Monday, December 31, 2012

Sakura Nagashi

Watching flowers just blossomed fall
"Too early, this year" you said,
In disappointment, regret
And you were beautiful

If you could see me now
I wonder what you would think
Me, living without you

Everybody finds love
In the end

If you could hear the newborn's cry,
Sound and healthy
Ringing in the town you protected
I know you would be so pleased
The footsteps that continue after us

Everybody finds love
In the end

I can't believe that I'll never see you again
I haven't told you anything yet
I haven't told you anything yet

Watching flowers just blossomed fall
The trees stood by, helpless

However great the fear, I will not look away
If at the end of everything, there is love

Thursday, December 27, 2012

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Saturday, December 22, 2012

1) remove glove box and the dash strip that goes accross the dash from left to right.
2) unscrew the bolts holding the center dash piece in place and pull the piece out
3) unscrew all the silver screws that hold the LH and RH sides in place. There's about 7 on the RH side, and 9 I think on the left. The left side will require you to pull the gauge cluster cover off which gently pulls off and un clips basically.

It's a pretty straight forward install, I did it without any instructions.

The RH side that I am selling is just the airbag cover portion of the dash, you will have to un bolt the airbag from your old one and re-install it on this one. THe good news here is that you don't even need to disconnect the airbag to do this. HOWEVER I do also have an extra RH airbag if you want it to be just a straight forward bolt in.

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Aankhon mein jiske, Koi to khwaab hai;
Khush hai wohi jo, Thoda betaab hai;
Zindagi mein koi, Arzoo ke jiye…
Phir Dekhiye…
Honton pe jiske, Koi to geet hai;
Woh haare bhi to, Uski hi jeet hai;
Dil mein jo geet hai, Gungunaa lijiye…
Phir Dekhiye…
Yaadon mein jiske, Kisi ka naam hai;
Sapno ke jaise, Uske har shaam hai;
Koi to ho jisse, Apna dil dijeye…
Phir Dekhiye…
Khwaab bun yeh zara;
Geet sun yeh zara;
Phool chun yeh zara…
Phir Dekhiye…
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 In whose eyes there are dreams
Happy is the one, who is restless
Desire for something in life…
Then watch…

On whose lips there is a song
Even in defeat, he finds victory
What song lies in the heart, hum it…
Then watch…

 In whose thoughts there lies a name
Whose every evening is like a dream
Give your heart to somebody…
Then watch…

 Weave this dream,
Listen to this song,
Pluck this flower…
Then watch…

Sunday, November 04, 2012

trust your unknown future to the god you know

if you ask god why there is war. famine and poverty then you must ask yourself the same.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

It is the night of Hallowe'en
When all the witches may be seen
Some are fat
Some are lean
And some are as tall as a castor bean!

I'm a mean old witch with a hat.
I ride on my broom with my cat.
My shoes are pointed and my chin is too.
You had better watch out or I might scare you...

Witch, Witch
Witch witch, where do you fly?
Under the clouds and over the sky.
Witch, witch, what do you eat?
Little black apples from Hurricane Street.
Witch, witch, what do you drink?
Vinegar and good red ink.
Witch, witch, where do you sleep?
Up in the clouds where the pillows are cheap.

Owl
An owl sat watching in a tree,
Just as wise as he could be,
Watching tricksters from door to door run,
Trick or treating and having fun.
After he had watched the whole scene,
He said, "Whoo, it's Owl-o-ween!"

Skeleton Parade
The skeletons are out tonight,
They march about the street,
With bony bodies, bony heads,
And bony hands and feet.
Bony bony bony bones
with nothing in between,
Up and down and all around
They march on Hallowe'en.

What Witches Do
The witches don their pointed hats,
The witches croak and croon,
The witches ride their broomsticks,
Away beyond the moon.
The witches don their flowing cloaks,
The witches stir their brew.
The witches chant their magic spells,
All the dark hours through.
The witches stroke their big black cats,
They comb their locks of gray,
Yet when the first faint daylight comes.
The witches hide away.

Skin and Bones
There was an old woman all skin and bones,
Oo-oo-oo-oo.
She lived down by the old graveyard,
Oo-oo-oo-oo.
One night she thought she'd take a walk,
Oo-oo-oo-oo.
She walked down by the old graveyard,
Oo-oo-oo-oo.
She say the bones a-lying around,
Oo-oo-oo-oo.
She went to the closet to get a broom,
Oo-oo-oo-oo.
She opened the door and -------
BOO!!!

Trick or Treat
Witches, ghosts, and goblins.
Stealing down the street,
Knock on every door way,
Trick or treat!
When your door is opened,
This is what you meet,
Scary creatures shouting,
Trick or treat!

Hallowe'en Parade
Five white ghosts and seven goblins,
Go parading down the street,
Boys and girls with funny faces,
Asking for a treat.
If a goblin rings my doorbell,
I will say "I'm not afraid!"
I will light my jack-o'lantern,
For the Hallowe'en parade.
I will give these scary people,
Apples, candy, cakes to eat;
Then I'll wave goodbye and watch them
As they march off down the street.

Five Little Pumpkins
Five little pumpkins
Sitting on a gate.
The first one said,
"Oh, my it's getting late!"
The second one said,
"There are witches in the air!"
The third one said,
"Well, I don't care!"
The fourth one said,
"Let's run and run and run!"
The fifth one said,
"I'm ready for some fun!"
Ooooo went the wind
And out went the lights
And the five little pumpkins
Rolled out of sight.

Pumpkin Head
We bought a pumpkin big and round
that lived the summer through
without an eye to look at things...
and now it looks through two.
It used to be all dark inside
when growing on the vine,
but now it has a toothy smile
and face that's full of shine.

