Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Nemesis is coming...

The Destroyer is approaching!With the current earthquakes in Japan, volcanic eruptions and other unusually severe weather events it should be evident to everyone that something new is on the horizon. In the case it is actually directly south of the South Pole entering our solar system and its name is Nemesis. It is on a 3600 year elliptical orbit and has been known in ancient references as "the Destroyer" due to the devastation it has caused in the past. Stay in touch with Facebook personality "Star Nibiru" to be kept up to date.



Sunday, August 08, 2010

Einstein's unified field theory


Can you understand the theory for everything? Einstein could and did, but was afraid of the devastating effects would be if we did. Now the scientific community hopes you don't know what they know about this mathematical reality actually proves. Read it for yourself and learn the truth.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Papa where are the car keys? I want to drive...


Hey Grandpa...where are the car keys? It's my turn to drive!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Valhalla - "hall of the slain".

Friday, January 22, 2010

The Blood of Patriots!

Which one are you? "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - That means You & Me! .....Which are You?

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

For now we see through a glass darkly.

Can you see through the darkness?"We See Darkly"

For now we see through a glass, darkly.
1 Corinthians 13:12


1 How long, O LORD? Will You forget me forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?
2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and answer me, O LORD my God;
Enlighten my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
4 And my enemy will say, "I have overcome him,"
And my adversaries will rejoice when I am shaken.
5 But I have trusted in Your lovingkindness;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.


Psalms 90:10 As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years,
Or if due to strength, eighty years,
Yet their pride is but labor and sorrow;
For soon it is gone and we fly away.

Friday, August 11, 2006

And What Comes Next?

From above or below?? When I was about 10, I had a vision of my fraternal grandmother's funeral (it was so real to me that I cried). Since I had never been to a funeral before I was unsure of what I was witnessing, but many years later, when I was at her real funeral, my vision turned out to be 100% accurate (I did not cry since I had cried for her at age 10). So is it possible to talk to her now? Many people believe it is, just click on the title to go to a site where you can meet them. Or go to http://www.near-death.com/experiences/paranormal10.html.

I know there is a form of life after death; I even believe in a Heaven and a Hell (or at this time a Paradise and a Purgatory). The question is what do you believe?

Monday, June 12, 2006

Mavs almost have it ALL!

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Wow! What can one say, but Fantastic Game!

Do you think they can sweep it all with the 3rd installment?

All we can do is to wait and see!!!

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Mavs WIN!

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We have finally arrived! Now the Mavs have the opportunity we have waited 26 years for - to win an NBA Championship!


I really think that the playoff game 7 MVP should be Dirk Nowitzki!

From the Dallas-Morning News; Tim Cowlishaw's column: "Nowitzki has never faced a more pressurized spot than he did near the end of regulation Monday. After the Spurs had fought their way out of that 20-point hole to tie the score, Manu Ginobili's 3-point shot with 32 seconds left in the fourth quarter gave San Antonio its first lead of the night.
The Mavericks didn't have to answer with a 3-point shot. But Nowitzki went hard to the basket, as he had all night, and turned it into a three-point play."

Friday, May 19, 2006

Got Game!

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What can I say?


WE ARE GOING TO THE DALLAS TEXAS PLAYOFF GAME TONIGHT - FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2006!!!!!

Bring it on! Take 'em Down! Mav's RULE!!!!!!.

Dallas Mavericks Fever!

The ONLY CURE is VICTORY!!!!!!!!


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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

The Beast Within!

We all have our beast within...
"Beastie"







From early days of infancy, through trembling years of youth,
long murky middle-age and final hours long in the tooth,
he is the hundred names of terror, creature you love the least.
Picture his name before you and exorcise the beast.

He roved up and down through history, spectre with tales to tell.
In the darkness when the campfires dead to each his private hell.

If you look behind your shoulder as you feel his eyes to feast,
you can witness now the everchanging nature of the beast.

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Depression - the Human Condition

...the loneliness is unbearable. What is life but "a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away"...that is how I feel so often, like an insignificant puff of smoke. How many times I have wondered in all of the cosmos, what am I but a grain of sand in the grand design, and yet I feel more, I want more, I need more. We are not the designers, but the designed - can't you see that. We seek the great designer and we yearn to be complete by taking our rightful place in the proper order of the universe. Still, if you cannot understand that, then at least understand yourself and guard yourself from the reach of your loneliness.

SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AND MANIA

Not everyone who is depressed or manic experiences every symptom. Some people experience a few symptoms, some many. Severity of symptoms varies with individuals and also varies over time.

Depression
· Persistent sad, anxious, or "empty" mood
· Feelings of hopelessness, pessimism
· Feelings of guilt, worthlessness, helplessness
· Loss of interest or pleasure in hobbies and activities that were once enjoyed, including sex
· Decreased energy, fatigue, being "slowed down"
· Difficulty concentrating, remembering, making decisions
· Insomnia, early-morning awakening, or oversleeping
· Appetite and/or weight loss or overeating and weight gain
· Thoughts of death or suicide; suicide attempts
· Restlessness, irritability
· Persistent physical symptoms that do not respond to treatment, such as headaches, digestive disorders, and chronic pain

Mania
· Abnormal or excessive elation
· Unusual irritability
· Decreased need for sleep
· Grandiose notions
· Increased talking
· Racing thoughts
· Increased sexual desire
· Markedly increased energy
· Poor judgment
· Inappropriate social behavior

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Supernatural Glowing Red Eyes in the Dark!

Have you seen these eyes in the Dark? When I was about 23 years old (and sadly still leaving with my folks), I had a terrifying experience. Late one night in the black as pitch dark of my bedroom, I suddenly awake and when I opened my eyes I saw two 'glowing red eye balls' looking at me (without blinking)! Realizing as a rational human being that it was probably a dream I slowly closed my eyes and the image went away. After a moment or two I slowly opened my eyes again and as I did so, the glowing red eyes came back into focus and even looked side to side as I gazed at it in complete horror. I repeated this action two more times. There were no other features to make out, like a body, face or clothes, just the glowing eye balls, complete with pupils. Was it a demon, Satan or a ghost? I didn't know, but when I have found myself in any event that makes me feel even a tug of fear I did what I always do - I leapt to my feet and chased the entity around the room. Of course as soon as I did it vanished. I turned on my bedroom light, (the switch was hard as all get out to find) and nothing appeared out of the place.

My wife has a girlfriend who had an experience that was virtually identical to mine (late at night, dark bedroom, suddenly woke up, etc). Have any of you had a similar experience? Just as an F.Y.I., I have had previous UFO sightings, missing time, etc. But at that same time in my life I was also struggling with my religious convictions, perhaps to the point of even being without faith.

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Can the Earth's poles shift suddenly?

But how can the poles shift?

Rather than the Earth being a solid piece of rock, it is divided into distinct layers. We live on the outer surface of the crust, which is broken up into six main continental plates and a few smaller ones. Geologists have differing opinions on what is further below, but for our purposes this simplified model will suffice:

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The inner core consists of solid iron and is surrounded by an outer core of liquid iron. The lower mantle is made of molten rock. The upper mantle and crust are solid, but only loosely connected and are able to slip and slide against each other, the least effect of which is continental drift. All layers are capable of independent movement.

Directly below the Earth’s crust (or lithosphere) at a depth of 50-150 kilometres is a layer called the asthenosphere. It is constructed of a low-velocity plastic material capable of flow. The crust is split into plates, and the tectonic plate theory says that these plates move individually, slipping over the hot semi-plastic asthenosphere, at a rate of 1-4 cms a year. The action of these plates pushing against each other causes mountain ranges to form, causes earthquakes and stimulates volcanic activity.


Apart from being a permanent constant (orthodox gradualist view), this movement of a miniscule 1-4 cms a year could also be the low point in a fluctuating system, or the crust’s momentum finally coming to a halt after a major slippage of 30 degrees, which occurred in recent times - perhaps 12,000 years ago.


There are two ways in which the location of the poles might shift:


1. Poleshift: A sudden and radical displacement of the planet’s axis of rotation (the earth tips over).
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2. Poleshift: A slippage of the planet’s solid crust over the molten interior - so that the polar locations change.

Entire planet tipping over


The layers of the Earth remain stable, and the entire planet tips over as one unit. This could either be caused by unknown extra-terrestrial forces, or the Earth somehow becoming unbalanced. A similar unbalancing event probably happened on Mars. Along its equator is a massive volcano known as Tharsis, which is the largest known gravity anomaly in our solar system. Either this volcano formed on the equator and has remained there ever since, or, more likely, it formed elsewhere and then migrated there due to centrifugal forces. If a point on a spinning globe is much heavier than average, then centrifugal forces will try to shift that point towards the equator.


