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Rafael

Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop & look around once in a while, you could miss it. 1986

About Me

"I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks"-Daniel Boone ...It's been a long time since I rock and rolled It's been a long time since I did the stroll Oh baby, let me get back, Let me get back, Let me get back, Baby where I come from It's been a long time, Been a long time Been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time Yes it has ... Greetings! ... "Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop & look around once in a while, you could miss it." 1986's"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" ... "Be the change you want to see in the world"-MAHATMA GANDHI... "Waste no time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." - MARCUS AURELIUS..."Treat a child as though he is already the person he's capable of becoming"-HAIM GINOTT..."The problem of the youth today is that one is no longer part of it"-SALVADOR DALI... Overstand Thyself... "I do not seek to know all the answers, but to understand all the questions"-CAINE,"KUNG FU" ... I have a wonderful family- I miss the ones that have departed this earth & I love the ones that are here- living every day, surviving in this crazy world- I hope I can only be a positive presence in their lives as time marches on. I have missed seeing people I went to school with. My hope is that life is treating them well. Served as a MEDICAL SERVICE SPECIALIST in the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, some great memories, met alot of cool people. I hope they have been successful in their efforts. TEXAS: Lackland AFB,Sheppard AFB & Carswell AFB(drove over to LOUISIANA with some friends & yes, they party in CAJUN COUNTRY! CALIFORNIA: Beale AFB. Had overseas duty in HAWAII & GERMANY. Spent some time at Maguire AFB in NEW JERSEY... I have family who live in FLORIDA,ILLINOIS,JAPAN,MASSACHUSETTS,NEW JERSEY,NEW YORK,PENNSYLVANIA & PUERTO RICO(LAJAS!)... I've hung out in Tijuana,MEXICO & Toronto,CANADA. I drove across ROUTE 80 in 3 & 1/2 days, from the west to the east. I've seen PARIS in 2001,TENNESSEE in 2002, LAS VEGAS in 2002 & liked it so much I went back to donate some more money in 2003 ,FLORIDA in 2004,SEATTLE in 2005 & AMSTERDAM in 2006. From my travels I will share this bit of wisdom- the world is a beautiful place if you know where to go & what to look for, if you don't learn to be happy in your hometown, don't expect a miracle to happen in a far off place surrounded by unfamiliar people & locations, make the most of what you get when you get your chance-approach things with a positive attitude! Currently, I am working as a RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, might relocate in the future if CTU accepts my application...live one day at a time,treat others the way you want to be treated, love your neighbor as you would love yourself. If it gets too complicated then simplify;add by subtracting-instead of quantity get quality... Success or Failure depends on how you respond to the drama in your life-it will either break you or make you stronger... Things may not turn out the way you planned, be happy with what you get. Let go of yesterday & be present today! Learn from yesterday, live for today, prepare & hope for tomorrow.What goes around,comes around... "Deal with whatever cards have been given"-IKE..."The reward of a thing done well is to have done it"-EMERSON..."The deed is everything. The glory,nothing.Correction does much, but encouragement does more."-GOETHE... "Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take many small steps"-HELMUT SCHMIDT... Persistence pays off. Winners will,losers won't,winners never quit & quitters never win. Quit while you are ahead. He who hesitates sometimes is saved. "God helps those who help themselves. If you love life, then do not squader time,for that is the stuff life is made of.There are no gains without pains. Early to bed & early to rise makes a man healthy,wealthy & wise. Beware of little expenses,a small leak will sink a great ship.Always taking out of the pot,& never putting in,one soon comes to the bottom. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. A Lie stands on one leg, the truth on two. One today is worth two tomorrows. Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough. Nothing but money is sweeter than honey. Visits should be short, like a winter's day. Well done is better than well said. After crosses and losses, men grow humbler and wiser. The poor have little, Beggars none; The rich too much- Enough not one. If you would not be forgotten As soon as you are dead and rotten, Either write things worthy reading, Or do things worth the writing. After three days men grow weary of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy. A Man without a wife is but half a man. What is serving God?-Tis doing Good to Man. Speak little, do much. You may delay, but time will not. A good example is the best sermon. Pay what you owe and you'll know what's your own. Little strokes fell great oaks. Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards. Never leave for tomorrow what you can do today. Love your Neighbour; yet don't pull down your Hedge. Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing. To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish. Work as if you were to live a hundred years, Pray as if you were to die tomorrow. "TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation." "SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation." "ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time." "RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve." "FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing." "INDUSTRY. Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions." "SINCERITY. Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly." "JUSTICE. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty." "MODERATION. Avoid extremes; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve." "CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation." "TRANQUILLITY. Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable." "CHASTITY. Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dullness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation." "HUMILITY. Imitate Jesus and Socrates. "-BEN FRANKLIN... "He is richest who is content with least"-SOCRATES... If you think about what you don't have- you have nothing;if you think about what you do have- you have everything! ... Never use money to measure wealth.It's not how much we have but how we use what we have. Give without expecting in return... Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking & it relaxes others... A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone... "Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.Everytime you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness... I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much... If we want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it. It is easy to love the people far away. It is not always easy to love those close to us. It is easier to give a cup of rice to relieve hunger than to relieve the loneliness and pain of someone unloved in our own home. Bring love into your home for this is where our love for each other must start. "- MOTHER TERESA... "Sometimes the road less traveled is less traveled for a reason. I was the best man at the wedding. If I'm the best man, why is she marrying him?"-JERRY SEINFELD ... Keep your tools sharp,be ready... If at first you don't succeed, try & try again! If you don't learn to live together,you will die alone. "Let us forgive each other, only then will we live in peace"-TOLSTOY "If it does not apply, let it fly."-FLAVA FLAV... Never complain,never explain... "It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop...Misery is unattractive...If you want to be loved, you have to be worth loving... It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get...I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing. A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake. If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one’s best...that is all."-CONFUCIOUS... "KUNG FU"-CAINE: "Is it good to seek the past, Master Po? Does it not rob the present?" MASTER PO: "If a man dwells on the past, then he robs the present. But if a man ignores the past, he may rob the future. The seeds of our destiny are nurtured by the roots of our past." MASTER KAN:"Courage,cowardice. These are but words of an orphaned moment. Think only of the goal of your beginning. Be neither brave nor afraid, but at peace."... "the heart of my philosophy-the biggest enemy is within yourself"-JET LI... KARMA (Sanskrit: ? from the root kr, "to do") 1. Hinduism & Buddhism The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence, regarded as determining the person's destiny. 2. Fate; destiny. 