Quantum Physics is the Language of God

Gian Giudice: Why our universe might exist on a knife-edge

Happy Nerdy Halloween with Cool Hubble Picture

'Witch Head' Brews Baby Stars | NASA

A witch appears to be screaming out into space in this new image from NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The infrared portrait shows the Witch Head nebula, named after its resemblance to the profile of a wicked witch. Astronomers say the billowy clouds of the nebula, where baby stars are brewing, are being lit up by massive stars. Dust in the cloud is being hit with starlight, causing it to glow with infrared light, which was picked up by WISE's detectors.
The Witch Head nebula is estimated to be hundreds of light-years away in the Orion constellation, just off the famous hunter's knee.
WISE was recently "awakened" to hunt for asteroids in a program called NEOWISE. The reactivation came after the spacecraft was put into hibernation in 2011, when it completed two full scans of the sky, as planned.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Making the best of things

I feel like crap. I don't want to be @ work. I know ... what am I bitching about we all feel that way, right?
Anyway, screw it, I'm putting my order out there to the universe ... the connected matrix... or whatever.
I'd really like my boss to go home early today and not come in for the next 2 days. I need for her to not come in on Friday. On @ the very least to come in late.
I am going to talk with my biofeedback nurse on Friday. Lord and angels give me the strength to have the best scores ever. Let me be able to schedule my surgery for right before Christmas go that I can be off for 6 weeks with enough time!
In Jesus name I pray!

out of darkness into his wonderful light

1 Peter 2:9

New International Version (NIV)

⁹ But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession,that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Billionaires Dumping Stock + Running From Wall St.

Internet of Things Chip is headed to production next month

Weightless, the Internet of Things Chip, Becomes Less Vaporware

October 25, 2013 by Brian Benchoff 13 Comments

Several months ago, we caught wind of Weightless, a $2 chip that will run for 10 years on a AA battery and communicate to a Weightless base station 10 Km away. Yes, this is the fabled Internet of Things chip that will allow sensors of every type to communicate with servers around the world. It looks like Weightless is becoming less and less vaporware, as evidenced by the Weightless SIG hardware roadmap; Weightless modules might be in the hands of makers and designers in just a few short months.

Weightless is an extremely low-cost wireless module that operates in the radio spectrum previously occupied by analog broadcast television. This is a great place for the Internet of Things, as signals in this spectrum have a lot of range and the ability to go through walls. These signals are sent to a Weightless base station where they are then sent over the Internet to servers around the world.

The Weightless SIG has been hard at work producing new silicon, with the third generation of chips heading for volume production next month. The only thing this chip requires is a battery and an antenna, making Weightless integration for new designs and projects a snap.

There’s one thing Weightless is not, and that’s a free, high-speed connection to the Internet with a $2 adapter. Weightless is designed for sensors that only transmit a kilobyte or so a day – medical sensors, irrigation control, and other relatively boring things. There’s a summary video from the recent 2013 Weightless SIG Summit going over all this information below.

Trying out Note 2 Pen Mod

My hand gets tired with my Galaxy note 2 when I am writing for extended periods of time or for my post. so I am using a modified version of the Pentel Click one found at this link. I didn't want to cut my extra stylus off at the top.
I think I'll have to play with it a bit but I think it will keep my hand from cramping up.

What Really Happened When the House Stenographer Was Pulled Off the Floor?