If this happened to Earth then it is hard to say how fast it would shift, or what level of catastrophe would occur. It could feasibly be so slow and uneventful that we wouldn’t even notice.

In 1955 Thomas Gold stated that if the earth were a perfect sphere instead of a flattened spheroid, 'the smallest beetle walking over it would be able to change the axis of rotation relative to markings on the sphere by an arbitrarily large angle; the axis of rotation in space would change by a small angle only'.

Fortunately, that cannot happen, because the earth has an equatorial bulge. This gives our planet stability, in the same way that a spinning top, which is wider in the middle, manages to stay upright as long as it keeps spinning.


Made out of solid wood, a top could happily spin forever without any harm coming to it. But if it were hollow, however, and something loose was rattling around inside, then its spinning actions would eventually cause it to wear our – friction and interaction between two objects will always eventually cause fatigue and destruction. The earth, as we saw above, is not a single solid unit – it has layers that scrape against each other.


Slippage of the crust


Charles Hapgood proposed that this slippage between the top two layers of the Earth allows for the continental plates to move as a single unit, rapidly over great distances – just as the skin of an orange, if separated from the fruit’s inner part, can move as one piece. The core remains where it is, and the axis and orbit of the planet remain unchanged. Orthodox science, fixating on the idea of gradualism, has chosen to ignore this idea. They have yet to disprove it.

The crust’s movement over the asthenosphere would create mayhem. If the current level of volcanic and earthquake activity is caused by plates shifting 1-4 cms a year, then imagine what would happen if they shifted thousands of kilometres in less time!

In 1955, just prior to his death, Albert Einstein wrote this foreword to a book on pole shifts:


I frequently receive communications from people who wish to consult me concerning their unpublished ideas. It goes without saying that these ideas are very seldom possessed of scientific validity. The very first communication, however, that I received from Mr. Hapgood electrified me. His idea is original, of great simplicity, and – if it continues to prove itself – of great importance to everything that is related to the history of the earth’s surface…. The author has not confined himself to a simple presentation of the idea. He has also set forth, cautiously and comprehensively, the extraordinarily rich material that supports his displacement theory. I think that this rather astonishing, even fascinating, idea deserves the serious attention of anyone who concerns himself with the theory of the earth’s development.”


The book is by Charles Hapgood - The Earth’s Shifting Crust (1958).

Friday, April 14, 2006

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter to All!
May your Easter be as Happy as you are Caring! Click here to see our Easter E-card! Or by clicking on the picture. Clicking on the title will take you to our e-card provider.

Wednesday, April 12, 2006

A question for the audience?

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I am a resident of the Dallas/Ft.Worth Texas area and have been searching endlessly for any and all information on the "Mother Ship" that appeared over the DFW area in the Spring-Summer of 1986 and then disappeared in a self created fog bank after about an hour or two. It was so large that it could have easily been the size of our whole city. If you held your hand at full extension from your face, the object appeared to be as large as your thumb and yet I would estimate it was somewhere between 50,000 and 80,000 feet up. There was a broadcast later that day on the evening (afternoon) news and all of the weather men were the ones to break the news that it was only a large weather balloon. You could tell that one of the more respected weather men was chocking in anger on his own words (he obviously knew it wasn't).

If any of you have any information please email it to me at wdcabe@POPACCOUNT.COM or by clicking on the picture or the title to this blog.
What do you believe?

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Tuesday, April 04, 2006

Do Aliens Really Exist?

Could it Happen? Do Aliens exist? If so, what are they like? Do they mean us any harm? Do they even care at all about us? And if they do not exist, then who is flying all of those unusual airships that we see so often?

Friday, March 31, 2006

Scrat to the Rescue!

One Krazy Squirrel!Another wonderful CGI movie from the makers of 'Ice Age: The Meltdown'. Check it out! Click on the title above to see the 'Scrat' movie, or click on the picture to be taken to the offical website for 'Ice Age2: The Meltdown', or click here for the Movie trailers.

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

The Funniest Video I've Ever Seen!

Did I say Funny? It's Hilarious! Uploaded by 'actionstar'. Title 'Kung Pow fights a cow' or 'cow kung matrix pow'. What can I say? This has to be the funniest video ever made. Check it out! What a fantastic director/creater! Click on the title above to see the movie.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Alien Abductions - Missing Time?