3. Informal A distinctive aura, atmosphere, or feeling; is a word of ancient origin meaning action or activity and its subsequent results (also called karma-phala, "the fruits of action"). It is commonly understood as a term to denote the entire cycle of cause and effect as described in the philosophies of a number of Dharmic Religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism.Karma is a sum of all that an individual has done, is currently doing and will do. Individuals go through certain processes and accompanying experiences throughout their lives which they have chosen, and those would be based on the results of their own creations: "karma". Karma is not about retribution, vengeance, punishment or reward. Karma simply deals with what is. The effects of all deeds actively create past, present and future experiences, thus making one responsible for one's own life, and the pain and joy it brings to others. In religions that incorporate reincarnation, karma extends through one's present life and all past and future lives as well... Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. I Corinthians 13:4-8...It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all... "IF YOU LOVE SOMETHING" THE ORIGINAL VERSION:If you love something,Set it free...If it comes back, it's yours,If it doesn't, it never was yours...THE PESSIMIST VERSION:If you love somebody,Set her free ...If she ever comes back, she's yours,If she doesn't, well, as expected, she never was.THE OPTIMIST VERSION:If you love somebody,Set her free ...Don't worry, she will come back.THE PLAYFUL VERSION:If you love somebody,Set her free ...If she comes back, and if you love her still,Set her free again,repeat* MURPHY'S GENERAL LAWS: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Nothing is as easy as it looks. Everything takes longer than you think. Every solution breeds new problems. MURPHY'S LAWS on Love & More: Every kind of action has a reaction. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. They say all the good ones are taken & if the person isn't taken, there's a reason. Nice guys finish last. Sex appeal is 50% what you've got and 50% what people think you've got. The qualities that most attract a woman to a man are usually the same ones she can't stand years later. Sex is dirty only if it's done right. Don't do it if you can't keep it up. The game of love is never called off on account of darkness. Sex discriminates against the shy and the ugly. When the lights are out, all women are beautiful ...Never argue with a women when she's tired or rested. Never go to bed mad... stay up and fight! Eventually, even fire turns into ashes... Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cat house... Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night... Man who fish in other man's well often catch crabs..."The perfect marriage, a blind woman & a deaf man"-OLD CHINESE SAYING... Don't Doubt, Don't be Discouraged,Don't be Defeated,Don't be Diverted,Don't Delay ...After the darkness of the night comes early morning light...Sunshine follows Rain...VATICAN'S SISTINE CHAPEL
Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Layouts at MySpace Toolbox !METS CONTACT TABLE CODE Myspace Contact Tables ...When you look for something specific, it will be hard to find;When you look for anything, it will be easy to find-always remember that what you might be looking for may be right there under your nose... When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good comes from it.When you think the world has turned its back on you, take another look. To avoid criticism do nothing, say nothing, be nothing. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks. And ... always remember ... when life hands you lemons, ask for tequila and salt and call me over. ...Sonny Crockett quotes from MIAMI VICE:"The secret to success, whether it's women or money, is knowing when to quit. I oughta know: I'm divorced and broke... I get these occasional urges for stability in my life... You got to learn to go with the heart, Rico, it's like life - you just gotta tell yourself that no matter how hot it is, sooner or later there's a cool breeze blowing in... Knowing the answers doesn't make it any easier, does it?" ...Rico Tubbs quote from MIAMI VICE:"Money is not made lying in the shade"... Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey...Learn to control your emotions,don't let them control you..."Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway"-JOHN WAYNE... A hero's journey take's him down many dark paths before returning to light... " It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win. If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery. I have not yet begun to fight!" JOHN PAUL JONES ...If you want peace,you must prepare for war...War does not determine who is right, war determine who is left... Victory has many fathers,Defeat is an orphan... "Only the dead have seen the end of war"-PLATO... It's easy to destroy, hard to create... "I am wounded but I am not slain. I shall lay me down & rest awhile & then I will rise & fight again"-ANON(George Steinbrenner has that quote posted)... "the road to happiness is paved with heartaches & stones,learn to take the bitter with the better,youth needs confidence, you have to believe in yourself"-JAMES CAGNEY... "There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it"-ALFRED HITCHCOCK... "Living the adventure I do not accept any absolute formulas for living. No preconceived code can see ahead to everything that can happen in a persons life. As we live, we grow and our beliefs change. They must change. So I think we should live with this constant discovery. We should be open to this adventure in heightened awareness of living. We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience."- Martin Buber...Eight Guidelines for Enlightenment1. Be a Fundamentalist -- make sure the Fun always comes before the mental. Realize that life is a situation comedy that will never be canceled. A laugh track has been provided, and the reason why we are put in the material world is to get more material. Have a good laughsitive twice a day, and that will insure regular hilarity.2. Remember that each of us has been given a special gift -- just for entering. So you are already a winner!3. Life is like photography. You use the negative to develop. And, no matter what adversity you face, be reassured: Of course God loves you -He's just not ready to make a commitment.4. It is true. As we go through life thinking heavy thoughts, thought particles tend to get caught between the ears, causing a condition called truth decay. So be sure to use mental floss twice a day.5. If we want world peace, we must let go of our attachments and truly live like nomads. That's where I no mad at you, you no mad at me. And peace begins with each of us. A little peace here, a little peace there, pretty soon all the peaces will fit together to make one big peace everywhere.6. I know great earth changes have been predicted for the future, so if you're looking to avoid earthquakes, my advice is simple. When you find a fault, just don't dwell on it.7. There's no need to change the world. All we have to do is toilet train the world, and we'll never have to change it again.8. If you're looking to find the key to the Universe, I have some bad news and some good news. The bad news is -- there is no key to the Universe. The good news is -- it has been left unlocked~Swami Beyondananda... Wisest is he who knows he does not know...He who denied it, supplied it; he who detected it, ejected it...He who does not forget his first love will not recognize his last...he who is not busy being born is busy dying... Quotes from Steven Wright- "Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm","If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried"... RALPH WALDO EMERSON defines success:'to leave the world a bit better, by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived...' SAM WALTON:"High expectations are the key to everything.Appreciate everything your associates do for the business. Nothing else can quite substitute for a few well-chosen, well-timed, sincere words of praise. They're absolutely free and worth a fortune.Have fun and always show enthusiasm.Outstanding leaders go out of the way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish. Celebrate your success and find humor in your failures. Don’t take yourself so seriously. Loosen up and everyone around you will loosen up. "... If you take something, you lose three times that amount - and if you do something good, something good comes back to you. .. add to your profile ...The Tsalagi(Cherokee)believed that within each person was a battle between two wolves. Sitting with his grandson, a grandfather explained that one of the wolves was evil and was driven by anger, envy, regret, ego, and the worship of war. The other wolf was good, and was driven by love, hope,compassion, and the promise of peace. Thinking about the wolves already growing within him, the boy asked the grandfather, "Which wolf wins?" The old man replied, "The one you feed."...always assume positive intent. Whatever anybody says or does, assume positive intent. You will be amazed at how your whole approach to a person or problem becomes very different. When you assume negative intent, you're angry. If you take away that anger and assume positive intent, you will be amazed... Estée Lauder: She believed that if you had something good to say, you should put it in writing. But if you had something bad to say, you should tell the person to his or her face..."The loudest one in the room is the weakest one in the room."-American Gangster...A riddle for you-What is more good than God,more evil than the devil-The rich need it, the poor have it and if you eat it you will die?NOTHING...Don't chase them, replace them...The BEST should elevate the REST...

