There's a young kid at work named Jose. I call him a kid, but he's old enough to have a bunch of tattoos and ideas. I like the kid. Last week he handed me a book, and asked me if I'd read it and tell him what I thought. So I find myself reading, for the first time, a book by the renowned David Icke. This one is Children Of The Matrix, apparently his latest.

This is from a San Fransisco paper.  They're still making it look like a fringe thing, but I think we'll be seeing more of this.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/05/24/national/a10...

By SAMANTHA GROSS, Associated Press Writer

As chaplain in a university residence hall, I am supposed to uphold all
of the school rules, which include a ban on pets. That changed when a
kitten adopted me.

The freshmen in my dorm kept my secret. They covered for me by calling my kitten "the Book," since I had so many in my room.

This article, from Alternet.org, describes Bhutan's innovative measure of the populace's level of well being and proposes that Gross National Happiness replace such archaic and un-sustainable measures as GNP.

Gross National Happiness

By Rajni Bakshi, Resurgence. Posted January 25, 2005.

 Greetings and salutations to all!

I'm a new team member and this is my first attempt at a blog entry so bear with me as I unload one of my favorite tales of the horrors being heaped on the human race.

Dear Abby:

I have never written to you before, but I really need your advice.

The below message came to me in an email today. Great stuff!!! Love and laughter, Fred

I am passing this on to you because it definitely works, and we could all use a little more calmness in our lives.

AMAZING SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES

1. IF YOU'RE CHOKING ON AN ICE CUBE, SIMPLY POUR A CUP OF BOILING WATER DOWN YOUR THROAT. PRESTO! THE BLOCKAGE WILL INSTANTLY REMOVE ITSELF.

2. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

3. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.

I just got this message through Skype. Since I don't even have a PC it is obviously a scam trying to get PC people to download a patch. Note the patch is NOT from Microsoft. Registry Alert ® 7:42 PM WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION ============================= ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected malware on your computer !

Five (5) lessons about the way we treat people.

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one:

"What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"
Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the