Quote of the day, March 8, 2008:
"...the radical Islamists and their supporters, will be dancing in the streets in greater numbers than they did on September 11 because they will declare victory in this War on Terror." ---Rep. Steve King (R-IA), on an Obama presidential victory.

Kristen Breitweiser's article in Huffington Post, March 7, 2008:

"I am dismayed that Obama would not consider a unity ticket yet -- according to him, it is too premature to contemplate. That's a shame. But it reminds me of another time when Obama spoke about being way too premature.

"In November 2004, Oprah asked Obama if he would be the first black President. Obama's response:
'Listen, if you're in politics at a certain point you think about where to take your career. But at this stage, it's way too premature. Politics is a marathon. So many things can change. You can't plan 12 years ahead. But what I will say is this: We can win the race we're in now. I think I have the aptitude to be a terrific U.S. Senator. And if, at the end of my first term, the people of Illinois say, "This guy's been serving us well," then I'll be in a strong position to have a lot of influence in this country for a long time to come-whether or not I'm President.'"

Great quote from SNL:

"And finally, the most important women's news item, we have our first serious female presidential candidate in Hillary Clinton. And yet, women have come so far as feminists tha his warped vion't feel obligated to vote for a candidate just because she's a woman. Women today feel perfectly free to make whatever choice Oprah tells them to. Which raises the question: why are people abandoning Hillary for Obama? Some say that they are put off by the fact that Hillary can't control her husband and that we would end up with co-presidents. Because that would be terrible. Having two intelligent, qualified people working together to solve problems. Ach. Why would you let Starsky talk to Hutch? I want to watch that show "Starsky." [snip]

"Then there is the physical scrutiny of her physical appearance. Rush Limbaugh (the Jeff Conaway of right wing radio) said that he doesn't think America is ready to watch their president "turn into an old lady in front of them". Really? They didn't seem to mind when Ronald Reagan did that.

"What bothers me the most is that people think that Hillary is a bitch. Let me say something about that, because you know she is. So am I. And so is this one [points to Amy and Amy agrees]. Bitches get stuff done, that is why Catholic schools use nuns as teachers and not priests. Those nuns are mean old clams, and they sleep on cots and they're allowed to hit you. At the end of the school year you hated those bitches, but you knew the capital of Vermont. I'm saying it's not too late. Texas and Ohio get on board. Bitch is the new black!" Tina Fey, SNL

FURS

FEBRUARY 21, 2008:
PETA people are at it again, attacking anybody who wears a fur coat. I wonder what PETA people use for shoes, and belts, and purses, and wallets? Are they all natural fiber cloth? Don't they wear lipstick? I'm sure they wear some animal products and use some animal products in their everyday lives.

FEBRUARY 14, 2008:
Valentine's Day - I won't get into what this day is all about - you already know. Today, a day about love, a sick coward had to have his own Valentine's Day massacre to make history. He murdered students at school and then committed suicide - a coward because he didn't just take himself out, which would have been an act of bravery and honesty. He had to destroy others lives, as well. Why? Who can make sense of lunatics? It is tragic, it is unnecessary, it is waste, the greatest disrespect; it is hatred and rage, it is disconnection from the Source, one's own soul. A real failing of our educational system.

And filling up another good portion of today's news was the shocking, horrific event of 70 year old Jane Fonda saying the word "cunt" on television. Oh my god! Does nobody watch Bill Maher's show, or Comedy Central's roasts or BBC America? Or a movie? Come on - people swear all of the time on these shows. Is the big deal about that Fonda said it on a channel that wasn't cable? As if no kids ever watch cable. Just tonight I watched the roast to William Shatner and guess what - a female comedian used the same term Fonda did. Will she or Comedy Central get slapped with a million dollar lawsuit for it?

Yes, that term used it not a nice term and Fonda could have used another one. But, what is wrong with Americans that a little word, a little exposed boob, and they go nuts? What is all this bogus puritanistic nonsense? I'm not saying we have to swear. I'll bet in daily conversation most people swear a little. Put on a tube in most countries (except Muslim, I suppose because they're still living in the Dark Ages) and you'll hear a lot more than that being said on the air. Grow up, America, get out of the Victorian Age. It's shameful already. People say all kinds of things, the human body is beautiful, people have sex and that's why you're alive, and that's life - enjoy it instead of trying to spoil it and getting hung up on nonsense.

Today, Sunday, February 10th, Spring has sprung in So. California. Everywhere trees suddenly exploded into bloom - the cherry trees and fruit trees are covered with blossoms. The day is warm, in the 80s, and clear and dry, and it's gorgeous. It's good to be alive.

FAVORITE FILMS OF THE YEAR

CLINTON VS OBAMA: HAVE YOU NOTICED....?

February 1, 2008:
A FEMALE PRESIDENT IS CHANGE. Why? Obviously one main reason is because she's a woman. Obama can't claim that. And let's get real, with Bush out of the White House, anybody would be a change.

People's memories are very short-lived. Clinton is not the first woman to run for the presidency: Geraldine Ferraro (an brilliant politician), and Shirley Chisholm also ran for office.

Okay, I watched the Democratic debates with Clinton and Obama last night. In my opinion, Clinton rocked; she was the best prepared, showed the most experience, knowledge, planning and explanations for everything raised. She also managed to get in a few good jokes and a great jab at the Bush presidents: "It did take a Clinton to clean up after the first Bush, and I think it might take another one to clean up after the second Bush," she said. My husband was greatly impressed by Clinton - and it's not easy to impress him. He said she is one smart lady, and he respects her even more after seeing how she conducted herself last night. In fact, the more he hears her speak, the more he likes her.