Have you had a close encounter of the 3rd kind? Ever had a feeling that something was not quite right, but you couldn't put your finger on it? Or perhaps a sudden need to question your own memories, or the lack of them perhaps? Yes, many of us have felt similar feelings and pains of an unknown origin. My own starts as follows:

It was spring break in Abilene Texas were I was attending Abilene Christian University as a junior in March of 1975. The last thing I remember seeing as I left the area was the image of Moody Coliseum fading into the background as I left that morning around 6 AM to head for Fort Worth Texas and the Santa Fe railway station to catch a ride to my home in the Chicago area. I know my exact departure time because I set my watch by the four faced clock in the student center as I stood in front of it a little before 6 AM (the cafeteria was unfortunately not open). After setting my watch I headed east on Interstate I-20 towards Fort Worth about 150 miles away.

How often have you found yourself driving down the road, the gentle movement of the car swaying you back and forth and the road ahead seems to almost be hypnotic and you find yourself almost lulled to sleep, then suddenly you shake it off, fearful that you almost fell asleep at the wheel. Such was the way I felt only a few miles outside of Abilene (or so I thought) when I came back to my senses. Yet to my amazement I was only about 15 miles away from downtown Fort Worth and yet only a half an hour had passed according to my watch (yes it said 6:30 AM). Now I am not a big believer in the fantastic, but how is it possible to travel over one hundred and thirty miles in only a half an hour. Oh yes, I know what you are thinking...perhaps my watch was wrong. That's what I thought until I got to the railroad station and the station clock had the same time that my watch did. So now what do you say?

"Missing Time" is what they call it and I can understand why. With such a radical event you would think that I would be unable to put it out of my mind and yet before the day was over I wasn't giving it a second thought and isn't that just as strange for such an unusual event? That is also another indication of "Missing Time".

It would take me over five years to finally question the circumstances of that day. In this case I went to a prominent Houston Texas psychologist who was very adept at hypnotism and I asked her to help me recall the missing events of that morning over five years ago. When the session began everything was normal, but as she enabled me to go into a deeper and deeper trance, she began to ask what I was observing from that morning. In an almost eerie out-of-body voice the reply came back as "NO". As she persist to gain access to the memory an “alternate” personality (it seemed as though it was a completely different individual), in a distinctly different voice screamed "NO MORE" at the hypnotist and I was forcibly pushed to consciousness, no longer under her hypnotic control. The psychologist and her assistant were so shaken by the entire event, that she immediately asked me and my friend to leave, but before we left she stated that never in her whole career, spanning 15 years, had she ever witnessed such an event. She strongly urged us to “leave it alone”. And that my friends is where it has remained to this day. What do you think?

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

"Son" - a Man's Immortality.

Matthew - a son for all seasons. As individuals most of us all want immortality, even though we know it is not in the cards for any of us. Especially as men we want the ability to be there for our spouse and our children, yet the probabilities are against it.

"Mortals long for the Taste of Immortality, it's Constant Reassuring Power - No Worry of Finality"..."The Immortal on the Other Hand, Longs for the Distinct Sense of the Vitality of a Mortal Life that can only be Enjoyed if One Can Lose It". So as parents we become immortal by having children. And fathers become able to continue their family name and their longing to protect their precious spouse and children through their sons.

In my case I am particularly fortunate to have a son like Matthew. His ability to defend our family has already equaled or perhaps even exceeded mine. Soon he will surpass me scholastically and religiously. No man could be prouder to have such a son as I am of mine…my son…Matthew Lane.

Thursday, March 16, 2006

"LOTR" One Ring to Bind Them All!

One Ring to Rule Them All! And then what of Man? Is he a mere pebble in the order of the great cosmos or is he but a pawn in the chaos of the eternal struggle of Good verses Evil?

"No Fate but Your Own"..."No Peace in Your Lifetime"..."One Consumes or is Consumed, there is No Middle Ground when it comes to Survival"..."Make your Life what You will, but Will it to be Life in Service of the Living not the Dead"!

"And Behold I stood on a hill and saw the Valley of the Shadow of Death and my Blood ran Cold within my Veins and no 'Man' could comfort me". Great words in deed and yet words alone. Would that Action be the Choice of the Warrior in Service to his King? And Which King do you Serve? You still have Time...Choose Wisely!

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Missing the 'Band'.

