Immigrants, National Anthem & Gasoline, Damn

So, Tony, what do you think?

-Raid Rumors Spark Fear Among Immigrants-

MIAMI (AP) - Rumors of immigration roundups have prompted thousands of illegal immigrants to stay home this week and are making some afraid to participate in a national immigration protest planned for Monday.

Though federal immigration officials said they were unfounded, rumors of random sweeps were rampant from coast to coast Friday, prompting thousands of immigrants to stay home from work, take their children out of school and avoid church.

The absences caused the rumors to build, as some thought their missing friends and co-workers had been arrested. Construction and agriculture were among the industries most affected.

Hmm, lets see if this makes any sense, "IF YOU WEREN"T HERE ILLEGALLY, YOU WOULDN"T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RAIDS". Real, or, imagined.

-Bush Opposes Singing Anthem in Spanish-

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Friday the national anthem should be sung in English - not Spanish - in a blunt rejection of a new Spanish-language version. He also expressed opposition to a national work stoppage called for Monday to dramatize the importance of immigrants to the U.S. economy.

"I'm not a supporter of boycotts," Bush said, while restating his support for a comprehensive overhaul of immigration laws.

Bush made his comments at a Rose Garden news conference as a Spanish-language version of "The Star-Spangled Banner," hit the airways featuring artists such as Wyclef Jean, hip-hop star Pitbull and Puerto Rican singers Carlos Ponce and Olga Tanon.

Called "Nuestro Himno" - "Our Anthem" - the Spanish version rewrites some of the English version. For instance, the second stanza says, "My people keep fighting. It's time to break the chains."

"I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn to sing the national anthem in English," Bush said.

You know, I NEVER thought I would say this about George Bush, but, "hip hip hooray for George". "Welcome to America, now, learn to speak and sing in ENGLISH"! I mean I am so tired of these people and their desire to Hispanisize(is that a word? now it is!)the United States, I could f**king scream! Hell, why don't we become a REAL melting pot and have a Chinese, Russian, Japanese, German, Danish, Korean, Vietnamese, Belgium, French and any other language you can think of, version of OUR National Anthem!

Oh, as a little side note, the Orlando Sentinelhttp://www.orlandosentinel.com/ newspaper ran a story on Friday April 28, 2006 about the island of Puerto Rico shutting down and basically, "going out of business" because the government can't seem to get their act together enough to have a workable budget. That's nice. No services, no nothing except the police department and "limited" health care. Instead of worrying about an "immigration protest" here, some of you might want to help people in PR.

-Chevron profit jumps 49 percent to $4 bln-

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp. (CVX), the No. 2 U.S. oil company, on Friday said quarterly profit surged 49 percent to $4 billion, topping Wall Street expectations and sparking a 2 percent rise in the stock.

The strong results came as U.S. consumers seethe over soaring prices for gasoline and gushing profits for the giant oil companies. Lawmakers and consumer advocates are calling for a special tax on oil profits and the repeal of tax breaks enjoyed by Big Oil.

Chevron's first-quarter profit rose to $1.80 per share, from $1.28 a share, or $2.7 billion, in the year-earlier period. Analysts, on average, expected a profit of $1.78 a share, according to Reuters Estimates.

So, is this a "big freaking surprise to anyone"? How about this? Monday, let's have a "gasoline protest" that will help "everybody", instead of an "immigration protest" that would help a select few, and, that MOST true American citizens could give a rats ass about?

Listen, if we do not get some kind of handle on this gasoline stuff, real soon, the economy is going to start reversing and, unemployment will start going up again which means there will not be enough jobs for Americans. Let alone thousands of immigrants, legal or illegal!

Wake up people! Start doing the things we need to do to maintain our way of life. STOP worrying about others depending on us to make a better life for them. Hell, "get your OWN life in your OWN country"! Then, you can speak and sing whatever YOU want.

SOLD OUT! Are You Freaking Kidding?!

Okay, so, I am NOT totally a rocket scientist. However, I am NOT the dumbest sonofabitch on the planet either. But, there are some bonafide STUPID PEOPLE behind some of our biggest retailers. If I were calling the shots at these companies, ALL of the marketing, buying, and research people would un-ceremoniously have their collective asses unemployed! Let me explain what took place on April 25, 2006 while in pursuit of "2" retail products.

