Richard Peacock

iBook "Symbols of Love Author's Digital Edition" ONLY $2.99!

2012-02-16T14:42:00.014-08:00

"SYMBOLS OF LOVE - AUTHOR'S DIGITAL EDITION (iTunes)"... ONLY $2.99!

Author's Digital Edition is a slightly "darker" edition from the original "Symbols of Love" print.

This edition includes newly added material; additional poetry, as well as a short psychological story called "Fracture", which was not included within the previously released print edition.

Inside “Symbols of Love”, offers a glimpse into this artist’s soul. Find out much more about the European heritage that courses through this English American poet’s veins.

Whitney Houston

2012-02-14T14:12:00.000-08:00

A very sad weekend, spilling over to an equally sad week. Such a pointless loss, her voice will be missed deeply. God bless you Whitney.

Guns without a background check or a license?! Illegal Immigration & the continued downward spiral of the US!

2012-02-13T09:23:00.000-08:00

Did anyone see the Dateline special last week? I believe it was Dateline, anyway, apparently there is a HUGE loophole in our US gun laws, it seems anyone can purchase a gun legally, or any other firepower weapon, with out any background check or any paperwork what so ever, if they simply buy them from a posting off the Internet and not through a physical shop.

Private sales generated by Internet posts are apparently a legal loophole in our laws, where anyone can legally purchase a weapon. FYI. I found it disturbing and interesting at the same time. Great country we live in here, what is happening to the US? We used to be so intelligent and safe, so financially stable and respected. Sad where we are heading toward...

And then there are those who simply say: Guns don't kill people, people do.
My response to this:

I have to say I have never seen or heard of a human being physically piercing another's flesh and entering their brain matter, heart or vascular system. It is usually a bullet from a weapon. People kill people with weapons of terror and destruction, it makes it much easier than if you had to do it with your own hands.

So, I have to say people kill people, for the most part with a weapon. Guns just seem to be the weapon of choice, since they seem to be effortless and cowardly. Don't get me wrong, the very act of killing is cowardly, however, using a gun just seems to be so third party, a middle guy so to speak.

Let's face it everyone, the real issue here is that we live among thrives and thugs. The police have become jaded and our legal system is broken. It's a vicious downward spiral. The kids grow up with parents who grew up without parents, and I am not sure which is worse! There is absolutely no respect for life, property or police. That is conveyed by these kids who tag, steal, rape, mug and basically get away with it time and time again, they are raised or lack there of, by individuals who are already emotionally broken/damaged, so they become what they see portrayed by family members and friends... it's a vicious circle, some make it out of, however, it seems not enough of them do.

The police see the same criminals walk time and time again. And our judges who are supposed to be able to have a fair, intelligent and reasonable jury to help decide a case, are given those very individuals whom I mention above from society to utilize in court cases. When morons get together with other morons, and taint each other on jury's with their "I don't care, I am missing TV with my family right now because of this crap, let's just get this over with" attitude... and criminals walk due to lack of concern and the ability to see shades of grey, and finally Judges are affected and jaded as well, this is what we are left with.

Bottom line, one hand let the other down, who let the next down... We need to fix this country. Too much freedom, not enough firm judgment/consequences for wrong doing and a lack of pride in doing the right thing, and a huge lack of accountability/responsibility.

As this chain goes on and on....

For as long as we all stay focused on the little issues, such as political B.S. created by political speeches etc... and as long as elections are purely entertainment for so many of us, and each candidate isn't held responsible for their actions, and actually having to explain in detail, not a simple "If I am or when I am elected I will or would" statement, but, exactly how they plan to execute the lies they tell to gain your vote, and as long as they are allowed to pull the old smoke and mirror tricks... Hey! Look at him! He's cheating on his wife! "well he makes $20,000,000 a year and doesn't want you to know it"!

Who really cares at this point? This is exactly how they keep us all focused on the little things, meanwhile we are loosing our country one small thug turned one huge thug at a time. One turns into hundreds, which in turn, turns into another large corporation. And one government bonus/handout at a time! Not to mention, all the while we sit hashing out the little laws and deciding who gets what funding where, or how little a guy who makes $20,000,000 a year should pay in taxes!

I hate to say it, because, I truly don't wish to hurt anyone or their family members who may be here in this country illegally, and I am quite sure I have known good and kind people who actually are illegal immigrants, however, we have an Illegal Immigration issue here.

Let me put it this way, my relatives came over on boats to the USA, as did EVERYONE'S! However, there is a huge difference between illegal and legal. My own relatives came from various European countries, and at which time had to become legal US citizens, through, the proper channels. By learning US speech and values by heart, and being required to recite them back from memory, at their very point of entry. They had to pass physical exams to ensure the good heath of the individual applying for citizenship, they had to leave their old country, heart, mind, body & soul, and become one with this country... they had to want this country more than the one they came from. Any other way is illegal and unfair to the others who have immigrated through legal channels.

It's like cutting in front of a long line of individuals who have waited a lifetime to become a US Citizen. And actually bypassing the line to gain access to the "Land of the Free". Then there is another major issue that so many have a problem with understandably, the very fact that Illegal Immigrants don't pay property or income taxes, which weakens our government further. Yet they utilize our emergency rooms, gaining access to so called free healthcare, which is ultimately passed on to us the US Citizen, through our healthcare costs. And they continue to work here without permits and or licenses and liability insurance (which is a necessity to any US Citizen) which gains them a very unfair advantage, and allows absolutely no accountability. A Non-US Citizen is held accountable for nothing, things go awry, and they simply go back to where they came from, taking the money back to their country, the one that is obviously close in their heart and thought of as their true country. Bankrupting this one, a little at a time.

We are being blindsided left and right forward and back. And the sickest part is we never learn. It's like being hit in the back of the head time after time and never realizing you need to block, drop and kick, next time around. As long as you stay focused on the little things in life, you will never be able to fix your attention and apply yourself to the much larger picture, with much larger issues. What was that old saying??? "Choose your battles wisely"... and by the way... you can't see the larger issues if your focused on the small ones, even if you could see them, where would you find the time to address them if you spend all your time on the minute.

There is too much emphasis being placed on the rights of criminals and those who simply want to test how far they can push our legal system back, here in our country, before they have to pay for the crimes they commit. A criminal should not have any rights, their only right should be that they receive a swift and fair trial, as they are then prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, as long as they stay alive long enough to get that, who cares what happens to them after that? Guilty means guilty and I am not talking about punishment for "Illegal Immigrants or white collar/blue collar crimes here people", I am referring to rapists, murders, basically individuals who have inflicted physical harm to another. Not the guy who was stupid enough to push his girlfriend back in a verbal fight and ends physical and places that individual in jail for a year or so for some sort of physical abuse charge, physical harm inflicted or not.

With police worried about being placed in jail themselves and or having their lives taken away for attempting to up hold our laws, by having to fire upon or back at someone who is obviously done wrong, I mean come on! People don't run from police unless they have done something which they feel they need to run from.

It's sad when you see family members on news stations, obviously hardened by their way of life, asking why their family member was killed by police, yet they seem to be strong and hardly shed a tear, as if they secretly understand why their brother, son, cousin, friend was shot to death while running from the police as the very individual running pulls a weapon on the police at the last minute, and is then shot to death.

Imagine yourselves in the policeman's position, if you are continuously being second guessed and undermined, your emotions eventually come to a point where they start to prohibit you from doing your job.

I love to rant and rave about our fractured system. It's so obvious to me, just difficult when the guys who make all the decisions for us and our country, are the very guys that shouldn't be able to make a single one without a representative from our side present at all times. And yes, it has come to this... a representative for the people by the people. Not for the government by the government... If only our votes actually did count as it were intended, so many decades ago.

New! Symbols of Love "App"!

2012-02-05T18:11:00.001-08:00

Symbols of Love Author's Digital Edition "Excerpt"

2012-02-05T17:53:00.000-08:00

Whispers

In the beginning… pure and unadulterated, as they travel thru…
Passed along, dancing from lip to lip, cheek to cheek, Ear to ear.

Beginning...much as a truth, yet, upon the journey,
Becoming something much, much more...
Deep into your darkened lie, we all shall fall.

Deceiving all whom shall be enticed by your welcoming hither...
Passing thru each memory, relentlessly mocking that which once was pure,
Each passing twist and turn, becoming further and further from as you once were...

Playfully taunting, teasing… displaying fractions,
Bits and pieces of your alluring attributes,
Yet never truly being seen for that which you are…

My God! You are magnificent! Such beautiful perfection!
As imagination and creativity awake in simultaneous splendor,
And take hand in hand, as a blissful marriage, until death do us part.

It is at this time which you choose to draw your victim closer, deeper,
Further yet into your grasp. For you are “the” master of deceit, a vision of perfection,
All shall ultimately fail to resist your enticing nature.

For is there an alternate choice?
All shall become mesmerized, by your seductive perfection, time and time again.

As you take full advantage, of unbridled creativity,
A vivid unapologetic lust for the unknown… The unseen, the unchartered venue…

Engulfing all whom may be tempted by you, for it is all whom you seek to deceive.
Destroying those whom lie prey to your relentlessly predatory nature.
Curiosity lies down, by your side, to consummate the marriage.

Written July, twenty fifth, two thousand and nine

Donald Trump for President? To be announced tomorrow!

2012-02-01T16:00:00.000-08:00

This just in... via Twitter.
Donald Trump my be anouncing the very thing I was hoping to hear tomorrow afternoon... stay close to the news stations tomorrow and keep connected... it's about to get good!

Via Twitter:

Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Posted Wednesday 1st February 2012 from Twitlonger

"I will be making a major announcement tomorrow (Thursday, February 2) at 12:30 pm at Trump International Hotel & Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada. I will be arriving this evening at approximately 11:30 pm. The announcement will pertain to the Presidential race. All media welcome."

Can't wait! -R

iBookstore Addition!

2012-01-31T09:25:00.000-08:00

Today is the day! Symbols of Love Author's Digital Edition is now available in the Apple iBookstore and iTunes! ONLY $2.99!

Description
Symbols of Love: Author's Digital Edition is a slightly "darker" edition from the original "Symbols of Love" print, this edition includes newly added material; additional poetry, as well as a short story called "Fracture", which was not included within the previously released print edition. All poetry & music written by English, Irish & Finnish American poet Richard Peacock.

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" NUMBER TWO!!! 2012

2012-01-27T10:38:00.000-08:00

The first was one of my favorites! Hopefully a sequel can live up the the original! Coming next month??? Apparently NOT! They just released the NEW HONDA COMMERCIAL, great mocking of the original movie... just not long enough to feel as gratifying as a movie!

A widespread disrespect for art in general...

2012-01-27T09:27:00.000-08:00

TAKEN FROM RICHARD PEACOCK'S FACEBOOK POST: I think it's safe to say, we all respect, understand and sympathize with photographers around the world on their trials and tribulations they endure each gig a bit more thoroughly at this point! I can't imaging throwing into the equation an unruly and disrespectful client. Not to mention your art form being belittled and diminished or cheapened by such a response! It is comparable to someone purchasing a work of art directly from the artist, and instead of praising the artist for such a beautiful work of art and his or her vision; at that point asking them why their painting or sculpture is so damn expensive? And would they consider trading it for a loaf of bread? Where are we going to here people? Soon there will be a lack of true art! It really is a true statement "The starving artist", and an artist is never truly appreciated until death. Sad.

A friend of mine posted a link yesterday, where the below article came from a photographer who felt insulted by a recent posting in a local online classified ad from a client searching for a photographer for a wedding, below is the offended photographer's response: http://www.petapixel.com/2012/01/26/why-wedding-photographers-prices-are-wack/

Enjoy! -R

Symbols of Love (Author's Digital Edition)

2012-01-18T07:44:00.000-08:00

New Release!
iBook version of my book with additional material added only $3.98! in the iBookstore
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Author's Digital Edition includes newly added material! Additional poetry, as well as a short story which was not included in the previously released "Symbols of Love" printing! "Fracture" is included in this edition along with additional poetry! All poetry & music written by English American - Richard Peacock Copyright 2012.

Poetry & Lyrics" Beautifully Written By Artist, Singer, Song Writer, Guitarist & Pianist - Richard Peacock

Inside "Symbols Of Love" you will find out much more about this English American Artist who's bloodline flows rich with English, Irish & Finnish blood...

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"The Government"... they love to TAX & Censor US...A!!

2012-01-18T05:15:00.000-08:00

Okay... here's the latest on our Government B.S... in a few words that sum it all up, "Working Class Hero".

"There's room at the top they're telling you still, but first you must learn how to smile as you kill, if you want to be like the folks on the hill." - John Lennon

Now... lets get strated, from my understanding most European Governments offer their citizens "FREE" education & health care. If that's not enough most European Citizens have almost half the year off in "Holiday/Vacation" time, which by the way is PAID FOR BY THEIR GOVERNMENT! And yes FREE Weekend phone calls anywhere in the world! And the internet..., yes, for the most part it's FREE as well! Yes they do pay 40% or so in taxes, however, don't let that fool you!!!!

Take your Income Taxes paid to your Government for example, then add in all the Sales Taxes you pay, all year long on almost EVERYTHING you buy, now property taxes, then add in the cost of all these services which are listed above that other Governments provide to their citizens, which are included FREE in other countries to every tax paying citizen. Then, you must take into consideration the amount of "Holiday/Vacation" time OFF they receive that you don't! Did I mention that the Danes are some of the happiest people in the entire world!!! They rank #1. In California that's "Numero Uno". The USA, well... we rank #21 on some site and on Wikipedia I found we were ranked #114! So, your guess is as good as mine. However, I can tell you it feels more like #114 to me.

I would imagine that the average American citizen, at the end of the day, when it has all been added and then subtracted from their income, is actually able to say they received 20-30% at most! Of their gross income earnings! And that doesn't include living expenses! Gas, food, utilities, repairs... etc. Americans are NOW some of the poorest people in the world on average. And the ones who aren't are the ones who figured out how to play "The Game".

I would expect many of them are POLITICIANS... in one way or another.

After all they "GET" us coming and going! When you purchase a home our Government takes as much as 30% of what the seller received for the home in TAXES! And it doesn't stop there! Nope! Think about the taxes the Broker pays on their commission & the Real Estate Agent, yep, they have to pay taxes on their commission as well! And... when you own a home, you pay property taxes, for LIFE! Then when you decide to sell a home, that you "OWN" and just happens to have to sit on top of Government land, as Americans can NEVER own LAND! EVER! Our Government takes as much as 30% of your earnings from that property which you just sold. Yep... when I grow up I want to be the Government! I would have it made!

Now, let me back up a bit, some of you are asking yourselves if my last statement is true about not ever owning the land our homes sit upon or the vacant land we just purchased and thought we owned outright? Yes, it is true! You can never OWN LAND in the USA, when someone purchases land, so to speak, or a home, they are actually purchasing the "Right" to use that vacant land and or or land which the home sits on top of, for as long as they wish to "Pay Property Taxes" (every year, for life and beyond). Even though you have paid for the "structure" that sits on top of your rented Government land, you are still TAXED for ever on the assessment of the structure as well as the land. And that's not all!!!

The good news from my understanding, is that the home is yours!!! You can take it with you and stop paying taxes, as long as you have somewhere you can place it that isn't upon LAND! Your children get to continue the tax payments throughout every year of their lifetime, as long as they own the home which you gifted/leave to them. Yes... the State "GETS" you, the City "GETS" you, and ultimately our Government "GETS" you every time.

Now back to the Censorship!

Here is a quote from the Wikipedia website this morning: "SOPA and PIPA put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Foreign sites will be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines. SOPA and PIPA build a framework for future restrictions and suppression.

In a world in which politicians regulate the Internet based on the influence of big money, Wikipedia — and sites like it — cannot survive.

Congress says it's trying to protect the rights of copyright owners, but the "cure" that SOPA and PIPA represent is worse than the disease. SOPA and PIPA are not the answer: they will fatally damage the free and open Internet."

Call your elected officials...
Tell them you are their constituent, and you oppose SOPA and PIPA.

I just just took some time out of my morning to write three senators who will probably can my statement and add me to a "Bulk Mail" list where I will continue to receive piles and piles of scrap paper asking for donations and support from every US politician from now until I die. Yes, I wrote to our senators, who I have absolutely zero faith in: "I oppose SOPA and PIPA. And political B.S. Tell your sheep more of what we want to hear. So they can continue to fill your pockets!"

"The Government... they love to TAX & Censor US All." - Richard Peacock

"A working class hero is something to be... If you want to be a hero well just follow me." - John Lennon

A letter to "Sarah McLachlan's School of Music"...

2011-12-27T13:35:00.000-08:00

There is hope for a new world full of love for artistic expression! I can't imagine how much a program such as this must mean to these kids. The world truly is a cold and lonely place, and it seems to have grown much colder with every day that has passed these last few years. If everyone simply had this kind of an opportunity, they could truly benefit from the love and support of a program like this. I know how difficult it is to find yourself as an artist and muster up the strength to continue your artistic self expression, even when it seems no truly cares about your art form, and it feels as if it were a complete waste of time, I know how it truly feels to be beat so low that you can't find the energy to continue any further. So, all this being said... God bless you Sarah and everyone involved in this program. I know a program such as this would have been a dream come true to have available to me when I needed it most in earlier years gone by. It's extremely difficult to find a reason for art when at times there seem no reason to life itself... and it feels as if no one is listening anyway. - Richard Peacock

"Tyler Clementi" - Took his own life as a result of mistreatment by classmates

2011-11-14T20:30:00.000-08:00

I know I wrote a bit in the past about Tyler Clementi and what a wonderfully talented young man he was. By now most everyone has heard his story, I thought this was a wonderful way to point out how fragile our feelings can be when we are cut to the bone. Not just poking fun at one another, or guys pushing each other around. I mean really cutting deep and hitting a nerve. Some are more conscious of their imperfections and plagued by massive amounts of pain, much more than others, their feelings more fragile, many feel they don't belong and feel void and very alone. A good laugh or making someone the punch line to your clever stab is never worth hurting that person so deeply that they want to take their own life.

In Honor of Tyler Clementi -
Apparently a teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stamp on it and really mess it up but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty is was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind. And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bully’s another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home. Pass it on or better yet, if you're a parent or a teacher, do it with your child/children.

