Buenos dias!

Hi everyone,

I just thought I'd post some quotes to inspire you all:

“Z stands for zest for life. It is to appreciate life in all its vitality and exuberance. It is to know that there is only one life that expresses itself in myriad forms. To see that life is to know that power is in the present moment.

Tagore once said, “The same stream of life that runs through the world runs through my veins night and day and dances in rhythmic measure. It is the same life that shoots in joy through the dust of the earth into numberless blades of grass and breaks into tumultuous waves of flowers.” He calls this “the life throb of ages, dancing in my blood this moment.” To be in touch with this life throb of ages dancing in our blood this moment, is to have zest for life. It is to face the unknown with carefreeness and freedom.

The unknown is the field of all possibilities in every moment of the present. And this is freedom, beyond the known of past conditioning, beyond the prison of space, time, and causation. As Don Juan once said to Carlos Castaneda, “It doesn’t matter what our specific fate is, as long as we face it with ultimate abandon”. This is carefreeness. This is joy. This is freedom. This is zest for life.”

Deepak Chopra, “Creating Affluence” (p.61)

“Let the waters settle
You will see stars and moon
Mirrored in your Being”
- Rumi

“Out beyond ideas of right-doing and wrong-doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”
- Rumi

“The universe is a big dream machine, churning out dreams and transforming them into reality, and our own dreams are inextricably woven into the overall scheme of things.”

Deepak Chopra, “Creating Affluence”, (p.95)

Hey North,
Go to the previous Open Thread. I have things for you over there.

Subhanjan

You can read a very nice indian comics here
http://www.funnydomainnames.com/comics.htm.
Let me know how you like it.

Gautam, I liked the taste of comics and musings for a change. Liked your article on stock market too...

Academic Incubator
The Jagiellonian University has established an Academic Business Incubator. The project is coordinated by the Jagiellonian Innovation Center along with the University Center for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Development. The incubator offers the space to run a business, complete with a front desk, legal and accounting services and free Internet access and conference rooms. Its services are available to students, graduates and research workers.

http://www.cittru.uj.edu.pl/ang/wiadomosci.html

The Jagiellonska uni, considerd polish harvard,

http://www.parp.gov.pl/en/acad.php

but in poland, everybody is a entrepreneur, ;)

Love, Passion!

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to post a few excerpts from one of Carlos Castaneda's books called "The Fire Within". I re-read these bits again last night and thought of IB. It made me reflect. I hope it may serve someone else in their reflection.

If you may not be familiar with his books and the spiritual path he writes about, "Warrior" refers to one who is walking the spiritual path without faltering... a "petty tyrant", well you can make your own definitions there! :-)

"Control and discipline refer to an inner state. A warrior is self-oriented, not in a selfish way but in the sense of a total examination of the self.

The idea of using a petty tyrant is not only for perfecting the warrior's spirit, but also for enjoyment and happiness. Even the worst tyrants can bring delight, provided, of course, that one is a warrior.

The mistake average men make in confronting petty tyrants is not to have a strategy to fall back on; the fatal flaw is that average men take themselves too seriously; their actions and feelings, as well as those of the petty tyrants, are all-important.

Warriors, on the other hand, not only have a well-thought-out strategy, but are free from self-importance. What restrains their self-importance is that they have understood that reality is an interpretation we make.

Petty tyrants take themselves with deadly seriousness while warriors do not. What usually exhausts us is the wear and tear on our self-importance. Any man who has an iota of pride is ripped apart by being made to feel worthless.

To tune the spirit when someone is trampling on you is called control. Instead of feeling sorry for himself a warrior immediately goes to work mapping the petty tyrant's strong points, his weaknesses, his quirks of behavior.

To gather all this information while they are beating you up is called discipline. A perfect petty tyrant has no redeeming feature.
Forbearance is to wait patiently--no rush, no anxiety--a simple, joyful holding back of what is due.

A warrior knows that he is waiting and what he is waiting for. Right there is the great joy of warriorship. Forbearance means holding back with the spirit something that the warrior knows is rightfully due. It doesn't mean that a warrior goes around plotting to do anybody mischief, or planning to settle past scores. Forbearance is something independent.

To be defeated by a small-fry petty tyrant is not deadly, but devastating. Warriors who succumb to a small-fry petty tyrant are obliterated by their own sense of failure and unworthiness.

Anyone who joins the petty tyrant is defeated. To act in anger, without control and discipline, to have no forbearance, is to be defeated.

After warriors are defeated they either regroup themselves or they abandon the quest for knowledge and join the ranks of the petty tyrants for life."

Have a good day!
In light.

Angel Kate, I could not come to camp last night. I was studying Ayurveda. It is so interesting.

I have been worried about the weather in Florida. I am glad you are all right. I promised Penny(my shelty) last night I will take her for a long walk down and up my hill this evening. She loves me so much, so does one of my cats, Hershey(Lena named her).

A patient of mine who has autism really touched me yesterday by giving such a loving gentle hug, he would not release me, his mom had to pry his arms away from me. He is doing so well on the new treatment I started him on. Another patient brought me two bracelets.

So many people on the blog, at my yoga class, at the temple, my neighbors, my staff, my patients, their parents are so good to me. Today I am counting my blessings.

My blessings and my good wishes and love are always yours. God bless you angel Kate.

Dear Geeta,
You have made my birthday very special Now.
With my love,
~ Kate

Powerful soldiers stories from Iraq in the

6/12/06 issue of the New Yorker magazine.

Love to all

Sending out a beacon of HELLO to Stan, his wife, family and to David and Patzi!

David, I hear you were able to have a visit with Stan and his wife! Awesome!! A few more people from IntentBlog meet in real life.

This is perhaps a new beginning for online friendshipping?

Give Stan and the fam; all the best, from me and mine.

I am off to go play landlord, for a landlord out of town, with work needing done to their building here. I am not looking forward to it, but!

I put on my nonthinking cap(wink) and will become a great adventuress; and in my mind's eye, will envision this escavation of this building as one of historic significance!!(giggles.)

Geeta; I've said it before, I'll say it again! You often help to restore the mal-trust in me that I have for doctors, to a higher level. I want to thankyou, for inadvertantly healing a deep wound in me, caused by bad doctors.

When I read your compassionate stories between you and a patient this way; it restores my faith in doctors, my trust rebuilds under your light of compassion for all!

Please, place a blessing upon me and my son, Geeta, so that I might rise to a peaceful and tranquil base, with you?

North

Heather, you are a rock, a beautiful, smooth, dependable, friendly rock one can lean on in moments of need. I am fortunate to have a friend who is so wise, tactful, loving, and brave. Thank you is not a good enough word to express my gratitude. May you have the heavenly angels at your beck and call always. When I answered Donna Young, I was being playful. I did not imagine any misunderstanding arising out of it. God bless you always. Love, geeta.

Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone has tried
Dr. David Morehouse's Remote Viewing program.
I would like to hear your experiences, if you did.

Deepak has even given a positive testimonial to his work.

Thanks,
Hari

Katie! WOW...
B'day? what a pleasnt surprise! Wish u a very very Happy Birthday! Here's a hug & a kiss for u. :)

so, people, lets get going quickly....
who's baking the cake? who's getting the goodies & candles? & who's making cards?

North: r u around, dear? some action requested!
Not everyday do we get to celebrate angels' birthdays on earth!
:) :) :)

Happy Birthday, Katie! Enjoy your day with your daughter and loved ones.

Cheers & Love!
Navin

Happy Birthday , Kate

May the warmth of the sun

surround you as you become

one with the universe

Love to all

P.S. love Bonita Springs as the water

gently caresses the shells they chime with

delight.

waves gently caress the shells

Happy Birthday Beautiful Kate!!

You're tops!!

norm

http://www.najlepsze-zyczenia.pl/4images/details.php?image_id=110&sessionid=85b6101543a0a32d1f3f2a4f7142af44

Kate, for you, a Polish..;)

Happy birthday, love you, and the positive vibes,
you share, some women are like wine..

kisses,
Love, Passion, share some pictures? ;)

Poetry Corner - To Dear Kate

I didn’t know your
Birthday was today.
In my parody yesterday,
I said Kate was a gate
To compassion and peace,
To kindness and love.

I remember reading your posts:
“Come to the party.
Come sit near me.
Let me see into your eyes.
Let me see your soul.”

“Just come by yourself.
Don’t bring your Bible with you.
But bring your words
And I will show:
What is love.”

Another time you wrote:
“It is 2 a.m. in the morning,
Full moon in the sky is shining,
The breeze is soft and slow,
Birds’ in nests are sleeping,
The trees are guarding them,
But an early riser knows
I am here walking.
It welcomes me: chirp, chirp
I say to the birdie: chirp, chirp
And I keep on walking smiling.”

Dear Kate, you don’t know,
I felt your presence then.
Beside you I was walking
And smiling.

Kate, to those who know you,
You are compassion and love.
Happy birthday Kate.
Now I know why
Birthdays people celebrate.

