Showing posts with label Good times. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Good times. Show all posts

Saturday, January 28, 2012

What a time to be ALIVE!

HEN will the world end? How many times we've heard this one and wondered about it ourselves...No one knows of course! Personally I dont think the Earth will ever end...it will change and become foreign to mankind, and it will evolve and continue for as long as the Sun that warms it is alive and well...

Today I had some thoughts about it.  As our movement around the Sun brings us to the close of one REALLY LONG cycle and the beginning of a new one we have to think that we are gonna be at a spot in TIME that we have no recorded history of...so WE don't have a clue what may be in the stars "literally" for us!!

Just watching the movie 2012 right now and it brings even more of these thoughts to the front of my brain and any of you who have read my writings know that time and space are particularly fascinating to me.  WHAT could happen?  The Planet could become so inhabitable that we die off, just about like the dinosaurs did 65 million years ago.  As soon as 10,000 yrs ago we had sabre toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, and more large & strange land creatures that made North America their home...now ALL extinct.  That is about half the portion of time it took to make our way through this galactic cycle we are now completing...SO We are talking about that period of time when the world was fit for them---We are about 12,000 yrs into the Holocene era--the previous one was the Pleistocene era, when the glaciers retreated...so the Mammoths died off due mostly to climate change in the middle of this era, the Holocene Epoch.

We have dragged our feet due to economies of the world that we have forgotten that we live in a UNI--VERSE..(it means all together) and yet as we drew our boundaries in the dirt, and separated ourselves with language, geography, religion and politics, we forgot that our Earth is ON cycle and moving right along with US ON IT...we have made zero plans to survive this galactic alignment--and the changes we may encounter...as a species. 
To me this has been the strangest winter for North America so far..I binged it and found this:
the warmest winter on record happened in 1999-2000, then again in 2007, then again in 2010...AND now I believe 2011-2012 will break all those records.  The Earth is changing!! It is warming up, the air currents have shifted, some say the poles are shifting South to North..who knows.  All I know is Ive been alive almost 60 yrs Ive never seen anything like what we have going on right now, my mom has been around 87 yrs she says the same thing... Our Spring is happening NOW..a complete month and half too soon!!

I just wonder whats in store; will some planet that we never knew existed suddenly come into view? WOW wouldn't that be amazing--HOW cool is it to be alive right NOW during this amazing planetary event???  I mean the last time this happened humans were Neanderthals------(homo erectus was still around) OMG--what will our civilization be like at this point 26,000 yrs into the future if we survive that long? 

 One could compare witnessing this Epoch to such super history makers as being alive at the time of Adam and Eve, Jesus, or Genghis Kanh, King Henry the 8th, Noah, Buddha, we have come to a conclusion...

Its a time NO ONE has been in and lived to recorded it for posterioty and No ONE will most probably know OF US in 26,000 yrs.  I cant even figure out how many generations will pass if you consider a generation is 20-25 yrs SO 10,000 generations  will pass --its not like our descendants will say "my Grandmother 10,000 times removed was alive to see this Galactic Alignment"---I dont think so...we should put our eye witness accounts in stone so it will survive the eons of time to give witness to them who will come after us.
 People Get ready to WITNESS!!!

Some say its a hoax, there is no alignment and its all B.S. But its not it is a real event that is coming, that doesn't mean there will be a big BOOM or anything of that nature but it means we will be witnessing something we have never witnessed before..

I witnessed Sagittarius winning the Belmont Stakes by 25 lengths...
I witnessed 9/11
and now this HOLY MAC!! What a life... eh??




Found this Glossary of Terms that is very interesting..

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The ecliptic: The path followed by the sun, moon, and planets. It is the plane of our solar system. The ecliptic encircles the earth and is divided into twelve constellations, or zodiac signs.


The Milky Way: The bright band of stars that our solar system belongs to. It encircles the earth and is wider in the region of Sagittarius because that is where the 'nucelar bulge" of the Milky Way's center is located (our Milky Way is saucer shaped).

The Galactic equator: The precise mid-line running down the Milky Way. Analogous to the earth's equator, it divides the galaxy into two hemispheres, or lobes.

The Dark Rift in the Milky Way: A feature caused by interstellar dust that runs along the Milky Way from the Galactic Center northward past the constellation of Aquila.

The December solstice sun: The sun, on the December solstice. It is one-half of a degree wide.

The December solstice point: The precise midpoint of the sun, on the December solstice.

The Precession of the equinoxes: The earth wobbles very slowly on its axis and this causes the position of the equinox to shift backwards, or precess, through the signs of the ecliptic at the rate of one degree every 71.5 years. The full precessional wobble is complete in roughly 25,800 years.

The vernal equinox point is defined by the intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equator.

The Celestial Equator: The earth's equator projected into the stars. It is the plane of the earth's rotation.

The Cross formed by the Milky Way and the ecliptic: Exactly as stated. There are two of these, one in early Sagittarius, the other in early Gemini. The former cross has the virtue of being located within the nuclear bulge of the Galactic Center.

The nuclear bulge / the Galactic Center: A bright and wide region of the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye and between Sagittarius and Scorpio. The more precise and abstract center-point of the nuclear bulge is the precise Galactic Center, located at about 6 degrees Sagittarius (sidereal) and 27 degrees in the tropical zodiac.