"A Day in the Life" - The Beatles (Lennon/McCartney)

2011-11-14T07:20:00.000-08:00

I read the news today oh boy
About a lucky man who made the grave
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph
He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure
If he was from the House of Lords.

I saw a film today oh boy
The English Army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
but I just had to look
Having read the book
I'd love to turn you on

Woke up, fell out of bed,
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,
And looking up I noticed I was late.
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in second splat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
and Somebody spoke and I went into a dream

I read the news today oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.
I'd love to turn you on

-Lennon/McCartney

"Working Class Hero" - John Lennon (lyrics)

2011-11-14T07:15:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorite songs by John Lennon,
He really nailed it here, there is a bit reading into
it, however, once you've experienced some of it, you understand it thoroughly.
Actually this song is only second to "A Day in the Life".

"Working Class Hero"

As soon as your born they make you feel small,
By giving you no time instead of it all,
Till the pain is so big you feel nothing at all,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
They hurt you at home and they hit you at school,
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool,
Till you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years,
Then they expect you to pick a career,
When you can't really function you're so full of fear,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV,
And you think you're so clever and classless and free,
But you're still fucking peasents as far as I can see,
A working class hero is something to be,
A working class hero is something to be.
There's room at the top they are telling you still,
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill,
If you want to be like the folks on the hill,
A working class hero is something to be.
A working class hero is something to be.
If you want to be a hero well just follow me,
If you want to be a hero well just follow me.
-John Lennon

I did it!!! I feel so LIBERATED!!! Goodbye Facebook...

2011-11-11T11:06:00.000-08:00

Richard Peacock is: Contemplating canceling Facebook! No... don't worry guys and girls, not the entire Facebook! Thank's for the ego boost though! More below...

Facebook has been leaving me empty more often than not these days. Sure it's fun to see what your all up to, and get up to the moment updates on what you drank at Starbucks just now, however as I look back through my posts, I find I get more feedback from a deaf, blind, mute monkey! Just kidding! Calm down... don't go reporting me to some kind of "Deaf, Blind, Mute Monkey Organization"! But the internet truly is a cold and lonely place isn't it? Missing good old fashion human contact, and pen to paper. Facebook is over rated! Said the guy sitting talking to himself and laughing in amusement, all while listening to his own music and reading his own blog. ;O) I'm dropping out again! Just like High School! You can reach me on my blog or regular e-mail, just leave a comment if you dare. April fools! You guys and girls would like that wouldn't you???! Why you little B&B's!

USPS Nightmare! "Lost in the USA"

2011-11-10T08:04:00.000-08:00

If you have ever had the pleasure of dealing with the United States Postal Service, then, you will fell my pain... It is quite a bit like dealing with Paypal.com as well. After searching their web site for what seems to be an hour, you finally locate their contact e-mail address, only after navigating a maze of deterring links, finally you send off an e-mail! You are then told that it will take them 3-5 days to address your concern. Concern?! I don't have a concern! I have a legitimate problem! So, the waiting game starts... you receive a reply, sorry, it's not quite the reply you would hope for, it is actually a canned load of B.S. yep! Fresh B.S.! They are serving it daily! I will allow you to sample their wares just below, however, before we get to the good stuff I must warn you it gets a bit monotonous, they take you around in a circle as they carefully dance around any sort of possibility of helpful information, all while claiming absolutely NO responsibility for handling your shipment. These guys are slicker than the US Government! Wait a minute... aren't they US Government employees? Well then, that addresses my analogy. Okay, here we go, a nice healthy dose of HELP!!!

Dear Richard Peacock,
I understand you are writing about your First-Class Mail International item, LC281357609US.
Richard, thank you for contacting us about the status of your item. I would be happy to provide you with the information I have at this time.
The latest scan information I have on your mail piece is that it was processed through our Los Angeles, CA 90009 facility on October 14, 2011 at 8:21 AM. I understand your concern that it has not been delivered.
First-Class Mail International delivery time varies and this service does not offer a guaranteed delivery time. First-Class Mail International items do not provide tracking, tracing, or inquiries as part of the service, and foreign posts are not required to scan these items. The number you provided is a customs label number and is typically not scanned for tracking purposes outside the United States. Your best option may be to have the recipient contact their local Post Office, delivery service or their local customs office to inquire if more information can be obtained.
Please keep in mind that First-Class Mail International service offers an affordable mailing option, based on negotiated terms with over 190 countries.
For future reference, if you need to track your International Mail, please consider using our Global Express Guaranteed, Express Mail International or Priority Mail International services. Tracking is not available for Priority Mail International Flat Rate Envelopes, Priority Mail International Small Flat Rate Priced Boxes or First-Class Mail International services. For specific information and details, please visit:
https://www.usps.com/send/service-chart.htm
Please select the "International" tab.
I hope this information helps and I appreciate you taking the time to email us about this issue.
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SO! Of-course I have a reply to this go round of "Hot Potato".

My Reply:

I hate the US Post Office at this point.
I can see why people go postal!

It’s because they ship $200 dollar items in the trust that the US Post Office is on their side and trust that a government agency will always be there for them to do the right thing and ensure their shipment is able to be confirmed as delivered! When in reality the US Government and US Post Office is actually never there when you need them.

Job well done once again by the USPS.

I would have been able to track this item much better had I thrown it in the garbage can and needed to locate it at the dump myself.

Thanks again,
A very unhappy customer, who was told misinformation by another government employee working
The US Post Circus.

Have yourselves a cheery day,
As you have been of no help to me…
Mission accomplished, just a canned bunch of meaningless words as a reply.

Richard Peacock

"Cowboys & Indians" - an American Revolution

2011-11-03T07:35:00.000-07:00

I had a friend just re-post this touching piece, it inspired me to touch on the subject and bring my own views of an old travesty to the table, just following this unknown authors writing: ‎"Before our white brothers arrived to make us civilized people, we had no prisons. For this reason, we had no criminals. Without a prison, there can be no criminals. We had no locks nor keys and therefore there were also no thieves. If someone was so poor that he had no horse, no tent or no cover, he got all of this as
gift. We were too uncivilized to be placed on personal property value. We intended only to property, pass on to him to. We did not have money and therefore the value of a human being was not assessed according to his riches. We had no documented set of laws, no lawyers, no politicians, therefore we could see each other not to cheat. It was really bad around us, Before the whites came, and I can not explain to me how we could do without the basic things that - as we were told -. for a civilized Arm are so necessary ".

This is very touching. It's very true. It is sad to see what our European ancestors brought with them to this part of the world. I try to forgive what had been done to the Indians by European (White & possibly Spanish from Spain) ancestors by simply detaching and non-association or identifying myself as a direct decedent from what has happened in past times. I like to tell myself that Europeans who came to this country were nothing like myself, and their travel here was born of necessity, escaping from their own life failures from within their own countries, they came to this country and founded America with the hope that they would create a better life and therefore a better country.

One problem... they first had to steal it from the Indians, round them up and move them to another chosen land... mission accomplished. I recently watched a 20/20 special on the Indian Reservation and how they were moved there and given funding from the government, which apparently was a direct result in their culture being lost and many of them becoming lazy and alcohol addicted. I don't agree entirely that these types of travesties towards the Indian's is a good enough excuse to lie blame entirely upon these circumstances.

I believe we all have choices in life, and as long as we are not physically being held captive, chained to a large bolder, or encased within a steel box, then, we have the freedom to choose to stay, and the the freedom to leave, to participate and react. It sickens me to think of the evil that has taken place in decades & centuries gone by... I thank God that I do often disassociate myself with so much that happens here in the USA on a daily basis, I feel disconnected from it, like I don't belong, as if I my soul was longing to return to a land elsewhere, which it may have migrated from. I believe most of these feelings are a direct result from a lack of being able to control all the "FREEDOM" we have here in the US. We have so much "FREEDOM" that we feel invincible, entitled, unstoppable.

So many as a direct result are completely unbridled and participate in what ever they wish, be it right or wrong, Citizen or Government... even Banks for that matter. We are above the law, we twist it to what ever shape we wish, we apply it whenever and to whomever suits us best. Many times we look the other way and allow injustice to prevail. And therefore in many ways our justice system has failed us, because it is being ran, weighed and applied by those of us who have forgotten about everyone else, other than ourselves. Essentially we are infected with corruption, influenced by our own life decisions throughout the years, amounting to what we now know as our "Civilization".

"I long to someday move from this wonderful country that is now overrun by politicians and get back to a place where there is not so much FREEDOM! That FREEDOM to choose right from wrong, which we should not even have the right to do anyway! When should wrong be a choice?! And the freedom of GOVERNMENT to choose apparently whatever they wish, which seems to be the golden key to claiming the treasure within the chest, the very chest we all fill through our daily purchases and again in one large donation each years end.

Americans as a whole have much to much freedom. We feel so free that we claim that freedom as our American right! We claim it and utilize it on a daily basis, it entitles us to excuse the lack of teaching our teens and children, who now don't think twice about destroying another's property and or taking another's life. We are raised without respect, honor, pride. We are so free, we have become lazy, and sloppy, as some work harder to pull the weight of the ones who have chosen to embrace the NEW American Dream. All while others in distant countries live their life with fear of God, fear of government and many times the fear of social outcast. And are actually in surveys and census reports, fingered as the "Happiest People in the WORLD!" America the country we all know is #1 is actually #14! Below Panama #12 & Israel #8! (LINK TO LIST) I am quite sure back when the Indians were the Americas, if someone stole from another they would loose a hand! Literally.

There were basic HUMAN LAWS, laws which were not written on paper or set in stone, but basic feelings of right and wrong which were guided by an inner spirit, and if any of these laws were broken you were shunned, cast out, ridiculed and punished in very different ways from today's "civilized" society. I find our modern society quite ironic, in the very way that we use that term "civilized" because to be civil would convey that of organization and the respect for what is right and for others, be the "others" human-beings and or animals. You are also expected to assume being "civil" would embrace having honor as well. Most... if not all of these ingredients are missing from our culture today.

We punish each-other for our differences, be them physical or mental, we steal, we destroy, we fight against one another, many times resulting in loss of precious life, which is not even given as ours to have the choice to take, which I would also conclude is essentially the raping or stealing of a soul, forcing it from the human body and causing it to reside elsewhere.

And as for "honor"... it is something of the past. We are a "ME FIRST" self-centered nation.
We have lost our honor in many ways. We are greedy, we are disrespectful, and we are proud of it in many cases. We boast as children, teens and eventually honor-less adults to one another. We grab all we can, we take what is not ours to take, and we destroy what is not ours to destroy, and we do so with pride and "bragging rights" to our peers.

This is what I would call "Barbaric". I can almost assure you that there was fear of God & fear of their "Human Laws" instilled within the Indian culture and in many other cultures throughout the centuries. However, not these days... we have: Graffiti, Killings, Theft, Capitalism & Rape & the list goes on and on... the world we all have been forced to know has now spread to the good old USA, and we are becoming increasingly forced to now live among-st it. That world is complicated to an even further complexity when you throw Government and all the capitalistic B.S. that shakes hands with it into the mix.

Not to mention all of our fraudulent practices and the get rich schemers. Law suits every direction you turn! And the direct result: Disclaimers printed everywhere on everything, even on the simplest, of our daily encounters... Styrofoam Coffee Cups "Caution Contents Hot"!

We have all been so self-consumed that we aren't even aware that "We" are the cause, and "Hedonism" is the effect.

Result: Biblical Rapture
Location: Planet Earth
Destination: Another Realm
Source: Self Affliction
Timeline: Very Soon

Obscure, Odd & Weird Painting... One of my favorites! Unknown artist?

2011-10-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

This is my favorite painting... anyone able to make out the signature? Who the artist is? It is inscribed on the back of the frame in lead pencil "The Judgement"...

question...

2011-10-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

If Jesus said "I am the way the truth and the light"... and "God is love"... then... I can only conclude that, only through love we are worthy enough to enter heaven (love of God & accepting him as our lord, love toward one another). So, why do so many hypocritical Christians spread so much hate? Wasn't it Jesus who said "Judgement is mine" and... "He who is without sin, cast the first stone"? This is what is wrong with the world these days... we are a bunch of self-centered "me firsts"! Maybe that stems from so many sayings from past years, such as: "I got mine" "If I don't look out for number one, then who will?" "I got to get paid" and the list goes on... and on... and on... just like me. ;O)

"God Hates Fags?" If being Christian means conveying hate towards Gays & Lesbians then...

2011-10-20T06:54:00.001-07:00

Love this photo, someone on my facebook list just posted this. If this is what being a good Christian means, I would much rather be Atheist! Believe me God is love NOT hate! So, this poor misguided guy on the left is just that! I try to explain this to other Christians I run across from time to time. I am a Christian and happen to be a strait one, and using common sense and a good train of thought process, I was able to come up with this analysis of "Homosexuality" and "Heterosexuality" ... okay, here we go...

Think of this situation in this way, are you strait??? Can you imagine forcing yourself to be gay? Can you imagine yourself being truly attracted to the same sex? If your answer is "no way" and you truly have absolutely no attraction in a sexual way toward the same sex, congratulations you have just confirmed you are positively heterosexual. Guess what? Homosexuals feel the same way about the opposite sex most of the time... if you can take that feeling you know to be true to your own sexual orientation and imagine yourself in the other's position, so to speak, then, why can't you see that sexual attraction is NOT something you decide or force yourself to feel.

You can't make yourself feel something is right when you know it is wrong for you! Can you? So why would proclaiming yourself as gay/lesbian be thought of as something you "Chose"? Or for that matter a "Sin"??? Is it a sin that God created you to feel sexually attracted to the opposite sex? Is it a sin that you need food and water to survive? Is it a sin that you want love in your life? Isn't sin something that is wrong that at times we "chose" to partake in? Isn't sin something that at times feels good to act out? Well, then... would you enjoy forcing yourself to have intercourse with the same sex being strait/heterosexual? Was your answer "Hell NO!" I hope you can see what I am attempting to convey here.

Sexual orientation is NOT a choice! It is something you can not help but feel an attraction to. And that is the way God made each and every one of us the way we are! God created our genes, every blood cell, bone and hair in his image. Which would mean to me that God created MAN & WOMAN in HIS IMAGE! So, with that in mind, God/Jesus/Holy Spirit are exactly like each and everyone of us, no matter what sex our bodies morph into! So, for someone to tell another they are "sinning" and or "damned" by God, and not loved by God or accepted by Jesus! That is definitely the work of the Devil in my eyes! Which would mean that anyone who is conveying this message in the name of the Father, Son or Holy Spirit, is actually conveying blasphemous untruths in the name of God/Jesus/Holy Spirit and ultimately against them, as well as Christianity in whole! Hence, SINNING.

If you take the Bible literally, and exactly as it has been interpreted from the Hebrew, Greek & Latin languages as well as what ever language it was originally written in (Who truly knows? Were you there?) then, you are saying you accept that the Bible was written by someone you know wasn't mad or insane or simply manipulating most of the world to come. Someone who was honest and trustworthy in their interpretation of what you have been told was strait from God's mouth and onto a tablet or leather hide! You have the "Christian Faith" that the Bible is exactly what God had intended to convey to you... why? Because this is what we have all been told! Because the Bible has always been and will always be. Because you know without a shadow of a doubt that God/Jesus/Holy Spirit (himself/themselves) told Matthew, Mark, Luke & John to write this down word for word... here we go... "In the beginning, there was God."

I love God/Jesus/Holy Spirit, however, I don't live my life with the "Blind Faith" that the Bible is exactly what was told by my savior. I am logical and have to use past life experiences to compare what is in the Bible with what has been scientifically documented to have happened over time, I also have to use my common sense, which tells me that if something magical hasn't happened in past centuries and is actually in theory, and scientifically an impossible act that defy's all logic and laws of our world as we know it, such as gravity and or any other laws of nature which we know to be true. Then, I have to question any statement that tells me otherwise, I also have to question the Bible's origination and the very statement that God/Jesus/holy Spirit told these disciples to quote: write this down...

I live life without judgement whenever possible, I attempt to be humble, honest, and hold honor close to my heart, to be fair with logic and the love in my heart to guide my path. I question everything in life and analyze all. I never take anyone's written or spoken word as God's honest truth. And, I have a close relationship with God without the written work/word of the Bible. I know God made us who we are, created everything and I feel he wants us all with him when we leave this realm, and cross over to the spiritual realm. I know there is much evil working against our God and his love, which we should all convey in our lives to others.

I know that fish don't fall from the sky and multiply (unless they are "flying fish"), rivers don't flow of blood (unless man has something to do with that), we don't sacrifice our first born (EVER, unless we are murders), the sea never parts (unless there is an earth quake of great proportions). The world is not consumed by fire (unless the molten center of the earth is allowed to erupt to the surface covering the entire earth) and... "God doesn't hate Gays, Straights or Lesbians.

2011-10-19T15:25:00.001-07:00

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The Passing Of Apple's Great... Mr. Steve Jobs

2011-10-06T07:35:00.000-07:00

When I learned of Mr. Job's passing yesterday, I was in utter shock, seeming so sudden, yet, knowing it was a long time coming. My heart goes out to his family and the world... the void felt by the loss of such a positive, innovative and brilliant man is astronomical. It was back in January of this year that I had wrote a recognition blog for this amazing individual. I pray God has someone in mind who will carry the torch further and allow it to burn brighter in the next coming centuries, however, I don't feel this is quite possible. God bless you and your family Mr. Steve Jobs.

“Life which has been given, can be wonderful and kind… it is death itself which is a cruel & unjust thief. The void felt by the loss of such a positive, innovative and brilliant man is astronomical, the world and I shall never forget Mr. Steve Jobs”- Richard Peacock 10/6/2011

"England" - riots in my fathers country... August 8, 2011

2011-08-09T07:46:00.000-07:00

There aren't any other words other than... What the HELL is wrong with our world???!!! Thugs in jolly Olde England! My father's birth country!

I am thoroughly disgusted with the recent crimes in London! This is the type of BS that should have been put a stop to YESTERDAY! It is in times like these where government should seek help ANYWHERE they can get it, to stomp out this sort of horrible terrorism act! It's simply any EXCUSE to commit unspeakable crimes!