Fall Harvest and Vegan Goodness in Orlando Metro

Yelp Kicks It Root Down   This Weekly Yelp brought to you by Central Florida Veg Fest October 23, 2013 Julia K Can't beet that beauty... You got to get on down, to get on up! So this week, Yelp urges you to get back to your roots — root vegetables, that is! You don't have to search deep underground to find them, folks. Be it bountiful beets or tasty turnips, we totally dig 'em, and now we're sharing with you. Hubbly Bubbly Falafel Shop(College Park) "Oh, be still my Lebanese heart! For vegetarians like me who love flavor, this is an awesome option." Carla L can eat the pickled turnips "forever. I adore them!" Rusty Spoon (Downtown) To begin her locally sourced feast, Barry C "went with the carpaccio with horseradish cream, greens mixture, roasted beets, and nicely toasted baguette. This one is delicious," especially "if you love beets!" Café 118 Degrees (Winter Park) Sydney K sets the scene: "Organic, vegetarian, raw food in a modern setting that feels like it belongs somewhere in San Francisco. The food was delicious and the smoothies and juices are spot on. The beet and apple juice was killer." Blu On the Avenue (Park Ave) For a "very good for dinner and people watching," Roberta Sdigs this spot. "I had the beet salad and it didn't disappoint. Fresh and full of flavor." Get ready for sliced roasted beets, microgreens, and a gorgonzola dolce topped with fresh cracked sea salt. Ravenous Pig (Winter Park) Reppin' a vegetarian-filled lifestyle, Anna-Marie W goes with the Gatherer salad: "lettuce, pickled beets, sliced radishes, avocado, goat cheese, and crushed pistachios with an herb vinaigrette. I was really craving a salad so this was perfect for me." On The Radar Words Cut Like A Sword! Diverse Word Poetry Slam Muy Caliente... Festival Calle Orange The Streets Come Alive... Mount Dora Craft Fair Alarming Art: Sanford Art Walk: Painting Dead It's A Family Affair! Celebration Presents: Oktoberfest  Compiled by your Community Manager Colleen B with help from Yelpers like you! (A Word from Our Sponsor) Central Florida Veg Fest is Saturday, October 26, 10am-6pm at Orlando Festival Park Highlights include: Speakers, Presentations, Veggie Kids Zone, Humane Education, Animal Haven, Artist Corner, Live Music & Entertainment, Food Demonstrations, Restaurant Booths, 150+ Veg-Friendly Vendors, & much more! Buy crafts at Artist Corner; meet a potbelly pig at Animal Haven; listen to a talk by special guest John Salley – NBA basketball legend & wellness advocate – at the Speakers Tent; enjoy everything from a cupcake to a gourmet raw vegan lunch! All at Central Florida Veg Fest, located at 2911 E. Robinson Street.  Eat, shop, learn, play and relax at this 8th annual festival. More information at www.CFVegFest.org.

It only sounds like conspiracy crazies until it affects you. Welcome to the world you created Mr. Vice President.

Fearing assassination, former VP Cheney turned off heart monitor’s wireless function

Published time: October 19, 2013 02:45
Edited time: October 21, 2013 09:06 


Former US Vice President Dick Cheney was once so worried an assassin would kill him by overriding the defibrillator in his heart that he asked his doctor to disable the wire that acted as a wireless safeguard, Cheney has revealed in an upcoming memoir.
Cheney has a long history of cardiac problems, enduring his first of five heart attacks when he was just 37 years old, approximately a decade into his political career. His ongoing condition once nearly killed him, when the former vice president under George W. Bush was rushed into emergency surgery in 2010. Then, two years later, he underwent a seven hour heart transplant procedure at the advanced age of 71.
In his new book, co-written with cardiologist Jonathan Reiner, titled “Heart: An American Medical Odyssey,” Cheney reveals that Reiner replaced a defibrillator near Cheney’s heart in 2007.
The medical device is designed to identify irregular heartbeats and correct them with a series of minor electric shocks. Yet the pair agreed to turn off the defibrillator remote function in the event that a terrorist tried to kill Cheney by hacking the equipment and sending him into a cardiac arrest.
Coincidentally, Cheney saw the same situation years later as a plot point on the popular espionage TV series “Homeland.”
“I was aware of the danger, if you will, that exists, but I found it credible,” Cheney said in an interview with “60 Minutes” set to broadcast this weekend. “Because I know from the experience we had and the necessity for adjusting my own device that it was an accurate portrayal of what was possible.”
Cheney served as chief of staff under President Gerald Ford before moving to the House of Representatives, and then as the Secretary of Defense under President George HW Bush before moving to the private sector during the Clinton presidency. When the elder President Bush delivered his famous “Read My Lips” speech, Cheney wrote that he was watching from a hospital bed as a nurse shaved hair off his body in preparation for bypass surgery.
He has said that he smoked roughly three packs of cigarettes every day for upwards of 20 years, yet denied that health issues ever clouded his decision-making ability. Dr. Reiner, in the same “60 Minutes” interview, said he was concerned about Cheney on September 11, 2001 and in the direct aftermath of the terrorist attacks. A medical test administered that very morning showed Cheney had unusually high levels of potassium in his blood, indicating a potentially fatal condition known as hyperkalemia.
“Oh, great, the vice president is going to die tonight from hyperkalemia,” Reiner recalled thinking.
However, Cheney says that he feels the stress from his position in no way affected his disease.
“You know, I was as good as I could be given the fact I was a 60-some years old at that point and a heart patient,” he said. “I simply don’t buy the notion that it contributed to my heart disease. I always did what I needed to do in order to deal with the health crisis in the moment.”
By the time Cheney left office he reported difficulty breathing and, in 2009, he fell unconscious while backing out of his driveway. That was followed by nosebleeds and a loss of appetite. By 2010, just before the surgery that ultimately saved his life, Reiner wrote that “Cheney was dying.”