Click on to enlarge pictureI sure do miss the 'old band "Morningside". We played for a couple of years in high school in Illinois with Pamela Van Slyke, Bill Rampton, Kent Smith and me under the name "The Gentle Breed". Then we played a year or so at York College in York Nebraska as "Morningside", without Pam and with new member Keith Davidson. After that year '73-'74, the guys went on to play at Harding as a three man band (minus Don-me, since I opted to return to ACU to search for my 'Dream Girl'). All in all, it was a magical time. I did serve in three more rock/pop bands, "Glass Apple" at York, "Duel" at ACU in '75 and finally "Lorado" (sounds like 'Colorado' but without the 'Co'). Finally I did some songwriting and produced some solo stuff from '76-'77, but mostly the light was fading. So one last salute to my band mates - "One for All and All for One". Be happy dudes! - Don

Monday, March 13, 2006

Heart after Heart.


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"Memories"
Words and Music by DDC

Love takes time, but time is short
Still we act as if there's more
And though the hours left are few
This love of ours will carry through.

Night's a pleasant way to leave
Stars and moon a guide to dreams
And if our tortured hearts may cry
It's easy to kiss the tears aside.

And though the moment longs to last
It's soon a figment of our past
And as these memories come to you
A tear of joy hides the view
......of what we knew.


"Heart After Heart"
Words and Music by DDC

Verse 1 - Please forgive me for waiting so long,
I tried to right all that was wrong.
Time after time I'll say to you,
I'll never use you.
And girl you know it's true, still I need you.

Chorus (Middle 4)
Heart after Heart I gave everything I possibly could.
How could I know life was bringing you down.
In your eyes I see the emptiness I never understood.
Oh please don't be sayin goodbye for good.


Verse 2 - Wasted years, wasted lives,
Those wasted tears fill up your eyes.
Part after part I'll play for you,
I hope you'll see through.
And girl you know it's true, still I want you.



Guitar Solo


Chorus (Middle 4)


Verse 3 - Loves we've had, loves we find,
Our hearts we gave, lost in our time.
My hopes and dreams I'd give to you,
I don't wanna lose you.
And girl you know it's true, cause I love you.



Chorus (Middle 4)


Verse 4 - Please forgive me for waiting so long,
I tried to right all that was wrong.
Time after time I'll say to you,
I'll always want you.
And girl I always do, cause I Love You.

Where the Heart is, Texas, Kansas or Illinois?

Click on to enlarge picture So where does your heart live, what place do you call home? It's not a difficult question, but for those of us who had parents in the 60's and 70's who moved every 3-6 years, it can be a confusing question. Having been born in Texas and later having returned to stay, one might believe that Texas is where my heart lies. And still I feel that is not so. Illinois never felt like home, though it did provide a lot of memories and experiences. Kansas, Topeka in particular was perhaps the one place I truly felt was my "home", next to that would probably be Denver.

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Kansas was where my dreams for the future began and where I met my true love for the first time. That is a hard thing to get over especially if your dreams came true. I miss Kansas with it's laid back life style, slow pace of daily activities and the mellow feeling of just coasting through life as opposed to speeding through it in a heart beat like it does in Dallas and Chicago. Springtime in Topeka was always so gentle and full of the smells of blossoming trees, bushes and flowers. It was ideal for a romantic young man as I was. It made life an adventure to cherish as compared to something one must survive when compared to Chicago.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Daughter, Another Word for Love!

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I never thought I would live past 25 years of age, let alone, marry and have children. And I'm quite certain that I never figured on having as many daughters as I do. With that said, I did not regret having them, even though they have been far more challenging to raise then our only son. Daughters bring you great joy as a father and great pain. When my middle child was about 12, I told her that one day she would leave our home for college and later for a life of her own, perhaps even a husband. And then I told her that I loved her enough to let her go when that time came. I never knew how happy I would be for her when that time arrived and how sad I would feel at closing that part of my life with her in order to make ready for a different type of life that included her and her new husband. And even though my heart was breaking on the day that I gave my daughter, the "bride" away to her groom, I loved her enough to do it.

It has been over a year since that event and I still feel a tug on my heart strings when I pass her old bedroom in our home, knowing that her home is now somewhere else. Yet this was God's plan from the very start and who am I to argue with him? I only wish there was a class or a course somewhere that taught fathers how to deal with such events. I am so thankful for my wife, because without her this type of event would be unbearable.

And yet when all is said and done, I have been more than fortunate to have such a daughter as her. I have always believed that children have their own personalities even before they are born as they grow in the womb. Many an expectant mother would tell you they can feel that personality. And this child was one of the few to be born with a smile on her face. Those memories will always be a treasure to me as they should be. I only hope other fathers have the same opportunity I have had to have such a wonderful daughter.