I don't know if it's his arrogance or tone of voice (or both), but when he speaks Obama bores me. I just don't feel anything from him but a man who is power hungry and manipulates the audience. He rarely gives any substance to his words, while Clinton is all substance. One thing he said that was a red flag for me was that he wanted to sit down with our enemies, Muslim nations, and talk with them and find out what they don't like, reach an agreement. But, we already know what they don't like, it's not news. They don't like freedom and they don't like Israel. And most of them want to keep women subservient. Would Obama go along with what THEY want? I could not help but think about Obama's father, a Muslim, and just what agreement does he think he can reach with terrorists who have already attacked America and many nations around the world? What change is Obama? Just because his last name is not Bush or Clinton?

And what about the war with Iraq? Iraq is largely Muslim. Why wouldn't Obama want to attack a Muslim nation? So he accused Clinton of being wrong in supporting the war in order to throw people off the scent. SORRY! Clinton was NOT wrong. She did what she thought was the best for our country AND she did not work alone. She also did not implement the war. Don't forget that she also supported her party, just as Republicans supported theirs. They did the best they could with the information they had at the time. That was not wrong, and they could not predict the future. This needs to be corrected by our media and by Obama, and I hope by Clinton in maybe clearer words than she already spoke. Fact is, Saddam Hussein did have WMDs and the U.N. did get rid of what was left. He bluffed about the rest. But, at the time no one knew for sure. Obama is hoping the public is too lazy to know the facts and will believe whatever he throws out there.

I think it's rotten what Ted Kennedy did - creating divison within the Democratic Party. The Party knew what it was facing, and it could have united and thought this through a lot better. This division is forcing people to choose between a woman and an African-American man. That is what it comes down to now, and Obama is playing the race card, himself. That's a no-no.

Say what you will - I'm saying what I will (lol), but I think Clinton has shown that she is strong, confident, not ego-driven. She has a good mind and heart, and is no novice to politics and government. I agree wholeheartedly about changing our entire educational and health care systems. Obama could use about ten more years to gather more knowledge and experience before becoming a president, I think. As a woman, I think it's important to finally have a female leader; someone who understands the value of giving and nurturing life, and who has a long background in helping families.

Some comments have been made on the networks about this being such a history-making election - a black man and a woman running for President. I think some people still find it hard to accept a female leader and would rather have a man no matter what is the color of his skin. I can't forget that black men had the vote before women in America. I sure hope that won't predict an outcome this year - meaning that a black man must be president before a woman (based on that alone, of course). My vote isn't based on race or gender, but it is on substance and quality...that's why I am more inclined towards Clinton now that Edwards is out of the race (he was my first choice).

Today Romney ran an ad attacking Clinton. Why? Clinton hasn't yet been picked as the Democratic candidate, and Romney hasn't been chosen as the Republican. Isn't that fishy? Why now? Why this tactic?

I will tell you a personal story about Hillary Clinton. Years ago, I wrote an article about her when she was the First Lady. She read it and wrote to me a very nice and personal letter. You can read it here.

OBAMARAMA

January 28, 2008:
What is all this euphoria about Barak Obama? It's like a hypnotic Obamara concert where people are manipulated emotionally and aren't even aware of it. Has anyone actually heard Obama say anything unique? Has he said anything at all about his plans for change? I haven't heard one word of these things. All I've seen is a man who says what he thinks people want to hear without being specific about who he is and how he plans to go about doing whatever it is he wants to do, or suck up to reporters who question him by giving generic answers. Does Obama have a clue about how to deal with international maton't think so. Does Obama have a universal health care plan? Nope, that's Hillary's plan and she gets specific about it. Does Obama plan to raise or lower taxes? What do you think?

I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s and my generation grew up with JFK and knows how to do a real love-in. Obama is a far cry from being like JFK. All I've heard from Obama are words, words words, empty words geared to make you believe in something - but what is real here? Do you really know who the real Obama is? I've seen a couple of hints at who he is: ego-driven, ambitious, and blaming Hillary because she's married to Bill (like Obama didn't know that when going in for the campaign and Hillary was already in it). As an American, I'm concerned when I see young people yelling cheers for somebody they don't know anything about and think he'll make a good leader. Based on what? Can these people tell me about Obama's experience in the Senate? Most American young people can't even pick out the U.S. or Iraq on a world map! We're in serious trouble, I think.

And an important reminder before you vote: YOU CAN WRITE IN THE CANDIDATE OF YOUR CHOICE IF THEY'RE NOT ALREADY ON THE PRIMARY BALLOT, as long as they qualified for write-in candidacy.

EXTREME MAKEOVER: HOME EDITION DOES GOOD!

January 6, 2008
Thank you to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (ABC) for acknowledging the importance of spirit and the bridging of dimensions on their Jan. 6th show. Beautiful! The show had an intuitive come to a family's home before demolition to get the spirit of the great-grandfather and other relatives who had long passed over for rebuilding the house. The spirits gave the builders suggestions to have some of the old house put into the new one - that made everybody happy and respected spirit.

THE CHINESE RESTAURANT POSSIBLY HOAX NEAR YOU

December 15, 2007
I'm starting my own campaign for honesty - care to join me? Maybe some of you are old enough to remember the good old days when you and your family did your weekly meal at your favorite Chinese restaurant. You ordered your favorite dish, shrimp in lobster sauce, and it was delicious. Little pieces of lobster soaking in the sauce with the shrimp and vegetables. Yum.