Angel Letter...prayer for abundance, joy and peace...make the green monster go away

Dear Angels
Thank you for keeping my family safe and coming together in love.
Please help me to be happy for my friend who is about to get a promotion.
Please lead me to a promotion and more abundance.
I would ask that you give me a sign of what is to come or what direction I should or will take in order for my family to be @ it's best and most secure financially.
Let me not be charged for the time that I took on Friday when Divya wanted me home.
Let Dr. CRC figure out that I'll have my surgery before Christmas and that it is minimal and successful!
I pray most fervently for a sign of direction, a sign of success and for the promotion!
Hear my prayer Saints, Angels, and Lord Jesus.

Loneliness

God l wish Divya was home right now. Her Mom passed and I stayed with the dogs. This is harder and more work then you would think.
l miss her though. She is my rock and northern star. she keeps me grounded and on track.
I logged on to work to do a couple of quick things to stay ahead of the game.I must still have access to stuff at my old department related to hiring. Anyway I got an email that said that I got this position had been closed. I'll come back to that in a minute.
About a week ago my boss said an offhand comment about a former coworker in such a way that I heard it at that my job was being eliminated. I said something to my boss right @ that time. This was an unusual act for me ... to question her meaning right @ the time that I have a concern. She said what no I'm glad that you asked because my mom has the same problem that she misunderstands what I mean.
I called my friend and asked if she was ok. She said yes and nothing more. She had had her job eliminated so she had experienced exactly what I was worried about,
I saw that there was a new job description for International Programs.
finally, my horrible boss had a meeting @ HR on Thursday that she told my Coworker about as she was leaving on Wednesday. It was her and the college HR person. I had been ok for the most part but just intrigued with what changes were going on @ my old dept.
I thought my boss was just trying to push my buttons.
But I have to admit that the meets @ HR spooked me pretty good.
l went and talked with the ladies in the dean's office and found out that it was related to adjunct Contracts.
So my freek out was short lived and went from full blown back to manageable.
Then tonight I get this email that says that the position was Closed and looked @ the one and only application. It was my friend. My friend who was treated so poorly and had to fight for another job. She was being brought back and being promoted. My boss didn't tell me. My friend didn't tell me.
It feels like a punch in the gut. The kicker is that my friend is not very good @ her job. But that seems to be who is prospering.
So I don't know who to trust. Or what to believe. Is my horrible boss potentially not so horrible and just misunderstood? Do I trust my old friend? It's likely that she was told not to say anything. or is she part of the cool kids club now.
l wish my sweetheart was here tonight she would help me to make sense of it all and put it in the right perspective
God she is my angel and gives me peace
I miss you baby hurry home.
I'll write an angel letter tomorrow. Tonight l just want to sleep and not think about anything
I'm taking 2 full Xanax and a Benadryl. It was a little bit to consider because my new blood pressure Medicine was slowed my heart rate and my doctor told me to monitor it. I'll take a reading before I go to bed but I just need my brain to shut up so that I can sleep and tomorrow is another opportunity,
God is good
Bless me and my family, I love and miss you Divya.

