similar to the underground railroad there exists a witness protection system. be told, that is all the info. rest assure, that the witness protection is always keeping a watchful eye especially when least expected...

bogga-lo

the element of surprise & unpredictability can be an allure to some who may fancy eradicating moments

moving to the top of the list of barney's, is the auto industry.jumping on the bail out parade following in the great example of the other money hungry industry did, wall street. by the way this is also symbolically saying that one doesn't have to be responsible for their actions in modern day society. wait holy shit that's it...no one has to be responsible for their actions any more. kids, ya hear that? well, why should they be? the crooks in washington seem to bathe in crisco oil having their filth roll off them when it comes time for finger pointing. wall street asked for a bail out program because of their hi-jinx. so wait, what about all those pricey corporate luncheons and frivolous spending when the times were high? living the cocaine dreams of a wall street big shot. didn't hear any complaining then. now getting back to the US automotive industry, they too now are asking for some type of bail out program or funding of another to help get their programs back on track. as the saying goes, "you reap what you sow." while all those pesky green environmentalist were nagging GM to think more environmentally sound, they were busy manufacturing "tanks" for soccer moms to drive around town in. buyers invested in these type of super sized vehicles none other than the fact that this was what GM served up. heck it was a symbol and extension of americana, bigger is better and all that hoopla. can someone remind these criminals in detroit looking for a bail out that they were the ones who had the major corporate lobbyist in washington petitioning for the gas guzzlers they were making and STIFLING the research, design, and manufacturing of any type of hybrid car that falls into the eco friendly department. the same people that are asking for a hand out now in the year 2008 are they same one responsible for this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsJAlrYjGz8. we could have gone in this direction from the get go, however as you know how the story goes it didn't. now GM is asking for tax payer dollars to get them out of this hole they dug themselves into because they thought it would be better to manufacture such "truly amazing vehicles" like the hummer... whose name should be changed to bummer! these gas guzzlers are the ones sitting on the lots now. with gas prices today the cars in which those tree huggers kept on talking about look and seem a lot better now, huh? so to get on that track GM needs a bail out. i say they take all those gas guzzler wanna be pseudo tanks, and ship them over to the middle east. they got the oil. they got the money. put your tail between your legs, take responsibility and take the loss. again, it is this old plaguing american dream which seems to haunt us today. times have changed. that post WW-II ideal has no place in the year 2008. sad to say also is that the people who shared and hold those dreams internal clocks are almost expired only to leave us remaining on earth with their burden. so why are we still trying to live their dream? if anything is ever proven true is that history repeats itself. why can't we ever get that and learn from the past and not make the same blunders as past generations. it's time for a new american dream.

babylon run

tom

HALT! Stop the press, stop the sewing machines. Surf industry repent. Repent! This is a call to order to those that are in a position of power to make a change and are sitting idly as time goes by. You are being singled out. As our nation is going through a time of change; surf industry so should you. This modern so called “surf industry” is so far off from the lifestyle it portrays, it might as well market its products to a whole different other “extreme” demographic because it certainly doesn’t represent the surf world we have known, or what the premise of the lifestyle was based on. It must come to an end. The surf industry is the biggest pimp going, and not in the cute MTV portrayal of pimps unto our society which young males can aspire to be. The surf industry has become that real life, cold hearted pimp, who puts a piece of human flesh on the corner just to make a few dollars. The gig is up. You are whoring a lifestyle to the masses for which you care not.
The arena in which surfing happens has been and continues to be in great danger. Our beaches and oceans are becoming more and more polluted and have become a modern wasteland for those who care not about it. If nothing is done in the future there will be no surf industry because there will be no surfing due to the condition of our planet. How is a surf company going to sell a t-shirt then?
The natural order of our planet’s wildlife is continuing to be thrown off due to the everlasting negative fingerprint man has left. Common practices like whaling, over fishing, factory fishing, bottom trawling, and bycatch issues are all current problems that are plaguing our oceans. Not to mention the Grand Poobah of it all, pollution. For some unknown reason, the ocean has assumed an unofficial title as an aquatic landfill which must suffer the burden bestowed upon it. Time and time again, the same daunting products keep turning up buried in the sand, trapped in the dunes, or floating in the lineup; plastic, paper, aluminum.
Congress just lifted a ban on offshore drilling. Uncharacteristically, weather phenomenons have been occurring only to be dismissed as global warming shams. Animals and sea life are bearing the brunt with obviously no voice or action to change things, and must face the constant perils left in the wake of mankind. There is only one place where the act of surfing can occur and that’s the ocean. So why are we sitting back while our sanctuary is going to waste?
The reason the surf industry should be targeted is because they by far have the deepest pockets and the loudest voices which they have not yet used. They need to be held accountable because they are the ones that are portraying a lifestyle and are in a position to bring about change if they so desired to do so. For some reason, throughout the course of history, the surf industry got it twisted and became more infatuated with fashion over surfing. Magazines are smitten with big advertiser dollars to broadcast the season’s latest “fad,” which is intended to stir up frenzy among the surf community to rush to the nearest retailer and spend money on being able to look like a surfer.
To digress for a moment, the current state of “surf fashion,” has to be some of the most abominable garments manufactured, period. It is almost as if the industry is trying to reinvent the wheel time and time again, pawning off current trends to consumers, feeding them what they feel is in vogue. When Main Street America copies or emulates surfing they are paying homage to the lifestyle and what it exudes, not the designers in the surf industry.
And this is the problem, surf companies are more concerned with regurgitating neon and day-glow colors on sub-par designed surf shirts than actually procuring and enhancing the culture. Just stop! Stop focusing on marketing the lifestyle and start living it. Because if we don’t, there will be no surfing. Stop worrying about pushing an image and create an initiative that will protect our environment. We need to band together as one and unify under the common cause of protecting our ocean, beaches, and heritage.
Unfortunately, if nothing is done there will be a point of no return. Non-profit organizations can only do so much. Surf industry you have the dollars and voice to use, so use it. How about companies start to get notoriety because of the positive impact they have left on surfing and not what “rad” t-shirt they marketed. Use the voice of the industry to protest to our lawmakers so they can hear what the people are saying. Not only sponsor surf contest but beach cleanups and programs to reform our careless ways. Create awareness of the current state of affairs regarding the environment, for knowledge is power. It is time to unify and make a change. For tomorrow may be too late.