Thank You Melissa, your Dad will always Love You!

Friday, December 09, 2005

Eye Witness - UFO, Topeka Kansas 1964.

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Well, I suppose it's time to start talking about something related to my definition of this blog, instead of merely stating my philosophy of family and lore. Imagine being only ten years old in the mid 1960's. Yes, the free love, peace, hippy times and being a child with extremely sharp hearing and the ability to always notice things out of place.

Such was an evening in May of 1964 in the capital city of Kansas, namely Topeka. My family lived on the southwest side of town, the middle class neighborhood of the "Kirklawn" area. It was about dusk. The sun was already down past the western horizon, but there was still a visible reg glow in the western sky illuminating the horizon. But in the east it was pitch black.

At around this time I noticed an eerie high pitched whine in my ears, similar to the sound the old tube TV's of that era made when you first turned them on, but this sound seemed to go on and on, until almost 5 minutes had passed. Curious about what was bothering my ears, I began looking around the house for a TV set left on (we only had one black and white one in our basement den). There were no electronics on in the house that could explain the noise and then I began to suspect the noise to be coming from outside our home.

When I walked outside I was drawn to look towards the black horizon in the east. For some reason I felt compelled to look in that direction, then with a flash an object similar to the one pictured above appeared from a blur in the eastern distance to a glowing (blue glow) metallic orb directly over my head as I stood in the center of the street between my house and the neighbor's houses. I had a clear view to both the eastern and western horizons (an unimpeded view of approximately 25 miles to the west). The object was about one story higher than my two story house and yet it looked to be easily twice the size of our two story home. I had friends at that time in my life who were children of the military personnel at Forbes AFB in the southeast corner of Topeka. So I was quite use to seeing all types of military aircraft coming and going from the air force base when I visited them, but this vehicle showed no sign of normal combustion propulsion, it merely levitated in mid air with only a faint blue (oscillating glow) and a hum. I had never wished so hard for a camera in my entire young life and yet I was afraid that if I went inside my home to get one, the craft would be gone by the time I got back. So I simply stood there dumbfounded.

No sooner had I given thought to a camera when the craft suddenly and without warning shoot off from a dead stop directly over my head to disappearing "over" the western horizon in less than 2 seconds (and there was no sonic boom). I could not believe that a solid object of that size could travel the distance of approximately 25 miles (the distance to the horizon on a flat level ground surface before the curvature of the earth hides the view) with no visible means of propulsion, my heart was beating in my hand. I immediately went inside and called the local radio station. A disk jockey got on the phone and listened for a minute or two and then sarcastically asked if there were any little green men looking down from the ship. I hung up in disgust and seldom spoke of it again until many years later when I would have additional (terrifying) experiences in the arena of Ufo-ology.

Family and the Joy of a Christmas Plan!

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Ahh...the joys of the Season. Family, friends, memories 2000 years old of what made it all possible. The happiness, the company of all we hold dear. What more could a person ask for? And yet we do ask for more don't we?

Have you ever thought about having a Christmas without gifts, parties or the usual fan fare? Have you ever thought about simply being together with family, friends, sisters and brothers for the modest joy of thanking the being who made it all possible? Maybe you have, perhaps you haven't, but at least try to think of the possibilities. No possessions, no materialistic joy; just the warmth of thanking the one who blesses us so very much.

And then there are those families who lost a loved one around this time of year. How do you suppose they celebrate with such sorrow hanging over such a date? I can only imagine that perhaps they think of their dearly departed loved one as looking at them from afar, able to see the loved ones left behind, but not allowing for them to see the departed. So heart breaking unless you know you will be together again.

What ever your case may be, do value the gifts that you already possess for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Treasure what has "real" value. Merry Christmas!

Friday, November 18, 2005

When we fear Words! (Loosing Innocence)



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Now what can you say from looking at that picture? A picture truly does paint a thousand words! Yet still, what about words? Ever notice the minor differences between statements, questions and rebuttals? I sure have. When my children were small, a visual queue could tell one a lot about what was going on behind the scenes (or even in their minds). Take the picture above for an example. What does the picture alone tell us? Well, let’s start with the fact that a certain small child has chosen to play with something. Upon further examination, it was found that the cookie jar had been disrupted (it was full of Oreo cookies)! So let’s review…dirty face, REALLY BIG SMILE, disturbed cookie jar…it all adds up to only one thing - - - SOMEONE HAS BEEN IN THE COOKIE JAR - - - AND MOST OF THE COOKIE DID NOT GO IN HER MOUTH! All of that makes sense right? And it goes without any further need for questions, right?