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Click here to create your own MySpace Playlist ... Helping Others,Women,Movies,Music,Concerts,Amusement Parks,Museums,Art,Books, Travel,Blackjack,Poker,Baseball,Exercise,Pizza,Self Improvement ..."Luck is just when preparedness meets opportunity" Roman philosopher and orator Seneca ... "Take Time" poem (author unknown): Take time to think – thoughts are the source of power.Take time to play – play is the secret of perpetual youth.Take time to read – reading is the fountain of wisdom.Take time to pray – prayer can be a rock of strength in time of need.Take time to love – loving is what makes living worthwhile.Take time to be friendly – friendships give life a delicious flavor.Take time to laugh – laughter is the music of the soul.Take time to give – sharing brings joy to your heart.Take time to work – work is the price of success.Take time to dream – dreams show you what is possible.Take time to do your work well – pride in your work nourishes the mind and the spirit.Take time to show appreciation – it's the frosting on the cake of life... 2 much of anything is not good 4 u but i want 2 share some statements about alcohol... "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink I feel shame. Then I look into the glass and think About the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes And dreams. If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out Of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to m myself, "It is better that I drink this wine and let their Dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver." ~ Jack Handy..."When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." ~ Henny Youngman..."When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, We fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all Get drunk and go to heaven!" ~ By Ian O'Rourke..."Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin... ...Henry David Thoreau: "That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest." ...Helen Keller: "Many people have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Happiness cannot come from without. It must come from within. It is not what we see and touch or that which others do for us which makes us happy; it is that which we think and feel and do, first for the other fellow and then for ourselves."...the Dalai Lama: "When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.Consider the following. We humans are social beings. We come into the world as the result of others' actions. We survive here in dependence on others. Whether we like it or not, there is hardly a moment of our lives when we do not benefit from others' activities. For this reason it is hardly surprising that most of our happiness arises in the context of our relationships with others. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."...George Sand: "There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved."...Francoise de Motteville: "The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure." ...Ella Wheeler Wilcox: "The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind." ...Carl Jung: "There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness." ...Buddha: "Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others." ...Benjamin Disraeli: "Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action."...Albert Schweitzer: "Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."...Albert Camus: "You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life."...Man on his deathbed tells his wife-"I have a confession to make to you". The wife tells him"Don't worry about". The man tells her "I got to tell you- I slept with your best friend, I slept with your sister and I slept with your mother". Wife tells him-"I know, that's why I poisoned you"... ..."Live life before someone else lives it for you..." Live as if its your last day on earth, Love as if if heartbreak did not exist, Learn as if it is your only way to survive...The most destructive habit-WORRY...The greatest joy-GIVING...The greatest loss-LOSS OF SELF-RESPECT...The most satisfying work-HELPING OTHERS...The ugliest personality trait-SELFISHNESS...Our greatest natural resource-OUR YOUTH...The greatest "shot in the arm"-ENCOURAGEMENT...The greatest problem to overcome-FEAR...The most effective sleeping pill-PEACE OF MIND...The most crippling failure disease-EXCUSES...The most powerful force in life-LOVE...The most dangerous character-GOSSIPING...The world..s most incredible computer-THE BRAIN...The worst thing to be without-HOPE...The deadliest weapon- THE TONGUE...The two most power-filled words-"I Will" ...The greatest asset in life-FAITH ...The most worthless emotion-SELF-PITY...The most beautiful attire-A SMILE...The most prized possession-INTEGRITY...The most contagious spirit-ENTHUSIASM To the WORLD, YOU may be only ONE person; but to ONE person, YOU may be the WORLD! ...The most powerful channel of communication- PRAYER......SELF MASTERY and SELF-KNOWLEDGEthose who know others are intelligent;those who know themselves have insight.those who master others have force;those who master themselves have strength.those who know what is enough are wealthy.those who persevere have direction.those who maintain their position endure.and those who die and yet do not perish..,LIVE ON! ..."Better is the patient spirit than the lofty spirit. Do not in spirit become quickly discontented, for discontent lodges in the bosom of a fool." (Ecclesiastes 7:8-9),"The patient man shows much good sense, but the quick-tempered (impatient) man displays folly at its height." (Proverbs 14:29) ...Patience is the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset, or to persevere calmly when faced with difficulties. ..."I never failed once. It just happened to be a 2000-step process."-Thomas Edison, responding to a reporter who asked how it felt to fail 2000 times before successfully inventing the light bulb......"Genius is eternal patience." Michelangelo......"The years teach what the days never know." Ralph Waldo Emerson... "We are not born all at once, but by bits. The body first, and the spirit later; and the birth and growth of the spirit, in those who are attentive to their own inner life, are slow and exceedingly painful. Our mothers are racked with the pains of our physical birth; we ourselves suffer the longer pains of our spiritual growth." Mary Antin..."Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for." St. Teresa de Cepeda...Remember-Inch by inch, life is a cinch; yard by yard, life is hard... The poet must put down his pen, the killer-his ax & even you must learn to relax ...remember,you must learn to walk before you can run...Living Well is the Best Revenge...