~ Ravi Kopra

Kate, HAPPY BIRTHDAY dear Angel Kate. I will surely show up tonight to celebrate. I will bring my popular veggie pizza. Have a fantabulous day.

North and Lee, may the beautiful green and pink healing lights of MOTHER GODDESS surround both of you and heal you. Thank you dear North for your kind words.

Navin, this is in ref to 37 on Suchitra's blog. Thank you for your support. May I bless you dear handsome Navin??

Mama Knows, reg 225, and 234, who are you?? I don't think we have met. My name is Geeta Jayaram. Looks like my friend Heather knows you. Welcome to the IB. I understand the sentiments behind your words. Thank you very much.

Swear, this is in reg to 236 on previous open thread. Thank you for being so loving and kind. Life is a bit difficult for me right now. I am going through a difficult phase. So having a beautiful soul like you for a cyber niece is so nurturing, soothing and calming.

I have put the little misunderstanding on the blog behind me. Nature appears more vibrant and and beautiful after the storm has passed and the sun is shining. That is how I feel today. I am ready for my trials, for my blessings today. You my dear Swear are one of my blessings. SANTOSHI MA KI JAI HO. JAI SANTOSHI MA. God bless you.

Dear Kate

The happiest of birthdays to you!

love, Heather

Dear Geeta

Here's a site with stories from people who put out lightblubs, etc.:
http://www.amasci.com/weird/unusual/zap.html

blessings and love, Heather

Lars, thank you for those inspiring quotes. I love the poems of Rumi and Rabindranath Tagore.

happy birthday kate :)

found this while randomly surfing the web. you know, click this link leads to this link, leads to this link. anyway...super funny

http://www.dildocoffeetalk.com/deepak.mp3

Ode to Kate:

This window to our amazing worldwide network of friendship and instant communication was born only one year ago this June, the birth month of our Angel of Love, how fitting, how comforting, how sweet, how timely as we celebrate both.

Woven in this mosaic of friendship, made seeming close by the magic of this marvelous medium, are the lines of love thoughtfully and carefully demarcated by our angel and our goddess of love, tranquility, serenity and peace: Angel Kate.

Occasionlly though, as we have seen in the recent past, family feuds can errupt and fleetingly rage when all momentarily seem gloomy and chaotic while a few family members sulk and pledge to run away but our solid Rock of Love unfailingly appears, wings aspread, as is her wont and timely fashion, and like the stroke of a magic pen, scribbles convalescent, healing poetic lines in the mosaic which always seem to settle matters and bring everyone to their senses in a timely way.

This angel artfully weaves her magical strands and never, like an incorrigible and intransigent child, promises to flee when the going gets tough because she knows that love almost always conquers all.

Happy Birthday, Kate!

Heather, thanks for the link. Let us give a fun party for Kate tonight. Let us invite every one. Heather you call every one, I have an Indian accent, I can't lose. Let me see, who shall we invite, Diablo, he likes kate a lot, Marek, he loves Kate, Harb, he is the one who gave her the nick name Angel, David, we must have David, keith, he is so good with poetry, Navin, he is such a handsome and nice guy, Craig, he is so spiritual, and a poet too, Dara, he has some fun stories to share, Narad muni, he wrote the nicest poem on Kate, Gotham Chopra, I think he is a really nice person, any one else you can think of, and all of us ladies. It will be such a fun party. I can't wait for tonight.

Till tonight dear friend. God bless.

Dear Geeta,
Are you asking for my permission to bless me in #20? LOL. Only the blessed receive your blessings. Don't get disheartened by some disgruntled alias in #50 of Suchitra's blog. He will get around in time....someone seems already on the way if #19 is anything to go by.

Cheers!
Navin

Happy birthday Kate.

North is preparing a big surprise for tonight and boy was she funny last night, that snort that the lets out when she tells stories always tickles me silly. See you at the camp tonight, can't miss this one. My love is yours. Big D.

Whoahahahahahahha....whoa!

Oh Heather, don't forget, Seascape, and Ron. See ya later.

Well, my dear friends, if I may,
propose a toast?
raise those champagne glasses, (no worries Diablo, Navin, I always have a bottle of wodka, stached somewhere..;)

Kate, you are like a star, you can't she her,
just the trail(s), of love, and caring she leaves
behind.. to you Kate, and may you pour all that
love and wisdom into your next orbit, around, us, and all the other spiritual beings, in the blessing of your being,

Happy birthday!, sto lat!
On your health! Na Zdrowko,

why am I the only one spamming? here?

Diablo, pour some wodka, and wake up grandma,
she fell asleep during Poland-Germany, worldcup,

Navin, cut that cake, and go around,

Why is Ron the only one dancing? with Geeta?

let's get this party started, who's the DJ?
and what's the song,

of,
Love, Passion!

Dear Sumiti,

Carlos Castaneda is quite right.
But why quote her? What she is saying is nothing new. She is merely repeating what great sages of all times and all races have said. I think you have not yet read, what I think, is the ultimate thing to read regarding goodness, spirituality, self-belief and determination powerful enough to move the mountains. Read the COMPLETE WORKS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA. Once you have read all the ten volumes, you will find no need to read anything else.

With best wishes,
Subhanjan

I got seven pictures of Buddha
The prophet's on my tongue
Eleven angels of mercy
Sighin' over that black hole in the sun
My heart's dark but it's risin'
I'm pullin' all the faith I can see
From that black hole on the horizon
I hear your voice calling me

Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain, let it rain
Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party
Meet me at Mary's place, we're gonna have a party
Tell me how do we get this thing started
Meet me at Mary's place

Familiar faces around me
Laughter fills the air
Your loving grace surrounds me
Everybody's here
Furniture's out on the front porch
Music's up loud
I dream of you in my arms
I lose myself in the crowd

..
-bruce springsteen,

Who's next?
Love, Passion!

Hips Don't Lie

Ladies up in here tonight
No fighting, no fighting
We got the refugees up in here
No fighting, no fighting

Shakira, Shakira

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man wants to speak Spanish
Como se llama (si), bonita (si), mi casa (si, Shakira Shakira), su casa
Shakira, Shakira

Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

And I'm on tonight
You know my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel it's right
All the attraction, the tension
Don't you see baby, this is perfection

Hey Girl, I can see your body moving
And it's driving me crazy
And I didn't have the slightest idea
Until I saw you dancing

And when you walk up on the dance floor
Nobody cannot ignore the way you move your body, girl
And everything so unexpected - the way you right and left it
So you can keep on shaking it

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama (si), bonita (si), mi casa (si, Shakira Shakira), su casa
Shakira, Shakira

Oh baby when you talk like that
You make a woman go mad
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

And I'm on tonight
You know my hips don't lie
And I am starting to feel you boy
Come on lets go, real slow
Don't you see baby asi es perfecto

Oh I know I am on tonight my hips don't lie
And I am starting to feel it's right
All the attraction, the tension
Don't you see baby, this is perfection
Shakira, Shakira

Oh boy, I can see your body moving
Half animal, half man
I don't, don't really know what I'm doing
But you seem to have a plan
My will and self restraint
Have come to fail now, fail now
See, I am doing what I can, but I can't so you know
That's a bit too hard to explain

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de d­a

Baila en la calle de noche
Baila en la calle de d­a

I never really knew that she could dance like this
She makes a man want to speak Spanish
Como se llama (si), bonita (si), mi casa (si, Shakira Shakira), su casa
Shakira, Shakira

Oh baby when you talk like that
You know you got me hypnotized
So be wise and keep on
Reading the signs of my body

Senorita, feel the conga, let me see you move like you come from Colombia

Mira en Barranquilla se baila as­, say it!
Mira en Barranquilla se baila as­

Yeah
She's so sexy every man's fantasy a refugee like me back with the Fugees from a 3rd world country
I go back like when 'pac carried crates for Humpty Humpty
I need a whole club dizzy
Why the CIA wanna watch us?
Colombians and Haitians
I ain't guilty, it's a musical transaction
No more do we snatch ropes
Refugees run the seas 'cause we own our own boats

I'm on tonight, my hips don't lie
And I'm starting to feel you boy
Come on let's go, real slow
Baby, like this is perfecto

Oh, you know I am on tonight and my hips don't lie
And I am starting to feel it's right
The attraction, the tension
Baby, like this is perfection

SHAKIRA (f/ Wyclef Jean) LYRICS
;)

Sumiti, I enjoyed your post about warrior and petty tyrant. Thank you.

Happy Birthday Kate...
May all your dreams come true...

Germany v Poland:

That was a close call in the 79th minute. Wow!

Will the Poles hang on?

dude, there are like 3, 4 poles playing on the german team, can you imagine that? scoring..
these guys..man..crappy Karma..no kiddin'!

anyhow,
Shall I sing the polish anthem?

or,
Love, Passion!