Out in the fields where the cornstalks lie,
Some pumpkins are sleeping, but by and by
We'll pick them and bring them one by one
Into the house for Halloween fun.
We'll scoop out the middle and cut a hat,
Make 2 eyes and a nose, what do you think of that?
Put in a candle to shine right through,
Now they're Jack-o-lanterns, BOO!

Pumpkin
We bought a fat orange pumpkin
The plumpest sort they sell.
We neatly scooped the inside out
And only left the shell.
We carved a funny funny-face
Of silly shape and size,
A pointy nose, a jagged mouth
And two enormous eyes.
We set it in a window
And we put a candle in,
Then lit it up for all to see
Our jack-o'lantern grin.

What a funny seed I found,
I wondered what would grow?
So I planted it in the ground,
And now I know!
Little leaves were first to sprout,
Growing in a line,
Then golden blossoms opened out
Along the vine.
And then something grew-and grew and grew!
The biggest ever seen!
And now I have a pumpkin-
Just in time for HALLOWEEN!

I'm a Mean Old Witch With a Hat!
I'm a mean old witch with a hat!
And I ride on a broom with my cat!
And my shoes are pointed,
And my chin is too.
And you better watch OUT!....
'cause I might scare you.
I'm a mean old witch with a hat!

PUMPKIN
After its lid
Is cut, the slick
Seeds and stuck
Wet strings.
The scooped out
Walls scraped
Dry and white,
Face carved, candle
Fixed and lit,
Light creeps
Into the thick
Rind: giving
That dead orange
Vegetable skull
Warm skin, making
A live head
To hold its
Sharp gold grin

HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN
Carve your pumpkin with a face really mean.
Set it outside in a place it'll be seen,
For it scares away ghosts, goblins, and more.
You might want to put it right next to your door!
Most important of all on this Halloween night,
Have lots of fun and turn on the light!

Hallowe'en
Hallowe'en, Hallowe'en --
Strangest sights I've ever seen,
Witches hat, coal-black cats
Ghosts and gobblins,
Mice and rats.

Countdown
One full moon.
Two wicked witches.
Three boney skeletons.
Four hooting owls.
Five meowing cats.
Six glowing jack-0-lanterns.
Seven spooky ghosts.
Eight creepy spiders.
Nine green goblins.
Ten black bats.

Hinx, Minx, the Old Witch Winks
Hinx Minx, the old witch winks,
The fat begins to fry.
Nobody at home but jumping Joan,
Father, mother and I.
Stick, stock, stone dead,
Blind man can't see;
Every knave will have a slave,
You and I must be he.

The Witch from Rodmell
I once met a witch from Rodmell,
Who screamed like a bat out of hell.
She jumped on to her broom,
And flew out of the room -
I only asked her how to spell!

Hay-ho for Hallowe'en!
Hay-ho for Hallowe'en!
And the witches to be seen,
Some black, and some green,
Hay-ho for Hallwe'en!

Charm Against an Egg-boat
You must break the shell to bits, for fear
The witches should make it a boat, my dear:
For over the sea, away from home,
Far by night the witches roam

THE NIGHT OF HALLOWEEN
The house looks empty,
There's no one around,
There isn't a sight,
There isn't a sound.
In the darkness each ear,
I feel the same shame,
having eaten the treats...
Before the kids came!

Black
Black is the night
And a witch's cat
Black is licorice
And that witch's cat!

Old mother witch
Couldn't sew a stitch
Picked up a penny
And thought she was rich.

IF I WAS A WITCH
If I was a witch I would climb on my broom
And fly away with a zoom zoom zoom

Three Wee Witchies
Not last night, but the night before
Three wee witchies came knocking at my door
One played the fiddle
One played the drum
And one had a pancake
STUCK TO HER BUM!

Boiling Hot!
Boiling hot, boiling hot
What will we put in the witch's pot?
Boiling hot, boiling hot
We'll put some spiders in the witch's pot

On Halloween
On Halloween just take a peek
Wee brownies creep when we are asleep.
Elves and pixies dance and leap.
Witches ride upon a broom.
And fuzzy bats dart past me-zoom!

Five Little Witches
Five little witches standing by the door.
One flew out and then there were four.
Four little witches standing by a tree.
One went to pick a pumpkin and then there were three.
Three little witches stirring their brew.
One fell in and then there were two.
Two little witches went for a run.
One got lost and then there was one.
One little witch, yes, only one.
She cast a spell and now there are none

Halloween has come today
all the little pumpkins say
we will laugh and dance and play
Halloween's the pumpkin's day.

THE SMALLEST WITCH
The smallest witch you ever did see
just peeked through the window and looked at me
I waved once or twice but very soon,
she jumped three times and flew to the moon

A Little Witch
A little witch in a pointed cap
On my door went rap, rap, rap.
When I went to open it,
She was not there.
She was riding on her broomstick
High up in the air!

LITTLE WITCH BUMPKIN
Little Witch Bumpkin
Sat on her pumpkin
Eating three meals a day.
When down came a spider
Who sat down beside her
And frightened Witch Bumpkin away!

There was a small witch on a Halloween night
Who wanted to see if her hat was on right
She looked in the mirror and gave a loud scream
For she really looked like a very bad dream.

Jack'olantern...jackolantern
You are such a funny sight
As you sit by the window
looking out at the night
You were once an orange pumpkin
growing on a slender vine
Now you are a jackolantern
see the candle light shine.

Mary had a little lamb;
you've heard this tale before.
But did you know she passed her plate
and had a little more??

