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The Year 2012…

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Saturday, December 31st, 2011

The New Year 2012“Your friendship is a sweet pear, Through the year; and each New Year !! ” By – Dimple Verma

2011 has been a year of change and hardship around the world. From natural disasters to the world’s financial instabilities to regime changes, it has been a whirlwind year for us all.

Change is inevitable in life and hopefully, that change gives us new perspectives on the world at large and our own individual worlds.

Certainly, for me, dealing with a stroke near the end of 2011 gave me a new, and definitely unexpected, perspective on my life! I am slowly recovering – one hand/finger typing is not easy.

As we move forward into 2012 I hope that we can all contribute to bettering our lives and making the lives of those around us just a little bit better.

“On this new year, be someone you yourself can admire; ”
By – Pearl Aman

We all have a great deal of work to do to make this world a little better so begin the New Year of 2012 by looking around you and see what you can do to accomplish this – for yourself, your family, your friends, your community, your nation and the world, in that order!

One of the easiest things to accomplish is giving some one a smile – you would be surprised what a smile can do. It costs you nothing but the return can be great!

“Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” – Brooks Atkinson

I don’t mean to make lite of the world’s or our individual, problems but change starts with one person believing in something. I have always felt that the way to a better world is to allow people, not governments, to solve problems, for we the people know what will make our lives better. Government is too far removed from the ills of this world and only concerned with perpetuating and growing itself!

One person can change the world around them. All have to do is ‘believe’!

“Do hard work In the time span between new year’s eve and Christmas rather than worrying about your life between Christmas and New year’s eve!!. Cheers to 2012!!” By – Pearl Aman

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9/11 Remember…

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Sunday, September 11th, 2011

9/11 > * Remembrance * Hope * Love * Celebration * Vigilance…

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STS135 – The Last Space Shuttle Mission

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Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

As the last of the US space shuttles begins it’s journey home, I am saddened that we seem to have lost our desire to continue our exploration.of the frontiers of space. We are by nature explorers.

I’ve seen many photos and videos of activities on the space station but for some reason I was really struck by the clothing the crews were wearing when the STS135 folks boarded the space station. by the casual nature of what they were wearing. I’ve seen this before but this time it ‘registered’ differently in my mind.

STS135 Crew Boards The Space Station

Except for the weightlessness, it was as if friends or family were just coming to your house for a backyard barbecue or a swim or to watch your vacation movies or…

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Can We Do More With Less?

By romar · Comments (0)
Sunday, June 5th, 2011

In today’s age of consumption, of grabbing everything we can – the biggest; the best; the most expensive; the newest; the…; can we do more with less?

If we examine our individual lifestyles we might just be shocked at what we see regarding our real needs, wants and desires. When I look around me I see things I didn’t need but just wanted – isn’t advertising wunnerful to us!. When the newness wore off the ‘thing’ was set aside to be used only sparingly or not again!

I love little tools. When I go to a hardware store the first thing I look at is the grab box area with all the little gee gaws. Almost without exception I grab something I don’t really need (maybe some day I’ll need it – right?). I have so many little boxes of tools, I could probably start selling them and retire.

And sometimes you may find that not buying something causes you to lookl for better ways to do what you want.

So take some time every so often and ask yourself if y ou really need what you’ve got you eyes on or can you do more with less.

Watch ‘StumbleUpon’s Get Your Video Discovered Contest’ first place prize winner: dmass,net‘s”Design Matters: Doing Better with Less”. It might get you thinking about doing more with less.

Your thoughts?

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What Heroes Do – Tornados

By romar · Comments (0)
Friday, May 27th, 2011

My definition of ‘Hero’s‘ have always been ‘those who do the right thing‘!

No, I cannot tell you what that ‘right thing‘ is. It is different in every situation. It is always a decision you make under what ever circumstances you are in or are facing, be it simple or complex. Your conscience is always your guide.

Here is one example of someone who is a ‘Hero‘ in my book!

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Mothers Day And NASA

By romar · Comments (0)
Saturday, May 7th, 2011

Mother’s Day is not just an annual American holiday but is celebrated in many countries around the world, It recognizes maternal bonds of motherhood and the role those bonds play in our life.

Mothers do so much for us, much of which goes unrecognized and/or unrewarded.

This is the one day of the year we can make up for the many times we should have said ‘Thank You’ for the many things a mother does for us. Read More→

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Advertising Isn’t

By romar · Comments (0)
Thursday, March 24th, 2011

Advertising, the lifeblood of our economy – or so the ad agencies would like you to believe. But is it really? My take on the subject: Advertising doesn’t really sell you anything, it just entertains you

Let’s take a little step back in time. To something called ‘drive-ins’ – here I go dating myself again!

The American Drive-In Movie Theatre

For the uninitiated, drive-ins were places you went to view movies in an outdoor setting, on a giant screen. A place to meet, greet and brag on a warm summer evening. Some were single screen, some multiple screen and you generally had a double feature. Before the show and during the intermission they ran snack bar advertising – ‘…come get your hot dogs, popcorn, candy and soda pop, etc.‘.
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Search And Rescue

By romar · Comments (0)
Monday, March 14th, 2011

In time of disaster or emergencies the call often goes out to and for SAR teams (Search And Rescue) – ‘Those Orange Shirts’. (you are seeing many in the news clips of the Japan Disaster)

Many of these teams are made up of unpaid volunteers. Ordinary citizens giving back to their communities in a way most folks don’t think about.

They are cheap kamagra ordinary citizens willing to come to your aid at any time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year (24/7/365).

For much of my adult life I’ve been a member of such a team and it has been most rewarding for me. Though age now prevents me from active participation I support the team in any little way I can.

So I ask that you check your local area for your nearest team and provide whatever support you can. Help them with their chosen avocation.

I hope you see fit to support your local Search and Rescue Teams! They work selflessly to aid those in need, often at risk to themselves.

Thank you.
Bob

http://www.sjsar.org

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