Monday mornings............

The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.
............. Jalaluddin Rumi

so I get up, wander 'round a bit.......feed the critters, get my coffee (or tea....caffiene is a good friend first thing in the morning), check the emails & web for odd bits.

often I wander outside for a bit......to catch the morning air, the birds waking up & the sunrise over the mountains................

the sky is clear today....well so far.....with the moon setting & past full but still bright & the stars are so easy to see............the sky seems near today

spring will be bringing wet & chill for a while yet.....but the flowers are beginning to show, the trees are budding & beginning to flower or leaf out..............it is a good day

hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

things that make you think...............or should anyway

like the Peter Jennings show about UFO's the other day...............
http://www.ufoevidence.org/news/article219.htm

now we've been out there arouns Rachel NV and the Groom Lake range (Area 51)
http://rachel.dreamlandresort.com/
and it is interesting to drive around............. where you can and That bit is getting smaller as the government cuts off more BLM land out there every year......to keep out the onlookers..........


or the Pope being ill with the 'flu':
He added that people should "get used to" the fact the pope may be taken periodically to the hospital. He added that people should "get used to" the fact the pope may be taken periodically to the hospital.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/02/24/pope/index.html

so the pope is out & has a trach tube and has appeared on closed circuit tv being animated...................

interesting chioce of word there...animated.......me wonders about the wonders of CG and what the actual health of this person is........

not that I'm a conspiracy nut, but I do have doubts about the intregrity of some of our world leaders and the folks who are helping them run the show from behind the curtain.

..............because his passing will have (as all passing of popes do) a ripple effect into the world......................and where do we get to go today?

as sick as he's been.......is he really in charge or is it like the SouthPark guys have shown.....there is really a huge spider running the whole show.......................
http://www.southparkstudios.com/

and what is the deal with the Jackson trial?
the Smoking gun website has a great bunch of stuff aobut that whole weird thing and who things are (or aren't as the case might be) progressing
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0215051jackson1.html

or is this all just the usual mayhem that happens in the world............I have to admit I'm a bit of trivial news junkie..................odd bits are my favorite bits...................and the odder things are the more often you can't find the details in the days following the incident.......... http://www.newsoftheweird.com/

so I wonder is reality really stranger fiction.........odd thoughts for a early saturday morning.................

Well there's a moon, it's in the sky
It's called the moon
...the B-52's 

full moon wednesday....

there will be a full moon tonight......
>> http://www.fridaypress.com/LunariaThisMonth.htm <<

the oddest things happen around the full moon......and being spring it might be even odder

what a funny looking word that is...............'odder'.
Not 'otter', the animal, but 'odder' as in "strange or peculiar" .....
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=odder
altho they do seem to rhyme.......but I digress

the way the spring moon touches us is something special.............very special
the days are longer, the sky starts to feel bigger, and the air feels fresher

the ground & trees are greening and we are encouraged to be outside more.....outside of ourselves, outside of our homes & outside of our comfort zones.

enjoy the day

well OK then.............

Now this is interesting...............

"Look, I think that, one, the comments in the tapes speak for themselves. And two, I think that what I just said pretty much speaks for itself," McClellan said when pressed about the details.

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=7682264

as the man said...................it speaks for itself.

quote de jour...

"If you concentrate on finding whatever is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul."
Rabbi Harold Kushner

not always so easy to do.......finding the good in things

when you are getting rotten lemons, there is no lemonaide, & the compost option is a bit odd..............the citric acid would be quite a challenge there

but it is true that when you really really really REALLY try to find the good in an unpleasant (or down right bad situation) that is when you are looking at options for your choice in the matter

like the song says
"should I stay or should I go now?"*

often the choice is just hidden beneath the layers of issues surrounding the situation.

take each layer, make a choice (altho holding to that descision can be difficult) & keep on to the next.........when you find the core, basic issue for the entire situation, then the choice you have to make is often the most clear.

and remember...............every choice is yours

"If I stay there will be trouble, if I go it will be double.......
One day it's fine, the next it's black..............
This indecision's bugging me................
So if you want me off your back
Won't you come on and let me know"
*The Clash

weather service warnings

they came thru right at the same time the winds hit.............

and WOW what a huge wind

there were gale force warnings....stay away from windows......keep inside & to the center of the house

and then it was past

and the warning was cancelled because the storm was moving too fast for the weather service to keep the warnings ahead of it

weather is magic

just a bit of water on the roads today... 

and it's raining................

lots & lots & lots of rain.........................