It amazes me how some nationalities seem to have utterly NO RESPECT for human life and civilization! Watch the videos... it will make you sick to see the damage done in the London riots.

All I see is a group of animals raping and pillaging the country... striping it from all it's rich historic properties and memories! I am re-thinking free will at this point. There should be fear in one's heart of the repercussions of committing this sort of horrible act. The links are below...

http://youtu.be/J_TIAhYD8xU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP-td3C55Yc&feature=share

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14461431

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14456065

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmGThsouYbw&feature=share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxaTGwmCepQ&feature=share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3HbhmoDHU4&feature=share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIZV4YYQ2P8&feature=share

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZZTSO1gTE&feature=share

"Country Wide" (Now Bank of America) Forecloses on WRONG HOUSE?!

2011-07-15T08:10:00.000-07:00

Watch the following video and you will see what all my ranting is about below...

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People... why do mistakes like this happen so often these days? This is not just a "You forgot my fries with my Coke"! This is a MAJOR issue that seems to be happening time and time again through out the entire US where people are not being held accountable for their lack of paying attention and or professionalism throughout so many large and small US businesses.

Anyone with this sort of high responsibility job, such as one in the banking and or health care field, had better show a real sense of attentiveness and put your damn cell phone down, stop texting! Pay attention when you are dealing with these sorts of high responsibility jobs! Stop thinking about what you did at the party last night or what your going to do when you get off work! PAY ATTENTION.

I can't voice how many times I have witnessed these sorts of large problems as the ones responsible attempt to divert and or diminish the actual occurring issue, by simply not acknowledging the mistake made. And many times these sorts of mistakes are served with an arrogant attitude conveying lack of responsibility. NOT EVEN AN "I AM SORRY". Amazing!

"Bank of America" stock - undervalued? (BAC)

2011-07-06T07:14:00.000-07:00

Keeping this short and sweet! 5 years ago B of A stock was somewhere around $60 a share! Today it holds strong around $10.75 or so. The simplicity of my analysis is... ALL OTHER BANK STOCKS fall around $20+ a share to date! Bank of America is the LARGEST BANK WHICH I KNOW OF! Therefore, to be able to buy shares around $10-$11 a share to me is something that requires little thought. Unless there is some unforeseen unknown diabolical disease in the mix, other than the obvious "Mortgage" issues... then, it seems to me B of A is definitely extremely undervalued. Look for B of A stocks to rebound in the next year or two, just after the bank owned housing has diminished and all these questions of mortgage and foreclosure issues have subsided.

Double Dip Recession!!!??? Sounds like a recipe for BS!

2011-06-08T15:59:00.000-07:00

Enough of the double dipping already! Only a moron would report this type of journalistic B.S. in an already recovering economy! The road to recovery is a difficult and winding one, as we got here in this place much faster, than we will be able to get back to where we started over 4 years ago, of course we aren't springing back right off! Of course we will have some back lash! But this DOES NOT MEAN DOUBLE DIPPING!!!!

I would hope that most of us are more intelligent than the media and government gives us credit for! The only way we take a dive twice is if we collectively decide to do so, and if any of us buy into this sort of destructive reporting, then we are all doomed and at the mercy of the US Government reports! I have said this from the beginning of the mess, the deeper the B.S. the further we sink and the more we buy into it the weaker the economy gets.

We the people control the economy, not them the government. Its exactly like the stock market, bad reports = tanking stock share prices = stock market crash! Bad economic reports = everyone and their, mother, grandmother & uncle tightening up on the spending, which in turn equals loss of revenue for businesses, less employees, less product choices carried, less spending on credit from the businesses, manufactures and consumers, which in turn equals loss of JOBS/UNEMPLOYMENT!!! And the saga continues... as we all chase our tails around in a circle.

Schwarzenegger, Edwards & The Rest...

2011-06-04T05:31:00.000-07:00

It's strange how many high power, high profile individuals pitfall into the EXACT same circumstances and make the exact same mistakes with their lives... we have all seen it done to death... They start out seemingly happily married, well put together, confident and extremely capable. However, after the pressures of life and job set in, not to mention being displayed, criticized and ridiculed, poked and prodded time and time again in the global media. They crack, crumble and fall, right into infidelity & indictment... as they gradually self-destruct. So many of us mismanage our own lives and loves as the stress of life clutches down upon us, most these days find just getting by enough to drive them to the edge and beyond. Mix that ingredient with the need for release, feeling some lack of appreciation or respect from your spouse, a healthy dose of "Sliding Doors" so to speak and a pinch of lack of communication and it's not an unusual recipe for "I deserve more from life & I am going to take it no matter the consequence". And so it is. It's the pressures in life and the lack of feeling truly appreciated that leads so many to pursue that exciting escape from reality, and that is exactly what it is "escape from reality", an escape at a price that ultimately effects all concerned ripping their lives apart only second to the pain and loss of loosing a loved one through death can muster up. Stress & great responsibility = a fast-track to disillusion.

"It's not unusual to be loved by anyone" - Tom Jones

"Obama killed Osama"

2011-05-02T18:53:00.000-07:00

Obama killed Osama... he accomplished what no other US President has been able to in over a decade. Heavy handed pat on the back to you Mr. President. Keep up the good work and don't worry about your birth certificate! It's just a lot of BS anyway!

It's all so easy to forget that Osama was one of God's creations as well, even knowing he was one of the most EVIL, and knowing that God's judgement will be bestowed upon him isn't quite justice enough for all he has done or been a direct result in. However, on flip side of the coin, we can not allow ourselves as US Citizens under God, to stoop to the level of the many of the middle east mentalities which have been publicly displayed time and time again in news broadcasts as crowds of these individuals from various countries have professed their hatred for us and at times physical altercations and abuse arose. We must not be shown in similar gatherings broadcast from the White House lawn rejoicing and basking in the glory of the killing of another individual. It is almost impossible to contain our pure and utter joy with the knowledge that some form of justice has been served! However, if we allow ourselves, we too shall be observed as EVIL. Just my take on the gloating of a death in general. Believe me I feel Osama deserved anything that was thrown his way, but that does not mean we should gather and dance upon the grave of a dead body... or does it? Well, either way, it would be almost impossible to dance on this grave of this dead body, since it resides somewhere in the middle of the ocean.

Eh... I am probably a bit wrong on this one... however, I always try to step into the shoes of another race or creed so I am able to see things from their side of the spectrum, and although I can see how the pain and suffering from the incidents of 911, provokes all to rejoice in the death of this evil bastard, I am not entirely sure it is the right thing to be broadcasting a celebration of. We did it, its done, lets move on! Why does such evil exist? How do these individuals get so screwed up that they can even fathom this type of treatment and behavior toward others??? Truth be told, I have mixed feelings on this topic, yes Osama deserved to die and we needed to eliminate his ability to continue his rein of terror. No I don't think it is a great idea to be shown jumping up and down & screaming at the top of our lungs with an American flag thrown atop our shoulders, basking in the glory of death and ultimately gloating.

"Your Own Worst Enemy"....

2011-03-25T15:07:00.001-07:00

We truly are! I don't know anyone besides ourselves, who can get us into more trouble! It's funny how people who do the wrong thing with their life, time and time again, seem to blame someone other than themselves for being in such an unfortunate situation. And when it comes time to pay their debts for their mistakes, they see themselves as the victim. I just can't understand how someone can feel bad for them self, having been the one who put them self in that very position in the first place... then they want everyone else to feel bad for them and they can't understand, when they break the law why they are being punished for it! They profess to be a good person caught in a bad situation! When in fact they would have never been in that position had they not been the exact opposite of what they profess to be!

"Does GOD Exist...?? Brilliantly answered by a Genius... By Nasir Khan." - Rebuttal by Richard Peacock

2011-03-23T07:08:00.000-07:00

I love this video! And I do completely understand this theory... however, I have to disagree with it. Saying something does not exist just because it is unmeasurable or non-understandable, or something does not exist because it is the condition or result of a lack of substance thereof, this does NOT make "it" the actual "result" and or "effect" non-existent. If that were so, it would be like saying every condition or effect caused by another unseen force, such as an earth quake or tsunami, never existed. Try telling the people of Japan that their disaster is effectively non-existent. As it was a direct result from a creation of God's work, which was uncontrolled by God, and allowed to take place. Saying darkness and cold are non-existent, is like saying deafness and blindness are the presence or lack thereof a certain condition. So, if God himself is unseen and or unmeasurable, then...? I believe in Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit, I also believe that HE/THEY are one in the same and created EVERYTHING, even the lack of the presence of "God" in certain circumstances. We were created in "HIS" image and with free will and feeling ALL of the emotions which God has created, he has created EVERYTHING in this world/universe! EVERYTHING including infinity/eternity, good/evil. We just can not understand why he allows evil to exist and run ramped, and therefore, we try to justify that with it is the lack of God's presence in our lives. When in actuality we were born sinners! Sin is EVIL, therefore, we were born within SIN. We can only be delivered from SIN by accepting God/Jesus/Holy Spirit. Hence, controlling "SIN's" influence with in our lives. But this will never happen if we do not accept and want it. It's like anything in life, you have to want it with all your heart! You have to truly want it! - Richard Peacock

P.S. There is, and never will be anyway to completely say ANYONE truly understands God's will, God's plan, or anything that God does or does not do! All any of us have is speculation/FAITH!

NPR & PBS - Funding Cut!

2011-03-18T22:14:00.000-07:00

Cutting funding for public creativity, art/music is effectively cutting a major artery in the right arm of every American. In times such as these children and adults alike need creative release and entertainment to ease the pain of the daily horrific reality of our current affairs. It seems odd to me the political decisions made during critical times that actually aide the demise of the spirit of America as we once knew it. I understand political B.S. and a corporate mentality, and it is exactly these practices which are destroying many lives time and time again. Please make the right decision and let the people decide NPR & PBS's fate. Government used to be for the people and by the people, it seems it is no longer our choice as Americans, we are now at the mercy of a handful of political thugs.

"Japan's Disaster" & the world in general...

2011-03-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

Just when it seems it's much to much to bare, there's more. And even more! Why? God why? I know we have free will and the universe spins at will, however, why must so many lives be damaged by free will of others and a free spinning globe of natural disasters? Is it the end times? Is our lord Jesus Christ coming back very soon to claim his children? Or is this the way it is to be done? Is it possible that the Bible was interpreted incorrectly in many different languages? Is it possible that Jesus is not to return for us after all but take us in mass groups a bit at a time via "Natural Disasters" etc.? I believe anything is possible at this point. I believe the Bible was written in poetic similes and then interpreted literally, and exactly as it were written, and not in the way which it were actually intended, therefore, as the "Seas parted" and the "Lake was of fire", the "River ran of blood" and "Fish fell from the skies", I believe what actually happened was a "tsunami parted a portion of the sea", a "Lake was hot from a natural hot spring and or natural oil spring somehow catching fire", the "River ran with blood from so many who were killed in it during battle, and or was red from the natural minerals in the soils of the actual river bed", the "Fish jumped from the nearby ocean to the skies etc.(Flying Fish) etc... etc... etc. Yes these things may have seemed like remarkable miracles to the ancient people of B.C. times and A.D., a lack of scientific explanation and evidence accumulated from actual scientists with the modern tools and knowledge of today. I do believe in miracles. I just don't believe they happen as often as life's unexplained circumstances are attributed to. There is so much left unexplained and there is still the unanswered question "Why if God/Jesus/Holy Spirit are all powerful, does HE/THEM, allow the unjust, horrible, unspeakable, unthinkable actions to take place in this world?" I am a Christian, but being Christian to me means spreading love and acceptance, accepting that Jesus is my/our savior and having "that" internal feeling given to me by the Holy Spirit/Jesus/God and listening to our internal right from wrong compass, as we gravitate toward one or the other, we all have a sense of what is truly the right thing to do in life. What feels right is usually right and what feels wrong is usually wrong, and sometimes we mistake that feeling of excitement and danger from doing the "WRONG THING" with the notion of it being actually "RIGHT", that goes into an entirely different issue of psychological awareness and mental stability, so, we won't say everyone gets these feelings right, we will just leave it as, most understand and interpret the feelings that come from our internal compass that points us toward the truth correctly, most of the time. Anyway you look at it no one truly knows the actual "TRUTH" about God/Jesus/Holy Spirit until they actually leave this world, and even then we are speculating. So when we see such pain and suffering spanning from nation to nation and question WHY? The answer may just be... "BECAUSE IT CAN", as the world continues to evolve, change and spin freely and upon free will. God gave us free will and apparently this is the test many are failing. True Christians spread God's love and understanding and leave persecution and judgement to our lord, so, if you are ever told by someone proclaiming they are Christian that you are going to HELL and or are persecuted by them for past or current actions, decisions and or mistakes in your life, try to draw comfort in the fact that that particular individual is not doing as God/Jesus/Holy Spirit instructed or conveyed. That person either knowingly or unknowingly is doing the work of someone other than the ONE who they proclaim to represent through their actions. God is LOVE and he made us all who we are and the way we are, he is the only one who can truly judge us for the feelings and wants he instilled within our very souls. We were made in HIS image and by his vision of the way he wanted us to be. Try to understand and have acceptance and compassion for one another. And if you feel someone is wrong in their views of life/love etc. then, whomever is actually Godly enough to have earned their right to judge/guide them... have at it. "He who is without sin, cast the first stone". My prayers go out to/for the beautiful people of Japan, may God bless them and everyone else in this world who is suffering in one way or another due to fee will and or natural disaster. May God bless us all. He already has, if we just accept it and believe it to be true with all our soul. -Richard Peacock

"Product of Our Environment?"

2011-02-04T08:19:00.000-08:00

Are we a product of our environment? I truly feel there is some weight to this theory. I used to feel we have control of what or who we become and ultimately our chosen decisions determine who we evolve to be, many years ago this statement would hold true to my beliefs. Many psychiatrists say yes and many more say no! Now, I still fully believe who we become and are is directly influenced from our gathered life experiences and decisions make or have made, either due to non-existent options and or our own ignorance or lack of insight, however, we do ultimately make those very decisions that determine who and what we identify ourselves with. Any psychiatrist who would disagree, truly never fully understood his or her chosen profession. No one individuals thought process and or circumstances in their lives can be equated to an exact science and fit into one of several different physiological categories! The decisions we make ultimately decide our final destination in who or what we become long term, however, even though our chosen path ultimately effects the final product, our acquaintances and or individuals we associate with have a great influence on this as well! Many who start out good in nature, when grouped with others who have less than desirable motives, and or when given no other choices and or are unable to see any other solution to their situation, many times we become a "Product of our environment". There isn't any true mathematical calculation to predict the outcome of any one individuals psychiatric make up. I don't care how pure an individual starts out, when given the same set of circumstances and limited resources time and time again, with no change possible within site, that individual over time will eventually become somewhat corrupt and or jaded. Much like a cancer gnawing at the healthy cells it eventually takes hold and starts to grow within their very soul. And without intervention or interjection of hope into their lives they eventually become consumed by their environment. I am in no way assuming that there is no turning back from here and that that individual can not heal and or recover from their unfortunate set of circumstances and or life choices. I do believe however that their very core has been fractionally effected long term, if not a lifetime. This is why evil grows like a tumor and spreads like a cancer! "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" - "an eye for an eye" - Jesus Christ. It's that simple. And when someone calls them-self a Christian they are assuming a huge burden to reflect all that is good and the responsibility to convey God's love through their lives. I don't believe any one individual should ever attempt to convey what belief they are or even call them-self God's witness of sorts, without an immediate disclaimer afterwards "I am a man, I am not perfect, I was born in sin, of sin and Jesus Christ died for my sins, so that I may have everlasting life! Therefore, you will see me sin, you will witness hypocritical behavior from me and you should point out to me where I am wrong in my actions". Because, we all default back to judgement of others and that is VERY DANGEROUS! Especially when we ourselves can compare actions we choose to partake in, within our lives that are comparable to the individuals actions whom we falsely feel we have the authority to judge.

"Egyptian Government conjures kayos!"

2011-02-03T08:15:00.000-08:00

It is amazing when you are not actually in the middle of an intense/heated issue how you are able to look upon it as an outsider and see the ridiculous and yet horrific events that are unmistakable acts of animalistic kayos! Whenever there is a large group or entire country that feels so strongly split in their views on whom should be their leader, the very notion concerns me beyond words! I was watching live coverage of the recent "Egyptian issues" and could not believe my eyes and ears as to what was being done in a civilized world where buildings, vehicles and technology certainly exist, in a world that has much history when it comes to centuries of war, centuries of killing and centuries of hard lived life in general, to see such kayos, destruction and general lack of respect for each-other's lives, truly shows how easily humans are lead and persuaded to the point where civilization no longer exists! To watch as Molotov Cocktails are thrown upon another individual as if they were a walking piece of rubbish! To watch as many are beaten and burned, to see a civilization as a whole tear down what they have built all while arguing and fighting each other over an opinion of who should be there leader?!?!?! And to perform such violent acts all while speaking toward an American Journalist on how evil and to quote one Egyptian... how Americans are "Not good person" and "I hate Americans". WOW! All I can come up with is that "that quote" apparently looses meaning somewhere in it's translation. Why would any one race so viciously fight against their own, in order to gain or remove a leader from leadership? I can not understand such grave importance that killing, maiming and general destruction of an entire country is justified here!?!?! "Apparently when you are too close to a situation or consumed in it, you your self are unable to see the truth, the way and the light!" - Richard Peacock

"God Bless You"

2011-01-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

Such an overly used term... when I say God bless you to someone, I mean it! It holds weight, not just a loosely used term without any true meaning behind the words used. God is love period and he want's us all to accept one another and understand one another and cherish one another... without love, we have despare, destruction, hatred, chaos and hopelessness. Keep love close to your heart and pass by the ones who persecute, judge and are there to basically tear you down, violate and vandalize your very soul, leaving it tethered and bludgeoned and marked with the ugliness of their own personal graffiti, for no one but God him self is able to judge another's soul!