-Product #1-

When my wife came home from work this day, there was a "black racer" snake on the sidewalk to our front door. Granted, it was not a large snake and, they are pretty harmless anyway. However, my wife does not like snakes around the property. She gives me a call and tells me to stop on the way home and get some "snake away" snake repellentSnake-Away, Snake Control, Snake-A-Way Snake Repellent. Being the obedient person that I am in these situations, I immediately headed for my favoriteHome PageHome Depot store. When I arrived, much to my dismay, they were out of Snake Away repellent! "Every time we get some, it sells right out". That was the comment from the person working the department. Well, I figured, no sense arguing with this hired hand, I'll just go to another Home Depot. I get in my car and drive clear across town to the newest store in the Orlando area. Guess what, they are SOLD OUT also! I find a clerk there and ask if they had anymore around somewhere. This was the response, "no, we wont have anymore until we get another shipment in". "When we do, that will sell out fast also, because it is spring time and the snakes are just starting to come out. Everybody wants it this time of year".

Now, if the barely over minimum wage employee knows these facts, WHY DON'T THE PEOPLE THAT ORDER AND STOCK THIS STUFF KNOW THE FACTS? How could these incompetent dumbasses miss the boat on a product that they could be selling tons of this time of year? EVERY YEAR at this time.

In all fairness however, I did find one Home Depot that did have a limited supply the next day. Thanx HD at Millenia.

-Product #2-

My son asks me Monday, "Dad, if you go to Best BuyBest BuyTuesday to get the movie Aeon Flux, can I go with you so I can get "Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children"? I tell him sure. Well, Tuesday evening, after I have to deal with the short sighted buyers at Home Depot, where I can't get my Snake Away, we head out to our local Best Buy. When we get there, we go straight to the new releases dvd section where we encounter a number of people looking around at the releases. We can't seem to find FF 7, so, we ask a clerk about the new Final Fantasy movie. It seems that everyone in the section was also looking for this movie release. The clerk comes back to us and say, "sorry, but we are sold out". Now, you know me, I'm going balistic, "what do you mean sold out, the movie just came out today". "You have like "hundreds" of copies of Aeon Flux, what, you only order 10 copies of Final Fantasy"? He rplies, "yeah, that's all we got". So, everybody in the department is pissed and leaving the store. Clerk says nothing. Nice touch Best Buy!

But, the story does not end there. My son and I leave and go down the street to ahttp://www.target.com/gp/homepage.html/601-5859995-2747336?%5Fencoding=UTF8 Target store. That's right, they too are SOLD OUT of Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenAdvent Children.net - Final Fantasy VII: Advent Childrenalso. Well, by this time, my New York City Black-Italian-German attitude/temper was nearing it's explosion point. So, I figured, best to go home and call it a lost. We did, to my sons dismay.

However, the story is still not ended! The next day, I get up to go to work as usual. Half way through the day, I figured I'll stop at a GENERAL%20SEARCH&cm_ite=1310%20CIRCUITCITY.COM%20SEARCH&cm_keycode=5568?Key=5568&c=1">circuitcity.com Consumer ElectronicsCircuit City store and see if they have the movie. Right again, sold out! Later in the day, I went to another Circuit City location. SOLD OUT!

Here is my point! I went to "3" of the largest retail outlets in the country to purchase a movie that just came out that day and, all "3" of these outlets did not have enough inventory! Granted, I have to be honest with you, "I did not know that much about this particular movie". However, a ton of people did/do, hence, the sell outs. QUESTION? Why didn't the incompetent store people have better insight to the products they carry? Their incompetence caused me to waste time and gasoline. All these morons for all these companies SHOULD BE TERMINATED!

In closing, there is "1" bright spot. It is probably why this company/store is the #1 wharehouse chain going.Costco.comCostco had/has this movie! A significant number of them also. Yeah, I'm renewing my membership right now! Hey, maybe the rest of you loser companies can send your geek squads out to find out how and why you dropped the ball!

Feel free to post your comments or, whatever!

Play Ball! MLB '06: The Show

MLB '06: The Show

All of the little improvements, and there are tons of them, make MLB '06: The Show a masterful follow-up to last year's game.

The Good: Intricate controls and realistic physics; numerous play modes offer as much depth as you can digest; online play is more stable this year; largely clean visuals and an overall lively presentation; commentary is natural and dynamic.

The Bad: Minor graphical flaws; traitorous johnny damon is on the yankees now.

Sony really turned its MLB franchise around last year by scrapping its old code and starting from scratch to create a wonderfully crafted baseball sim that many considered superior to the competing products put out by EA Sports and 2K Games. Wisely, it didn't try to reinvent the wheel again with MLB '06: The Show. Instead, it took what was already a great game and made it better. The developers have fleshed out various play modes, added a few new features, fixed a couple of nagging bugs, and spit-shined the presentation, thus producing a masterful follow-up that should appeal to newcomers and should also entice owners of last year's game to upgrade.