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People who have a Positive Effect on Others...Believe Achieve... Raquel Welch *aka "Hannie Caulder"... Ursula Andress aka Honey Ryder... Farrah Fawcett... Salma Hayek... * Uma Thurman... J Lo aka Jennifer Lopez... "EVERYDAY IS A GIFT. LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN & LOVE MUCH, LIVE A LIFE THAT'S FULL & LOVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART & HAPPINESS WILL EMBRACE YOU!! " ...Life is sexually transmitted..."If I have lost confidence in myself, I have the universe against me."- Ralph Waldo Emerson..."When you have given nothing, ask for nothing."- Albanian Proverb... "Actions have consequences...first rule of life. And the second rule is this: You are the only one responsible for your own actions."- Holly Lisle..."He that respects himself is safe from others; He wears a coat of mail that none can pierce." - Henry Wordsworth Longfellow..."Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power."- Tao Te Ching..."Be not merely good; be good for something."- Henry David Thoreau... "HOW TO BE PERFECTLY MISERABLE"1. Think about yourself. 2. Talk about yourself. 3. Use "I" as often as possible. 4. Mirror yourself continually in the opinion of others. 5. Listen greedily to what people say about you. 6. Expect to be appreciated. 7. Be suspicious. 8. Be jealous and envious. 9. Be sensitive to slights. 10. Never forgive a criticism 11. Trust no one but yourself. 12. Insist on consideration and respect. 13. Demand agreement with your own views on everything. 14. Sulk if people are not grateful to you for favors shown them. 15. Never forget a service you may have rendered. 16. Be on the lookout for a good time for yourself. 17. Shirk your duties if you can. 18. Do as little as possible for others. 19. Love yourself supremely. 20. Be selfish.This recipe is guaranteed to be infallible.- Gospel Herald..."Think. Believe. Dream. Dare."- Walt Disney's "Four Most Important Words."..."Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine."- Ralph Waldo Emerson... "First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."- Epictetus...Inscribed in the pronaos (forecourt) of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi: "Know thyself" - and thou shalt know all the mysteries of the gods and of the universe; another important quote at Delphi is "Nothing to excess"... The Four Agreements1. Be Impeccable With Your Word Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.2. Don't Take Anything Personally Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.3. Don't Make Assumptions Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.4. Always Do Your Best Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret...

Music:

I am willing to give all kinds of music a spin. After all these years I am still amazed by bands who consist of individuals from different backgrounds, yet when together- make great music to share with the world. It reminds me that we can be stronger with the help & effort of others. I enjoy reading the lyrics to songs when they have a message. I enjoy blasting the radio in my room or my car before going out into the world. I enjoy hearing my brother practice on his guitar. Here is a selection of artists who I enjoy listening to time & time again: 2Pac,4 Tops, AC/DC,Aerosmith, ,Allman Brothers Band,Al Green,Alexander O'Neal,Alice in Chains,Antonio Aguilar,Bach,Bad Company,Barry White,Beastie Boys,Beatles- John Lennon,Paul McCartney,George Harrison & Ringo Starr,Beach Boys,Bee Gees,Beethoven,Ben E. King/Drifters,Billy Idol, Billy Joel,Black Crowes,Black Keys,Black Rebel Motorcycle Club,Black Sabbath(Ozzy) ,Bob Dylan,Bob Marley, Bon Jovi ,Bruce Springsteen,Bryan Adams,Buck Owens,Buddy Holly,Buena Vista Social Club,Byrds,Cars,Cheap Trick,Chris Isaak,Chuck Berry,Clash,Coldplay, Collective Soul, Cream,Creedence Clearwater Revival ,Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Cult ,Cure,David Bowie,Dean Martin,Deep Purple, Def Leppard, Depeche Mode,Dio,Dokken,Doors,Don Williams,Dr. Dre(NWA & Ice Cube),Eagles,El Gran Combo De Puerto Rico,ELO,Elton John,Elvis Costello,Elvis Presley,Ennio Morricone,Eric B & Rakim,Eric Clapton,Fania All Stars, Fats Domino,Fleetwood Mac,Foo Fighters , Foreigner,Frank Sinatra,Gap Band,George Jones,Genesis,Gnarls Barkley,Goo Goo Dolls,Grateful Dead,Guns N Roses,Hall & Oates,Hank Williams,Heart, Howlin' Wolf,Ice T,Iggy Pop, INXS,Iron Maiden,Jackson 5 ,Janet Jackson,Jane's Addiction, James Brown,Jay Z,Jefferson Airplane/Starship,Jeff Healey Band,Jerry Lee Lewis,Jethro Tull(1968-1974),Jim Croce,Jimi Hendrix,Jimmy Cliff,Joe Cocker,Neil Diamond,John Fogerty,John Holt,John Lee Hooker, Johnny Cash ,John Mellencamp,John Williams,Julio Iglesias,Tom Jones,Journey ,Kinks,KC & The Sunshine Band,Kenny Rogers ,Kool & The Gang, Led Zeppelin ,Lenny Kravitz,Live,Los Lobos,Lynyrd Skynyrd,Luther Vandross,Madonna, Mariah Carey,Marvin Gaye,Merle Haggard,Metallica,Motley Crue,Motorhead,Mozart,Muddy Waters,Nat King Cole,New Edition,Nine Inch Nails... , Neil Young, Nirvana ,Notorious B.I.G.,Otis Redding,Paul Simon,Pearl Jam,Peter Frampton, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins ,Pink Floyd,Police ,Prince, Public Enemy,Queen ,REM,Radiohead, Rainbow,Ramones,Ray Charles,Red Hot Chilli Peppers,Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, Rossini, Roy Orbison, Run DMC, Rush,Sam Cooke,Santana,Seal,Sheryl Crow,Smashing Pumpkins,Soundgarden, Spinners,Spoon,Supremes,Stereophonics,Steve Miller,Steppenwolf,Steve Winwood, Stevie Wonder,Stevie Ray Vaughan,Stooges,Stone Temple Pilots,Tchaikovsky,Ted Hawkins,Temptations,Tesla, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers,Toots & The Maytals,Trio Matamoros,Traveling Wilburys,Who,U2, UB40,Van Halen,Van Morrison,Waylon Jennings,Willie Nelson,Whitesnake,White Stripes,Wu Tang Clan, ZZ Top ... ... if you've been chased by a bear & still have clean underwear, if you comb your hair, if you just don't care - here is NO AIR(Respiratory Therapy Theme Song)