Additional Glossary of Mayan Calendar terms

We can have a more general discussion of galactic alignments in history if we consider that the solstice axis aligns with the galactic equator every half precession cycle. Likewise, the equinox axis aligns with the galactic equator every half precession cycle. Thus, galactic alignments, more generally speaking, occur in era 2012 (1980 - 2016) and every quarter precession cycle before and after era 2012.
In terms of Mayan astronomy and mythology, the Dark Rift feature (which the Maya called the Black Road or Xibalba be) lies along the galactic equator (the Milky Way) in the place where the December solstice sun will be in 2012. (More precisely, the December solstice sun will reach the southern terminus of the Dark Rift, where it touches the ecliptic in Sagittarius.) Thus, in terms of Mayan mythology, we can also describe the Galactic Alignment of era-2012 as the alignment of the December solstice sun and the Dark Rift. This entire region is targeted by the cross formed by the Milky Way and the ecliptic between Sagittarius and Scorpio. This Cross was also recognized by the Maya, and was called the Crossroads or Sacred Tree. This entire region is embraced by what astronomers call the 'nuclear bulge' of the Galactic Center—the center of our Milky Way galaxy. As any amateur astronomer or naked-eye star gazer knows, this nuclear bulge is recognizable without the aid of radio telescopes. It is wider and brighter than other parts of the Milky Way. So, in a general sense we can also say that the alignment in 2012 is an alignment between the December solstice sun and the Galactic Center. However, since the nuclear bulge is quite large, this definition is not as precise as saying "the alignment of the December solstice sun with the Galactic equator", which occurs in the range 1980 - 2016. This is the alignment zone I refer to with the term "era-2012."





Saturday, July 25, 2009

Can you Have Fun in 2009?

here have all the good times gone? That's a question I ask myself more and more lately, wondering how people in this day and time are enjoying life? It seems every one has to work 24/7 just to make ends meet! Unless you are in love with your job, where does that leave the inner you? Families are hard put to keep up with everyday living and there seems to be very little money for vacation, entertainment, and many other parts of life that we used to think of the good things. Movies, shows, travel, dinners out with friends...its almost out of reach for the average family.

Make use of reward and sky miles points to get free stuff and free travel. You have to pay your cell phone bill and buy food anyway so why not use a card that pays reward points for your trouble...just be sure to keep close track of your spending so you can pay it all at the end of the month! The idea is save money not pay interest or late fees! Rewards points can be used to purchase gas, gift cards, and so many other good things. Sky miles add up fast too! One car repair job cost me $385, I paid with my sky miles partner card and that gave me another 385 miles added to the kitty! Since some charges are good for double miles take advantage of it whenever possible! Pay for work related travel with your own sky miles card and get reimbursed, this can help rack up even more miles.

Singles are looking for freebies which is a great idea and a way for everyone of us to continue to enjoy the Good Life! Movies are expensive but matinees are still cheaper than prime time, rent a video, add a bowl of popcorn, make a pitcher of iced tea, chill a bottle of soda pop, or a pitcher of koolaide and for a few bucks you can enjoy an evening with as many friends as your living room can hold!

Everyone wants to go to the party, but why should one person or one couple have to foot the bill? Invite your friends and make sure they know you plan to pass the plate for contributions to help pay the expenses! With everyone chipping in a few bucks its a great cheap night out!

A new word this year is the Staycation---or stay at home vacation. Maybe you enjoy camping, or backpacking, well it's practically free to enjoy these outdoor activities. KISS should be the motto of anyone who wants to enjoy life but not pay a high price! Keep it simple stupid could include a visit to a no fee park where you can enjoy wildlife watching, photography, hiking, picnicking, and many more activities. Some parks have boat rentals for as low as $5 an hour...you could bring along your fishing gear or your sweetheart and make an afternoon of it.

What about free entertainment? Almost every community has something FREE going on, don't forget to check your local news section of the paper and local TV station websites keep track of many community events for you, all you have to do is click! Whether its Art in the Park, a Free Summer Concert Series, or Street Festivals there is always something interesting going on, and if you KISS it wont cost you a dime!

We all want to stay fit---but Gym Fees are getting up there and most want you to sign contract! Wow-that can add up! A bike is a great way to get a workout and if you live within biking distance to your job why not ride to work, it saves money, you get a workout, and you help the environment too--what a deal! You can get everyone on board and organize weekend bike events! Arrange a meeting place, map out a course and have a cooler of chilled drinks waiting at the end, sounds like fun to me!

A yoga mat can be a great investment in your health, yoga is a great way to tone up and reduce stress that makes you healthier to boot. Put on your favorite CD and work out at home, invite a friend to join you and make it even more fun. Taking a walk with fido or a companion is another way to beat the price of a gym membership. A good brisk walk 3 to 4 times a week can do wonders for high blood pressure, and to help shed unwanted pounds. Bring along a refillable bottle of cold water and enjoy!

Another great form of exercise is gardening! The physical labor can get pretty intense with digging, raking, hoeing, weeding, pushing the wheel barrow around, loading and unloading bags of compost and you get beautiful flowers and delicious veggies for your trouble...more money in the pocket and less out!

Lastly...just a backyard picnic and a dip in your own backyard splash pool can seem like a vacation when you've had a really hard week of 21st century stress. Bring out all your favorite festive picnic-ware, get a big watermelon and cool it in a tub of ice and dust off the BBQ, invite some friends and ask them each to bring an item, the beer, the buns, the veggie burgers, and don't forget the onions!

Hopefully we can still find the good times in 2009!