The list of play modes is exhaustive, in a good way. Offline, you can play full games in the exhibition, rivalry, career, season, and franchise modes or distill it all down to the batter-versus-pitcher matchup in the home run derby and king-of-the-diamond modes. Online, you can use your PlayStation 2's network adapter and broadband Internet connection to play head-to-head, participate in tournaments, follow leaderboards, and download roster updates. Buddy lists and instant messaging are also available, as is an MLB news feed. On top of all that, you can create your own players and shuffle the rosters any way you like using the various editing tools.

The game even supports Sony's EyeToy camera so you can insert your own face onto custom players.

Of course, the game includes all 30 Major League Baseball teams and stadiums, thousands of actual players, and a decent assortment of alternate jerseys and spring-training ballparks. Two all-star teams are available, as are two legends teams, although those need to be unlocked by winning games in the various play modes. Triple-A and double-A clubs are also available in the career and franchise modes, but the only real players included in them are those who have already had previous major league experience.

Fans who want to follow their team for multiple seasons have a number of options with which to do so. The season mode is perfect if you just want to shuffle lineups, make trades, and play some ballgames. One step beyond the season mode is the career mode, which lets you create a rookie player and guide him through an entire career, beginning in the minors and hopefully hashing out numerous seasons in the bigs. You'll earn training points to upgrade your player's abilities, based on his day-to-day performance, and you can access interaction and contract menus to get playing time and negotiate better deals. At the end of the spectrum is the franchise mode, which lets you micromanage literally every aspect of a ballclub. In all modes, the game tracks statistics in more than 75 individual categories and doles out all of the necessary year-end awards.

The franchise mode in MLB '06 is pretty much identical to how it was in the previous game, which is to say ridiculously comprehensive. Besides handling lineups, drafting players, making trades, and playing ballgames, you have to manage the development, facilities, and marketing aspects of the ballclub. On the development side of things, you can hire scouts, coaches, and medical staff, and then you can assign them to specific research areas or have them hunt for talent in various regions of the country. Facilities management is split into various subcategories, including stadium updates, vendors, training facilities, rehab facilities, and transportation. For example, the vendors menu lets you install different food and gear stalls and set the prices for the items they sell. On the marketing side of things, you can set up promotional giveaways, buy advertising in various forms of media, and sell ad space on the billboards and scoreboards inside the stadium. Variables such as budget, fan support, and player morale are also tracked on a daily basis, and you can access detailed reports to keep tabs on each of them. The goal is to build a successful ballclub and satisfy the contract goals that the owner has set forth so that you'll be hired back year after year.


New to the season and franchise modes this year is a feature called "game time decisions." In a nutshell, the players and coaches will voice their complaints and concerns to you prior to the start of each game, and you have to decide whether to solve their problems or ignore them. Perhaps Ichiro is in a slump and the hitting coach thinks he needs a day off, or maybe a hotshot rookie is tired of sitting on the bench and wants to be put into the lineup. Granting their requests will make them happy and bolster their stamina and confidence, but doing so may negatively affect your lineup for a game or two. On the other hand, not granting a request could lead to injury or discontentedness, which will negatively affect that player's play out on the field. Day in and day out, you have to weigh the pros and cons and make those game time decisions.

Thankfully, MLB '06 generally lets you adjust your level of involvement to suit your tastes.

While playing through the season, career, and franchise modes, you can have the CPU automatically handle any aspect you don't want to bother with. That includes everything from lineups and injuries to business tasks and facilities upkeep. In all modes, you have the option to play games from the field, manage from the dugout, or have the CPU simulate all or a portion of a game. For instance, if you want to jump ahead a couple of innings, you can do that by selecting the fast-forward option from the in-game pause menu. Two different manage-only interfaces are available. One uses the standard 3D perspective, while the other resembles a fantasy baseball board game. In either, the CPU controls both teams while you watch from the dugout. Whenever you need to, though, you can interrupt the game and issue specific commands to your hitters, pitchers, and base runners.

If you are remotely a major league baseball fan, you will love this game. It is definitely a "9.0"! If you would like to get more of this review, go toMLB '06: The Show for PlayStation 2 Review - PlayStation 2 MLB '06: The Show R

See if you can throw a no-hitter! Have fun!

Future Sex: Part 2 Sex Life Jacked? Fix It!

