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When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.

strange world

Suppose we have an icosahedron inscribed inside of a unit sphere.

ooo to travel to wander ooo to stager all around the world.

(hm. we seem to be stuck in kind of a loop here)

I delivered a radiator to an address in Calver, Derbyshire, the other day. The address turned out to be a massive 19th century mill that had been turned into posh flats. When I got there, I phoned the customer and she told me where to wait, so that she could come down and let me in.

Later, when I was back at the warehouse, I was telling someone about the mill, and what an impressive building it was. He said that he had also delivered there some years ago, when he worked for a furniture company. He also told me that the mill was used as the location for the TV series, Colditz, which was broadcast in the 1970’s.

That night, I looked on YouTube and discovered that all the episodes were available, so I started watching episode one. Episode one opens with a load of British prisoners being marched through the countryside by the Germans. Next, we see them arriving at Colditz Castle, where -after being de-loused and what have you- they are assembled in the courtyard, ready to be addressed by the prison Commandant.

By this time, I had recognized the “castle” as the place I had delivered to earlier in the day. When the camera angle changed and the Commandant came out of the door that I had been let into that morning, carrying a radiator, the hairs on the back of my neck stood on end. The thought that only a few hours earlier I had been in the place where all those captured soldiers had been lined up and had the law laid down to them by that arrogant nob head of a German officer filled me with a very eerie feeling.

Then I remembered that I was only watching a TV drama, and all those soldiers were only actors, and the German officer wasn’t even a German. Still, at least I can say that I delivered a radiator to the place where they filmed that very popular TV series, Colditz, in the 1970s.

So what then?

If we found out the powerful, elites, leaders, law makers, pharmaceutical companies are corrupt.

What would you do?

What could you do?

Would you quit your job?
Would you scream foul?
Would you cry?
Would you write blogs?
Would you stop paying your taxes?
Would you tell your friends?

Really, what could you do...what could anyone do?

As far as I can see, we have positioned ourselves as humans to rely on them...no matter what they do. Perhaps all we can do is pray they allow us to live our lives in somewhat peace?

...just some thought provoking after watching a movie.




Good day/night all, and remember to smile.

Do you eat corn this way in your place?



I think it's so yummy for raining days! ^_^

Hi every one Around the World well How was your Weekend well January is almost Done January 2015 gone Time doze Not stay still time Flys
Well my weekend was Great Friday I went out to watch a Live Gig and Have a Couple of Drinks and Meet Nice people well Saturday I woke up Saturday Morning Had Coffee and watch Golf and FootBall Saturday Evening I went to meet friends Had Drinks with Friends and then saturday Night got to sleep 11:54pm then sunday I Had coffee watch football and just work on my Angel Cards and I Know sunday is Done Two Monday tomorrow I am off to Gym
Mutch Love to all over the world how was weekend and sweet Dreams xoxo Davie_pakalolo Man

Playing Hide and Seek

Christmas without it somewhere over the front door frame, or around the tree, or someone slipping up behind you with it proves to be a lot of fun, and without it during a Christmas gathering there is no fun in getting an unexpected kiss. Found plenty of mistletoe images, but had problems posting them, so I'll be creative for the fun of it all.

bam! mistletoekiss on your forehead Angel-face!