So returning to the primary subject of communications (verbal, visual, written, electronic or otherwise): What about the differences between statements, questions and rebuttals? First, in a land that holds our “Freedom of Speech” rights so very high, why do we get so offended by statements, questions or rebuttals? They are “only words” and words are not “sticks and stones”.

Yah, Yah, I know where you want to go next; what about other folks feelings or even ours? Right? Ok, let’s talk about emotions for a second. When someone says something that offends you, who has hurt who? You would probably say the person making the hurtful statement is the one responsible, but what would a qualified psychoanalyst say? They would say you “allowed” yourself to be harmed by something external that you had complete control over (namely your emotions)! Take for example my identical twin brother. When we were small, he would often say things that greatly offended me. Being the shy twin (and seldom if ever talking much), and the type of individual who was so poorly qualified to vocally defend myself, my usual response was to connect my fist to his face! Ouch!@#$%^^&* yet really who was primarily to blame? I did on occasion try to respond with a verbal jab of my own. And what was my brother’s response? He did absolutely nothing, quiet as a graveyard, in other words he totally ignored me, which once more made my fist connect with his jaw! Yep, you got the picture…I was the one out of control (at least that’s what my folks said). I had “enabled” my brother to be able to harm me, to put it simply; I was “allowing” myself to be offended. Yet my brother was more completely in control of his emotions and was “not allowing” me to harm him (vocally that is).

So who was weaker, more immature and more capable of causing harm to himself, me or my brother? It should be quite clear that the answer is “ME”! Words ARE NOT sticks and stones neither are statements, questions or rebuttals. The innocence of children was mentioned more than once in such great works as the bible and many of the Greek philosopher’s writings. All of the books mentioned that type of innocence for a reason; it is “true” innocence. Why can we not as a society be more like our children? Often when I would ask my children (early in life and then much, much later) a question, they would elect to respond with silence! Why? Isn’t it obvious? They feared the answer or perhaps they feared the need to lie. So it is with adults. We ARE afraid of questions, answers and rebuttals.

It all boils down to one simple example; when did Jesus ever refuse to answer a question put to him (in the Bible that is)? Only at the very end of his life, when he was on trial for his life and he needed to do exactly what was required in order to fulfill the scriptural Old Testament prediction of his death on a cross (for our salvation). Even when he knew the Pharisees were trying to trap him with their questions, he still answered them, because he was NOT afraid of a “Truthful” answer to “Any” question. And neither should we be afraid of answering questions. Nor should we fear statements or rebuttals to our questions, but rather show the innocence of a child and fear not to be bold.

Every time my children feared the question I would put to them, I knew they were covering something up (that they were ashamed of). So it is with adults too. Don’t you agree? And not wanting to be misleading about my children, allow me to conclude by saying that all five of my children are wonderful people. And their Mother and I love them all!


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Friday, November 04, 2005

The Only True Love I've Ever Known - Mary!


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No, I cant forget this evening
Or your face as you were lea-eaving
But I guess thats just the way the story goes
You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it show-ows

No, I cant forget tomorrow
When I think of all my sorrow
And I had you there, but then I let you go
And now its only fair that I should let you know
What you should know-ow-ow

I cant live
If living is without you-ou-ou
I cant live
I cant give anymore
I cant live
If living is without you-ou-ou
I cant give
I cant give anymore-ore-ore

Well, I cant forget this evening
Or your face as you were leaving
But I guess thats just the way the story goes
You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows
Yes, it show-ow-ows

I cant li-i--iive
If living is without you
I cant live
I cant give anymore
I cant live
If living is without you-ou-ou
I cant live
I cant give anymore-ore-hore-ore-hore
(If living is without you)

Joy Lynn Robinson - A Memorial.

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Joy Lynn Robinson was born on January 16, 1955 in Portales New Mexico to Lanice Bruce Robinson and Anna Geneva (Chapman) Robinson. She was the youngest of four children born to Bruce and Anna. Roy Dan was the eldest child and first son born to Bruce and Anna on July 31, 1946 in Tampa Florida. Roy Dan was also the first child to pass on due to an accident on June 26, 1965 in Port Townsend Washington. Allan Dwayne was the second child born to Bruce and Anna in 1949. Robin Lee was the third child born to the Robinson family in 1953. L. Bruce Robinson passed on September 22, 2001 in Topeka Kansas. The remaining family members, Anna, Allan and Robin all continue to reside in the area of Topeka Kansas.

