This blog covers current topics in the news, with a metaphysical twist, and a pinch of humor.
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Happy New Year
As we arrive at 2016, many wonder why we are still here. Are we actually here or are we stuck in someone's dream/game/illusion/time loop? Several psychics have sent me their predictions for 2016, but once again they are all predictable as we understand the patterns of reality. It looks like more of the same with greater dramas and continued emphasis on the quest for freedom. Reality, as we perceive/receive it, is building to a crescendo. We watch and wait, marking life in the illusion of linear time, all the while hoping answers will be given, secrets revealed, that keynote moment we sense finally arriving.
New York City Celebrates the New Year
in Times Square and Coney Island
2016 will feature Bills ... from Cosby to Clinton to Gates to legislation, currency and more.
New Year's Resolution for 2016
"Be Prepared"
This is the time of the year we reflect on the past and create a vision for our future though we know the unexpected rules reality these days. This is not going to be a self help blog because we've been down this road before and have to be realistic in 2016. There will be talk about New Years Resolutions or promises to yourself that can improve your life. Whatever works in this crazy world. The best resolution is to "Be Prepared". "For what"? you ask. Anything and everything. For me ... I'll be 73 in February and wonder if I will continue to blog ... hopefully until the end. "Of what?" you ask. You know the answer to that ... Time and Illusion.
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Dieting in 2016
It's that time of the year where people overindulge in food and deserts because Friday they start a new year and a new diet - this one is going to work. Yes ... yes... Most of us have been down that road and maybe it worked for a while - or maybe you fell off - or into - the food wagon (cart) and the weight returned. But something is happening for 2016 that never happened before ... Oprah and Weight Watchers.
When Oprah speaks ... millions react and follow. We end 2015 with Oprah's new Weight Watchers commercial which created an emotional outpouring online. She knows how to connect and what makes us tick ... especially women ... overweight women. She will have millions starting a New Year's Diet now and sticking to it. If you are dieting with her ... and you feel an urge to cheat ... think of Oprah. Also ... your brain will adapt to eating less and your eating patterns will change. I am not promoting Weight Watchers because it may not be for you and I don't plan to join.
My daughter Zsia lost 20 pounds this month on a plan where the food is delivered each day and that's all you can eat - weighing in weekly. As a business professional and partner in an Accounting firm - Zsia and her coworkers eat out all the time - but she is determined to get to her goal weight and if anyone can do it - she can.
My next door neighbor Artie owns Lean Chefs - another good diet where food gets delivered each day. There are so many options. You know the deal - keep it simple and get rid of the obvious.
For me - I diet on my own - protein and veggies only - cook for myself - now holding at 140 pounds which is the norm for 5' 6" - but I feel more comfortable between 125-130 pounds which was my weight most of my adult life. Okay, Oprah ... you inspired me. I will finish my diet ... promise.
When I get under 140 pounds, people sometimes tell me to stop dieting, I'm getting too thin. I use to argue the point, but now I just go along and agree with them ... then do my own thing. No one knows your body better than you do - what to eat, how to exercise without harming your body, how many hours to sleep, how much stress it can take, etc.
I also have very strong opinions about obese women who model and say they are fine being overweight. They are rationalizing. It's their emotions talking but their bodies will eventually get sick from the pressure of both the weight and emotions that drove them to get fat/obese in the first place. Most of these models are just fat - but some are obese and speak to me of health issues. Oprah has always carried her weight well, but is way too heavy for 61 - almost 62 - and must now be feeling it.
Another point ... years ago an astrologer told me that when Jupiter is in your sign it is harder to diet as Jupiter represents expansion and you can get bigger. Jupiter is in Virgo: August 11, 2015 - September 9, 2016. Virgo is an Earth sign along with Capricorn and Taurus which can cause them to have bit of a struggle as well. On the upside for the Virgo - it can mean growth in areas such as career.
To diet or not to diet it's your decision and as I always say ... If you're programmed to lose weight now you will.