History-Mistletoe was held in great reverence by the Druids. They went forth clad in white robes to search for the sacred plant, and when it was discovered, one of the Druids ascended the tree and gathered it with great ceremony, separating it from the Oak with a golden knife. The Mistletoe was always cut at a particular age of the moon, at the beginning of the year, and it was only sought for when the Druids declared they had visions directing them to seek it. When a great length of time elapsed without this happening, or if the Mistletoe chanced to fall to the ground, it was considered as an omen that some misfortune would befall the nation. The Druids held that the Mistletoe protected its possessor from all evil, and that the oaks on which it was seen growing were to be respected because of the wonderful cures which the priests were able to effect with it. They sent round their attendant youth with branches of the Mistletoe to announce the entrance of the new year. It is probable that the custom of including it in the decoration of our homes at Christmas, giving it a special place of honour, is a survival of this old custom.
oooooowait!..here comes a big juicy mistletoekiss for you Miclee
The curious basket of garland with which 'Jack-in-the-Green' is even now occasionally invested on May-day is said to be a relic of a similar garb assumed by the Druids for the ceremony of the Mistletoe. When they had found it they danced round the oak to the tune of 'Hey derry down, down, down derry!' which literally signified, 'In a circle move we round the oak. ' Some oakwoods in Herefordshire are still called 'the derry'; and the following line from Ovid refers to the Druids' songs beneath the oak:
'---Ad viscum Druidce cantare solebant---.'
Shakespeare calls it 'the baleful Mistletoe,' an allusion to the Scandinavian legend that Balder, the god of Peace, was slain with an arrow made of Mistletoe. He was restored to life at the request of the other gods and goddesses, and Mistletoe was afterwards given into the keeping of the goddess of Love, and it was ordained that everyone who passed under it should receive a kiss, to show that the branch had become an emblem of love, and not of hate. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/m/mistle40.html
bettter watch out Robert, here comes the mistletoe

A Kiss Beneath the Mistletoe
In the forest, mistletoe is a bit of a scourge, a parasitic plant that latches on to trees and feeds off of them. But at Christmas, it becomes a symbol of romance. So where did the tradition of kissing beneath the mistletoe come from? The plant’s association with romance dates back to ancient Norse mythology. By the 18th century, stealing a kiss beneath the mistletoe became a common practice among British servants and the tradition spread from there. According to the tradition, it’s bad luck to refuse a kiss beneath the mistletoe. After the kiss, the couple is to pluck one of the berries from the plant. Once all the berries are gone, the bough no longer has the power to command kisses. So if you hang a bough of mistletoe this year, make sure it has plenty of berries on it. http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/12/23/why-kiss-under-mistletoe-stories-behind-christmas-traditions/

Jim, you're standing under the mistletoe

mistletoe kisses to everyone...

I remember being told by my father when I was very young, "you tell somebody you are going to do something, you do it." I have always lived me life with this motto in mind.

It finally occurred to me tonight. Your word is your bond (well...always knew that but never gave it really any thought). The less you stick to your word, the less significant you become in this world. Of course, the opposite is true. Sometimes, your word can influence many people at once, both in positive and negative ways.

For example, you tell your close friend Jim, "Hey Jim, I going to be over in a few minutes." Then, you do not show up. Jim was counting on you to show up and you never do. Before you know it, Jim is telling his friends about you. Your being, in the eyes of Jim and his friends, has just become less significant. Again, the opposite is true.

Your false word is easily detected, because your behavior does not match up. In other words, you are not being congruent. For you men out there, women watch for that. But, if you are a genuine person, you will not need to be careful....just be yourself.

Of course, some men watch for this in women also.


Just an insignificant thought I had on my way back home tonight.

As promised to Keepers....did I promise this? I am too lazy to check back and check and see.....no biggie either way. But, I know I mentioned it to her and she was very interested in reading it.

Okay, I was out back having a cigarette at a bar one day. And there were three people back there...all three, I had no idea who they were. The looked like they may have all been on the same work crew that worked in the woods (lumberjacking).

When I walked out, two of the guys were telling the third guy about this other person(guy)...who they did not like. They were talking about how they were threatening to beat him up and then laughing about it. One of the guys ended the conversation by saying, well...we are both f*cking his wife. (of course, laughing about it)

When I heard that, I was shocked. Immediately, I thought, what sort of people are these? Would anybody want this sort of person or people as friends? If they are willing to violate another's marriage vows, what other sort of trusts could they be capable of breaking? Would you want any man or men who does not have any regards for the vows of marriage in your life as a friend(s)? Could you trust them around your wife or your girlfriend?

Of course, I didn't hear anything about any rape charges, so I am guessing the wife was okay messing around with these two men...but, that is another story and potentially another blog.

This blog is more so about the character of some men and their disrespect toward another man's marriage, thus, leading to their desirability of being a potential friend to someone.