Hi everyone at IB, I am new at this blog
but to day is my birthday also.Can you also
throw me a party I have been reading for several
months now and it seems you are having a party
for every tom dick and harry so why not me.

But just maybe this party is just for the mentally deficient people who are already here
at IB blog.

Hi everyone at IB, I am new at this blog
but to day is my birthday also.Can you also
throw me a party I have been reading for several
months now and it seems you are having a party
for every tom dick and harry so why not me.

But just maybe this party is just for the mentally deficient people who are already here
at IB blog.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo......

oooooOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH...NNNOooo..freakin' germans!

ok. grandma's awake, and she's used to be
kicked, by germans, no big deal, they used to call it Ukraine, but, then, nevermind,

Kate's Party, what's happening?

Love, Passion!

What a heart-breaker for Poland in added time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed, AJ, you're right!
let's sing, anyway!

Dabrowski Mazurka
Poland has not yet succumbed.
As long as we remain,
What the foe by force has seized,
Sword in hand we'll gain.

March! March, Dabrowski!
March from Italy to Poland!
Under your command
We shall reach our land.

Cross the Vistula and Warta
And Poles we shall be;
We've been shown by Bonaparte
Ways to victory.

March! March, Dabrowski!

As Czarniecki Poznan town regains,
Fighting with the Swede,
To free our fatherland from chains.
We shall return by sea.

March! March, Dabrowski!

Next time, around, no worries, we just need less plumpers in our team..;)

http://www.polish-flag.com/

Love, Passion!

Argentina - World Cup 2006 Champions

Hey Kate,

I knew you're b-day was coming up, but I wasn't sure when..?

And I just wanted to send you a quick little greeting before I'm out the door again!

I will definately try to make the party 2nite, and since I'm really no good at cooking, just eating, (especially the chocolate cake) how about I bring balloons and streamers?! Oh, and *exactly* what numbers do I need to bring for the birthday cake? Anyone know? ;)

And Kate, when you go for your walk at the park this evening and see those stars glowing in the dark, remember all of us here at Intent and know that we love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT!

HaPpY BiRtHdAy Kate, from your friends at IntentBlog!!

http://xs102.xs.to/xs102/06243/kbday.ds2.jpg

Love ya, North

Post # 42="Hi everyone at IB, I am new at this blog
but to day is my birthday also.Can you also
throw me a party I have been reading for several
months now and it seems you are having a party
for every tom dick and harry so why not me.

But just maybe this party is just for the mentally deficient people who are already here
at IB blog.

42. Posted by RADHAKRISHNA on June 14, 2006 01:49 PM

IF you are here reading everyday for months; does this mean we get to include you in the mentally deficient department, or did you just officially do that yourself in a confessional format?

B.O.Y.

Princess Kate, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! The Royal treatment

includes a massage and pedicure, the velvety red carpet,

a golden throne inlaid with diamonds, a crown fit

for Ms. Cosmic Universe and, of course, a whole lot of

bows and curtsies!

Your Highness, may I have the pleasure of the first dance,

if your Prince(?) will allow it?

Then I may whisper sweet nothings into your ear.

I will tell you what you want to hear.

A slow waltz by the fireside,

a beachwalk bringing in the tide...

A birthday wish for a very good friend,

A night, I'm hoping, that never will end!

A toast for the Angels to sing out...

When the moment comes. Love ya, Kate! Keith

Kate, just looked at your bday card, and noticed your name, on the heart pendant went off center!! whahhh, it was in the center of the heart, like a name-pendant. Sorry sweetie!! Not sure what happened!? Must have occured when I made it into an ornament ball?

I am joining Marek and all, in a toast to you Kate. You are as beautiful in body and face, as you are in spirit; you are completeness of the essence of peace.

North

50. Posted by BooOnYou

Dear boo whatever,
here, have a cake, in it,

They say the first symptom of enlightement, is
carefreeness, or you may cal that the Law of.. Detachement?..nobodies here, cured yet, but it sure is a heck of party, have a seat, no worries, the only question remaining is,
can you dance?

Keith sure can, a slow waltz..hmmnn..
nice,
Love, Passion!

Mi'Lady North, Fabulous card you made for Princess Kate! WOW!!!

We'll see ya at the party, my little soon-to-be gypsy!

Very Happy Birthday to you Kate....

Hope you have a wonderful day!! Everyone loves you here - what better present could you ask for? ;)

RAD

Hi Subhanjan,

Carlos Castaneda is actually a 'he' ;)

I agree that these words have been spoken by many before... and not only in the Hindu culture, but also in Sufism, Taoism etc etc...

It is something I had come across yesterday and happened to find it in Castaneda's book.

Besides does the source matter then if the message is the same?

In light.

oops, boo on you, was on the spiritual side,
sorki, my bad, may the Force, and a little wodka,
carry the dance,
to,
Love, Passion!

thanks geeta.

i also wanted to clarify that i was not offended by your message in suchitra's blogpost. i was just generally annoyed by the rant about the multiple identities blah blah... and did not want my id to be confused with any of the other aliases.

take care!

hello all!! still want to know what EVERYONE feels and thinks about the quantum machine SCIO.
also Castaneda is a great writer and as Deepak has said we are truly fortunate to have had such a writer in these days,,
I read once in a book quoting Sai Baba, that Vivekananda has reincarnated and soon will join Him,, he has been identified as currently studying in Sri Lanka as a univrsity student..Coool!!

see you at the part later, Keith; I hope Kate likes the card, thankyou -I most definately expect a dance from you!!

You too Marek, AND Diablo(won't snort in your ear, promise!!)

North

see you at the part later, Keith; I hope Kate likes the card, thankyou -I most definately expect a dance from you!!

You too Marek, AND Diablo(won't snort in your ear, promise!!)

Here's a pic of me, so you can see who you are dancing with!! Just ignore my son who is in the pic, he won't be with us-his girl is here, and they are exam-studying for tomorrow's english exam...

http://xs301.xs.to/xs301/06214/momson2.jpg

North

see you at the part later, Keith; I hope Kate likes the card, thankyou -I most definately expect a dance from you!!

You too Marek, AND Diablo(won't snort in your ear, promise!!)

Here's a pic of me, so you can see who you are dancing with!! Just ignore my son who is in the pic, he won't be with us-his girl is here, and they are exam-studying for tomorrow's english exam...

http://xs301.xs.to/xs301/06214/momson2.jpg

North

see you at the part later, Keith; I hope Kate likes the card, thankyou -I most definately expect a dance from you!!

You too Marek, AND Diablo(won't snort in your ear, promise!!)

Here's a pic of me, so you can see who you are dancing with!! Just ignore my son who is in the pic, he won't be with us-his girl is here, and they are exam-studying for tomorrow's english exam...

http://xs301.xs.to/xs301/06214/momson2.jpg

North

see you at the part later, Keith; I hope Kate likes the card, thankyou -I most definately expect a dance from you!!

You too Marek, AND Diablo(won't snort in your ear, promise!!)

Here's a pic of me and mine, so you can see who you are dancing with!! Just ignore my son who is in the pic, he won't be with us-his girl is here, and they are exam-studying for tomorrow's english exam...

http://xs301.xs.to/xs301/06214/momson2.jpg

North

Mallika sorry about the refreshing the page, it multi-posted!!(blush)

North

West Indies v India, 2nd Test, St Lucia, 5th day

Lara helps Windies cling on to a draw

The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

June 14, 2006

West Indies 215 and 293 for 7 (Lara 120, Kumble 3-98) drew with India 588 for 8 dec (Sehwag 180, Kaif 148*, Dravid 146).

The partnership between Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul helped West Indies claw back after a shaky start © AFP.

Brian Lara scored his second Test century against India, his second slowest innings ever for a score of 50 or more, and though it was not typically brilliant and free-flowing, it was an innings that typified his character and showed just how good a batsman he is under any circumstance. He gave up the big drive for failsafe defence, blunted rather than bludgeoned the bowling into submission and ensured that West Indies pulled off a rousing draw as the tail hung on at the death. They finished on 293 for 7, and garnered a result that they can well be proud of.

Lara's acumen was apparent early on when he decided to bat more than a foot out of his crease to the fast bowlers. This not only cut out any swing that the bowlers might be able to get, but also ensured that the umpires could barely consider giving an lbw decision in the favour of the bowler. What's more, the bowlers were forced to alter the length they operated on, and this meant that it was Lara who controlled the proceedings.

But if Lara was the epitome of control, some of his less illustrious colleagues were quite the opposite. Daren Ganga failed to pick a googly and shouldered arms, losing his off stump. Then Munaf Patel, bowling a superb line and length, pitched one up for the drive and got it to deviate just enough to take the outside edge of Ramnaresh Sarwan's bat. Sarwan, who faced 10 nervous balls including two close lbw shouts, made just 1, completing a forgettable match where he picked up a first-ball duck in the first innings. At 52 for 3 West Indies were in deep trouble, when Lara was joined by Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Lara looked far from his best, on at least two occasions attempting to play forcing drives through the off side but only managing an inside edge past his stumps, but was skilful enough to tough it out and bring up his half-century. Just occasionally, though, the Lara magic was there for all to see - a couple of crunching cover-drives left fielders dead in their tracks, but those were exceptions in an innings characterised by watchful defence. Chanderpaul, who has been a thorn in India's flesh on so many occasions in the past, placed a high premium on his wicket, batting with good sense and care.

