I THINK
What consumes your mind controls your life.
You should stop looking for happiness in the exact place you lost it
It's scary what a smile can hide.
The smarter you get, the less you speak.
The secret of having it all is believing that you already do.
You can still be a good person with a kind heart and still say "no".
You have two ears and one mouth for a reason.
Silence is an answer too.
Falling down is an accident. Staying down is a choice.
When nothing goes right, turn left.
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
Nothing haunts us like what we did NOT say.
The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.
Have a Great Day
Post Scripts to my Book "The Self Help Book for People Who Hate Self Help Books"
Monday, October 31, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
The biggest word in the English Language
I took a couple of days off. Mostly because of what is happening in the political landscape. I fear I would be caught in the whirlwind of speculation.
It seems as though the News Channels don't report the news, really. If there is a breaking story of course they will report it. A cat stuck in a well, or a police car chase in California. That's all important breaking news. And of course, anything that has to do with the weather.
For the most part though, the talking heads spend a lot of time speculating and bringing in experts who further speculate, and of course the top guys who speculate on what the experts just speculated on. A lot of "What Ifs"
IF is the biggest word in the english language. Most things depend on IF. 'If I win the lottery, then....' or 'If so and so gets his promotion, then I might take his place on the food chain'... 'If my team wins the next three games they might take the championship'
If you meet the right person, if you make enough money, if you pray for it, if if if if if if............
Seems like you are leaving a lot of stuff to chance.
Here is a simple affirmation. You CAN change the outcome of a lot of things in YOUR life by just changing the word if to the word when. Call it what you want. Positive thinking, whatever. IT WORKS because it changes your perspective from victim to winner. From now on, say 'When I win the lottery' or 'when I get that promotion' The outcome may not be what you expected. Who knows, it might be better.
Have a great day!
It seems as though the News Channels don't report the news, really. If there is a breaking story of course they will report it. A cat stuck in a well, or a police car chase in California. That's all important breaking news. And of course, anything that has to do with the weather.
For the most part though, the talking heads spend a lot of time speculating and bringing in experts who further speculate, and of course the top guys who speculate on what the experts just speculated on. A lot of "What Ifs"
IF is the biggest word in the english language. Most things depend on IF. 'If I win the lottery, then....' or 'If so and so gets his promotion, then I might take his place on the food chain'... 'If my team wins the next three games they might take the championship'
If you meet the right person, if you make enough money, if you pray for it, if if if if if if............
Seems like you are leaving a lot of stuff to chance.
Here is a simple affirmation. You CAN change the outcome of a lot of things in YOUR life by just changing the word if to the word when. Call it what you want. Positive thinking, whatever. IT WORKS because it changes your perspective from victim to winner. From now on, say 'When I win the lottery' or 'when I get that promotion' The outcome may not be what you expected. Who knows, it might be better.
Have a great day!
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Would love to hear yours too!
Do you voice text? You know, when you talk to your phone and it puts it all down...then you don't check it before you hit send and the person on the other end gets something like...
You are in the clam before the storm...
Let your light be a bacon for all...
If you are important, you should look impotent
...with libraries and justice for all
...Let not your fart be troubled...
I have sent all of these... As I have mentioned before, we are all victims of tech. Share a few zingers with me today, and root for the Cubs to win the World Serious.....
Monday, October 24, 2016
I am a Pinterest Fan
I don't do a lot of what I call peripheral social media. (snap chat, instagram) Though I do facebook a lot and Tweet only very occasionally.
One of the things I discovered a little over a year ago was Pinterest. I have several pages within my page ranging from things like James Bond and Movie, to T.V. , rockabilly, a lot of retro stuff, a page about me and of course, Random Words of Wisdom.
If I could be so bold, I would like to share a few of them with you just to get your week kick-started.
EACH DAY, THE HUMAN MIND SPENDS 70% OF IT'S TIME OVER THINKING AND WORRYING.
