tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14496003349487366352012-01-11T16:36:03.746-05:00This is the beginning of the End of the Beginningcypheryinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14072809996239936464noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449600334948736635.post-27114833943933783502007-11-04T21:54:00.000-05:002007-11-04T21:57:32.522-05:00National Security Directive gives Bush dictatorial powerCheck this out...this is REAL shady.. signed on May 9 2007 and IN effect...The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, signed on May 9, 2007 declares that in the event of a “catastrophic event”, George W. Bush can become what is best described as "a dictator":"The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government."This cypheryinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14072809996239936464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449600334948736635.post-57429200423118062007-06-20T09:07:00.000-05:002007-06-20T09:09:20.336-05:00Duan Wu - Chinese Tradional holdaySo.. yesterday was Duan Wu or better known as the Dragon Boat festival. This is the 5th day of the 5th month according to the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.The lunar calendar doesn't work quite like the gregorian one that we use so that's why it ended up being on 6/19 this year.according to a site about traditional chinese holidays, here is an excerpt about the holiday's historical context:cypheryinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14072809996239936464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449600334948736635.post-66665620948101902012007-04-26T17:04:00.001-05:002007-04-26T17:04:46.143-05:00big fish, little pondsaw this on a funny yet insightful site.Here’s a good story to illustrate the big fish in the little pond theorem. 2 guys are hiking in the woods. They turn a corner and they see a big hungry grizzly bear. The first guy starts to slowly take off his back pack. “What are you doing?” whispers the second guy, “you know you can't outrun a grizzly bear!” “I only have to out run you.” cypheryinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14072809996239936464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1449600334948736635.post-52197980707620939892007-04-26T16:48:00.001-05:002007-04-26T16:49:14.156-05:00The Rebel and Buddha"The way of Gautama the Buddha is the way of intelligence, understanding, awareness, meditation. It is not the way of belief; it is the way of seeing the truth itself. Belief simply covers up your ignorance; it does not deliver you from ignorance. Belief is a deception you play upon yourself; is it not transformation. And the people who think themselves religious are only believers, not cypheryinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14072809996239936464noreply@blogger.com0