About an hour into the second session India finally separated Lara and Chanderpaul. The two had added 129 and were together for almost three hours, seeing off 43.4 overs. Ironically it was a rank bad ball that did the trick. Anil Kumble, who had doggedly run in over after over, sent down a full-toss outside the off stump and Chanderpaul's eyes lit up. He attempted to smash the ball over midwicket but only managed a mis-hit that Irfan Pathan caught well at wide mid-on. Chanderpaul had made 54, and Dwayne Bravo walked out to join Lara.

But Lara had made his mind up about what he wanted to do, and his powers of concentration in playing long innings are second to none in world cricket. India's bowlers did their best to mix things up but there was simply no beating Lara's broad bat. When the final session began, with Lara past a 100 it seemed as though he had done enough to seal the fate of this Test. But, in a late twist, Sehwag got a ball to drift in and pitch on off, and went past Lara's sweeping bat and struck pad. Asad Rauf, the umpire, upheld an impassioned appeal and suddenly India were back in the game.

Bravo had got his eye in and despite the fall of Lara's wicket batted with authority and even a touch of panache. His down-the-wicket six over long off against Kumble was a bold stroke, coming as it did, so late in the day, when West Indies were desperately trying to hang on for a draw. But with only 10 overs left in the day Kumble struck, having Bravo caught off his pad by Yuvraj Singh at backward short-leg. Bravo's 47 had ensured that the tail was left with only nine overs to survive.

Kumble (42 overs) and Sehwag (30 overs) came in and despite weary arms and shoulders, made Denesh Ramdin and Ian Bradshaw play virtually every ball. There were plenty of shouts for lbws and close catches, and the umpires were tested as much as the batsmen, but in the end, India were left high and dry. The ball was tossed to Patel who bowled a probing over to Ramdin, and induced an outside edge only to see Dravid spill a catch that should have been taken. With barely five minutes left in the day Patel had his man, trapping Bradshaw in front of the stumps.

If the rain that washed out the fourth day began the West Indian revival in this match, it was a Lara special that sealed the deal.

West Indies v India, 2nd Test, St Lucia, 5th day

Lara helps Windies cling on to a draw

The Bulletin by Anand Vasu

June 14, 2006

West Indies 215 and 293 for 7 (Lara 120, Kumble 3-98) drew with India 588 for 8 dec (Sehwag 180, Kaif 148*, Dravid 146).

The partnership between Brian Lara and Shivnarine Chanderpaul helped West Indies claw back after a shaky start © AFP.

Brian Lara scored his second Test century against India, his second slowest innings ever for a score of 50 or more, and though it was not typically brilliant and free-flowing, it was an innings that typified his character and showed just how good a batsman he is under any circumstance. He gave up the big drive for failsafe defence, blunted rather than bludgeoned the bowling into submission and ensured that West Indies pulled off a rousing draw as the tail hung on at the death. They finished on 293 for 7, and garnered a result that they can well be proud of.

Lara's acumen was apparent early on when he decided to bat more than a foot out of his crease to the fast bowlers. This not only cut out any swing that the bowlers might be able to get, but also ensured that the umpires could barely consider giving an lbw decision in the favour of the bowler. What's more, the bowlers were forced to alter the length they operated on, and this meant that it was Lara who controlled the proceedings.

But if Lara was the epitome of control, some of his less illustrious colleagues were quite the opposite. Daren Ganga failed to pick a googly and shouldered arms, losing his off stump. Then Munaf Patel, bowling a superb line and length, pitched one up for the drive and got it to deviate just enough to take the outside edge of Ramnaresh Sarwan's bat. Sarwan, who faced 10 nervous balls including two close lbw shouts, made just 1, completing a forgettable match where he picked up a first-ball duck in the first innings. At 52 for 3 West Indies were in deep trouble, when Lara was joined by Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Lara looked far from his best, on at least two occasions attempting to play forcing drives through the off side but only managing an inside edge past his stumps, but was skilful enough to tough it out and bring up his half-century. Just occasionally, though, the Lara magic was there for all to see - a couple of crunching cover-drives left fielders dead in their tracks, but those were exceptions in an innings characterised by watchful defence. Chanderpaul, who has been a thorn in India's flesh on so many occasions in the past, placed a high premium on his wicket, batting with good sense and care.

About an hour into the second session India finally separated Lara and Chanderpaul. The two had added 129 and were together for almost three hours, seeing off 43.4 overs. Ironically it was a rank bad ball that did the trick. Anil Kumble, who had doggedly run in over after over, sent down a full-toss outside the off stump and Chanderpaul's eyes lit up. He attempted to smash the ball over midwicket but only managed a mis-hit that Irfan Pathan caught well at wide mid-on. Chanderpaul had made 54, and Dwayne Bravo walked out to join Lara.

But Lara had made his mind up about what he wanted to do, and his powers of concentration in playing long innings are second to none in world cricket. India's bowlers did their best to mix things up but there was simply no beating Lara's broad bat. When the final session began, with Lara past a 100 it seemed as though he had done enough to seal the fate of this Test. But, in a late twist, Sehwag got a ball to drift in and pitch on off, and went past Lara's sweeping bat and struck pad. Asad Rauf, the umpire, upheld an impassioned appeal and suddenly India were back in the game.

Bravo had got his eye in and despite the fall of Lara's wicket batted with authority and even a touch of panache. His down-the-wicket six over long off against Kumble was a bold stroke, coming as it did, so late in the day, when West Indies were desperately trying to hang on for a draw. But with only 10 overs left in the day Kumble struck, having Bravo caught off his pad by Yuvraj Singh at backward short-leg. Bravo's 47 had ensured that the tail was left with only nine overs to survive.

Kumble (42 overs) and Sehwag (30 overs) came in and despite weary arms and shoulders, made Denesh Ramdin and Ian Bradshaw play virtually every ball. There were plenty of shouts for lbws and close catches, and the umpires were tested as much as the batsmen, but in the end, India were left high and dry. The ball was tossed to Patel who bowled a probing over to Ramdin, and induced an outside edge only to see Dravid spill a catch that should have been taken. With barely five minutes left in the day Patel had his man, trapping Bradshaw in front of the stumps.

If the rain that washed out the fourth day began the West Indian revival in this match, it was a Lara special that sealed the deal.

Why does it take so long to transmit a post. Damn!

Paper: Rumsfeld expels US media from Guantanamo Bay

John Byrne
Published: Wednesday June 14, 2006

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The United States military has ordered all independent media off the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base following the suicides of three detainees, RAW STORY has learned.

Writing for the Miami Herald, journalist Carol Rosenberg stated Wednesday morning that the military had "ordered all independent news media off the base by 10 a.m. Wednesday, and had arranged a flight to Miami to expedite their departure."

"A directive from the Office of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld," prompted a two-sentence email that was sent to reporters from the Herald and the Los Angeles Times, which stated: "Media currently on the island will depart on Wednesday, 14 June 2006 at 10:00 a.m. Please be prepared to depart the CBQ [quarters] at 8:00 a.m."

That was the entirety of the email, according to the Herald. An auto-reply email from Rosenberg after an inquiry from RAW STORY indicated that she was still en route from Guantanamo and could not be reached for comment, and the Herald news desk claimed that Rosenberg was the only one to receive the memo.

A Pentagon spokesman has since confirmed the order to Editor and Publisher, but has said it was not related to the journalist's news reports.

"While admitting that Gordon's piece had caused "controversy," he asserted that the move was related to other media outlets threatening to sue if they were not allowed in," Editor and Publisher wrote.

Essentially, the Pentagon says that it began receiving complaints from other news agencies who felt the Herald and the Times were getting more access than they were. Given two options -- to allow more reporters, or to remove the existing reporters -- they chose the latter.

Pentagon press officer J.D Gordon told the online trade publication that the Herald and Times reporters were invited to cover tribunals at the base but subsequently filed stories on the suicides after the tribunals were cancelled. A third journalist, a photographer for the Charlotte Observer, was on the island to produce a piece on the homegrown camp commander. After stories began appearing regarding the suicides, the Pentagon arranged the 10 a.m. flight to Miami.

"The correspondents came down to the base on Saturday to cover the aftermath of the suicides, at the invitation of the admiral in charge of the prison," Rosenberg wrote. "The Pentagon canceled the invitation Tuesday night, despite protests from the newspapers."

Kate, I imagine you with your daughter, and close friends, family; all celebrating the life of Kate. I have a feeling, you know we are with you, and can feel us near; as your thoughts drift to the campsite; we patiently await the woman of the hour!

