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The continued celebration of our birthdays today. We visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. I was actually quite moved emotionally. The displays of genuine rock and roll memorabilia are so beautifully designed and arranged. I plan to buy a membership and come back to visit as often as I can. Unfortunately they do not allow cameras inside the display areas. The photos I have in Flickr were taken inside the lobby. Well, most of them!

Today was our first full day in Springfield and we used it to the max. Left the house around 10:30 to pick up our rental car at AVIS. They did not have the sub-compact car we requested so we got a free upgrade to this really sweet JEEP. The GPS I bought for this trip has already proved invaluable in saving time of finding addresses and getting reacquainted with Springfield. I've driven here before but it's been 25 years since my last visit at the time of my step father's funeral in '91. Our first destination after picking up the car was a buffet restaurant where we have this very rich midwestern cuisine. I can't help but say that I felt a little sick after eating it and also that I can see how it has become fact that Americans are suffering from an obesity explosion. It was only $6.95 for an all you can eat lunch in this restaurant that served very hi-caloric dishes. Oh my god, and the desert section? There must have been 10-15 different types of cakes, pies, bread ...

Today is the first day of my vacation to Chicago. It is not really a vacation but more of an excursion. I actually think it is something that spirit has organized for me to go through in dealing with issues of growth and healing. God I sound so new age-ist! It is a working trip; we wouldn't be making this trip if it weren't for an old client of my mom's hiring us to come take care of their pets while THEY go on a vacation, but there are deeper things going on. Our first stop on this trip is the hometown of my mother; Springfield, Ohio. We are here now. We arrived at the Columbus Airport around 9pm this evening and we were picked up by the man who was my father's best friend/best man; I think he is actually my god-father. And now we are in their home for the next three days. Already a world of being in a different place is greeting me full on and I hope I don't have a nervous breakdown or start to hallucinate or have shaktipat-like experiences while we are here. ...

I've been an appreciator of H.P. Lovecraft since I was about 15 years old when I first came across a copy of AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS . Needless to say, his esoteric and horrific writings have been a source of comfort and inspiration for me throughout my years. click for FindAGrave details. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.P._Lovecraft Powered by ScribeFire .

Fat Old Sun, by Pink Floyd When that fat old sun in the sky is falling, Summer evening birds are calling. Summer's thunder time of year, The sound of music in my ears. Distant bells, New mown grass smells so sweet. By the river holding hands, Roll me up and lay me down. And if you sit, Don't make a sound. Pick your feet up off the ground. And if you hear as the warm night falls The silver sound from a time so strange, Sing to me, sing to me. When that fat old sun in the sky is falling, Summer evening birds are calling. Children's laughter in my ears, The last sunlight disappears. And if you sit, Don't make a sound. Pick your feet up off the ground. And if you hear as the warm night falls The silver sound from a time so strange, Sing to me, sing to me. When that fat old sun in the sky is falling, Summer evening birds are calling. Children's laughter in my ears, The last sunlight disappears.

since no one reads this blog i think it will be ok to say a few things here. i will have a new website online this week. yes, an actual website, not just a blog. it is going to be my first attempt at putting a semi-professional looking photo gallery online. i am not a programmer or web designer so i don't know how impressive it will be, so hey, don't be hard on me. i'll announce here when it is up. speaking of websites, i came up with an idea yesterday for a website, a Web 2.0 type thingy. imagine this scenario if you will. you have something you want to say, a strong emotion you want to express and you want to use strong language. you know, maybe you feel like cursing out your boss. you'd write a letter or a blog entry but those are traceable and so you resist. but the emotions are boiling up inside of you and you can't stand it. you wish there was somewhere you could make an anonymous shout out to the world, you know, like going out into an empty field and shoutin...

A prayer for prosperity, adapted by an original prayer of Paramahansa Yogananda Great Spirit You are everything You are all forms and manifestations You are infinite creativity You are all powerful You are the source of infinite wisdom You are the source of all beauty You are all happiness, joy, and bliss You are cosmic humor and laughter You have every resource You are extraordinarily wealthy and rich You are overflowing with exquisite love You are filled with the most extraordinary energy and vitality You are total inspiration and compassion You are all light and illumination You provide everything You animate every particle, every atom of the universe You are the source of all life everywhere And you create me You are my source You created me with a supreme act of love and generosity You are dreaming me right now You are pouring life into me You are within me and all around me And I am part of you Because you made me and love me I am here cradled in your loving embrace You made me ...