Our deepest fear is not that we're inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It is not just some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

- coach carter

Friday, May 27, 2011

Colder Weather- Zac Brown Band

She'd trade Colorado if he'd take her with him
Closes the door before the winter lets the cold in,
And wonders if her love is strong enough to make him stay,
She's answered by the tail lights
Shining through the window pane

He said I wanna see you again
But I'm stuck in colder weather
Maybe tomorrow will be better
Can I call you then
She said you're ramblin' man
You ain't ever gonna change
You gotta gypsy soul to blame
And you were born for leavin'

At a truck stop diner just outside of Lincoln,
The night is black as the coffee he was drinkin',
And in the waitress' eyes he sees the same 'ol light shinin',
He thinks of Colorado
And the girl he left behind him
He said I wanna see you again
But I'm stuck in colder weather
Maybe tomorrow will be better
Can I call you then
She said you're ramblin' man
You ain't ever gonna change
Got a gypsy soul to blame
And you were born for leavin'(born for leavin')

Well it's a winding road
When your in the lost and found
You're a lover I'm a runner
We go 'round 'n 'round
And I love you but I leave you
I don't want you but I need you
You know it's you who calls me back here

Oh I wanna see you again
But I'm stuck in colder weather
Maybe tomorrow will be better
Can I call you then
Cause I'm a ramblin' man
I ain't ever gonna change
I gotta gypsy soul
And I was born for leavin' (born for leavin')

And when I close my eyes I see you
No matter where I am
I can smell your perfume through these whispering pines
I'm with your ghost again
It's a shame about the weather
I know soon we'll be together
And I can't wait till then
I can't wait till then

    I just recently started listening to this song, and I fell in love. At first you aren't entirely sure what the song is about. There are many things that the writer could have been trying to get at. I think this song is about a man who can't/doesn't know how to love/commit/settle. He is a wandering unsettled soul- ".. in the lost and found. You're a lover I'm a runner. I love you but I leave you"
    He loves the idea of being with her "when I close my eyes I see you no matter where I am.. I know soon we'll be together" but he is unwilling/unable to let go of his freedom; he keeps telling her "i want to see you again but I'm stuck in colder weather." Although he cannot commit, he doesn't want to let go of her. For her its a battle between emotion and logic. She says "you ain't ever gonna change, you've got a gypsy soul to blame, you were born for leaving" yet she keeps holding on to the hope that her love may change him "wonders if her love is strong enough to make him stay."
    I feel that he than begins talking about the future, and how this girl he sings about is dead."I'm with your ghost again, I know soon we'll be together." It sounds as though she has passed away, and he is singing about how he always neglected his feelings for her, but now that she is gone, he can't wait to see her again some day, but that day won't come until his "rambling soul" finds it's way back to her.


The Killing of James Hayward.

    In 2003, Kim Walker was accused of the murder of his daughters then-boyfriend, James Hayward. In 2007, he was convicted of second degree murder, but an appeal in 2010 led to a retrial as there was thought of an error in his profile. After three days of trial, the jury found Walker guilty of manslaughter. In the 2003 trial, he was guilty of second-degree murder.
    Walker's daughter, Jadah (16) was living with Hayward (24) in Yorkton. He told the jury that he feared for his daughters life as she had started doing drugs when she moved in with Hayward. Walker stated that he had visited police and school counsellors seeking help for his daughter.
    Walker had been in prison for 3 1/2 years after the trial in 2003, but was released when the calling for a new trial was requested. Being guilty of manslaughter leads him to prison for minimum of 4 years, however, his lawyer is going to fight this as Walker has already been serving for nearly four years.
    During the trial in 2003, Walker petitioned to have his daughter sent to a psychiatric ward for 3 days. Jadah's weight had decreased from 135 to 95 since she had been living with Hayward. The day that Jadah was released from the ward, she went straight back to Hayward's house. That day was also the day that Walker murdered Hayward.
    Walker told the jury that Hayward had threatened him and his family multiple times. Jadah even testified during the trial and stated that Hayward was a bad influence. He used and sold drugs, and injected her with morphine. She also admitted that Hayward had previously threatened her parents, and told Jadah herself that "for $3000 you can get rid of somebody."
    Walker showed up at Hayward's home the day of the shooting, begging his daughter to come back home. Hayward started fiercely yelling at Walker and telling him to get out of the house. That was when Walker pulled the loaded gun and shot Hayward 5 times, killing Hayward.

Kim Walker with his wife to the right, and his daughter Jadah behind.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Cool Pictures

Tsunami about to hit

911

Notice anything interesting about this apple?

World's biggest snowman!

Fascinating iceberg

Aren't these cool shoes?

Monday, May 16, 2011

six word memoirs

- I am a ginger; and loving it

- smile: always   laugh: loud    live: life

- baby girl living on the edge

- gingers will take over the world

- love brings beauty to everyone-- everywhere

Friday, May 6, 2011

Help Find BOB!!!

0 to 200 in 6 seconds

Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really mad.

She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!"

The next morning he got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.

Confused, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, brought the box back in the house.

She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.

Bob has been missing since Friday....

Sportsmanship

Good sportsmanship we hail, we sing,
It's always pleasant when you spot it.
There's only one unhappy thing:
You have to lose to prove you've got it.

- Richard Armour