Global Warming and Congress

Chair of Public works committee, Barbara Boxer is trying to get a "green" bill past but Big Business will fight it - to save a buck!

Al Gore has testified. Scientist have confirmed it. Sen Inhofe, republican, wanted Al Gore to response briefly. In other words shut up.

Inhope kept trying to run the committee and Barbara Boxer was the chair. Democrats are in charge. John Warner ws on her side, he's a republican, a conservative republican. 5.3036, Climate Secuirty Bill. To do nothing is not an option. His kids and grandkids asked Warner to do something.

Cap and trade will limit ommissions. Companies get a chance to buy coupons. They must reduce emissions and carbons by 2% every year. If they don't they have to buy more coupons.

If you go green you will get a tax rebate. Costs will become higher with cap and trade for corporations to not go green. Around acid rain this country did cap and trade years ago. Great Brition did it too and cut carbon, reduce pollution and created jobs. Adventure capitalist are just waiting for bills to past and are willing to spend trillions to invest in "green".

Lieberman-Warner is the name of the bill. We must the reduce the rising of global warming. Sen John Coyan, R-TX is against it. Big lie there are tax cuts in this bill if you follow the bill, if not and are a polluter you pay.

We have a shrinking window to save the planet. If we do green right, says Barbara Boxer, we will be free of foreign oil...well no wonder the greedy, oil men, republicans don't want the Lieberman-Warner bill to past!

Rich McConnel, want to begin the Amendment process right away. Boxer debated them toe to toe. MConnel did a sneak attack then decised to filabuster. Means waste time - a waste of tax payers money. Sen. Harry Reid D-Nevada accused them of wasting time.

It takes 60 senator to stop a fillabuster. Boxer needed 60 votes to stop the filabuster. Boxes lost four Democrats too. Brown from Ohio...Ohio is losing 10,000 jobs - she they wants jobs from countries with lighter restrictions to be abile to do production here. I this the oil men got to him.

Seven republicans voted with Boxer, including Senator Dole, for cap and trade.

Sen. Alexander R-TX said was to complicated and expensive.

In the end the motion was denied. Oil people win again! The clean air act took ten years. If we don't act on global warming and foreign oil, we are forever relied upon the price of Saudi Arabia.

The power of special interest with lots of money. Boxer thinks she will over come special interest. She said some special interest were on her side.

Boxer said change is coming we are going to fix this problem because we have to.

We had the most wonderful model today at the guild. I think I fell in love. I fall in love with straight women. I wanted to make love to her. I could almost feel her skin against mine. Actually she reminded me of the woman I am seeing. It made me lonely for her. I's hard seeing a married women but I would so it again in a heart beat.

I keep trying to get it one with a particular single woman but I can't fall dir her. Well maybe i could she has nice breads. I don't know but I would try to find out. One this for sure life is very confusing.

I miss the touch of a woman! The tenderness; the sweetness!

I trust the universe will help me! I beg my spirit guides to help make my life magical.

A fun day

I had a great day with my friend. She is very sweet. She's 27 and a member of my walk run group. Since we met we just have clicked and have a great friendship inspite of the great age difference. She and her partner are wonderful friends. I love them both. I feel very bad that I miss her partner's open house.

I feel bad too, that I didn't act immediately to retrieve tweezers to extract my friends splinter when she fell in the munch. Funny! I think we both forgot about it was we rode. She was very excited about her new bike she had just purchased. She did good. She picked out a great bike for the money.

We had a great day and plan to spend more days riding city trails as long as she as this free day time.

I appreciate all my friends these two just happen to be very special.

I'm feeling rather up beat as of late. I have a date this evening. A real date! I am very excited! We talked for almost an hour this evening. She's funny, engaging, warm and attractive as I am. I am looking very forward to this evening.

I wish to thank the universe and my spirit guides, Ezekiel, E and G. They have helped my life tremendously. They have put me on a mission and the mission is complete. Now it's my turn! I'm very excited.

I wish to thank the universe and my spirit guides for my excellent health and good health wisdom. I feel fabulous for eating green and healthy. I'm hooked on healthy smoothies made with wonderful fruits and vegetables.

Thanks so much! I had a wonderful magical day!

May today Thursday, be wonderful and magical too! Thanks for her and showing me the light - and she too! We will truly appreciate each other now for what we both have been through! The word "available" is such a crucial and important word and concept!

Hybrid or sham?

I think regular car dealer maintenance is very important. My car is ten years old and I still take it to the dealer for regular filter and oil change and a 21 point inspection. In my opinion it is very important to choose a dealership with a good maintenance department and buy your car there.

Prius is coming out with a plug-in hybrid in 2010. That would be my choice for my next car. Yes, regular outlet plug-in car. please see the DVD "Who Killed the Electric Car?" You will be blown away. People we could have a totally electric car now if the oil men weren't holding us back. I believe you know who they are!

Another thing, beware of American made Hybrids. Remember they put the name on BEFORE the quality goes in; only thing, the quality usually never shows up! American hybrid cars have what is called a BAS (Belt Alternator System) and that mean that never a no time is the car running WITHOUT gas. Ford's Escape on gets 26 MPG. People! My 1998 Toyota Rav 4 gets 26 MPG. As usual, Ford is spinning their wheels because Ford is ran by OIL men in cahoots with the Greedy Bush dynasty.

