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One of my favorite people! Beethoven.
WHY WOULD I MAKE A PAGE THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MAKING MONEY?
WELL ITS QUITE SIMPLE. THERE IS MORE TO LIFE THAN MONEY.
IN THE END WHEN WE STAND AT THE PEARLY GATES AND ARE ASKED THE QUESTION, "WHAT DID YOU DO IN LIFE THAT MATTERED?" "I MADE MONEY" WON'T CUT IT FOR AN ANSWER.
DON'T GET ME WRONG, ITS NICE TO HAVE A BIG HOUSE AND FANCY CAR, BUT STILL THERE IS MORE TO LIFE.
IN FACT IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT BY NOW THAT YOUR ON A WILD GOOSE CHASE, YOU MAY NEVER. YOU SEE IT STARTS OUT WITH THE IDEA THAT A HOUSE WILL MAKE YOU HAPPIER THAN AN APARTMENT, AND A NEW CAR AS WELL. THEN YOU GET THE HOUSE AND YOU GET THE CAR. NOW YOU FIGURE, THAT A BIGGER HOUSE AND A NICER CAR SHOULD DO THE TRICK. AFTER SPENDING YOUR TIME WORKING ON THIS VENTURE, YOU ACHIEVE THIS. NEXT A BETTER LOCATION SHOULD DO THE TRICK, AND A FOREIGN CAR. AFTER THAT IT MUST BE MORE OF THIS AND MORE OF THAT.
SEE IF YOU HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT THAT NONE OF THAT WILL EVER DO THE TRICK. SORRY FOR THE NEWS. DON'T YOU REMEMBER THAT AS A CHILD YOUR TOYS ENDED UP IN THE CLOSET. I MEAN YOU BEGGED FOR THEM, AND PRAYED FOR THEM, AND TUGGED AT YOUR MOTHERS SKIRT FOR THEM. WHERE DID THOSE HIGHLY VALUED TOYS END UP? IN THE CLOSET OR IN THE GARBAGE. THERE FLEETING HAPPINESS LASTED ONLY A SHORT TIME.
AND, WHEN YOU FINALLY GET TO A VERY OLD AGE, ONE WHERE YOU SEE DEATH AS A REAL POSSIBILITY, YOU WILL SEE THAT YOU GOT FOOLED BY THE CHASE. LIKE THE DONKEY IN THE LITTLE RASCALS WITH THE CARROT HANGING OUT IN FRONT OF HIS FACE ON A STICK. HE CAN NEVER GET THAT CARROT, UNLESS SOMEONE WERE TO TAKE IT OFF THE STICK AND HAND IT TO HIM. BY HIMSELF HE CANNOT EVER GET THE CARROT. HE THINKS HE CAN. THAT'S WHY HE KEEPS RUNNING. THAT'S WHAT KEEPS HIM GOING. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT HE CAN'T GET THE CARROT. IT LOOKS PRETTY FUNNY. DOESN'T IT?
WELL WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF SAYING IN YOUR HEAD THAT ONLY WHEN I GET A NEW CAR I WILL BE MUCH HAPPIER, OR ONLY WHEN I GET A BETTER JOB, OR A BIGGER HOUSE. THESE ARE THE SIGNS THAT YOU HAVE A CARROT HANGING IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE THAT YOU CAN NEVER GET. THIS DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE THINGS, BUT THEY ARE NOT LINKED WITH HAPPINESS. THEY ARE JUST THINGS.
SOMETIMES I SIT IN MY OFFICE AND LOOK AT THE SHELVES OF ANTIQUE (THINGS) AND REALIZE THAT I DON'T REALLY OWN THEM PERMANENTLY. IT SEEMS THEY PASS FROM HAND TO HAND THROUGH TIME BECAUSE WHEN YOU DIE THEY'RE STILL HERE. RIGHT? AND YOU DON'T TAKE THEM WITH YOU. THEY EVENTUALLY TURN TO DUST OR FALL APART. SO, EVEN THEIR VALUE IS ONLY TEMPORAL.
