This Week's Rehash

* In the news this week Los Angeles City,  another ineffective  gun buy back program was held. * Ponder Upon This May be if we actually paid attention to the kids rather than the state’s test score and interest of the teacher's unions, maybe we can actually raise creative and stand up individuals * On the Lighter side The phrase “the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak” has been used over and over as an excuse, but I think if the spirit was actually willing, the body will endure.

* In the News this week More gun propaganda from the fascist president and his cohorts. Kids go hungry while sandwiches are taxed. * Ponder upon this How far have we gone to the deep end of this socialism that this present administration has been pushing for?  The New World Order * On the lighter side Synchronized 4,500 Los Angeles traffic lights and  proposed to rightfully get rid  of incompetent and abuse teachers!

* In the news this week Since the tragedy at sandy hook, we are swallowing  and debating on the topic of gun control just as how the government twisted it! * Ponder Upon This What do you think is stopping this big government of ours  from taking over everything, literally having a totalitarian rule? *Speak Blessings We pray  that we may all be vigilant, for we the people are the last line of defense between oppression and freedom.

* In the News This Week Aurora Colorado: A gunman open fires at a movie theater killing 12 and injuring 58 others. These days we have to be, have to be vigilant; as vigilant as our forefathers, in defending their homes, their land and the country. I know it's a movie theater and the last thing you would think of, is someone having an ar15 and open firing, and yet it happened. It is up to us, to be aware of the people around us, to put down those distracting smartphones and look up, look around, greet people, look them in the eyes, just to be aware of our surroundings.  To be aware of anything suspicious. It may be close to paranoia but if that saves lives be aware we must. I am not saying I could have observed anything different if I was at that theater, the fact is I am scared to even imagine such a thing, but what I am saying is, just what if a pair of aware eyes spotted an oddity in the situation and shouted gun! or shooter!.    This is just all in hindsight and from a bystanders observation and wishful thinking. Anaheim California; suspected gang members were shot by police officers on two separate occasions which ignited public demonstrations against the use of deadly force by police, but during the demonstrations other suspected gang members threw projectiles at police which commenced the procedures of police for hostile protesters, resulting to injuries raging from dog bites to rubber bullet caused bruises. Now why would the community protest in behalf of a known gang member?  I sympathize for the family of the victim, but wouldn't it have been better if they expressed their concern for the victim way before this happened, way before he joined a gang? Payed attention to him and his welfare and told him of his potential and about the consequences of his actions? According to the report there were children in the crowd of protesters, neighbors confronting the officers who shot the alleged gang member. Now why would a parent bring their kids to a portest? Wouldn't the proper reaction if there is an incident in your neighborhood is to run in the house, lock the doors and windows and protect your family? Why would a parent stand around at a commotion with the children? * Ponder upon This If we the public were not as comfortable as we are now, to allow government to implement laws that makes it harder for us to carry fire arms.  Then may be, if at least a third of the audience in that theater, where the senseless massacre occurred, had concealed carry and were properly trained for it, then may be the threat was resolved faster lowering casualties and injuries. Imagine if majority of the public were properly armed and trained, a guy like this Holmes guy would think twice before executing such a heinous crime or at least be solved before he could kill 12. The argument is always, that guns are dangerous and having the public armed might result in more shooting with simple arguments such as road rage, neighborly or domestic disputes and so forth. Well, has those things stopped with all the gun laws that we have now? Has that stopped gangs arming themselves? Has the illegal arms dealer at the back alley gone out of business? In cities or states that the public are encouraged to be trained in fire arms and carry it on their person, there seems to be less crime as statistics show.  Then there must be something to that logic doesn't it? One would say, well how about the incident in anaheim which i just mentioned.  if the public was armed then the police would have had a bigger problem.  Well that incident was triggered by the shooting of a suspected gang member. I would think that gangs that live on crime, stealing, protection money, drug dealing, would not survive if the mom and pop in that neighborhood were armed with shotguns and did not allow such activities in their streets. Keeping their young adults productive and teaching them values.  Now their's a neighborhood watch for you. I do admit that the issue about fire arms is a never ending argument. It's a double edge sword if you think of all the possibilities. Yet history, the constitution and current statistics suggest that, properly trained armed citizens is better than depending on publicly underfunded, understaffed, underpaid, politically lead police. * Let Us Speak Blessings To the police who these days have been highly criticized about how you go about doing your job, we pray for patience.  We couldn't even imagine to put our lives on the line everyday to serve and protect the community. May you keep your integrity, professionalism and excellence at all times. Most of all, we speak blessings of strength and comfort to the families of the victims. Our prayers and sympathies goes out to you.  and may the souls of the dearly beloved rest in peace.