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Sex Life Jacked? Fix it! Future Sex: Part 1

Future sex: gizmos, robots & internet

By Adam Tanner

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When America's top sex researchers gathered recently to discuss the next decade in their field, some envisioned a future in which artificial sex partners could cater to every fantasy.

"What is very likely to be present before 2016 would be a multi-sensual experience of virtual sex," said Julia Heiman, director of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction at Indiana University, Bloomington.

"There is a possibility of developing erotic materials for yourself that would allow you to create a partner of certain dimensions and qualities, the partner saying certain things in that interaction, certain things happening in that interaction."

A field dubbed "teledildonics" already allows people at two remote computers to manipulate electronic devices such as a vibrator at the other end for sexual purposes.

"People who use it are just blown away," said Steve Rhodes, president of Sinulate Entertainment, which has sold thousands of Internet-connected sex devices over the past three years. "This is not something that just the lunatic fringe does."

"The Iraq war...was kind of a boom for our company."

Gina Lynn, who writes the "Sex Drive" column for Wired magazine, says she has used and enjoyed the Sinulator and says there is no reason to fear the technology.

"People are still really afraid of...any sort of combination of sex and technology and of the Internet," she said. "What people are missing here is the point, which is the human connection that we are facilitating through the technology."

"No one who is even inventing this stuff wants or even thinks that technology could ever replace human connection or sex."

Annie Sprinkle, a former adult film actress, prostitute and author of "Spectacular Sex," said teledildonics are a logical outgrowth of improvements in pleasure devices.

"Now people use vibrators like mad and rightly so; the technology of sex toys has vastly improved," she said. "The more options the better; I mean it can never replace body to body."

"Some people will love it more than anything else and others won't be into it".

Okay, so, almost EVERYONE has something going on with THEIR "sex life". Including you! This little series is just to show you some things that may or, may not, spice up your "sex life" now and in the future.

Remember, "free your mind, and, maybe a better sex life will follow"!

Part 2:tomorrow

No Ticket, No Win=Your Stupid

Okay, so, the odds of you winning the lottery are over the top. Tell that to the people who have been "struck by lightening" or, "attacked by jaws". Yeah, the odds are high, but, somebody is going to win that money. Why not you? Let me tell you why certain people wont win. Main reason: they did not buy a ticket!

Now, why did these people not buy a ticket? Main reason: they're stupid! Have you ever heard some of the reasons why people do not buy lottery tickets? 1)the odds are to long; 2)I'm not gonna win(I'm a loser); 3)the lottery does not do with the money what I want them to do; 4)gambling is a sin(I'm a loser); 5)it's a waste of money, I'd rather buy a 6 pack(I'm a loser). These are some of the main excuses you will here for not playing the lottery. On the bright side though, it is just as well these people do not buy tickets. Because, if they did win, they are so stupid, they would screw the money up anyway.

Since we have taken care of the "Stupid People", lets get down to business. The Florida Lottery for Wednesday, April 19, 2006, is worth at least $82 Million. A couple of "hot overdue numbers" you might want to play are: 8, 17, 18, 22, 27, 33, 38, 50, 53. You can do combinations of these to do different amounts of sets. Depending on what you want to invest. If three or more of the numbers in this set come out, you would have multiple hits depending on how many sets you play.

One last thing. If you invest your money to play for this big cash, "CHECK YOUR TICKET THE NEXT DAY"! Florida has more unclaimed" lotto winners than any other state. Why? Because people buy these tickets with their hard earned money and are "too stupid" to check the tickets to see if they won. Duh!

Good Luck Wednesday, and, play smart!

Cat Hero:Animals Rule

Cat saves baby's life

BERLIN (Reuters) - A cat saved the life of a newborn baby abandoned on the doorstep of a Cologne house in the middle of the night by meowing loudly until someone woke up, a police spokesman said Saturday.

"The cat is a hero," Cologne police spokesman Uwe Beier said. "Its loud meowing got the attention of the homeowner and saved the baby from suffering life-threatening hypothermia. The homeowner opened door to see why the cat was making so much noise and discovered the newborn."

Beier said the boy was taken to hospital at 5 a.m. on Thursday, when overnight temperatures fell toward zero, and had suffered only mild hypothermia. He said there was no indication of what happened to the boy's mother.

Once again, Animals Rule, People Are Stupid! Three cheers for the cat!