Fast forward to today. You go to your favorite Chinese restaurant and order shrimp in lobster sauce and you prepare yourself for a great meal. You take a bite and wonder where is the lobster....it doesn't taste the same. What's going on? You ask the restaurant owner if there is any lobster in the dish and he tells you no. "So," you say, "how can you call this shrimp in lobster sauce if there is no lobster?" "Oh," he explains, "this is how everybody makes it. It's just a white sauce." I told him that is false advertising. He says, "Oh?" This is what I went through last night. I checked several Chinese restaurants in my area, including a famous large chain (P F Chang's), and read their menus. No lobster in their shrimp and lobster sauce! How are they getting away with this lie? I say it is UNACCEPTABLE! Bring back the lobster to the dish or rename it shrimp in white sauce - mock lobster. Yes, I know lobster is costly. My solution is that if people want to have shrimp in lobster sauce, restaurants can use a portion from a lobster tail and figure in the cost to the dish. Those who really want it will pay for it. We have enough lies in our world, so let's get rid of this one today.

THE WORLD IS INSANE

Nov. 29, 2007
A Sudanese court found a British teacher, Gillian Gibbons, guilty of insulting religion and sentenced her to 15 days in prison, and she will be deported (I bet she can't wait for that!), for allowing a teddy bear to be named "Mohammed," British authorities and her lawyer reported. She is considered lucky because she escaped being whipped! Now I've heard it all. Idiotic religious fanatics upset about naming a stuffed animal! By the way, isn't like more than 90% of Muslim males named Mohammed? What's the difference? Maybe Ms. Gibbons thought she was being PC, considerate, and respectful by naming the bear the most common name in the Muslim world? INSANE. [By the way, on Nov. 30, the next day, thousands in the Sudan are calling for the execution of this woman - all for naming a teddy bear Mohammad. Tell me that's sane. and that Islam is a religion of peace.]

And speaking of insane, the U.S. government just might start regulating the amount of sodium put into manufactured foods. Yup, that's right. The government just isn't in our private business enough. I say SHUT UP, get the hell out of my private life and do the job you're there to do for which we are paying you. You work for us, not the other way around. You have no right to tell me how much salt I can eat, the kind of water I can drink, if I can or cannot smoke, or what clothes I can wear, or how I should vote. This is not the Sudan or Saudi Arabia or Iran - or is it? After all, when a government refuses to accept that it was voted into office by adults who are more than capable of making their own decisions, and wants to dictate every bit of your life, it's no different from a Muslim nation.

LARRY KING'S SHOW ON UFOS

NOV. 9, 2007, ON UFOs
Larry King's show tonight was very good, with credible heavyweight guests with excellent documentation. I do wish, however, that more politicians (like Kucinich) to whom the show referred, would get some balls. It took years for former Arizona governor Symington to admit what he saw during the Phoenix Lights - but at least he's doing it now. Every time I hear Kucinich flub that response about him seeing a craft, it pisses me off. Why can't he just come out, fearless, and say, "YES, I SAW A CRAFT FROM ANOTHER WORLD/DIMENSION, AND SO WHAT OF IT?" Kucinich started out by answering a question posed to him that yes, he did see a UFO, but after some in the audience laugh he changes his words to saying he didn't know what he saw, therefore it was unidentified. (He lost my vote.) Why do people have to ridicule sightings? Because of Hollywood films that have made it a joke for so long, is one reason. Even Jimmy Carter chickens out with his account by saying he saw a UFO (he wrote a report about it), with about 25 other men, and doesn't believe in life other than on Earth. What a fool. It's like Larry King saying it's just phenomena. What phenomena are you talking about, Larry? From where? Explain it.

I tell ya, it makes me gag that adults can't be totally honest and stop worrying about the reaction of a minority. King's own poll shows that 85% of the viewing public believe in UFOs/ETs. That is a huge jump from years ago. They're real. I've seen them, been on them, I know many people who have seen them and been on them. Who are the others to tell me that my experience was not real? They weren't there. Come on folks, isn't it time to grow up and get over this silliness?

Shirley MacLaine, who was on the show, talked about people's concept of God that would be an issue if one saw a UFO. Yes, that's part of it. What happens is that seeing crafts or ETs can seriously throw one's concept of reality out the window. It challenges reality, and for some people it has major effects, positive or negative depending upon one's perspective, openness, or fears. Reality is challenged also because then it hits people that we are more than just physical bodies in this dimension: we are multidimensional, interdimensional beings.

I think it also has to do with fears, primal yes, but more of aliens (again, thanks to War of the Worlds and dozens of negative ET films - thanks for the few good ones including Close Encounters).....but really, what or who is an alien? I wrote an article years ago that was in Sedona, Journal of Emergence Magazine on this subject. If you're interested in reading it, it's here

I sure hope something good will come out of Monday's meetings. The past meetings with tons of people from the military, government, all walks of life who went to Washington to demand open records, disclosure, and the truth weren't very successful.

SOY INK SUCKS!

LOS ANGELES HAS THE DUMBEST JURIES IN THE COUNTRY

Look at the basic facts of the case: Lana Clarkson spent the day with her mother buying seven pairs of new shoes so she could be comfortable on her job. After work, she reluctantly agrees to go with Spector to his home for a drink. He wants her to leave her car in her workplace lot, she wants to move it to the street so she can drive herself home later. She had no intention of spending the night with Spector. She ends up dead, shot in the head, and Spector appears to his limo driver holding the gun, with blood on him, telling the driver, "I think I killed somebody." Lana is slumped in a chair by the front door with her purse over her shoulder. She had tried to leave; and as has been customary with Spector when he drinks and tries to force women to stay and have sex with him when they want to leave, he threatens them with a gun. Why was the gun loaded? Furthermore, he's said that he thinks all women should have their heads blown off. He attempts to clean up the murder scene and does not call for help. During the trial his defense team trashes the victim and blames her for her own death! DUH! What is wrong with the jury?! How on earth could they believe Clarkson killed herself?! Three weeks and they can't figure it out? Idiots are in our courts and turning them into a farce. Kudos to Judge Fidler, he was fantastic and very fair. The jury just didn't understand a damn thing about the case. And another murderer walks free. Gee, thanks a lot. You've just contributed to making Los Angeles the laughing stock of the nation, and proved that if you're rich enough, you can get away with murder. [Afterward: There will be a retrial.]