A ghoul stood on the moonlit bank
his bones were all aquiver...
He gave a cough
his leg fell off
and floated down the river!

Southern Folk Rhyme
Bat! Bat! Come un'er my hat, But don't bring none yo' ole bedbugs,
If yo' don' want to git fersaken.

More soon!


Charms and Chants

A Hallowe'en Spell for Good Luck!
On Hallowe'en night, catch a falling leaf before it hits the ground. And whisper as you catch it...
Good Luck Have I Found!
You and yours will experience good fortune in the coming year.

Colonial American Chant
to ward off evil spirits...

Criss Cross, double cross
Tell the monster to get lost!

Ancient Charm
Lady Jane Wilde (1826-1896)
Ancient charms, late 1800s
To obtain the power and secrets of witchcraft, it is necessary to visit a churchyard at midnight, and cut off the hand of a recently buried corpse with your own hand. This is preserved by drying or smoking, and can be used with great and fatal effect.

Love Spell
This spell requires candle magick and is performed during the first snow. You will need a pure, white, unscented candle and a handful of sugar.
After the first snowfall of Winter, build two snow people. Try to make the snow people resemble yourself and the one for whom this spell is cast. Use a personal article of clothing or jewelry to adorn each snow person. Sprinkle a little sugar where the heart would be on each snow person. Light the candle and place between the two snow people. DO NOT LEAVE CANDLE UNATTENDED!) Recite the following charm:
By this candle that I light
Let my true love now take flight.
Lead my love on a magickal tour
Bring my love safely to my door.
Let the candle burn completely out... get ready to receive your love.

To Put a Person Under Your Spell
Use a mirror to reflect moonlight onto the face of a sleeping person to put that person under your spell.

Storing up Moon Magic
Place a jar of pure water outdoors in a clearing during a full moon. Recite the following:
Moon Spirits from above.
Fill this jar with magic and love.
Let it soak up the moonbeams until dawn. Keep the jar in a dark place, tightly sealed until you need it to perform a spell or concoct a magic brew.

Psychic Tea Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup Full Moon Water
1/4 cup mint leaves
1 tsp sugar
Bring water to a simmer, add leaves and steep for a few minutes. Add sugar to taste.
This brew should be consumed before performing divination or psychic work to enhance senses and intuitive powers.

Reverse a Spell Cast Upon You!
You will need a new penny, a piece of birch bark, and a sprig of willow. Place all three items in your pillowcase. Recite the following charm nightly as you go to bed.
A lucky penny in my pillow,
Bark of birch and a little willow.
These gifts i give to you my friend,
So that this spell on me may end!

Dreaming Spell
Using a dream pillow to inspire psychic dreams is an ancient magickal practice used by magicians of olde. Always sleep alone when using a dream pillow and keep pen and pad handy to record your vision upon waking. Always use a dream pillow during a natural slumber, not pill-induced.
To make a dream pillow: Stuff a small cotton or muslin bag with the leaves of the mugwort plant. Place the bag in your pillow case or under your pillow.

Keeping the Boogie Man Away
Recite the following charm while flicking a light switch on and off (thirteen times)... click-click (one)... click-click (two)... and so on...
Monsters lurking far and near,
Your jaws of death I do not fear
There are no children sleeping here
So scamper off and disappear!

Reverse the Curse!
During the dark of the moon... make a wax figure of the witch or wizard who has cursed you. Melt it in a pot (HOT WAX IS DANGEROUS AND COMBUSTIBLE... USE ADULT SUPERVISION!) Repeat the following 13 times: You may not harm me -name-, You may not harm me -name-...
Dig a hole at 13 inches deep. Pour the wax into the hole. Bury it. Cover the fresh turned earth with fresh sage and a few mint leaves.

ABRACADABRA!
Abracadabra is probably the most famous magickal term of all time! It was originally used in a spell against fever.
To use this spell against a fever:
On a small piece of white paper... write the word as follows to created the inverted pyramid.
A B R A C A D A B R A
A B R A C A D A B R
A B R A C A D A B
A B R A C A D A
A B R A C A D
A B R A C A
A B R A C
A B R A
A B R
A B
A
Thread this paper on a piece of red string, yarn or ribbon. Place it around the neck of a fevered loved one and whisper the word ABRACADABRA softly three times. At midnight of the following day, remove the necklace and burn it, using the flame of a pure, white candle or cast it into the fire on the hearth.

Beware! Black Cat Enchantment!
it is well know that if a black cat crosses your path, your are doomed to have bad luck. To protect yourself against this ill fate do the following:
Spit on the ground, turn yourself around (counter-clockwise) three times, and retrace your last thirteen steps. If at all possible choose an alternate route to your destination. Chant the following:
Black Cat, i do pray,
Bring me luck and bless my way
Do not choose to bring me harm
Let me pass with this small charm.
If a Black Cat stops in your path, a simple stroke along the back as a gesture of kindness will go a long way toward the effectiveness of the charm.

REVENGE!
Performing magick for the sake of revenge is never a good idea... use this spell only if all other means have failed:
Write the name of the person whose attentions you wish to repel in red ink on a piece of white, unlined paper. Crumple the paper into a tiny ball. Place the ball in a water tight container and cover with pure water. Place the container in the freezer and recite the following three times:
Name
May your teeth chatter
At the sight of me
May your stomach grow fatter
If you don't leave me be!
Fair Warning: The spell is broken, if the charm is defrosted.


From Early 19th Century
Halloween Postcards

Come with me
All Hallow's night
We'll frighten everyone in sight
Such pranks for once,
are justified
And fun and frolic amplified

On Hallowe'en the thing
you must do
Is pretend that nothing
can frighten you
An' if somethin' scares you
and you want to run
Jus' let on like
it's Hallowe'en fun.

