too Short To Be Boring & Always Blending In.

Too Many Of Us Are Not Living Our Dreams Because We Are Living Our Fears ... Eeeek, A Mouse!! 

I Can Resist Everything Except Temptation

Underneath This Flabby Exterior Is An Enormous Lack Of Character. 

A Half Truth, Masquerading As A Whole Truth, Is A Totally False Truth.

If You Want To Be Happy, Be.

                 If You Want To Be Happy, Be.

In The Book Of Life, The Answers Aren't In The Back.

The Truth Is The Same From Any Angle

For He Shall Not Be Disappointed.

When was the last time you gave any serious thought to your priorities, and where you expend your energy? Can you say with certainty that you are completely focused on ‘abundance’ and not on ‘lack’?

I don’t think people are born with an abundance mentality or a lack mentality. I think for many of us our priorities are the result of subtle, subconscious ‘programming’ that determines our approach to just about everything in life. Instead of being programmed for success, most people are programmed to avoid failure.

This programming controls how you react to hundreds of situations, each and every day. And the way you react reveals what your programming really is.There are many different warning signs all around us that we are suffering from lack programming or a poverty mentality, but none of these red flags will be of any use until we open our eyes and start looking for them.Like posted traffic signs and speed limits, these warning signs are there for our benefit, helping us raise awareness of our programming. Three of the most common warning signs I see are the following:

Warning sign #1: Constant Money Fixation What do you think about money? When you do think about it, are you concerned about how much of it you lack, or how much you can manifest? Have you ever thought about why you want to manifest money in the first place?

Most poor people spend all their time thinking about money (or more specifically, their lack of it). 

Warning sign #2: "I Hate Rich People!" Being jealous of all the things other people had That’s when the real problems start, because as much as you hate rich people, you  are working hard every day trying to become one! That sets the stage for a whole bunch of internal conflict. 

Warning sign #3: Fear-Based Decision-Making Making decisions based on fear of loss or failure never leads toward prosperity.In fact, fear-based decision-making can rob you of any sense of happiness or joy of success, and distort your behavior.

Have you ever seen someone experience more anguish at losing $10 than earning $100? Ever seen someone drive around a parking lot for 10 minutes to avoid a one-minute walk to the store?

These scenarios are fear-based, not prosperity driven. The decisions are not made on what the possible benefits are, but made in order to avoid a possible negative outcome.

How do you know what kind of programming you have? If you really want to know if you have prosperity programming or a poverty mentality, look for your answer in the previous scenarios. Do they sound familiar?

If you make decisions--particularly money and career ones--based on the "moving away from fear" model, you’ve got poverty programming. If your decisions are made based on a positive "move toward prosperity" model, then you have success programming.

The more you experience success and prosperity, the more you’ll start to realize how little they have to do with opportunity, chance, luck--or even training, education, or skill. It has everything to do with consciousness, beliefs, and even subconscious programming that you aren’t aware of.

You see, poverty is not an absence of money and things -- it is a mindset.

Prosperity is not an abundance of money and things--it’s also a mindset.

Who Delivers The Mailman's Mail?

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Seven U.S. Postal Service workers in Puerto Rico have been indicted on charges they shipped thousands of parcels of heroin, cocaine and marijuana through the mail, the Drug Enforcement Administration said Wednesday.
The mail carriers, who are among 20 people charged in the case, took advantage of their jobs to ship drugs between Puerto Rico, Texas, California and Arizona, according to a DEA statement.

As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico is a favored transit point for drugs from South America because once they arrive in this Caribbean island, they do not have to clear customs to reach the American mainland.
Agents from the DEA and the postal service's Office of Inspector General were executing arrest warrants for the defendants in pre-dawn raids around the San Juan metropolitan area.

The DEA investigation, named Operation Dirty Eagles, involved undercover agents who hired the mail carriers to ship parcels purportedly containing cocaine and heroin, according to the statement. The trafficking ring allegedly smuggled at least 100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms) of marijuana worth more than $150 million into Puerto Rico over the last three years.

