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Ben Jammin

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.

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Wheelchair basketball, weightlifting/working out, the wonderful outdoors, homebrew, enjoying & sharing good music,concerts, guitar, my dog (of course) & reaching out to help others any way I can... .. .... ....
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h t t p : / / w w w . d u n e l a n d b r e w . c o m /One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm. Here's how it went: Well you see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive drinking of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that, Norm, is why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

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To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.Love is letting the other person see your vulnerability.The most important thing in life is to give out love and let it come in.Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. Albert Einstein

Music:


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Wed. April 23rd - Martyrs' 3855 N. Lincoln Ave 773-404-94940 8 F e s t i e sSummer Camp May 23rd-25th Chilicothe, IL www.summercampfestival.com/ Lazy River Music Fest June 27-29th Elgin, IL http://www.lazyrivermusic.com/M u s i c i s t h e s h o r t h a n d o f e m o t i o n . 311, AC/DC, Adrian Belew, (old) Aerosmith, Al Dimeola, Albert Ayler, Allman Brothers, Alice in Chains, Andres Segovia, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Bach, Banyan, Beastie Boys, Beethoven, Bela Fleck, Ben Harper, B.B. King, Billie Holliday, Black Sabbath, Blind Melon, Blues Traveler, Bob Marley, Brahms, Buckethead, Buddy Guy, Burning Spear, Charles Mingus, Charlie Hunter, Chili Peppers, Chopin, Clint Wagner, Cornmeal, CCR, Cypress Hill, Deep Purple, David Grisman, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Disco Biscuits, Dizzy Gillespie, Doors, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Edie Brickell, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Frank Zappa, Franz Liszt, Funky Meters, Galactic, Gov't Mule, Grateful Dead, Guns n Roses, Haydn, Hendrix, Herbie Hancock, Herman Green, Ice Cube, Iron Maiden, Jane's Addiction, Janis Joplin, Jascha Heifetz, Jen Durkin, Jewel, Joe Satriani, John Coltrane, Johnny Cash, John McLaughlin, John Molo, Karl Denson, King Krimson, Korn, Led Zeppelin, Lennie Tristano, Les Claypool, Mack 10, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Megadeth, (old) Metallica, Miles Davis, Ministry, MMW, Moe., Nels Cline, Norah Jones, Ominous Seapods, Ozzy, Nicolo Paganini, NIN, Panic Channel, Pantera, Particle, Paul Gilbert, Perpetual Groove, Peter Tosh, Phish, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Rebecca Jean Smith, Robert Randolph, Rush, Rusted Root, Santana, Shpongle, Slayer, (old) Snoop Dogg, Soulive, Soundgarden, Stephen Perkins, Steve Kimock, Steve Vai, SCI, STS9, Sun Ra, System of a Down, The Slip, Thelonius Monk, Tony Franklin, Tool, TLG, U-Melt, Umphrey's McGee, Vivaldi, Wagner, Warren Haynes, Weather Report, Weird Al, Westside Connection, The Who, Widespread Panic, Willie Waldman, Wolfmother, Yngwie...to name a few. El Sexxo - Banyanhttp://www.williewaldman.com/http://profile.myspace.co m/wwphttp://www.myspace.com/banyanbandhttp://www.hootpage.co m/http://profile.myspace.com/perkinspalaceJust Enjoy the Ozzy - SNL

Television:

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong is not only unpatriotic and servile but it is morally treasonable to the American public." -- Theodore Roosevelt, 1918 Those that give up essential liberties for temporary security don't deserve either one. - Benjamin FranklinAll tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. - Thomas JeffersonPower dements even more than it corrupts, lowering the guard of foresight and raising the haste of action.The man enslaved to wealth can never be honest.
Anup Shah, War, Propaganda and the Media , GlobalIssues.org,

Books:

Franz
Kafka Fyodor
Dostoevsky Carlos
Castaneda Kurt
Vonnegut Hunter S.
Thompson Aldous
Huxley Noam
Chomsky C. S.
Lewis Ken
Kesey Edgar Allan
Poe

Heroes:

Dave Barry on the Economic Stimulus Payment"This year, taxpayers will receive an Economic Stimulus Payment. This is a very exciting new program that I will explain using the Q and A format:"Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment? "A. It is money that the federal government will send to taxpayers."Q. Where will the government get this money? "A. From taxpayers."Q. So the government is giving me back my own money? "A. Only a smidgen."Q. What is the purpose of this payment? "A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy."Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China? "A. Shut up."

My Blog

Halliburton

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Posted by Ben Jammin on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:02:00 PST

Democrats May Push $172 Billion for War

  Democrats May Push $172 Billion for War     By Maya Schenwar     t r u t h o u t | Report     Friday 25 April 2008 Bogged down...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:17:00 PST

McCain

"Make it a hundred...That would be fine with me." -to a questioner who asked if he supported President Bush's vision for keeping U.S. troops in Iraq for 50 years "I'm going to be honest: I know a lot ...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:42:00 PST

Bush & Cheney speak the Truth

No matter what happens in Iraq, the Bush administration and John McCain always have an answer: 6 more months.When the "surge" began a year ago, they told Americ...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:50:00 PST

Food additives could be as damaging as lead in petrol

By Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspondent Saturday, 5 April 2008 Artificial food colours are set to be removed from hundreds of products after a team of university researchers...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:03:00 PST

Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison

Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison By JODY ROSEN For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words "Mary had a little lamb" on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has be...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:56:00 PST

Senator Clintons claim to be experienced in foreign policy

When your entire campaign is based upon a claim of experience, it is important that you have evidence to support that claim. Hillary Clinton’s argument that she has passed "the Commander- in-Chi...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:13:00 PST

Eighteen things youve already forgotten about the medias flawed coverage of Iraq.

In putting together my new book, So Wrong for So Long, on Iraq and the media, I revisited the good, the bad, and the ugly in war coverage from the run-up to the invasion through the five years of con...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:01:00 PST

Do You Want a Defense Contractor Controlling The US Elections?

Diebold Stock Soars After $3 Billion Takeover Bid by Defense Contractor Conglomerate United Technologies UTC Chairman Says Irresponsible Republican Voting Machine Company an 'Excellent Fit' in ...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:27:00 PST

FISA

The "liberal" position on the Surveillance State It's periodically worthwhile to take note of just how far to the Right our political establishment has shifted over the last couple of decades, and ...
Posted by Ben Jammin on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:32:00 PST