hopefully everyone who has to drive today will remember that, while it is only water, it can still make the streets a bit slick

esp if turning quickly........cars tend to hydroplane

looks lovely in the movies & comercials but isn't so fun in real life.....................

trust me, I've lived this experience once or twice......



and no I don't drive for the comercials................

friday musings.......

sing it with me now..........
"friday, friday, fri-fri-fri-a-day"

ok so I can't sing (well at least out side in public anyway)
so it goes

friday, the last of the work week, the catch-up day, the beginning of the weekend
TGIF

why do we use the abbreviations like that?
the first letter of the words in a phrase?
I sometimes don't get that....................but this one.......TGIF....I do..at least for today - friday

too early..... 

waking up too early..........

woke up too early
too early to call anyone
too early to do anything loud (partner still sleeping)
too early to do chores (see the sleeping partner) as they involve making noise
too early to get any pics............still dark, very dark
too early to chat online.............no one on the buddy list is online at the moment

so I blog

and according to the latest in the reports bloggers are bad for news (well at least according to some)

or was it better for the news as we work to keep them (the 'news media') more honest...........

well not all of us but there are quite a few that really get to the facts of situations and post them (with references, which are sorely lacking in the modern 'news media') online for all interested to see & read

I find the whole thing amusing & a great read.................I figure that more information is really better....the mystery explained works for me

altho of course there are mysteries that have no current good explaination, but that is a course in & of itself

and for our 'news media' there should be facts & those facts should be checked and we, the reading/viewing public, should have access to those facts.......since some of us do want to think for ourselves..............

so I'm up way too early
and in thought way too deep

time for more coffee & to see if I can make some noise today

.......... 

today will be a good day........

it can be you know..................

A Good Day.

yesterday was, for the most part, a good day.
so why not today?

the snow on the mountains means water for the summer.
the rain we've had is blooming the roses & green bits growing in the desert.

personally..................... well personally things could be better....but with thoughtful planning I think it will become better fairly soon

it's hard to keep the bigger picture in sight when the day-to day grinds on you......

so step back today.........look around.................see what is bigger than you.......and rest assured that your place is being where it should be, doing what it should do.

peace

freefalling.......

I was talking with a dear friend today, who reminded me that we can freefall & sometimes should.

letting go and trusting that all will out as it should in the end is very hard................

as humans we like to think that we have control over the things that happen to us....and a very small part we do, we always have a choice.

we choose how we feel about what is happening & how we choose to percieve the events around us can effect us to our very core.

are we adventuring (freefalling) and enjoying the ride, or are we fretting about every little thing that is happening because it is un-expected.

well life is, everyday, un-expected. so we'd better look around & enjoy. fretting & worry only hurt our innards.

life isn't hard or fair.......it is what it is and goes as it should and ends up where it ougt.
we merely got invited on this ride.
so here's to enjoying the freefall.

new moon & chinese new year.........

so we enter a new moon today.............
a time for renewal & letting go of that which holds us back
http://www.tarot.com/astrology/daily/sky.php?planetid=Moon

tomorrow is the chinese new year
the green (or wood) rooster
http://www.tarot.com/astrology/annually/chinese-2005.php

this is an interesting time configuration.............esp in light of the goals from this current administration

but I digress.............
well actually not............being frugal, reducing debt, letting go of things that hold one back, making a change for the better........these are all things that have been weighing on my mind for the past month...................and weighing heavily

here's to a new lunar cycle. a new year, and may fat tuesday not harm you too much

half full....................

I saw this quoted today & realized that I need to be doing this more than looking at the half emptyness.......

I need to focus on the fullness that is in my life & regain the joy that the has been here & just hiding because of my anxiety

"Make up your mind to be happy. Easier said than done, but the point is, make the effort. A build up of negative thinking does affect your overall health. Learn to quit keeping score, and to accept things as they are, rather than trying to be perfect."

so here is to the fullness in life & the joy that is in the everyday events we experience & often over look

saturday napping.....

saturday naps are the best..........

........lazy restful days to do everything...

or better yet................Nothing

refreshing & renewing......those are the spirit of saturday naps

to repair from the week before & prepare for the week ahead.............

enjoy the day......................

nap well

migraines...........

headaches from HELL!

blinding, nauseating, painful.............whole body painful

light hurts

sounds hurt

thoughts hurt

even the covers on the bed hurt until the meds kick in & sleep comes.......................

2 days of migraines & I'm ready to trade my head in for a refurbished model......

or just cut this one off......

no wait that might be a bad thing & leave a bit of a mess.................

better to just try to sleep it away and see what kind of day tomorrow turns out to be.....................