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What's Really at Stake
2006-12-10 11:45:02
     We all learn to adapt and adopt more effective coping mechanisms throughout life... or we die. Nature, from a physical standpoint, has one basic priority which is to propagate our genes into time. A lack of control of ones environment is usually compensated for by an increase in reproduction. This assures that no catastrophic event will terminate the gene pool. Over time man has become less ignorant and better at predicting cause and effect and how to protect self from most natural threats. Disasters such as earth quakes, floods, or meteors from space will always be inevitable. We can never prevent such events and it is limited how much preparation can reasonably occur. For events such as accidents involving transportation vehicles, man will continue to improve safety and decrease risk. Though perfection is nearly impossible, man has always accepted the challenge. The main catastrophic event for which there is hope of ending 100% is war. Unless declared a...
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Vote HEADoc for Congress On Nov. 7, 2006
2006-12-10 11:45:02
As your write in candidate for U.S. Congress , for the following issues I promise to:         ;      &nbs p;      &nb sp;      GENERAL Tell no lies or make promises I know I cannot keep. THE WAR ON TERROR   Let the majority of Americans vote on how to approach the War On Terror and Let the sons and daughters of Senators and Congressmen be equally represented on the battle field. Find Osoma Bin Ladin! HEALTH CARE   Provide a reasonable health insurance plan for all working citizens and their families. The money will come from immediately ending all managed care and returning the savings directly to the consumer. Doctors will offer their own comprehensive plans on a fee for service basis. Patients will save money by engaging in preventive medicine strategies. Patients who engage in high risk behaviors will simply run out of funds a...
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Rambling
2006-12-10 11:45:02
        I love my cat Oreo. She never holds a grudge. She somehow tolerates me being tardy with the same old food and not keeping the litter box clean. She doesn't take it personally when I put a sock over her head or a rubber band around her tail as a little practical joke for my own amusement at her expense. I know she then just says to herself "very funny master species." Ha, ha, ha. She has probably taught me more than I could ever think of teaching her about life. Mostly, I've learned to try being more patient and consistent with unpleasant situations and with other human beings. There are some days when I realize that I have the most interesting job in the world, then there are days that I wish I could wring a few necks. Compassion and empathy are natural resources and assets that must be used wisely and sparingly or they burn completely out and become cynicism and sarcasm. When I do start to feel the latter, most of the time, I know it'...
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HEADoc on Music and Movies
2006-06-14 03:51:00
Newer isn't always better. As we grow older and more mature this rings more true. As always, others might have a different view of things. Since this sight is about my thoughts, it really doesn't matter so much what others think. Being from the old school, I like to collect and listen to old recordings.  For example, Al Green was always my favorite performer. I found that the hits that actually made it to the radio when I was growing up were only a small fraction of the work of his lifetime. Today, every time I play through a re mastered CD of old recordings there's usually a new gem to listen to that I may have never heard before. I may have been 12 years old when the album was released but it's brand new to me. It's a little like time travel of the mind. I've done the same with The Beatles, Smokey Robinson, and several other artists. Some things can't be improved. One thing that was improved and that I was blown away by recently was the movie King Kong. On occasion, a...
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100th Monkey
2006-04-15 08:41:00
Dr. Deepak Choprah speaks of a theory that I find very intriguing called the One Hundredth Monkey Theory. Those seeking a deeper meaning shouldn't find it so hard to accept. It simplifies the phenomenon of critical mass and group collective mental learning. The concept of critical mass means that once a certain percentage of a certain population are in harmony and unison with an idea or belief, that belief becomes propagated as reality by a power beyond human control. An example would be how the entire heart rhythm is initiated by the pacemaker cells which happen to constitute approximately one percent of the total cardiac cells. The most popular experiment to test the hypothesis involved a population of monkeys who were provided with an abundance of one of their favorite foods, sweet potatoes. However, because the potatoes were immersed in sand and grit they were inedible. After some time had passed one of the younger curious monkeys made a break through discovery that washing th...

Sanity Check
2006-04-01 22:36:00
Some days I can't help but ask myself WHY. Why do I do such a job as the one I've chosen? The rule of thirds probably applies to cases I see. A third are an absolute joy to be a part of, a third are neither here nor there, and a third turn out to be an enormous drain of energy and total waste of time. Much time and energy has been used identifying and weeding out people from the latter group. I do learn from them and find it important to remain as objective as possible because often that person who presents as what seems to be a hopeless case turns out to be that person who finally gets it together and turns their life around. When that happens I realize once again the answer to my question. Hope. There is always hope.    The sooner the individual gets this crucial point the more salvageable they seem to be. It is an indescribable feeling to see little Johnny for follow up and learn that he has stopped disrupting the class, is now able to focus ...
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MUDBONE
2006-03-13 02:19:00
Mudbone was a character created by the late Richard Pryor back in the early 1970's. Pryor started his routines actually speaking as the personification of an old slave-like character; "I was born in Peoria, Illinois. There was an old man named Mudbone born in Mississippi, Tupelo." Audience member: Where is Tupelo? Responding through improvisation to the inquiring audience member, he'd say "Tupelo? That's near One Below." The audience would erupt with laughter, begging for more of the story. "He drove up here, 750 miles on a tractor with one tank of gas because he had a job watching the levy and one day the levy broke. They asked him why didn't you warn the people? He said, Well I couldn't be runnin' through all that water warning nobody. There ain't a man in the world that can hold back all that water when it wants to go. Besides, they was gonna find out sooner or later anyway." The last case I saw Friday evening was a 17 year old Caucasian...