Apple's - "Steve Jobs, he who walks among the masters of modern progression"

2011-01-18T07:53:00.000-08:00

It's strange and ironic how many intelligent, talented & artistic individuals are a indirect part of our everyday lives, filling the landscape, and we truly don't give a second thought to them. There was Albert Einstein who literally brought vibrant energy to our previously dim lives along with some experimental help from Benjamin Franklin, who channeled the energy in lighting! Henry Ford, who personally made our lives so extremely easy in comparison to previous times and shaved days, weeks if not months off our travel time, and mobilized every one of us! Thomas Edison, who discovered ways to channel light & music and enable us to store and channel it for later use! And then there are the modern day geniuses... Sam Walton, one of the greatest marketing & retailers of our time! And Steve Jobs, this man is like the brainchild of all the above mentioned! This man had ideas, much like Bill Gates, the great software inventor/developer. These concepts for products and services changed all our lives! And he knew exactly what he wanted and how to go about bringing "IT" into our daily lives through his brilliant analyzation, development, production, manufacturing and finally marketing! Seeing the media is focusing on Steve Jobs in the event of his recent leave of absence at Apple, started me thinking of so many great inventor & entrepreneurial men of our time and prior to our time! We need to stop and pay attention from time to time to the greats whom still walk among us! Because they truly have enriched our lives with their visions! That applies to all the great unknown, extremely talented artists of our time as well! Everyone should take time in their lives daily to analyze and admire another's work or simply take a moment to look someone in the eye and connect with them on a greater level through communication, ESPECIALLY your own FAMILY MEMBERS! And show them you truly value them, because of who and what they are or have become! Because life slips by very quickly and if you don't stop in the special moments, with the special people in them and look around, absorbing the good and genuinely remarkable, you WILL miss out on something or someone life changing!

Sean - "Robot or Uncle?"

2011-01-12T08:02:00.001-08:00

Thanks UPS!

2011-01-11T14:38:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to share the love... Thanks UPS! Another package well delivered!

"Ranting and rumbling"

2011-01-07T12:58:00.000-08:00

More negativity, brace yourselves! It's official I am the christened fountain of negativity! It seems to me that no one was truly meant to have enough time on their hands to notice the intricate facets of everyday life and should never truly know exactly what is going on in the background, behind the "stage curtain" so to speak! Be careful how much analytical thought you give to your surroundings and never, I say NEVER pay attention to the way someone else does their job or lack there of! And by all means, NEVER EXPECT THE BEST OF ANYONE, because you will more likely than not receive their worst these days. I see it daily... generations of pride and honor, decaying and rotting away. I am not speaking of evolution and wear of a surface from 100's of years of continuous friction here! I am talking about the genuine lack of care, respect and pride that most use to display with most would convey when helping/assisting/serving one another, either thru a job commitment and or general good will being done, simply because it was the honorable, considerate & Godly thing to do. It sickens me how inefficient we as Americans have become! It turns my inner core as I witness time and time again, an almost boastful individual of a job left undone and or left in a less than complete and or accurate state. It is almost expected on many levels at this point. We as Americans have come to feel we deserve and have every right to do as little as possible in our day to day business, government and home lives. I used to hear "Don't put off till tomorrow what you can get done today", these days that song has changed to "Leave it, someone else will pick up where you left off". This has been a long time coming now! It happens EVERYWHERE! From my own personal experiences: My own Banking facility! Loan companies! Escrow companies! Lawyer firms! Maintenance and repair guys! And the list goes on... it has gotten so bad that I usually work out the scenario in my head as to what is about to take place and almost 89-98% of the time I am spot on with my prediction. I find myself hearing the first three words coming out of someones mouth and generally fall into an almost comatose state, knowing the rest is most likely 98% bull shit. I think I am going to start to listen from here on out and then just expect the exact opposite of what is being spewed out of their mouths. In fact, rule of thumb in this day and age is no longer "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong - Murphy's law", it is actually now "Whatever could possibly turn out right, we, as Americans, shall insure that it will not. - Richard Peacock". Come on people stop running each other off the roads, stop trampling one another to cut in front of another, stop stealing from the poor, stop raping the defenseless, stop hoarding wealth from wealth-less, stop removing shelter from the homeless, stop killing the innocent & helpless, stop allowing injustice! Most of all stop going about your everyday lives as if there is no end and no one to judge! With your Starbucks in one hand and iPhone in the other! No one to answer to for all your greed, misery, inconsideration, laziness and worst of all general lack of compassion and respect for others! It's gone too far at this point, all that is left is what is to come to cleanse this earth, that which has taken place in past centuries of biblical times, be ready and conscious of your own actions, with your eyes wide open and your heart light and pure, guilt free. You can't take ANY OF "IT" WITH YOU! And when the time comes you may be too busy with your own self indulgent ways and consumption to recognize that... "the time has come, the time is now"! I don't believe there is a fix to any of these situations as we as humans no longer remember reason for life, that which was given to us from a higher love. We are regressing and becoming animalistic in our hedonistic and selfish ways with each days passing and each eve's self indulgence. There is no Godly way to end. Merely an end.

"Symbols Of Love" - Pick up your digital copy today! www.amazon.com or www.symbolsoflove.us

2010-12-06T14:36:00.001-08:00

"Symbols Of Love" - Pick up your digital copy today! www.amazon.com or www.symbolsoflove.us

Why do you say you believe... if you really don't?

2010-12-04T19:50:00.000-08:00

Some spend their lives in fear, nearly escaping certain pain and suffering, some continuously are struck by catastrophic events, many look to God and ask why? Others blame another, whom I never give any credit to. I won't even speak it's name. And many have extremely great things happen in their lives! Many at times thank God or Jesus for what they feel is surely his immediate work. Never truly understanding the weight carried within their questions and doubts which they have conveyed thru their immediate inquiry or attribute. I live my life as if it were entirely based upon one's luck, karma and or fate. I don't ask God or anyone else why, when something happens that is less than desirable in my life, I just deal with it and eventually move on. I never attribute "Evil", so to speak, to having any hand in my life, I do ponder why it seems to be woven into our very fiber and or human nature to allow such evil to fester and transpire through human interaction toward others time and time again. So, maybe there is something to this? It seems to me that the more we focus on an actual "Evil" at work in the universe running ramped, and the more we give the platform to such an entity, the more we are focused on "Evil" and therefore the more our lives are touched by it. I make every attempt to give credit where credit is due. If something undesirable does happen in my life, I usually wonder why and obsess on it for a short time, however, almost never wonder who has allowed or caused this catastrophe to take place. Don't misunderstand me, it usually bothers me for what seems to be no end... days/weeks and even months, however, I don't usually give credit to anyone or anything in particular, unless they have genuinely earned it. I believe there is definitely something to some of the old "lingo" or "sayings" "keep your head up", "Buck up", "Don't let IT get the best of you", "Cheer up", "Don't let them kick you while your down" and the advise goes on and on. It's funny how many sayings that have been around for century after century, and most have heard them and paid little attention to them or never really analysed enough to discover what they are actually conveying... POSITIVITY. Once you allow negativity into your life it will eventually devour ALL until you finally realize your circumstance and pull yourself up and out of these sorts of situations, finally putting an end to it. Never empower the negative, I have in past years and believe me, it will get the best of you! It will take you if you let it!

Now... go out and give to someone in need this Christmas! I know it's hard to think of others when we are always thinking of ourselves. Stop and look around you, if you have 4 walls, heat, clothes on your back, your health, food and a loved one, you have all you need! God bless and Merry Christmas!

Fade Away...

2010-10-22T09:04:00.000-07:00

Looking back in horror, as "this" vision fades away...
Chasing time in circles... lost deep, within each day.
Memorize these fragments, as they're slipping from your grasp.
For purpose in this life, fades away... present and past.
Knowing all that should be, yet unable to accept this gift...
Fading, within these foot steps, as the ripples seem to shift.
Distorting precise images, that prevailed in distant times.
Bleeding out... your prized possessions, all remaining? Endless time.
Hollow out your heart... so you may bare another day...
This shall surely be eternal... for we know no other way.
Live another lie, for we shall live amongst these crimes.
Bathe within the past... as you die time after time.
Follow in these foot steps, as you suffer and decay.
Raise your head to realize what lies ahead was lost today...
Given from another, who had taken from the rest, as your futures destine to you, visions fading for all the rest.
It's odd? You cannot see before you... what lies within your path.
Question every moment, as you shall reap this barren aftermath.

"Elvis Presley" - Died August 1977 at age 42..

2010-09-19T02:54:00.000-07:00

Richard Peacock, remembering the tremendous talent, charm and charisma of Elvis Presley, who died August 17, 1977, and was found by his manager in his Graceland mansion around 2:30pm that day, he was 42 years of age...
A very well written article on the details and Elvis' life can be read at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/elvis/epobit.htm

WashingtonPost.com: Rock Idol Elvis Presley Dies at 42 - www.washingtonpost.com
Elvis Presley, who revolutionized American popular music with his earthy singing style and became a hero to two generations of rock 'n' roll fans, died yesterday in Memphis, Tenn. He was 42...

Excerpts below, taken from my FACEBOOK posts:

Thursday at 7:40am
Wayne: I have a cat named Elvis

Richard Peacock: Huh! Weird... who would have guessed the King of Rock & Roll was named after you cat! Strange they never mention that in any of the biography... ;O)
Thursday at 8:42pm · Like ·

Richard Peacock: Yeah, I know Wayne... I'm an idiot! I too had a pet named Elvis, a 3ft long green iguana.
Thursday at 8:44pm · Like ·

Richard Peacock: Then... he got fat and died.
Thursday at 8:44pm · Like ·

Wayne: Ironic!
Thursday at 9:14pm · Like ·

Richard Peacock: That is it my friend... that it is.
Friday at 5:48am · Like ·

Christy: Do you really think he's dead, I heard different cuz he worked for the CIA? No, I'm not crazy!
2 hours ago · Like ·

Richard Peacock: Oh yeah... he's dead, his color went from green to brown and then he stopped moving... I buried him myself. Although he was a smart little guy, I don't think they would have hired an Iguana to work for the CIA... I could be wrong though, they do hire snakes to work in The White House. ;O)
about a minute ago · Like ·

-CHEERS!

"The 1700's at Ground Zero!"

2010-07-15T08:26:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone! I usually watch Today from NY, but today I was on GMA, interesting... apparently they found wreckage from a ship that was buried at ground zero, which they believe was from the early 1700's!!!! Okay, this leads to many questions. Was the ship actually transported and buried there??? OR did it wreck there? And... how many from that ship lost their lives in the wreck?

Is it just me, or are you asking any of these questions as well to yourselves??? Was this ship a curse of sorts? Is there something more to this than we could actually ever understand? History repeats itself, however, are some things just inevitable and dentin to be?

Your welcome "Mr. I am going to write a screen play about that ship that wrecked at ground zero and become a zillionaire"!

Much more on BP and our American Government below...

2010-06-15T07:55:00.000-07:00

Much of this disaster is due to a lack of action. President Obama has a good sales pitch if you are easily distracted. Hence the "LOOK OVER THERE"!!!
His stand is that of "we have responded with unprecedented resources". To do exactly what??? Apparently to start toward the clean up of the oil gusher? Here's a news flash for you Mr. Obama, the "damn hole" is still NOT PLUGGED! Which means you are attacking the wrong area on your list of "to do's", that should have been NUMBER ONE! NUMERO UNO! Everything you have spoken thus far is exactly what I have seen you profess to be against in your speeches on this "Global Environmental Crisis", I am referring to WORDS! They are quite cheap! The way I look at this STUPID and needless environmental destruction due to political greed is... If I had a hole in my backyard that had money spewing from it, I too would probably not have the motivation to plug the hole right off! However, I am not too sure I would feel that way if that currency happened to be polluting my back yard and my neighbors yards as well! And at this point we haven't any exact or close to exact number on how many millions/billions/trillions of gallons/barrels of oil are polluting our seas DAILY! This is an International catastrophe and I believe it requires Mr. Obama to seek some help from our International Governments to assist us and ultimately themselves in the cease and containment of this massive gusher polluting our seas for what will surely be centuries to come! You can see President Obama's plan of action thus far at:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/37568416#37568416

Listen closely, because there are some EXTREMELY KEY WORDS with in his interview that are being said directly from our US President! Words that are meant to distract and give the illusion of something more that is taken place, other than what has actually being done.

I will point out a couple KEY POINTS here: Mr. Obama states basically in a nut shell, that when he/we the US Government has asked critics what they would or should have done in this particular environmental disaster? The response from the critics has been "SILENCE". Apparently those individuals, who were never named and may not even exist, had NOTHING to say! I am quite sure many of us have an opinion on how to attack this issue do we not???

I would love to ask if they have tried, I mean physically attempted to plug the gusher with layers of netting/mesh to slow the flow, which would enable them to then add layers of rubber sheeting and ultimately tons of large rock/boulders and possibly some sort of cement or mortar substance to secure the rock/boulders and stop this gusher at least temporarily until a better solution has been found and or attempted??? My guess... NO! Money, Money, MONEY! BLACK GOLD!!! Basically spewing from the earth!

Another MAJOR KEY WORDING he has allowed to slip in a smoke and mirrors/slight of hand kind of way... is: Mr. Obama states that they have basically "EVALUATED" many different ideas which were given to them and had they "THOUGHT" that any of these ideas which were offered up, "WOULD HAVE WORKED" then... they "WOULD HAVE DONE IT". Which deciphered means: WE HAVE NOT TRIED ANY OF THOSE IDEAS WHICH WERE GIVEN TO US, BECAUSE WE FELT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE WORKED! WE NEVER TRIED THEM! He continues on and on... which I will not! I am about done at this point.

BP (British Petroleum)... a UK or a US blunder?... Afterthoughts!

2010-06-14T15:38:00.000-07:00

God bless the USA & UK! I am moments away from posting a photo of Mr. Union Jack on my facebook profile. And I am glad so many have a pure and open minds, that are able to think clearly without allowing bullheaded American pride to cloud what we know to be true!

Our government and politicians for as long as the US has been in existence has used lies and half truths to control the American people and maintain order by allowing and encouraging us to believe everything is rosy in the USA and it is always done the right way in a country that is the most wonderful in all the world... right?

America is a state of mind and being American is a spirit that is UNTOUCHABLE! It's not a perfect government that cares for it's citizens and always does the right thing! Until the US people understand that they need to re-consider the entire corrupt governmental systems in place now, then, we may has well just close our eyes and continue to allow them to do what is right for the individual congressman and or politician... because it's no longer we the people, it has not become I the President!

And so far over the past few years and many of our American Presidents throughout history have show us what they are capable of and apparently incapable of! If left to our current president all of our oceans will eventually be polluted! Since he has said himself there is not much he can do! This is essentially a matter for all International Governments! As it will eventually and ultimately effect the world as well! HELP!

Our governmental system is ultimately responsible for governing big business and industrial companies and our governmental system has failed us once again in this situation!

What ever happened to governmental rules & regulations? Permits and safe guards against any company being allowed to do exactly what we know to be unsafe!? When did off shore drilling become know as an environmentally safe act??? Why were they EVER permitted to drill there in the first place??? And if not permitted then why isn't EVERYONE who pulled the trigger on the project not sitting on a bench eating a three course meal watching TMZ from a foot and a half inch concrete room with a nice view of metal bars?

I could not believe that Obama was interviewed eating at a table with some of the Gulf Coast residents sit and and explain that he has his limitations on what he can do!???? Really!??? The President of the USA he has NO pull here! No resources to plug the gusher??? No motivation to stop a TRILLION DOLLARS from gushing out into the ocean every day! No way can anyone who is not directly effected by this mess, understand how directly these individuals rely on the fishing and tourism etc... and have now had their livelihood taken from them in an environmental issue such as this will take much longer than a decade to begin to make it right! How long will we see the effects and damage to wildlife and the environment as well as the shore lines around the US and possibly the globe be effected???... It will probably take more than a century and they talk as if the oil will stay in one place and wait to be cleaned up! Let alone the amount of barrels still spilling every day, every minute every second into our ocean! Nope sorry, I do NOT subscribe to the "we will eventually fix this with words and holding a company accountable for the mess channel"

The time to act is right now! And Obama is waiting for someone else to clean up this mess! It's no longer a matter of accountability! It's a matter of self preservation! A matter of environmental preservation! Nothing in a free floating ocean with a tide that stirs EVERYTHING in it's path around and can carry any bottle or piece of trash from one side of the world to another will leave this "black gold" in one place to be contained or cleaned up.

Man... I could go on for hours! In fact I believe I have... sorry... just passionate about the way the US Government feels the American people are stupid and that all he has to do is tell us what we want to hear and change our direction of thought toward who is to blame, and in-spite of all that is obvious we will ignore our logic and believe that the night is day and day is night! :O)

BP (British Petroleum)... a UK or a US blunder?

2010-06-14T08:17:00.000-07:00

This recent BP blunder apparently has had UK feeling as if the US lies blame upon, or faults the entire United Kingdom for the recent BP blunder. Is our president Mr. Obama in charge of our country? Does he not have the power to fix this issue? If he doesn't, then I haven't any idea who does??? And furthermore, how is a single organization/industrial company allowed to make such a critical decision on their own without multiple permits and clearance period! Are we all sheep??? Don't we question the obvious any longer?! Shouldn't our US Government have been regulating situations such as these and our recent "economic meltdown"! And when someone or something goes wrong... what does our government do? That's right US Citizens! They point fingers every which way but the obvious direction! When did we start holding an entire country responsible for a single company or individuals mistake/blunder just because the individual or company who F'd up happens to be of native origin of that particular country?!! Who is ultimately responsible for the well being of the US Citizens and legalities of running this country? How many of you would have allowed such a decision to be made by a single company period!? Let's mend our US/UK bridge and lie blame where it should! On a single company and a single US President! Not an entire country of innocent people who have had NOTHING to do with a greedy and careless mistake! Show the UK we as Americans are too intelligent to lie blame on an entire country due to the actions of one company or individual from that country! I have raised the "Union Jack" along with "Old Glory" to show my support to the English people, in my attempt to drown out any loose/careless comment by our US Government.
This recent misunderstanding truly makes no sense at all! It's like saying the US is responsible for Mc Donald's and Mc Donald's is responsible for making the the world OBESE!

Lost with out... LOST!