The mail carriers also are accused of facilitating the shipment of guns from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico.

Republicans Are Sipping Tea: Democratic Infighting Gives GOP Rare Victory In Hawaii

Republican Charles Djou took advantage of an intra-party fight among Democrats to snatch a House seat that Democrats had held for 20 years in Hawaii.

Djou, a Honolulu city councilman, won 67,274 votes or 39.5 percent of those cast.

The special election was for the state's 1st congressional district, which opened up after 10-term Democratic lawmaker Rep. Neil Abercrombie stepped down earlier this year to concentrate full-time on his bid for Hawaii governor.

The seat includes Honolulu and some surrounding suburbs. President Obama, who spent parts of his childhood in the district, won 70 percent of the vote in the 2008 presidential election.

But there were two Democratic candidates on the ballot in this election and recent polls indicate they were splitting the vote.

The results, posted on the state's Office of Elections website late Saturday, proved likewise:

State Senate President Colleen Hanabusa, considered the more liberal candidate, received 52,445 votes or 30.8 percent. She had been in third place in recent polls, but she refused to step aside.

Former Rep. Ed Case, considered the more moderate candidate, garnered 47,012 votes or 27.6 percent.

The special election was a winner-take-all contest, with only a plurality needed for victory.

National Democratic Party organizations favored Case but did not formally endorse either of their party's candidates.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ran ads that criticized Djou. But earlier this month, after it was clear neither candidate would drop out, the DCCC stopped spending any more money or time on the race.

Djou will have to defend the seat come November, and national Democrats are saving their firepower for that contest, when only one Democrat will be on the ballot.

"We're looking at November in Hawaii," Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the DCCC chairman, told reporters Thursday. "I think you all know the situation, and it's important that people do understand the unique circumstances of a special election in Hawaii - you don't have a primary. You have, in this case, three candidates - two Democrats and one Republican. I can confidently predict that the Democrats together will get a majority of the vote. Just like the Democratic candidate in November will get a majority of the vote."

But a win for Djou in the special election was seen as a symbolic victory for the GOP.

"The fact that we have an opportunity to win in President Obama's childhood district where he received 70 percent of the vote in '08, speaks to the quality of Charles Djou's candidacy and the level of Republican voter intensity across the country," Ken Spain, NRCC communications director, said last week.

Be Wary Of Fal$e Prophets!

Remember this chick? Ms Cleo, the tarot card, crystal ball, 1-800 fortune telling, tele-scammer?

How many of you minkeys n monkeys actually called this number? ….. Yeah Right!?!

Truth be told we all knew she was a scam and so did she. But you know what, a hell of a lot of people “believed” in her n $he cashed in…. She knew and we knew but she damned conventional thought and wisdom! She marketed a lie in the form of hope and people believed. I know there are others like me who at one point thought about calling her at 3.28am on a Sunday, not because I was wasted, but just to see .....

My question to you is this. Are you telling the lies or are you listening?

Traffic On The Capitol Beltway...

An article in today's Washington Post caught my eye with its description of an incident of road rage I would have thought more likely tho show up in a movie.

According to the report, the driver of one car: “Threw open the door of his silver Jaguar on the shoulder of southbound Interstate 95 in Prince William County and fired 13 shots at a dump truck, terrifying Tuesday evening commuters, Virginia State Police said.

The two drivers “drove recklessly and in a rage down a four-mile stretch of highway.”

But gunfire?

I’m sure most of us who drive have been angered by other motorists. A driver who cuts you off, who zips past at great speed only to pull in front of you and slow down, a tailgater, and on and on. But as drivers, aren’t we supposed to stay calm and in control?

