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Native American wisdom
2009-04-03 12:30:00 "Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library and its books were the stones, leaves, grass, brooks and the birds and animals that shared, alike with us, the storms and blessings of the earth. We learn to do what only the student of nature ever learns, and that is to feel beauty. We never rail at the storms, the furious winds, the biting frosts and snows. To do so intensifies human futility, so whatever comes we should adjust ourselves by more effort and energy if necessary, but without complaint. Bright days and dark days are both expressions of the Great Mystery, and the Indian reveled in being close the Great Holiness."(Chief Luther Standing Bear)Have an excellent weekend! More About: Native American , American , Wisdom , Native
April Fool's Day
2009-04-01 12:46:00 It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and leave no doubt. (Mark Twain) Unlike most of the other non-foolish holidays, the history of April Fool's Day, sometimes called All Fool's Day, is not totally clear. There really wasn't a "first April Fool's Day" that can be pinpointed on the calendar. Some believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of springPranks performed on April Fool's Day range from the simple, (such as saying, "Your shoe's untied!), to the elaborate. Setting a roommate's alarm clock back an hour is a common gag. Whatever the prank, the trickster usually ends it by yelling to his victim, "April Fool!"
Just for laughs!
2009-03-30 18:38:00 A couple of hunters are out in the woods, when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing; his eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cell phone and calls the emergency services. He gasps to the operator:- My friend is dead! What can I do?The operator, in a calm soothing voice, says: - Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead.There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says:- OK, ?NOW WHAT?
"YOUR BLOG IS FABULOUS" AWARD!
2009-03-26 19:02:00 I?m really surprised and delighted to be nominated for the "Your Blog is Fabulous!" Award , by my friend Helena over at ? Achados Imperdíveis? blog .Thank you so much! I?m chuffed.This blog award comes with some rules attached:I?m supposed to pass this on to five other people with fabulous blogs, after I point out five things I am ?obsessed? with and ?can?t live without?. Well, I was about going to skip this part, because I find the word and the expression between commas too strong, but?here you are:1. The Internet2. Image editing programs3. Sea & Sun4. Good music5. SoccerI am passing this award to these fabulous bloggers:NATACHAOLGA JEUNELLE LADY BANANATITANIA I wish you all a fabulous weekend
There are addictions and addictions!
2009-03-26 11:41:00 Some guys are addicted to heroin, I?m addicted to Super Heroines.Do you want to know why? Click on the picture above. More About: Addictions
The Alabama Freedom March
2009-03-24 18:45:00 Forty-four years ago today, on March 25, 1965, the iconic civil rights leader and Nobel Peace laureate Martin Luther King led 25,000 marchers, Negroes and Whites, to the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama , to protest the denial of voting rights to blacks, challenging Alabama to put an end to racial discrimination.The Alabama Freedom March, as it was called, ended shortly after noon at the foot of the Capitol steps, and as people from all over the nation stood facing the white-columned statehouse, Dr. King assured them:?Yes, we are on the move and no wave of racism can stop us. (Yes, sir!) We are on the move now. The burning of our churches will not deter us. (Yes, sir!) The bombing of our homes will not dissuade us. (Yes, sir!) We are on the move now. (Yes, sir!) The beating and killing of our clergymen and young people will not divert us. We are on the move now. (Yes, sir!) The wanton release of their known murderers would not discourage us. We are on the move now. (Yes, sir!) Li...