BRIDGE COLLAPSE

RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL BLACKMAIL

Religious coercion isn't limited to the U.S., however. This week Pope Benedict XVI said that he supports the excommunication of politicians who legalized abortion in Mexico City. Church teaching calls for automatic excommunication for anyone who has an abortion. In Mexico City, where abortion was legalized during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, church officials have said that doctors and nurses who perform the procedure, as well as lawmakers who supported its legalization, also would be excommunicated. Can't get into heaven if you have an abortion, either. The Pope also believes in making people suffer to death. Can't have compassion for anybody with a terminal illness who wants to end their own life and suffering, oh no. You must remain a slave to the church. So, can anybody tell me where the teachings of love and compassion fit into this picture? A woman still can't be a priest, so why do women belong to any church unless the believe they are inferior to men and have negated and denied Miriam (Mary Magdalene)'s role in Christianity?

Make no mistake about the hypocrisy in America: Oliver North and the U.S. military say they have had great success in invading Afghanistan and Iran and helping girls and women in those countries so they have freedom, education, safety. Yes, schools have been built, but they are still booby-trapped with bombs by Muslim militants to threaten girls who go to those schools. Yes, women can vote. If you're read my web site you know I'm in favor of helping Muslim women and girls, women and children everywhere. Now I get to the hypocrisy part: we claim to bring freedom to the Muslim women in those nations, but we still keep American women slaves from freedom because of those who want to take away our rights to choose! You elect a Republican president again, and you are sealing more slavery for women and the removal of more freedoms from ALL Americans with the bullshit story that Republicans believe in less government. Like hell they do. Just like they believe in lowering taxes....hypocrites.

A woman's right to make decisons regarding her own body isn't allowed by the church and some people are doing their darnest to make sure the government won't allow freedom, too. Make a woman go through an unwanted pregnancy in order to give that child up for adoption, without any consciousness of how that affects the baby! Listen to your politicians (including Rudy Giuliani) preaching that! That's called inhumane, compassionless, stupid and it's slavery, folks! Slavery against our Constitution. And if abortion is legal, it doesn't mean one must have the procedure. It's an option. Women who have been impregnated by rape, or whose lives are in danger due to pregnancy DO NOT COUNT. The church doesn't know when a fetus' life really begins. If that fetus can live outside of a womb on its own, then it's an independent life, a human being. Not before then - it's a fetus whose gender isn't even decided until the 4th month in pregnancy. A fetus' life isn't more valuable than the woman who is carrying it in her body! Her body comes first, sorry, men. How about preaching more birth control instead of adoption? Guess the Pope thinks he's God, judge and jury of every soul - the kind of thinking goes against what Jesus believed and taught and yet the Pope tells you it's in the name of God and Jesus.

I sure hope people in North America will be smart enough to see the religious manipulation that continues to come from the churches into our private lives and realize that they don't need other people to tell them what to do. Unfortunately, in South America where the Pope just gave his speech, people think they aren't able to do anything without the church's permission - they obviously don't want to figure anything out for themselves. Be very wary of anybody who has only one book and follows it blindly. It means their god is right you are a non-person.

AFTERMATH OF HORRORS

I think it's of value to look at what is going on and ask ourselves some important questions. Do these events speak to you of something more going on than just an isolated event? What does all of this coverage do to you, personally? What does it do to the public? How have you been feeling all week? Are you reacting emotionally and/or physically to these events? If you have had trouble sleeping, eating, with your digestion, or had buttons pushed (like fear or helplessness)? Or, have you been able to observe these events for a time, without emotional involvment, then turn them off and go on with your life? Are you able to feel grateful for what you do have and enjoy your life right now?

I'll tell you what I did on Monday night. I watched the news all day and felt empathy for all those who were at Virginia Tech, all those whose lives were forever changed by the senseless massacre. But, I did not get caught up in the drama of it, the emotions of it. I was able to observe and realize that I'm here, my family is here and well, and I'm going to celebrate that. We went out to a nice restaurant and had a wonderful dinner, enjoying one another. No, we were not in any denial of the day's events. We acknowledged it with respect, and we chose love and joy for us in the present. I am not watching the news all day, every day. It's not healthy and it doesn't serve me or anyone else to be in the drama or in misery. The event is over; there is nothing one can do to turn the clock back and change or prevent what happened. We can be more observant in the future when we feel or see things that don't feel right - maybe then we can prevent another massacre from taking place.

We have to be here now, value our lives now, and value those in our lives now. If not now, when? Love and joy are the most powerful energies. Fear and hatred cannot coexist with love and joy. If we chose to be responsible for our reactions and responses to events and that choice includes love and joy, without a doubt these are a great service and respect to everybody, including those who died in the massacre. For, with love and joy their souls will be healed.

VIRGINIA MASSACRE

Will gun control help? Yes, it will. Who needs automatic weapons, for one thing. And why would a college student living in a dorm need guns and be sold guns? I know it is hard to crack down on all weapons, but this is a start. No one need such weapons. Having a gun means the owner WILL think about using it, and probably will because they don't consider any other methods of dealing with problems. Then think about a psychopath, such as Hui - who is given psychological counseling before a gun purchase? For self-defense, as a last resort, I support having a basic old-fashioned gun. Not automatic weapons, not rifles, not for sport. Now I ask you - what the hell is Homeland Security doing? Our money is wasted under the guise of protecting us. All it is doing is taking our freedoms away, but there hasn't been much change in security at all.

The next thing is to learn from Israel, a country that was forced to take high security to protect kids in school from suicide bombers. The school should have been locked down immediately after the first shooting. There needs to be more security on campuses and only certain paths allowed in and out of schools (although that will be very hard to achieve in American schools).