Try Living Below Your Means

Remember the old saying that "A Penny Saved is A Penny Earned" made famous by the master of frugal, Ben Franklin? Over the years, there has been much written about how you should forget about watching the pennies and focus on building your business, increasing your means and all that other nonsense. Okay, maybe it’s not nonsense, but for the 95% of people who are LAZY and are NOT going to build a business, invest in investment real estate properties or strike it rich with the next Microsoft, I offer a simpler solution – one that’s been around for decades. Try Living Below Your Means.

Andrew Tobias in his book "The Only Investment Guide You Will Ever Need" wrote about living below your means and saving money. The title of his chapter was "A Penny Saved Is Two Pennies Earned" seems contrary to what Franklin was talking about, but it’s really not. What Tobias was getting at was that if you save a penny or dollar and don’t spend it, it’s like earning two pennies or dollars. How? Simple.

While the book has some good insights into investing (it was written 25 years ago and some things have changed), the subject of saving money is one of the best I’ve seen because of it’s clarity and ability to get straight to the point. His lesson about 50% money is really critical to changing your mindset. You heard me right, 50% money, which is what he writes about.

Tobias shows you in a couple of paragraphs how the last few dollars you earn are worth only 50 cents after you pay federal, state, local, social security and Medicare taxes. So if you make $10 bucks an hour, you’re only taking home $5 at the end of the week. It’s just that you can’t see the 50% tax because when you look at your paycheck and the amount you paid in taxes, you’ll see what percent you paid on average.


“Yeah, but I’ve tried living below my means, but……”
No buts about it! Take a look at some of the following and see if you can’t cut that budget of yours!

Tips for Living Below Your Means

- Don't drink alcohol, don't smoke. You’ll save a ton of money, live longer and feel better. (You, not me!)
- Learn to cook. It’s cheaper to eat at home and save your left overs for cold cuts and sandwiches.
- Dine out less often.
- Bring your lunch to work. Say no to sodas and other junk food and vending machines. If you need your junk food fix, bring it with you.
- Pay your highest interest rate cards first to save money on interest charges.
- If you carry a balance on your cards, pay your bill as soon as it arrives. You’ll pay less in interest.
- Pay off your credit cards in full every month. (May take a while till you are ready for this!)
- Save for your vacations in advance. Don’t pay with a credit card and carry a balance.
- Kill Your TV. Well, not really, just turn it off and invest in yourself by reading books, listening to tapes or calling on investment properties.
- Borrow books from the Library.
- Carpool to work if you can.
- Don’t order wine with your dinner. Drink water! You gotta drive home right?

- Skip dessert and coffee when dining out, eat it at home.
- Eat "OUT" at friends’ houses instead of going out to a restaurant. It’s worth the extra effort.
- Don’t lease, buy your USED car.
- Use coupons and shop on double or triple coupon days. Most people don’t use coupons, only 1.5%
- Try figuring out the cost per ounce. Usually the smaller the bottle, the more you’re paying per ounce. That’s why warehouse clubs have great deals – bigger sizes
- Buy store brands. If you don’t like the store brand’s taste/quality, switch back, but at least give it a try.
- Find the place around you that has the cheapest gas.
- If you’re not using your membership at the local gym, quit.
- Return your videos on time. Late fees are killers.
- Say NO to the ATM. Take out cash in advance and put it in a drawer at home.
- Take out money when you need it. If that’s too much work, then ONLY use your bank’s ATM, save the fees. Same rule for using ATMs at the grocery store.
- Shop for groceries on a full stomach, you’ll buy less. Try shopping sober…
- Cancel subscriptions.
- Buy your clothes out of season. J. Paul Getty was quoted as saying he bought his straw hats in the winter and he had MILLIONS of dollars and yet was concerned with saving a few pennies. Think end of season.
- Movies? Go to matinees or go to the library and take them out for free! If you go to the movies, bring your own snacks. Do you really need to spend $3.00 for a dollar bag of Skittles?

