Christmas With a Capital C

I respect the rights of other people with other religions - however - in turn - I expect them to respect my rights and not be offended when I say "Merry Christmas"
later man, jan

Wanna feel good inside... giving is the way to go...

and this is way better than regular on-line shopping...

check out this website link to Kiva.org to find a new way to support those in need in our world...

There are many ways to give - but these are micro-loans that let you get your money repaid and able to be given again - WOW! now I can be a micro-lender to give a micro-loan...

There was so much traffic on the page today that it took me forever to get in when I decided to register! They use PayPal to send the money and you can check the status of each loan anytime. They also have an RSS feed for their blog and I have been fascinated by the stories and pictures. Where have I been, that I missed seeing this on the news! People lending to people!

If you have time, check out the documentary that spread this news a year ago at FRONTLINE/World called Uganda - A Little Goes a Long Way. In one year they have spread from Unganda to 11 other countries.

later man, jan

Washing Osama's Feet...

Can you stretch your heart and pray? "Father, forgive Osama. He doesn't know what he's doing."

If this image makes you want to dig deeper into your soul...

check out Greg Boyd's blog for background info and more links...

The truth hurts... I am still honking at that guy who cut me off at the light... so I have a long way to go.
later man, jan

Meth is the bottom of the hill...

I have been glued to this subject today...

The Partnership for a Drug Free America has a Meth Information and Resource Centre website full of resources for community education... you can find...

before and after pictures of meth users...

videos and slideshows highlighting the overall dangers of meth use...

personal stories of people who have tried to fill some emptiness in their lives and then... memorials for those who have proven that drugs don't discriminate and everyone is at risk...

but best of all - a recovery story allowing me to feel hope and not total despair and giving me the ability to thank you, Loving Spirit, for the gift of Life!

later man, jan

The Mom Song Sung to William Tell Overture with Lyrics

"The Mom Song"

Get up now
Get up now
Get up out of bed
Wash your face
Brush your teeth
Comb your sleepyhead
Here's your clothes and your shoes
Hear the words I said
Get up now! Get up and make your bed
Are you hot? Are you cold?
Are you wearing that?
Where's your books and your lunch and your homework at?
Grab your coat and gloves and your scarf and hat
Don't forget! You gotta feed the cat
Eat your breakfast, the experts tell us it's the most important meal of all
Take your vitamins so you will grow up one day to be big and tall
Please remember the orthodontist will be seeing you at 3 today
Don't forget your piano lesson is this afternoon so you must play
Don't shovel
Chew slowly
But hurry
The bus is here
Be careful
Come back here
Did you wash behind your ears?
Play outside, don't play rough, will you just play fair?
Be polite, make a friend, don't forget to share
Work it out, wait your turn, never take a dare
Get along! Don't make me come down there
Clean your room, fold your clothes, put your stuff away
Make your bed, do it now, do we have all day?
Were you born in a barn? Would you like some hay?
Can you even hear a word I say?
Answer the phone! Get off the phone!
Don't sit so close, turn it down, no texting at the table
No more computer time tonight!
Your iPod's my iPod if you don't listen up
Where are you going and with whom and what time do you think you're coming home?
Saying thank you, please, excuse me makes you welcome everywhere you roam
You'll appreciate my wisdom someday when you're older and you're grown
Can't wait till you have a couple little children of your own
You'll thank me for the counsel I gave you so willingly
But right now I thank you not to roll your eyes at me
Close your mouth when you chew, would appreciate
Take a bite maybe two of the stuff you hate
Use your fork, do not burp or I'll set you straight
Eat the food I put upon your plate
Get an A, get the door, don't get smart with me
Get a grip, get in here, I'll count to three
Get a job, get a life, get a PHD
Get a dose of,
"I don't care who started it!
You're grounded until you're 36"
Get your story straight and tell the truth for once, for heaven's sake
And if all your friends jumped off a cliff would you jump, too?
If I've said it once, I've said at least a thousand times before
That you're too old to act this way
It must be your father's DNA
Look at me when I am talking
Stand up straighter when you walk
A place for everything and everything must be in place
Stop crying or I'll give you something real to cry about
Oh!
Brush your teeth, wash your face, put your PJs on
Get in bed, get up here, say a prayer with mom
Don't forget, I love you
And tomorrow we will do this all again because a mom's work never ends
You don't need the reason why
Because, because, because, because
I said so, I said so, I said so, I said so
I'm the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom, the mom!!
Ta da!!! (more)

thanx to Ann for the link... this is great...
later man, jan

This is NOT A GOOD READ...

Dear diary - You won't like this but I can't get it out of my mind - I need to do something but I have no idea what - so I guess I am passing the buck...

The scale of brutality taking place in the Congo now is staggering...

What are we doing? What should we be doing?

later man, jan

FREE BURMA

Join the Global Day of Action...
Saturday, October 6, 2007
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Olympic Plaza
Calgary, AB

*** Check out the information and sign the petition at the Amnesty International website...

*** Sign a petition at Avaaz.org...

*** Write to your MP ...

*** Check out the Democratic Voice of Burma ...

*** This Thanksgiving Day - please remember to be thankful for all the freedoms we enjoy and pray earnestly for those in our world who do not have our advantages...

love ya , jan

Bono at NAACP Awards

The video below is of Bono accepting the honorary Chairman’s Award at the NAACP Awards last Spring. He finishes an inspiring acceptance speech with as much fire and passion as any African-American preacher.

And if you haven't signed up with Make Poverty History - google it and do it today!

later man, jan

free ringtones for your cell ?

Here's a quote from a website I like...

"I don't get ringtones. I mean, I know what they are, but I don't care enough about them to download any. I'm happy with whatever ringtones come with my phone. But my kids like them, and I understand some people buy them online. Buying ringtones? Why? I'll give you a selection of RLP ringtones for free."

so - if you think you might like to download a new ringtone - check out Real Live Preacher.com ... I was attracted to 'the polite one'...
but then - I'm also not techno-savvy enough to download something like this to my cell anyway - half the time I don't even hear the tone I have :) sigh -
later man, jan

Fraking Cylons... (video)

Dustin Adair, digital SFX artist who worked to bring the REAL metallic Cylon to life, creates this "toon-style" approach to an age old question. "What would happen if a 'Chrome Toaster' got tired of being treated like a second class Cylon? It's an uprising, Centurion-style. Better quality version at WeWereCenturions.com."

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