The World is saved music video

Arkansas12 week abortion ban; I'm fine with this

The Arkansas legislature overcame their Gov's veto to pass what media is calling the strictest abortion law in the nation.I'm not a woman. Its not my body. But 12 weeks, assuming the mother is aware for most of that, seems like enough time to make an educated choice. All the exceptions in the case of rape, incest and health of the baby/mother seem to be in there. The question we need to be asking is who is going to raise all these "lives" we are supposedly saving. There are worse things that can happen to a kid than just not being born.

Comet visable March 12-24th

FYI..here is the link to JPL

Kids dont use their imagination anymore

Inspired by the movie/books "The Borrowers" I use to build stuff like this..my parents didnt appreciate my creativity enough to create a viral video on youtube though :)

Wealth distribution in America

Interesting video. I dont care if you are the nicest, most generous rich person in the world; if you contribute and take part in a system that pays you 10, 100, 500 times more than your fellow employees then you are a stealing from those who are paid inequitably.

Service Provider

My business card proclaims me a "social service provider"..it was the title of my first visitation/supervision job so many years ago and its sorta stuck even though most of what I do nowadays is quite different. To me, being a service provider isnt a job, its a way of living. On the radio today I heard a priest put this philosophy into words:

The truth is, it's mutual and that, as much as we are called to bridge the distance that exists between us, we have to acknowledge that there's a distance even in service. You know, a service provider, you're the service recipient and you want to bridge even that so that you can get to this place of utter mutuality. And I think that's where the place of delight is, you know, that I've learned everything of value really in the last 25 years from precisely the people who you think are on the receiving end of my gifts and talent and wisdom, but quite the opposite. It's mutual.

Thats Father Boyle being interviewed on NPR "On being" radio show. What he says there is so true; I'm not some well spring of generosity or bleeding heart saint. Engaging people and helping them usually leads to great experiences that are more interesting and rewarding then doing anything else I can consider doing. Life is just more interesting when you experience all of it; especially the parts you normally wouldn't normally have thought of doing. Other people can open doors you just never considered or would on you own. I do this sorta work because I tend to benefit greatly in the form of unique and treasured experiences. In that regard its a totally selfish devotion.  

Feb/March news and whatnot

 Kinda a slow news..month

Paul Allen's sister caught smuggling bones
 Australians ok with poster of woman licking cow
Taxpayers paying to drop mice from Helicopters
Milk industry not labeling milk with added sweeter
Shocking the world, CW hires black woman to host Who's Line return
Internet service in America is slower, more expensive than rest of world
Kid gifted bedroom with walls he cant eat
Senator cloned successfully
Police officer found guilty of molestation gets to keep pension
Florida city to legalize spitting
Florida school district bans all school clubs rather than allowing LGBT one
Middle school teacher arrested for having sex with her student 40 times
Tina Turner gives up US citizenship
Students want teacher who posted nude picks rehired
College requires Pres to step down, but keeps paying $700/mo for SUV
Florida Dept of Environment pays part timer $83/hr.
Muppets making a movie..again
Kepler telescope spots more extrasolar planets
Supermantis
Why are priests celibate ?