Save Toby

Savetoby.com

Well I'm not sure if I'm totally ticked-off by this website or if it is just a parody or maybe the fact that this fool thought of this first.

I cut-n-pasted the following from the site:

Toby is the cutest little bunny on the planet. Unfortunately, he will DIE on June 30th, 2005 if you don’t help. I rescued him several months ago. I found him under my porch, soaking wet, injured from what appeared to be an attack from an alley cat. I took him in, thinking he had no chance to live from his injuries, but miraculously, he recovered. I have since spent several months nursing him to health. Toby is a fighter, that’s for sure.

Unfortunately, on June 30th, 2005, Toby will die. I am going to eat him. I am going to take Toby to a butcher to have him slaughter this cute bunny. I will then prepare Toby for a midsummer feast. I have several recipes under consideration, which can be seen, with some pretty graphic images, under the recipe section.

I don’t want to eat Toby, he is my friend, and he has always been the most loving, adorable pet. However, God as my witness, I will devour this little guy unless I receive 50,000$ USD into my account from donations or purchase of merchandise. You can help this poor, helpless bunny’s cause by making donations through my verified PayPal account by clicking on any of the Donate buttons on this site, or by purchasing merchandise at the Savetoby.com online store.

Well to date he has gotten over 20,000USD. That is almost as much as I make in a year. If this is a parody, and I can see that being the case, then this is a morbid way of making money. He is preying off the possible misfortune of a small creature to better his position, and/or preying on the heart-strings of fellow humans. There are tons and tons of better places to donate money. I'm thinking off hand the Tsunami relief, but also look at all the homeless or poverty-stricken people just in the USA. Why, lets make a site to donate money to some of them. Isn't that also life and death affair for some of them? We could take pictures of homeless people around the area and post them on the website. Then we can wait and see how much we will get? Got this funny feeling that it won't be close to the amount that this guy has gotten for the bunny?

Net Disaster

Funny link

www.netdisaster.com

so go to the link and you will get this screen. Type in a website (hummm like this one) and then choose your disaster and watch it unfold.

hilarious

March 28, 1979

So, lets look back. What exactly where you thinking about on this date? What were you doing?

What was you worried about?

How about three little words:

Three Mile Island

I remember the news reports breaking into the normal broadcasts. I remember them talking about a possible melt down and what that could cause or do, or what they thought could happen if it got away. Do you remember the report of the reactor "running away" (I loved that terminology) and doing a complete meltdown. It could melt right through the bottom of the reactor and wouldn't stop until it hit the Earths Core. There they (the scientists) didn't have the faintest idea what could happen. They still don't know what could happen.

Links:
Nuclear Regulatory Commision site:
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/3mile-isle.html

PBS movie:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/three/

Three Mile Island Alert:
http://www.tmia.com/

Three Mile Island 1979 Emergency
http://www.threemileisland.org/

Why was this not mention on today's news reports? Have we forgotten this quickly? Anybody remember Chernobyl?

http://www.chernobyl.co.uk/

Albion

Caffeine is my shepherd

"Caffeine is my shepherd;
I shall not doze.
It maketh me to wake in green pastures;
It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses.
It restoreth my buzz;
It leadeth me in the paths of consciousness for its name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of addiction,
I will fear no Equal;
For thou art with me;
Thy cream and thy sugar they comfort me.
Thou preparest a carafe before me in the presence of Juan Valdez;
Thou anointest my day with pep;
My mug runneth over.
Surely richness and taste shall follow me all the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the House of Maxwell for ever.
Blessed Be!"

The Legend of Ostara

While we partake in the cakes and drink I will try to recite the legend of Ostara.

The modern belief that eggs are delivered by a rabbit, comes from the legend of the Goddess Eostre. Eostre was walking one fine Spring day and came upon a beautiful little bird. The poor bird's wing was badly injured and Eostre, feeling great compassion for the little creature, wanted to heal it. But the little bird’s wing was so badly damaged that Eostre knew it would never be able to fly again even after She healed it.

