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| | Storms... | | | Thursday, July 24, 2008 (2:32 PM)
(I'm feeling calm) | | here in new england, we have been having thunderstorms, some of them severe. yesterday there was even a tornado watch, though as far as I know nothing touched down in my state (though I heard on the news that something involving strong winds happened in parts of new hampshire). today there was a thunderstorm, but I will admit I slept through most of it (I took a short nap to catch up on some sleep). there is still a chance of more thunderstorms, though I do not know what the percentage of that chance is; the weather has been for the most part nice today, albeit cloudy. yesterday was a very rare thing for new england, and today the weather is much midler; early last night, there was frequent, very bright lightning, and very loud thunder, but it only lasted for about a half hour to 45 minutes. I wanted to write about this because weather, and in particular storms, have fascinated me since I was very young. new england weather changes very quickly, and I believe there is a phrase that more of less is, "if you don't like the weather in new england, wait a few minutes" (or whatever period of time the phrase actually says). anyway, all is fine here, and before I end this blog, I would like to put my most recent video:
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| | spiritualism and my beliefs... | | | Wednesday, July 23, 2008 (1:00 PM)
(I'm feeling content) | | as I have said plenty of times before, I am a spiritualist. here I would like to give more info about spiritualism than I have in the past.
first of all, spiritualists believe in the Divine, who is referred to by many spiritualists as Infinite Intelligence. Infinite Intelligence is a supreme impersonal power who is omnipresent, omnipotent, and formless, and who is the spirit of all life. spiritualists also believe that the body has three parts: the physical body, the soul, and the spirit. the soul is the spirit body, and the vehicle for the spirit, which is the innermost part of us. spiritualism started in the mid 1800's, when a family in (I believe) Pennsylvania or New York began having experiences in their home. there was alot of rapping on the walls, etc, and eventually one of the children said to the spirit, "do as I do", and clapped three times; after she clapped, there were three raps. eventually the spirit, on their request, tapped the ages of all of the children in the family, including one who was deceased. after a while, they managed to get information about the spirit and his identity, and years later evidence was found of his existence. over the years, spiritualism spread to europe and south america, and now it has spread all over the world. in south america, especially in Brazil, there is a form of spiritualism called spiritism, which was pioneered by a french man named Allen Kardec. anyway, that is all for now.
peace,
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| | my books and my interests.... | | | Saturday, July 19, 2008 (6:38 PM)
(I'm feeling cheerful) | | all my life, since I was a kid, I have had many books about nature and animals, and I have learned alot. when I was young, I had books about dinosaurs sharks, and I learned alot about them. over time I have accumulated books about birds, reptiles and amphibians, mammals, and many other nature books as well as language related books. just today I was at a Borders book store that just opened, and I bought two books that I am very happy to have; one is a book about insects, and one is about a specific kind of insect (butterflies and moths). ever since I was a kid, I have been fascinated by insects, (and all animals), and my interest has only grown over the years. some of my favorite kinds of insects are bees, wasps, ants and hornets, as well as beetles, dragonflies, butterflies, and moths. anyway, I just wanted to blog briefly about my interests and the books I have had over the years.
peace,
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| | new slideshow... | | | Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (6:11 PM)
(I'm feeling optimistic) | |
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| | new video, and other things... | | | Tuesday, July 15, 2008 (10:39 AM)
(I'm feeling awake) | | this is a slideshow I made of photos of some of my favorite japanese singers....
also, I have been drinking alot of arizona beverages lately, specifically the green tea (which now is sold in tall cans at my local convenience store), but also just today I bought watermelon flavored arizona drink. the problem is that the convenience store of which I am speaking no longer sells the plum flavored green tea, the now only carry the green tea flavored with honey, which is good, but fruit flavor of some kind makes it so much better. in the humidity of summer, and particularly this year, I have been trying to drink less caffeinated beverages, and so have been drinking less coffee than I usually do, though I have been walking to the center of town to buy the occasional flavored coffee from a local coffee shop. I have been buying various herbal teas, like blueberry, blackcurrant with ginseng, mint, and some others, though I also bought earl grey tea, which does have caffeine. I feel that herbal teas are among the best beverages to drink, along with fruit juices, milk, and other natural drinks, though I will not pretend that I am not a coffee drinker, because I am a coffee drinker, I just think that having some non-caffeinated beverages is good too. and I am sort of spoiled by the flavored coffees that are sold at coffee shops, a trend that even dunkin donuts got into starting a few years ago, where they now sell coffee with flavors like blueberry, coconut, caramel, and raspberry, among others; coconut is one of my favorites from dunkin donuts. anyway, I know that going on and on about my favorite things to drink is probably a little boring, but I just wanted to talk a little more about that topic.