Just a little witch
on high
She'll tell you that
your love is nigh
Your fortune on Hallowe'en
when told
My secret will the witch unfold

May every trick
That you try to-night
Foretell a future
Of true delight.

Hold your candle steady
And keep a sharp lookout
For back among the shadows
You'll see Goblins popping out!

When you hear the owls hooting
Get your jack-o-lantern out
Put on your shroud and hurry
For ghosts should be about


Halloween Lantern
At twelve o'clock you must be ready
And hold your pumpkin good and steady
For by its rays or candle light
On Halloween all things are bright!

The Magic Hallowe'en
All Hallowe'en, the magic night
... When folly reigns supreme
The pumpkin heads are all alight
The stars are all agleam.

Greetings at Hallowe'en
The time has come
for the Witches' dance
And the spooks from far and near
Will gather and make merry
For Hallowe'en is here.

All Hallowe'en
When the world is wrapped in slumber And the moon is sailing high If you peep between the curtains You'll see witches riding by.
A Scary Halloween
Try all the tricks on Halloween --
Things aren't as frightful as they seem!

Hallowen Greeting
Out of the kettle will come for you
Good luck and other good things too!

Hallowe'en Time
Tonight upon your pillow,
Close your eyes and hide your head,
For the fairies and the goblins
Will be hovering round your bed.

Last Hallow Eve
I sought a walnut tree,
In hopes my true love's face
I might see.
Three times I called,
Three times I walked apace,
Then in the tree
I saw my true love's face.
1912 Halloween postcard

Halloween Greetings
The clock is striking midnight,
The witch her spell will cast,
All the fairies, ghouls and goblins
Will be conjured from the past.

The Hallowe'en Witches Wand
One touch of the wand
and elves appear
On Hallowe'en
-- but have no fear --
They only come
for mischief and fun
This night is their's
Till the rising sun.

The Hallowe'en Cauldon
In the firelight's gleam
By the moon's pale light
In the cauldron's steam
On Hallowe'en night
All the ghosts and goblins
Greet your sight.

Put on a witch's cloak and hat,
And gently stroke this old black cat
Then watch the candle's flickering flame
And may it spell your true love's name.

A Joyful Halloween
May the Witch, which here is seed,
Bring you a bird of a Hallowe'en.

A Happy Halloween
A pumpkin head I would like to be
If in your arms you would take me.

Pumpkins shining bright,
With their candlelight.
Bats and goblins coming too,
Watching out for you- BOO!

The witches fly
Across the sky,
The owls go, "Who? Who? Who?"
The black cats yowl
And green ghosts howl,
Scary Halloween to you!"
- Nina Willis Walter

Tis the night - the night
Of the grave's delight,
And the warlocks are at their play;
Ye think that without
The wild winds shout,
But no, it is they - it is they.
- Arthur Cleveland Coxe

You wouldn't believe
On All Hallow Eve
What lots of fun we can make,
With apples to bob,
And nuts on the hob,
And a ring-and-thimble cake.
- Carolyn Wells

INVITATION
Come at the Witching Hour of eight
And let the fairies read your fate;
Reveal to none this secret plot
or woe -- not luck -- will be your lot!

More Coming Soon!


Halloween Quotes

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.
-- Jean Baudrillard

Witchcraft has not a Pedigree
'Tis early as our Breath
And mourners meet it going out
The moment of our death.
-- Emily Dickenson

Witchcraft was hung, in History,
But History and I
Find all the Witchcraft that we need
Around us, every Day.
-- Emily Dickenson

From: the Devil's Dictionary
Witch, n. (1) An ugly and repulsive old woman, in a wicked league with the devil.
(2) A beautiful and attractive young woman, in wickedness a league beyond the devil.
-- Ambrose Bierce

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?"
-- Edgar Allan Poe, Premature Burial

Yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible.
-– John Milton, Paradise Lost

Dark, dark! The horror of darkness, like a shroud, wraps me and bears me on through mist and cloud.
-– Sophocles, Oedipus Rex

A grandmother pretends she doesn't know who you are on Halloween.
-- Erma Bombeck

Then he saw a sort of gray phosphorescence about, and guessed they were coming even to that inner world of subterranean horror of which dim legends dwell...
-- H.P. Lovecraft, The Dream-quest of Unknown Kadath

Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.
-- William Shakespeare, Macbeth

In the middle of the journey of our life, I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.
-- Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy

I have dreamed unwonted things,
Visions that witches brew,
--Helen Dudley

Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with. C.B. is such a loser. He wasn't even the star of his own Halloween special.
-- Chris Rock

Auld Daddy Darkness creeps frae his hole,
Black as a blackmoor, blin' as a mole.
-- James Farguson

At first cock-crow the ghosts must go,
back to their quiet graves below.
-- Theodosia Garrison

Do you not know that tonight, when the clock strikes midnight, all evil things in the world will have full sway?
-- Bram Stoker, Dracula

Men say that in this midnight hour,
The disembodièd have power
To wander as it liketh them,
By wizard oak and fairy stream.
-- William Motherwell

Death be not proud, though some have called thee
Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not soe,
For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
Die not, poore death, nor yet canst thou kill mee;
-- Christina Rossetti

I went to a party at the Playboy Mansion once. For a Halloween Party. And everyone wasn't in costume, or if they were they were little bunnies or something, and I went as Michael Jackson.
-- January Jones, Playboy Mansion

I'll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween.
-- Charles Swartz

I see my face in the mirror and go, 'I'm a Halloween costume? That's what they think of me?"
-- Drew Carey

