November 20, 2006
state of shock [9/11]
The police kept yelling out: “Get back. More buildings may collapse.” But some
people seemed dazed. 
They just stood and stared around; some sorted through the debris.
Archive for November, 2006
*faces of the homelessNovember 6, 2006
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Buy In vs. Accessible [Poker] BR
The Serious Advantage of Big Buy-Ins
Most poker resources suggest that you sit down at a given table with at least 20x the big blind (bb).
Example: $3/$6 no limit table. BB is $3, so you should sit with a bare minimum of 20 x $3, or $60.
We’d suggest sitting down with anywhere from 50x - 100x the bb for a couple of reasons. Sitting down with a 100x the bb ($300 in our above example) will generally make you one of the big stacks at the table. People won’t be as quick to mess around with someone demonstrating a willingness to gamble. More important than the intimidation factor is the “nuts” factor.
Imagine picking up the “nuts” and only having enough money left to double the bb. This happens all the time and is incredibly frustrating. Don’t let it happen to you. When you have the “nuts,” you want to be involved with the maximum amount of chips [cash] accessible.
Make a difference?
“There are two types of people
who will tell you
that you cannot make a difference
in this world:Those who are afraid to try,
and those who are afraid you will succeed.�
Ray Goforth
6 ways 2 make people like U!
#1. Become genuinely interested in other people.
#2. Smile.
#3. Remember that a person’s name
is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.
#4. Be a good listener. Encourage others to talk about themselves.
#5. Talk in terms of the other person’s interests.
#6. Make the other person feel important - and do it sincerely.
Shelter your $aving$ from inflation
There are 2 types of government securities that do what no other bond can —
they give guaranteed protection against inflation, which erodes the value of both your principal and interest over time.
Your first choice: I-Bonds,
which are inflation-protected savings bonds.
Like regular savings bonds, I-Bonds pay no interest until you redeem them (and you owe no taxes until then).
But I-Bonds have a kicker — the payout increases to keep pace with the cost of living.You can purchase I-Bonds online at: www.treasurydirect.gov
Your second choice: Another investment option is something called T.I.P.S., which stands for
Treasury
Inflation-
Protected
Securities.T.I.P.S. offers a similar guarantee and potential for greater total returns.
However, the inflation adjustments are taxed each year, so you should probably only consider these in an IRA or other tax-sheltered account.
(Note: The easiest way to invest in T.I.P.S. is through a mutual fund like the Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities fund.)
“And i think 2 myself…”
What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I love you.I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They’ll learn much more than I’ll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.
November 1, 2006
in that final inch..
“I know there’s no way I can convince you this is not one of their tricks, but I don’t care. I am me. My name is Valerie. I don’t think I’ll live much longer, and I wanted to tell someone about my life. This is the only autobiography that I will ever write and God, I’m writing it on toilet paper. I was born in Nottingham in 1985. I don’t remember much of those early years, but I do remember the rain. My grandmother owned a farm in Tottle Brook and
she used to tell me that: God was in the rain.
I passed my 11 Plus and went to girls’ grammar. It was at school that I met my first girlfriend. Her name was Sarah.
It was her wrists. They were beautiful.
I thought we would love each other forever. I remember our teacher telling us that it was an adolescent phase that people outgrew. Sarah did. I didn’t. In 2002, I fell in love with a girl named Christina. That year I came out to my parents. I couldn’t have done it without Chris holding my hand. My father wouldn’t look at me. He told me to go and never come back. My mother said nothing. But I’d only told them the truth. Was that so selfish? Our integrity sells for so little, but it is all we really have. It is the very last inch of us.
But within that inch we are free.
I’d always known what I wanted to do with my life and in 2015 I starred in my first film, The Salt Flats. It was the most important role of my life. Not because of my career, but because that was how I met Ruth.
The first time we kissed I knew I never wanted to kiss any other lips but hers again.
We moved to a small flat in London together. She grew Scarlet Carsons for me in our window box and our place always smelt of roses. Those were the best years of my life.”
” I shall die here. ”
“Every inch of me
shall perish…”
~ “Except one.”
“An inch.”
“It is small and fragile~
and it’s the only thing in the
world that’s worth having.”
“It is the very last inch of us …
but in these last few moments…
it is in that inch
that we are free.”
“i will die this night, and…
i will never see u~
i will never kiss ur neck~ nor touch ur skin…
i will never know ur hopes or secrets…
i will never know ur promise.”
but this i do know…
i do know that i love u.
i
l o v e
y o u .