L. Bruce Robinson was born October 18, 1920 in Smithville Tennessee. He served in the Air Force in the 1940s and was discharged as an officer in 1947. It was during this period of Bruce's life that he met and married Anna G. Chapman on August 15, 1945 in Tampa Florida. He went through the Air Force College Training Detachment and then studied aeronautical science and meteorology at the University of Tennessee. He later graduated from George Peabody College in Nashville Tennessee with a master's degree in music in 1951. Bruce was a high school band director in Crossville Tennessee and Portales New Mexico. Bruce Robinson began a career in 1957 with the Horace Mann Insurance Company of Santa Fe New Mexico during which he served the company for over 30 years in locations such as Albuquerque New Mexico, Portland Oregon and finally in Topeka Kansas. He retired from the firm in 1990.

When Bruce and Anna Robinson moved to Topeka Kansas in 1968 with their family, they first lived at 3121 SW Briarwood Circle. During this period of her life, Joy attended Jardine Junior High at 2600 SW 33rd Street (now called Jardine Middle School). Prior to 1968, Joy had attended grade schools in both Albuquerque New Mexico and Portland Oregon. Joy was always an excellent student and to our knowledge was an endearing classmate to those who knew her. Upon their arrival in Topeka, the Robinson family placed membership with the Central Church of Christ at 1250 SW College Avenue in Topeka and have remained faithful members to this day. This is where many of us first met Joy and her wonderful family. Later, Joy would attend Topeka West High School at 2001 SW Fairlawn. Sometime in the early 1970s, the Robinson family moved out to 3654 SE Tomahawk Drive in the Lake Jivaro community of Tecumseh. It was during this period that Joy attended and in the spring of 1973 graduated from Shawnee Heights High School at 4201 SE Shawnee Heights Road in Tecumseh.

Joy's older brothers Allan and Robin had attended Abilene Christian College (now ACU) from 1967 to 1977. So it was natural that Joy would attend from 1973 to 1975. At some point in 1976 we believe Joy became engaged to be married, though we do not know the young man's name. In 1976 she remained in Topeka where she was employed as the assistant manager of the SE 6th and SE Croco Road E-Z Shop.

On Saturday October 16 1976, a sunny afternoon slightly after 2 P.M. an automobile accident took the life of Joy Lynn Robinson. The accident occurred near the intersection of SE 22nd and SE Shawnee Heights Road one mile south of US-40. The two teenage occupants of the other vehicle (a gold 1976 Dodge van) sustained only minor injuries in the head on collision with Joy’s vehicle (a white on red 1969 Ford two door Falcon). We do not know the reason why Joy momentarily lost control of her car on that fateful hill and veered into oncoming traffic. She was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Topeka where the pronouncement of her death was issued. Her memorial service was held at Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home (Mid-Town Chapel) at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, October 19, 1976. Joy Lynn Robinson lies in state with her beloved family members in Mount Hope Mausoleum, 4700 SW 17th, between SW Fairlawn Road and SW Gage Boulevard in Topeka.

These are merely the facts of Joy’s life. Below you will find a link to a memorial web page where you can contribute your thoughts, feelings and memories of Joy as you knew her. At the top of this page are links to pictorial pages containing some of the pictures that her family and friends have contributed to this site and a link to the previously contributed contents of the guest book. It is our hope that as many as find this page will contribute to the guest book. The guest book on this site is where you will find the true reflection of who Joy was. That is the hope of the owners of these pages, that we can each share how Joy changed and blessed our lives with her presence and companionship. Thank You for visiting.

Thursday, November 03, 2005

When-Stars-Collide!



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Simple dreams were all we knew...
On Angel’s wings of Stardust Blue...
Worlds descend and Loves may cry...
Yet Friendship true can never die...

On this one Claim of Hope I care...
The Joy and Peace of Bliss you share...
When by the Truth of Life decide...
Your Face I See When Stars Collide...


For my departed friend, I dedicate this to you...

...Joy Lynn Robinson of Topeka Kansas, 1955-1976
http://www.joylynnrobinson.com/

Visit her Memorial Website and see why she is missed.