Whacky Wednesday Quickies & General BS

Soul Mate Update-

Quite a few people have shared stories with me about the whole "soul mate" concept that we ran a series on. Matter of fact, I have learned some pretty interesting things from some folks. Recently, I had the pleasure of having this wonderful Belgium family as clients. They shared some really interesting insight to a few thoughts. Along with turning me on toSeat of the Soul , renowned "soul/spirit" authorities and frequent Oprah guest, we also had a unique conversation about the eventuality of "one religion and one race". Stop and think about that concept for a moment. And yes, one day, there will be "no more red, yellow, black, brown, or white people". We will all just be one race of people!

Melting Pot: Population-

The Orlando Sentinel, on April 11, 2006, ran a cool story on the "melting pot" syndrome that has been bestowed upon Metro Orlando. Through 2004, Orlando is the 17th largest melting pot metro area. We are 3rd in population growth of Blacks and Asians, and, 11th in growth of Hispanics. Through 2004, Orlando's population is: 61% White, 14% Black, 3% Asian and 20% Hispanic.

These numbers make for a nice little diverse community. However, why are some groups looking to create their "own" ethnic circles etc? I thought a melting pot climate was everyone mixing and mingling. Isn't having "Black" this, "Asian" that and "Hispanic" whatever, more or less defeating the idea of "melting pot" unity and so forth? Besides, as is stated in the above story, "one day, there will only be ONE RACE, PEOPLE". No Blacks, No Whites, No Asians, No Hispanics! Just PEOPLE! So, get over your little niches and start mingling with each other. "Free your minds so your asses can follow". I think George Clinton said that. lol

Music For The Soul & More-

As a follow up for my Enigma post, I have to tell you. In the last week, I have had more comments from people on the Enigma music I play, than on any other music I have EVER played. Comments from old, young, Americans, foreigners, Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians. All loving it and wanting to know what and who it is. Just goes to show you how a little exposure to something might open some eyes and ears. However, that's a little to deep of a concept for our earth based corporate radio and music entities. But, they can force feed you that "rap" crap by these people that are more interested in being thugs than musicians. RIP D12 member Proof. Fatally shot at a club in Michigan this week. What a waste. He leaves behind a couple of kids and one on the way. Thanx Eminem for being there to help your friends family out. All rappers, are NOT thugs.

For you Enigma fans, new or old, here is a link you might enjoy. It's for Sandra.The Journey - A Sandra FanpageEnjoy!

Time To Get Your Game On

Lara Croft is Back! Tomb Raider:Legend

Tomb Raider: Legend Review

It's been almost 10 years since the first Tomb Raider was released, and while video games have come a long way since then, the Tomb Raider series hasn't kept pace. Problems such as clunky controls and a frustrating camera, which were excusable in the early games, have steadily degraded the quality of the series releases over time. The latest installment, Tomb Raider: Legend, finally brings the series into the 21st Century while staying true to the adventurous spirit of the early games.

Lara Croft is back to kick some ass and collect some artifacts in Tomb Raider: Legend.

Tomb Raider: Legend follows the exploits of Lara Croft as she tries to solve the mysteries of her past. Specifically, she's investigating the death of her mother several years earlier. One thing leads to another and somehow the legend of King Arthur becomes involved, along with a magical sword that has been broken into fragments and scattered throughout the world. The story is barely coherent, but it serves its purpose in that it gives Lara an excuse to travel from one exotic locale to the next in search of these artifacts. The game takes you to places such as Ghana, Peru, Tokyo, England, and Kazakhstan, and all of the locations look great. And while Lara sticks mostly to tombs and ruins, she also spends time exploring a deserted research facility, hopping about atop skyscrapers, and shooting up bad guys in a rustic village. The variety of levels is great, although you'll end up seeing pretty much the same platforming and box-pushing puzzles wherever you go.

The puzzles in Tomb Raider: Legend can be a bit deceptive at first, but once you learn how the game works, the puzzles become very simple. Most of the game is spent solving basic switch puzzles as you work your way through each level in search of the next artifact. Aside from dragging around boxes to weigh down switches or jam traps, there are a lot of fun platforming sections that let you take full advantage of Lara's affinity for high-flying acrobatics. You can hang on ledges, swing on ropes, swing between platforms (via a magnetic grapple), and vault off conveniently placed beams. The controls are a lot more fluid and responsive than they have been in previous Tomb Raider games, which makes Lara movements feel much more natural than before. The controls are precise, but not punishingly so. You often only have to jump in the general direction of the next platform and the game will compensate by automatically connecting Lara to the intended surface. Once you get the hang of it you can effortlessly overcome even the most imposing obstacles without difficulty. It's also always abundantly clear which ledges you can hang on or jump between, so the only challenge is positioning the camera so you can see where you're trying to go, which can be frustrating. In tight spots it can be difficult to get a good view of the ledge you need to jump to, and sometimes it's easy to misjudge a jump if you don't have the camera aligned just right. The camera problems are intermittent though, and most of the time you have a fairly good view of the surroundings. And even though the platforming is fairly easy, it's still satisfying thanks to some great-looking animations and level designs that convey an excellent sense of peril.