Movies:

I am so thankful for movies, I keep adding to this list when I see a really good one or one that was fun to watch. The following are a selection of movies I have had the pleasure to have seen & recommend:"MOVIE STARS" HUMPHREY BOGART:The Petrified Forest,Bullets or Ballots,San Quentin,Dead End,They Drive By Night,The Maltese Falcon,High Sierra,Casablanca,Sahara,To Have & Have Not,The Big Sleep,Dark Passage,Treasure of the Sierra Madre,Key Largo,African Queen,The Desperate Hours...JAMES CAGNEY:Public Enemy, G-Men,Angels with Dirty Faces, The Roaring Twenties, Yankee Doodle Dandy, White Heat,13 Rue Madeline,Mr Roberts,Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Man of a Thousand Faces ...JOHN WAYNE:Stagecoach,Red River,Sands of Iwo Jima,The Quiet Man,The Searchers,Legend of the Lost,Rio Bravo,The Alamo,North To Alaska,The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,The Sons of Katie Elder,El Dorado,True Grit, The Cowboys,The Shootist...JAMES STEWART:It's a Wonderful Life,Broken Arrow,Winchester 73,Bend of the River,The Naked Spur,Rear Window,The Far Country,The Man From Laramie,The Man Who Knew Too Much,Night Passage,Vertigo,Shenandoah ...GREGORY PECK:Spellbound,Yellow Sky,The Gunfighter,Moby Dick,The Big Country,The Bravados,The Guns of Navarone,To Kill a Mockingbird ... BURT LANCASTER:The Killers,Sorry Wrong Number,Criss Cross,From Here to Eternity,The Kentuckian,Run Silent Run Deep,Birdman of Alcatraz,The Professionals,Atlantic City,Field of Dreams ...CARY GRANT:Gunga Din,Suspicion,Notorious,Monkey Business,North By Northwest,Charade...KIRK DOUGLAS:20,000 Leagues Under the Sea,Champion,Lust for Life,The Vikings,Spartacus,Tough Guys...HENRY FONDA:Young Mr. Lincoln,Jesse James,The Grapes of Wrath,The Ox Bow Incident,My Darling Clementine,The Tin Star,12 Angry Men,Once Upon a Time in the West...CLINT EASTWOOD:Fistful of Dollars,For A Few Dollars More,The Good, The Bad & The Ugly,Hang 'Em High,Two Mules for Sister Sara,Dirty Harry,High Plains Drifter,The Outlaw Josey Wales,Every Which Way But Loose,Escape From Alcatraz, Pale Rider,Unforgiven,In the Line of Fire...GENE HACKMAN:The French Connection,The Poseidon Adventure,Young Frankenstein,Bite The Bullet,Night Moves,Richard Donner's "Superman" Movies,Uncommon Valor,Narrow Margin,The Firm,Geronimo,Crimson Tide,The Quick & The Dead,Enemy of the State,Heist...JACK NICHOLSON:Easy Rider,Chinatown,One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,The Shining,Prizzi's Honor,Batman,A Few Good Men,The Crossing Guard,Blood & Wine,Mars Attacks!,The Departed,The Bucket List...ROBERT DeNIRO: Taxi Driver,The Deer Hunter,Raging Bull,The Untouchables,Midnight Run,Goodfellas,Casino,Ronin,Analyze This,The Score...AL PACINO: The Godfather, The Godfather Part II,Dog Day Afternoon,Scarface,Glengarry Glen Ross,Carlito's Way,Heat,The Recruit...DUSTIN HOFFMAN:The Graduate,Little Big Man,Straw Dogs,Marathon Man,Kramer vs. Kramer,Rain Man...MICHAEL DOUGLAS:Coma,Romancing the Stone,Fatal Attraction, Wall Street,Basic Instinct,Falling Down,The Game...PAUL NEWMAN:The Hustler,Hombre,Cool Hand Luke,Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid,The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean, The Sting, Fort Apache,The Bronx,Road to Perdition...STEVE MCQUEEN:The Blob,The Magnificent Seven,The Great Escape,The Sand Pebbles,Nevada Smith,The Thomas Crown Affair,Bullitt,The Getaway, Papillon,The Hunter...CHARLES BRONSON:House of Wax,The Dirty Dozen,Red Sun,The Mechanic,Death Wish,Mr. Majestyk ...ROBERT DUVALL:Apocalypse Now Redux,Colors,Lonesome Dove,Secondhand Lions,Open Range,Broken Trail,We Own the Night...BURT REYNOLDS:Deliverance,White Lightning,The Longest Yard,Smokey & The Bandit,The Cannonball Run... "MILITARY"-Gone with the Wind,Sergeant York,Beau Geste,Viva Zapata,The Bridge Over River Kwai,Stalag 17,Attack,Manchurian Canidate,Dr. Zhivago,Lawrence of Arabia,The Naked Prey,The Man Who Would Be King,Stripes,Coming Home,Southern Comfort,A Soldier's Story,Gallipoli,Officer & a Gentleman,First Blood,Top Gun,Platoon,Born on the 4th of July,Delta Force,Full Metal Jacket,Glory,Under Seige,Legends of the Fall,Forrest Gump, Braveheart, Gladiator,Legionnaire,Executive Decision,Air Force One,Interview with the Assassin,The Assignment,The Hunted,The Last Samurai,Troy,Charlie Wilson's War "WESTERNS":Dodge City,Shane,Proud Rebel,Seven Men From Now,Ride Lonesome,The Tall T,The Violent Men,Bandolero,100 Rifles,Hannie Caulder,The Wild Bunch,Man Called Horse,Support Your Local Sheriff,Blazing Saddles,The Long Riders,Barbarosa,Silverado,Dances with Wolves,Quigley Down Under,Black Beauty,Three Amigos,City Slickers,Tombstone,Seraphim