In Oprah's ad - her first since announcing her involvement with the company back in October - she talks candidly about her struggle with weight loss. "Inside every overweight woman is a woman she knows she can be. Many times you look in the mirror and you don't even recognize your own self because you got lost, buried in the weight that you carry. Nothing you've ever been through is wasted. So every time I tried and failed, every time I tried again, and every time I tried again, has brought me to this most powerful moment to say, 'If not now, when?'"
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Snowbound in Roswell
Kim Reporting Live From the Scene
All UFOs grounded until further notice.
Kim's yard - 19 inches and more on the way
Kim calls this "Blanket of Snow".
At the Roswell Zoo this morning
Kim emailed ...
Snowbound! We don't have equipment to clear all the roads! 19 inches with 3 to 4 foot drifts at my house. I was prepared so am warm and cozy..town may be shut down for one more day..it is starting to melt but another quick storm is due tomorrow. I have only heard of one roof collapse at a business. I have pics and video on my FB page. I am catching up on my reading! Guess it is still warm in NYC! Crazy times! Thanks for checking in!!
The patterns of reality are changing whether/weather we like it or not. 2016 = (2+0+1+6) = 9 year in Numerology or closure of many things we experience in Time or perhaps Time itself.
New Year's Resolution for 2016
"Be Prepared"
December 31, 2015
This is the time of the year we reflect on the past and create a vision for our future though we know the unexpected rules reality these days. This is not going to be a self help blog because we've been down this road before and have to be realistic in 2016. There will be talk about New Years Resolutions or promises to yourself that can improve your life. Whatever works in this crazy world. The best resolution is to "Be Prepared". "For what"? you ask. Anything and everything. For me ... I'll be 73 in February and wonder if I will continue to blog ... hopefully until the end. "Of what?" you ask. You know the answer to that ... Time and Illusion.
As we come to the final days of 2015, many of us wonder why we are still here. Are we actually here or are we stuck in someone's dream/game/illusion/time loop? Several psychics have sent me their list of predictions for 2016, but once again they are all predictable as we understand the patterns of reality. It looks like it will be more of the same but with greater emphasis and dramas especially as we get close to the US elections. Reality, as we perceive/receive it, is building to a crescendo as we watch and wait, marking life in the illusion of linear time, all the while hoping answers will be given, secrets revealed, that keynote moment we sense finally arriving. Students and teachers are on holiday so once again they come for annual visits as if a checkup about the many topics in their lives and the world. For now enjoy the holidays and try to relax.
This is the time of the year we reflect on the past and create a vision for our future though we know the unexpected rules reality these days. This is not going to be a self help blog because we've been down this road before and have to be realistic in 2016. There will be talk about New Years Resolutions or promises to yourself that can improve your life. Whatever works in this crazy world. The best resolution is to be prepared. "For what"? you ask. Anything. For me ... I'll be 73 in February and wonder if I will continue to blog ... hopefully until the end. "Of what?" you ask. You know the answer to that ... Time and Illusion.
As we come to the final days of 2015, many of us wonder why we are still here. Are we actually here or are we stuck in someone's dream/game/illusion/time loop? Several psychics have sent me their list of predictions for 2016, but once again they are all predictable as we understand the patterns of reality. It looks like it will be more of the same but with greater emphasis and dramas especially as we get close to the US elections. Reality, as we perceive/receive it, is building to a crescendo as we watch and wait, marking life in the illusion of linear time, all the while hoping answers will be given, secrets revealed, that keynote moment we sense finally arriving. Students and teachers are on holiday so once again they come for annual visits as if a checkup about the many topics in their lives and the world. For now, enjoy the holidays and try to relax.