We will remember this day for many reasons - the news media did not talk AT ALL about the Holocaust, but now this day takes on an even sadder memory. As Jews worldwide honored on Monday the memory of those who were murdered in the Holocaust, a 75-year-old survivor sacrificed his life to save his students in Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech college that left 32 dead and over two dozen wounded. Professor Liviu Librescu threw himself in front of the shooter, who had attempted to enter his classroom. The Israeli mechanics and engineering lecturer was shot to death, but all the students "lived - because of him," Asael Arad, an Israeli Virginia Tech student told Army Radio. Librescu's wife, Marlena, told the NRG Web site that her husband had loved his job with "all his heart and his soul." The couple immigrated to Israel from Romania in 1978 and then moved to Virginia in 1986 for his sabbatical, but had stayed since then, their son, Joe, told Army Radio. In the deadliest shooting rampage in modern US history, the attacker, who had yet to be positively identified, cut down his victims in two attacks two hours apart before the university could grasp what was happening and warn students. I bless you and the memory of all those who died today and in the Shoah.

I've discussed this terrible event with several people today and it's been a continuation in a line of discussions about creating one's reality. Was this karma being played out? Why would all these people choose such a death? Would parents want their children to be murdered? Of course not. Many people believe that we choose absolutely everything we experience. I don't share that belief. I think that life is a combination of what we can control and what is chance. We are responsible for ourselves and for our responses and reactions to what occurs, but no way are we in control of or choose everything. I am reminded of part of the Serenity Prayer that says:
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

LIBERALISM

April 10, 2007
I'm fed up with those in the media who can't let a day pass without insulting Liberals, as if it's a dirty word. Have these people forgotten what the word means? It's about freedom, and it's what our country was founded for and about what the Declaration of Independence speaks. For example, the government can only exist with the consent of the governed. Our Constitution ensures our rights to secure the blessings of liberty. Liberals share a belief in individual rights, free enterprise, representative democracy, and the rule of law. Get it? LIBERTY. FREEDOM. Classical liberalism is a philosophy of individualism and self-responsibility. It is not about being ignorant, stupid, tolerant of what is evil, or uncaring, as those in today's media infer it does. I think they need an American education because they're MISUSING the term AND MISINFORMING the public about what Liberal means. And in doing so, they are contributing to the ignorance and hatred in the world. Frankly, I see no difference between what they are doing versus what extremist religious groups are doing. They are just as far gone because you can't even discuss the real word Liberal with them anymore. I think they've rapidly become the most unAmerican under the guise that they're the ONLY real Americans and all Liberals think and feel alike and are evil.

IMUS, ET. AL.

April 10, 2007
Keeping this brief:
The new outrage over Imus' on-air comments shouldn't surprise anybody. Imus has always been this way, which is why I never watched him or listened to him. I saw him once years ago, for less than one minute, felt the man was off and not my thing, and changed the channel. I'm sure he must have had a substantial audience who like abusive talk, or he would have been off the air for not making money for the stations who hired him. So what was new here? Was the media showing responsibility throughout the years they've had Imus? Did the media care about who Imus offended? Obviously not. Does the public really care? Obviously not, because they support Imus' right to say these things (from what I hear) on a regular basis for a LONG time.

Our society has become increasing rude, angry, ignorant, and intolerant. Mel Gibson, Michael Richards, Rosie O'Donnell, Bill O'Reilly, Don Imus, the entire entertainment industry are the ones who get seen the most because they're on the air, on the tube. Who buys Rap music? Those who support anger, verbal and emotional abuse, insults, and physical violence. They defend their right to do so under the First Amendment - free speech.

I'm sorry, but that does not work for me. For years I've written about this. Free speech doesn't mean the right to scream fire in a public theatre, and it doesn't include the right to intentionally abuse others. I don't think it should include the right for Nazis to publicly demonstrate because their message is one of hate and incitement to violence. But at least if they do demonstrate, we know what they're up to. Freedom comes with responsibility. It should come with some compassion, intelligence and wisdom, but sadly it does not. Perhaps these incidents are pointing this out?

If I don't like what I'm watching or hearing, I change the channel, or turn it off. I sure won't buy their products or support their stations. The more we turn off these jerks, the message will be received by the media and their sponsors.

MORE ABOUT ANNA NICOLE SMITH, HASHIMOTO'S DISEASE, & DRUGS

Thursday, April 5, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy revealed she had Hashimoto's disease. I'm surprised she wasn't being treated for it, as it could have helped bring her body and her problems into balance. Look at the symptoms below. This is from my article on thyroid disease Then, think of the drugs she did take for depression, pain, and so on, and how those could have further irritated her thyroid disease.

HASHIMOTO'S DISEASE Hashimoto's Disease (named after the Japanese doctor who first described it) occurs when the thyroid gland is being attacked by the immune system. This can create hypothyroidism because there will not be enough normal thyroid cells left to make the amount of thyroid hormone that the body needs to work properly.

Symptoms of Hashimoto's Disease include tiredness, weight gain, dry skin, often feeling cold, coarse, dry hair or hair loss, hoarseness, constipation, yellowish skin, enlarged thyroid, difficulty remembering things, decreased concentration, depression, irregular or heavy menstruation, infertility, muscle aches, lack of coordination, high cholesterol, slowed heartbeat, low body temperature.

It seems that there were 600 pills missing (within about a week) from the prescribed medications (all given by the same doctor, a neighbor to Anna, and made out to Howard K. Stern). Did Anna take 600 pills in such a short time? Or, were these people selling the drugs to make money? I thought I heard reports that they were having money problems.