There are so many Gemini's at IntentBlog this year; and ya'll kept me hoppin' making your cards; and nothing gives me greater pleasure to do this for each of you; especially when a request comes to me, to do so.

Kate, tonight I got an EM, from an online family which I've been EM'ing with since 1997!! from Arizona. They announce they'll be here for my son's grad on the 29th! Isn't that something? After nine years, I get to meet my friends Jane, Stephen and their 3 children, and even their beloved dog! yehhaw,, I hope my great news has added to the joyful tone, being spread tonight around the campfire.

(@)-->---->-- (<--A long-stem rose for you) It is pink, with glitter sparkles that look like dew on it's precious petals.

North

A poem for Kate, about the dancing, northern lights! I tried to bring them with me tonight, to the camp; but, the stars would not let me!

From my third poetry book-Under a Northern Moon-

the cover is a circle. IN the circle, is the universe and stars. Also, on the left in a little nook, is a quarter-moon-man(looks like a finger nail clipping) wearing glasses, that have a hooking arm around the ear; he's reading a book of course, with two books near him, with the stars being his infinite playground. It is in colours of a blue-cemented textured moon; gold glass's; purply-blue books/gold books; and the universe is purple, with a golden milky way, and splash's of gold stars. lol

DANCING NORTHERN LIGHTS

Dancing,
northern lights;
to a silent music,
heard only at night.

Frivolously dashing,
across the sky;
caressing moonbeams,
as they pass by.

Dancing,
northern lights,
out to play;
with the sky
as a dance-floor,
until dawn wakes again.

DDS-7-10-2000

Sorry if it's a repeat poem-post, but it always seems fitting, I bring the dancing northern lights---Where I go!

North

onegirlmanyideas,

That link is great! On top of being the spiritual guru he is, he can also rap! Was that a club hit BTW? In all seriousness, and with total respect to Deepak, I'm just joking... Actually it really is kinda cool. Didn't he do something like that with Dave Stewart?

North,

The b-day card is great--love it!

tiffany:

i heard that dr. chopra is doing some music now, but i don't think he had anything to do with that tune. i think some kid in canada got stoned and cut some of his speeches to music. hee hee.

love...

Oh Wow - Everyone
This is so awesome!
Wow!
I am so moved.

I have a singing engagement
in a few minutes,
but I will return
here as soon as I can.

Thank you so much for making
this so wonderful a day
for me.

An evening like this,
can go on forever ........

I love and treasure
my intent family.
Each one of you.
And I will sing
my best
for All.

Far out!!!
I am feeling the Love,

~ Kate

Sumiti, thank you for not taking my comment to Donna Young seriously. I wrote it in a playful mood, did not mean any harm to any one. I have put that behind me. Please come and join the celebration party in honor of Our ANgel KAte. Have a slice of pizza, and a slice of chocolate cake. Looks like Marek wants to dance with you.

North, you look so radiant, excited, and happy. The card is beautiful.

AJ and Subhanjan, would you please join the party??

Marek, Ron dances well , don't you think?

David, Patzi, come over here please, and have a piece of cake. Have just one bite David.

Whoever visits the open thread is invited to the birthday party for the Angel of the Blog.

Kate, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU. You look stunning in that dress. I love those ear rings Kate. Look at all the people that showed up for the party. So many people love you. I see Mallika there. What a beautiful girl she is. I also see that gorgeous Kavita. Here comes Diablo to ask you to dance.

Geeta:
I was napping the whole day today! Did not sleep well last nite so had a hangover sort of! and I dreamt something... i cant recollect the dream fully but it was something like I switched on some lights and found out that the bulbs were blown off! is that a coincidence or r we connected deeper somewhere?
Love & more love to u!
pls sit by me tonite... will u?

Hi Geeta, I snuck away a few minutes to try and see if could find the birthday girl; and I see she made a quick entrance, and then exit; and will return. Thanks for your kind thoughts as per your usual graceful ways.

Tiffany, thanks for the nod re: K's card; always nice to know when one's efforts are appreciated.

Kate, a singing engagement! How very exciting!!

Wait until you hear us all sing happy birthday song to you when you return!! WE been practicing all day!

May your song, be sung in perfect harmony.

I've been saving the magic copper-pipe for the bonfire, when you return. Geeta prepared a feast!

North

a hush fell open the IB
all the lights went out
but she'll be back soon
and when she does return
SURPRISE~
Happy Birthday, Kate!
birthdays are a treasure
and to read your posts
has been a pleasure!

North: that card for Kate is lovely! & the heart off center adds charm to it. :) but know what, North? this leaves me worrying... ur b'day's in august (cud u pls tell us the exact date?) & i cant make such lovely cards. so who'll match ur creativity to express our feelings for u, North? hmmmmm.... ????

Lars, Sumiti: great quotes.
Sumiti, I like the way u summarized the stuff for us. Thanks so much.

onegirlmanyideas: cooool link!:) Thanks!

Radhakrishna: Happy Birthday! hope u r having a gr8 time! pls join us at the angel's b'day party. we will get a cake for u too. :)

Dear Swear, aren't you a sweetheart yourself!! I am 50 on the 7th.

Aww, not to worry, shall I make my own?(giggles.)

North

Well, my eyes are getting droopy!! The men didn't even show UP< to dance as they promised; they musta saw some cutie-patooties elsewhere? Maybe that pic of me and the boyo; scared'em off, I knew I shouldn't have posted it!! (sly grin)

North

Why is it, that it always takes sooooo long

for a women to make herself up?

The carpet is rolled out, Princess Kate.

We await your Majesty's presence.

Do I hear a drum roll?

Now, the trumpets,

how they roar!

Hear 'em?

I do 2!

Stanley Cup Update from Raleigh, NC:Carolina leads series 3-2.

Edmonton v Carolina.

Edmonton scored shorted-handed in OT to extend the series and stave off elimination... live to fight another day. Wow!

PS: H- B-day, K.

A man!!

Ask, and ye shall recieve!!

welcome back Keith!!

AJ-that's nailbiting good ol' Canadian hockey "what-fer" fer ya! Go Oilers GO!! I was there watching in 96!

North

False alarm, please stand by...

North, Wanna dance?

Killer Queen

by Queen's Freddie Mercury

"...guaranteed to blow your mind, anytime!"

I can't dance The Last Waltz, quite yet.

Some ha'ha's while me and Keith kick up on the dance floor!!

Lines to Make You Smile

1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.

2.. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.

5.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.

6.. Don't take life too seriously; no one gets out alive.

7.. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.

8.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.

9.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.

10.. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are missing.

11.. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.

12. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.

15.. Consciousness: That time between naps.

16.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

17.. Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it!

18.. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.

20.. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?

21.. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

22.. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance

23.. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere
!
25..He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.

26..A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.

27..Ham and eggs. A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.

28.. The trouble with life is there's no background music.

30.. I smile because I don't know what the hell is going on.

Thanks for the dance, Mi'Lady 2Spirits/North!

I shall laugh myself to bed now. #27, brilliant!

Princess Kate, We'll save that dance, if you would grant me the chance.

Sleep well and sweet dreams, my dear birthday girl!

Always at Your Majesty's service, good-night ya'll! Sir Dansalot

HI Keith, the dance-pleasure was all mine, I assure you! Laughed through every single one, I did!!

But alas, I too must retire.

G'Night Kate, Keith, and any fire-flies out there, buggin' about in the bush's lurking at the sparkling bonfire!

North

This week I feel restless and tired unable to concentrate, the furniture is shifting I ahve found deep seeded fear in my subconciuos now for the healing process to start.

I have notice that this with many people at the moment, in Melbourne Australia, people are acting out there inner most fears then cleansing them or using anger to solve them just wondering if this is happening more frequently around the world?

Part 1.
Hi Everyone,
I have arrived so late at the party, and I see each of you sleeping very contently. The surprise sign is over near the large oak tree that I am sure you were all hiding behind. I imagine the excitement and anticipation. Please do forgive my late arrival. Just like Kate! :)

The food, oh my! (I took a peek in the frig at the leftovers)
and I really appreciate that one last slice of cake was saved for me - Yum!

I do hope RadhaKrishna was served first! And B.O.Y. you had a slice too, I hope! This cake is too delicious to pass up, even the icing is (double) Yum!

interlude

Do you believe that love conquers all?

Love conquers all, but there are battles to be fought and many would perish before everyone settles down for peace. Albeit for a brief period of time till the battle sirens are heard again. Battles rage for the love of a woman, or the land or wealth. But, love it is. Love is the reason, love is the motivation, love is in subversion and love is in assimilation. Love conquers Love.
I am on guard at your campsite as you sleep. May you have a peaceful sleep with pleasant dreams and a beautiful day as you awake. Wish you a happy birthday.

Part 2.
Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, the smiles, the words, the poetry, the care I feel from Seascape, swear aam, Navin, Norm, Marek, Mallika, Narad, Geeta, Heather, OGMI, Ron, Kavita, Diablo, Andaleeb, Tiffany, North, Keith, RAD, Donna Young - to each of you, my love.