Nothing on Earth is so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.
-- Steve Almond

Halloween must be a big night for you. Tossing eggs, keying cars, bobbing for apples. One pathetic cry for help after another. Well, not this year, missy.
Principal Snyder, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.
-- River Phoenix

Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.
-- Richard Harris Barham aka Thomas Ingoldsby, Esquire

Last year was the first time I actually participated in Halloween. I dressed up as a pimp, and my sister was my bitch. We had to walk down Sunset Boulevard because we couldn't get a ride to the party, and everyone was sticking their heads out of their cars and yelling at us. It was great.
-- Christina Applegate

Those seemingly interminable dark walks between houses, long before street-lit safety became an issue, were more adrenalizing than the mountains of candy filling the sack. Sadly Halloween, with our good-natured attempts to protect the little ones, from the increasingly dangerous traffic and increasingly sick adults, has become an utter bore.
-- Lauren Springer

On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me.
-- Rodney Dangerfield

During my teen years, for Halloween, I went as a registered voter.
-- Martha Plimpton
Hark! Hark to the wind! 'Tis the night, they say,
When all souls come back from the far away-
The dead, forgotten this many a day!
-- Virna Sheard

Of calling shapes, and beck'ning shadows dire,
And airy tongues that syllable men's names.
-- John Milton

Red serpents, fiery forms, and yelling hags,
Fit company for mad adventurers.
-- Philip Freneau

'Tis now the very witching time of night,
When churchyards yawn and hell itself breathes out
Contagion to this world.
-- William Shakespeare

Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite,
All are on their rounds tonight;
In the wan moon's silver ray,
Thrives their helter-skelter play.
-- Joel Benton

Bring forth the raisins and the nuts-
Tonight All-Hallows' Spectre struts
Along the moonlit way.
-- John Kendrick Bangs

And how then was the Devil dressed?
Oh! he was in his Sunday's best:
His jacket was red and his breeches were blue
And there was a hole where the tail came through.
-- Robert Southey

Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!
-- Bram Stoker, Dracula

Sunday, September 23, 2012

subway is healthy alternative to fast food

if you consider 12 inches of buffalo chicken, double cheese on parmesan bread drenched in ranch dressing, a bag of doritos and a large diet coke a  healthy alternative.

eat fresh my friends.
by "fresh" i mean completely processed and pre-packaged

Thursday, September 20, 2012



"To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan"

Wednesday, September 05, 2012

Here are ten signs you may be fully awake:
1. You know there’s no meaningful difference between major political parties (Democrats and Republicans): It’s so easy to get caught up the left-right debate and believe there’s a difference between the two major political parties. However, debate is one thing, while actions are another. By their deeds you shall know them, and it is indisputable that there is no significant difference between political parties when it comes to action on the most important issues. Even hardened ideologues like John Cusack are beginning to wake up.
2. You understand that the Federal Reserve, or international central banking more broadly, is the engine of our economic problems: Debt slavery is the totalitarian force that threatens all of humanity, not some temporary political puppet or some greedy Wall Street trader. When a small group of people have the ability to create wealth out of nothing and charge interest on it, they have the ability to enslave the planet to their ownership despite what type of government a country claims to have.
3. You know that preemptive war is never necessary: When we realize that self-defense is the only acceptable form of violence, then we become awakened human beings. To suggest war because someone is different from you, or they may pose a threat in the future is simply ludicrous. And when did the idea of bombing civilians become humanitarian? No one wants war except for the immoral creeps that benefit from it.
4. You know that you’re being systematically poisoned, how, by whom, and why: Admittedly, there’s a lot to learn in terms of how we are secretly being poisoned. But the fact remains that we are being systematically poisoned, and it is likely for the deliberate purpose of dumbing us down and, ultimately, culling the population. Who could believe anyone is so evil to do that to innocent people, you may ask. Well, once you begin to seek the answer to that question, you’re one step closer to enlightenment.
5. You understand that government can never legislate morality, nor should they: When you realize the role of government is only to protect your liberty and work for the well being of the citizens, you’re awakened. There should be one simple law regulating morality: Do no harm. Thus, it’s impossible for the government to enforce morality with guns, cages, and taxes because those clearly cause severe harm to your liberty and our well-being.
6. You know that the mainstream media is wholly owned and manipulated by the ruling elite: A dwindling number of people still actually believe what they hear coming from the establishment media as if it’s gospel, even when they already accept that they are bought and paid for by the elite controllers. Yet, recognizing that they are nothing more than a propaganda machine and a form of mind control are the first steps in being able to critically think beyond the scientific messaging they broadcast.
7. You know that your neighbors are not your enemy even if you have fierce ideological disagreements: This is perhaps the most difficult thing to overcome in the awakening process. But it’s vital to understand that your neighbors have been indoctrinated and hypnotized like the rest of the us, until someone helps shine a light on inconsistencies in our thoughts and beliefs. Most of their ideas are not their own. They are suffering just like the rest of us. It’s okay to condemn their actions if they’re harmful, but those who are awake will not give up on spreading information that can enlighten those who might still be in the dark. None of us were born “awake” and all of us can learn even more.
8. You know that the endgame is one-world control of planet Earth: Once you understand that the endgame for the ruling elite is to have complete control of all vital facets of society through a global government, one-world currency, international armed forces, and so on, it is simple to see through the lies and propaganda surrounding even the most confusing world events. You will never go back to sleep when you fully accept this reality.
9. You recognize that there are esoteric powers manipulating our physical world: Whether you’re a religious or spiritual person, scientific or just plain curious, there are many theories about an invisible force at play in all of this. Obviously it’s impossible to prove exactly what it is. You may not want to believe it, but the ruling elite takes their occult rituals deadly serious. And they likely know something we don’t. Just by keeping an open mind about this possibility, you’ll forever keep an open mind about the things we can actually see, hear, taste and touch. Current science has shown that we can only “see” what the visible light spectrum reveals, which amounts to the tiniest fraction of all that can theoretically be seen within the full spectrum of energy. Part of any awakening is realizing that there is much more that is possible than impossible.
10. The power to change the world rests with you and you alone: For too long people have believed themselves to be weak, or relied on others to change the world for them. You’ll know that you’re fully awake when you realize that you have infinite power to change the world by simply living the change you want to see. First, you have to identify the principles that you believe in and then go out and live by them. If just a small minority took steps to do this, it would shake the establishment to its core.