THE JESUS FAMILY TOMB

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
On Sunday a new documentary The Jesus Family Tomb will be shown on the Discovery Channel. This film was made by Oscar-winning director James Cameron and biblical film documentarian Simcha Jacobovici. Some people call this a publicity stunt and fiction. However, there is compelling evidence that says this could be the Jesus family tomb. One needs to look at the a larger picture in archaeology. I agree and say that the larger picture includes more than just archaeology. It includes religion and deeply imbeded belief systems that can be challenged and even shattered.

In 1980 a construction crew in the Jerusalem suburb of Talpiot chanced upon a first-century tomb, which are not uncommon in that city. The Israeli Antiquities Authority found 10 bone boxes there, and stored them in a warehouse. In 1996, the BBC made a film suggesting that. given the combination, it might be that family. The idea was eventually discounted, however, because, as University of St. Andrews (Scotland) New Testament expert Richard Bauckham asserted in a subsequent book, the names with Biblical resonance are so common that even when you run the probabilities on the group, the odds of it being the famous Jesus's family are "very low."

The filmmakers claim that the DNA test performed from the remains prove that Jesus and Mary were married because two of the individuals in the tomb were not related. This does make sense, because why else would a man and two women, man, and a child be buried together unless they were a family? To produce this combination of names just once in a large city of Jerusalem is astrounding. The names, Jesus, Maria; Mariamene e Mara (Mary Magdalene); Matthew; Judas, son of Jesus; and Jose (the nickname of Jesus' brother listed in the Gospel of Mark). The odds are 600:1 being in favor of this being the tomb of Jesus. What is amusing is the religious community's immediate denial that this could be the actual Jesus family tomb. The filmmaker says to go to forensic archaeologists and statisticians for proof.

But what is happening? An uproar about what some people believe is the actual word of God. Why anybody believes the bibles literally is beyond me, but they do. Do they not know about the Council at Nicea, in which a group of men threw out what they didn't want in the New Testament, manipulated and added what they DID want in it? There were heavy political reasons for why they did this. Given that one fact alone, how could anybody believe that the New Testament is the word of God? (I encourage all of you to read up on the REAL history of Christianity, including the Gospel of Mary Magdalene and the Gnostic Gospels.) Don't you all know that many PEOPLE wrote the bibles?

What is scaring the hell out of people is that IF this is true, then Jesus didn't physically ascend to heaven. Well, he didn't. People saw his spirit. He was a man with a high level of consciousness, but he wasn't a god, nor the only son of God, he wasn't THE God. He was a Jewish man who taught Judaism with a little new spin of his own. Christianity didn't come into being until more than thirty years after his death. Jesus was never anything BUT a Jew. Why shouldn't he have been married? It is known he had a close, respectful and loving relationship with Mary. In fact, Mary was the ONLY one he trusted to teach his apostles. She knew his teachings better than anybody else - she was also a learned woman - NOT a prostitute. That lie was concocted by men who wanted the Church to be run only by men - following the trend set by the woman hating and jealous Apostle Peter. Being married, it would be natural for the couple to have children. But people don't seem to want to accept that Jesus was just a man. They need to make him more, and ironically, in making him more and preaching his teachings, few people actually live them or have understood his messages. If they had, they'd realize they are doing everything anti-Jesus.

So, I think it's important to ask yourselves what this information means to you. What if this is the actual Jesus family tomb? Would your world crumble? Would you still believe in God? Would you stop believing in God? Would you realize how much and how long the Church has lied to you? Would you trust the Church after this? What would Jesus and Mary mean for you now? Could you accept that these were people and not some "special" beings that God favored? Could you accept that you are equal to them in the eyes of the Source? Could you let go of needing to believe in anything other than yourself, the here and now?

I will watch this special and then report my thoughts about it on this page. I hope you will be watching, too. I don't know if anyone can prove this is the actual tomb with genetic data, since we don't have any genetic data we know for certain belonged to Jesus (unless the bones in this tomb are his). So it will be fascinating to see how this continues to unfold and how it affects people. I just know one thing: the Church will continue to deny the possibility that this could be real - because if it is real, that means their jig is up. They fear the backlash and their future. Those in the Church who bought into the fantasies about Christianity might flip out. Where will their money come from, and how would they continue to control people if the truth finally came out? Oh my goodness, that could mean millions of people would have to find the real Source on their own! Imagine that. I think that would be a real modern-day miracle. We are our OWN saviors and divine just as we are. Isn't that what Jesus taught? Yeah.

Copyright, 2007 E. Nora H. Amrani

Sunday, February 11, 2007
Tonight I saw something I've never seen before. I went with my family out to dine at one of our favorite Italian restaurants (Zach's). We frequent the place and have eaten in all of the nooks and crannies of the place except one tiny, separate room. That is the room in which we ate tonight. The walls of the room are hand-painted scenes from Venice, Italy. We walked in to the room to find two other couples seated at their tables.

One couple immediately stood out - couldn't miss them. At first glance we thought maybe they were in charge of a party that was going to be held in the room. Their ages are probably late 50s, early 60s. The husband wore a black suit with a deep red shirt. His wife wore a get-up that looked like she performed in strip club for older folks who never got out of the 1960s. She wore black fishnet stockings with red decorated pumps. Her dress was black, with a black net covering the top of her torso and upper back and arms - the arms and skirt (that was too short and tight for her) were trimmed with red boa feathers. I just tried to imagine eating with those feathers dipping into my food or falling off into my food. Not very appetizing.

The table was completely decorated by the couple. They brought their own vase with flowers. On the two chairs opposite from where they sat were gift bags. Gift bags were also on the floor and on the table, as were wrapped little gifts and cards. If that wasn't enough, the husband was still wrapping presents and then handing them to his wife who promptly opened them.

We stared at this very odd couple, obviously out of place on a Sunday night, the 11th of February. They were odd, funny, sweet, and a little creepy. The husband kept getting up and shifting the gifts around, making sure the waiter brought an ice bucket for the champagne they had brought with them, ordering for his wife. They opened present after present, read cards, and drank their wine. We just watched, a bit in awe.