SUCCESS IS HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING DAMNED THING IN THE WORLD EXCEPT MONEY---JOHNNY CASH
ALWAYS BE YOURSELF. UNLESS YOU CAN BE A JEDI. THEN BE A JEDI
THE BEST WAY TO SAY ANYTHING IS JUST TO SAY IT
KNOWLEDGE IS KNOW THAT A TOMATO IS A FRUIT. WISDOM IS NOT PUTTING IT IN A FRUIT SALAD
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GIVING UP AND KNOWING WHEN YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH
THERE IS NO WIFI IN THE FOREST, BUT I PROMISE YOU FIND A BETTER CONNECTION
MOTHER TERESA DIDN'T WALK AROUND COMPLAINING ABOUT HER THIGHS--SHE HAD SHIT TO DO
I DON'T STOP WHEN I'M TIRED, I STOP WHEN I'M DONE
ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW
BE YOUR HIGHER SELF
KEEP CALM AND WALK THE LINE --CASH
THE BEST REVENGE IS TO HAPPILY MOVE ALONG AND LET KARMA HANDLE THE REST
BEWARE OF HALF TRUTHS. YOU MIGHT GET THE WRONG HALF
RELAX, NOTHING IS UNDER CONTROL
AND MY FAVORITE FROM KUNG FU PANDA
YESTERDAY'S HISTORY, TOMORROW'S A MYSTERY, BUT TODAY IS A GIFT. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE PRESENT
HAVE A GREAT DAY. LOOK UP RONNIE TWIST ON PINTEREST TO SEE THE REST
One of the things I discovered a little over a year ago was Pinterest. I have several pages within my page ranging from things like James Bond and Movie, to T.V. , rockabilly, a lot of retro stuff, a page about me and of course, Random Words of Wisdom.
If I could be so bold, I would like to share a few of them with you just to get your week kick-started.
EACH DAY, THE HUMAN MIND SPENDS 70% OF IT'S TIME OVER THINKING AND WORRYING.
SUCCESS IS HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING DAMNED THING IN THE WORLD EXCEPT MONEY---JOHNNY CASH
ALWAYS BE YOURSELF. UNLESS YOU CAN BE A JEDI. THEN BE A JEDI
THE BEST WAY TO SAY ANYTHING IS JUST TO SAY IT
KNOWLEDGE IS KNOW THAT A TOMATO IS A FRUIT. WISDOM IS NOT PUTTING IT IN A FRUIT SALAD
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GIVING UP AND KNOWING WHEN YOU HAVE HAD ENOUGH
THERE IS NO WIFI IN THE FOREST, BUT I PROMISE YOU FIND A BETTER CONNECTION
MOTHER TERESA DIDN'T WALK AROUND COMPLAINING ABOUT HER THIGHS--SHE HAD SHIT TO DO
I DON'T STOP WHEN I'M TIRED, I STOP WHEN I'M DONE
ONLY DEAD FISH GO WITH THE FLOW
BE YOUR HIGHER SELF
KEEP CALM AND WALK THE LINE --CASH
THE BEST REVENGE IS TO HAPPILY MOVE ALONG AND LET KARMA HANDLE THE REST
BEWARE OF HALF TRUTHS. YOU MIGHT GET THE WRONG HALF
RELAX, NOTHING IS UNDER CONTROL
AND MY FAVORITE FROM KUNG FU PANDA
YESTERDAY'S HISTORY, TOMORROW'S A MYSTERY, BUT TODAY IS A GIFT. THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE PRESENT
HAVE A GREAT DAY. LOOK UP RONNIE TWIST ON PINTEREST TO SEE THE REST
Saturday, October 22, 2016
Do you want your car making life changing decisions for you?
OK. I sell cars. I work for Jim Marsh Kia in Las Vegas. (plug plug). I get asked almost on a weekly basis when we will have a self driving car. The answer to that is, when they come out. Part of me would love a self driving car revolution because it would open a whole new market for me as a sales person. On the other hand, I don't know if I want to be in, or sharing the road with self driving cars. I am not sure how the tech works. I know that it has to do with satellites and cameras and sensors and any number of systems that can fail while you are doing 80 MPH per hour and taking a nap while depending on your tech to make decisions like when to stop when a forklift falls off the truck in front of you.