VALUE YOUR MONEY

- Pay Yourself First – Set Up an Automatic withdrawal from your account/paycheck every time you get paid. Aim to save 10% of your net pay. - Before you spend every dollar, ask yourself if the purchase is a good use of your money. After all, you worked hard for that money. You might as well get a good return (fun is a return as well) from it.
- On purchases over $100, wait two weeks before buying. IF you still want the item, purchase it.
- Establish a debt-repayment plan to get you out of debt. Pay off High Interest debt first, then when a balance is paid off, attack the next highest interest loan/balance. The Richest Man in Babylon suggested allocating 20% of your pay toward debt repayment. Why make the credit card company or banker rich, why not make yourself rich instead? Interest you’re paying is working AGAINST YOU. The whole Idea is to have money work FOR you, not the other way around.
- Create a Cash Can – Put all your loose change in it at the end of every day. Never pay with ‘coins’ always pay with dollars. Deposit the change in your account each month
- Create a Mad Money Fund – Sure all this stuff sounds fine and dandy, but it seems like you’d be cutting out EVERYTHING and living in a shack. Fine, create what I call a Mad Money Fund. Set aside a couple of bucks a week into a separate bank account or another Cash Can and this money is yours…to SPEND…on whatever you want!!!!! Seriously.

Okay, I’m almost done. Essentially what I’m saying is that there are 1,001 different ways to save more money in your budget every month. Only YOU can DECIDE where you’re going to cut back. I suggest that you make those choices that will not leave you feeling deprived as in, "I’m not enjoying this thing called life anymore because I’m trying to free up some cash to invest." Life is about making choices. You can choose to have instant gratification, but that often burdens you under a mountain of debt. Live too frugally and you’ll never make it because your psyche will revolt.

For the skeptics, critics or the just plain uneducated, before you flame me with responses, check out The Millionaire Next Door and once you’ve read it, you’ll realize that the majority of millionaires in this country LIVE BELOW THEIR MEANS.

Just learn to manage and control your spending habits. Make those tough choices. Pay yourself first, set aside 20% or more for debt repayment, give something back in the form of money, time or service to charity and prosper. It’s a simple path, but not an easy one to follow. I suggest you:

Concentrate first on learning to live below your means
Take control of your cash flow by managing your expenses
Increase your knowledge by reading up on ways to increase your means
Decide how you’re going to "GET RICH"
Create your plan of action
Take action…duh!
By the time you’re ready to put your "GET RICH" plan in motion, you should have some extra money every month thanks to managing your expenses that can be put toward building your empire.

So what are you waiting for? As Rich Dad Said - Mind Your Own Business and TAKE ACTION!!!!

Be Prosperous!

Thought U Wanted Change.

Hell froze over in Massachusetts Tuesday.

In a dramatic upset that will end Democrats' super majority in the Senate, Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown defeated Democrat Martha Coakley to claim the seat held by the late Ted Kennedy for more than 46 years. After Brown's victory was announced, the throng of supporters at his campaign headquarters chanted "John Kerry's next."

Defeated Democrats immediately launched their typical game blaming the loss of eat held for so long by Sen. Ted Kennedy on everyone and everything except themselves.

Most of the fingers are pointed at Martha Coakley, the lackluster candidate who ran a lackluster campaign.

As candidates go, Coakley ranks high on any grading curve based on ineptitude. She took the race for granted, went on vacation rather than campaign and considered simple things like shaking hands with voters a boring waste of time.

But this was Massachusetts for God's sake -- land of the liberal and home of the Democratic party: A place where a half-wit in a clown suit could be elected to office as long as he or she ran as a Democrat.

Yes, but that was before Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, et. al took control of the party. That was before Democrats swept into control on Congress in 2006 and the White House in 2008 on promises of change and a better way and delivered the same old corruption, the same old lobbyist-dominated way of doing things and the same old "screw the voters, we're in this for ourselves" form of government.

Democrats did it to themselves and they deserved the ass-kicking they received. Voters have buyer's remorse. They're mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore.

Voters want change but change cannot be delivered by politicians who put their party's agenda ahead of the best interests of a nation. Democrats and Republicans may represent different philosophies but they are the same when it comes to governing. They cater to different special interests but it is still those special interests that control each political party and special interests are controlled by money and greed, not public need or a common good.