Monday, September 03, 2012

The beauty of a woman is not only in her physical features, but rather in her character, personality, and in her piety.  A woman who is able to face the world with a smile and graciousness in the event of trials and struggles, and can stand tall knowing that she is working for a home in paradise, radiates a light and glow that cannot be hidden.  People, both men and women, will stand before God on equal basis, and on that point, hijab and dress in general helps us to remind ourselves that we are similar before Allah except in our deeds and levels of piety. 
Out of modesty and virtue a women will cover her hair with a scarf and wear modest clothing which is loose and does not describe the shape of her body, exposing only her hands and face.  Different countries have different styles of hijab.  And women feel beautiful wearing it knowing that she is pleasing Allah and maintaining her dignity.  Additionally, she is treated in a manner where people look at her for who she is, not for what she is wearing, or how she looks.  As we like to say…………….

I chose to cover my head,



not my mind!

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

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Friday, August 17, 2012

Thursday, August 16, 2012

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Saturday, August 11, 2012


cookies and porn are always better when they're homemade

Thursday, August 02, 2012

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

  1. If you are already collecting your retirement benefit and are at or over full retirement age, you can tell Social Security you want to suspend further benefits and then ask them to restart your benefits at a later date, say age 70. Social Security will then apply its Delayed Retirement Credit to your existing benefit once you start collecting again. Hence, this is a means by which current Social Security recipients who aren't yet 70 can collect higher benefits, albeit at the cost of giving up their check for a while. But this trade off will, on net, often be very advantageous. For example, if you started collecting at 62 and are now at your full retirement age, i.e., 66, you can suspend benefits until 70 and then start collecting 32 percent higher benefits for the rest of your life. This benefit collection strategy can be called Start Stop Start. We are in the process of rolling out a new update of www.maximizemysocialsecurity.com, which incorporates Start Stop Start.
  2. If you aren't now collecting and wait until 70 to collect your retirement benefit, your retirement benefit starting at 70 can be as much as 76 percent higher than your age-62 retirement benefit, adjusted for inflation. The reason is that your benefit is not reduced due to Social Security's Early Retirement Reduction; moreover, it's increased due to Social Security's Delayed Retirement Credit. For many people, the increase in the retirement benefit can be even higher if they continue to earn money after age 62 thanks to Social Security's Re-computation of Benefits.
  3. But if you are married or divorced, waiting to collect your retirement benefit may be the wrong move. If you are the low-earning spouse, it may be better to take your retirement benefit starting at age 62 and then switch to the spousal benefit you can collect on your current or ex-spouse's account starting at your full retirement age. But beware of the Gottcha in item 5.
  4. If you're married, you or your spouse, but not both, can receive spousal benefits after reaching full retirement age while deferring taking your retirement benefits and, thereby, letting them grow. This may require having one spouse file for retirement benefits, but suspend their collection. This is called the File and Suspend strategy.
  5. Be careful! If you take your own retirement benefit early and are below full retirement age, you will be forced to take your spousal benefit early and at a permanently reduced level if your spouse collects his/her his/her retirement benefit before or in the month in which you apply to collect your retirement benefit. If your spouse is not collecting a retirement benefit when you apply for an early retirement benefit, you will not be deemed to be applying for your spousal benefit. Hence, you can start collecting your spousal benefit later. (See item 33)
  6. Start Stop Start may also make sense for married workers who aren't already collecting and whose age differences are such they they can't take advantage of File and Suspend. Take, for example, a 62 year-old high earner, named Sally, with a 66-year old low earner spouse, named Joe. By starting retirement benefits early, Sally permits Joe to start collecting a spousal benefit immediately. The reason is that spouses aren't eligible to collect spousal benefits unless the worker is either collecting a retirement benefit or has filed for a retirement benefit, but suspended its collection. If Sally starts her retirement benefit at 62, Joe can apply just for his spousal benefit at 66 and then wait until 70 to collect his own retirement benefit, which will be at its highest possible value thanks to Social Security's Delayed Retirement Credit. As for Sally, she can suspend her retirement benefit at 66, when she reaches full retirement, and then restart it at 70, at which point her benefits will be 32 percent higher than what she was collecting. Even singles workers may opt for Start Stop Start to help with their cash flow problems.
  7. If your primary insurance amount (your retirement benefit available if you wait until full retirement) is less than half that of your spouse and you take your own retirement benefit early, but are able to wait until full retirement age to collect your spousal benefit, your total check, for the rest of your life, will be less than one half of your spouse's primary insurance amount. Nonetheless, this may still be the best strategy. This reflects another Gotcha explained in 8.
  8. On its website, Social Security states, "your spouse can receive a benefit equal to one-half of your full retirement benefit amount if they start receiving benefits at their full retirement age." This is true only if your spouse isn't collecting his/her own retirement benefit. If your spouse is collecting her own retirement benefit, his/her spousal benefit is calculated differently. Rather than equaling one half of your full retirement benefit, it's calculated as half of your full retirement benefit less your spouse's full retirement benefit. This difference is called the excess spousal benefit. The total benefit your spouse will receive is her retirement benefit, inclusive of any reduction, due to taking benefits early, or increment, due to taking benefits late, plus the excess spousal benefit. The excess spousal benefit can't be negative; i.e., its smallest value is zero.