Halloween Fun in Orlando Metro

Yelpy Halloween!   This Weekly Yelp brought to you by Winter Springs Festival of the Arts October 16, 2013 Yamil N. Shhhhh! Don't scream! BOO! Did we scare you? No, of course not. You're much too smart to — holy cow, what's that behind you?! — Sorry, we couldn’t resist. There's your trick, so how about some treats? We've spooked up a Weekly full of the best Halloween haunts and haps in town. The Venue (Ivanhoe Village) "If you don't leave with a smile, you might want to seek professional help," warns Douglass B. "Great people. Great atmosphere. It's a wonderfully intimate space." Boasting "must-see burlesque acts, which are high energy," don’t miss VarieTEASE: "Blood Stained KISS" beginning this week! Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Ivanhoe Village) "Small and intimate" is a "huge plus" for Jessica V. "From the third row, it felt like we were a part of the show." This month, get spooked by Dracula: The Journal of Jonathan Harker. "I would love to continue seeing musicals and plays here; everyone was so attentive and helpful!" Greenwood Cemetery (Lake Davis / Greenwood)  "Yes, I'm reviewing a cemetery. This cemetery rules! You can't really say you live in Orlando without visiting and getting a feel for the history," advises Frances F. "The manager, Don, is so funny and friendly. I really tried to remember just a fraction of the facts he spewed out while giving my own little tour." The Falcon (Thornton Park) "First off, the decor is way awesome," begins Bunny N. "Why? Because they have paintings up on the walls everywhere, which you can actually buy." Beginning on the 19th, the 4th Annual Zombie Art Show might just scare your socks off. City Arts Factory (Downtown) Yamil N appreciates a "great gallery, and the Halloween theme is super cool." Kicking off a month-long exhibit is the Fourth Annual Dia De Los Muertos & Monster Factory party tomorrow evening. "Free entry, though they do take donations, makes this a no-brainer." On The Radar Munchies & Sips: A Taste of Thornton Park Strut Your Stuff: Harriett's Park Avenue Fashion Week Lions, Tigers & Dracula, Oh My! ZOOloween It's A Waggin' Good Time! 5th Annual Dog Walk-Dogtoberfest Event Eat & Educate: Trucks & Tech II: Trucktoberfest  Compiled by your Community Manager Colleen B with help from Yelpers like you! (A Word from Our Sponsor) The 6th Annual Winter Springs Festival Of The Arts On October 19-20 Don't miss this unique experience at the beautiful and spacious Winter Springs Festival of the Arts on Oct 19–20 from 10am–5pm at the Winter Springs Town Center (SR 434 and Tuskawilla). Over 100 award-winning, juried artists, 100% family-friendly with interactive fun for the kids, great music by Jackie Jones and many other talents, along with delicious food, wine, and beer. Stop and appreciate the art!

Yin and Yang of Life and Feelings

I've combined and updated my blogs and twitter within the last couple of days to try to create a more cohesive online presence that works for me. As I was sorting through the posts to try to ensure that I had filtered out any duplicates and such. I realized how my life had changed in the last couple of years.

It has changed and yet it hasn't. I still struggle with anxiety and paranoia. And yet I feel more at peace and stronger then I remember feeling for a long time if ever.

I found this article troubling and yet comforting. I am worried for the young man and understand his pain. Yet at the same time I have an odd connection with him and am shocked that someone so beautiful and successful could have the same feelings of inadequacy and loneliness that I have felt. Isn't he what we aspire to be? So, what does that say of our human complexity? I had to share this article:

Donald Glover Posts Troubling Instagram Note, Speaks Of Fear And Loneliness

Posted: 10/15/2013 10:27 am EDT  |  Updated: 10/15/2013 10:27 am EDT

Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) not only released the first track and title of his second album, "Because the Internet," last week, but he also delivered a slightly more troubling message via Instagram late last night.

The "Community" star has had a dynamic and successful career, dating back to his early days as a writer for "30 Rock" and developing into a full-blown repertoire of TV shows, films, albums and mixtapes. Despite his continuing success and forthcoming album, Glover suffers from insecurity, fear and loneliness, as heexpressed through a series of notes written on hotel paper.

Should we be worried?

Donald Glover / Instagram: @childishness

Donald Glover / Instagram: @childishness

Donald Glover / Instagram: @childishness

Donald Glover / Instagram: @childishness

Donald Glover / Instagram: @childishness

Donald Glover / Instagram: @childishness

Donald Glover / Instagram: @childishness

 

Sometimes you just have to start

From Magical Game Time:

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

Sleep: Why We Need It and What Happens Without It

please just send my psycho self serving boss home !

So my wife's mom died last week and I had to leave early. My boss was off on friday but you'd think that she would at least ask how my family is. The bitch hasn't said word one to me.
Seriously Angels can't you send the psycho bitch home? It's not like she's doing anything today anyway.
That would make my day seriously awesome!

Hit you in the head

I often write about signs and trying to figure them out. I'm feeling a little numb these days. I should have written part of this post earlier but time gets away from me or I just get lazy.