I did have a fantastic day, Earlier when I arrived home, I heard a chanteuse to rival me!There is a song bird perched in the oak tree in my front yard - whistling a tune, and I gazing up - hoping to catch a view of this singer extraordinaire, and enjoying the song - and
whistling back :)

I close my eyes. Just listening, surrendering to the moment. Bird, song, Me.

The fire has gone out at the campsite. It is very late. You are all resting peacefully, and I have my sleeping bag unrolled, and near to the center of our group (thanks for leaving space for me).
As I grap my pillow, and feel my sleepy eyes closing, a thought comes to me.
Love conquers all.
'Sweet dreams are made of this, and who am I to disagree'.

~Your Kate

I feel safe with you Dark Knight, you will make certain the sun comes to wake us sleepy heads up :)
You are dear to give us your protection.
I am so drowsy, and soon with fall into dreams. Stay awake and watch over me, and I will grant you any wish you desire.
With love,
~ Kate

I will keep away the wild beasts lurking in the woods and waylaying for a chance to prowl and turn your dreams into nightmares. Don't get perturbed if you hear a gentle gallop of the horse or a slashing of a blade. You are in good hands and be assured till you see the first rays of sunlight and the early morning due collects on the tiny blades of grass in the green meadow and the birds sing a wake up call and wish a happy birthday to your adorable presence in their midst.

You are welcome to the next Intentblog party. RSVP
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Whosoever said lunatics are lonely people and they love no one was wrong? He should come and visit them about twice a week at Intentblog Campfire Party. They get together early in the evening around a campfire and celebrate their lunacy, enjoy each other’s company, listen to each other’s further adventures into idiocy, congratulate each other on their progress, pat each other’s shoulders and backs and when they are not grinning or laughing, they are squatting, legs crossed, eyes closed, arms extending to their knees, posture straight, and in their heads, third eyes open , they are walking on spiritual paths.

In a recent gathering, they had booze, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Dominos Vegetarian Pizza, Popcorn, Pigs Feet Curry, Chutney from green mangoes from India, Dosa and Masala with raita, Kentucky Moonshine, Bud Bear and for the desert, cherries, pastries and cakes. They raised their glasses, offered a toast to their super spiritual guru writing another book, Kabala: New Insights Into Lunacy, in the lower West Coast of USA. Since he never comes to their parties, the lunatics always hang from an oak tree a big photo of their guru framed in sandal wood from holy hills of Malabari in India, and place garlands of marigold on the frame in a manner that garlands are around the neck of their holy deity. All of them got initial inspiration to be a lunatic from their holy guru.

They sleep in their bags huddled together, and sometime have been observed performing weird dances in their sleep. Sleep walking and sleep chatting is a common phenomenon at the camp site, lasting till early hours of the morning. Next morning, all of them fully approved for their lunacy by their camp mates under the hanging picture of their guru with a divine smile extending almost to the corners of his lips, they pack their sleeping bags and off they go to Kentucky, Colorado, West Virginia, North of the border or wherever their permanent lunatic abodes are. But they cannot wait for another day to start preparing themselves for the next party. So the intense lunacy with spiritual intent goes on and on, biweekly, week after week. It is hoped their numbers will increase, soon surpassing the critical mass, when no sane person will be left in the world.

Subhanjan Sengupta,

You pronounce:

My dear Spencer:

"I hope you are fine, and in good health.
I must say, and please do not mind, it is not a matter of pride for one to say that one has no patience. Adding to this, I do not regret to comment that any mature, educated and civilised man has patience; whether it is patience for reading fat yet marvelous books, or patience to control ones genetals when in bed with wife. Patience is the first sign of a civilised man."

Subhanjan, you speak of "controlling one's genitals!"

Well, dear madam, I don't know how much you know about controlling genitals and I don't know what a man's education has to do with patience and genitals. Perhaps I am on the cusp of learning something new from an expert like you.

When it comes to my genitals, FYI, I am pretty eclectic in taste and in how I indulge it. And am pretty sure you will never find out. I cannot understand why you would be talking about genitals, perhaps you are fixated with them while being a little love starved! You must be under the influence of something rather strange, fair lady!

Spence

Yes indeed, Anon; and I see; you are as much a lunatic here as the rest of us; to "know" "follow" the routine; to which of course, you would have had to participate IN, to come to your conclusions?

What a nimrod you are Anon!! Bitch, bitch, whine, whine; yet, you come back day after day, reading blog after blog, posting the same disgust....yet, you continue to return?

I wonder Anon-who is more lunatic? you or us? You see, we don't take notes at our camp parties, but I see---that you do? You noticed every escapade, and hadn't missed one. very observant, while you mingle with us lunatics.

ConciousOne

http://reports.discoverychannel.ca/servlet/an/discovery/1/20060512/discovery_fuel_060512/20060512?hub=DiscoveryReport

Poor Anon, he is so miserable in life; that he has to go to great lengths, to make everyone else miserable, wherever he goes.

He calls us lunatics? yet, isn't it a lot like a lunatic, to continue coming to a blog-where you hate everyone, just to tell them so?

Anon-you are a lunatic teaching the rest your lunacy maybe?

Spencer, I think you are taking the whole thing out of context, and why bring it HERE< in the new OT thread? geez

CO

Heya kids,
How's everybody doing? no hangovers?, no intoxications?, nobody pregnant? good party! ;)
Great card, North, and the picture, but where did
Navin sneek out..last night..and did Ron indeed step on nobodies toes..?
And what about Diablo..and who is the Dark Knight?

But the question was does love conquers all..?
Love for what? thats the question,

of,
Love, Passion!

"How's everybody doing? no hangovers?, no intoxications?, nobody pregnant? good party! ;)
But the question was does love conquers all..?
Love for what? thats the question,"

It is always fun to read your posts. Two thumbs up! Keep coming!

'mrng Marek!
I was admiring the innocent look on ur face as u were awakening to the beauty & joy of life that this new day brings!

I woke up early... just as the first rays of the sun fell on Kate's glowing face... oh! the smile that was still lingering on her lips... i wish I cud still time to continue gazing at the radiance until eternity...

The birds were chirping a new tune... I would believe they were singing something like "love conquers all... " what a melody!

Geeta was by my side all along & I felt so warm & cozy in the nest of her motherly arms... she has the glow of the DIVINE MOTHER on her beautiful face when she sleeps & yes guys, its true that she chants the lord's name with every breath she takes...even as she sleeps!

Keith was in bliss last nite. After the beautiful, graceful dance with North. His two little angels were resting by his side.

North had a good nite's sleep. She was in a continuous creative stupor wherein her artist mind was working on some new ideas all along even when the dewdrops on the tender green leaves of the tree above fell on her eyes!

Heather said something in her sleep last nite. I couldnt make out but it sounded very much like "Yimberzals by the banks of river Jhelum". She looks so pale after that flu bout but the pallor adds grace to her pure mind thats reflected in her beautiful face!

Navin woke up & disappeared soon after midnight, as soon as his cellphone buzzed. He was speaking with someone unknown to me about the sensex...

Harb, Diablo, Ron & others continued to sleep.

Tiffany was tucked quietly under her comforter. I think she caught me gazing at the stars & gave a sweet smile in appreciation.

A heavenly figure in shining armor that was by Kate's side all nite rose & disappeared in the dust raised by the gallops of his horse when he saw me opening my eyes & looking at him with curiosity....

Oh God! Bless my loved ones! May every new day bring sunshine, love, peace & glory into our lives!

A little something..

Silence reveals itself only to itself. Only when we enter as nothing and stay as nothing, will silence open its secret. Its secret is itself. That's why I say all the words, books, teachings, and all the teachers can only get you to the door, and perhaps entice you to enter. Once there, you start to feel the presence of silence very powerfully. When this happens, something spontaneously arises that's willing to enter it without being somebody. That is the sacred invitation. Inside you find that silence is the final and ultimate teacher and the final and ultimate teaching. It's the only teacher that won't speak to you. Silence is the only teacher and teaching that keeps our humanness on its knees all the time. With any other teaching or teacher, we find we can get up. We can think, "Oh, I heard Adya said dah,dah,dah, and it sounds good," and we find outselves lifting up off the floor of surrender. We turn Away from our most sacred and beautiful humility.

Silence is the ultimate and best teacher, because in silence is the neverending welcoming to do that which our human heart truly desires, which is to always be with our knees on the floor, always be in that sort of devotion to Truth. Silence is the only teaching and the only teacher that is there all the time. Every minute that you are awake, every minute that you are alive, every minute that you breathe, it's right there.(emptiness dancing by Adyashanti)

Swear aam not spiritual !, swear you are hilarious!

"she has the glow of the DIVINE MOTHER on her beautiful face when she sleeps & yes guys, its true that she chants the lord's name with every breath she takes...even as she sleeps!"