* In the News This Week Those gasoline price signs you see everywhere are like count down clocks to the end of the world as we know it! In some sense it would be quite like the end of the world if no one puts a brake on these gasoline prices! If it reaches a point where it literally immobilizes people from going about their lives, panic can easily set it, then riot, soon after anarchy! Let’s face it we are that dependent on gas period! That is why when you here this crap from Department of Energy’s Steven Chu, about how his department is working on lowering gas prices for the long term by developing alternative energy sources, and that this steady increase in gas price is a good motivator in that direction, I simply want to kick his ass! When people are hurting already in this tough economic times and here you are calling the increase in gasoline prices as a motivator, as if we the people are not hurting enough? Don’t get me wrong, I am all for alternative fuel, but we have to engage the issue we have right now or else we wouldn’t even get to that future when all these so called alternative technology can actually be useful and affordable! We know that technology for these alternative fuel is already available, it’s just not affordable.  In fact, GM recently announced that it is to suspend production of it’s latest hybrid car called the Volt due to it’s low demand.  It’s a nice car, and a hybrid is good, in concept, but with a price tag of around  $40,000, it would take years to just break even with your gas consumption. For whatever reason the technology of alternative fuel is held up, may it be the greed of the oil companies, afraid to have a competitive market with alternative energy or may it be simply that the technology is actually not developed enough to produce affordable alternatives.  The fact is, right here, right now, we are addicted to oil and with it’s current prices it has us on a choke hold! It does not help either that the pricing of oil does not even make sense at a basic level.  That even though oil companies, refineries or whatever you call them, already bought those oil barrels for the cheap, way before this Iran issue and that turning it into gasoline will not cost them anymore than they usually do, these so called speculators, the same speculators that gave us the real estate fiasco, which to me are nothing more than a bunch of bullies playing with the lives people, some how deem that gas price should increase 10 cents everyday! They would say that it is basic supply and demand. well we surely have the supply! Don’t we have Afghanistan and Iraq!  Isn’t that what the wars were all about, not to mention the laying out of pipelines for the 76 gas! We have already stuck our heads in so many world conflicts for the sake of a group of people’s profit, that we have paid for with millions of dollars and thousands of lives and yet, their greed still prevails. Well, you can all go to hell! Incidentally an add actually tells a high ranking politician to actually go to hell! When i say high ranking, i mean the president to of the united states of america! go to hell Barrack! Was what an ad at the Clarendon metro station used as a tag line, according to the washington examiner.  This of course sparked a lot of contraverscie, well what do you expect!  now a days it seems like we can’t speak our minds anymore! Fortunately due to previous first amendment law suits, the metro has learned that the ad is well within the first amendment, and so it stays. It may not be tasteful, it may be offensive, but common!  it is not all that bad or is it? * Ponder upon this "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" Is a rhyme we use to teach our kids, but does it actually apply?  maybe in kindergarten? Bring it a grade up and an emotionally taunted and unstable kid finds a way to bring a fire arm in school and causes a tragedy. Public personalities who have stated their opinions which are not in accordance with the social norm ruins their careers. Words used in the report about the phantom weapons of mass destruction killed thousands of soldiers and civilians. Politicians use their words and basically lie to get into office upon which they ruin their constituents lives by being whores to special interest groups. Wars have been inspired by words, in both religious and political context. There is also the saying that "the pen is mightier than the sword." Words can hurt, but where do we draw the line between freedom and censorship. One time we were swimming at the pool of our apartment compound when some teenagers were cursing in their horse play.  Smaller kids where around so an elderly asked them to tone down their language.  This was witnessed by the teenagers older brother who took it the other way and retaliated to the elderly by , he himself cursing  at the top of his voice and encouraging the youngster to speak foul language as much as they want for it’s their right! As much as I would like to wash those kids' mouths and their older brother's with soap, water, acid and steal brush to clean up their foulness, I can’t, because who am I to tell them what they can or cannot say! Everyone has an opinion as much as everyone has a button that can be pushed with some specific words. Words can easily be taken out of context and next thing you know someone gets killed over it. With all the word man kind has learned and used, it is still the most ineffective way to communicate. But one thing I know that everyone needs to speak of, and that is to * Speak Blessings Not everyone can afford to adapt a child from a third world country and support the child by sending money to some organization.  Not everyone can donate their time to volunteer, for they need it as much as anyone else to trade for a paycheck, but everyone can utter a word of encouragement and give out a smile. Tell children how good they are, they will carry that picture of themselves in whatever they do and where ever they go. Tell employees how good they are, and they will out perform themselves and be more productive. One study even showed that the top reason workers leave a company, is not the pay but lack of appreciation. Simple words of encouragement with sincerity goes a long way. A smile with an intent to connect to another person and not a forced grin, may lift up another person’s bad day. So next time we cross paths with another human being, let us give it shot to be a blessing.