So, Eostre decided to help the bird by healing it in a way that would give it mobility and a little something more… She turned it into a rabbit!

During the transformation, the rabbit retained the ability to lay eggs. The rabbit was so grateful to Eostre for saving its life that it laid a sacred egg in Her honor, joyously decorated it and then humbly presented it to the Goddess. She was so pleased and so touched by the rabbit's thoughtful gift that She wished all humankind to share in her joy.

In honoring her wishes, the rabbit went all over the world distributing these beautifully decorated little gifts of life and continues to do so even today.

This is not the only Myth that I want to relate here today. The one that I wish to retell now is the one that I like the best. For you see it is one of love and devotion that I will retell.

You see Ostara was the Goddess of Spring. She brought life and rebirth to all living things. This is why She was so beloved by the plants and animals. They would bestow upon her gifts whenever and wherever she walked by. The flowers sprouted petals for her to gaze upon. The birds would whistle and chirp to entertain Her. The trees grew leaves to shade her from the sunshine as She walked.

But the Hare, oh how he loved her. So much so that he wanted to do something very special for her. But alas, he could never seem to think of anything special enough that would do.

“I know what I will do;” said Mr Hare, “I will go see Mr Owl, for he is very wise.” So Mr. Hare went to find Mr. Owl.

“Mr. Owl, Mr. Owl, oh what should I do oh what should I do?” and he proceeded to tell Mr. Owl his problem.

Mr. Owl thought, and he thought, and he thought some more.

Finally he said, “Why Mr. Hare, you jump and jump and jump, that is your gift to Ostara.” So dissappointed was Mr. Hare when he heard those words. “But Mr. Owl, that just isn't special enough.” and off he went.

He only went just a little ways when he saw Mrs. Deer and her new son eating in the field.

“Why, I'll ask Mrs. Deer, she is a mother and she will know what I should give the Great Mother.”

“Oh Mrs. Deer, Mrs. Deer, OH what should I do, oh what should I do?” and he proceeded to tell Mrs. Deer his problem.

Mrs. Deer thought, and she thought, and she thought some more.

Finally she said, “Why Mr. Hare, you jump and jump and jump, that is your gift to Ostara.” So dissappointed was Mr. Hare when he heard those words. “But Mrs. Deer, that isn't special enough.” and off he went.

Now, Hare was getting worried. “Ostara will be coming tomorrow, oh what could I do. Oh what should I do?”

Then he stopped, and suddenly he remembered Mr. Fox. “Ohhh I know, I will go see Mr. Fox. He is the most cunning and wily. He will know what to do."

Now it is desperate times indeed when a rabbit meets a fox, but this was one desperate bunny. So he went to find Mr. Fox who is the slyest one of all, and ask him what he should do.

“Mr. Fox,” said Hare, “what can I do to show Ostara how much I adore Her?” Mr. Fox looked at Mr. Hare and he could see how desperate this bunny was. And he sat there and thought, ”Yes I will help this little bunny.”

Mr. Fox thought and he thought and he thought some more.

“Why, Mr. Hare, why don’t you gather colored eggs from the birds that She loves so well. Ostara would love to have someone gather eggs of all the colors of the rainbow.”

“Why yes Mr. Fox, that is a wonderful idea.” and Mr. Hare went off in search of the birds.
“Mrs. Robin Mrs. Robin, May I have one of your eggs for Ostara.?”

“Now Mr. Hare, why should I give you one of my precious eggs?”

Then the hare told her his story and what he wanted to do. Finally Robin relented and gave him one of her precious blue eggs.

Next Hare went to the pheasant, then dove, then to a blue jay gathering egss from one and all. For this was a gift for Ostara and everyone adored her. Finally hare had gathered twelve different colored eggs.

“Oh how can I carry all these eggs to Ostara. I will surely drop them on the way. I know, I will go to the river bank and make a basket." So hare jumped down to the river and made a basket.

Finally when he was done, and gathered up all the eggs into the basket, he went off to find Ostara.