Ah, LADY of the DIVINE! She aught to be ENSHRINED.

"Heather said something in her sleep last nite. I couldnt make out but it sounded very much like "Yimberzals by the banks of river Jhelum"."

And did she also say, "Rahul, Rahul?" Next time, please pay close attention. We should not miss any part of the Oracles.

Anon just proved something critical!! He/she is as lunatical as the rest of us! Welcome to your nightmare, Anon; it is up to you to change the "channel" is it not?

ruth: your words and thoughts are so profound, deep. I believe SILENCE IS GOD. Thank you ruth.

Swear, there is an old, old evolved, beautiful, soul witnessing all the wise words you pen my dear cyber niece. I am so proud of you. God bless. Jai Santoshi Ma.

Marek, I think Ron is an accomplished graceful dancer, and a thorough gentleman. What a party last night!! Did you lace my orange juice with a little vodka?? I slept like a log next to my beautiful cyber niece.

Marek, the dark knight, is new to IB, and our camp. He is a very gallant dark knight, rides the most beautiful white horse, he was watching over all of us last night, and disappeared when the rays of sun came dancing to meet our sleepy faces.

Marek, did you know there was a reporter, Anon from the IB Gazette. He has written an article on our camp. I laughed so much reading it, that I cried. May I bless you dear Marek??

Dear blog friends have a great day today.

Good morning campers!! Ooh what a night...

Hi Geeta; you are very humourous this morning, nice to read your thoughts, I giggled with you; and almost choked on my coffee, toast and jam!

Ahh, so Anon is a reporter? now I get it! shhhhH

Have a great day too, Geeta. Kate, the birthday girl, hope you are not to hungover, OR heavy of feet, from all the dancing. I hope your voice is recovered from you singing engagement!!

sprinkling glittered sparklies all around the camp; to awaken the sleepy-heads!!

My son is about to leave soon to write his first, of 4 exams in 4 days! The pressure is mounting. He is confident of himself; so he's not as bad as some students! whew!! Off to go cook him up some brunch!

North

One more disgruntled alias

Armed with destructive canons

Fueled with deranged senses

Fixated with diabolic incense

And is our intricate asinine

insane reporter Anon

Belated wishes to Kate. I couldn't make it to the campsite. So I sent the reporter. It is sad that he was attacked by the wolves in the woods. All is well; Dark Knight was there to protect you all from the rabid attacks of the werewolf.

Dear Kate, I want to wish you a belated Happy Birthday! I had planned to do so last night, but found myself tied-up with other business. So Happy Birthday! Patzi

David, Do you perchance happen to know about the San Luis Valley and the Sand Dunes in SW Colorado? Having lived in CO for so many years, I thought you might have some experience with this area. I was reading on the web this morning that a drive over one of the mountain passes can be quite a unique travel adventure for an out-of-state visitor. Patzi

Indeed,

Got lots more than just loose furniture around here,

the damn world is spinning a 'mile a minute' (or whatever),

and yet one is not going anywhere;

like a Greek hero caught up in the water
yet being able to pluck the overhanging grape.

And the splash from jumping to catch the grape
produces ripples in the water
corrupting the former peace ere Tantalus want;

so much for sacrificing a son.

Eternal Spring banished into the Under
year to year.

Reffing 97 as a Dark Knight complements
a fraud
in noting the morning ‘due’
is actually only one’s daily tax to pay.

And as I try to drink from me wading waters
the unpaid toll remains a raised dam
leaving me parched and athirst within a sea of water;

as the grape once more lowers as I stagger to stand . . .

peace

Dear Marek & Swear,
I had no intention of sneaking out from your party. The call I received on my cellphone was from Zion, so I had to jump out of the Matrix to attend to my duties as Neo. ;)

Dear Spencer,
I think Subhanjan is a male name and you are mistakenly addressing him as "fair lady". LOL. But I agree that the language he uses is rather strange. He seems to be a young boy of 20 whose spiritual journey has just begun. Good luck to him.

Dear Subhanjan,
Here is a big brotherly tip for you. The day you are able to say in one line what you took a 100 lines to say.....consider yourself half-enlightened. Welcome to the blog. Hope you make many friends here.

Dear Craig,
You have a talent for poetry. And a very fiery poetry at that. Keep it up.

Cheers!
Navin

Dear Anon,
Live in the present moment. Be aware of your surroundings at all times. Listen with your ears. See with your eyes. Feel with your heart. Think (but not overly so). Speak when appropriate. Perform your actions with skill. Teach by example (do not preach, or you will repel most people, and I know that by experience). Never let your words or actions intend to hurt yourself or another.
Stay silent as often as possible. Supreme good is in all things.
The divine realization.

Since this is an open thread, I thought this very troubling news should be addressed:

COLOMBO — A powerful land mine ripped through a packed bus in northern Sri Lanka on Thursday, killing at least 64 people in the worst act of violence since a 2002 ceasefire, the army said. Sri Lanka's air force responded by bombing rebel-held areas in the northeast.

The government blamed the Tamil Tiger rebels for blowing up the bus crowded with commuters and schoolchildren — spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella called it “a barbaric act” — but the rebels denied responsibility.

Thursday's violence came during nearly a year of fighting that began with last summer's assassination of Sri Lanka's foreign minister. With the ceasefire as shaky as ever and diplomats saying relations between the government and Tigers are at a low point, Sri Lanka appeared once again on the brink of full-scale war.

Dear Kate,
When you have ears to hear, and eyes to see, and you know the truth and live it, love is all there is.

Dear IB lunatics,

IB thanks you for your recurrent nocturnal escapades at the camp sites of lunacy twice a week.

IB is now happy to announce that the head honcho of the committee on spreading spirituality, love and peace around the globe, is contemplating authoring an altogather new book, appropriately titled: Spiritual Hallucinations of the Lunatics.

Your contributions are welcome and if accepted to be included in the final draft of the book, will be appropriately rewarded from the royalty revenues, that might approximate from about 5 cent per word to as much as few thousand bucks for your entire article, depending on the publicity of the book at spiritual blog sites, temples, churches and other places where the like minded love to gather routinely and nourish their lunacy.

The book will be placed under the general category of Mental Diseases, with a subcategory of Interpretation of Dreams and Spiritual Stupors.

Another book already in preparation is Kabala: Further Insights Into Lunacy.

Anon
Reporter for the IB Gazette

Post Script: Please keep us posted of your meetings, picnics, parties, symposia, ceremonies for the initiates etc. All efforts will be made to cover the events and reported here the next morning that you can enjoy at breakfast time with your ras-gulla with tea or a Dunkin doughnut with coffee, whatever your preferences.

Dear Ambasteve,
Very sad news indeed.

World cup update: A great match is going on currently between England and Trinidad & Tobago. Until half time, both teams are tied without any goals scored. T&T are putting up a great fight against the much fancied team of England who are one of the contenders for lifting the cup. In fact, they even came quite close to taking a lead over England! Citizens of T & T, be proud of your team.

Cheers!
Navin

Anon: did the Sasquash eat your lunch and now u r upset, why r u so cynical, didn't get enuff luv in childhood? R u blaming kind-hearted people who r having a little fun because u r miserable? Poor baby! Here, here, lonely one, mama and papa love u! Don't be so sad!

Recent ids of the Midguy(multiple id guy) which were/are active:

Omar Khayyam: First used effectively to counter Navin in the Weekly Intent.
Someone, rumi: same

Critic, Rumi: (also used against heather in Auto-manacled, weekly intent)

Saul: to counter Heather, Geeta and Divya with sharp words and becoming too personal in Auto-manacled and Mallikas immigrants threads.

Raj, saul: to counter Norm(who supported Divya)

Anon: to mock intentbloggers having fun and leave no chance in ridiculing Geeta and Heather in particular.

Ghulam nabi, Razia, Jamesbond007, Andaleeb etc to counter Rahul pandita (on ravana thread)

And a few others like  which pop up to bolster his ids and create an illusion of many voices and subtle variations to belittle certain people.(Navin, Heather, Geeta, Divya)

SOME OF THESE IDS WHEN CONFRONTED WOULD NOT RESPOND. THEY DON’T HAVE TO DEFEND WHAT THEY SAY. THEY JUST ACCUSE AND LET IT OUT.

Baghwan: to counter Chopra family and friends.

Narad Muni: sing poetry of Ravi Kopra belittling spirituality, gurus and the seekers.

My guess is Baghwan and Narad will continue their musings and poetry while the attack on certain intentbloggers( Divya, Rahul, Geeta, Heather, Navin, and who ever supports them inparticular)if continued with fervor would be by the disguised ids.

Ps: These are observations and interpretations. I may have missed a few and may be remotely wrong in one or two, but u all know how it is. It is his choice to use multiple ids, but it is only fair for people who interact with these ids to have the knowledge of it. That's where I come in trying to interpret.