Of course, Lara is skilled with weapons and is more than willing to serve up some hot lead when the situation calls for it. You'll have to shoot up plenty of generic enemy goons and a few leopards here and there. You can lock on to an enemy by holding a button, and then you mash the fire button until the enemy is dead. You can also throw grenades, as well as perform slide tackles or aerial assaults. When you run up to an enemy, you can jump off his head and flip through the air in slow motion while shooting him. It's a neat effect, but not especially useful or necessary, since it takes more time to get in close to an enemy than it does to just blast him from afar. Sometimes you can shoot at certain objects in the environment, which are clearly indicated with a large button icon. You can shoot barrels to blow them up, shoot stone pillars and watch them fall on enemies, and initiate all kinds of other scripted events. The gunplay is not that fun though, because it's easy and because the guns don't feel powerful or distinct at all.

Aside from solving puzzles and indiscriminately killing enemies, there are a few other activities you can partake in. There are two motorcycle levels where you have to hop on an improbably placed Ducati and speed after other vehicles while shooting wave after wave of mobile enemies and catching air off jumps. The motorcycle physics are very loose, and the riding sections in Legends feel more akin to a rail shooter than a racing game. There are a handful of interactive cutscenes that require you to press a certain button as an icon appears on screen, much like the cutscenes in Resident Evil 4. And like Leon Kennedy, Lara can meet her demise in many different ways with some crazy death sequences that you get to see if you fail to hit the right button at the right time.

On your first play through, you can easily beat the game in less than seven hours on the default difficulty setting. You can then go back through and play again on a higher difficulty, but it doesn't make much of a difference because the challenge in Legend comes from the puzzles, and those never change. Once you've figured out how to solve each puzzle, the only challenge left is to find all the hidden items in each level or to replay each level in time-trial mode. You can unlock new outfits, movies, models, and so on, but even with all that, you can easily see all this game has to offer in a single weekend.

Luckily, there are plenty of heavy boxes lying around in ancient ruins just in case you need to weigh down a switch or something.

Legend looks great on each of the consoles, with convincingly dark and decrepit environments and plenty of detail and lighting effects. The Xbox 360 version offers some sharper detail, nicer lighting effects, and an abundance of shiny surfaces. Each version of the game suffers from occasional frame rate instability, though. It never gets unbearably slow, but it never quite runs as smoothly as it should. The sound is excellent in each version of the game, with good music, plenty of ambient noise, and excellent voice work that really lends a lot of personality to each character--especially Lara.

Tomb Raider: Legend is a good return to the roots of the series. It doesn't do anything new or different, but it has a great blend of action and adventure that will always keep you moving and interested. The problem is that it moves a bit too fast, and it's all over way too soon.

I have not had a chance to play this game yet, so, I cannot pass judgement on it. However, most reviews I have seen rate it between 7.5-8.0. Not bad.

If you would like to check out more stuff on the game, go to Tomb Raider Legend. Have fun.

"ENIGMA"-Beyond Anything Else Mortal

Sometimes it takes you awhile to really appreciate something special. Regardless of how long it takes, once you come to that realization of total appreciation, you are hooked, you are bagged, you are done. Next!

On the other hand, some of the "Stupid People", never get total appreciation of anything. Why? Well, because they are to stupid to stop and smell the roses and open themselves up to new worlds and new experiences. Their loss.

"Wow, what are you doing to me"? "This music makes me feel like I've been on a trip that I don't want to come back from". "What is that you are playing"? Those are the words of a person that was riding with me yesterday. As for what I was playing on cd, it was none other than ENIGMAS GREATEST HITS.

Yes, I have been an Enigma fan since the early 90's. However, I did not really appreciate them totally until I got a hold of their Greatest Hits 18 track collection. To this point in my life, my favorite artist have always been Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Sly & The Family Stone and Bob Marley & The Wailers. As of this posting, EnigmaEnigmamusic.com - The Ultimate Enigmafan Experiencehas a permanent spot in my all time favorite artist list.