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Sunday
We come to the final days of 2015. Many of us wonder why we are still here. Are we actually here or are we stuck in someone's dream/game/illusion/time loop? Several psychics have sent me their list of predictions for 2016, but once again they are all predictable as we understand the patterns of reality. It looks like it will be more of the same but with greater emphasis and dramas especially as we get close to the US elections. Reality, as we perceive/receive it, is building to a crescendo as we watch and wait, marking life in the illusion of linear time, all the while hoping answers will be given, secrets revealed, that keynote moment we sense finally arriving. Students and teachers are on holiday so once again they come for annual visits as if a checkup about the many topics in their lives and the world. For now enjoy the holidays and try to relax.
Adrienne went to West Point, is in the military, is stationed in Washington D.C. for 3 years, and also works in the White House. This year she helped decorate Joe Biden's Christmas Tree and Karen went along to help. Karen showed us the Christmas card she received from the Biden family. Next year ... as they say ... at this time ... it's all history.
Friday, December 25, 2015
Happy Christmas
Friday ... Just wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a bit of happy holiday spirit no matter where you are in the world. For those of us in the US we all know about the wild weather that continues. The north east is having record-setting high temperatures - while other parts of the country are having unexpected storms and tornadoes. Along with the warm temperature here in the city there's rain and fog ... you can barely see in front of you ... but it sure beats snow. My children are on holiday in different parts of the world - Nikki and family on the best vacation in Barcelona, Spain.
As I sit hear typing I hear the church bells from our local church five blocks away. Very cool. I've been enjoying my time with friends - today invited to a Christmas party at my friend Karen's house. FYI - Karen helped decorate Joe Biden's tree - can't wait to hear that story. Will take a pic or two to post later. Enjoy your day.
December's full moon, the last of the year, is called the Full Cold Moon because it occurs during the beginning of winter. The moon's peak this year will occur at 6:11 a.m. EST. This rare event won't happen again until 2034. That's a long time to wait, so make sure to look up to the skies on Christmas Day
December's full moon, the last of the year, is called the Full Cold Moon because it occurs during the beginning of winter. The moon's peak this year will occur at 6:11 a.m. EST. This rare event won't happen again until 2034. That's a long time to wait, so make sure to look up to the skies on Christmas Day
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Solstice
December 22, 2015
The Winter Solstice meets Capricorn. Close your eyes. What do you see?
An inventive New Yorker finds a brilliant application for electric lights and becomes the first person to use them as Christmas tree decorations. Edward H. Johnson, who toiled for Thomas Edison's Illumination Company and later became a company vice president, used 80 small red, white and blue electric bulbs, strung together along a single power cord, to light the Christmas tree in his New York home. Some sources credit Edison himself with being the first to use electric lights as Christmas decorations, when he strung them around his laboratory in 1880. Sticking them on the tree was Johnson's idea, though. It was a mere three years after Edison had demonstrated that light bulbs were practical at all.
The poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, also known as "The Night Before Christmas" from its first line, was first published anonymously in the Troy, New York Sentinel on December 23, 1823, and was reprinted frequently thereafter with no name attached. Authorship was later attributed to Clement Clarke Moore. The poem was included in an anthology of his works, but his connection with the verses has been questioned by some. Henry Livingston, a New Yorker with Dutch roots, is the chief candidate for authorship if Moore did not write it.
As we come to the shortest day of the year, I find myself sleeping later. This is a short work week for most people hopefully to enjoy the holidays that begin on Thursday. School finished in many places - while here in the city Wednesday is the last day.
I spent the weekend with family and friends keeping the conversation light as we all know the issues facing us today. Yesterday my family and I watched the Pittsburg Steelers beat the Denver Broncos among other football adventures. It was nice to be with my cousin Beth from Boston and her family as the New England Patriots beat Tennessee Titans even with Tom Brady under the weather.
Speaking of sickness, everywhere I go, people are coughing so I am hoping for the best this winter, and wash my hands more often, especially after I get home.
Did you notice the red bars on the solar chart? Several people have mentioned glitches in electronics due to solar flares.