Falls,3:10 to Yuma(1957/2007) "GOOD vs. BAD":I am a Fugitive of the Chain Gang,Little Caeser,Double Indemnity,The Killing,Asphault Jungle,Blackboard Jungle,Kiss of Death,Niagara,Touch of Evil,Wait Until Dark,In the Heat of the Night,Paper Moon,Parallax View,3 Days of the Condor,Black Caeser,Foxy Brown,Coffy, Slaughter,Vanishing Point,The Driver,Mother,Jugs & Speed,Long Weekend,Thief,The Elephant Man,The Natural,Running Scared(1986),Wanted:Dead or Alive,Ruthless People,Big Easy,Johnny Handsome,F/X,Shattered,State of Grace,Bugsy,Misery,Single White Female,Death & the Maiden,Point Break,Malcolm X,Thelma & Louise,Breakdown,Shawshank Redemption,Rush, Reservoir Dogs,Usual Suspects,Kill Me Again,Red Rock West,A Simple Plan,The Edge,Se7en,Pulp Fiction,True Romance,Lost Highway,Boyz n the Hood,Trespass,Menace II Society,The Net,Rosewood,American Me,Flypaper,Vanilla Sky,Memento,Panic Room,Ocean's 11,3000 Miles from Graceland,Swordfish,The Thomas Crowne Affair, Unfaithful,Wonderland,Man on Fire,City of Industry,Collateral,Criminal,Shade,Scenes of the Crime,Lord of War,United 93,The Cooler,Deja Vu,World Trade Center,Pope John Paul II with Jon Voight & Cary Elwes,Blood Diamond,Harsh Times,Grindhouse's Deathproof,Shoot Em Up,No Country for Old Men,American Gangster "ACTION":The Warriors,Raiders of the Lost Ark, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop,Commando,Lethal Weapon I & II,Die Hard,Speed,The Fugitive,Kill Bill,Long Kiss Goodnight, True Lies,Surviving the Game,Above the Law, Hard to Kill,Marked for Death,Exit Wounds, Cliffhanger, Vertical Limit,Passenger 57,Drop Zone,Mission Impossible Trilogy,Bourne Identity,Bourne Supremacy,Bourne Ultimatum,Death Sentence "GROWING UP":It Happened One Night,Heidi,The Adventures of Tom Sawyer(1938),Boystown,Houdini,East of Eden,Rebel Without a Cause,I Was A Teenage Werewolf,Viva Las Vegas,The Graduate,American Graffiti,Cooley High,Bugsy Malone,Saturday Night Fever,Grease,The Bad News Bears,Animal House,Blues Brothers,Caddyshack,Risky Business,Porky's,Revenge of the Nerds,9 to 5,Urban Cowboy,Silver Streak,Gumball Rally,Stir Crazy,Foul Play,Rocky I,Rocky II,Rocky III,Rocky Balboa,The Champ,My Bodyguard,Bad Boys(1983 & 1995),The Outsiders,Fast Times at Ridgemont High,Taps,Vacation,Purple Rain,Mask,Gleaming the Cube,The Best of Times,The Boys Next Door,Mr. Mom,Nightshift,Wildcats,Splash,Repoman,Mischief,Eddie & the Cruisers,Sixteen Candles, Look Who's Talking,The Goonies,The Karate Kid,Big Trouble in Little China,Trading Places,Coming to America,3 Men & a Baby,Short Time,Roadhouse,Next of Kin,This is Spinal Tap,Rain Man,Kindergarden Cop, Twins,Home Alone, Breakfast Club,Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Better Off Dead,Secret Admirer,Romancing the Stone,Crocodile Dundee,Easy Money,Back To School,Stand & Deliver,My Family,Stand By Me,Flatliners,Men at Work,Doc Hollywood,When Harry Met Sally,Dazed & Confused,The Babysitter,Weekend at Bernies,Quick Change,What About Bob?,Groundhog Day,Harley Davidson & The Marlboro Man,The Big Lebowski,Mrs. Doubtfire,Nine Months,The Ice Storm,Finding Forrester,Detroit Rock City,There's Something About Mary,American Pie, Me, Myself & Irene ,My Cousin Vinny,The Crush,Rat Race,Meet The Parents,Old School, The Rookie(2002),The Girl Next Door, The Buddy Holly Story,Gandhi,Great Balls of Fire,The Doors, Cinderella Man, Seabiscuit, Ray,The Cider House Rules, Walk the Line,Roger Dodger,Just Friends,Nacho Libre,Click ,We Are Marshall, The Pursuit of Happyness "COMIC BOOK"-Superman:The Movie, Superman II,Superman II:The Richard Donner Cut,Superman Returns, Batman Begins,Spiderman & Spiderman 2,X-Men,X-Men 2,X-Men 3:The Last Stand,The Crow,Blade & Blade:Trinity,Bulletproof Monk,Sin City,300,Ghost Rider,Transformers,Iron Man "SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY":King Kong(1933),The March of the Wooden Soldiers,The Wizard of Oz,Miracle on 34th Street,Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956 & 1978),The Fly(1958 & 1986),Creature from the Black Lagoon,The Day The Earth Stood Still,The Incredible Shrinking Man,Fantastic Voyage,Planet of the Apes,Escape from the Planet of the Apes,Conquest of the Planet of the Apes,Willy Wonka & the Chocalate Factory, The Thing,Bladerunner,The Road Warrior,Jurassic Park,Star Trek II:the Wrath of Khan,Star Trek IV-The Voyage Home,Star Trek VIII:First Contact,Star Wars,Empire Strikes Back,Return of the Jedi,The Last Starfighter,Beastmaster,Ladyhawke,Dragonheart,The Lord of the Rings Trilogy(Fellowship of the Ring,Two Towers,Return of the King),Back to the Future,Aliens,Weird Science,Highlander,Swamp Thing,The Fog,Teen Wolf,Innerspace,Honey,I Shrunk the