Archive for November, 2006


Be Thankful

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November 19, 2006

Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the opportunity to learn.

Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for your limitations,
because they give you opportunities for improvement.
Be thankful for each new challenge,
because it will build your strength and character.

Be thankful for your mistakes. They will teach you valuable lessons.
Be thankful when you’re tired and weary,
because it means you’ve made a difference.

It’s easy to be thankful for the good things.
A life of rich fulfillment comes to those who
are also thankful for the setbacks.
Gratitude can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.

Author Unknown

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The Beggar’s Bowl

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November 19, 2006

beggarAn emperor was coming out of his palace for his morning walk when he met a beggar. He asked the beggar, “What do you want?”

The beggar laughed and said, “You are asking me as though you can fulfill my desire!”

The king was offended. He was a powerful and rich king with every earthly good at his disposal. He said, “Of course I can fulfill your desire. What is it? Just tell me.”

The beggar said, “It is a very simple desire. You see this begging bowl? Can you fill it with something?”

The emperor said, “Of course!” He called one of his advisors and told him, “Fill this man’s begging bowl with money.” The advisor went and got some money and poured it into the bowl, and it disappeared. And he poured more and more, and the moment he would pour it, it would disappear. And the begging bowl remained always empty.

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A Lesson in “HEART”

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November 19, 2006

A lesson in “heart” is my little 10 year old daughter, Sarah, who was born with a muscle missing in her foot, and wears a brace all the time. She came home one beautiful spring day and told me she had competed in “field day”–that’s where they have lots of races and other competitive events.

Because of her leg support, my mind raced as I tried to think of encouragement for my Sarah, things I could say to her about not letting this get her down, but before I could get a word out, she said, “Daddy, I won two of the races!”

I couldn’t believe it! And then Sarah said, “I had an advantage.” Ah, I knew it, I thought she must have been given a head start….some special privilege due to wearing a brace.

Sarah said, “But Daddy, I didn’t get a head start; my advantage was that I had to work harder than the others!”

- Source Unknown

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No One Wonders

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November 19, 2006

Ink and Quill … if a dead man is raised to life, all men spring up in astonishment. Yet every day one that had no being is born, and no man wonders, though it is plain to all, without doubt, that it is a greater thing for that to be created which was without being than for that which had being to be restored. Because the dry rod of Aaron budded, all men were in astonishment; every day a tree is produced from the dry earth, … and no man wonders …Five thousand men were filled with five loaves; … every day the grains of seed that are sown are multiplied in a fullness of ears, and no man wonders. All … wondered to see water once turned into wine. Every day the earth’s moisture, being drawn into the root of the vine, is turned by the grape into wine, and no man wonders. Full of wonder then are all the things which men never think to wonder at, because … they are by habit become dull to the consideration of them.

-Gregory the Great, (540-604) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 590-604
General Environmental Quotations

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Are Brick and Mortar Record Stores the Next Dinosaur to become extinct?

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November 12, 2006

The Great Tower Falls – Does the demise of Tower Records signal the end of the Record Store as we know it!?


We’ve seen vinyl turn to tape. Tape turn to CD. Is it now the time for CD’s to turn to Mp3′s? Is this good bye to tangible media, cover art, lining inserts, and “thank you’s” from the band? Will music become what the ATM card is to the paper dollar? We know it’s there, but we can’t SEE it? My gut feeling says it’s bound to happen in our lifetime and that kids of today and tomorrow are going to miss out on the great music experience known as the trip to the record store only to be replaced by “Come over to my house and you can pillage my mp3 collection”.

Overpriced music and videos have led to the rapid expansion of the alternative music marketplace. Being able to pick, choose and buy the music and videos we really like has opened up the download file swapping phenom we know as electronic media. Being able to get instant delivery of the product via download has enabled the music industry to market their products directly to the consumer, if of course they choose to go that route. I feel that the overly strict copyright laws imposed on the consuming public has led, in my opinion, to the rise of this media buying rebellion. This current generation has grown tired of being forced to buy mediocre music on cds in order to get the one or two good songs they really want. Not since the disappearance of the vinyl 45 single has the public been offered the ability to purchase that latest hit by XYZ band in a convenient consumer friendly format. Gone are the days of production company CD’s whose demise is long overdue. Let ‘em R.I.P.

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