I have been"seeing" snow as I look out but it is not deep, so hopefully it won't be a winter like last year. Remember ... "Polar Vortex" and that awful word "Nor'easter"? Actually they're predicting temperatures close to 70° on Christmas Eve (sorry Santa). Higher temperatures this winter from EL Nino means snow will melt faster.
Go out there and embrace every moment of happiness you can create. When trying to figure others out - look at the world through their eyes or perspective. It might help you get past holiday and other issues. Enjoy ...
Did you watch the season finale of "Homeland" Sunday night? Great show. It left the door open for 2016's adventures when we meet Carrie and company once again. At the end Carrie turned down the opportunity to work with Sol creating a new task force - and who can blame her. Actually, a much better opportunity happened for her along with the loss of two men she loved. Does that make three or did I miss someone? Every time I watch one of my favorite law enforcement shows - I have to wonder why anybody in their right mind would want a job like that - real or fiction. I know - it's about their programming and this feeling in humans that the good guys win in the end - but how often does that happen these days - and at what price?
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" earned about $517 million in ticket sales worldwide, obliterating multiple box office records, even when accounting for inflation. Disney is working on four more "Star Wars" -related movies. Roland Emmerich has a new "Independence Day" film for 2016 followed by another in 2018 and by 2020 a new Stargate. He is also aware of my film. Let's see where destiny takes us. Maybe Santa will bring Ellie a present though I am already grateful for everything in my life.
Santa Claus is real and lives on Long Island original Frank from Brooklyn CNN - December 21, 2015
Turns out old Man Christmas is a real guy who legally changed his name to Santa Claus. Santa actually lives on Long Island, N.Y., owns a barbecue company called Santa's BBQ and has been St. Nick for more than 20 years.
December's full moon, the last of the year, is called the Full Cold Moon because it occurs during the beginning of winter. The moon's peak this year will occur at 6:11 a.m. EST. This rare event won't happen again until 2034. That's a long time to wait, so make sure to look up to the skies on Christmas Day
5 takeaways from the Democratic debate CNN - December 20, 2015
With the Iowa caucuses just around the corner, the Democratic primary contenders gathered in New Hampshire on Saturday night for their third and final debate of 2015. For the Americans not on the road ahead of the holidays or watching NFL football, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley provided the entertainment, engaging in a substantive if somewhat dry policy forum. But the candidates answered some big questions and offered a glimpse of what's to come as this 2016 race hits.
The DNC data breach was cleaned up in the first 10 minutes. Donald Trump gets a beating, but did Clinton go too far? A sneak peek at Clinton's general election strategy. Progressive politics might be the real Democratic winner in 2016. Clinton's late -- but right on time "May the force be with you!" Clinton said at the end of her closing statement Saturday night. But there was another, mysterious force at play about an hour earlier. After a commercial break, ABC returned to a stage missing one very important fixture: Hillary Clinton. The candidate was about 30 seconds late getting back to her lectern, arriving as Muir began asking a question despite her absence. Upon re-entering the stage, Clinton offered a droll, "Sorry..." She seemed, much to the delight of supporters miffed that show went on without her, to be anything but that.
Strange Green Orb Over the Water Near the Verrazano Bridge
Saturday December 19, 2015
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn -- My friend Carmine was walking along the esplanade watching the setting sun at the same time I was watching it from home. We both noticed a strange green orb-shaped object appear over the water. Carmine took this video. Click the Image then the arrows at the bottom right of the video to see it full screen. It feels atmospheric. Or it could be Santa. Orb Photography
Christmas Themes
My grandson Michael and his girlfriend Katie at Rockefeller Center
Sunday, I told Z that I wanted a Christmas Sweater to wear today. I asked for a navy and white cardigan. He sent me to eBay then told me what to type and voila there it was on the first page. Great bargain at $12.00 + shipping. It was shipped from Illinois first thing Monday morning. Through the week I tracked it across the country on its journey home. I got it just in time. I love it!
The Lobby of my building is decorated for the Holidays