In the late 90's, California smod warranted very low emissions by law so GM built the EV1 for Californians and they loved it. But after the first year lease was up, GM wouldn't renew and bottom - line, Bush and the almighty OIL men killed the EV1. I remember the commercials on TV for the EV!, it was as if they had to show the car but really didn't want you to want one enough to buy it. No kidding - it was weird. Here I was - filled with hope but in my heart knew that the oil men who run the world didn't really want it to fly. The car was killed in 2001 and taken off the street because the oil men saw that people liked it! Instead, in retaliation they build the Hummer and other gas guzzling big ass needest, making people look stupid, super sized SUV's. You see the oil men want to make all the money they can while they can before the administration changes.

Remember knowledge is power - do your homework!

It's raining again...good thing I listened to my

intuition (my spirit guides). I think I finally figured out a few things! I'm a step above! I am a step above because I am consciously aware of my spirit guides. I know they are there and they guide me through my intuition.

I rode my bike to the gym today and swam and worked out. When finished I saw rain clouds and radar did not detect storms - not over head anyway. I thought about riding further to a nice place for lunch where I could sit outside and sketch for a while before riding back home.

At the last minute I decided it was very humid and my backpack was heavy with my wet suit and towel so I decided to come home instead of riding farther. Good thing!

Because it has been raining now for over twenty minutes. That's a long time to wait under an overpass to stay dry. So, I thank my spirit guides. And as always I thank them for my physical abilities, knowledge, common sense and intuition provided by them.

I do believe that in many ways I just might be a step above. I certainly do hope we grow in wisdom and knowledge as we do age. Funny, I feel so many are petty and silly bothered by jealously and material things. Low self-esteem can be conquered by sheer well and determination. I have always believed in being my "best self" physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. I hope to continue to grow and be one step above. To be admired!

I thank the universe for my blessings. My talents

River Rising

Wow! Here we go again with high waters threatening towns and homes. The Mississippi is expected to crest on Saturday at Clarksville, Missouri and Winfield, Missouri. I hope the sand bagging helps and the levees hold. Elsah, Illinois residents are getting ready to pack it up and leave. Hamburg is filling now with water. So sad!

Activities have been moved away from the St. Louis Riverfront back up into near Soldier's Memorial in the park there. All events through July will be held there.

It's time for bed I need to get up early and wouldn't you know my stomach is acing weird. Well, I just drank a veggie smoothie that I made. Not that good! Never as good as bought fresh and made by someone else. But I had the vegetables. I am trying to eat green and healthy and lots of vegetables is key!

Race for the Cure this weekend. I walked several years. It's quite an experience there are walkers as far as the eye can see in front of you and in back of you at one point. It's quite awful and everyone is touched at the sight. Last year about 67,000 people and St. Louis had the largest group in the country. This year they hope to top last years' numbers and I'm sure they will.

Today I rode my bicycle everywhere instead of driving. The car didn't get started at all. It only took 12 minutes for the 2 miles to the gym where I swam and worked out, 30 minutes each. Then rode several miles farther to get a smoothie. I rode a total of 20 miles. A good ride on a beautiful day.

I just saw a commercial for Ford trucks. The big ones. They claim they are selling them at employee cost. Gas guzzlers - they probably won't be able to give them away.

I know people with SUV, the big ones, that are trying to sell them and won't get anything for them because there is no longer a market for them. About a year ago some friends, a lesbian couple, complained of the low gas mileage her Nissan 4x4 truck was getting and I suggested they unload the sucker while they can still get something for it. Well, the bottom finally dropped out of those now.

The stock market sinks yet people carry on like nothing is happening as I economony slides. I afraid for our economic future. I think we should all pray and thing positive thoughts.

I'm stalling......

shame on me! Well, I need to get to working on changing both bicycle tires with my old bike and I'm stalling because I think it's going to be back breaking and I'll probably run into problems and do not particularly feel like dealing with crap today.

I should have gone to the gym, swam and work outed to get me going. Instead I walked with my friend L and that just conjured up thought of relationships or lack of relationship. Seems hers is fine. Like the woman can't see enough of her. My friend has problems of feeling rushed. I know I wouldn't like that either. But still she says they get along great and have many things plans to do in the near future.

The one I'm seeing - well not really. You have to actually see someone to be actually seeing them. The worse is - I'm not sure if I want to be in a relationship. In relationships that I see I always see a domineering figure and a mouse. It's never really equal. But I know two practically equal couples and they don't look normal to me. Like clones. How can you actually think for yourself after a while?

So, I'm in a confused state. Well, I've always been alone even as a kid. I only had friends at school during school and there was no after school activities. I felt defeated and stiffened even as a child. I felt imprisoned. I never realized how entrapped, scared and lost I felt until I guess years later. I had no scale or scope to compare my life too at the time. We lived in the country - isolated. I had no one to study with or talk with. There were all boys in the area. My brother was never at home. He was mean anyway. My mother was cold and distant. There were no hugs. She pushed me away as a toddler and my dad laughed. He was cold too. I knew I was alone. Very alone.

I got my love through day dreams. Someone - a stranger - would be sweet to me and I would hang on to that for a very long time. And feel her warmth in my imagination. I was very shy and scared. Like I said we lived isolated in the country.

High school was not much easier. I was shy. Nervous. Unworthy. I had no self esteem. I was better the last two years.

I always tried to second guess people and drove myself nuts trying too. I was taught by my mother to be a people pleasing idiot especially for her. "What will people think?" If I heard it once I heard it 10,000 times. So, everyone else was more important than me I guess.