I LOOK BACK AT HISTORY AND SEE GREAT CONTRIBUTORS TO HUMANKIND. WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE PEOPLE FOR THE MOST PART WE DON'T THINK OF WHAT THEY OWNED, WE THINK OF WHO THEY WERE, OR WHAT THEY DID.
WE LOOK AT THEIR CONTRIBUTION. AND MANY OF THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE MAKING OUR LIVES BETTER TO THIS DAY.
AN EXAMPLE MIGHT BE THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC. LIKE LISTENING TO MUSIC WRITTEN 200 YEARS AGO. ITS MELODIES STILL PROVOKE EMOTIONS IN US THAT CAN MOTIVATE US TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS TODAY.
NOW, WE'RE NOT ALL BEETHOVEN, OR LEONARDO, BUT WE STILL HAVE MUCH TO CONTRIBUTE.
ANIMALS
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM MY FIRST PAGE I LIKE ANIMALS
IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO THE POUND AND SEEN ALL THE DOGS THERE IT REALLY BREAKS YOUR HEART TO KNOW THAT FOR THE MOST PART ALL THEY WANT TO DO IS BE PART OF YOUR LIFE.
IT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD TO PONDER THE THOUGHT THAT A DOG OR CAT MAY BE PLAYING FREELY SOMEWHERE BECAUSE OF A FEW DOLLARS I DONATED WHICH HELPED KEEP THEM ALIVE A FEW DAYS LONGER TO BE ADOPTED.
NOTHING BEATS A GOOD PET. IT WAS PROVEN THAT PEOPLE WITH PETS LIVE LONGER AND HAPPIER LIVES.
CLICK HERE FOR A PAGE FULL OF ANIMAL LINKS, BOOKS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
OR ADOPT A ROTTWEILER- Link at the bottom of the page
DORIS DAYS ANIMAL LEAGUE
A FEW NIGHTS AGO I SAW A BIOGRAPHY DONE BY THE ARTS
AND ENTERTAINMENT CHANNEL ON DORIS DAY. MY FIRST RESPONSE WAS TO CHANGE THE
CHANNEL. I SAID TO MYSELF "THIS IS MY PARENTS GENERATION". AS I REACHED
FOR THE REMOTE SOMETHING KEPT ME THERE. I BEGAN TO WATCH WITH INTEREST AND ENJOY
DORIS DAY. SHE HAD A SPARKLE TO HER SMILE AND A KINDNESS WHICH WAS REAL.
THEN THE SCENE WHERE SHE WENT TO WORK WITH 4 OR 5 DOGS BY HER SIDE. THAT'S
IT,
I AM SOLD ON HER. SHE'S AN ANIMAL LOVER AND IS MAKING A GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO THE
ANIMALS OF THE WORLD. SHE LEFT SHOW BUSINESS TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ANIMALS.
THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOMETHING IN MY MIND ABOUT THE FACT
THAT AN ANIMAL CANNOT DEFEND ITSELF. IN A WAY I THINK THIS FACT HAS MADE IT OUR BUSINESS
TO WATCH OUT FOR THEM. ARE YOU AWARE THAT THERE WERE
4000 DOGS SENT TO VIETNAM TO ASSIST AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD. THEY WERE
CREDITED WITH SAVING THE LIVES OF OVER 25,000 AMERICANS. WHEN THE WAR
WAS OVER THE GOVERNMENT LEFT THESE HEROIC DOGS IN THE HANDS OF THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE
ARMY. NO ONE EVER KNEW WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM. THEY ARE ONLY REMEMBERED BY THE
SOLDIERS WHOSE LIVES THEY SAVED.
THERE IS A LINK
DIRECTLY TO DORIS DAYS SITE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. SHE IS WRITING A BOOK ON ANIMAL HEROISM, SO IF YOU HAVE
ANY STORIES TO SHARE, SEND HER A NOTE!
