today marks two birthdays: bono turns 44 and my kickass z turns 1. happy birthday!
i’d write more, but i am thoroughly exhausted, and plan to take a healthy snooze… later!
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idiotic forum blather
some idiot made an anonymous comment in my forum about something completely random, pointless, and without provocation. so whoever you are…either make a clear case for yourself–even if anonymously–or don’t bother commenting at all. i don’t mind criticism being posted in the forums, but this was just thoughtless blather.
anyway… i had a wonderful night tonight; one i wouldn’t trade for anything. it’ll be a long month between now and my birthday, so if anyone has time to hang out, feel free to give me a buzz!
time for some zzz’s…
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simple sentiment
finally something worthwhile in life
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one
Is it getting better, or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you, now you got someone to blame?
You say one love, one life, when it’s one need in the night.
One love, we get to share
It leaves you baby if you don’t care for it.Did I disappoint you or leave a bad taste in your mouth?
You act like you never had love and you want me to go without.
Well, it’s too late tonight to drag the past out into the light.
We’re one, but we’re not the same.
We get to carry each other, carry each other… oneHave you come here for forgiveness?
Have you come to raise the dead?
Have you come here to play Jesus to the lepers in your head?
Did I ask too much, more than a lot?
You gave me nothing, now it’s all I got.
We’re one, but we’re not the same.
Well, we hurt each other, then we do it again.You say love is a temple; love a higher law
Love is a temple; love the higher law.
You ask me to enter, but then you make me crawl
And I can’t be holding on to what you got, when all you got is hurt.One love, one blood, one life, you got to do what you should.
One life with each other: sisters, brothers.
One life, but we’re not the same.
We get to carry each other, carry each other.
One.–bono, ‘one’
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auto insurance peculiarities
i just finished reading information on the 10 cheapest rides to insure. although neither the z nor the blazer were included, the article went on to explain why rates vary so greatly. i was surprised that an insurance premium isn’t necessarily based on the price of the vehicle itself, but moreso on the demographic it tends to attract.
for example, a camaro is likely to attract a young male audience, which has a stronger propensity for incident than the z, which (partially due to its price) is likely to attract males who are in their late twenties or beyond; a demographic much more likely to drive responsibly. so when the insurance on my brand new z was slightly less than a 3 year old cougar, now i have more of an idea why.
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timing is everything
the following editorial is my adaptation of an email from a brilliant writer/friend of mine to the north, saara. she cited a source of ‘thought for your week: timing is everything!’ by jill devine.
have you applied yourself in both thought and action with the best intentions in life, only to be frustrated with the results?
perhaps a book, melody, or film lifted your inspiration or motivated you in some way to pursue a dream; some goal that you’d never imagined, or maybe one left wayside for something more readily attainable. popular phrases such as ‘build it and they will come’, ‘you get what you pay for’, ‘give a little to get a little’, etc. help reinforce the notion that if you try, you will achieve. so what of the disappointment when having tried, our just rewards don’t follow? are you an exception to the proverbs, or is it something else?
part of the problem lies in human nature, the other for incomplete instructions. it is unmistakably human to seek the most instant gratification in any endeavour; but the truth is that not every reward is available at the flick of a switch, and that’s where the proverbs are incomplete–they don’t speak of the waiting period required for things to reach fruition, at least they don’t speak it in the same breath (think: ‘anything good is worth waiting for’). most ancient religious texts describe everything as having an order and a season.
for example, imagine a farmer swapping the seasons in which he sows and harvests his crops; he will likely find himself amid failure, at least in terms of his expectation to reap a viable product. he would do well to pay more attention to the calendar. or imagine the workflow of a baker. he can mix a cake batter all he likes, and even place it in the oven, but unless he endures a bit of waiting while it rises, he’ll have little more than a tin of goo to serve or sell.
unfortunately, we operate with the best of intentions and grand expectations, and feel defeat when at the end of the rainbow is more rainbow. If the results speak contrary to your expectations, double-check the season–you might just be early. don’t mistake ‘delay’ for ‘denial’ by life. timing is crucial, and patience is a vital ingredient when planning for success. the road to each reward is a variable distance, and your mileage may vary.