2010-05-24T08:14:00.000-07:00

Sadly... the last ounce of enjoyment in many of our lives has now been entirely drained from the bottle and or flask, your choice, in which we drank! I can't believe there is nothing left at this point on US television to exercise our American minds and stretch out our creative boundaries! I know many do not share my pain! And that's okay... I get it! You never reached that plateau of mental awareness... it's not your fault. It's our society and American ways. After all let's face it, we are not known for our historic culture and great minds! We are known for surfboards, sunshine and beautiful blond people bathing in their own skin and living for the next party and our shallow hedonistic existence. So many who have felt that they truly understood, yet many more feel a bit LOST! Such is life. You're not suppose to put it all together in a neat little box and put a pretty little bow around it and call it "consummatum est". Just ask Pandora... Anyway, as the final episode of LOST drew near and many questions were answered, many more were left strewn about like a fallen plate of spaghetti! I picked up the meat balls, after all, they were the only recognizable bits that stood out from the mess! So... here are the meat balls: They were all dead the entire time... Jack, Kate (Freckles), Sawyer, Juliet, Sayid, Charlie, Jin, Sun, Desmond, John and my very favorite character in the bunch Hurley... they all perished in the initial plane crash, from there each episode in which they attempted to figure out where they were, and how to get back to where they initially came from, and each attempt to flee the island, was apparently, what I believe to be the writers perception of "LOST SOULS" souls who haven't any idea what happened to them and that they actually are not in the physical form any longer. The flash backs of each character's life, seemed to be what each soul was remembering prior to the crash, then as the episodes unfolded several made it off the "Island", which was what I believe was the writer's way of conveying the eventual "crossing over" to the other side. As many of them were still left still on the "Island". The "Island" by the way... "Purgatory". The cross over was completed by Jack, Hurley and a hand full of the rest, as a way of accepting their demise or fate. They felt the need to go back to the Island in an attempt to help the rest of the LOST crew find their way back to the main lands, which I like to call "Heaven". When they did in fact come back to save the rest from the Island (Purgatory), they found it necessary to act out a script of necessary tasks which must be fulfilled in order for their loved friends, family and crew members to be able to realize or awake to what had actually happened and give them direction and purpose. These equations which they had to accomplish/solve, were the crossed over souls, only means of communication with the rest of the LOST SOULS who remained on the island. Sometimes in life, and most likely death, we can not see things as they truly are... and many times there are ways in which me must be dealt with delicately, as many of us are fragile minded, many more are extremely stubborn minded and if the obvious is evident and manipulation is the objective, rebellion sets in. Therefore creating friction and rejection, hence, loss of progression. And what I would imagine to be, the production of a LOST SOUL. And that it would be... forever if not guided in the proper way to the "other side". If in fact that is exactly what does occur at times after death. No one truly knows. So, getting back on track... Jack was the "Final" lost soul who took it upon himself (itself) to ensure all of the other LOST SOULS made it across to the "other side" safely. However, Jack became lost, so to speak, himself. So after helping the remainder of them to cross over, Jack himself indeed needed guidance finding his way back. Hurley and Benjamin Linus were to assume the guiding protector role from Jack, therefore, relieving Jack of his self imposed duty, and allowing Jack to cross. After Jack's final crossing, I believe Jack and the rest had finally realized... there was no more pain, no more heart ache and no more turmoil. And possibly the only way each would actually have ever realized this, is all in the way the entire sequence of events played out. We truly don't know anything more than our own perception of reality. And, "HEAVEN" may just be what you make of it! Or it may just be an alternate universe that runs parallel with ours! One that we can not conceive, for reasons in which we have not yet awoken to. Yes... I said awoken. Don't worry, you're not suppose to understand just yet... it's something you just can not conceive at this point in time. Did I say time?... what is time... really?

Mat Kearney's "City of Black & White"!

2010-05-12T08:50:00.000-07:00

Mat Kearney: Is an American Musician with grit, soul, gifted song writing abilities and a knack for channeling a great "live performance", as he captures your imagination with street level gospel, hints of rap, and oddly enough, a pinch of New York day to day life! Mat Kearney is a true artist from a small town called Eugene located quite far from the coast of Oregon. Mr. Kearney congers up imagery of a well traveled US musician as he drops lines about various great US States/cities & landmarks along the way of his life experiences and various emotional experiences! I recommend purchasing his latest release "City Of Black And White" as well as his first commercially released CD "Nothing Left To Loose" if you have never experienced this artist, you have missed out! Mat Kearney is like no other! As you listen to his work, you experience the subtle mixing of street grit along with some great folk/acoustic rock! A truly amazing artist! I know my world would be amiss if I had never had the pleasure of introduction to Mat Kearney! Thank you Tricia! I love you! xoxo
You can read more on Mat Kearney at: http://www.matkearney.com
And also check out his blog for some great video clips! http://tourblog.matkearney.com

Illegal Immigration??? I have one word "Compromise"

2010-05-03T18:49:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday I watched a news piece on the subject called "Face The Nation" with Former Arizona Congressman J.D. Wayworth. And Current Illinois Congressman Luis Gutierrez. After hearing both speak and listening to both sides and points of view, I have concluded that both are correct as well as incorrect on many of their view points. Being a white American in an mainly Hispanic area, strangely enough, I seemed to side with Congressman Gutierrez and seemed to find purity, sincerity in Congressman Gutierrez point of view, as he conveyed what he felt was the general viewpoint of the Mexican immigrants. All I truly saw in Congressman J.D. Wayworth's eyes was that of non-compromise. Let me first start out by saying that I understand the need for legal immigration, my own father was an immigrant from the UK and came to this country with my grandparents for what I believe to be in search of a better lifestyle. I can't quite see how immigrating from England is a step up, but, that is a different subject for a different time. There is a tactful way to address this issue from a moral, ethical and governmentally just standpoint. My first thoughts are yes we are overpopulated with many immigrants especially here in California, many of them being illegal. However, there is much good to be assumed by having a strong and diverse State/Country as well. Yet still, I do believe in the system which our forefathers instated, however twisted we have since made it into. Our forefathers, by instating the immigration laws, ultimately were correct in doing so. Those laws were well thought out for a new country! A country which was to be known as the "Land of the free". A country that was to be the greatest country in the world! And they needed strong immigration laws instated for many of the same reasons which still exist and are very much valid today. One reason that stands out in particular in my opinion would be that they were attempting to regulate the number of individuals allowed into our great country in order to prevent a mass over population, and or an over population of one race in particular. I have always heard that our country is a melting pot, and that it truly is! Another reason for the first immigration laws, I believe were to allow the US Government to keep track of who is in our country, for security purposes as well as tax paying regulatory purposes. If we allow everyone and anyone in, without question and allow all to come and go as they wish without any form of official passport and or identification, then we really would not and do not have an effective National Security System in place, nor, are any of the unidentified/undocumented individuals obligated to pay taxes on their income which they receive under the table, this allows them anonymity in ways which not one of our US Citizens are allowed! in other words, they get to keep ALL THEIR PAY! While we have to pay tax on ours! How is that just and fair? Think of it this way... you own a business that no one knows about in a building that is not secured in any way, would you keep your merchandise in this building? The front and back doors are left open every night! Do you think your merchandise would be safe? And even if by some miracle there is a shred of merchandise left in the morning and you are able to sell it for profit, do you do the politically correct/morally just thing and pay tax like everyone else? I didn't think so. So, immigration is a good thing, as long as it is documented and the immigrant who is coming to our great country is one who is of good will and wishes to become a citizen! And be a part of a great country that is already established as AMERICA! And do their part in supporting the system as it is by paying their fair share of taxes. Anyone who comes to this country for a better way of life and wishes to generate income and better their financial situation because they are now living in a free country, should and would be expected to attempt to become a part of that country in ALL ASPECTS! I have no problem with Spanish as a second language, I have no problem with Mexican Americans period. I have many Mexican American friends and someday, I will have Mexican American bloodline with in my own family! However, when my life is disrupted with issues such as graffiti written on my personal property, and or on public property where I am forced to view it's ugliness, or music being broadcast as to where it is forced upon my ears, and my own personal space is being compromised by extremely loud and obnoxious "thudding" projected from a moving or parked vehicle and or home. Or something like the American flag flown upside down and or under the Mexican flag. And English has become a second language in a country where English was a first language for ALL. These are issues that do frustrate me! It's NOT okay! I love everyone and anyone who loves and respects me! And anyone who does not, is not a friend of mine in any way. And all the above circumstances point toward a different culture that does not respect mine, and a culture that does not understand personal boundaries and the respect and consideration of others right to our American freedoms as individuals to live a life without being disturbed and or harassed by a neighbor who wants to party late into the next morning hours with loud music and screaming, laughing individuals. It really comes down to three simple words: Compromise, Consideration & Respect. Without these words adhered to, you are left with anger & ciaos. We all need to fix this situation together! We ALL must put aside racial differences and work together! I think that sometimes many races forget the other race of individuals are in fact HUMAN. And that is dangerous! It gives them a reason to treat the other as less than. We must fix this broken system together! Let us not forget that however different we are in culture, still... "People are people" (Depeche Mode).

Stand up and be counted??? CENSUS ME!

2010-04-30T21:03:00.000-07:00

Okay... another governmental tool that enables them to use YOU (which is very cost effective) to provide them with the information they need in order to stay on top of your business. I can not see any reason why the government would need to know if you have a mortgage on your home and how much that mortgage is actually for??? Nor, can I see a reason why our government would need to know what nationality you are in order to build bridges, fix roads, provide funding for school teachers as well as state and city employees! And I have no idea why they would need any of us to do their foot work, after all how many of those governmental agencies that are over staffed with employees who are suppose to be in charge of our national security etc... are actually sitting back right now in their air conditioned personal offices, enjoying company provided Starbucks Coffee, from their in house Starbucks that was personally delivered while they lounge in their over-sized leather chair and enjoy some company provided Internet porn as they contemplate whether to take that vacation in Fiji or Monaco? All while many of us continue to loose our jobs, healthcare, homes and transportation?

"US Banking" We have a win! Win! Situation... Conspiracy Theorist!

2010-04-29T14:42:00.000-07:00

Over the past year there has been so much talk regarding the recent Real Estate market and it's downhill turn, as well as the US Banking Bailouts! I just finished "Capitalism: A love story" and I must say!!!! Brilliant!!!! Michael Moore for the most part has his foot on the throat of our entire bureaucratic government and their political B.S., exposing government in general, for what is actually taking place! As I was growing up over the years, I learned at a young age that the "Conspiracy Theorist" was that "crazy idiot", who was psychotically paranoid! Insinuating ridiculously absurd scenarios. An individual in desperate need of an quiet institution to rest his obviously overworked mind. This is the guy who went around spreading untruths about our well managed governmental systems! Government cover-ups and theories which are so out of this world at they have to keep them under lock and key in area 51! How do I know this guy is off his rocker and spreading untruths you ask? Because, my government tells me so! And portrays this guy to be absolutely NUTZ! And this guy is DANGEROUS TOO! Of course we want the American people to be comfortable with and believe in the US Government, and never question whether or not the US governmental system is doing what is right for our country! Without a solid belief, then, there is doubt... we must never allow this type of "free thought" for it leads to questions, questions which can not be answered truthfully and ultimately answers which can not be justified with facts! Truthfully accurate knowledge is all powerful. Without truth, we have lies, without knowledge, we have ignorance and with ignorance and lies we do not have any idea where to start, nor, do we have the tools to make choices. The tools necessary to make accurate choices, which ultimately lead to the right changes! And hence we have corruption! Economic meltdown! Sinking ships! Tanking companies! Burning beds! Governmental diversion of accusations <-> ... The American people must believe they are free, free vote, free to make a difference, free to elect their chosen officials, free to make a change! Unless what they wish is to change our pay and our system... then we have a problem! Okay enough of my negative venting! Here is the scenario... The banks never actually lost ANYTHING at all in this financial meltdown! Nor, did they need a bailout at the least! The way I see this situation is: There are a handful of major banks in the US, you have your Citibank, Wells Fargo and your Bank of America, they are the top three players, then, there are quite a few smaller banks which have dropped off my radar at the moment. Ultimately the major contenders are the ones listed here, the ones who asked and received the "Tax Payer Bailouts" right? So, when you got a loan for your home who did you use? And if you ever refinanced, you probably used one of them if you had decent credit score right? So, if these guys are giving you a loan to purchase an older home or a newer home then, who is this loan going to anyway? You did not receive that money personally did you? Unless you refinanced... that is a different story all together. So, ultimately whom ever you purchased the home from was probably a subsidiary of one of the larger banks listed above and in someway a sister company of sorts. Okay, so with all three major brands disbursing and receiving hundreds of thousands of loans in conjunction with each other, then... at the top of the housing market crash you would think that it would have been for the most part a wash between the big guys. It's like this... I bought a bicycle from you for $200 and you resold it to someone else for $200... but you charged interest right? And you probably did not resell it for the same price as you paid, especially with bicycles being so difficult to obtain in this booming market! Okay, lets say you did resell it for the exact same price... so, then you just broke even right? Well you probably make a little more with the interest payment for the past year or so right? And now that guy you sold the bicycle to lost his job and can't afford to make the payment of $6 a month. So, you decide to repossess that same bicycle. He paid you $6 a month for over a year and a half to finance it, and you charged him 6% interest, so, you ultimately received $240 USD! And now you get to take the bike back and then re-sell it??? And you feel you need the tax payers to help ya out since you lost money in a bad finance deal, and you are going to have to re-sell that bicycle at half the price which you sold if for previously?... poor you! Case and point.

"Levity of Words"

2010-04-06T21:09:00.000-07:00

"There is much too much to say, yet, no one left to listen. It is in times like these, which you reflect and realize, exactly who and what is truly important in your life. Keep listening, for at this point, I haven't yet, said anything of any significant value, even so, I have since dictated a novel... I shall give them what they seem to want and say nothing period, for they haven't any idea of the damage inflicted by the levity of words, thoughtlessness of their actions and lack thereof. -Richard Peacock

"Richard Peacock is running for president"

2010-04-01T20:33:00.001-07:00

That's right! I have decided that I would most likely do a much better job in that seat, so, I am officially announcing that I am "throwing my hat in the ring"! I have had enough of these guys in office doing a half ass job! I have been closely studying all the blunders over the years and I can honestly say that I know exactly what NOT to do at this point! And I am pretty sure I can do just as good if not better of a "half ass job" as the next guy! So, there you have it... April fools!

"Happy Birthday"

2010-03-31T19:01:00.000-07:00

I used to have a friend who was born on this very day 39 years ago... I still wish him well and hope he finds happiness, in spite of our friendship not withstanding the sands of time. Somethings were just not meant to last. And then there are somethings which were never as you thought they were. Life is full of wonderful surprises, this is just another one of those "surprises".

"She just paid for you"

2010-03-31T18:58:00.000-07:00

Another "surprise" just moments ago... Tricia and I went to Miguel Jr.'s around 6pm, ordered, drove up to the window and sat and noticed a girl in black Toyota Corolla in front of us signing a charge for her meal. We drove up to the window and the cashier pointed toward the black Toyota driving away and said "she just paid for you"!

The cashier gave us a note it read: I hope this makes your day! May God bless you! John 3:16
Tricia and I both broke into tears and we in turn paid the bill for the guy behind us. I have NEVER had anything like this done for me or touch me in such a way. That girl is not just talking the talk, she is waking the walk and I pray that God gives her all the desires of her heart! She is obviously an Angel on earth doing some of God's smaller jobs. Its something so small, but made a HUGE impact on us. We wish we could have thanked you in person "girl in the black Toyota Corolla"! John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believe-th in him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

Political "B.S." Permitted!

2010-03-30T09:02:00.001-07:00

Living in California is a constant struggle. We are continuously told from the day we are born that we live in the most wonderful "Free" country in all of the world! Then, you grow up, start to analyze the world you actually live in, and awake to see... You are free as long as you do what you are told and what is required of you! If you want to exercise your right to freely express yourself through your love of art in a public place you must retain a C.U.P. I hate political B.S.! Why can't the US be more like Europe? I guess we don't have the culture required to support us in order to be successful! Looking toward Europe and even some places in the USA, I see so much culture and artistic expression and free thinking! Why are those of us who come from small towns so stifled and smothered by political B.S. of city and county regulations?!! Do you know how much actually goes into starting a small business in the county of San Bernardino? It is enough to make someone with out any financial backing give up! And that is most who live here! So, in other words the Cities and Counties surrounding the Inland Empire actually require so many permits and stipulations and regulations to be met that they are deterring small business through out!

A turn for the better...

2010-03-27T21:17:00.000-07:00

Whilst watching the local channel 7 news this morning I watched an interview with a local man
Who was asked the question: do you feel that things are getting better in the job market?
The man replied something to the effect: looking at his friends financial situations he felt that we have not quite hit bottom
And that we are definitely not quite on an upswing just yet.

I definitely disagree! We are definitely on an upswing at this point, I see many local businesses working short of employees
In many of my local stores. And I have also witnessed several bidding wars for many of the properties in my area!
The way this recovery will most likely work is you will not see the same jobs which were most recently lost,
Be the first to immediately spring back.

Just because they were the first to fold, does not mean they are the first to recover.
We will continue to see many more businesses close as well as many more individuals lose their jobs depending
on their field of work over which they are in over the next year or so.

At the same time there will be many different areas where job growth will be evident! It just depends on where
The general public find it necessary to place their money toward, in their day in and day out daily activities.
Entertainment, food and clothing (particularly used clothing) always seem to be the things most still need and desire
in a down market.

At any rate, hang in there! We are about to make a turn for the better!

Healthcare... the Un-American way? Continued...

2010-03-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

Enough with the US Health Care debate! It's not about a perfect bill, a perfect system! That day will come, oh let me see... the day after NEVER! It's about improvement and room for it! The bill may not be anywhere close to perfect, who knows? Only the House Reps. and Obama at this point, but, I can honestly say that our system is broken without any bill in place and we have to start somewhere. If not now, then when? And with what structure? The only individuals who are against this bill are the ones who either fear the unknown and have nothing but what they have heard from the higher up on the food chain, or, fear they are going to be the target of higher taxes and, or, fear that the government tell them which procedures they are able to have. I guess they don't mind having the insurance companies and HMO's make those decisions for them. The government getting involved should only regulate prices and put a tourniquet around this blood thirsty system! As we are now, they can name their price and there is no one to stop them in their tracks! The insurance companies will either approve it or deny it, either way they are passing the costs onto YOU the consumer!