Kids, Harry & the Hendersons,The Hidden,Ghostbusters,Alien Nation,They Live,Escape From New York,The Terminator, The Terminator 2:Judgement Day,Predator,Total Recall,Princess Bride,Willow,Field of Dreams,Ghost,Big,Pretty Woman,Mr. Destiny,Robocop,Timecop,Universal Soldier,12 Monkeys,LiarLiar,Mars Attacks!,Deep Blue Sea,Starship Troopers,Matrix,Signs,The Scorpion King,Equilibrium,Just Like Heaven,The DaVinci Code,Beowulf 3D,Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian "HORROR"-Silent Era: Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde(1920),Nosferatu(1922),The Phantom of the Opera(1924); Sound Era: Dracula,Frankenstein,The Bride of Frankenstein,The Island of Lost Souls, White Zombie,The Man Who Changed His Mind,Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde,The Invisible Man,The Mummy,The Wolfman,Son of Frankenstein,Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman,House of Frankenstein,Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein,The Body Snatcher,The Devil Bat, House of Wax,Night of the Hunter,The Haunted Palace,The Last Man On Earth,Psycho,Strait Jacket,Midnight Lace,The Curse of Frankenstein,The Horror of Dracula,Night of the Living Dead,Rosemary's Baby,Dan Curtis' Dracula,Scars of Dracula,The Exorcist,Don't Look Now,Race With The Devil,Texas Chainsaw Massacre,The Omen & The Omen II,Jaws,Carrie,Halloween,Friday the 13th,The Changeling,Dark Night of the Scarecrow,American Werewolf in London,Nightmare on Elm St.,Tremors,The Stepfather,Hand that Rocks the Cradle,Jacob's Ladder,Bram Stoker's Dracula,Interview with the Vampire,Sleepy Hollow,The Sixth Sense,The Others,Scream,Resident Evil,Ravenous,The Crimson Rivers,Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse,28 Days Later,28 Weeks Later,Shaun of the Dead,High Tension,Wrong Turn,Hostel,The Hills Have Eyes,Bubba Ho Tep,Wolf Creek,An American Haunting,Feast,Slither,Vacancy,Grindhouse's Planet Terror,I Am Legend "SKINIMAX":The Sensuous Nurse,Fanny Hill,Bachelor Party,Paradise,Blame It On Rio,Mischief,The Hot Spot,Last Call,Scorned,Embrace of the Vampire, Poison Ivy II,I Like to Play Games,Blown Away,Animal Instints, Body of Evidence, Sunset Heat,Forbidden,Survival Island,The Notorious Bettie Page "PERIOD"-The Ten Commandments,Ben Hur,Samson & Delilah ,The Robe,The Greatest Story Ever Told,The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939),Adventures of Robin Hood,Captain Blood,The Three Musketeers(1973),Amadeus,Immortal Beloved,Rob Roy,The Count of Monte Cristo(2002),A Knights Tale,Kingdom of Heaven,Casanova "ANIMATED" -Bambi,Pinocchio,Peter Pan,Aristocats,Beauty & the Beast,Aladdin,Lion King,The Iron Giant,Tarzan, Brother Bear,Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Shrek, Finding Nemo, Ice Age, The Incredibles,Madagascar,Barnyard,Cars,Meet the Robinsons,Ratatouille "SPANISH"-Dracula(1931),El Conde de Monte Cristo(1942),El Derecho de Nacer(1952),Amores Perros,Motorcycle Diaries,Open Your Eyes aka Abre los Ojos,El Mariachi,Desperado,The Mark Of Zorro, The Legend Of Zorro,Cronos,The Devil's Backbone,Pan's Labyrinth "ASIAN"- Godzilla aka Gojira(1954),Seven Samurai,Yojimbo,A Touch of Zen,The Chinese Connection aka Fists of Fury,Return of the Dragon,Enter the Dragon,Lady Snowblood,Shogun Assassin,Shaolin Master Killer,The Killer,Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,Iron Monkey,Dead or Alive,Full Time Killer , Breaking News,Hero,House of Flying Daggers,Ong Bak-Thai Warrior,Infernal Affairs,Brother,Ju-On,Legend of Drunken Master,Super Cop,Rumble in the Bronx,First Strike,Shanghai Noon/Knights,Rush Hour I & II,Police Story,New Police Story,Old Boy,Pulse,Fearless,Battle Royale,Curse of the Golden Flower EUROPEAN: The Bicycle Thief,A Hard Day's Night,Le Samurai,Get Carter,Italian Job,The Wicker Man,Le Femme Nikita(also check out the TV Series),Leon:The Professional,Run Lola Run, Lock,Stock & Two Smoking Barrels,Two Hands,Snatch,Malena,Intermission,LayerCake,Harry Potter & The Prisoner of Azkaban,Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire,District B13,Them BOND,JAMES BOND (007):Dr.No,From Russia with Love,Goldfinger,Thunderball,You Only Live Twice,On Her Majesty's Secret Service,Diamonds Are Forever,Live & Let Die,The Man With The Golden Gun,The Spy Who Loved Me,Moonraker,For Your Eyes Only,Octopussy,Never Say Never Again,A View to a Kill,The Living Daylights,Licence to Kill,Golden Eye,Tomorrow Never Dies,The World is Not Enough,Die Another Day,Casino Royale(2006) ... For 2008: IRON MAN was well done! Looking foward to The Dark Knight(R.I.P. Heath "Joker" Ledger),Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and the new James Bond movie...