To Navin,Spence,Sumiti,Geeta,North

Hi Navin

Thanks for your advice. You are right. But the quality you are talking about is that possessed by great men like Socrates or Buddha. And I am no prophet, sage, monk, or philosopher; just an ordinary person struggling to survive with millions of others like me. Consequently, my wisdom does not go far enough to promote my views in a sentence or two. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhangshadev was able to do so. Not me.

And thanks for wiping out the misconception of Spence.

I AM INDEED A BOY.

Hi Spence,

I hope you are fine.
And for your kind information, I am a male, and 20. I see Navin predicts pretty well.

I believe you are a grown up man. When you say something like : "I don't know what a man's education has to do with patience and genitals."
I would say that the very conception of education is not clear to you.
Education is not just about university studies and degrees. It is about everything that builds up a man. If my words seem meaningless to me, forget me. You, I think, have grown too old to understand the important things of life. I am not saying that you are a spoiled brat. What I am saying is that your thoughts are nothing but ordinary and commonplace.

Dear Sumiti,

You are definitely right in a certain sense. THe source hardly matters. It is the words that are more important than the source.
Again, you are very much wrong.
The soucre matters a lot. Wise men speak the same thing, but in different ways. Even we speak big words. But there is a difference. Have you thought of it? It is the way the words of wisdom are spoken that has lots to teach one. Sri Ramakrishna is an extremely enlightened man of all ages. His words are so simple, yet astronomically powerful. Paulo Coelho, Antonie de Saint Exupery, Osho, Carlos Castanada, Robin Sharma, all speak great words. But the source of all their wisdom lies in the great scriptures and principles of Christ and Buddha. Consequently, I think, reading the Vedas, or the Gospel, which are the mother of all wisdom, is a different experience altogether.

Dear Geeta,

I am new to this blog, and I have no idead of this party. Can you tell me more about it.

My dear North,

I am glad that you have read "The Last Leaf".
I appreciate your feelings.

How is your son doing? Preparing to leave for the future that is waiting for him?
Convey my hopes and wishes to him. I hope he succeeds in attaining glory. He must not fade away like countless others do. We sleep, eat, shit, make love and eventually die. The world never knows us. Your son, I wish, will grow up to be the next Einstein or Lincon.

And for the entire house:
ENJOY THE WORLD CUP

Subhanjan

Those 'right-wingers' have effectively destroyed our intent with their multiple IDed cynic who seems to have nothing but time to spend on promoting nothing.

Wow! The party of 'Christians' being the most evil of all. . .

peace

Just this week! My girlfriends thirteen year old daughter, brings home “Camp Finance Park,” this week. The highlights of this ‘Junior Achievement of Washington’ ‘camp,’ the lealflet distributed at the local public school, is such wonderful ‘stuff’ such as

 Careers, education and EARNING POTENTIAL
 PAY BY CREDIT? HOW ABOUT DEBIT?
 cars, insurance, and INVESTING
 become an adult and figure out how YOU WILL SPEND YOUR MONEY

O yeah and of course the ‘camp,’ 9 to 3 for a week this summer, is a $180.

Students, our children, have not read Rousseau, Plato, Bertrand’s logic contained in those Hurley books, or studied Latin or Chinese yet (at least not in the Seattle school district), but we waste no time in making them good little (or, -a lot- ideally right!) consumers.

Yeah let’s prepare those future consumers and show them how to apply for their credit cards . . .

My God!

Elsewhere.

The kid in front of the store wants signatures to repeal the DEATH TAX

When they is taxing one even upon death

there is something gone wrong around here,
what it is is manifestly clear
there is a army and air force standing
Constitution breaking

protecting politicians, bankers, and CEOs.

And I have black youths asking me to sign petitions (which I did of course b/c me and my brother gotta have some solidarity!!!).

But, O my God, now-a-days instead of hanging him from a tree,
‘the man’ just makes another tax!

Castration without representation!

Fu***** capitalists, spineless democrats, and attacking ‘Christian’ a.k.a., ‘Republican’ soldiers.

And just exactly what is ‘a civilian?’ A civilian!

(O and thanks Navin, and a good day to you sir!)

Rubbish . . .

"We sleep, eat, shit, make love and eventually die."

How true! How true! This is the basic stuff, people. Living and procreating. Like animals do.

The rest you can call anything and biologically speaking means nothing - ego, wealth, greed, name, fame, wisdom, scholarship, spirituality, power, anger, compassion, mysticism, magic etc etc...

Dear Craig,
Accept peace.
Not as the world gives you, which is made up of temporary peace treaties.
Accept Peace.
You will know when you have,
when you can no longer speak of revolution.

Subharjan,

Since you are such an expert on thoughts and thought processes and since you have concluded that mine are just plain ordinary and commonplace, I am honored to know that I have met Einstein incarnate, thinker extraordinaire.

You have clearly shown how extraordinary you are when you referred to a man's education as it relates to his patience and genitals. What an extraordinary thinker you are! Wow! I am bowled over!

If you are a gay man, sorry, I am not interested!

Perhaps we should recommend you to the Nobel Prize Foundation for seious consideration for an award as receipient/laureate for extraordinary thoughts and revelations (in category literature). BTW, I am going to altruistically contact the Swedish Academy, momentarily, to get your 'esteemed' name in the bag for the award!

Spence.

Subhanjan, you must forgive me for not reading your long comments. The main reasons are senility, and attention deficit disorder. So if the comment is long I usually skip it. Will you please write some comments that are short??

But please come to one of our parties, and have a bite to eat, meet every one, and see for yourself. If you like us please stick around. If not find a blog that suits you better.

Most of us are nice, kind, friendly. There are some who are not. But life is like that, there is good and bad. I have many faults. One of them is I talk too much. Thank you for asking me.

Dear Subhanjan Sengupta; it was difficult for me to read it all; but, it was well worth the effort! Wonderful and inspiring story of the human spirit, and it's capacity to overcome any adversity; if only love is kept in their heart.

Thankyou once again, I enjoyed the read! My son will graciously appreciate your blessings of splendid and grande hopes. He wrote his first exam today(over 3 hours) and one on Monday and Tuesday, and he's done school until September's college entrance!

Lots to do, to get him moved almost 500 miles away, but it will be done. Thankyou for your kindness,

North

Ignore spencer Subhanjan, he's a tuffy who likes to badger people

even though he knows you are only a kid in college, he doesn't stop and tries to make an argument out of nothing

spencer, grow up man and leave the kid alone

go catch a bad guy like navin

"go catch a bad guy like navin"

A moment ago somebody called him a gay looking young man. And now "a bad guy"!

Folks, what's up? When would you leave the dude alone?

Some people don't have the education and the patience or the genitals to take on tough guys. Instead they prefers to bully the kids who says so.

Now, what genitalia have to do with love, peace, war, compassion or being godly or bullying?

That's a question Subhanjan has to answer.
When you say something like : "I don't know what a man's love, peace, war or compasion has to do with education, patience and genitals."
I would say that the very conception of genitals is not clear to you. Anon, you are but an ordinary moron like Spence in Subhajans world.

Hi Subhanjan..

I read all your posts, and I should say I am very impressed!! And all this at mere 20!! You have a bright future ahead of ya brother! Keep them coming , maybe a shorter version perhaps ;)
As Geeta said most of us are kind and friendly, trust me!! :) So please keep blogging...

North...you sound like my mum, she always tensed about my exams as well (more than me infact)!!! I hope all your son's exams go very well.

Ok...till next time...

Rad

Hi Rad, yup! I want nothing but the best for my son. He knows this. He knows I push him with gentleness and guidingly for his own benefit-to teach. He's a great kid, and I know he'll do well in college; though the first semester is a major achievement! lol thankyou for your blessings for his exams Rad, greatly appreciated!

I don't see too many familiar names today? Everyone get lost at the camp lastnight?

North

When one quits thinking about revolution, then the game is over!

If 'our' government can fight as many wars as they can manufacture, and I have to pay for it; I am not going to be implicated in murder without at least 'setting the record' straight.

As a fellow human being on the face of this planet, it is my duty to you, my fellow 'man,' to declare that now is the time for a revolution of our collective heart, mind, and soul:

and a world revolution of humankind against the corrupt governments of this world, the United States being the primal transgressor!

Elsewise the incorporated greed of this day, shall indeed render humankind hopelessly impotent in the face of people continuing to kill for money, 'freedom,' and God.

And the bullshit endlessly continues . . .

I am not killing anybody, but the Iraqi and Afghani body counts are testimony to the fact people are being killed.

I will not have 'personal peace' til this stops!

peace

Craig, Is your blood pressure in the normal range

most of the time? It's just that I am concerned

about your health, being a type A and all. If it

has been checked and you are fine, good! My bad!

...You never said if you prayed...

If you do, is it a prayer filled with all the problems

of the world and what should be done?

Are you a Deist who is mad because God justs sits

back, reclining, and seeming not to intervene?

Are you not grateful for your family and friends?

Doesn't the very feeling of thankfullness, bring

with it, a moments peace in your heart?