My partner, Divya, had her mother pass away on Friday. Since before we moved to Florida Divya used to see 10/10. she was in a form of law enforcement so @ first she would take it to mean some kind of a warning because that was a code for a fight and everyone should drop everything and come.
She saw those numbers for years and never figured out what it meant. But then her Mom died on October 10th. So is that what it was?

She used to always say you'll have to hit me over the head angels for me to see a sign. Today I was sitting down to write this and bumped my head pretty good on the printer so l had to laugh and ask ok so is this a cosmic joke that I'm sitting down to write about signs and as l do I crack head pretty good.
Anyway, my boss is a pretty big jerk in general so l don't expect a whole from her but I've probably written before that I really believe that my boss is a psychopath. I have reasons and examples to back up that belief so it's not a use of my shitty boss is a fucking psychopath... this bitch is very likely a real psychopath. One of the things that she really enjoys is finding things that push people's buttons or makes them fearful. So she was talking about jobs in general and budgets related to the area that pays for my salary, when she brings up this other person whose position was eliminated related to my departments budget cuts. I asked her if she was trying to tell me that the budget line for my job was being cut. She said and to be honest I've gotten so immune to her BS that I really didn't care on believe her no matter what she said so I didn't get myself to upset about it overall.

There was a little nagging voice in my head though from my own anxiety. what are you going to do Leto. You're the bread winner now that Divya is retired and you need to make more money so that she doesn't have to work. You can't be without a job now. Oh and don't think for one second that my fucking boss wasn't aware of those worries in my life. That is exactly why she went there in the first place.

So while I am soooo much better now and didn't have a total melt down that would have compelled me to make phone calls to people and worry and fret and pray and write, I did have that little bit of nagging doubt. That little bit of lack of faith.  I walked away from the boss' office and let it go and didn't ask about it again. I do at least feel good that she doesn't realize that she can still affect me. I asked her directly up front rather than ringing my hands in quiet and talking with the HR person and so on. I asked her straight forward and didn't let it go beyond that at least at work. ;) And my boss was at least not able to openly torture me anymore.

But there was that nagging feeling....and I asked the angels...I just said look, I need a sign. I really need to know. I need something definitive. I've written about how sometimes I think that vanity plates are a sign. On my way home I was behind a car that said something like Angie's something. And I go through a lot of traffic now on the way to my new home and there is a long patch that has three lanes and sometimes I misjudge and try get around people but don't make it. That's ok...it just means that I can't go the back way. I'm going in a different way and I catch a glimpse of a colorful plate ahead of me that I swear said Trst God.

Honestly, my first thought was there's a likely conservative...but it was like a voice in my head said wake up, it's for you. So, I thought was that my message? I had passed it by and I slowed trying to let cars pass...seeing if I could catch a glimpse but I didn't see it again. I thought was that my sign?

I talked to Divya and she said of course it was a sign. "I always tell you Leto that you've got to have faith" and she does say that.

I wanted something more definitive. I think I've read somewhere that you can ask for a sign that you're sure of. Divya and I went to a Chinese/Japanese restaurant because she wanted to try the hibachi food advertised. I wasn't in the mood but went. When our fortune cookies came, I grabbed mine and it said  ":) You will be singled out for promotion. :)" [of course the smiley faces were pictures]

I guess it doesn't get much more definitive than that. I'm working all of my angles and applying for jobs. I'll put my faith in God and the angels, and do the work to get there too. But you have to admit that is one hell of a sign.

Also, when I was looking for the fortune in my new purse to make sure that I got the quote correct. I found another fortune that I don't remember ever seeing before. It says "Soon you will be on top of the world."

I'll just go with it.

Apotheosis

Seeking apotheosis
I have that as a Gmail account and as twitter
The last thing is to seek out blogger or some such resource

I'm not going to pretend that the thought did not start from Caprica because it did

I have had the thought of being hidden or invisible myself for awhile

I do love the way that Once Upon A Time is presenting the Lost Boys. They're lost because they have yet to face who they really are. Well at least that's the way that I see it for now

I think too that is why I am intrigued with the thought of the serial killer. Someone who has urges and wants and is just fucking impulsive enough to reach out and take it but smart enough not to get caught.

So I am not seeking to be God. I clearly want to stay hidden and invisible but I am looking for that Devine spark within that will get me what I need and what I want.

Some thoughts from the angels for today

Small but thoughtful words can turn a life around in a big way.
Post Card from the Angels.

Just for today, I choose to remind myself of all the good things that I have in my life and feel gratitude for them all.
Angel Affirmation