You know Kids, I have been haunting this Stream going on for the better part of two years now.. Damn.. Seen a lot of decent people moving around, some coming, some going, some get bored decide to move on, some take things that are said, way out of their intended context. Feelings get hurt and people close ranks and shit gets started. Seen it more than once here I have, and its getting old, see kids the way I look at things, the way I look at the world? There’s a lot of bad things happening around us, everyday, Iraq, The shootings here, The shootings there, bad Karma being spread around like its chocolate sauce.What I take from it, what I see happening here, and in the physical world, are very similar to a degree, people in order to get along, need to learn to clearly communicate, to avoid conflict, to avoid trouble, to avoid misunderstandings.There are some of us who have been here awhile, and some of you who have not, being part of neither one gives you any more rights than the other. Now I’m seeing that another round of Bloggers here have left or are indeed leaving, including Zappa Fan,Fuzzy and Kristin too from what I Hear. I don’t know their stories, nor will I pretend to, people have different reasons for doing whatever they do, when they want us to know they’ll tell us when they’re ready to, and Jumping to conclusions won’t help a damn thing. If You got a problem with someone here, try talking to them about it, try being rational, try communicating, and above all else, do it strait up and out in the open. And to the bloggers who have been sending harassing PM’s to people behind the scenes? Maybe you should ask only of yourselves why you do it behind the scenes in PM’s, are you ashamed of your own opinion? Or maybe you just don’t want anyone to see you for who you truly are? One thing that I think everyone needs to learn here is simple, if you can’t play nice, maybe you should go play somewhere else.

Peace Y’all.

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Okay, I’m steaming here.. Actually I have been steaming since Tuesday, but it wasn’t really that bad until like maybe Wednesday, maybe I should try to explain this. The way I see it, there is a very fine line between journalism, and sensationalism, and the toes of the American news media, are standing dangerously close to it. Case in point the Virginia Tech Gunman’s little message of hate, why do they keep playing this crap over and over again? even after one of the victims fathers, pleaded with them to stop, because it was torturing the families of the victims. And what about the so called experts? Aren’t they just as bad? This tragedy happened because of this, it happened because of that. Okay.. We get it, yes it was a tragedy, yes it was senseless, now back off and let these people heal for Pete’s sake! And finally there are these people in the media that just seem to need someone or something to blame for this.. I KNOW!!! Lets blame it on video games!!!… that’s it!!… Ummmm….. No wait… that won’t work, nobody said that he even played video games… Hmmmmm… Lets Blame it on Rock and Roll music!!! Yess!!!… ummmmm… wait did he even listen to Rock and Roll?..Or blame it on a violent society that has desensitized our young people to the human condition and has turned them into gun wielding maniacal little thugs.. You can blame it on Gun Control.. You can blame it on this person or that person.. Chit man you can blame it on whoever or whatever you care to.. But the black and white to me is simple, the true responsibility of this senseless waste of human life, must first and foremost rest squarely on the shoulders of the sick twisted little punk that willingly pulled those triggers, not once, not twice, but … 32 times. and who, (As most cowards do..) saved the 32nd bullet for himself. Maybe I’m wrong, But that’s the way I see it..

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Thought.. Emotion.. Action.
You know sometimes I really wonder about us, Humankind I mean,
Not just Americans, when you get right down to it, America is still very young on the world stage. No I mean human beings in general. See we’ve been around for awhile now, we didn’t get this life thing in the beginning, and we really still don’t get it now. I mean here we are, supposedly, maybe even arguably, the most intelligent species to ever roam the face of the Earth and we Don’t GET life. We bicker, we fight and we argue, as people, as countries, over shit that is really Meaningless. Think about it, we fight over ground, we fight over oil, we fight over religion. We bicker, we banter, we hold great disdain over anything or anyone who may hold a different opinion than our own. We have voices, but we do not communicate, our Governments, chose to wage war rather than peace, and at the drop of a hat they will place thousands of lives in harms way to obtain or defend a piece of land or oil that was never really theirs to begin with. When are we as human beings on a world stage going to wake up? We don’t OWN the world, it owns us. We don’t control anything, control is an illusion. We have shown an amazing capacity for love, and yet perhaps for no other reason than spite many choose hate. We allow ourselves to be divided, through color and class, always dwelling on how we are so different rather than drawing focus on how we are the same. We all bleed, we all hurt, we all feel pain, and yet there is still room for love. Mother nature, now SHE can be a ruthless bitch, but at least she gets it. And when she’s ready to evict our asses off of this planet, We’re history, plain and simple. No money , No power, no war will save us from her wrath. So while we’re here, right now, maybe the best thing that we can do, for ourselves, is to stop what we’re doing and just think about it.. Feel some real human Emotion. And maybe then we’ll take the best action of all, by simply choosing Love over Gold and Life over Death..

Make love.. Not war.. Peace my friends..

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What The Hell? I go to Wal Mart for an hour or so to get my Vitamins, and some razors and some.... other stuff.. and when I come back and login what do I see? everyone on the Stream has Balls!!! errrr. friendship balls I mean Of course.. .... chit.. I'm gonna pay for this..

* First Amendment – Freedom of religion, speech, press, and peaceable assembly as well as the right to petition the government.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

* Second Amendment – Right to keep and bear arms.

A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

* Third Amendment – Protection from quartering of troops.

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

* Fourth Amendment – Protection from unreasonable search and seizure.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

* Fifth Amendment – Due process, double jeopardy, self-incrimination, private property.

No person shall be held to answer for any capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

* Sixth Amendment – Trial by jury and other rights of the accused.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defense.

* Seventh Amendment – Civil trial by jury.

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

* Eighth Amendment – Prohibition of excessive bail, as well as cruel and unusual punishment.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

* Ninth Amendment – Protection of rights not specifically enumerated in the Bill of Rights.

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

* Tenth Amendment – Powers of states and people.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people.
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See now, the thing is, that first one is an ass kicker. especially the freedom of speech part. you take a melting pot like America for instance.. you have all of these people of different cultures, different beliefs, different religions and such, all living in one place. at some point we must realize that what is sensitive to some, may not be so sensitive to others, and at some point the context in which any given statement is being made in Should be taken into consideration, Don Imus made a statement which I could only hope that he was making in jest, was it in poor taste? sure it was. point being, it was no worse than anything that Howard Stern or any one of a thousand other radio and television personalities has ever said. the only difference is Don Imus paid for his off color remark by losing his job. and a thousand apologies won't make a bit of difference. you see the tricky thing about freedom of speech is that it applies to EVERYONE! and you can't shout from the rooftops about what offends you while your stuffing a gag down the throat of the person standing next to you. you can't have it both ways. just my opinion of course.

Have a Great weekend.

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*Note* My Internet Connection is acting up again, so I don't know if I will be around tonight.