tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63340972012-02-06T02:15:13.160-08:00meanderings through space and time, at light speed more or lessra_8secshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04514492572713112029noreply@blogger.comBlogger491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6334097.post-22316726042415253322012-01-13T02:33:00.001-08:002012-01-13T02:34:26.678-08:00

well, "ditto". What I'd rather mention is Google wanting me to take a survey test about almost anything (I coulnd't figure it out) they just want my demographics.

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Why Palin Can Win One of the most talked about subjects in politics is whether or not Sarah Palin will run for the presidency. It's frankly anyone's guess which direction she will go with her decision and when she will make the decision. However, if Palin doesn't run it will be a disaster for the Republican Party and quite possibly the country. Aside from the fact thata there isn't another

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Well, it won't be long 'till we can FIRE OBAMA! Have a President in the White House NOT a symbolic resident; Have a straight shooter NOT a shooter of hoops; Have a driver of prosperity NOT a driver of golf balls; Have capitalist advisors NOT Communist agitators setting policy; Have a redistributor of opportunities NOT a confiscator of others' possessions; Have a supporter of the United

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Jeepers. Just trying to figure out how to get old posts.

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can we dance?

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remembered an old trick invented in the fifth century B.C. by Socrates. Instead of telling people what he thought was true, Socrates asked seemingly simple questions that put his opponents on the path of finding the truth for themselves. Seeking genuine knowledge rather than mere victory in an argument, Socrates used his questions to cross-examine the hypotheses, assumptions, and axioms that

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“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was the experience of mystery — even if mixed with fear — that engendered religion. A knowledge of the existence of something we

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Had a nice Christmas weekend. Good sermon from Pastor Dave at the Vineyard.

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Richard Andrew Britton Lancaster, CA 93534 (c) 240-424-9500 (e) ra8secs@yahoo.com Business, Information, Technology, Service Possess a record of achievement improving organizational development and performance in a variety of legal, corporate and small business environments performing administrative, information and technology services, and other client-related activities. I seek to employ

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So, tre cool. for lack of money and other particulars -- totally destitute, a pauper and mendicant (tho not really up to private begging yet) -- on the streets. Unemployed, virtually penniless, trying to become to become the consummate democrat socialist gov't dependent victim. I'd like to find a job. It was cold huddling and not sleeping Mon and Tues night, though just barely below

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Got pass phase 1 of a 3-tier scheme for a position with Career Care Institute as a Career Advisor/Services/etc person. Hooray! Damn my foot hurts. Goin' to the doc tomorrow, I think. I know it's broken.

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Well, after helping Christine move (drama sidebar later), the search for work and income stream continues.

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I am going to become as dependent upon the State as possible. At least get as much as possible from "them". It's the progressive way. The fruits of my own labor shall be mine to ripen and eat.

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And I have to pee. Ok, I'll try to do a daily here about the shit I'm thinking about.

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Now is the time of our discontent. Or, simply, September 13th, Monday, 2010. A serious bottom from which to recreate a life.

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I'm gonna have to get serious and organize this place. But I'm looking for paying work right now.

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Happy Tea Party hangover! Dang, I think I'm gonna miss the rehearsal stuff for Nighthawks today. But I hope to take Christine to the play at Highland tonight.

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Well, here's most of the escapees from the Temple -- geocities/ra_8secs site that went nova, or black hole, or some sort, on 10 26 09. Side stories I'll add later. But Christine's beloved Mountain Junction, and our Tales from the Temple (still hers -- everything is hers, for without her, I'd be nothing) is posted up. I hope this new acting historical stuff energizes. ... *phhhfwwwooopp* (or

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 Tales from the Temple The Long Road Home RA Britton and CJ Culbertson Holding hands, looking at the sunrise, stretching, relaxing, finding that certain contentment and knowing that the real purpose of us is love, the rest is just .... details -Ra We have found the now. In the past

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 14 ** Day’s End In the late spring, nights in the California Mountains are still cold. Julie pulled the quilt around her again, and looked at André with warm eyes. Watching her, he suddenly felt the chill as well, and moving the blanket up to Stella's chin, he walked over to the fireplace and started to place a log on the black grate. "Look in the fireplace

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 13 ** House Repair Upon entering Stella's large boudoir, it at first appeared that nothing was amiss. The overstuffed chairs with their intricate flower design were sitting neatly against the walls, as was the large mahogany wardrobe, a lavender silk robe hanging carelessly off one corner of the double doors. A long padded seat ran along the foot of the bed in

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 12 ** Idyllicus Interruptus Julie and Andre sat at a picnic table in the large circular city park enjoying their lunch. They had waited at the Inn until Benny Carmack had completed his noon assault on the bells, before setting out on foot for the park. Ignoring the gazes from onlookers as they walked along holding the hamper between them, they had spent most of

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 11 ** House Work He enjoyed these mornings with Anna, whose perfect bookkeeping almost made his appearance at the bordello unneeded. He loved sitting in the large kitchen of the Mansion, however, with its wood wainscoting and flocked papered walls. What no one knew was that it was almost an exact replica of his mother’s kitchen in France, before his family had

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 10 ** Back to Business André sat in his office chair Tuesday morning with his feet stretched out on the edge of his desk, a pleased expression on his face. On his lap lay 4 sheets of paper. One was a flyer announcing that the musicians who had played at the social would be performing a concert in the town central park on Friday night. The other three contained a