    Take Sue and Sam. Suppose they are both 62 and a) Sue opts to take her retirement benefit early and b) Sam opts to file and suspend at full retirement and take his retirement benefit at 70. Between ages 62 and 66 (their full retirement age), Sue collects a reduced retirement benefit, but is not forced to take her spousal benefit (which would be reduced) because Sam isn't collecting a retirement benefit during the years that Sue is 62 to 66. Now when Sue reaches age 66, she starts to collect an unreduced spousal benefit because Sam has qualified her to do so by filing and suspending for his retirement benefit. OK, but her unreduced spousal benefit is calculated as 1/2 x Sam's full retirement benefit less Sue's full retirement benefit. Sue ends up getting a total benefit equal to her own reduced retirement benefit plus her unreduced excess spousal benefit. This total is less than half of Sam's full retirement benefit. To see this note that the total equals half of Sam's full retirement benefit plus Sue's reduced retirement benefit minus Sue's full retirement benefit. The last two terms add to something negative.
  9. Are there are two different formulas for spousal benefits depending on whether the spouse is collecting his/her own retirement benefit? It sure seems that way because when the spouse is collecting a retirement benefit, the excess spousal benefit (potentially reduced for taking spousal benefits early) comes into play. And when the spouse isn't collecting a retirement benefit, the spousal benefit equals half of the worker's full retirement benefit. (Note, the spouse has to collect a retirement benefit before full retirement age if she applies for her spousal benefit.) The answer, in fact, is no. There is only one formula. The formula for the spousal benefit is always the excess benefit formula. But here's what happens to the application of that formula if the spouse is not collecting a retirement benefit. In that case, the spouse's full retirement benefit (also called the Primary Insurance Amount) is set to zero in calculating the excess spousal benefit. The reason, according to Social Security, is that a worker's Primary Insurance does not exist (i.e., equals zero) if the worker has not applied for a retirement benefit (and either suspended its collection or started to receive it). In other words, your Primary Insurance Amount is viewed as non-existant until you apply for a retirement benefit. This construct - the primary insurance amount doesn't exist until it's triggered by a retirement benefit application -- lets Social Security claim to have one formula for spousal benefits. But there are, in effect, two spousal benefit formulas and which one you -- the person who will collect a spousal benefit -- faces will depend on whether or not you take your retirement benefit early.
  10. If you are divorced, both you and your ex can collect spousal benefits (on each others work histories) after full retirement age while still postponing taking your own retirement benefits until, say, age 70, when they are as high as can be. This is an advantage for divorcees. But there's also a disadvantage. A divorcee who applies for spousal benefits before full retirement age will automatically be forced to apply for retirement benefits even if her/his ex isn't collecting retirement benefits.
  11. There is no advantage to waiting to start collecting spousal benefits after you reach your full retirement age.
  12. There is no advantage to waiting to start collecting survivor benefits after you reach your full retirement age.
  13. If you started collecting Social Security retirement benefits within the last year and decide it wasn't the right move, you can repay all the benefits received, including spousal and child benefits, and reapply for potentially higher benefits at a future date.
  14. If you wait to collect your retirement benefit after you reach your full retirement age, but before you hit age 70, you have to wait until the next January to see your full delayed retirement credit show up in your monthly check.
  15. Millions of Baby Boomers can significantly raise their retirement benefits by continuing to work in their sixties. This may also significantly raise the spousal, child, and mother and father benefits their relatives collect.
  16. If you take retirement, spousal, or widow/widower benefits early and lose some or all of them because of Social Security's earnings test, Social Security will actuarially increase your benefits (under the Adjustment of Reduction Factor) starting at your full retirement age based on the number of months of benefits you forfeited. This is true whether the loss in benefits due to the earnings test reflects benefits based on your own work record or based on your spouse's work record. Consequently, you should not be too concerned about working too much and losing your benefits if you elected to take them early.
  17. When it comes to possibly paying federal income taxes on your Social Security benefits, withdrawals from Roth IRAs aren't counted, but withdrawals from 401(k), 403(b), regular IRAs, and other tax-deferred accounts are. So there may be a significant advantage in a) withdrawing from your tax-deferred accounts after you retire, but before you start collecting Social Security, b) using up your tax-deferred accounts before you withdraw from your Roth accounts, and c) converting your tax-deferred accounts to Roth IRA holdings after or even before you retire, but before you start collecting Social Security.
  18. Social Security's online benefit calculators either don't handle or don't adequately handle spousal, divorcee, child, mother, father, widow or widower benefits, or file and suspend options.
  19. The default assumptions used in Social Security's online retirement benefit calculators is that the economy will experience no economy-wide real wage growth and no inflation going forward. This produces benefit estimates that can, for younger people, be significantly less than what they are most likely to receive.
  20. Some widows/widowers may do better taking their survivor benefits starting at 60 and their retirement benefits at or after full retirement. Others may do better taking their retirement benefits starting at 62 and taking their widow/widowers benefits starting at full retirement age.
  21. If you're below full retirement age and are collecting a spousal benefit and your spouse is below full retirement age and is collecting a retirement benefit, your spousal benefit can be reduced if your spouse earns beyond the Earnings Test's exempt amount. And it can also be reduced if you earn beyond the Earnings Test's exempt amount.