She complained when she "had" to go to town to buy school clothes and shoes. I felt a burden I was scared. I had no friends. Other kids it seemed got together in the summer or weekends I didn't. I was very lonely and I guess I didn't realize what the ache actually meant. I couldn't put titles or words to it. I just grew accustomed to my isolation.

I don't like men. Men are privileged and get to do what they want. Knowing that hurt like hell! Girls were supposed to get married and "obey" so the vows say. What was in it for her. And it hurt my heart ever so much more to love her and know in my heart, in my life, I would never have her - that a man would always win her over. It broke my heart!

So even today. Just what in the world have my spirit guides done to me? I'm so different than everyone else. I hold a higher standard to self discipline and maintaining good health. I look buff, fit and trim and I"m proud of it. But, I'm one of a kind. Women that I am attracted to are usually straight. It seems lesbians have the unseen license to expand with age with shrinking hair and become ever more proud of themselves looking butch. I don't fit the mold.

God help me - I don't fit the mold. And once more I'm rather be dead than to change my ways. Hey, I tried that for a few years. I totally lost myself and of course alone the way my heart hurt.

I was invisible growing up. I was on the outside looking in. A people pleas er. As long as everyone else was happy I was supposed to be happy. I'd rather be dead than go back to that!
I left the whole works and hope I never see them ever again!

Some time I wonder and dream of her. Some times I ache for her. My heart breaks. I'll never have that love I have always longed for. I wonder - does it even exists? I don't know relationships. I swear, I do not know relationships. I'm not good at it at all.

Love and relationships are expected and therefore come naturally. They come from supportive happy family backgrounds with one or more parent's encouraging love and support. I don't remember that. I remember my parents fighting. I remember my brother beating on me. I remember being ridiculed and mocked and laughed at. I remember hurting deep inside.

I don't know love. I only have strange relationships. Uneven relationships. And so my heart hurts.

It's not of this life time I know. Time is running out! I wonder why? I know that I was born way too soon for what I need. There is no match for me. There is the pot for this lid. And so I continue to hurt. At times I miss the relationship I had for a few years. I miss it bad.

But, I guess that wasn't working for me. I was on the side lines. Well, I don't know - once more I don't really care.

You see how I get when I don't get to work out.... I get depressed.

So, I'm going to check the swimming schedule and see if I can get a swim and work out in before the evening rush.

It's now 10:30 PM. I stalled and stalled and stalled. I did go swimming for only a few laps because the manager came and told us to get out of the pool while they clean up the poop mess some kid made. I and another woman certainly didn't hesitate and got the heck out! How gross! There should be a solid wall and a separate system between kids and adult. But you know that will never happen because it's not cost effective.

Later I thought, when I was a kid and went swimming in the huge city out door pool we always saw turds floating near the baby pool and no one made up get out. We just stayed away from the baby pool. I remember it clearly. I must have thought that it really looked gross. That pool got very crowded in the four and five foot. And the older girls were very pretty. I was probably in three or fourth grade. Memories. How funny! I think I had my first crush on the girl behind the counter when I went up to buy a frozen Snickers. If only we were free to be who we really are!

So, the swimming was short so I worked out for awhile. Then I went shopping. Hello! I hate to shop but it beats changing four bicycle tires and surely running into trouble doing it.

So it was about 7:30 PM when I began on the back patio in the cool shade. It really didn't go all that bad. I had a blow out in between there. So, I did three back wheels. Hello! I finally figured out to put the tube in the tire then try to get the tire on the bike. I only hope the two Continental tires from my old bike that I put on my new bike hold up! I hope I didn't pitch the tube while putting it on. But the last one I did really fast. So if I blow it; I'll change it!

And my back didn't hurt. Well, I had comfortable shorts on. Man, when I have to change a tire on the road bending over in Spandex bike shorts just kills my lower back. So, I hope I stay lucky.

So, now I'm resting for a bit before I draw some more. I'm tired! Hey, it pays to have good, decent, expensive, the best, tires on your bike. There is nothing worse then a flat tire when it's blistering hot and you can't find shade. I thank the universe that I didn't get that flat when I was 25 miles out - down near the industrial area of the city on Broadway. I am very grateful!

Which reminds me - on my way to the gym to swim I sort of rolled a four way stop and took the car to my rights turn - which just happened to be a cop. :) Ooh, he put the lights on and came after me. I pulled over right away and was getting my wallet with driver license and insurance card ready. When he came up to the window he already got a call dispatch which sounded like it could be a domestic dispute. So he was distracted - which was good for me. "He said you don't need that..." regarding my driver license. He said you didn't see me did you? I liked the way he went on to make excuses for me - "that's a very wide intersection and it's hard to see....." Bottom line - he let me go and I told him thanks and that I would be more careful. Whew! dodged that one. When I came back through an hour or so later he was wasn't around. Well, the police station is right down the street. I should know better. I was only too glad he was smiling and nice and busy. I will be more conscious of my actions. If only every one else would. God, some people are awful out there.

A Flat Tire!

Since I woke up early I thought it would be a good opportunity to go for a solo ride. Sometimes I like riding by myself at my own speed with only me to be concerned about. Stop when I want. Go when I want. I know that I have good equipment with me. I make sure my tires are good - well usually.

You see I bought my Trek Pilot 2.1 about a year ago since then I have ridden 1500 or so miles. Today I decided that bicycle tires should be changed out every year - at least. And of course these are the original tires so I didn't pick them. But, I think they held up well; that is until today.

