...and other random thoughts
Am currently exploring a number of new paths - on the creative side via digital photography and writing - business blogging, mostly ... Professionally, am pursuing a long-held vision by building a business consultancy in strategic marketing & product innovation - as the Group VP at Quantum Leaders.
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Name this quote:
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die. "
Gregg Gallagher | QSG Imagery
Gregg Gallagher | QSG Imagery
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Wow - very interesting vid clip of ship near nuclear blast!
This video is truly amazing to watch!We think of a ship as big, but…Well worth the 27 seconds.
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Engineers In Hell.....
A long time ago, there was a mistake made by St-Peter at the very gates of Heaven, and an Engineer was sent to Hell.
In no time, he started working hard: improving the furnaces, the boiling pits of oil, the lightning machines; designing better forks for the devils etc: the works! Satan was really pleased with his accidental "acquisition", the New Hell was now able to house much more lost souls, as before it was almost packed to capacity! The Engineer became his most prized possession. Wen the news reached Paradise, God broke into a great Fury. *THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE' ST-PETER, YOU SORRY SENILE SOD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?* "Lord in the heavens, please forgive my erring. I thought the engineer was from another profession and..." . * OH OK OK, ENOUGH... I FORGIVE YOU. SEND MY SON JESUS DOWN THERE AT ONCE TO GET THE ENGINEER BACK!* Upon arriving in Hell, Jesus tried with all the persuasiveness and goodwill he was famous for to convince Satan to give back the guy. To no avail: The Fallen Angel would not comply, even with a bribe of more than 10 000 souls! Then Jesus really lost his temper. "Dammit Satan, I order you, by the powers bestowed to me by God, my father, to send the Engineer back to Paradise, where he belongs!" # No Way baby Jesus: he stays here. In Hell I am the boss and do as I please. Mwahahaha! # "I said, send him back, or, or, or..." # Or what, Jesus whimp? # "Or I'll sue you! See you in the celestial courts of Paradise, dummy!!!" # Well, well... # Satan answered with a snicker... # And WHERE will you find a Lawyer? #
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An Australian on America
Written by an Australian Dentist
To Kill an American
You probably missed this in the rush of news, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper, an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)
'An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish , Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.
An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian , or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan . The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.
An American is also free to believe in no religion.. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.
An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world.The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence , which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness..
An American is generous.. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.
When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!
As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan .The national symbol of America , The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America
Some of them were work ing in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11 , 2001 earning a better life for their families... It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultures, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo , and Stalin , and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world.. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself . Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.
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Are you "gull"-ible? Only in NJ.....
So, this gull walks into a store... Point Pleasant Beach , NJ
A seagull in Point pleasant Beach, NJ has developed the habit of stealing Doritos from a neighborhood convenience store.The seagull waits until the manager isn't looking, and then walks into the store and grabs a snack-size bag of cheese Doritos.
Once outside, the bag gets ripped open and shared by other birds.
The seagull's shoplifting started early this month when he first swooped into the store in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ, and helped himself to a bag of Doritos. Since then, he's become a regular. He always takes the same type of chips.
The manager thinks it's great because people are coming to watch the feathered thief make the daily grab and run, and that's good for business, and especially since customers have begun paying for the seagull's stolen bags of Doritos because they think it's so funny. However, the manager did say, 'This is New Jersey , and if that seagull starts to grab a 6-pack of 'Bud' to go along with the Doritos, I may have to put a stop to it.'
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What A Woman REALLY Wants
A Fairy Tale… with a moral
Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring kingdom. The monarch could have killed him but was moved by Arthur 's youth and ideals. So, the monarch offered him his freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question. Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer and, if after a year, he still had no answer, he would be put to death.
The question?....
What do women really want?
Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and to young Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. But, since it was better than death, he accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end. He returned to his kingdom and began to poll everyone: the princess, the priests, the wise men and even the court jester. He spoke with everyone, but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.
Many people advised him to consult the old witch, for only she would have the answer. But the price would be high; as the witch was famous throughout the kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged. The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no choice but to talk to the witch. She agreed to answer the question, but he would have to agree to her price first. The old witch wanted to marry Sir Lancelot, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and Arthur 's closest friend!
Young Arthur was horrified. She was hunchbacked and hideous, had only one tooth, smelled like sewage, made obscene noises, etc. He had never encountered such a repugnant creature in all his life. He refused to force his friend to marry her and endure such a terrible burden; but Lancelot, learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur
He said nothing was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur’s life and the preservation of the Round Table.
Hence, a wedding was proclaimed and the witch answered Arthur 's question thus: What a woman really wants, she answered....is to be in charge of her own life.
Everyone in the kingdom instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life would be spared. And so it was, the neighboring monarch granted Arthur his freedom and Lancelot and the witch had a wonderful wedding.
The honeymoon hour approached and Lancelot, steeling himself for a horrific experience, entered the bedroom. But, what a sight awaited him. The most beautiful woman he had ever seen lay before him on the bed. The astounded Lancelot asked what had happened.
The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her when she appeared as a witch, she would henceforth, be her horrible deformed self only half the time and the beautiful maiden the other half..
So which would he prefer? Beautiful during the day....or night?
Lancelot pondered the predicament. During the day, a beautiful woman to show off to his friends, but at night, in the privacy of his castle, an old witch? Or, would he prefer having a hideous witch during the day, but by night, a beautiful woman for him to enjoy wondrous intimate moments?
What would YOU do?
[No Peeking choose your answer first]
Noble Lancelot – who was no fool…. said that he would allow HER to make the choice herself.
Upon hearing this, she announced that she would be beautiful all the time because he had respected her enough to let her be in charge of her own life.
And the moral to this story? If you don't let a woman have her own way.... Things are going to get ugly
P.S. Guess what a man really wants?
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