We are a tech dependent race. As we have seen in the news, tech is a playing field for hackers who have nothing better to do than screw with people's lives without a care. So if someone pushes a button 2000 miles away and makes your self driving car plunge into the ocean, this is not a good day. How does it handle finding a parking space? What about that detour? That child that is running in the street to catch a puppy that ran out? Too many grey areas here. If you are in a car, you should be driving, and in control. There have already been instances with self driving cars killing people. It's all great in Sci Fi, "Thank you for taking Johnny Cab"...But do we really NEED a car that drives itself?
Did we learn nothing from 2001 A Space Odyssey? "Open the Pod Doors HAL..."
"I'm sorry, I can't do that Dave.."
I can see it now, headed toward your garage door, and it does not open because your car has decided to take over and wreak havoc in your neighborhood? I remember the first self driving car I ever saw. Christine. How soon we forget.
Who gets the ticket when your self driving car blows through a Red Light? Who is to blame with insurance when your self driving car rear ends someone? Too many questions.
Remember about 10 years ago when they said Electric cars will change the way we drive forever? That half the cars on the road will be electric by 2015? How'd that work out? I feel as though this whole self driving car thing will go the same way. They will be rare and very expensive. I'll wait for the Flying Cars to hit before I get terribly excited. Because, "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads...."
We are a tech dependent race. As we have seen in the news, tech is a playing field for hackers who have nothing better to do than screw with people's lives without a care. So if someone pushes a button 2000 miles away and makes your self driving car plunge into the ocean, this is not a good day. How does it handle finding a parking space? What about that detour? That child that is running in the street to catch a puppy that ran out? Too many grey areas here. If you are in a car, you should be driving, and in control. There have already been instances with self driving cars killing people. It's all great in Sci Fi, "Thank you for taking Johnny Cab"...But do we really NEED a car that drives itself?
Did we learn nothing from 2001 A Space Odyssey? "Open the Pod Doors HAL..."
"I'm sorry, I can't do that Dave.."
I can see it now, headed toward your garage door, and it does not open because your car has decided to take over and wreak havoc in your neighborhood? I remember the first self driving car I ever saw. Christine. How soon we forget.
Who gets the ticket when your self driving car blows through a Red Light? Who is to blame with insurance when your self driving car rear ends someone? Too many questions.
Remember about 10 years ago when they said Electric cars will change the way we drive forever? That half the cars on the road will be electric by 2015? How'd that work out? I feel as though this whole self driving car thing will go the same way. They will be rare and very expensive. I'll wait for the Flying Cars to hit before I get terribly excited. Because, "Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads...."
Friday, October 21, 2016
Cyber attacks, computer crashes, NO NETFLIX???
So, I guess there was some Cyber attack that took out the east coast's twitter, Nextflix (oh no) and other stuff we need to communicate to others what we had for breakfast.
We all know what is coming down the road. It will effect your T.V., cell phone, car, computer, ipad, router, camera, ...anything that has a processor. Here is the news story, I will meet you at the end of it................
We all know what is coming down the road. It will effect your T.V., cell phone, car, computer, ipad, router, camera, ...anything that has a processor. Here is the news story, I will meet you at the end of it................
US Internet Repeatedly Disrupted by Cyberattacks on Key Firm
- By RAPHAEL SATTER AND FRANK BAJAK, AP WRITERS
Cyberattacks on a key internet firm repeatedly disrupted the availability of popular websites across the United States Friday, according to analysts and company officials. The White Housedescribed the disruption as malicious. Members of a hacker group spread across China and Russia claimed responsibility, although their assertion couldn't be verified.