I got a flat. I was lucky though. My spirit guides as always were watching over me. And I got the flat to learn a lesson and I realize that. I always feel good inside when I know I got the message or the warning; whatever, the case may be.

I left at 6:30 this morning and rode the reverse route of what we route last Sunday on the organized ride. I rode 25 miles in a Southeastern direction; had salad and sandwich. Afterwards I realized it was only nine in the morning. It's a wonder they were ready to sell me sandwich and salad and not restrict to pastry and breakfast food. I sat outside and ate and it was nice. I was fired up to get back on the bike again. There was little traffic so it was very nice riding and I hooked up for eight miles on a popular trail which is five miles from my house.

All went well. I stopped along the way and looked at the swift moving still raising river. It appeared all barge traffic was halted. I had heart on the news that further south the locks were closed and probably up north too with all the Iowa flooding. I'm guessing the Mississippi is due to crest this week.

The ride went well. But who am I? I am no different than anyone and therefore I got a flat. Guess I was due since I hadn't gotten one for a long while. Well, I learned to buy the best tires. I bought Continentals for my last Trek (man's size - never did fit me right). I still have that old bike and those tires were less than two years old with little use? Hm!

On my return trip back home at about mile 40 I got a flat on my rear tire. Oh, it didn't look completely flat so I un Velcroed my handy-dandy pump with turn-out handle and turn-out foot brace and pumped it up. It held air. So I rode on about four more miles and then it was flat again. So I pumped it up again. I was about a mile and half from home. I rode on and the pump wasn't Velcro's good enough and it slipped and was hitting my pedal so I had to stop and fix that. And that was getting aggravating and I was hot and cussing. I finally got the pump fastened and saw that the tire was flat again. Well, you know I cussed some more and thought the hell with it I'll walk the last mile home.

As I was leading my bicycle with one hand and the sidewalk while trying to walk on lawns with my cleated shoes I thought the situation over. I realized that I was truly blessed and that my spirit guides were indeed watching out for me. You see I needed to know that it was time to get better tires on my bike that 1000 miles was probably long enough for these factory tires. You know they don't put the best on new bikes, or cars, for that matter so it pays to be conscious of this and I knew that. So, as I walked home I thanked my spirit guides for watching over me and protecting me. They always do! They are very cool! I learned my lesson with a very considerate and kind signal.

You see changing tires when you are tired and hot is a bitch, even if you find a shading spot. You never know if your spare if good. Or if something is stuff well inside the tire and puts a hole right away in your new and one and only spare. So, I try to avoid changing a tire and that is why I buy the best tires and tubes.

So, I have an old Trek in the shed with new Continental ties. So, I believe they should fit and I'll change both at the same time. I'll do it tomorrow. I'm tired now and can barely keep my eyes open. So, a lesson was learned. A message was sent and received. Since I am so in tuned with these spirit guides and believe that I can see and feel the signal's now.

I love my spirit guides and yesterday morning upon arising I told them, mentally of course, that I would do favors for them too. But within reason! You see I said this because I have little magical moments where I believe I feel their presents with little singals. For example, like waiting up and without looking say to myself. "I think it should be 9:00 AM". Then I look at the clock and it's 9:00 AM on the nose! Is that too cool?

So point taken! Thanks guys! Thanks for being good to me. And remember I'm willing to do favors because you guys are so cool! Remember too, you owe me - remember. I got M to Ezekiel (channeled spirit) so M would help Edy (spirit) re-connect on the other side with G (spirit). You see G and E were partners for thirty years here on earth.

Okay, here's the details. I believe I was meant to hook up with M for this reunion thing. And I did, I hooked up with M. And she would talk about her deceased friend E and how I reminded her of E with drawing and art. And I found my self saying "I think E watches over you." (Gee wonder who put those words in my mouth - hello [hint: E herself]). And another time with M spoke of E I said. "I bet she would like ot talk to you." (again I think E was putting words and thoughts into my head and mouth). So I made an appointment with the woman who channels Ezekiel whom I have been seeing (well, talking to) since 1992 when my now ex took me there.

I have the tape. Ezekiel at one point asked M if there is someone she would like to talk to and she says yes E. Well, she paces behind your chair patiently. So they spoke. And then M asked E if she saw G? You see G died in 2002 and E died in 2003. "No. E says and I miss her!". So Ezekiel asked M for G's last name and low and behold guess who shows up in a flash? Yes. G. And they embrace (Ezkiel desribed it more as welding together).

So you see? I did them favor and now they do me favors. You got to love it! See how we can mentally, consciously connect with the other side. We are only a plane apart. They are probably all around me know as I sit here and type this.

You know I wish I could remember my past lives. Or maybe they were too bad and I don't want to remember them. But, knowing, maybe I could clear up a few things.

In my next lifetime guys, I want to remember this life time. Because at 60, I have come to really enjoy myself. I'm no longer a "yes" person thinking everyone is better than me. I no longer feel obligated to "please" everyone else all the time. Even if I have to do it alone I am doing what I want and love - and at my own pace!

And I had a flat tire and a wonderful lesson of life today.

Green for life

I've ordered the book "Green for Life" by Victoria B something. She's from Russia. Anyway. Today after running six miles I had a healthy smoothie with rich protein.

I bought Kare, celery, carrots, Ferrell, spinach and made a smoothie when I got home. Not so good. I'll be getting the book soon and then will follow a receipt and I'm sure it will be better. Hell, I could have drank a V8.