Democrats lost a valuable Senate seat in Massachusetts Tuesday.

That was their failure.

Voters turned to the only option they had -- a Republican.

That, sadly, is the failure of a political system that can no longer effectively govern America.

I Wish U Pestilence, Disease n Bad Health!

As we all know by now, Pastor Pat Robertson made some unusual observations about the earthquake that struck Haiti on his CBN newscast Wednesday, January 13, 2010.He called the quake a possible blessing in disguise. The esteemed Reverend also quipped that the Haitian people are cursed.

In addition people around the world were dumbfounded and angry at Pat Robertson after he said the tragedy would give the people of Haiti a chance to "rebuild".

Now I usually Steer Clear Of Religion But Fuck That!

Bull$hit!

Definition of Bullshit:
Bullshit is a bogus statement deliberately presented as being true. Bullshit is something meant to deceive and to give a wrong misleading impression. Bullshit is an act, or attempt to mislead and deceive others by making a lie highly believable as fact. Exactly as it is done in show business, where a professional Bullshit Artist fools us into believing what he or she wants us to believe. The so-called movie stars / actors are good examples of whom and what Bullshit Artists are and do. To make it crystal-clear and better understand how high quality bullshit is manufactured, watch TV advertisements and programs, or see movie, or watch and listen to any religious mullah, or government, or business official speak.

We are equipped with a biological immune system, which fights off infection by foreign pathogens and defends our physical being against any foreign invader. We are also armed with a common sense immune system, which protects us against the invaders of the mind and soul. One may refer to it as, - Common Sense Wisdom, - or - Intuition, - or - Sixth Sense, - or - Gut Feeling, - but I like to call it, - Bullshit Detection System - or BDS for short.

On a daily basis we are bombarded with so much bullshit at every level and at every second of every waking moment of our lives. So I thought it would be a jolly good idea to recognize the intricate functionality of our BDS and to learn how to use, enhance and strengthen our - Bullshit Detection System - BDS. Whenever you are reading, listening or watching any piece of information presented to you as fact or truth, but deep down inside you are feeling an uneasy sensation about it, that is your BDS at work, which means one of the following two conditions is true:

1 - The subject matter could be true but since you do not know enough about it, your BDS kicks in, and alerts you that you need to educate yourself about the suspect subject matter. When you are investigating and educating yourself always read the pros and cons, and you shall come to your own healthy conclusions, not of the very well paid preacher, historians, authors or reporters of the misleading text, or the very well paid deceptive talking heads and opinion makers of the nation-less corporate media. Discovering the truth for yourself is wise, everlasting, tremendously rewarding, satisfying and priceless. Discovering the truth for yourself is a powerful guiding light, which will enhance and brighten your future and the future of the community in which you live.

2 - The presenters of that piece of information, the well paid preacher, historians, authors or reporters of the misleading text or the deceptive talking heads and opinion makers of the nation-less corporate media are full of shit and they are after your citizen power, money, vote, or all of what you own.

We should never lose sight of the fact that lack of trust for our built-in BDS, or any efforts to suppress our BDS will lead us into the path of ethical and social degradation; a society full of stupid brain-dead people under complete domination of a few bullshit-artist, who themselves are under the spell of higher bullshit curse: greed.

Reflective Mind - Reflective minds are those who suppress their BDS, essentially training and forcing their minds to function as a reflective mind. This means only reflecting, just like a mirror, the thoughts and findings of others, however wrong and stupid they maybe, as viable ideas and even sometimes believing them as their own.

Analytical Mind - Analytical minds are those who value their mind’s cognitive abilities and sense of self-definition and tend to do what needs to be done. They study the pros and cons, then sit back, analyze their findings, and come to their own healthy conclusion.