Manchester, New Hampshire-based Dyn Inc. said its server infrastructure was hit by distributed denial-of-service attacks, which work by overwhelming targeted machines with junk data traffic. The attack had knock-on effects for users trying to access popular websites from across America and even in Europe, affecting sites such as Twitter, Netflix and PayPal.
BROAD EFFECTS
The level of disruption was difficult to gauge, but Dyn provides internet traffic management and optimization services to some of the biggest names on the web, including Twitter, Netflix and Visa. Critically, Dyn provides domain name services, which translate the human-readable addresses such as "twitter.com" into an online route for browsers and applications.
Steve Grobman, chief technology officer at Intel Security, compared an outage at a domain name services company to tearing up a map or turning off GPS before driving to the department store. "It doesn't matter that the store is fully open or operational if you have no idea how to get there," he said in a telephone interview.
Jason Read, founder of the internet performance monitoring firm CloudHarmony, owned by Gartner Inc., said his company tracked a half-hour-long disruption early Friday in which roughly one in two end users would have found it impossible to access various websites from the East Coast. A second attack later in the day caused disruption to the East and West Coasts as well as impacting some users in Europe.
"It's been pretty busy for those guys," Read said. "We've been monitoring Dyn for years and this is by far the worst outage event that we've observed."
Read said Dyn provides services to some 6 percent of America's Fortune 500 companies. "It impacted quite a few users," he said of the morning's attack. A full list of affected companies wasn't immediately available, but Twitter, Netflix, PayPal and the coder hangout Github said they briefly experienced problems earlier Friday.
HACKERS CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY
Members of a shadowy hacker collective that calls itself New World Hackers claimed responsibility for the attack via Twitter. They said they organized networks of connected "zombie" computers that threw a staggering 1.2 terabits per second of data at the Dyn-managed servers.
"We didn't do this to attract federal agents, only test power," two collective members who identified themselves as "Prophet" and "Zain" told an AP reporter via Twitter direct message exchange. They said more than 10 member participated in the attack. It was not immediately possible to verify the claim.
Dyn officials said they did not know who was behind the attacks or if they were orchestrated by a state-backed group or online activists or pranksters. They said they have received no claim of responsibility, but are working with law enforcement.
The collective, @NewWorldHacking on Twitter, has in the past claimed responsibility for similar attacks against sites including ESPNFantasySports.com in September and the BBC on Dec. 31. The attack on the BBC marshalled half the computing power of Friday's onslaught.
The collective has also claimed responsibility for cyberattacks against Islamic State. The two said about 30 people have access to the @NewWorkdHacking Twitter account. They said 20 are in Russia and 10 in China. "Prophet" said he is in India. "Zain" said he is in China. The two claimed to be taking "good actions."
Another collective member the AP previously communicated with via direct message called himself "Ownz" and identified himself as a 19-year-old in London. He told the AP that the group — or at least he — sought through hacking only to expose security vulnerabilities.
During the attack on the ESPN site, "Ownz" was asked if the collective made any demands on sites it attacked, such as demanding blackmail money. "We will make one demand actually.. Secure your website and get better servers, otherwise be attacked again," he said.
THE VULNERABLE INTERNET
For James Norton, the former deputy secretary at the Department of Homeland Security who now teaches on cybersecurity policy at Johns Hopkins University, the incident was an example of how attacks on key junctures in the network can yield massive disruption.
"I think you can see how fragile the internet network actually is," he said.
Dyn officials said attacks stemmed from tens of millions of devices connected to the internet — closed-circuit video cameras, digital video recorders and even thermostats — that were infected with malware. Attacks came in waves and from IP addresses from around the world, shifting geographically.
Dyn first became aware of an attack around 7:00 a.m. local time, focused on data centers on the East Coast of the U.S. Services were restored about two hours later. But then attackers shifted to offshore data centers, and the latest wave of problems continued until Friday evening Eastern time.
"It is a very smart attack. As we start to mitigate they react and start to throw something that's over the top," Kyle York, chief strategy officer of Dyn, on a call with reporters.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is monitoring the situation, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Friday. He said he had no information about who may be behind the disruption.