So, I am trying to eat lots of greens. Hey, I have only one body and it's pretty hot for sixty so why not? I want to be the best I can be. I look like I'm in my forties anyway. Oh yes, I do. I deserve the right to brag because I work very hard at keeping fit. I'm in a class of my own. Totally! The natural looking blond hair color helps. I take vitamins for my hair and I can tell the difference even with swimming almost every day. The secret - wet your hair in the shower before you dip into the pool. Yes, fill your hair shafts with "less" chlorinated water from the water so the more chlorinated water in the pool can't be absorbed. If not your hair will feel like straw and you have to use lots of conditioner. Someone only had to tell me this once and a light bulb lite because it made perfect sense to me. That's what I get for being a good listener.

Where was I. I work out and do yoga too. And last Saturday I got a very nice compliment from a 36 year old "You look hot in those running shorts!" Hey, it doesn't get any better than that people! I did like the shorts when I tried them on and I bought a nice, although cheap, v-necked t-shirt which is much more slimming. I may have to go back and get it in black too. The grey is nice. The white is okay but thin. Anyway thank you universe for me being me.

I am my own person. I have to be. I'm the only one like me that I know. I feel wonderful and I thank the universe everyday for all of my many wonderful gifts and blessings of good health, and pain free activity. If I really try I can get better yet! I'm sixty without complaints! Magical!

So, just for fun - I'm going to try to get even hotter and healthier. See how one compliment feeds on itself. I have always been like that through the years - someone gives me a compliment and I feel like trying even harder to be better. Way to go! Think I"ll throw out the soda and have a small glass of V8.

Just as I suspected...about the drug companies

creating disease! Your surprised? I'm not. Early in the 90's I was sitting in the waiting room and I saw a poster saying: " If you go to the bathroom more than eight times (or was it six) a day you have over active bladder and you need Detrol" It didn't say anything about how much coffee or water you drank. The whole purpose was to create a disease and sell drugs.

Don't believe me? Read "Our Daily Meds" by Melody Petersen. I just started the 350 page book and I"m blown away already. Actually, my feelings have been confirmed. Sorry to say I am not surprised.

And here's another thing. One woman began taking Detrol and her memory got bad so the doctor put her on a Alzheimer drug called Aricept, which is supposed to slow mental decline.

And I'm just on page 21. Instead of taking the woman off of Detrol; he sold her yet another drug to cover up the adverse symptoms of Detrol.

Are you scared yet? I have always suspected this kind of behavior from the drug companies to promote sales. It's all you see on TV. Create a drug then create the disease to push the drug.

I haven't gotten to the pages of erectile dysfunction yet. But, I can bet you all that medicine men are taking for other things like high blood pressure and high cholesterol is creating the erectile dysfunction. It's a game for profit and our government, trust me, is well aware. Lobbyist run the FDA. You can't tell me they don't. And Congress enjoys kick backs. I'm sure it will be mentioned in the book.

So why not lower the standards for blood pressure readings. Come to think of it, I believe they have already. And the same for total cholesterol readings. Yea, raise the bar, or in this case, lower the bar, in order to push the sale of drugs.

And people don't see this? Why during the course of dinner conservation and talking about gas guzzling American cars that could easily be more efficient or bringing back the EV1 (the electric car that GM build in the late 90's. See DVD "Who Killed the Electric Car?" (answer: Bush).
He said. "The government should come up with solutions like that!". Well, he is in his 40's. I was a step ahead of the game even in my 30's and knew that corporation, oil, and government were all in bed together. They sell what they want us to buy - where the money is for them. The hell with the environment or our lively hoods - it's all about big shot old white men corporation and government greed. Yet we elected another man into the highest office of the nation. I'm telling you - we need more women. Women aren't as greedy are as competitive as men are. Anyway, I hope not! I mean just how many cars and houses can you have before you look totally stupid, narrow minded and just plain greedy - while people are going hungry and doing without the basics.

It's another reason why you will never see socialized medicine in this country - greed. You know a hospital up the road just added this huge heart center. Now, you know, they have to pay for it. So guess what.

Of course people are pigs - and take better care of the cars then their bodies. And then they have the audacity to be surprised when they come up with real problems.

So, push the fast foods, be sedentary, and get like a pig and make the drug companies rich - they are counting on you. And it amazes me - that sick people aren't even enough - the drug companies want to make everyone sick - so they make more money. Get the picture! And all this so a few extremely rich CEO's can honk their horns and brag and buy more shit. Why?

You know in the spirit world they said spirits come to earth as human beings to "learn". I'm thinking many or most of them die before they learn and keep coming back. As is it that the assholes are just that much more noticeable than the nice people?

Oh I could go on and on. The lending companies knew that they were ripping people off. But, the housing bubble was about to burst and the lenders knew it so they pushed people into loans with lower interest in the first two years then automatically jacked it up. Of course then - the bankers after receiving all those fees - could sell that very house again - and collect all the fees - again.

And then there is McCain talking about being a prisoner of war - am I going to have to listen to that forever. Why do old men live in the past! I wouldn't trust McCain with the security of this country for nothing. And then there is Bush and our southern borders - so much for security our borders. You know Iraq is all about profits for large corporations - just like Veitnam. And Ford and Lindbergh and others did business with Nazi Germany. There is a book called "Lindbergh" and there is another one out there about Ford and WWII. They weren't angels. Of course like I said - we come here to earth to learn. I figure I've been here a few times before and that I'm at the head of my class.

