Rambling thoughts, solo spinout

in the night he casts a line, for a fisherman not out for fish, more for the peace and tranquility given. On the bank, in the sun with insects buzzing, birds calling and the omnipresent sound of water. "Fear is the mind killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it is gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain." Herbert. Fear follows function, so to master my fear I face it. Everyone dies alone; and no one wants to. We connect so that we are not alone, and connecting we share the strength that we each have. For to have and have not, that really is the question. I am I shout. No one hears. I exist, I whisper. only silence responds.

And yet, there is hope...

Proof that we are more than we know.

NASA's early lunar images, in a new light

Pictures from the mid-1960s Lunar Orbiter program lay forgotten for decades. But one woman was determined to see them restored.

By John Johnson Jr.
March 22, 2009

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-lunar22-2009mar22,0,1783495,full.story

http://www.nasa.gov/topics/moonmars/features/LOIRP/

it again giveth me hope.

Just another brick in my wall; want Fries with that?

I'm so angry at the universe, that I'm almost screaming at my roommate.

I'm up against the wall; and the extra notes just are not helping.

So some helpful folk in the back yell out "it's a reality-check"; and I really want to react. Really.

I just got a "note" from the City of Los Angeles Business tax bureau that I have a hearing; on my unpaid business taxes... well; get in line. You 've got a bit of a walk.

What am I supposed to pay LA with, when I'm not even getting enough to cover the bills?

If you are self-employed; then unemployment doesn't even cover; you haven't "paid in" so you can't get it...

and nobody is hiring for things that I know how to do.

The economy hits home and personal!

I read an article at LAT today about how the job loss ripple effect is being felt.

One layoff leads to another

By Alana Semuels | Mon, 9 Mar 2009 1:51:12 PM

A video game company lets go a writer, who then lays off his nanny, who stops...

It is definitely hitting me where I live.

What about you?