During our stay the lights kept dimming and then flickering brighter. This is common at this restaurant, but I had to make a joke out of it. When our waiter came back to our table I loudly asked him, " So when are you going to stop electrocuting people in the back room?" The other couples looked startled, which made me laugh. He didn't waste a breath - he nodded and said, "Oh, you mean our ghost." Exactly. So we talked with the ghost for a minute and asked it to dim the lights again if it really was a ghost.

Halfway through our meal, the wife got up and came over to our table and the table next to us, and gave us a handful of Hershey's kisses (in red foil, of course), telling us "Happy Valentine's Day." We thanked them. Her husband explained to the five of us in the room that this was their early St. Valentine's Day celebration because on the actual date the place would probably be packed, and they work. We smiled, understandingly.

My husband, who at first was quiet about this couple, suddenly couldn't stop whispering about them. He couldn't get over this big production they were making. He said, "They even brought their own flowers!" I laughed at him and said, "Yes, I know. Look at this as learning experience!" Then it dawned on him that this week was Valentine's Day. He smacked his forehead and then pushed over all the Hershey's kisses to my side and said, "Happy Valentine's Day!" I cracked up and said, "Cheapskate!" We all laughed, and I repeated, teasingly, "Learn."

We finished our meal and on the way out wished them a happy Valentine's Day. My husband got teased by us, "This means that now you'll never forget about Valentine's Day." But we know that after this night, none of us will ever forget it.

THE WHO'S YOUR DADDY SYNDROME (Anna Nicole Smith's death)

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Since Anna Nicole Smith died I've had some very unsettling feelings about what's going on with Stern and her baby. I'm not accusing anyone of anything, just sharing some thoughts.

Ms. Smith was responsible for her life - she made her life's choices and they weren't the best, in my opinion. While I'm sure she and Stern shared feelings for each other, I don't trust Stern for a second. I think he's in it for the money only. Why was he present when both Danny died? Why was he on Methadone? What a plot that could be: first get rid of the son, then the mother, then have the baby and the inheritance for himself. (That's going the extreme route, I know.) What illness did Anna have - HIV/AIDS? Is that why they didn't want to do the paternity tests? Why the nonsense of a commitment ceremony and not a real marriage when he's a lawyer and knows the baby is involved, legalities are vital? Where is her will? Why does he not go for the paternity test, if he cares about the baby? It's very suspicious to me. Larry Birkhead has only been after the best interest of the baby and he wants the test. I believe he's being honest about wanting to know who the father is and feeling certain he is the father. Now Zsa Zsa's husband (what is his problem?) is trying to get in on the baby and the money deal. And there is a report that Anna's sister said that Anna used frozen sperm from the old geezer she married (the one who died) and whose money she wanted to inherit. That would be a sneaky way to ensure inheritance, eh? (This was declared a hoax by Geraldo Rivera.) The whole thing stinks. Whoever is the judge in this case better look at everything VERY carefully before awarding that baby to anyone.

P.S. Have you ever noticed that Anna doesn't smile in the photos? She snarls - and I find it very ugly. Some people say she was very smart. I feel she was a needy, sad fool who left this world finally feeling free and leaving the rest to fight in court for battles for which she had no more energy.

THE "N" WORD CONTROVERSY

Saturday, February 3, 2007
Michael Richards recent outburst in a comedy club has made all the headlines because he used the "N" word and said some very hurtful things. Speaking only for myself, I don't believe Richards is a racist (but I don't personally know him). I do believe he was very angry at hecklers who verbally assaulted him, and Richards returned the only way he knew would really hurt them with words. This is not a pure racist issue - it is an ANGER issue. A similar thing occurred at Barbra Streisand's concert when she was heckled. She didn't respond with a racial epithet; she told the person to "f**k off. In both cases it shows how easily people's buttons can be pushed and how short a fuse we can have that we do not take the time to breathe, think, choose to ignore, or choose to respond in a way that is not reacting with the same energy thrown at us, thereby CHANGING THE ENERGY.

When it comes to the "N" word, I have long felt there has been a double-standard at play. It's okay for African-Americans (who used to be called by their racial cateogry Negro - by the way, is Negro okay to say just as Caucasian is? - to being called Blacks) to call non-African-American people cracker (i.e., Chris Rock) and all other sorts of insulting names. It's okay for African-Americans to call one another the "N" word, but others can't use that term. That is being racist, in my opinion. Why the double-standard? By the way, what is the PC term for Caucasians who are African-American? Does it conflict with Blacks? It gets confusing. Maybe people need to get clear on who they are and if labels are that important? Are they separating people more? I think in some cases, they do. For instance, why are there Black Awards? What if we suddenly had White Awards?

So what should we do with the "N" word? One alternative is that people can say it's just a word and anything goes for anybody. The other alternative is that the "N" word should not be used by anybody, not those who are comics or musicians or other entertainers, those in the media, nor in books that are not of the Civil War or pre-Civil Rights Movement times, when that word was used and is part of history. (Used in the proper context of time.) Why? Because that particular "N" word IS a derogatory word, just like calling all women "hoes" or "bitches", all Native Americans "savages", or calling all Jews "Hymies" are derogatory (remember that Farrakhan scandal?). How about we tackle all these offensive words right now and treat one another respectfully?

I don't think calling a name is a crime, but can be hurtful and offensive. What we have to look at is WHY we use these terms. I think it's fair and honest to say that most people all over the Earth have used a derogatory term towards someone other than their own "kind." People have a need to feel better, special, and that often means the other has to be lesser than they are. It is also a way people refuse to be personally responsible for their own condition in life. There are jokes of all races, religions, nationalities, genders. People make fun of each other. How many Polish or Italian or Irish jokes do you know? Yeah, we all laugh at each other when we know it's meant in good humor. But, how many of you have blamed the Jews or Israelis for all the problems in the world? I know a lot of you have. That's a cross-over of anger and racism.