peace,
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| | various things... | | | Sunday, July 13, 2008 (3:22 PM)
(I'm feeling bored) | | well, I just want to talk about a few things. first of all, I still consider myself to be a spiritualist who practices daoism as well. I believe in an omnipresent divine power, and I believe in a spirit world at a higher rate of vibration than this world. also, I would like to talk about some other recent things. first of all, I have been buying alot of iced coffees again, and I always get flavored coffee, which is my preference for coffee. at a local coffee shop I bought a coffee called "turtle", and it was essentially (I believe) mocha coffee with caramel (a rare treat, of course). also, I recently bought another box of earl grey tea, one of my favorite kinds of tea; it is plain tea with the flavor of something called bergamot, and is my favorite kind of tea that is tea (as opposed to the herbal teas that I like, which are herbs other than tea). I hope to have more nature videos soon, but it is a matter of luck for me, because animals are unpredictable and often skittish. I might make a new slideshow video soon, but I am not sure yet what the photos in it will be of.
when it comes to the spiritualism part of my beliefs, I have accepted the concept of spiritualism that spirits have a spirit body (the soul), which is the eternal body for the spirit. according to spiritualism, a person (and animals) has three components: the physical body, the soul (or astral body) and the spirit. the spirit is a part of the divine, and is the innermost aspect of an individual. anyway, that is all for now.
peace,
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| | new animal slideshow (beetles).... | | | Thursday, July 10, 2008 (8:01 PM)
(I'm feeling awake) | |
now, I know that many people do not like beetles, in fact, alot of people I know have one reason or another that they do not like beetles. most cite the fact that their larvae are very bad for gardens, and of course, they are, but that doesn't make me dislike beetles, it just gives me a reason to keep an eye out for their larvae and maybe take some measures to remove them when they are spotted. despite the different problems that some species of beetles cause, I find them to be fascinating creatures. and, lets not forget that fireflies and ladybugs are species of beetles, so most people have some kinds of beetles that they like, and ladybugs are actually good to have in our gardens.
japanese beetles (a member of the scarab family of beetles) can be a problem for plants, so their shiny coloration is usually overlooked; I don't want them near any flowers of plants of mine any more than anyone else, I just think that to hate them is not good. I love all creatures, though some I will admit I am not comfortable having near me or in my house (like spiders). as a rule, if a spider is a small house spider, I leave it alone, as it could be benificial to have in my room, and they tend to make their webs in places that are out of sight or at least out of the way, but large spiders I try and capture in a jar or can and release them outside (I will admit that I would squish the large spiders, but it is too disgusting for me, and releasing them is a better outcome anyway, and the outdoor environment will benifit). anyway, I just really wanted to simply state that I understand that some people don't like beetles, and I respect that, but that I think they are awesome members of the insect family and nature.
peace,
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| | spiritualism and taoism... | | | Thursday, July 10, 2008 (10:16 AM)
(I'm feeling cheerful) | | as I have said before, I am a spiritualist, but I also have an interest in taoism. I believe in the taoist philosophy, and I believe in a version of the divine that is similar to the tao, but I am also a believer in spiritualistic beliefs. I kinda think of myself as a spiritualistic taoist; of all the world's traditional religions, taoism and its philosophy appeal to me the most. peace,
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| | older bird video... | | | Wednesday, July 2, 2008 (5:33 PM)
(I'm feeling bored) | | I thought I would put one of my older videos in a blog. it is footage of a bird in the cape cod canal, and I believe it is a loon, though I am not 100% sure.
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| | photography... | | | Sunday, June 29, 2008 (12:04 PM)
(I'm feeling artistic) | | I have always enjoyed photography, and I have gotten some pretty good photos. when I got my first digital camera a few years ago, I knew that photography was going to get much better for me. for one thing, the fact that most digital cameras have a digital screen to look at makes it easier for me, because I am not good at getting photos by looking through the little hole that was all older cameras had as a way of seeing what you are photographing. I admit that to this day flowers are still the easiest thing for me to photograph (they don't fly or run away), and I have alot of photos of flowers. I do have some photos of birds too, though, and some of frogs and a couple other creatures as well. my current digital camera is alot better than my previous one, and gets me great photos, but I hope to someday get a better one, because when it comes to videos of nature, it doesn't zoom in nearly enough. anyway, here is a slideshow I made here on livevideo of some of my photos of flowers:
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