So trembling was he when he came before the Great Mother. He bowed low and pushed the heavy basket to Ostara's feet. “OH, what have we here,” said Ostara when she saw the basket, “Who has gathered such a wonderful gift as this? Why, this is magic from my feathered friends. Was it you, Mr. Hare?”

Mr. Hare was so scared that all he could do was nod his head yes.

“Mr. Hare, you have given me a beautiful present this day. For that I bequeath that from now on you will accompany me on my journeys.”

The Hare, upon hearing this, was so overcome with joy that he started to jump and jump and jump some more. He could hardly stop.

Ever since then, when spring is coming near and Ostara is around the bend, the Hares in the field jump for joy. For they know that they will be graced with Her presence and be her companion once again.

Traditional Celtic Triads

Three things from which never to be moved:
one's Oaths, one's Gods, and the Truth.

The three highest causes of the true human are:
Truth, Honor, and Duty.

Three candles that illuminate every darkness:
Truth, Nature, and Knowledge.

10 Laws of Golf

Law #1: Your best round of golf will be followed almost immediately by your worst round ever. The probability of the latter increases with the number of people you tell about the former.

Law #2: Brand new golf balls are water-magnetic. Though this cannot be proven in the lab, it is a known fact that the more expensive the golf ball, the greater its attraction to water.

Law #3: Golf balls never bounce off trees and back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking a Law of the Universe and should be cut down.

Law #4: No matter what causes a golfer to muff a shot, all his playing partners MUST solemnly chant "You looked up," or invoke the Wrath of the Universe.

Law #5: Every par three hole in the world has a secret desire to humiliate golfers. The shorter the hole, the greater the desire.

Law #6: Palm trees eat golf balls.

Law #7: Sand is alive. If it isn't, how do you explain the way it works against you?

Law #8: The person you would most hate to lose to will always be the one who beats you.

Law #9: The last three holes of a round will automatically adjust your score to what it really should be.

Law #10: All vows taken on a golf course shall be valid only until the sunset of the same day.

links

hey wow - i figured out how to put links on the page - whoo hooo - well watch out world cause all kinds of stuff is coming

MMMM???

So what is up today? I'm sitting here at my desk and wondering exactly what is going on. Another person has been found stealing money. This time from a 85 year old retiree in a nursing home. To the tune of 200,000. It's bad enough we have politicians, sheriffs, and mayors taking money, but this fool was writing checks on her account and cashing them at the Par-a-dice. What is up with this????

Now, if I go to the bank with one of my kids paycheck to cash, they ask me all kinds of questions. But this clown went to the paradice and wrote a check on this ladies checking account and they just cashed it?? Sounds a little fishy to me. Don't you think that someone at the Par-a-dice would have noticed something?

Oh yeah, I know it isn't my checking account. I'm in charge of all her money and she explicitly told me to take this amount and spend it on the roulette wheel today to help in her retirement fund.

Now she is broke.

you know I heard that 6 months after the Par-a-dice floated on the Illinois river a Gamblers Anonymous group had their first meeting.

When you thought I wasn't looking

This is nice!!!!!  Definitely something to think about ... hope you enjoy.
                                                    
(Written by a former child)

A message every adult should read, because children are watching you and doing as you do, not as you  say.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, 
and I immediately wanted to paint another one.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw you feed a stray cat, 
and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.

When  you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw you make my favorite cake for me 
and I learned that the little things can be the special things in life.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I heard you say a prayer, 
and I knew there is a God I could always talk to and I learned to trust in God.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick, 
and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing 
and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it 
and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good 
and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw tears come from your eyes 
and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I saw that you cared 
and I wanted to be everything that I could  be.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.

When you thought I wasn't looking, 
I looked at you and wanted to say, 
"Thanks for all the things I saw when you thought I wasn't looking."

LITTLE EYES SEE A  LOT.

Each of us (parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, teacher or friend)
influence the life of a  child.

How will you touch the life of someone today? 
Just by sending this to someone else, you will probably make them at least think about their influence on  others.

Plagarized by rog;