  22. The Windfall Elimination Provision affects how the amount of your retirement or disability benefit is calculated if you receive a pension from work where Social Security taxes were not taken out of your pay, such as a government agency or an employer in another country, and you also worked in other jobs long enough to qualify for a Social Security retirement or disability benefit. A modified formula is used to calculate your benefit amount, resulting in a lower Social Security benefit than you otherwise would receive.
  23. Based on the Government Pension Offset provision, if you receive a pension from a federal, state or local government based on work where you did not pay Social Security taxes, your Social Security spouse's or widow's or widower's benefits may be reduced.
  24. If you have children, because you started having children late or adopted young children later in life, they can collect child benefits through and including age 17 (or age 19 if they are still in secondary school) if you or your spouse or you ex spouse are collecting retirement benefits.
  25. If you have children who are eligible to collect benefits because your spouse or ex spouse is collecting retirement benefits, you can collect mother or father benefits until your child reaches age 16.
  26. Your children can receive survivor benefits if your spouse or ex-spouse died and they are under age 18 (or age 19 if they are still in secondary school).
  27. You can collect mother or father benefits if you spouse or ex-spouse died and you have children of your spouse or your ex-spouse who are under age 16.
  28. There is a maximum family benefit that applies to the total benefits to you, your spouse, and your children that can be received on your earnings record.
  29. If you choose to file and suspend in order to enable your spouse to collect a spousal benefit on your earnings record while you delay taking your benefit in order to collect a higher one later, make sure you pay your Medicare Part B premiums out of your own pocket (i.e., you need to send Social Security a check each month). If you don't, Social Security will pay it for you and treat you as waving (i.e., not suspending) your benefit apart from the premium and, get this, you won't get the Delayed Retirement Credit applied to your benefit. In other words, if you don't pay the Part B premiums directly, your benefit when you ask for it in the future will be NO LARGER than when you suspended its receipt. This is a really nasty Gotcha, which I just learned, by accident, from one of Social Security's top actuaries.
  30. If you are collecting a disability benefit and your spouse tries to collect just his/her Social Security benefit early, she will be deemed to be filing for her spousal benefits as well. I.e., if your spouse takes his/her retirement benefit early, he/she won't be able to delay taking a spousal benefit early, which means both her retirement and spousal benefits will be permanently reduced thanks to the early retirement benefit and early spousal benefit reduction factors.
  31. When inflation is low, like it is now, there is a disadvantage to delaying until, say 70, collecting one's retirement benefit. The disadvantage arises with respect to Medicare Part B premiums. If you collecting benefits (actually were collecting them last year), the increase in the Medicare premium this year will be limited to the increase in your Social Security check. This is referred to as being "held harmless." Hence, when inflation is low, the increase in your check due to the cost of living adjustment will be small, meaning the increase in your Medicare Part B premium will be limited. But, if you aren't collecting a benefit because you are waiting to collect a higher benefit later, tough noogies. You're Medicare Part B premium increase won't be limited. And that increase will be locked into every future year's Medicare Part B premium that you have to pay. You can wait to join Medicare until, say, age 70, but if you aren't working for a large employer, the premiums you'll pay starting at 70 will be higher and stay higher forever. So much for helping the government limit its Medicare spending!
  32. Hold harmless -- the provision that your increase in Medicare Part B premium cannot exceed the increase in your Social Security check due to Social Security's Cost of Living Adjustment -- does not apply if you have high income and are paying income-related Medicare Part B premiums.
  33. The thresholds beyond which first 50 percent and then 85 percent of your Social Security benefits are subject to federal income taxation are explicitly NOT indexed for inflation. Hence, eventually all Social Security recipients will be tax on 85 percent of their Social Security benefits.
  34. If you take your retirement benefit early and your spouse takes his/her retirement benefit any time that is a month or more after you take your retirement benefit, you will NOT be deemed, at that point (when your spouse starts collecting his/her retirement benefit) to be applying for a spousal benefit. In other words, you can, in this situation, wait until your full retirement age to start collecting your unreduced excess spousal benefit. The retirement benefit collection status of your spouse in the month you file for early retirement benefits determines whether you are deemed to be also be applying for spousal benefits. This means that you should think twice about applying for retirement benefits in the same month as your spouse if one or both of you are applying early.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-need-to-know-now.html

Saturday, July 28, 2012

s z o m o r ú v a s á r n a p r e z s ő s e r e s s l y r i c s Ősz van és peregnek a sárgult levelek Meghalt a földön az emberi szeretet Bánatos könnyekkel zokog az öszi szél Szívem már új tavaszt nem vár és nem remél Hiába sírok és hiába szenvedek Szívtelen rosszak és kapzsik az emberek... Meghalt a szeretet! Vége a világnak, vége a reménynek Városok pusztulnak, srapnelek zenélnek Emberek vérétől piros a tarka rét Halottak fekszenek az úton szerteszét Még egyszer elmondom csendben az imámat: Uram, az emberek gyarlók és hibáznak... Vége a világnak! LITERAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION: It is autumn and the leaves are falling All love has died on earth The wind is weeping with sorrowful tears My heart will never hope for a new spring again My tears and my sorrows are all in vain People are heartless, greedy and wicked... Love has died! The world has come to its end, hope has ceased to have a meaning Cities are being wiped out, shrapnel is making music Meadows are coloured red with human blood There are dead people on the streets everywhere I will say another quiet prayer: People are sinners, Lord, they make mistakes... The world has ended!