Healthcare... the Un-American way?

2010-03-22T21:18:00.000-07:00

I don't understand why everyone thinks socialized medicine is a bad idea? Republicans and Democrats alike have been chasing each other's tails over this subject for a while now. Look, I come from a long line of Republicans, however, I am a free thinker and really never choose one side ever! No one really knows what is about to happen here with this bill, period! All we have are the "what ifs"! What if the government takes over our health care system, what if they tell me what procedures I can or can not have? What if they penalize me for not having health care? And everyone else is screaming mad about health care for everyone! Do you have any idea why? There are no real concrete answers at this point! Are you going to be one of those people who have none of the facts whatsoever on this bill and just because the "Government" tells you it's bad! It won't work! And it is Un-American! from where I stand that is not such a bad thing! Go ahead get in line! Sheep! Of course they are against it! Someone up on capitol hill will probably have their salary cut to pay for some of it! Someone in the White House will have to pay a little more in their taxes! All the mega rich will have to help out the poor a bit by paying more tax toward the health care system! Come on, do you or anyone else you know make more than $200,000 a year? I think you'll be okay then! The guy with the most money when he dies wins right? Wrong! You can't take it with you! Let's get real people! They have been doing it this way in the UK! Ireland! Switzerland! Canada! And most of the other great countries in the world. And let me tell you, if you look at the happiest and healthiest people in the world they definitely do not live HERE in the US! They are actually from countries where the Government pays for their education, pays for their health care! Countries where the Government pays them to take LONG vacations! And they work probably about half as much as we do here in the US of A! And! They are not sending their troops to countries to fight wars that are truly about nothing more than the manipulation of where we stand on the OIL barrel! Health care for all US citizens to me seems like the least of our worries! I mean come on, how can you truly think that our health care system will get worse by being regulated by Government? Its like this, say you have a company that corners the market on a product and there is NO competition what so ever! And that company/manufacture can basically do what every they want! They can name their price and without any regulation and or competition well, it seems to me they have a great monopoly going there! And when it comes to monetary gain at an others health expense, that is just too much like taking advantage of ones misfortune in the worst way! When a health care provider can decide if your heart gets replaced, or if you get insurance at all, then... Damn! I could go on for EVER here...

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" - (In other words respect)

2010-02-10T13:25:00.000-08:00

Day after day, no matter how much good I attempt to do for another, that individual always seems to ask for more! With the exception of few and far between! If you offer them your right hand, they will take your left as well, and as much as you would allot them to. Many loose their lives in the attempt to help others! And most are never even paid respect to with a simple acknowledgement or "thank you" to their family. And many more have their lives taken from them by the very same individual they thought whom they were attempting to assist! Where did society go wrong? What happened to the grateful, courteous and respectful individual of the last century?! Can you remember the individual who would never dream of taking advantage of you or another?! These are the days of the open hand! The problem is that our pockets are empty by the same token! Our bodies are growing tired! And our minds are overloaded with a multitude of our own complicated problems, responsibilities and equations! As you ask a friend, loved one or neighbor, even a repair man or company to perform any job, task or service for you, ask yourself several questions first. Are you able to, or willing to, do that same job, task or service? Are physically able to do it? Are you willing to? Or are you the type of individual who would not, could not or will not? Unable to do the task(s) yourself which you ask of another? Then... how can you begin to fathom or expect, another individual to do the very same job which you are unable to do, or unwilling to do? And furthermore, for nearly or next to nothing in return!? If life and all the tests, tasks & journeys we must accomplish, and travel, upon along life's path, were easy for us to accomplish and or complete, or simply done for us by another, then, how would we learn to appreciate ANYTHING!? Next time you ask something of someone else, or ask another to complete or attempt a job, task or even a repair which you may be able to do yourself. Ask yourself a few questions first "am I willing to do that same job, task or repair? And or, am I able to do that same job, task or repair?" If you still find it a necessity to ask something more of another individual, then you can assume that the answer was "NO" to ALL of these questions, which then means, you had better reflect a massive amount of respect toward the individual whom you are asking to assist you! And be prepared to repay them when they send you the bill! Don't make them come to collect upon life's debt! Offer up what is due, with honor and admirability!

Haiti

2010-02-07T20:34:00.000-08:00

What's up Haiti??? Your national crisis, the entire world comes to your aid! We (USA) send troops, doctors, charitable donations and countless volunteers! Several of the volunteers apparently attempt to assist masses of children, with their parents consent, make it to land with a promise for a better life! And your Haitian government decides to throw our US Citizens in JAIL! WTF! Way to show your appreciation!

Political "B.S."

2010-02-02T19:19:00.000-08:00

Recently our Government has addressed us in the "State of the Union" speech. I have a friend with whom I enjoy trading thoughts on our Government and the state of the USA in general from time to time. Here is a bit of a recent blog between the both of us, which we had posted on our Facebook pages.

Paul wanted to know my thoughts on the recent "State of the Union" speech?

Richard Peacock - Sorry Paul... I did not catch the BS that Obama was spewing the other day... at this point it all sounds the same... blah, blah, blah, blah... blah, blah! :O) GO USA! At this pace we are on track for 3rd world status by 2020! Whoooo, Hoooooh!

Paul Ricci - They are trying to nip something in the bud, He kept making the reference that the American People don't trust their government...Really, could it be because they bailed out the people who buried "the People"? or perhaps we are merely a reflection of our own government since they don't seem to trust each other. When was the last time you voted for a pay increase and longer vacation time for a congressman? Exactly...

Richard Peacock - I can't remember the last time my vote counted for anything! And even if my vote did count, the ballot would not have any of the candidates/propositions on it which I would have wanted to vote for anyway. The government truly has done one of the biggest "SNOW JOBS" on the American people that I have ever seen or heard of. They tell us we live in the greatest country in the entire world! We have freedom of speech! Freedom of religion! Freedom to the pursuit of happiness! And they even paint a pretty little picture of what the American dream should be for each and every one of us! Then they decide who will be nominated as our government leaders. How much we will pay in taxes. How the taxes will be spent. What battles will be fought and for how long. They tell us our vote counts and then decide what votes will be counted. And they even want to play a hand in God's vote! And tell us who will have health care and who will die without it! Republicans and Democrats... who needs them? They both are only there for one thing, MONEY. More specifically... YOUR MONEY. Yeah, I am about done with the way our Government has taken over! What happened by the people, for the people? We truly have no choice any longer, oh yeah, they want us to think we do, but, in actuality we are the sheep and they are our master. They do what they wish there in Washington. And we really have no idea what they are actually getting away with. I have one single word that sums it up! Corruption

More to come on this subject...

Republicans & Democrats

2010-01-27T20:05:00.000-08:00

I have no idea why we have Republicans or Democrats, it is obvious that either of them can certainly run an entire country directly into the ground in 4 years flat! "Republicans are the best" "No Democrats!" "No Republicans!" Join either of them! Each are equally ineffective and irresponsible...

I will never understand why anyone would want to choose a side and pin themselves to mindlessly supporting that political group, even if they know that their group is WRONG! Neither political sides are right most of the time...

Come on stray from the pack! Join me! Take advantage of your American freedom of thought! Why let anyone tell you what you that wrong is right! Next time you vote, vote for the best man or woman!

Answers to all the questions of the Universe...

2010-01-11T19:02:00.000-08:00

PEOPLE SUCK!

Merry Christmas! For some...

2009-12-12T20:22:00.001-08:00

I apologize ahead of time for this one. If you are completely and utterly in the Christmas spirit this season, you probably will not want to continue to read on any further.

It seems that during this particular Christmas Season, I am finding myself more reflective than usual, upon the circle of life and how it seems that at times, life in itself is quite a moot point. I feel that I truly know why our lives were given to us, and what we are suppose to be doing with the precious life which we have been given, however, it is very difficult to "do the right thing" when you deal with so many selfish and self centered individuals on a daily basis, who ignore those in pain and in need, it seems there are just not enough people doing their part to lend an hand and I find it extremely hard to stay positive and keep the faith which I was taught/given, in the early years of adolescence. So many have become extremely self centered and oblivious to the pain and suffering around them in these times. While others are taken advantage of because of their kind giving nature and many others, including family members are merely taken for granted, and in many cases forgotten or discarded during hard times or in their elderly years. I can not understand how so many of us go through life "mentally blind" to the pain and suffering in which we are contributing to and allowing to continue in so many cultures and countries, as well as our very own! And in many cases I feel too many of us look past the need which is directly in front of us, right in our own country, town, neighborhood and or families! I see charity as something which should be given to the ones closest to you in need. Look at it this way, if you give $20 - $100 to an organized charity and take that "tax write off" (that probably really would not hurt you in the least to skip!) then, that charity will take your money and stretch it out in order to place a portion of it toward paying for everything from advertising to office supplies, rent, utilities, CEO's salaries and the list goes on... how far do you think that donation truly goes on it's own? Yes, ultimately these causes do make a huge difference in the long run, after huge amounts of funds are collected together which ultimately make the difference, however, if you take that same donation and instead give a family in need in your church, in your neighborhood, in your town and in many cases in your very own family! That money which you may donate, could make it's greatest impact on the individual family or person rather than a large organization, and the amount you donate to them, may not seem like much to you, however, the money which you donate at times may change their world as they know it! Even if just for a short period of time, it may make a huge difference in their comfort, moral or even be that little helping hand in which they need. I feel that charity goes much further and does the most good when you find the needy first hand and address that need personally and swiftly. I see so many consumed these days with video games, online games, cell phones, texting, and apps. and the pursuit of self gratification and entertainment to keep their minds occupied and out of touch with reality to the very point of missing out on their family life and special moments and time which could be spent with the loved ones around them, those loved ones will not be here in the flesh with them for eternity! And there is much to regret when they are gone! So many are self absorbed and self consumed that they only worry about themselves period. And it is truly sickening and pathetic. I feel were are to live our lives fully and never leave this world with feeling any regret of possibly having missed out on a non-replaceable experience which could have been spend with our loved ones, or other simple pleasures which we felt we should have experienced. However, I also feel that we must remain responsible when it comes to the aspect of, others happiness. Yes we are responsible for our own happiness, however, we do effect the happiness of those loved ones around us. We have family, friends and spouses, as well as others around us, whose emotions and feelings we need to take into consideration. When it comes to making decisions that will effect those in our lives either directly or indirectly. We have Mothers and Fathers, Grandmothers and Grandfathers, Sons and Daughters and all of the above have the one common thread experience in which they share throughout their lifetime with you. Mothers, Grandmothers, Fathers and Grandfathers watch their babies (you) being born as well and grow into young children and eventually if they are lucky enough they mature into adults. All the while, each growing older. Ironically enough the oldest witness the birth of their young, and their children and grandchildren and in turn those very offspring (Children/Grandchildren), watch as their parents and grandparents slowly grow older and eventually leave this world...

I know without any doubt that we were specifically put here on earth for a reason, if not several of them. And some reasons are even beyond our own comprehension, since we only use a very small percentage of our brain's mental capacity. However, the most important reason for our lives, I believe is to love one another, learn as much as we can to better ourselves all the while, spending as much time as possible attempting to make life better and more comfortable for those around us in our lives, and to enjoy and make every moment important in your life when ever possible. We are here for the journey, and the journey becomes who we are! And at the end of the day it's all about how many lives we have(you) touched and made a little easier/better through out that journey?

Merry Christmas.

Sting "If on a winter's night"

2009-11-01T09:12:00.000-08:00

This October... while browsing a local store, in the hope of finding new musical treasure for this coming season... I stumbled upon a CD with a beautiful photo of large trees which were covered by newly fallen snow. The photo imagery also produced a dark image of a man walking along side his dog, amongst what seem to be either large Cedar, or White Birch trees. Needless to say, the photo sparked my curiosity! The description further seduced my soul...

"If on a winter's night" is truly a must have collection of folk and traditional English songs, some of which span from the 14Th century! This collection of song has been personally gathered by Sting himself, most taken from the British Isles. This winter collection is quite intimate, authentic and extremely well done! You will fade into another place and time as you realize an almost dream state, as you relax and absorb each tranquil and at times festive musical masterpiece. This collection is as genuine as the centuries of English and Irish & Scottish tradition/history in which it conjures! Beautifully done Sting! Thank you for straying from the main stream and having the courage to walk that crooked path! -Richard Peacock

Crowborough, England

2009-10-30T13:33:00.000-07:00

My father came from a small town in England...
here is the site to this small town.
www.crowborough.info/about.htm

Blackberry Storm Vs iPhone? Vs FedEx?

2009-10-23T22:48:00.000-07:00

I just received a Blackberry Storm today... oh, boy, have we had some fun! First I waited most of the day for FEDEX to drop my package off, and when I got tired of waiting, I went outside to look around for a possible delivery. I discovered that FEDEX had stopped by and apparently the driver had it in for me... he did not even bother to knock or ring the door bell, just dropped me off a little love note: "Sorry we missed you" WTF! I was here waiting the whole time my little friend! Hence the truck in the drive and the TV on! Anyway, just try to get those sons of you know what, to re-deliver the same day! They will lead you along as if they will attempt another delivery that day and tell you they sent the driver a message to please attempt to re-deliver today, and then he will hit the "ignore" button, while you are waiting around for Armageddon! Don't even attempt a contact with the higher powers that be with FEDEX, because, you have already dealt with "GOD" and don't even know it yet! That's right! You are at the mercy of the FEDEX driver, he decides your fate! Will you receive your package today, tomorrow... ever? I bet he spends his lunch hour just drop kicking the packages of the customers he hates the most! And It seems like he does not have that difficult of a decision... I think it's me! This is the second time I have had the pleasure of having a run in with the FEDEX guy. Yep, last time I ordered a laptop and it was delivered to a business in the next town in a commercial/industrial area. Your guess is as good as mine? I have no idea how they decided that would be a good place to send my $2000 laptop! Any way, there is no other higher power than the FEDEX driver, I have attempted on both occasions to contact the corporate office or some sort of management. Nope! They insist they can help you out right there at the end of the telephone line located there in Fort Knox! These guys have those precious corporate guys in better than, a Government protection program! There is NO WAY POSSIBLE to reach them... talk about - - - - block! There is not even an e-mail where you can reach anyone and any and all correspondence you will have is with an Automated Tracking Message that instructs you not to even try to respond to the message. That's right! They insist that it is an automated response and NO ONE is at the other end of the e-mail address! So, apparently your messages just self destruct upon impact with their iron clad protective shield! Okay, now that you know about all the fun I have had with FEDEX shipping my phone, lets move on... So, the Blackberry Storm is most awesome! However, it does take some getting use to... oh yes... the Storm and I played today! and I must say the Storm won. Just don't make the same awesome mistake that I did with my much larger than recommended fingers for the Storm. During set up I accidentally hit the SPANISH button while attempting to choose ENGLISH, they purposely place them in extremely small columns next to each other, so by the time you choose what you think to be the ENGLISH language, you awake to a sad state of affairs, and from there... well, let's just say "Hola" "¿Cómo estás?"! "Mi Amigos"! So, after about an hour or so with tech support, I'm back in the US of A! And I must say, there are some features which I like about both the iPhone as well as the Storm! I am just not sure which ones at the moment, we are still getting acquainted with one another. Just a fraction of the fun I had today! :O)

Rude & Thoughtless

2009-10-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

Again... there are far to many self centered, rude & thoughtless individuals in this world. I've had a great week thus far... can you tell?

Note to: Jeff Lewis

2009-09-26T06:48:00.001-07:00

I dabble in Real Estate and am becoming quite good at it, however, Jeff Lewis is quite a master in the field of fix it and flip it as well as interior renovation and design in some of the most beautifully clean and modern multi-million dollar renovations which I have seen. I would truly love to meet with this guy and share thoughts and ideas with him, possibly work for him in some capacity, preferably a conscious one. The first time I had watched his show, I was disgusted by what seemed to be his "Pre-Madonna" personality, and I was so disgusted that I just had to watch one more time. I could not believe that an individual would come off as such a Pre-Madonna on air, in front of millions of individuals watching, and actually not care about some of the outlandish situations and comments he had created for all to view. Watching that second episode was the ring thru my nostril... I was hooked after the second episode and now... well, I am a full blown addict. I guess I just got that this guy is brilliant! And watching more and more, I see that he is truly all about the show and enjoying the people in his life, although that image is not one which he projects often in the show. It is obvious that he has a sarcastic sense of humor and for the most part he is a great individual. I recently posted a comment on his Facebook: "Jeff, would it be possible for us to meet sometime for potential job placement within your staff? Payment is not necessary, the experience of being verbally beaten within an inch of my life on a daily/hourly basis would be payment enough for myself". I must say that now... I love this guys sense of humor!

"And the rich get richer"

2009-09-25T19:20:00.000-07:00

Two reasons which the rich don't normally talk about finances with others outside their immediate circle, particularly their own finances, or share their financial situation with others no so financially blessed, is basically because they feel that someone who may be envious of their good financial fortune/success will attempt to extract that good fortune from them in some way, or another. Another reason is that they have for the most part extremely greedy and don't want others to know how they have made their fortune and success, thus, eliminating potential competitors in their current field. Just my take on the true reason for hiding ones good fortune.

"'Twas a night spent at Ball"

2009-09-22T18:45:00.000-07:00

This is a little story about a past place of employment, for the record... I did not leave Ball, Ball left me. Trust me, once you have experienced Ball, you can never truly leave. Okay, enough of my BS...

It was the night before my weekend and all thru the plant, not a creature was working, not even a mouse. I and my QS and Rick Gonzales too, were talking about our weekend, I hadn't a clue...

As I made my way past the preforms and over fallen bottles at palletizer 4, I was summoned by a PT at Sidel number 4... While walking back in silence, and thinking to myself...

If this is another "mold inclusion" I'll have to put this guy on the floor... as I reached Sidel 4 and noticed Sidel 10 spitting out holes, I was called to Sidel 2 for possible under blown molds. As I reached Sidel 2, and noticed an "exit jam" I reached over to clear it and was greeted by another PT who continued to slam, the bottles from the kick out bin onto the floor as I bent down to help them, I was called to the QS door. When greeted by Angie Cherry and told I had to cover again, over my weekend off, for a QS Technician, who had decided to jam!