Read your books people.

Need a Break!

How is it that I have more common sense then the average organized bicycle route planner for Trail Net. Let's face it people it wasn't to brilliant to send us up McKnight and East on Clayton Rd., Not when - and I should have - but people are more willing to follow the thinking of someone else in an organization rather than mine. Although I didn't think of it until after the fact. Let's be honest! We should have by passed the dangerous area and choose to go by my neighborhood and then cut over back onto the route. It would have been so much safer. Where in the world was this router planner from? But men think about other men and I guess more straight shots without stops. But there are many unfamiliar bicyclist out there who do not bicycle all the time. And timid people. I saw a woman fall over - all the way down at a dead stop while waiting for the light to change. My dad would call that "dopey". German. She hurt her elbow. Naturally, she was trying to stop herself. Forget it! That how things break. Tuck and roll. Don't land on sharp edges, rather land on your bicep. Well, I took Judo lessons when I was a kid and if I learned anything, it was how to fall. Thank you. See I pride myself on using every bit of information I have ever learned (hairdresser - I've saved thousands doing my own shaping and tinting through the years - and yes, it looks good!). I know how to do a touch up.

Soon, not today, storms are coming, maybe tomorrow right after rush hour, I want to ride the reverse route and see how Grant's Trail hooks up with River De Peres. In retrospect I can't envision it. But, yesterday following the map, discovered a very cool way to get from my home to Grant's Trail. I kept the map although a little wrinkled and weathered with perspiration.

Oh yeah! Right after the first big hill I brought out the big guns Accel Protein Power pack chocolate with caffeine. I'm telling you right now that if you use it sparingly, like only once in a while, it packs a punch. I was superwoman heading up McKnight and and then Clayton. Of course, my survival instincts were in charge too. No pain, no work only fight and flight! Superwoman!

And angry people in super large SUV's are not a picnic. I had more horns honking at me. Let's face it - sedentary people do not like to see people in their way, possibly slowing them up on their way to get what - food? Shopping? Burning gas! Getting ten miles to the gallon if they are lucky.

Note: We were at the art fair in CWE Saturday and Chrysler had the audacity to line up vehicles with average gas mileage stated in big and bold print like - their mileage was good? 10 and 18 miles per gallon? Do they think we live under a rock? Do they not think we know about the Toyota Prius which gets 49 MPG. Hello! It's like - wake up American Auto makers and finally get with it. GM could make a fortune if they got Bush off their backs and re-introduced the EV1. (See the DVD: "Who Killed the Electric Car? [answer: Bush]). I mean GM could be
making a fortune!!! Where are these people? Let's clean house in Washington! Personally, I'm sick of the bull shit of these old white oil men that are ruining the economy and the environment. They are assholes! Does it get any plainer than that? Let's clean house and generate electricity with wind and water and bring back the electric car! I'm sick of the oil men starting wars and running the show so a few crooked idiots can get more rich while ruining the lives of millions Americans and in the countries they blow up. Let's clean house!

Now, back to the sedentary, lazy driver running up the credit cards with gas charges. I say become what you hate! Get your ass out there and ride - show me up! Challenge! It's called a challenge! Stop whining and crying and woe is me and get out there and work it! See how I feel today? I'll go to the gym later to swim and workout. Tomorrow I"ll ride again - weather permitting. Yeah, it's that Accel gel whey protein and caffeine - watch out!

Oh well, here's to the drivers - they make me more religious and spiritual. I know I don't say I'm religious, but riding on the street? Hey, I'm not leaving any cards unturned. I ask for protection and give thanks for favors and blessings. So what if I don't find the love of my life - get me out of here safety! Oh, if I go quick like I don't know what hit me that would be fine. But I"m not ready to leave my ex behind just yet. Although she and I do have a life and after-life plan of communication. We both believe in communicating with the other side and we both believe in past, present and future life phenomemons. We are going to get regressed. Wish I could afford Brian L Weiss, M. D.

My nerve endings are a little frayed today - it the residue of that miracle powered 40% protein and 60% carbohydrate formula. I'm short on patience! My drawing shows it today.

The hell with the damn cross bow lines. I prefer to draw free style. Must I follow lines and rules and regulations all the time. Can't I have a free day to fly solo! It's like - don't fence me in! I had a mother who did that for Christ's sake - for all of my life! I got sick and tired of following and making others' happy. If I have to do it flying solo - then fine! Give me my freedom to express myself. Besides I end up being smarter than the average bear anyway! And I look good doing it! Follow people - for what? My mother led me to believe that I should always put other's first and make other's happy - mainly her! God what a life! So glad I left that one behind. I haven't spoke to them in four years - thank the universe!

Okay! I'm finished! I haven't sprouted off for a while - I was due!

Hardy Tardy Suburbianites are Paying the Price!

Well, they voted down the extension of the Metro out into their neighborhood when the federal funds were available. I think they were afraid blacks would ride the train out to the suburbs and steal their TVs. Hey, I can see them now on the trains holding big TV's in their laps heading back into the city!