We must always think critically of all authorities, issues and personalities all the time. But the bullshit dispensers of our time, such as; nation-less corporations, religious mullahs of the 3 Adam and Eve based religions; Judaism, Christianity and Islam, easily controlled academia talking heads, politicians and Hollywood high quality bullshit production machine want us not to think at all, or at best, just think passively.

Incidentally, the finer and better fabricated the bullshit, the more difficult it would be to detect it. Speaking of the father and grand prizewinner of best bullshit; next to history, are the 3 Adam and Eve based religions; Judaism, and its 2 derivatives; Christianity and Islam, which happen to be the 3 top ranking of the long lasting and deadly bullshit of all-time, ever manufactured by the patriarchal criminal bastards.

Caution, NOT THINKING CRITICALLY is extremely hazardous to your health, health of your family and well being of your community, therefore do your own reading, thinking and decision making, thus never permit anyone to manipulate your thoughts, emotions and behavior. We must continue and never stop Self-Exploration and Self-Education, until the last day of our lives.

Definition of Thinking:

To think is to analyze, examine and sort out information and form in the mind ideas or opinions, to perform any mental operation, to reason, to bring to mind or recollect, to determine, resolve and to work things out.

Thinking is to conceive thoughts and ideas by reasoning, to form an opinion, to judge, to consider, to employ and to bring one’s intellectual faculties to work, to concentrate one's thoughts on any given subject.

Thinking is the act of reasoning from factual knowledge and or evidence. Thinking is to use the mind for processing imagination and information, to arrive at logical conclusions, from premises known and or assumed to be true for making imaginative decisions.

To think is to reason about or reflect on, to ponder. Think how complex is our Milky Way Galaxy. Think the matter through creatively. To decide by reasoning, reflection or pondering, thinking what to believe, what to say or what to do.

To think is to judge or regard, look upon. To think is to learn of, or from, by analyzing what one could learn by thinking about the newly acquired knowledge, thought, suggestion and or idea, in order to learn and accept as truth.

Thinking is to call to mind, to remember, to visualize and recall the images of what was once known to the mind. To think is to have creative thoughts, to bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention to devise or evolve to invent by imaginative thinking.

Thinking is to bring one’s mind into a given condition by mental preoccupation, to exercise the power of one’s mind by reasoning and by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using or arriving to a judgment.

Common sense should be the guide, based on which one could lead a fruitful, thoughtful and exciting life journey. One should never make decisions nor implement one’s decisions under extreme euphoria, sadness, resentment or anger. The best condition conducive for rational thinking is a calm relaxing environment.

- - I am, and I can think, therefore I can change who I am - -

To think is to care and have consideration. What do you think?

Green Ramblings

We all need each other to survive, regardless of one’s political affiliation, nationality, religion, race and creed. There are common bonding issues which connect all of us together. Before taking a position and joining any political group, Democrats, Republicans or any other political affiliation, we must realize what is the higher order.

The higher order of things is to preserve life-supporting and life-sustaining elements and the environment by not following or allowing any political party and or special interest group who have self-preserving and financial interests to dominate and deceive the public.

List of Common Concerns and Causes To All:
No one in their right mind would disagree with the need for discussion and implementation of new methodologies that address the common concerns and causes listed below.

1 - Clean, Healthy Air to Breathe
2 - Clean, Healthy Water to Drink
3 - Healthy, Clean Land to Live on and Grow Food
4 - Un-radiated, Nuclear and Pesticide-Free Organic Food & Produce
5 - Utilizing the Abundant and Inexhaustible Sun's Energy
6 - Development and Use of Hydrogen-Based Energy Production
7 - Establishing Fair & Dignified Living Wages
8 - Establishing Universal Healthcare System
9 - Establishing Universal Educational System

We urgently need to get over our trivial differences so that we can begin cooperating with one another on the important issues such as Environment, Global Warming, Healthcare, Education, Etc.

- - The French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, in that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon. - -

Who Needs Surveillance Cameras?

Dear Neighbors

Yes It Was Me U Saw With The Beer n The Drumstick At 8.24am.