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Flying Monkeys The Times They Are

As I lay my head to the pillow in these troubled times I hear the wind chimes and wake to recall, and wake to wake,  and thank God for each day that I wake and walk the dreams.  See touch and taste the sky.  It is a marvel and a miracle.  A blessing and grace.  As ever the world turns there are those who desire through poetry and action to make it better.  In recent times I recall a Bob Dylan song and lyrics.  Right or left, center, green or extreme The Times They Are A Changin words and lyrics by Bob Dylan.

"The Times They Are A-Changin'

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come writers and critics
Who prophesize with your pen
And keep your eyes wide
The chance won't come again
And don't speak too soon
For the wheel's still in spin
And there's no tellin' who
That it's namin'.
For the loser now
Will be later to win
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come senators, congressmen
Please heed the call
Don't stand in the doorway
Don't block up the hall
For he that gets hurt
Will be he who has stalled
There's a battle outside
And it is ragin'.
It'll soon shake your windows
And rattle your walls
For the times they are a-changin'.

Come mothers and fathers
Throughout the land
And don't criticize
What you can't understand
Your sons and your daughters
Are beyond your command
Your old road is
Rapidly agin'.
Please get out of the new one
If you can't lend your hand
For the times they are a-changin'.

The line it is drawn
The curse it is cast
The slow one now
Will later be fast
As the present now
Will later be past
The order is
Rapidly fadin'.
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin' " Written by Bob Dylan

     

As ever be well,  Stephen Craig Rowe

 

 

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Has Man a Future? Quote by Bertrand Russell

     I am re reading HAS MAN A FUTURE?  Written by Bertrand Russell and came upon the following quote: 

                           " If the world would live for a few generations without war, war

                              would come to seem as absurd as dueling has come to seem to us.

                               No doubt there would still be some homicidal maniacs, but they

                               would no longer be heads of Governments."  Bertrand Russell

 

 

As ever be well,

Stephen Craig Rowe

TREES

by: Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

            I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

 

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

 

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

 

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

 

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

 

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

Contributed by Red >^.^< Kitten

Buy energy-saving appliances.
Look for the “ENERGY STAR” label when you shop. Visit www.energystar.gov for more information.

Install efficient shower heads.
Or at least clean your older shower head to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions and water use.

Lower the temperature in your hot water tank to 120 degrees.

Insulate your home, hot water heater, and all water pipes.

Recycle cans, bottles, paper, plastic, and newspapers to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. If your community doesn’t offer recycling services, request them.

Buy products that are made of recycled materials.
Including recycled paper for your printer.

Keep car tires inflated.
This cuts down on fuel costs, unnecessary emissions, and lengthens the life of your tires.

If buying a new car, invest in a hybrid.
If you live in a city and do a lot of stop-and-go driving, the new hybrids are a great way to help cut back on emissions.

Plant deciduous trees around your home to increase shade and lower carbon amounts. Reforestation – even in your own back yard – is one of the best ways to balance your personal emissions.

Invest in “Green Power” for electricity in your home.
See www.epa.gov/greenpower for more information.

Go to http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/ActionsIndividual.html for more information about what individuals can do to make a difference in the environment.

Contributed by Red >^.^< Kitten

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Welcome To The Flying Monkeys Home For The Future

Thank you Karen for a shot in the arm.  http://abnorms.spaces.live.com 

Thank all of you for being.   I have been away from the Flying Monkeys because of ills and bills and tedious day to day stuff.  Nothing worthy of note.  I am calling on the Flying Monkeys to fire up this space.  We did it once and we can do it again.  Out of the ash and into the light as it were.  Rather like a flow that evolves for the betterment.     

 

As ever be well.  Thank you!  With love,  Stephen Craig Rowe

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FLYING MONKEYS BELOW ZERO NO LIMIT

INTRODUCTION AND ON THE WING!

Please forgive my absence the world took some of the air out of my wings.  When Flying Monkeys was deleted.....I fell for a bit in wonder of why because it hurt.  Not me, mind you.  It hurt the world.  Well, the Flying Monkeys are back!  Sub zero here at the moment but in your world I pray that you and yours are safe and warm, well fed and in good spirits and good health.  I am ok for an old baldy dork with a dream.  Smile.

 

All you valentines and valentinos I wish the very best! 

Welcome back to the Brave New World Old West.....As Bob Dylan once wrote. 