The story of a sign ? Historia de un Letrero
2009-03-23 14:53:00 This short film you are about to watch has a very strong message and won the Fourth Annual Short Film Online Competition, at Cannes 2008. With a stroke of a pen, a stranger transforms the day for another man in this emotionally stirring film by Alonso Alvarez Barreda. This is the proof that the difference between a good headline and a great one, it is not in what you say, but more in how you say it. Click on the picture above, to watch the film.Clica en la imagen de arriba, para ver el film.(Pay attention to the subtitles, unless you speak Spanish) More About: Story , Historia , Sign , The Story
Spring is in the air and the Earth laughs in flowers
2009-03-20 11:16:00 This is my warm welcome to Spring , the season of birth, which begins today here in the northern hemisphere, renewing life all over. Let's celebrate it, at the indian way, in a respectful and harmonious relationship with Nature.Background music: "What a wonderful world", by Louis Armstrong.I see trees of green, red roses tooI see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldI see skies of blue and clouds of whiteThe bright blessed day, the dark sacred nightAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldThe colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the skyAre also on the faces of people going byI see friends shakin' hands, sayin' "How do you do?"They're really saying "I love you"I hear babies cryin', I watch them growThey'll learn much more than I'll ever knowAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldYes, I think to myself, what a wonderful worldOh yeah... More About: Flowers , Earth
HRH Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan
2009-03-16 17:54:00 Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan , the most beautiful queen and, probably, one of the prettiest women of the world, is here in Portugal. Queen Rania and Jorge Sampaio, former President of the Republic of Portugal - High Representative of the United Nations for the Alliance of Civilizations - are the two laureates of the Council of Europe North-South Prize for 2008. The handing over Ceremony will take place this afternoon in Lisbon and will be hosted in the Portuguese Parliament. Known as a strong advocate for education and gender equality, as well as UNICEF's eminent advocate for Children, Queen Rania has her own website and YouTube channel and won the Visionary Award on YouTube Live '08.
Happy weekend!
2009-03-13 18:06:00 Hope you have a great weekend and may the light of the Great Spirit shine upon you all! More About: Weekend , Happy
Mad world!
2009-03-12 18:13:00 A 17-year-old student entered a school in the town of Winnenden, Germany, with a large-caliber pistol, after classes had begun, and opened fire. He killed nine students and three teachers, apparently singling out female victims (eight of the students were girls and all three teachers were women), in a rampage that ended with 16 people, including the shooter, dead.A 19 year-old student, said about the shooter: "He was here since September, he was just like anybody else, he was normal and he was a little bit quiet but nothing special (they always are, aren?t they?). I just can't believe he could have done this."We all like to think that our children are in capable and secure hands while they are in school, but? With so much going on in the news these days, it is no wonder that we worry about keeping them safe in schools.How can we prevent this kind of tragedies before they start? I truly believe that all kind of School violence prevention begins in the home. More About: World , Mad World
11-M - In memoriam
2009-03-11 11:57:00 Five years ago today, on 11 March 2004, a series of coordinated powerful bombings occurred almost simultaneously in four commuter trains in Madrid, Spain, during the morning rush hour, killing one hundred and seventy-seven people instantly and injuring more than two thousand. There were fourteen subsequent in-hospital deaths, bringing the ultimate death toll to one hundred and ninety-one innocent civilians.May their souls rest in peace!We were all on that train. We are all Spanish!Todos íbamos en ese tren. Somos todos españoles! More About: In Memoriam
Barbie's fiftieth anniversary
2009-03-09 18:45:00 Barbie, the fashion doll manufactured by Mattel, Inc. turns 50 today! Inventor Ruth Handler introduced her at the American International Toy Fair, on March 9th, 1959. The world?s most popular doll?s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Handler named her after her daughter Barbara, who was the inspiration behind the making of the first real adult doll for children to play with, at a time when most children's toy dolls were representations of infants.For a woman turning 50, Barbie sure does look good, but If she was human, she would, probably, look like this. More About: Anniversary
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
2009-03-08 11:15:00 I dedicate this post to all the women on the planet, especially to those who keep honoring me with their visits to this humble blog I own. May your days be filled with love, contentment, peace, serenity, joy and happiness. More About: International
A Happy weekend to you all
2009-03-06 12:21:00 I hope you?re having a fantastic start into a divine weekend, whoever you are and wherever you live on this beautiful planet we share. May the light of The Great Spirit shine upon you all. More About: Weekend , Happy
Here is a smile to make your day
2009-03-04 13:17:00 There are hundreds of languages in the world, but a smile speaks them all. More About: Smile , Make
Do you remember Elmer?
