Continuation...7 deadly sins

Hmm....I've probably committed all of the "7 deadly sins." Those are human traits after all. So, I do not look at them as sins. Matter of fact, some of those sins can serve to drive us, to achieve our potential.

[Now that I think about it, yes, I"ve given about 2 min of thought to this. It's really the labelling of such characteristics as sins ---> pay for your sins etc etc, that makes the entire thing starkly gloomy and all in all condemning. You could have called it the 7 Common Denominators and they wouldn't sound nearly as bad. I like to think that people would choose to be as moral and accomodating as possible, but no one is perfect, therefore the pursuit of perfection (you can the embodiment of this in the tv or on the magazines) irrevocably makes us "sin." What about greed you say? Greed is 100% sin. To want more than you need. To want 10 cows instead of 1 when you can only drink so much milk. But the ability to attain those 10 cows...shouldn't that count for something? I guess the message is to be yourself as much as possible. Either that or we are supposed to feel sorry that we are alive and kicking]

If anything, the above phrase is an example of eloquent propaganda to direct the actions and decisions of the masses. Or I should say, an attempt to influence. When you think about it, how many of your thoughts are your own?
Of related interest is the perplexing logic of "They Say." Just because somebody else says so, it must be true. Even better if they say it confidently! I must definitely be true!

Naturally I do not support morally reprehensible acts like kicking babys' buttocks or mutilating animals. Or accepting departmental store gift certificates in exchange for government services.

People make choices, and they must live with those choices. Cause and effect. People cannot be bailed out of choices they made by the wave of a magic wand. ERGO, conflict is a necessary outcome of choices people make when opinions and purposes differ. The results do not validate who was right and who was wrong. There is more to life than winning and losing - sometime effort alone is more meaningful. Because society is constantly in motion and hubris can blind even the mightiest of nations or governments to their own shortcomings and ignorance, the status quo may well be temporary. Conflict is a method of balance in today's world as it was in the age of Rome. Maybe that is why people seem incessantly in conflict? Earth's resources would be inadequate to support humans that lived in peace with one another. Hence the need for some to die and some to live. The question then becomes: where will your loyalty lie when the plates shift? Who will you pledge your allegiance to?

Blue Cheese? Nope,Nope,Nope

Nope, I do not like Blue Cheese. It is total crap, except that it smells high. I like cheese in general - ask anyone! WHY??? Because cheese is cheesy...it is the glue that holds the burger together. Without cheese, sandwiches would be too dry and unedible. Luckily, cheese was invented to combat this failing of the earliest sandwiches. MMM, wish I could buy a cheese prata over here. Maybe I could add cheese to my boiled carrots! *Eureaka*

Wow Sharon, your job sounds very tiring and frustrating. Do you get to sit at all? Do you eat any of the stuff you make? Can you take any leftovers home? Yes, I'm very cheap sort of fellow. Do you make anything involving lots of sizzling, melted cheese? Take pics and post pictures of food here. Glorious food~~~

Visited the Fremont Library this past weekend. While it looked impressive and clean, what with the gleaming marble walls and carpeted floors white as new underpants, I looked beneath the surface and discovered a steaming pile of bollocks. Not so user-friendly as the smaller one in Davis, where I lived previously. VHS and DVDS were being placed on the same shelves, I couldn't find any Garfield comics, and magazines were "restricted"; plus they didn't have "SLAM" (basketball magazine) nor videogame magazines. They did have Playboy though. What the fuck is going on here??? I will not yield to temptation!

Looked on EBAY and noted that Ducktales Vol.1 DVD set was still commaning at solid price of $20 bucks. Yay, I can actually recoup some of my money! I've been torn between buying Scooby Doo, Masters of the Universe or China bootleg Transformers DVD set. I'm nt sure what my fascination with He Man is. Maybe it's the colorful characters and imaginative settings. Snake Mountain baby! Or could it be that every single featured hero is exposing his or her thigh muscles, courtesy of a shaggy loin cloth? ... Why were PE shorts insanely short? Pedophiles~!!

how r u how r u how r u?

I'm fucking tired n stressed. I am half conscious but i am not satisfied jez falling into slumber like that. I am fucking annoyed uniform isn't provided n it's almost impossible not to stain our uniform during work in pastry. my left arm actually has more strength than right arm this week coz my right arm has reached it's maximum strength i thk. SIGH.... i fucking hate slicing this brown bread loaf which is like rock every nite for service n finely slicing these pears for a Roquefort sandwich. U may ask what the hell is that. It's not a roquefort between 2 slices of bread, but it's pear, walnut, microherbs w extra virgin olive oil dressing standing on a bed of Roquefort Cheeze on top of a baked Pain D'epice. The whole combo is yummy but the Roquefort cheeze on it's own is PUUEEEEeeee.. unless u luv blue cheese.

damn tired, damn tired damn tired, ur fren here has lost her marbles lol... 3am snoooze.........it's raining outside, my other blanket

Google: Bill Could Lead to Antitrust Complaints

Google, the world’s leading search engine, on Tuesday said it will not think twice about filing antitrust complaints in the United States against providers of high-speed Internet access, should those firms attempt to throw their weight around under new legislation that could grant them the ability to charge some parties more than others for preferential treatment of Web traffic, Reuters reports.

Just last week, a U.S. Senate committee shot down a proposal that would’ve forced high-speed broadband Internet providers, like Comcast and AT&T, to offer the same Web-surfing speeds and access to their competitors as they offer to their partners and themselves, striking a significant blow to proponents of the principle of net neutrality, or an unregulated Internet.

Vint Cerf, a vice president with Google and Internet pioneer, told a press conference on Tuesday, “If the legislators insist on net neutrality, we will be happy. If they do not put it in, we will be less happy, but then we will have to wait and see whether or not there actually is any abuse,” according to Reuters.

“If we are not successful in our arguments … then we will simply have to wait until something bad happens and then we will make known our case to the Department of Justice’s antitrust division,” Cerf said, according to Reuters.

Regardless of consistent lobbying on the part of telecommunications firms, it’s unclear whether a final law will be made official this year, due in part to the upcoming November elections and the resulting small number of days in session for Congress, Reuters reports.

Should the bill pass the full Senate, it would still need to be tailored to fit in with another bill OK’d by the House of Representatives, according to Reuters.

“My company along with many others believes that the Internet should stay open and accessible to everyone equally,” Cerf said, according to Reuters

Apple makes cheaper iMac for education GOOD IDEA!

Apple Computer today announced the release of an iMac desktop computer specifically designed for educational clients, hoping that its compact, 2-inch-thick frame will appeal to students in space-constrained classrooms and dorms. The desktop computer, featuring a 17-inch screen, will retail for $899.

With the release of the iMac for education, Apple will discontinue production of the eMac desktop, the last Mac to come with a CRT monitor. The new iMac will be available only through the Apple Store for Education, which offers discounted products specifically for academic clients. Educational customers will be saving $400 off the $1,299 price for a standard 17-inch iMac, but the new machine comes with a weaker graphics card and half the hard drive space, making it potentially less attractive to digital media enthusiasts and "World of Warcraft"-addicted college students