tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post4142784503248884200..comments2024-02-24T00:41:37.836-08:00Comments on The Buddha Diaries: Mirabile DictuPeter Clothierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-34228174933502043522008-11-02T23:58:00.000-08:002008-11-02T23:58:00.000-08:00I just saw pictures of the home of Sheikh Zayed b...I just saw pictures of the home of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, former president of United Arab Emirates, ruler of Abu-Dhabi. <BR/><BR/>It's sickening to think we paid for it one $3.50 a gallon at a time. <BR/><BR/>The home looks like a 10 star hotel, with 15 Rolls and BMW'S in the drive and an Audi made of pure silver metal.<BR/><BR/>And then I was struck by this thought. WE ARE FOOLS TO BELIEVE IN ANY POLITICIAN. WE ARE BEING SUCKER-PUNCHED. Those who rule are cut from the same cloth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-60165352125343544372008-11-02T18:20:00.000-08:002008-11-02T18:20:00.000-08:00best of luck to you and Ellie -- this kind of work...best of luck to you and Ellie -- this kind of work takes a lot out of one, in every way. It is a major upheaval to have contractors in your home -- with or without you there.<BR/><BR/>May you find peace within the chaotic situation!Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-84399340941060030932008-11-02T07:42:00.000-08:002008-11-02T07:42:00.000-08:00as below, so above. or is that vice versa? you're ...as below, so above. or is that vice versa? you're remodeling your cottage and the larger "we" are remodeling the country. let's hope for no last minute leaks or electrical (electoral) short circuits.rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910951099847351232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-21369337852908998692008-11-01T10:01:00.000-07:002008-11-01T10:01:00.000-07:00From a politically and art savvy astrologer, Leigh...From a politically and art savvy astrologer, Leigh Oswald in London, at www.artnet.com, the November Perspective. If you want to forget the part the planets play, it's OK. She's still a good read.<BR/><BR/>"A repeat of controversial voting mechanisms and procedures evident in the last presidential election are likely, but potentially this time in more toxic form. Positively, the Mars Neptune line-up on the day also equates for many to a collective yearning for an archetypal young hero. Not a bad omen for Obama.<BR/><BR/>The good news is that Mercury exactly sextiles to Pluto also on the 4th, which is a plus for the power of incisive intelligence seeping through the fog and the struggle; and no doubt through any viciousness. Suffice it to say that despite conservative and negative knee jerk responses to change still palpable in many quarters, Obama’s chart is more advantaged than McCain’s. McCain has Saturn sitting right at the mid-point between his Venus and Neptune on the 4th: not a time of celebration, but of a stark reality check. If McCain should somehow prevail by fair means or foul, it will undoubtedly prove a much too heavy burden for him; and by default therefore, for us all."<BR/><BR/>There's much more at November Perspective, www.artnet.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com