PLEASE SHARE ANY SITES RELATED TO EITHER OF THE 2
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One of my favorite people! Beethoven.
HIT BACK ON YOUR BROWSER AFTER VIEWING ANY OF ITEMS BELOW.
PICTURES OF ANIMALS TO MAKE YOU SMILE! hit back on your browser after viewing.
CLICK HERE TO SEE A PICTURE OF A
REALLY CUTE DOGGIE. HER NAME IS MS. MITTENS.
WOW IS THIS A CUTE CAT. NAMED CODY, HE'S FULL OF HIS OWN UNIQUE CHARACTER. WHAT EXPRESSIONS!
ON THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
IT'S IN RED LETTERS BECAUSE IT'S SERIOUS. ALL
I CAN SAY IS I HEARD IT SCIENTIFICALLY EXPLAINED LAST NIGHT AND IT IS SCARY
BUSINESS. I THINK MOST PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS AND HOW SERIOUS THE PROBLEM IS.
What is the greenhouse effect? The greenhouse effect can
be visualized as carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere acts like a giant piece of glass
encircling the planet. Some of the energy from the sun penetrates through the glass and is
absorbed and the rest is radiated
back towards space. Energy trapped by the Earth's surface
travels upward until it reaches the glass sphere. There it is prevented from escaping into
space just like the glass in a
greenhouse prevents heat from escaping into the atmosphere.
This results in an accumulation of energy and the overall warming of the atmosphere.
The greenhouse effect is a natural process which makes
life on our planet possible. Without it, the Earth's surface temperature would drop from a
comfortable 15 degrees Celsius to a freezing -18 degrees Celsius. Despite this beneficial
effect, humans have been adding large quantities of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere since
the industrial revolution. It is estimated that the Earth's average temperature has
increased between 0.5 to 0.6
degrees Celsius since 1880. The main source of C02
emissions is the combustion of fossils fuels for energy production and transportation.
Right now you might be asking yourself what is the
difference between the greenhouse effect, global warming, and climate change. The
greenhouse effect causes the accumulation of heat in the Earth's atmosphere. The global
climate must then adjust to this extra energy. Global warming results from this energy
increasing the temperature of the Earth's lower
atmosphere, and this causes changes to regional climatic
events such as rainfall patterns, evaporation, and cloud formation.
Changes to the climate could result in major problems.
Due to the increase in volume of warmer ocean water and the melting of continental
glaciers, sea levels could rise by as much as two feet by the end of the next century.
This would result in the permanent flooding of large areas of heavily populated lands and
the creation of millions of environmental refugees. Also, rising the temperature could
lead to changes in wind patterns and could result in intense and frequent hurricanes and
windstorms. Climate change could also create favorable conditions for the growth of insect
populations. This
would have negative effects on agriculture and human
health. Global warming could also lead to water supplies being disrupted in some regions
of the world and prolonged droughts. The above paragraphs were written by the
people at greenpeace.org.
This is only the beginning! no kidding.
Link at the bottom of the page
NEXT IS A POEM ON DEATH. READ THIS IF YOU'VE RECENTLY
LOST A LOVED ONE.
DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND WEEP;
I AM NOT HERE. I DO NOT SLEEP.
I AM A THOUSAND WINDS THAT BLOW;
I AM THE DIAMOND GLINTS ON SNOW.
I AM THE SUNLIGHT ON RIPENED GRAIN;
I AM THE AUTUMN'S GENTLE RAIN.
WHEN YOU AWAKEN IN THE MORNING'S HUSH
I AM THE SWIFT UPLIFTING RUSH
OF QUIET BIRDS IN CIRCLED FLIGHT.
I AM THE SOFT STAR THAT SHINES AT NIGHT.
DO NOT STAND AT MY GRAVE AND CRY.
I AM NOT THERE; I DID NOT DIE.
(AUTHOR UNKNOWN)
FOUND IN MY GRANDMOTHERS PERSONAL BELONGINGS AFTER HER DEATH.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing." ~ Albert Einstein
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