2009-03-03 11:21:00 Sixty-nine years ago yesterday, on March 2 1940, one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, Elmer J. Fudd (the fustrated Bugs Bunny hunter, remember?), was first released by Warner Brothers.- Wassup, Doc?- Shhhhhhhh, be vewy vewy quiet; I'm hunting wabbits!
Apache humor
2009-03-02 13:09:00 The picture above clearly illustrates Global warming consequences. More About: Humor , Apache
Happy weekend!
2009-02-27 19:51:00 Have a great weekend, wherever you are on this priceless planet we share and may the light of the Great Spirit shine upon you all! More About: Weekend , Happy
I was... tagged!
2009-02-26 18:11:00 I was tagged for the meme: ?Six things, six links, because the world wants to know more about you!?, by my Brazilian friend and co-blogger Helena at her ?Achados Imperdíveis? blog.The rules of the tag are:1. Link to the person who tagged you.2. Post the rules on your blog.3. Write six random things about yourself.4. Tag six people at the end of your post and link to them.5. Let each person know they?ve been tagged and leave a comment on their blog.6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.(If you want the rules in Portuguese, you can follow the link to the blogger who tagged me and read them there.)Six things about me:1. I am tall and have dark brown eyes and hair.2. I have a degree in Languages. I work with (and for!) children.3 . I am a romantic guy (in all senses). 4. I? m a nature lover.5. I am a happy guy and the calmest person in the world.6. My closer friends say that I have a unique sense of humor.Well, I?m going to tag:Lady BananaMarcinhaNatashaOlgaJeunelleTitaniaC onside... More About: Tagged
Weird stuff - urinotherapy
2009-02-19 17:28:00 Did you know that thousands of people drink their own urine and massage their skin with it? Though urine therapy is no longer as popular as it used to be in the latter years of the Soviet Union, the practice is still in vogue with many citizens of Russia. There are no statistics whatsoever on the use of one?s own urine as a medicine. Practitioners of urine therapy, otherwise known as uropaths, reveal no information regarding detrimental effects of urinotherapy on their well-being. (in Pravda) More About: Weird , Stuff
Happy birthday, Pluto!
2009-02-18 15:08:00 On the 18th February 1930, 79 years ago today, American astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh discovers Pluto , generally the most distant planet from the sun. The existence of an unknown ninth planet was first proposed by Percival Lowell, who theorized that it was responsible for the wobbles in Uranus' and Neptune's orbits. In 1930, using Powell's calculations as a guide, Tombaugh discovered the tiny planet. With a surface temperature below -200 Celsius, Pluto is composed primarily of rock and ice and is relatively small:approximately a fifth the mass of the Earth's Moon and a third its volume. On August 24, 2006, as we all remember, Pluto was excluded as a planet and reclassified as a member of the new category of dwarf planets along with Eris and Ceres. More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
Happy Valentine's Day
2009-02-14 10:27:00 HEY, GUYS, HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND ANDMAKE LOVE, NOT... BLOGS! More About: Happy
Happy Valentine's Day!
2009-02-13 12:29:00 HEY, GUYS, HAVE A LOVELY WEEKEND ANDMAKE LOVE, NOT... BLOGS! More About: Happy
Cochise?s theory of evolution
2009-02-12 17:03:00 Charles Darwin was born on 12 February 1809, 200 years ago today. Through a combination of meticulous observation and innovative thinking, Darwin came up with an explanation for the incredible variety of living things: that evolution was driven by natural selection, the so- called Darwin's theory of evolution. I think that the man was wrong and I can prove it! (see picture above). More About: Evolution , Theory , Theory of Evolution
How shiny are you today?
2009-02-11 12:37:00 There are two kinds of light: the glow that illuminates and the glare that obscures. On the other hand, in the right light, at the right time, everything (and everyone) looks extraordinary.So...please tell me, in a scale from 1 (minimum). to 10 (maximum), how shiny are you today? More About: Today , Shiny
In a near future
2009-02-09 18:41:00 High-definition-real-cinema (HDRC)Feel the movie action in your chair? IF YOU CAN! More About: Future
Have a great weekend
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