However, anger out of control or a need to blame, to have a scapegoat, are often the culprits or derogatory terms with an intention to harm. And there are people who will act like jerks because of their own issues. So, this points to only two things - the lack of personal responsibility and compassion combined with respect for others. We can examine if our own mirror being presented to us (such as the hecklers and Richards are mirrors for each other). This reminds me of my own message for the energies of 2006 - mirrors and reflections are major this year . If we have a handle on our anger and realize that nobody can push our buttons without our permission, and we are responsible for how we respond to whatever has pushed our buttons, then we can avoid such events have recently transpired with Mel Gibson and Michael Richards. And it really doesn't take that much effort to be thoughtful. Change the energy, don't feed the anger.

WHAT YOU CAN OR CAN'T SAY ON TELEVISION

February 2, 2007
It seems this is going unnoticed: while one branch of the media jumps all over "stars" for using the "N" word, and other "slurs", right out in the open on another media limb, the oldies TV networks air shows such as "The Jeffersons" and "Sanford and Son" that are packed with the use of these words (and all without apology). You see, from the 1960s through the 1980s people (especially African-Americans) overused the "N" word as much as they overused the term "honky," or all races used the word "homo." [See the shows "Soap" and "Diff'rent Strokes".] In a way, I'm glad the networks are airing these programs uncensored, but just try to get them to broadcast "Amos 'n Andy," a comedy starring good African-Americans actors that was popular in my childhood. Don't some states ban the book "Little Black Sambo?" People forget the historical timeframe in which these were produced, in which context these words were used, and how some were criticized, and that's too bad. [See "All in the Family."] There is a lot people can learn from the old. One day in the future, the politically correct individuals will come up with some new word they find offensive, try to ban it, and then more people will enter rehab. "Ohh, I apologize...."

CARS IN CALIFORNIA

January 9, 2007
Governor Arnold today said that he wants to have cars in California set the trend for the U.S. in low carbon dioxide emissions, contributors to greenhouse gases, and be less dependent upon fossil fuels. Well, Arnold, why haven't you thought of incorprating the Air Car ? Why do we have to wait until 2020 to have improved engines?! They're available right now.

January 6, 2007
Thoughts on the overwhelming amount of snow in Colorado this winter:Power. Snow - water - tidal waves - tsunami in the mountains. A redistribution of energy, life forms, geology. Cleansing, healing overloaded emotions, bodies. Negative ions. Isolation. Need to stay indoors, hibernate with family, friends, self. Introspection. Patience. Remember importance of life, value of life-sustaining items as opposed to the more frivolous things in life. Planning ahead. Being prepared. These are some thoughts passing through me.

GOVERNOR ARNOLD'S SWEARING-IN CEREMONY

January 5, 2007
Governor Arnold was sworn into his second term in office in California. What I don't understand is the government hypocrisy in having a religous ceremony at the swearing in. The hand on the bible (see first blog item on this list below) is silly enough. But to have preachers praying and giving flowery sermons is way out of character for a government that is supposed to have separation between church and state. Why do we allow it to go on? Why does no one else criticize this religious pageantry? Does it make people feel more secure, or that the governor is more holy? Sheesh. How many people have been duped by this and think it's the right thing to do? I don't think I really want to know.

HYPOCRITICAL CENSORS ON TV

December 23, 2006
How many people, raise your hands or speak out now, are as fed up as I am with a certain comedy network on cable television for their outrageous and constant use of censorship? Have you ever tried to sit through their programs? It's like watching a movie on TBS or WE. So much is censored out that the movie has no semblance to its original self. It's disrespectful to the people in the film, to the film, the author, the public, all. I am waiting for the day when the film industry says they've had enough and sue these networks for butchering their films. How do they get away with it? And credits? Please - credits aren't always shown, and if they are, they fly by so fast no one can read them. Is this Russia in the 1960s, or America? First Amendment, anybody?

Once in a while this particular comedy network will show a movie without censoring the words - during the daytime. Why this whacky way of doing things? And what criteria is used to decide if a word should be censored? Can say bitch - why? Let's get picky for a minute: It's a derogatory term against women (not talking about dogs here) - like the "N" word is against African-Americans. Why is bitch not bleeped? Can say ass, but can't say asshole - the hole is bleeped! Can say bull, but not bullshit. Can't say dick, or fuck, laid, or numerous other words some idiot censor decides ADULTS can't hear after 9pm, or anytime. As if adults can't figure out for themselves that if they find something offensive that they can change the channel or turn off the set.

What is the point of showing any standup specials when 99% of the show is bleeped out? No one knows what the person is saying, nothing makes sense, and it's aggrevating as hell. I watched one show tonight and in some sentences every word was bleeped out. So why is it even on? And you know what? The networks don't give a damn about what we viewers say about it. I've written many times and never have they written me back or changed their policies. I wonder how these networks stay in business because they've lost me and probably many other people as viewers, that their sponsors must be suffering. Thank goodness for XM Radio where there is NO censorship and people are respected and free to choose what they want to hear.

MEDIA & SECURITY

December 22, 2006
America has the most irresponsible media when it comes to reports on terrorism. What other country would publicly and continually state where it's cities are most vulerable and give precise methods of terrorism that could be used against such weaknesses? I don't know of any other country that would be this stupid. If it is known there are vulnerabilities, protect and FIX THEM, don't broadcast them and invite problems. Just today was another report about tunnels being vulnerable to attack. Why are they doing this? To instill fear? Does the media hope for an attack, so they'd have a new story to cover? Or would it justify keeping U.S. troops in Iraq?