I took off my hair net and threw it to the floor... and told the powers that be, I would take this s_ _ _ no more! I finished my shift and cleared out my drawer. Never to return, for I was done being that whore.

And that is how it ended, and why I left all of them there... I must say I got out just before I lost the rest of my hair. What a wonderful company with such idiots in charge... with the exception of the APM's as well as a few others at large.

WOW! Where did that come from? Sounds a bit like... "The night before Christmas". :O)

Analytical thought...

2009-09-22T13:57:00.000-07:00

I am learning to take the time to enjoy every facet of life, good as well as the hum drum... as life slips away... It is ironic! We work hard to live, live just long enough to save for our future, which, slowly escapes us... as we work toward retirement, many spend their savings/retirement on their health care. Many more who have worked so hard most of their lives to retire and enjoy the few years which they do have left, spend those years fighting disease and pain... while all the while growing older. I know how to make you feel better don't I... ;O)

Annie Le

2009-09-16T04:00:00.000-07:00

My heart goes out to the Le family and her fiancee... Another senseless act that has left me at a loss of words to describe just how sad and pathetic this loss of life truly is. I can not imagine the horror for thoes close to her.

Stuck on stupid?

2009-08-19T21:58:00.000-07:00

I find it extremely alarming that so many people can not see any further than the tip of their own nose. They seem to occupy their mind/lives with unimportant B.S. that life seems to continually throw their way, they seem to just sit and spin for what seems to be a lifetime! As I watch so many of my friends and family as they speed down the track of life, like a freight train, unable to see that approx. a quarter mile away there is 10 feet of missing track! The only other slight inconvenience is that instead of speeding down the track, they are actually chasing their ass in a circle! A circle of track that only goes left, and they can never turn to veer to the right, back up or switch tracks to head their "arse" in a different direction. It seems that they are "stuck on stupid"! I mean come on... please! Stop, assess, plan, sacrifice, re-assess and continue on... if they took 30% of the time they waste on their "days off" on mindless, pointless B.S. stuck in a mental loop, and apply it toward assessing, planing and implementing new actions into their lives, they would make a HUGE change to their future and ultimately derail their inevitable collision with their own ass! Er... um, I mean, come on, let's look at this situation realistically, are you on the "road to nowhere"? Do you continue to dwell analyzing the small frames when you should be focused on the "big picture", do you do the same things, same actions time and time again, and expect a different outcome every time? How can you expect to get a different outcome with the same equation? Yes, miracles do happen, but why leave it to chance? "God helps those who help themselves" If you have set aside a little time to gather with your support group, or support individual or just shut the entire world out and have some "alone time" to re-assess by your self. Just step... I mean REALLY!!! STEP BACK!!! And leave you're usual way of thinking by the wayside, look at life from someone else's perspective... step out of your old, waterlogged, tethered shoes and put on a new pair, better yet! Put on a pair of shoes that you would NEVER NORMALLY WEAR! Something that you would probably walk right on by in the past and glace at, thinking to yourself, "huh, those are nice, but not for me", this time, pick them up and take them home, because, obviously you are doing something wrong, if you are unhappy with your own life's situations. Stop, relax and re-assess your ways of looking at these situations in your life! If you can channel within yourself, what I am conveying unto you, you CAN expect that your life shall begin to turn around and your bad situation, eventually, however slowly, will reap positive changes over time. I must stress, not to make the same mistakes which I continue to make, time and time again... that is, falling into the workaholic mode. You know, sleepless nights, restless thoughts, continuous, meticulous, analyzation of each circumstance in your life. Leave the small things in the gutter where they belong, unclutter your life, your mind. Focus on what truly matters and keep your mind's eye focused on the larger issues in your life. It is all about balance, yin and yang! "Everything in moderation" and not standing too close to the painting. If you stand too close it all becomes a blur!

Legacy

2009-08-12T21:10:00.000-07:00

Is it just me? Or are there are others out there, who often think about what they will leave behind when they leave this world. You know you really can't take it with you? I often wonder if others think as deeply about what they have offered of themselves? I am proud of how much of myself I have offered my friends, family, loved ones. I am also extremely proud of the fruits of my creative talents. I find it extremely sad that many artists are not cherished for their talents until long after their death, and in many cases, many talented individuals are never ever known of at all. I thank God for giving us so many unique artists in this world, to enjoy their unique creative artwork, painters, musicians, writers, poets & actors/actresses, models, photographers, philosophers etc. I thank these, not so well known artists, who continue to offer new works and strive to offer the world more and more of themselves thru their art. I know my world would be much less colorful without you!

I heard the news today oh boy!

2009-07-28T19:24:00.001-07:00

OK, we have officially started to turn this sinking ship around, and all pumps are set to max! You can almost hear the rush of the water as it vacates the empty hull of the vessel. It will take another year or so before we see prices starting to climb for the home owner who would like to sell. As it seems many, many more "Bank Owned" properties are about to hit the market once again as the next wave of foreclosure properties are listed. For the home owner that would like to sell, your time will come, but not for a year or so from now... however, I would not sell even at that point. Hold on for a few more and I believe things will be much, much better for everyone! And until then... do everything you can to get your piece of the American dream! Right now, home prices are at the bottom, in fact, they were there a couple of months ago. There is a LOT of competition out there right now, but, if you are a first time home buyer willing to pay the price to get that bargain home at a slightly higher price than the investors are willing to go for an investment property. Then, bid at least 20 to 30% higher than asking and with a bit of the "luck of the Irish" you may just be a first time home owner, or the proud owner of the home of your dreams. Get them now while they are hot! And lock in your taxes on the lower re-assessment now! After all, when the home prices go back up, so do the taxes, which are assessed at the time of purchase. So, it is truly in your best interest to get that home at a third of the price it once was just two short years ago. Good luck!

Zelda

2009-07-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

There are few stories that grab my attention in the way this particular one has... I have found it extremely horrific and it truly disturbed me to the core...

Last week, July 21st 2009 an extremely horrific event of domestic violence took place. Apparently, a woman working in a Fontana, CA beauty salon, was hacked to death by her estranged husband. Her name, "Griselda Gonzalez". She had recently filed a restraining order against her husband. And the entire story can be viewed at http://www.insidesocal.com/sb/iecourts/2009/07/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murde.html

I was compelled to post this article and ask the question...
How? How does one individual do such evil to another? And when do you're thoughts turn from "wow, I am deeply saddened that we are having issues" or "I don't like this person" or "I hate this person" and then turn to, "I am going to take this persons life, and I am going to do it in one of the most horrific ways possible"? When and how does someone allow these emotions to evolve into these almost unspeakable and unthinkable circumstances? When and why does someone decide to take a turn so wrong, that there is no coming back to sanity? What is was wrong with... "Okay, I hate you, I don't like you, I hope you are miserable and have a f_ _ _ _ _ up life" and "I want a divorce and I am going to go my own way now, because you are not worth the trouble". What was wrong with starting a new life with someone who appreciates you? No one is worth the act of handing your soul over to the Devil and doing his evil work for him. And in the process, ruining their life, their loved ones lives, as well as your own. There are really no words to describe just how horrific these events that have taken place are... I guess I have written all I can possibly convey here at this time... Thanks for reading. Pray for the victims family members and children. And pray for Zelda's soul.

Whispers...

2009-07-25T21:40:00.000-07:00

In the beginning, pure and unadulterated,
As you travel thru, passed along,
Dancing from lip to lip. cheek to cheek,
Ear to ear.

Beginning...much as a truth,
Yet, ending up as something much more...
Deep into your darkened lie, they all fall.
Deceiving all whom you entice...

Passing thru each memory, each time, becoming further and
further from what is pure, as you once were...

Playfully teasing, displaying bits and pieces of your alluring attributes.
My God! You are magnificent! As imagination awakes.

You draw your victim closer into your grasp...
Foolishly blinded by your seduction.
As you take advantage of all creatively,
and an imaginative lust, for the unknown.

Engulfing all whom you seek to deceive.
Destroying those whom lie prey to you're predatory nature...
As curiosity lies down by your side, to consummate the marriage.

To a friend...

2009-07-24T18:47:00.000-07:00

Remember the good times spent?
And yet, some that we regret?
Where do you're loyalties lie?
As confusion fills your life with lies.
Throw those cherished years of yesterday,
Away, with the clutter from today.

Take responsibility for your own actions.
For they have made you who you are...
as well as who you are not.

For you've no one left to blame.
As you attempt to defect your pain.
I have never served you wrong.
For I have always helped you to be strong.

Analyze this blame, you lay,
And you will find... you should be full of shame.
For I have offered my help in many ways...
Still, you seem to lack a sense of self blame.

I have been more than just a friend.
I have been your brethren until the end.
I have given all I can, yet,
you seem to take with such demand.

Now that you've spit and turned on me...
I have nothing more, for surely you can't see...
What's wrong from right, up from down or,
the truth and the light.

May peace, love and happiness
Find you someday my brother.

JR Richards NEW RELEASE! - A Beautiful End

2009-07-24T18:22:00.000-07:00

Anyone who feels that they have not heard of JR Richards, has most likely heard his amazingly full bodied, yet, hollowed/chorus'esque vocals amongst the alternative air waves in the mid to late 90's, and well into the next decade, as he belted out lyrics and melodies with his smooth control, under the band name "Dishwalla".

Dishwalla had taken a break from the music scene and JR went on to play venues and coffee shops for a more intimate setting over the next few years. If you have had the pleasure of seeing/hearing JR in person, you know the talent in which I speak of. He has recently released a full solo CD, which is also available for download thru iTunes and JR's direct music site as well! www.jrrichardsmusic.com

Do yourself a favor, check out his new music, www.myspace.com/vocaltrix
as well as the above link. He has perfected his craft and unique vocals, time is on his side and he has gotten much more intimate and has released his deepest thoughts
through out these years, thru his music. "A beautiful end" is an AMAZING CD! A collection of true melodic beauty & captured emotion! Thank you for sharing your gift with your fans JR! God bless!

A turn for the better...

2009-07-13T19:11:00.000-07:00

Over the past couple of months I have witnessed signs of the economy slowly making a turn toward recovery. Home sales are on the rise as well as the demand for the more sought after properties, in turn driving the prices right back up, and creating a demand and somewhat of a mad rush to pick up the best properties available in this investor's market, which the banks now seem to have the upper hand! Traditional home buyers are still a bit choosy about how much they are willing to spend of their hard earned money, and or how much they are willing to compromise on when it comes down to purchasing a home. Sales in that aspect are still a bit spotty, however, it seems that over all the market is making that turn for the better... due to the over saturation of investors who are realizing their great potential from this ravished market, and their inevitable future profits from a "rock bottom market". So, I hope everyone is looking for and purchasing the home of their dreams right now! Because these prices are on the rise and with prices and competition going up rapidly, many may miss out on that once in their lifetime chance at home ownership! And others may miss out on that affordable investment/income property. This recent recession and or depression, will hopefully prove to be a once in a lifetime happenstance. The circumstances behind this "perfect storm" will most likely not occur for another 100 years or so, or at least not until most have forgotten what it took get us here in this position in the first place.

Why?... WHY???

2009-07-01T19:58:00.000-07:00

God is all powerful, all knowing, he, for lack of a better description, is everything to everyone... yet, he allows us our own choices in life, he allows so many horrific events to take place and evil to on many occasions prevail. We are given free will, the choice to live or die, the choice to cherish life, or take one. The choice between good and evil and although many do not know how to do it... the ability to take control of our life and manipulate that life to a certain extent channeling it in various directions. We are told not to judge, for judgement is suppose to be left unto our lord. Yet we are able to persecute and ridicule. Even the State is given the power to decide how life is spent and at times whether life is lived at all. Church congregations, ministers and countless Christians as well as Catholic and multiple other religions, being human, and extremely confused as to what our God wants or asks of us, seem to forget right from wrong and become hypocritical and judgemental and treat one another as less worthy of respect judged upon race, creed or religion. Rather than "treat others how you would expect to be treated" and "love one another". WHY??? Why are we allowed to become so corrupt in our beliefs, values and views of one another? Why were we given free will to hate and commit horrific sins against each other? Why are innocent children taken from this world at young ages? Why do we grow old? Why must we all loose our loved ones one at a time and in some cases all at once? Why is there so much hate? Why is there so much greed? Why don't we take care of one another? Why are some reading this right now and thinking "Fucking Idiot"? Why are so many so screwed up? And why don't we value one another? Why don't we have the time for common courtesy? Why don't we make time for friends? And why does it seem that many who call themselves your friend, usually end up asking for something you haven't offered? And why do some take advantage of your good nature and genuine caring for their well being? I could and would blog on much, much longer here, but I think you've been, or are now, where I have gone with this... next time you call a family member or a friend to ask for something from, or of them, think about the last time you called just to say hi, or to tell them you love them, or miss them or would like to get together with them... or better yet! Think about the last time you offered them something of yourself freely without motive. Think of in what way you have enriched their life and then, attempt to remember some of those great moments you have brought to their life and the last time you made their life a bit easier or happier because you gave something of your self, selflessly.

The loss of two greats...

2009-06-25T18:51:00.001-07:00

Well, today the world has lost two wonderfully talented individuals... I could not believe when the news hit me square between the eyes! What a loss! It seems this month has claimed far too many talented actors & singers/artists. First news of David Carradine earlier this month, and now Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett this 25th day of June 2009, is a very sad day indeed. I was deeply saddended to have learned the world and all Michael's fans have lost one of it's magnificiently multi-talented artist. As well as a wonderful actress whom was loved the world over! What a sad loss, and I feel even more sad knowing that some found Michael's death to be purly for their own entertainment purposes. This was a man who had a family and many who loved him. Set aside any of your past personal feelings and accusations about this man and take a moment to truly realize what a loss and...just how devistated his family must be to have lost a son, a brother, a loved one. I pray peace for him as well as his family. And God be with Farrah's family as well for the fans you have devoted your life long career to shall surely miss you! God bless... -R

Consideration of others... and the lack thereof.

2009-05-15T19:18:00.000-07:00

It seems this is a value no longer taught to our children and the children of many other cultures. I can not understand how so many have become so inconsiderate... Do you really think I want to listen to the thunderous pounding of your stereo and I am trying to enjoy my own form of entertainment in the peace and quiet of my own home, while you're noise is pumped into my head thur walls and windows, knowing no boundries, having no sense of time? While I am forced to live with your inconsiderate choices as the backdrop to my life's soundtrack? Do you really think I enjoy the pressure created within my head and the thunderous pulse that seems to emanate from my body's very core? NO! NO! NO! Turn that F'ing, God forsaken shit! Down!

Mark my words... Buy two they're small!

2009-04-28T18:28:00.001-07:00

This recent flood of "Bank Owned" property combined along with the ridiculously low asking price and the surprisingly "good" condition of many of these homes has prompted me to advise almost anyone who is able to afford it to "take two, they are small". I am predicting that approximately 1 and a half years from this date April 28, 2009 that the real estate market will soon regain approximately 55-65% of what it has lost in value in just under a year now. The market should start to compete in a similar arena in which it did back in 2006-2007. Just as soon as most of the decent "Bank Owned" properties have been bought up and held by all the investors & home owners who were able to catch one of these great deals! And the prime properties which were purchased will be few and far between, it is then at this point in time which home owners and investors alike, who had purchased intelligently, will be able to almost name their price for their wise investment(s). I see more and more individuals out there just in the past two months, starting to compete with one another on bids for these homes! There are multiple offers where once the Banks were lucky to get any. Yes, it was a very dark and depressing time back in December '08 - February '09. And now! Well it is not quite the case any longer! If you are out there looking, stop looking and start buying! They are moving much faster than you would assume! Good luck! -R

Happy Easter

2009-04-11T22:30:00.000-07:00

Craftsman, Tudor, Victorian or Second Empire?

2009-04-07T08:22:00.000-07:00

Architecture... it is very much a beautiful work of art... especially when the architecture is historic! My favorite styles of architecture are; Craftsman, Tudor, Victorian & Second Empire Victorian, however, there are many other styles which are very beautiful as well, such as; Spanish & Mediterranean, cottage & bungalow, modern and eclectic. At the moment I am very much into the "English Tudor" and "Cottages"... I can especially appreciate the scoop or bend to the roof line as it slopes outward bending gently and drawn slightly upward... just add a traditional French, Italian or English garden with a picket fence, and beautiful wisteria or bougainvillea to a pergola, trellis or arbor across the drive and you have the perfect recipe for mass curb appeal! What style best fits you? Check out some of Google's images of the "Tudor". And let me know some of your favorites as well!

OMG! Spandau Ballet! Reformation Tour!

2009-03-31T18:35:00.001-07:00

Can it be??? Spandau Ballet back! World tour to come!
And oh yeah... I have two new web addresses...

http://www.richardpeacock.us/ for my personal web page and blog here!

http://www.symbolsoflove.us/ A link to my storefront!

Satisfied with what you have? Do you have enough?

2009-03-28T22:31:00.000-07:00

Well? Are you? For as long as I can remember, I have never been "good" so to speak. I am never content with what I have achieved or obtained in my life... my philosophy is that once you feel you are truly satisfied, then you haven't any real reason to continue on. Life is somewhat boring when you are sitting back and watching it being lived around you. I mean, just how long can you sit and enjoy what you have? About 5 to 10 min.? There is always something more to achieve is there not? You only live once, and it is true, you can not take it with you, however, you can leave it here for your next generation of loved ones to enjoy. And it is not that I would like all the money in the world. There would be no point to that! Game over! The real reason I am so driven to make money in the first place is strictly for "financial security" period! Money is at the root of all evil, however, it is not the money that does the damage, it is the corupted individual who knows not how to handle his fortune. I feel I will always be highly driven through out my lifetime, no matter what my financial status. It seems that I am insatiable when it comes to getting more out of life. And vice versa.

Alone... to be or not to be... this is my question?