In the coming days, months and years, we will have Enigma updates as they come about. As of this posting, Enigma has a "new" single out entitled "Hello, and Welcome". The mastermind behind Enigma, Michael Cretu, is working on finishing the album this song is from. He hopes to have it completed by early summer. A possible release date in early fall, or, late summer. Can't wait for that. Likewise, Sandra, the beautiful, talented German lead female voice of Enigma, pictured above, has some solo things going on you might want to check outInto A Secret Land - The Sandra Homepage

Remember, we will try to keep you up to date on all things Enigma from now on. And once again, PLEASE, feel free to post comments on anything about Enigma.

Here is another link for you fan fanatics of Enigma.SON OF THE CRETU MACHINE - Sandra/Cretu/Enigma/T.A.A.W. Virtual Fan ClubEnjoy

Soul Mates (Part 3) Twin Flames

This is the third part in our series on "Soul Mates". Hopefully, you will have gotten something out of this. If nothing more than, to believe, or, not believe. If this series at least made you think, and, possibly answered some of your questions, then it was a SUCCESS!

TWIN FLAMES

Your soul is consciousness or thought. We often perceive it as a creational flame, a light or a soul spark of light.

Physical reality is made of electromagnetic energy which has poles (north/south) - polarity - duality - opposites - male/female - yin/yang.

When you experience in third dimension your soul spark splits in half - male and female. One half remains in higher frequency [As is Above] while one half spirals in third dimension [So is Below]. If you are female, your partner above is male and vice versa.

Sometimes you catch a glimpse of that spark of light - if only for a second. The flash of light appears as gold, silver, blue, or violet and can vary in size and duration of time - usually no more that one second. It is at this time - we are raising our frequency - our level of consciousness thought - to experience beyond what our physical eyes show us. We see our twin flame who exists as a soul spark in higher frequency. It is who we are as well.

Encoded in our DNA - as part of the human experience - is the need to reunite with our twin flame. This draws us back to our creational source after we experience in third dimension. It reminds of that we will journey Home - to find this twin aspect of ourselves who loves us unconditionally and makes us feel complete - as One.
We search for ourselves by healing to restore balance at which time we will reach Zero Point- the merge of our matter and antimatter selves.

The third dimension is often referred to as 'In The Box'. When your polarities merge - Your male and female aspects will move 'Out of the Box' igniting union with your Twin Flame or Twin Aspect.

Many people miss their other soul aspect, and feel incomplete throughout their lives. They feel alone, often abandoned and lost, depressed. They cannot find themselves. A piece of themselves is always missing. They search for it in third dimension but never completely find it. If they are lucky, they find someone who comes close to making them feel whole. They want someone to love them, share with them and help them through this journey.

You can meet someone who can carry the frequency of our Twin Flame and give you the feeling of union - Oneness. When you make love with that partner - you can experience all of who you are - the union is multi-dimensional. You can also feel the energies of your other soul aspect - as part of the union!

Creation is linked to the color frequency BLUE as that is the color of electricity. One day you will rejoin your Twin Flame and you will spiral out in the color BLUE.

If you enjoyed this series and might want to get in further, check out the site I used for the majority of this series.Soul Mates

Soul Mates (Part 2) The ONE

Before we go any further, it was suggested to me, by my "soul mate", that I should offer some dictionary/encyclopedia definitions of the term soul mate.

Soulmate (or soul mate) is a term sometimes used to designate someone with whom one has a feeling of deep affinity, friendship, love, strong intimacy or compatibility.

The term makes reference to the concept of the soul and carries certain New Age overtones.

There is a prevalent concept in some segments of the New Age movement that some souls are literally made and/or fated to be the mates of each other, or to play certain other important roles in each others' lives.

A related concept is that of the twin flame or twin soul - thought to be the ultimate soulmate, the one and only other half of one's soul, which all souls are driven to find and unite with.

However, not everyone who uses these terms intends them to carry such mystical connotations; they are sometimes used simply as an expression of strong emotional feeling for someone.


DefinitionsClassical - Greek mythology - An angry god split our ancestors into two resulting in humans who are condemned to spending their lives searching for the other half, the soulmate.

Spiritual and religious - concepts of reincarnation and karma. Soulmates have spent many previous lifetimes together.

Companion soulmate - People with whom one has made a connection.

Twin soulmates - Very close friends with whom one has strong bonds.

Twin flame soulmate - A popular romantic belief that there is only one true soulmate.


Our series on Soul Mates continues as promised. Part 2 explains "The One". Enjoy, and, feel free to post any comments you may have.