Security experts have recently expressed concern over increasing power of denial-of-service attacks following high-profile electronic assaults against investigative journalist Brian Krebsand French internet service provider OVH .
In a widely shared essay titled "Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet," respected security expert Bruce Schneier said last month that major internet infrastructure companies were seeing a series of worrying denial-of-service attacks.
"Someone is extensively testing the core defensive capabilities of the companies that provide critical internet services," he said.
So, the thing I worry about is stuff like Medical records, sales transactions, pay pal, credit cards and especially my bank accounts. You see, you only have in the bank what the computer SAYS you have in the bank. I know there are back ups and back ups for the back ups, but still...I worry about the day you walk into the bank and they tell you that you have 0 in your account when you know there is several thousand in there. You're all of a sudden broke because the bank says you are. Now, that said, they will be able to (I hope) trace your account and straighten it out...a day? A week? A Month? EVER?
My advise, and take this for what it is worth, I only keep a minimum in the bank. Get a safe, a mattress, whatever. Buy Gold, (a gram at a time as currency grade, ie: Karatbars International) as gold has never been worth nothing. I try to have 10% of my income net worth in Gold. (Do not get a safe deposit box. If your bank shuts it's doors, you, my friend are S.O.L.)
Don't get me wrong. I am not a doomsdayer, nor am I a fear monger. I am pretty computer savvy, and if it all hits the fan, you should be ready to be mobile. Cash and Gold will go a long way.
I am reminded of the movie, The Postman. I think of all the post apocalyptic movies out there, that The Postman is probably pretty close to the way it will be. So, like I said, take it all for what it's worth. If you disagree with me, cool. No worries. Just remember.....Soylent Green is...Never mind. Have a great day. Change your passwords 4 times a year and make sure your firewall is working. Cheers.
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Thomas Jefferson
This was e mailed to me today. I thought it was important enough to share with you. No matter what your Political affiliation, this is great stuff.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's
size.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe,
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
So Please do yours.
At 83, Thomas Jefferson died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.
His Portrait is on the Two $2.00 Dollar Bill.
This is amazing. There are two parts.
Be sure to read the 2nd part ( in RED ).
Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning
very early in life and never stopped.
very early in life and never stopped.
At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor.
At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.
At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.
At 16, entered the College of William and Mary.
Also could write in Greek with one hand while writing the same in Latin with the other.
At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.
A city in Virginia is named after Mr. Wythe. Wytheville, Virginia.
At 23, started his own law practice.
At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.
At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights of British America" and retired from his law practice.
At 32, was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.
At 33, wrote the Declaration of Independence.
At 33, took three years to revise Virginia's legal code and wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.
At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry.
At 40, served in Congress for two years.
At 41, was the American minister to France and negotiated commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and John Adams..
At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.
At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the American Philosophical Society.
At 55, drafted the Kentucky Resolutions and became the active head of Republican Party.
At 57, was elected the third president of the United States.
At 60, obtained the Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation's
size.
At 61, was elected to a second term as President.
At 65, retired to Monticello ..
At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.
At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia and served as its first president.
At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence along with John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous failed attempts at government. He understood actual history, the nature of God, His laws and the nature of man. That happens to be way more than what most understand today.
Jefferson really knew his stuff.
A voice from the past to lead us in the future:
John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever to gather at one time in the White House with the exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone."
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe,
we shall become as corrupt as Europe ."
--Thomas Jefferson
"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work
and give to those who would not."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes.
A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world."
--Thomas Jefferson
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government
results from too much government."
--Thomas Jefferson
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms."
--Thomas Jefferson
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
-- Thomas Jefferson
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
--Thomas Jefferson
"To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical."
--Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties
than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of
their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation,
the banks and corporations that will grow up around
the banks will deprive the people of all property –
until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered."
I wish we could get this out to every American!
-I'm doing my part.
So Please do yours.
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