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 9 ** Something to Chew On At the parsonage, Clyde was attacking the soil of his garden with his hoe. Clods were flying around his feet at such speed and distance that Stanton was in fear of his jug of lemonade. The new preacher said nothing. The only sound came from his grunts as he struck at the earth, increasing the force with each blow. Stanton watched in

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 8 ** Missed Lunch David Carmack was the perfect model of a politician. Smooth as glass in speech and decorum, he could hold any room’s attention, in spite of an ever-increasing paunch and receding hairline. He had come to Mountain Junction four years earlier with his wife Nancy and their five sons. Within months he had opened a lumber mill and a hotel,

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 7 ** The Race For both André and Julie, the morning had passed far too quickly. They were discovering that they liked each other, beyond the first flush of physical attraction that had passed between them. The idea that they could be friends as well as physically attracted was a pleasant relief to both of them. Julie found herself anticipating the lively

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 6 ** Tabletop Tearing out of the barn astride Delilah, Julie instinctively turned away from the road toward the center of town. Crossing the pasture, she headed out toward the open country that led to the mountain she loved. She barely noticed the spring flowers of the lowlands. She felt only the wind in her face, and the power of the silver Arabian mare that was

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 5 ** Sunrise In the early hours of Monday morning, the sun rose again over Mountain Junction. The inky black velvet of the night sky slowly began to lighten, the stars fading away one by one as the night gently surrendered itself to the day. The sunbeams slowly expanded, turning the sky a soft pink, then a deeper yellow, as the day strained to begin. The eastern

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 4 ** The Welcoming Party The evening was beautiful. The clouds that had opened up the day before had dwindled to sprinkles in the morning, and had completely disappeared by the evening. The result was a crisp cool evening, with a velvet sky full of twinkling stars. The street in front of the Inn was brilliantly lit with white and blue lanterns, their soft glow

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 3 ** Clyde For many years, the town’s church had been run by a kind, older man named Stanton. Reverend Stanton was jolly and a popular man in the town. He never ate in his own home; he was always invited to some parishioner’s home for suppers and lunches. As a result, the trim middle-aged preacher who had founded the church now found that his waist had expanded

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Mountain Junction ** Chapter 2 ** Julie Around the fourth season of the town’s existence, two more people came to be known in the little town. The first was Julie Belsom, a complex combination of gracious lady, astute businesswoman, and playful spitfire. She took one look around the town the first week and could sense that this was a town full of promise. She had come with her own wealth, and

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** Chapter 1 ** André It was a quiet little town nestled in the brown, pine covered mountains of California, but the location of the town is not really important. It could have been anywhere; a small community of people on their way to somewhere else. In fact, that was the nature of this town. There was an eclectic group of people there. Some had been there at its inception, cutting out a

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Mountain Junction Here are the chapters. Not all are posted yet. More to come w/ wizardy and pics and fun stuff. ….. Chapter 1 ... André Chapter 2 ... Julie Chapter 3 ... Clyde Chapter 4 ... The Welcoming Party Chapter 5 ... Sunrise Chapter 6 ... Tabletop Chapter 7 ... The Race Chapter 8 ... Missed Lunch Chapter 9 ... Something To Chew On Chapter 10 .. Back to Business

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Doing the work search thing. Anybody have job opportunities in the valleys above LA? or in LA? My cell is 240-424-9500.

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From Geoffrey F. Hunt at American Thinker: http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/war_aint_beanbag_1.htmlHere are the questions: Are we as a nation prepared to defend democracy as JFK exhorted in his inaugural "pay any price, bear any burden?" Are we prepared to defend private property, freedom of speech, and a government established by the consent of the governed? Or are the political enemies

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Doesn't Obama and his redshirts know that? A: They don't care.

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Like Lazarus, I have arisen. Despite the Obamanation happening politically.

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This is from a comment on Mark Ambinder's blog about Michigan Dems proposing to have a primary before New Hampshire next year. There are two things that bother me about the way the primary games are going this year. The first is that there is a perfectly rational way (probably more than one) of arranging the primaries to ensure the best possible selection of a candidate for office, particularly

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Drafting for my two Yahoo fantasy football league teams are Monday and Tuesday. I'll try to do it live instead of autopick. Need to check on the times ... 9 and 9:15p. I wonder if it's worthwhile to overdo Redskins guys.

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Yesterday's Arizona Republic reported on an interesting phenomenon taking place as a new workplace identification law approaches implementation. Those workers with no documentation -- in other words, illegal aliens -- have begun to sell off their property and leave the state: "Undocumented immigrants are starting to leave Arizona because of the new employer-sanctions law. The state's strong

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Just in case you are having a rough day, here is a stress management technique recommended in all the latest psychological journals.Just follow the 7 steps below. The funny thing is that it really does work:1. Picture yourself lying on your belly on a warm rock that hangs out over a crystal stream.2. Picture yourself with both your hands dangling in the cool running water.3. Birds are sweetly

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Well, let's see if I can restart this experiment.

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cav2 

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cavalry3 

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joevolcano 

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RA_8SECS ... giving time a new dimension

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Roving Report Summary, The Great Amazing Race, Part 3 If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Patagonia or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love This Bomb starring Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis Peter Sellers Another Wacky Group of 11 10 9 Dynamic Duos Hi Everyone! Ra and SunnyBunny reporting to you from the third leg of The Amazing Race. Um ... perhaps we should explain why we are here. The

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Ra 

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