The hardy tardies wanted the Page Avenue bridge built instead. Well, they got it. And they drove their big ass SUVs back and forth speeding down the road in a rage and spewing pollution. Single drivers, each in their own huge condo size capsule each one thinking they are uping the Jones. Whoever they are. Boy are they competitive. They all look cookie cutter alike. No individuality there! Little clones - suburbanites. One more deeper in debt than the other. Big egos small brains and even less self love but pretended high self-esteem. If it takes someone's elses thought about you to make you who you are than you are in trouble. My mother was like that "what will people think?". If I heard it once I heard it a thousand times. As a result I had no self worth or positive self esteem and thought everyone else was more important than me. I about drove myself nuts trying to second guess what other people wanted or what they were thinking. I lived my life to please others. Totally wrong! I hate the church! Any Church!

Personally, I love to see people with their own look! A look that fits there "unique" personality. I love what I call the academic, artists topped with a tame look. The slender or even slightly rounded gentleman with the beard and a book in toll. Or the artist with pad and charcoal. If I were a straight woman he would be the man for me. A tender intellect who loves Shakespeare in the park while sipping wine, nibbling on chucks of cheese and small bunches of sweet grapes. He who loves a play and late night candle light dinners of small portions of healthy meat and vegetables. There are women like that I know. I hope! With her own look, her own class; that certain sense of pride and intelligence that says I've been here long enough to know but I don't feel the need to have to share. I just know. I'm confident and my slender straight back and lifted head and bright eyes says I am. She's excited about the future!

I'm excited about the future. Those living in the city are way ahead of the game. Those working who ride the Metro or peddle to work or walk or way ahead of the game! I'm with them. There is a certain sense of pride in getting from one place to another under your own steam. A certain pride. It's wonderful - try it!

I'm excited about the future because I'm going to meet someone very soon who is into the arts, the symphony, plays, art and books. I'm excited because she loves life and life loves her. She'll live in the city. Perhaps in the CWE or mid-town close to it all. The lofts are so exciting and fun. She has hers decorated in her own style, her own art. She sings. She plays the cello. She plays more than one instrument. She teaches and plays in a small group for their own enjoyment mostly. She loves to run and ride her bicycle down to the river and up the trail. And when she has me for dinner she'll wear a long dark skirt or dressy pants and I'll be dressing that way soon myself. She'll show me. I'll love the look! I'll love being with her. I'll love her humor. Her profile by candle light - sipping wine right before we....

Yes, urban living is where the action is, especially as gas prices near $4.00 and that's this just week. I predict by end of summer or before we'll see $6.00 per gallon. Too bad for the poor stubborn elitist suburbanite who can't cut loose of the super sized SUV. No matter he won't get anything for it anyway. I blogged over a year ago that suggesting it's time to unload while you can still get something for it. But, who am I? Just the 800 pound gorilla in the room who loves to blog.

Yes, times are a changing and prices are a rising and the USA government is as stubborn as can be. Where are the incentive for inventive alternative fuel people. Where are the electric cars? Hello! Old white man, stubborn Ford motor corporation. You could be in the green by more, more ways then just monetary! If only you weren't so greedy and frozen stuck in oil. Your problem is lack of pro activeness. You know Ford motor company could be up to their eye balls in electric car profits by now. Get with it backward boys of old who build only stupid looking "retro" cars that only dying WWII vets could ever love.

In a way the high price of fuel is very exciting because it forces people who are stuck to cannot change their thinking to finally make changes. People are so crippled in their own minds! This forces them to think about walking - to get healthy because they have decided to walk to the markets on Saturday morning as a fun and healthy thing. To walk to work - god forbid! I ride my bicycle with back pack in toll to run errands are I walk. I love it! I'm proud not to be a lard ass or a hardy tardy. I don't make excuses - I just do it! Gee you people are hard on yourselves and why?

Trust me, if you ride with a backpack and go shopping you absolutely cannot buy more than you can put in the pack. Thus you save money and eat less! And it can't be too heavy or you'll end up with a backache and it can throw your central distribution of weight off while riding. So be careful out there and use common sense.

A tip. The first thing to do before trying to add air to your bike tires is to decide if you really need to add air. Push down on the tread on the tire with your thumb, if it doesn't go in or only very slightly don't add air. Another way, would be to get on the bike and while sitting and riding look down at your bike tires and if they look okay you are good to go.

I'm saying this because my friend saw a pump at a rental bike stand nearby and decided to add air to the back tire of her bike. She didn't do the thumb check first. In other words she really didn't need air at all! But, by the time she got done messing around with the defective pump - oh she needed air alright with no means to get it! Hello! She had no pump on her bike. I had to come to her rescue by taking my pump off my bike. Which is rather a pain in itself. Oh, it was the principle of the thing because people are idealistic and not practical and certainly do not use common sense or precautions. Yes, I am perfect! But, I "use my head" and bought a decent pump (and always carry a spare and cab phone number). I have a bicycle mounted tire pump with a handle that turns out and a foot stand that you turn out and that you stand on. It makes it so much easier to pump air into a tire. Yes, you can get either schaefer (car) or presto valve pumps heads so pumps have both.

Yes! So, I proceeded, even though it was tough to do, to pump in 120 psi. Good thing I work out at the gym and do push ups. She couldn't believe it would take that much. Then I explained to her that the skinnier the tire the more pressure that it takes. Small space, lots of pressure. It always made sense to me. I got it! Car tires takes about 60 psi. Why, because of the wider space. A bigger balloon. But have you ever tried to pump up a car tire with a hand pump? A tire that is on the car without a jack? You'll only try it once! Yes, it's very hard because a corner of a car usually waits 550 pounds or more. Each of the four tires is holding up at least 550 pounds. Get it! She didn't. She probably does now.