bill o'reilly was correct today for the first time in his life. he said to one of his guest that "the values that you and i knew growing up are gone forever" this comment was to slight the outcome of the election and barack's nomination for president. but he was correct. that ol'honky tonk mentality that has plagued our country can hopefully be put to rest. that old school mentality has no place in our nation and world today. we are a progressing nation who often sets the bar for the international stage. we are the usa. lets be that usa which sets the level and not play catch up to some nation that we have out sourced our labor to. i am proud to be a citizen of the usa today. for today i have gotten a glimpse of a country i would like to grow old in.

360 degrees is one full rotation. to come full circle one has to go 360 degrees. an expected pregnancy to born life to a child is 9 months. 3+6+0=9.

often religion refers to a high power existence. common people reference a higher power when talking about something in a grand or powerful way. some may acknowledge human flaws and repent in the face of this higher power because they themselves may not feel they possess a certain quality that this higher power might have. so this might signal that man only possess so much within his own will. what if we took off the pedestal that we have bestowed amongst those things that we might think possess this higher power. what if we held ourselves as humans in this higher power. what if we acted noble in our quest? took responsibility. put common man in a higher regard. don't repent. look with in. only with in will questions be answered. the dualities on this earth shall be honed and honored. night/day/, male/female, ying/ yang, right/left. man is equal. man=woman, woman= man. man should honor mother earth. the earth is the mother of his seed. i doubt it is a coincidence that we refer to our planet as mother earth. there is only one way of reproduction. a seed is sowed and a new life is spawned. over the course of time things have gone askew. was the order of primal man the same is it is today? maybe some ways yes maybe some ways no. we need to reform our ways. honor thy earth. literally.

psych out

in a few days the 2008 presidential election will conclude. one man will be the victor the other the looser. as the election looms closer there is much talk and support of barack obama becoming our next president. there is great excitement about this for many reasons. we have a highly intelligent man with a chance of becoming president. our country has been in a slump for many years and now there is a ray of hope that there is a chance of improvement in the quality of living in our country since we are hitting all time lows in america. obama is charasmatic, inteligent, thoughful, and charming. all great qualities to posess. barriers have been broken down in this current election. a man of color has gotten the nomination from the democratic party, and women have also been put in the hat for nominations too. so we have established that a man of color can run for office and so can women. so you must think how far have we come as a country? with in my parents generation they have witnessed segregation and the abolition of it. and to think that at one point in our country memebers of elected office saw it fit to have a segregated society. now in the year 2008 we have a man of color become a presidential nominee. to think we must have come this far in the span of less than 60 years. but then why is there talk in the year 2008 of the possible chance that barack faces as a new president the chance of being assasinated. so in actuality we haven't come that far. people may like to think that we have progressed as a nation, however why among so many different groups of people they are sharing the same thought and question of a possible assasination. so a man with great ideas and color today in the year 2008 still faces the chance of assasination because of his thoughts and skin color. very scary.