2009-03-28T21:56:00.000-07:00

Are you one who enjoys being alone? Or do you enjoy companionship at all costs! I have always loathed being alone, yet, I am alone most of the time. I work by myself most of the time, write by myself all the time & truly have no one close to me who fully understands my drive to write and basically create musically & artistically. I have no one with whom to work with while writing music. I don't spend much time with many artistic friends, nor, do I have anyone in my family other than my mother who is actually creative. I feel that spending time alone can be a curse at times and a blessing others. It is nice to have a bit of time to yourself to reflect and gather your thoughts, rediscover yourself etc. However, for me this subject is like a double edged sword. I like to have time to think deeply by myself. However, I feel a great need to spend time with my wife and family. Time which I do not have enough of. Seems to slip by and each day I awake seems to eventually play out much like the last. I am basically a workaholic, when I am not working I am thinking about what needs to be done. So, I could be spending the day with my wife while she is shopping and secretly, I can't wait to get back and get this list done. By the way, this list starts in my head and eventually sleeps in my bed. I spend many nights tossing and turning either prior to falling asleep or after having have been asleep for some time, only to awake to another sleepless night with "The List". At times I will either write it down or record myself a memo on my phone for later review, however, that is not always how it works, there are many times in which I start thinking of more and more items to add to "The List" and here is where I spend the rest of my night. I do find that I am more productive when left to my own devices. But then again, there are many times in the past I have felt as if I have driven myself to the very brink of insanity, while left alone to my own devices, deep within thought. Most of the time I feel as if I am very much alone in my world, there are so many of life's situations and circumstances, which I truly feel that I am the only one who is able to fully understand and or complete these tasks accurately. Most of my family seem to occupy themselves with meaningless chitchat and are not quite as driven as I. They don't seem to want to take on the heavy issues, it seems they are drawn to issues of levity. I understand that I am very much alone in my world when it comes to dwelling within analytical thought.

True friendships... do they exsist?

2009-03-27T19:58:00.000-07:00

I work closely with a realtor whom which I consider to be a very intelligent individual, with a doctorate degree among many other achievements to their name. This individual once told me that they "Do not believe in friends and friendship" that friends/friendships are somewhat of a happenstance and mearly a product, which is that of convenience. I have found this presumption to be true in life, time and time again... It seems friendship is based somewhat on worth, and what the other can provide. Most friendships, it seems, are born from that of boredom, working relationships are born out of comfort, they say "misery loves company". Hence, the working relationships, acquaintances, turned friendships. And friends whom you have known most of your life, seem to disappear one by one over time. And when they do, it seems that the distance between your so called friendships is best left as such. Most, so called friends disappear at the very moment in which they are emotionally needed the most. And when it really comes down to it, family is the truest and most reliable source of friendship, and at times that is not saying much either... I have become disillusioned by most of the human race thus far. It seems anytime you allow another to hold what is precious to you, they are usually reckless and break it or damage it in some way or another. Eventually the damage has been done a little at a time, until their is nothing more left to damage, and it is at this time, if your emotionally adult enough, you hold no ill will toward them. Emotions become host to the pity which you hold in their memory. As our lord once said "Forgive them, for they know not what they do". I have few, which I call friend, however, I know that ultimately, when it comes right down to it. I am my own best friend, as well as my own worst enemy. Any thoughts???

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2009-03-25T19:59:00.000-07:00

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The "Secret to Life", "Keys to the Kingdom"... And... how to becoming a Millionaire! The one secret never told!

2009-03-24T18:42:00.001-07:00

Okay, now... I have your attention!!! Don't worry, it's no joke! You will get this info soon enough, this is NOT one of those blog postings where I unscrupulously get you to click in using bait and switch tactics, and then let you down by not even touching on the very subject which you surfed in for in the first place. I am going to let you in on my "secret code to success". I truly feel that I have deciphered the code or key element needed for financial success, and why some have success and others do not. And unlike so many of thoes other "scam" sites... I won't charge you a single dime for this invaluable information! All I ask is that you... subscribe to my blog and read every word religiously, memorize my blogs daily, and recite them to one another, print out my photo and build a shrine, obviously dedicated to myself, within your place of dwelling, and oh yeah... one more thing, I would like for your first born to be named in my honor. Whats that? Your first born is now 5 and a half and has already been given a name... no, problem... just pop on into your local county clerk's office and we can get all necessary paper work processed. JK!

Now... believe me this is no great secret! Just a well guarded and rarely spoken of one, these requirements for success are very simple. yet, they make perfect sense when you actually put it all together, this is something that the wealthy and successful don't normally blog about for free.
And why would they? Why should they attempt to help you out by sharing their knowledge with you? That would be kind and considerate, generous and very human. And most I have encountered in this world with any bit of cash to their name are the exact opposite of these descriptions.

Okay... this is it!!! Are you ready???

Sorry..., you have to read my life's work history first! My life story shortly to follow... ;O)

I have worked so many different jobs, from paperboy, to printing shop clerk at a local print press, a Gas Station Attendant to Receiving Manager at a major chain music store. A Service Writer and Assistant Service Manager at a major Automotive parts and repair shop, as well as a Quality Assurance Technician and Internal Auditor for a huge manufacture. And most recently self employed property manager turned investor! And oh yeah! An author, poet & self taught musician! Over the years I have searched the Internet thru and thru. I have studied many topics on wealth, from the stock market, futures, notes, domain names (Internet real estate) as well as actual, physical, real estate. I have had several unsuccessful business ventures from a cafe' to a local venue called "Artist's Cafe". I have spoken with countless individuals through out my life, on topics of wealth and financial success as well as have studied, almost every "Get rich scheme" out there! I have even fallen prey to one or two in my time. All this life experience by the age of 37!

Now, after all these years searching, studying, and collecting the countless amounts of vague advise from others who have so to speak "made it in life" or achieved a status or goal in which I would have loved to have had the pleasure of laying claim to. I have finally educated myself through absorption of my surroundings, studying the the cause and effect of many of life's circumstances as well as my own trial and error. Now understanding what must be done to obtain financial security and ultimately become successful in my life. I feel at one with the universe, I now have the one true answer to obtaining and achieving all the financial security and success that life has to offer you, if you just reach out and accept it. For this is the answer to one of life's greatest questions, a question in which I have so valiantly pursued through out my personal and professional career.

Are you ready? Here it is..., and I will tell you one thing, this is truly NO "Great Mystery"...

This great secret that exists in the minds eye, gives great wealth and financial achievement and to many, some of the most successful individuals in the world, yet, in the same breath taken, others are left stagnant in their lives and stay "poor".

The million dollar word here is "COURAGE". That's right! Be it, courage to try something different, the courage to take a reasonable and calculated risk to obtain a different outcome in their life. Or "COURAGE" in the form of "SELF CONFIDENCE", which enables us to obtain the confidence of others by projecting our own, thus compelling others, that which they may inclined to offer us something of value, in return, such as a great job!

Courage: a HUGE part of the job requirement for success! However, there are quite a few more necessary qualifications which you will need for success along the way, as well as your healthy dose of "COURAGE"!

You will also need to be smart about your business decisions, by this I mean, NEVER leave yourself open to being taken down by your opponent, don't cut corners, cover all your angles. And remember you do always get what you pay for. Always insure your private life as well as your professional/business life, period. There will always be someone there, awaiting an open loop hole or a weak moment of opportunity, to stake their claim to your wealth.

Study what ever field in which you are about to embark within to achieve your financial success and have at very least a general knowledge of that field to start out in, then get started! If you never get started on your own, you can pretty much bank on the fact you will never have it handed to you! Go ahead! You will learn the ins and outs along the way, and chances are you will make quite a few mistakes, however, if you are truly intelligent with the way you handle your business, the mistakes made will not be catastrophic. If you spend all your time planning and analyzing, chances are you will never get started, and furthermore if you did plan and analyze the entire business venture out spot on. You would most likely burn yourself out entirely, before you even get started, knowing now, how much is truly involved starting out and running your own business.

Create and hone the financial scope of business plan, and exactly what your embarkment shall entail.

Be relentless! Fearless! And, yes I hate to use this phrase, but the phrase does say it all! As a recent reality show winner's catch phrase does say it best... "BE FIERCE"!

"FEAR" it is what keeps everyone down in life! It is the reason for most remaining in less than fruitful circumstances!

Fear and laziness are two of your worst enemies! They are the two most common reasons for failure! Or worse yet, becoming stagnate and stale in existence. You ultimately become your own worst enemy in this respect by allowing "FEAR" to control your decisions in life.

REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS:
1. Courage/Fearlessness
2. Some knowledge of the field in which you wish to pursue
3. Deferment/Postponement of luxury items and luxury lifestyle (sacrifice)
4. Ability to take a reasonable amount of risk
5. Financial planning and Financing your plan
6. Motivation, the ability to self start with crystal clear direction
7. Ability to stay focused through the rough times
8. And a bit... MORE COURAGE!!!

-Richard Peacock-
March 26th 2009

Writing... music, poetry & the "Creative Process" defined.

2009-03-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone! Just some of my thoughts on writing in general...
For those who do not have a single true passion in life, they will not fully understand this description first hand. And I feel turly sorry for them having not the pleasure of this experience. However, I believe anyone who has been, so to speak, "cut from similar creative cloth as I" will find this depiction of "channeling something spiritually greater".

It is interesting how we evolve and are continually growing, spiritually, mentally and physically through out our lives. I would not have choose myself for a writer early on in life. I hated grade school (I found it very boring) I did not like to read books (never had the patients) and I was not much for writing. However, over the years I have found passion in print, as well as musical & intellectual thought & learning of the things which interest myself and challenge myself creatively (world events, world history, biographies, instruction and just about anything about architecture, construction & home improvement projects). I also found a love for writing poetry, through the process of writing my music, melodies and such.

From my experience, I have found that when you have completely and deeply immersed yourself within thought, that you become enthralled within those very thoughts and images, which relentlessly become one with your spirt. Something greater than imagination takes over, and for lack of a better description, you become one with your creative process, almost as if in a hypnotic zone, somewhat similar to what I would imagine a mental possession or a chemical induced trip would comprise of. When tapped into this entity, it completely engulfs your mental awareness and seems to flow from within your very soul as you exhume the creativity which lies within, and if dwelled within this region or state of being for lengthy amounts of time, you may find yourself so free from all reality as you have known, that you begin to act or react out of character, choices made, as you dwell within the midst of this mindset, are at times, not the ones which would have been made if you were not consumed by your current creative process. After somewhat of a short detox period. You actually feel as if you had channeled something or something has channeled thru you mentally. You may become quite emotional afterward, by the beauty of that which you have created. As if that which had channeled thru you, were an entity unto itself, yet seeming an extension of true spirit, unbridled.

-Richard Peacock

"Recession Turn Depression"

2009-03-22T08:54:00.000-07:00

I had a few more points to stab at you, that did not make it in the final cut of the previous posting "Moving right along... Today's Economy".

There is a bit more to interject here, to completely and accurately depict my lengthy synopsis of the recent economic recession.

Being that of the problem lies blame to "word of mouth", and the government's lack of media interjection or lack of information which should have been immediately interjected by government officials and broadcasted thru media. With a country so strong and looked at as such a predominate driving force behind the entire global economy, you would imagine that we would be much more organized and professional about the currently mishandled events. If government had organized with media and worked closely along side one another, we most likely would not be anywhere near the place we are at this current time. However, another major factor in this "psychological recession" is the "Real Estate Market" itself!

Yes, the Real Estate Market does in fact play a major part in the circumstances which lead up to our current state, however, when you dissect this beast meticulously, you will inevitability see that our "Modern Day Depression" truly could have been contained, whereas the banks would have been the only casualties or victims affected by these "Toxic Mortgages". If someone had done their job,(I would say properly, however, the job appears to have not been even done at all!) to head off the damage done by the "Bank Owned Properties" and contain the situation from it's toxic runoff, then, we most likely would have not been in the stew we are in today! With so many properties being foreclosed upon, it does not make ANY sense whatsoever that the "Banks" would not have adapted to what was inevitably about to occur. And government would not have immediately interjected at the root of the problem! Banks are/were in the position to have not lost anywhere near the amount of currency which they have at this point. There are two major things which could have been done to prevent the amount of loss they have incurred. Banks could have adapted to their current situation by doing the EXACT OPPOSITE of what they actually have done up to this point in time. The banks could have weighed their loss options and projected both possible outcomes.

1. Work with the home owners who were about to loose their homes and interject with an assessment of whether or not they are actually able to pay their current payments, and if not, re-adjust their terms, either percentage rate, or temporary payment reduction. Even, possibly add or roll a year or two onto the mortgage if necessary to recover some of their discounted loss.

2. Foreclose upon and hire "Property Management" for all the potential "Rental Properties" which they were about to inevitably acquire. This would have been a wonderful tool to head off the decline in market value of the homes.

Another factor in our current state was, and still is, the American Vehicle Manufactures. The entire situation was brought upon by the banks as well. Which was a direct result from this "Landslide Effect", which originated with the "Decline in the Real Estate Market". And spilled over onto the creditors/banks which then began the bleeding, continued on... and left unattended, eventually erupted into a "MAJOR BLEEDING OUT" of our financial institutions. Creditors/Banks froze their extension of credit to the consumer & businesses alike, which in turn, directly affected the sales of our vehicles, manufactures, stores, distribution, fuel sources, insurance companies and right on down the line! Our entire economy is affected, entwined with one another and driven by, not one facet, but the entire conglomerate of economic structures which work together, as one gear is driven by the other. However, without an source to propel the gears, they lie dormant.

That is all I have for now... however, with a topic like this one, I am quite sure I will be blogging a bit more later on.

-Richard Peacock

Moving right along... Today's Economy.

2009-03-21T15:26:00.000-07:00

It never ceases to amaze me, just how much speed we have picked up on the way down this recent landslide of major economic issues... I find it amazing just how fragile the structure of the economy actually is. And just how the media and information play into the recipe for this "Perfect Storm"... "Recession... turn Depression". I have always followed how easily swayed the stock markets are and how they are entirely driven by information and media. But to see just how an entire countries economic situation can be brought down first hand by such... well... that is something I don't think anyone of us would have thought we would have seen in our lifetimes! Not after the 1930's depression and all our experience with what created it! Not after all we have achieved, invented, learned, constructed and over come! Not to mention how much this entire situation has affected the structure of most of the worlds economic situation and how they depend on the US for so much! I wish everyone could take a step back and analyze the situation which they are now in, a situation which was created by EVERYONE'S recent and current actions/reactions stemming from the semi-recent news that we are now officially in a recession. In fact I wish that the group of individuals employed by our US government, who are and were responsible for the analyzation of our economy within our US government, would have done their job period. I am sure a government job is not unlike so many of the jobs in any business or office facility. I am also quite sure that with so many Americans out there who are just showing up to a job to mearly collect a paycheck, and then going home for the day without actually spending time doing any actual work and actually working harder not to get their work done and find ways to keep busy through out their work shift with e-mail and socializing with whom ever is around their work space etc... I know the way it works... lazy managerial types giving you the old "Just handle it, so I don't have to, and if I have to handle it, then, your going to take the fall for it" attitude. I am sure our US government works quite the same way for lack of a better word. Whomever was and probably still is in charge of the analyzation of our economy's trends and the analyzation of action and re-action of economic situations etc... should have seen this ENTIRE situation coming, I mean with all the ill choices that were done through out this past 5 to 6 years, someone was overseeing most of this "Legalized Gambling" which was being done with loans around our US of A! If our US government would have done it's job and for seen the tragedy which lie ahead, maybe we would have been able to dodge this "imaginary bullet"! Of course we are in a recession and heading for a depression... everyone is told to stop spending and save your money for the coming recession... then, the government tells them they want to create an economic stimulus! Okay, so now you want me to start spending again? Then, we are told to "save for hard times ahead"... Okay... now that we have created a nice healthy dose of confusion, and most everyone has stopped going about their normal daily, weekly & monthly spending habits! Now all we have to do is wait... and it could not have been timed more perfectly! Wait for all those mortgages to balloon in payment, and let's get started with this recession just before Christmas, that way we can maximize the effect that the lack of spending will have upon most every business down the chain... it will be at a time which most business rely on to turn a profit... okay, now, let's review... our recipe for the "Perfect Storm"... "Recession... turn Depression"

1. Tell the people we are headed for recession.
2. Tell the people we are in a recession.
3. Tell the people they need to save their money.
4. Tell the people they need to spend their money.
5. Give hundreds of billions away to large companies, banks, insurance companies & vehicle manufactures.
6. Wait for the companies which rely on the consumer to spend their money to start to fold.
7. Give more money to big business and wait a bit more for the out of work employees which rely on their jobs which folded to stop paying their bills & best of all stop paying their mortgages.
8. Take their homes from them and let the homes sit vacant, and become vandalized, because that makes perfect sense, now doesn't it? Not getting what you want in mortgage payment? Cut your income out all together! Why continue with the same mortgage payment that filled your pockets so nicely at least until this "imaginary recession" has subsided.
9. Don't tell them that most of this economic hardship has been created by the power of "word" and the way information spreads like a wild fire! MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Now the rich can become richer and the poor can become poorer.

And oh yeah, by the way... we are now officially in a depression.

-Richard Peacock- March 21,2009

Recent personal events...

2009-03-14T10:10:00.000-07:00

I wrote a blog several days ago, under the title "Recent personal events..."

After a bit more thought, I then decided to remove it for very personal reasons...

The previous blog which I had written, would have been better titled "Friendship"...

I am not posting the original here at this time... however, I may re-post in the
near future.

At this time, all I have to say is this:

"Astounded by the ignorance of some, baffled by the boldness of others,
disgusted by their psychotic beliefs, and bewildered by such intent to utterly dismantle the lone, surviving and once thought, strong friendship which had been built over time... friendship can not be measured by the amount of time you have invested in or spent on the other you call friend, nor, by the monetary amount they spend or have spent on you. A true friend is neither hostile or expectant, neither, envious or persecuting. A true friend gives unexpectedly & freely, a true friend never asks for, or requires anything more than just that... a true friend is worth more than any dollar amount in the world, you can not PURCHASE your friends... A true friend, stays the course despite their loss or vice versa. A true friend would NEVER hatefully accuse or blame the other for their own misfortune or ill choices which were made in life... A true friend would recognize and cherish the other as such. At this point in time it seems that the "true friendship" which I have spoke of, and once thought that I had, has now proven to have been no more than an ulterior motive with an underlying agenda. A friendship, which I have actually never truly had...
- Richard Peacock March 16th 2009