THE ONE

How many times have you met someone who touched your heart and you have asked, "Is this person, 'The One'?" This expression refers to "The One For Me...."

From the time we are able to desire a partner - most people seek The One - the person who is here to make them feel complete.

That person would be a lifetime partner - always there with unconditional love, compassion and understanding.

The One is here to share your journey - through all of its detours - and to support your decisions as you evolve.

When you meet The One - if you are lucky enough to meet that person - you do not have to ask, "Is this The One?" You will know.

Most people change too much during their experiences here to meet The One.
They meet souls who may seem to be The One at a cycle in their lives - but later move on with another or remain alone.

The One is your soul - divided by the barriers of Time and Space - above and below - feeling naked and alone in third dimension and struggling to find the answers to age old questions...Why am I here? What is my mission?

The One as yourTwin Flame This is your polar opposite - the yin / yang - the balance aspect of your soul - The One who makes you complete - and waits in higher frequency for soul reunion - often guiding your path in third dimension.

While in 3D - young people search for The One most of their lives.

Middle Age people - still seek that person - but their goals with that person have changed.

Older people still seek a companion - The One become less a person of 'passion' and more about 'compassion.'

The One is linked with many aspects of Love: Spiritual [pure consciousness connection] - Physical [passion] - Romantic [feeds the heart and fantasies] - Emotional [understands and fills our many needs] - Mental [growing together and sharing new choices]

Do you think you have found The One?

Have you found - then lost - The One?

Do you have something to release connected to The One?

Have you concluded that you will never meet The One? When you say that - are you saddened by the thought?

If you do not meet The One - will you settle for another?

Can you be alone and not be lonely? Does being alone scare you?

Do you long for romance and passion?

Do not look for The One. Live your life. Embrace the moment. Be kind and caring.

If The One for you is out there - and you are BOTH ready - you will attract each other by synchronicity - no other way.

to be continued....

Soul Mates (Part 1)

"Soul Mates" is a topic that I decided to focus on recently because of some encounters that I have had with various people I have come in contact with. Some of the coincidences and experiences I have been told about, were just completely unreal in my mind. However, the folks that were passing them on, were totally believable, credible, sincere and truthfully convinced that their life experiences in this subject are factually based.

Being the believing soul that I am, I said to myself, "damn, there could be something to all this, let me check this stuff out". See, I am the kind of person that believes anything until, you prove it is not true, or, does not exist. Until then, "hey, it's real". And yeah, I believe dragons existed. "Godzilla", I'm still working on that one.

My next couple posts will deal with this subject and different aspects. Please feel free to post comments at any time with your experiences and beliefs. Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated and helpful to all. And, maybe to yourself.

SOUL MATES

The term Soul Mates means many things. These are soul that you have experienced with in past, paralle or future lifetimes. They can also be aspects of your soul experiencing at this time in another body. We are all have multidimensional beings - your soul having experiences, in many realities, at the same time. As we all evolve from the same source of consciousness creation - we could say that we are all souls mates in a manner of speaking.

Soul mates can have various types of relationships, which do not always include romantic love. We tend to think of our soul mate as The One who is there for us and to make us feel complete.

Souls often come together to work out issues or play reverse roles than that which they are experiencing elsewhere.

Anyone who is in your biological family - or adopted family - or pseudo-family - is a soul mate to you.

You feel closer to certain souls, because you have attracted them into your life as they are on the same frequency as you or because you want to work out issues with them.

Karma is the responsibilites shared between soul mates..

Often souls mates come together to bring another soul into the physical realms. A man and woman mate and produce one or more children - the karma thus completed ends. The couple separates and share whatever karma is linked to the child.

Sometimes the karma in family is between mother and child - so the child remains exclusively with the mother. Sometimes the karma is with the father and the mother leaves or deceases. Sometimes it is with both parents or with a sibling who has entered the game before or after you.

Soul mates can be close friends, co-workers, a teacher, anyone who influences your life one way or another. They play the emotional - spiritual - physical - and mental - games of third dimension with you.

Did you know that you often attract people into your life who look as you do in parallel or past lives? For example - you are a man seeking a female partner. You will seek out someone who looks and acts if you were a woman - like a mirror image. Your ideal partner is who you are in that physical body! We are always seeking ways to experience ourselves.

Men often seek the goddess when searching for a mate - one who looks like the priestess - slim body, long flowing hair purity of soul - beauty and gentleness of creation that speaks to their soul of union with the female creational force. It is SHE who brings loves, guidance, compassion and reunion of your twin soul aspects.

to be continued.....