So I am excited about the future. Life is only going to get more interesting and people healthier and thinner because, and only because, they are going to be forced to. And stop that stupid smoking it makes you look as stupid as someone driving a super sized pick-up or SUV. Get with the 21 century will you!

Tom Perkins

I recently watched 60 Minutes with Katy Couric interviewing Tom Perkins, former CEO, of HP. He had a hand in get ride of Chairman of the Board Patty Dune, and Curley of HP. Does he not like women? He was once married to aurthor, Danille Steel.

Tom Perkins is now 74 years old. He looks good for his age! He has blond hair and I like that. I think more grayed haired men should go blond. That aside...

He recently developed and build a 200 million sail boat. He has a mess of expensive, very expensive collection of cars. He has another yackt too. He owns a castle in England. But my question is why? What's the point? With all that money he could rebuild cities in poor countries, educated poor children, run a country. Get people out of poverty. Oh, and be a nice, generous man! Hello!

Tom Perkins I truly think you are totally lost! I'm sure that if you "helped" others you would feel so much better. It would be rewarding to you.

Yes, he seemed a little embarrassed admitting sticking that much money into "himself" and "things" Just stupid things! What an ego! So it appears! Personally, I think he needs some counseling. When will he learn that money does not make you a successful "human being" that interacting and contributing to society, helping others, makes you a man! A true man! In my thinking - that is what makes a man.

Yes, Bill Gates is very successful and yet he and his wife spend millions helping others! Now, he is my, rather, they are my heros. They are truly happy and want to help others.

I almost feel sorry for Tom Perkins. No I don't know him personally. But, I would be inclined to think that he is a lonely, empty, man. Money can't buy you happiness.

I hope he watches this 60 minute piece and comes to his senses. He said that he was raised in the depression and that his father never could make enough to make his mother happy. So, how does that effect him? He was an only child.

Tom, I think you should sell that stupid looking floating carbon fiber piece of shit and do something good with that money. Of course you are stuck with it now. Maybe a Saudi oil man could afford it. But why? A big party boat? So you own the biggest sail boat. And you developed the softward to run it. Nice job! Now break it down, sell the materials back and take that money and send thousands of empoverished childs, like you were (hello!) to college and beyond. Be a man Tom! You are 74 when are you finally going to stop thinking about yourself and feeling sorry for yourself and get out there and put yourself to good use - for a change!

And what's this thing against women? Does that stem from your feelings for your mother and lack of money. Did you blame your mother for your family's woes? You know, it's all in the way we interpret our childhoods and we are entitled to that. No one can tell us how to feel our emotions. But you need to get a grip before it's too late. I wonder just how many workers got little or poor pay - so you could fill your pockets and show off that you are a successful big shot. Who cares? Tom Perkins you do not impress me in the least. Personally, I think you are a womanmizing failure of society. What have you put back?

So you have wasted 200 million that you could have invested in thousands of kids' future. Build schools for god's sake. See you are no different than every other single minded male who demands honor and glory but are too stupid to know how to get it the right way. You think hanging riches on your ass and showing the world with material things demonstrates that you are a success. Well, you and many other greedy CEO's who make 500 times more than their employees and have shipped decent jobs down the river, so you can hang your riches on your ass - or failures in my books. You have learned nothing with your time here on earth.

Do all failed stupid spirts come back as morons of men? Are women truly a step above men? In other words? Are spirits as women come here to earth to learn, more advanced spirits in human form? I truly believe that 90% of them are. Men have these big matierlistic, big toy, egos that are ruining this planet and killing millions of people - because they are selfish and greedy. Do woman cause wars, murder, rape and kill?

Well, you don't agree? Just sit back and think a little then. All wealthy men have basically used others, stepped all over others, caused war and death, to fill their greedy, one up mentality, pockets and super sized egos filled! How sick is that? Again, I'm not impressed!

I hope you all feel very good about yourself - because in your own little stupid, moron, minds you think you are geniuses, when you do not impress me one ounce. In fact, I am embarrassed for you. Then there is Oprah! A much high leveled spirit come here to earth to help others, and to teach others. Of course she chooses girls because girls are molested and mistreated by, once again - men. Men will stomp on others to get what they want. They have no respect for others.

Gee, do you think 90% of the evils of the world are caused by men's weak little sick minds? Hello? I say get more women in power, who are there to think for themselves, and stump out these super (weak) egoed, little weasels. Men will stomp all over other men, women and children. Have you ever watched a triathlon? Men will knock women and other men in the head, stomp them out to WIN! Yes, he must win! Because he is constantly feeling that he has to prove himself? And for what? I am certainly not impressed! Act like a fool and I"ll think you a fool!

Men cause wars and leaders of administrations like this one allow men to kill, kill, and kill, for what - oil money. The American auto industry stomped out inventers of great electric cars and other ideas. Because they are greedy ass holes and want to rule the world at everyone elses's expense. Oh now that is really being a man! I'm embarrassed for you! Truly embarrassed!

I hope I live long enough to see the gender tide change. Oh when will women ever learn? I do see more and more women as teams in the medical world. Thank god! Patients were regards as objects until women with compassion came onto the medical scene.

Slowly, but surely, and like I said I hope I see the days of the ends of greedy men like Tom Perkins. Wake up Tom! It's not too late - you can still redeem yourself and actually make yourself look like a decent, caring, compassionate human being. Tom, I think you hated your mother - therefore all women. And evidently you learned the lesson as a kid to have to proud youself worth with riches. Looks like your'll be coming back again....