Television:

Alot of people complain about TV, but let me tell you there has been more than a few nights in my life when i have looked foward to seeing something on TV. Sometimes I have channel surfed and stumbled across a good show or movie that I haven't seen. Here's a list of some of my favorites-CLASSICS:The Little Rascals,Tarzan Movies with Johnny Weissmuller,Abbott and Costello Movies, The Honeymooners, The Flintstones, Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, Three Stooges, I Love Lucy,The Lone Ranger, Adventures of Superman,(also liked these MOVIE SERIALS-1948's Superman,1950's Atom Man vs. Superman,1941's Adventures of Captain Marvel),The Adventures of Davy Crockett,Disney's Zorro,Andy Griffith Show,The Beverly Hillbillies,Twilight Zone,The Munsters, The Addams Family,Gilligan's Island,I Dream of Jeannie,Star Trek,Batman,The Brady Bunch,Partridge Family,Brian's Song,Kung Fu,All In The Family, Sanford and Son,Good Times,Happy Days,What's Happening, The Jeffersons,Fantasy Island,Taxi,MIAMI VICE, The Hitchhiker,Tales From The Crypt, Seinfeld,The Sopranos,Sportscenter,Baseball-when I go to YANKEE STADIUM, i'm visiting friends/neighbors, when I go to SHEA STADIUM, I feel at home with family. The Superbowl-my favorite football team is the DALLAS COWBOYS (I miss the Tom Landry Era),WWF(I've met Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka & The Rock). Music Video Channels that actually play music videos, Live Concerts & Comedy Shows,60 Minutes,History,Nature,(Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,National Geographic,Planet Earth), Horse Races...I miss the Saturday Morning Cartoons & After School shows of my youth and Creature Double Feature on Saturday Afternoons hosted by Dr. Shock. CURRENT SHOWS THAT I ENJOY: "24"-My Personal Ranking of Seasons:1,4,2,3,5,6(yeah, it won the emmy for season 5,but...;I think it jumped the shark this year but i still get entertained, I hope they have a better day next time around), "Lost", the first 2 seasons of "Prison Break" were cool, third season jumped the shark...I like to watch "pilot" episodes ... Unbeatable Banzuke,Ninja Warrior... I liked the ESPN movie- "The Bronx is Burning"... Don't become a couch potato,manage your time, try to have a life interacting with others...be present in your life, time passes by quickly- if you are not there-someone will take your place!

Books:

The Bible-Many worthwhile words that can possibly help you in your journey are to be found if you take the time to read it for yourself...I go back and read that book every now and then, hopefully it will come in handy for my present & future self. Biographies of people you look up are a good way of spending some of your time and get to know them better. Comic Books are fun! Wisdom quotes are cool to look up anytime ..."The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." - Mark Twain..."books bring joy 2 the heart and peace to the troubled mind"...

Heroes:

Jesus Christ, My Family("Other things may change us,but we start & end with family"-Anthony Brant) , Abraham,David, Solomon,Samson,Paul,Peter,Noah, Moses,Joseph,Daniel,Job,Mary,Plato,Aristotle,Confucious,Pope John Paul II,Mother Teresa,Buddha,Benjamin Franklin,Roberto Clemente ,Jackie Robinson,Larry Doby,Hiram Bithorn,Elvis Presley, Babe Ruth,Lou Gehrig,Walt Disney,John Wayne,Josh Gibson,Satchel Page,Clint Eastwood , The Beatles,Bob Dylan,Gandhi,Bob Marley,James Brown,Muhammad Ali,George Foreman,Fats Domino, Chuck Berry,JAMES CAGNEY & HUMPHREY BOGART Audie Murphy,Harry Houdini,Martin Scorcese, Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford,George Washington,Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X,Rolling Stones,John F. Kennedy,Robert Kennedy,Otis Redding, Led Zeppelin,Johnny Cash,Jim Morrison, Bela Lugosi,Jimi Hendrix,Andre The Giant,Eric Clapton,Sam Kinison,Dr.Seuss,Willie Nelson,Hank Williams,Waylon Jennings,AC DC, Boris Karloff, ... Bruce Lee,John Lee Hooker,Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters,Jackie Chan,Abraham Lincoln,Rembrandt,Norman Rockwell,Michelangelo,Vincent Van Gogh ,Beethoven,Mozart,Edgar Alan Poe,Salvador Dali,Leonardo Da Vinci ,Abbott & Costello,Jackie Gleason, Richard Pryor, Robin Williams,Kirk Douglas,Burt Lancaster,Gregory Peck,Cary Grant,James Stewart,Sean Connery,Norman Vincent Peale,Ted Williams, Joe Dimaggio,Lon Chaney ,Yogi Berra,Nolan Ryan,Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Saduhara Oh,Larry Holmes,Luis Munoz Marin,Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder,"Vito Corleone"from The Godfather ,"Jack Bauer" from 24,"Spicolli"from Fast Times at Ridgemont High,"Milf Hunter","Booger" from Revenge of the Nerds,"Bluto" from Animal House,"Mr. Miyagi" from Karate Kid,"Beatrix Kiddo/The Bride" from Kill Bill,Bud Abbott & Lou Costello,Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski,"The Fonz" from Happy Days,The New York Mets, You- for taking your time to read my profile, People Who Can Help & Serve Others... Quotes from GIACOMO CASANOVA:As for myself, I always willingly acknowledge my own self as the principal cause of every good and of every evil which may befall me; therefore I have always found myself capable of being my own pupil, and ready to love my teacher. One never knows enough. Made a point of forgetting everything unpleasant. When one is in an ill humor, everything is fuel for the fire. Those who do not love life do not deserve it. Whether it is happy or unhappy, a man's life is the only treasure he can ever possess.If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious. Happy are those who know how to obtain pleasures without injury to anyone.Time that is given to enjoyment is never lost. My spirit and my desires are as young as ever.I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence, I know likewise that I shall exist no more when I shall have ceased to feel. Light come, light go. ... ..."The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find that we have lost the future. " - Winston Churchill... ...SUPERHERO HALL OF FAME: SUPERMAN,BATMAN,IRON MAN,HULK,SPIDERMAN,ROBIN HOOD,ZORRO,LONE RANGER,TARZAN,POPEYE...Check this out-