" My love she speaks like silence,
Without ideals or violence,
She doesn't have to say she's faithful,
Yet she's true, like ice, like fire.
People carry roses,
Make promises by the hours,
My love she laughs like the flowers,
Valentines can't buy her." Written by Bob Dylan Love Minus Zero No Limit.

As ever be well.   With love,  Stephen Craig Rowe

A Valentine with out a heart is like a smile with out a face.  Pray for all those in harms way.

 

There is a new post on Madeline's space:

http://madeleinemccann.spaces.live.com/

 

Do what you can do, and do it well.

 My best wishes for Christmas and forever.
I wish you and your family a very merry christmas

Fénix (María José)

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Help for neglected Serbians?


Nov. 19: In Belgrade, Monday, members of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture arrived to assess the problem of abuse in mental institutions in Serbia. Ann Curry has the latest.

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Organic seal may soon mean ‘clone-free,’ too - Diet & Nutrition - MSNBC.com

If you are one of those people who don't think that going organic is much of a big deal, or worth the cost, I suggest you to read this link as above. Would you want your own children to drink milk that is not of a real natural born animal? It shows you how scary with the way things are going now in our own world, and the fact that FDA no longer cares about our well being nor our Earth but their own greed gain in profits that they are going to be making off us people who are still in the dark about what's really going on in the background.

There are already many signs that indicates that our Earth is in serious trouble with the global warming. Of course, there are going to be people that work within government systems telling you lies and that it does not exist, but it does. Did you know that by buying conventional food, you are helping in killing our Earth and its natural products with all kinds of chemicals? What people are not aware of is that the global warming is the real reason for our destruction by the pesticides, fumes, and all kinds of toxics.

I cannot emphasize the importance in supporting our local farmers who try to do the organic way, producing natural foods without pesticides, hormones, insectides, and all kinds of chemicals. If you were to buy organic products, you will be helping us getting our voices to be heard. If more people would start buying organic products, it will let the government know that we are not going to put up with their deceptions, and lies any longer.

Some people are afraid that if they eat organic, we are likely to get E coli, and all kinds of bacterias, I don't believe it to be true, because conventional foods are full of poison than organic foods. Organic foods are without additives, preservatives, and any kinds of chemicals. Of course the organic products have low shelf life, that's to be expected because it has no preservatives or chemicals to keep them fresh longer like conventional foods. Think about it. I mean how did the MAD COW DIEASE exist in the first place? Didn't it occur to you that our real wild life animals do not ever get sick until they were captured and caged, shot up with all kinds of antibotics. I strongly believe that cows that are not fed antibotics and hormones, etc. are much healthier, and not to mention happier than the ones that are being rounded up with other animals with no room for them to roam freely, and they also die the harsh way. Animals should be eating the way the nature intended for them to eat, not eating off other animals' feces, decaying guts lying around. Did you know that farmers that do not support organic way tend to feed the meat that they couldn't market to its own animals? Chickens, and its family should be eating corn, horses should be eating hay, cows should be eating grass like the way nature intended them to be.

If that is not a good enough reason for you to go organic, then consider the fact that our young girls of today's society are growing faster, and they grow big chest. It has to do with the hormones from the animals that we eat, and the milk that we drink that are full of all chemicals. The real reason why they use hormones, and antibotics, not for "health sake" but to speed up the production. Not only that, but the sad truth is that FDA and its government DO NOT WANT YOU to know the truth that they are in to MAKE MONEY off us by making us sick, and make us pay more money in medical care. My family have noticed the difference in me, I used to be so tired and never have enough energy, until I went organic. Unlike conventional fruits, you miss out on a lot of nutrients that can only be found in organic foods. If you don't believe me or don't know what I am talking about, then I suggest you to go to your store, and see about organic fruits such as apples. Ask your grocer if they have organic apples, and then compare an organic apple and conventional apple to see for yourself. You will notice a big difference, as the conventional apple is pretty and shiny while an organic apple is not shiny, and it might have some discoloration, but that is the way the nature had intended it to be. Conventional apple is full of toxicity, and it has a gunk of wax on it. Yuck! My only regret is that I did not learn about this long time ago, but at least, I am educating myself now. Better late than never, right? So it is never too late for you to change your conventional eating lifestyle to organic eating lifestyle! Smile.