no wax

This is a great page for fuel economy tips and techniques: http://hypermiling.net63.net/

Hope you guys learn from it at the same time I do!

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Lost a friend today,
Someone who knew no malice
Whose trust is e’er true.

Lost a friend today,
Four-footed he may have been;
A friend ever true.

Perhaps one day soon,
On some rainbow bridge we meet.
On the day it comes…

Rem’ber me my friend,
And come a-running to me;
Tongue flapping wetly.

With soppy kisses,
Now cover my tear-stained cheeks;
Bowl me to the ground.

And on that sweet day,
When we meet forevermore.
Happiness unbound.

But until then, friend.
I’ll keep you in mind and heart.
Until then buddy …

// a simple if … then clause from God.
// Matthew 11:15-17

if (weary && burdened)
{
    if (come_to(Christ)) rest();
}

I am confused. I used to be someone whose faith is (or at least I thought was) unshakeable.

[Confusion, cold and chaotic. In my mind ... in my heart.]

Forgive me. I am not one to boast but I have read Satanist docrine about how unfair God was to Job. They were very logical and convincing and yet I remained trusting of our Creator. I have had close relatives taken away from me, my parents separating, my parents having potentally lethal diseases, faced a great need in finances, was in debt, have had a failing business venture, have been kicked out of work due to 9/11, have had threats to my life because of my principles, faced shame for wrongs I did not commit, family issues … the list goes on, but I always had my faith unshaken. Somehow, I knew God would always see me through.

[You have always been there my God. You have never let me down.]

Today, even as I know that God will pull me through … there is now that shadow of doubt. And for the first time, I am afraid.

[Fear. That small scratchy voice at the back of my head ... gnawing at me and laughing in my face.]

Someone close to me has been diagnosed of having a complex mass in the ovary. The OB-Gyne said that it wasn’t cancer … at least not yet. My past experiences with the big C was not so relatively traumatic. My mom had my stepfather to provide for her and comfort her. My aunt and grandfather were swiftly taken from me without time to weep - just a month or two of the feeling of loss and emptiness.

[...]

Now with the fall of the dollar against the peso … I am faced with uncertainty. And with shame do I confess my sin of doubt to the world

… and to you my God.

I look at pictures past,
Silent testimonies of a happy lifetime
Of joys unbounded …
Of hope unfettered …

I see you change as the years go by.
Wiser? Older?
Better acquainted with what you need
to live, to be in this world.

I look at you as a one looks upon
the sole daughter …
his lonely rose …
his baby girl …
and fear -

What does tomorrow hold for you?
How will it change who you are?
Afraid that when life begins its turmoil
When life starts buffeting you from all directions but up,
that you will give in, or sink.

I look at these pictures past,
Silent testimonies of a happy childhood
Of love and security
Of knowing that you can always come back

I look at these pictures past and see,
as if for the first time,
Just how strong you have become.
A tall and proud commemoration
Of the love that was given you.

And I smile, a content and knowing smile.

That when you are tired of flapping your wings …
That when the world has become too much to bear.
We will be waiting right where you need us.
That when all has gone wrong and you have but given up …
You know you have us to come home to.

Not exactly perfect little buggers but they are mine.

Handrolled and cut with a dash of salmon roe and lotsa love.

The round orange ones are California Maki, the yellow ones are Tamago (egg) Sushi and Kani (crabstick) Sushi are the red ones.

Slowly ember-like
Love shared under moonless sky
Glows and fades away

Work on it for it to stay
Romance is not forever

———-

If you find yourself
Falling quickly out of love
Do remind yourself

Of why you have chosen her
Of why she has chosen you

———-

More than a feeling
More than care for the other
More than attraction

Love is always about choice
Also about promises

———-

A promise to stay
A promise to e’er keep on
And to e’er keep true

A promise that ties and binds
In a pact that lasts lifetimes

———-

It is about choice
To love unfalteringy
To love ever true

E’en if you don’t get it back
Sacrifice is part of it

———-

Soon you will find out
That the feelings are all gone
That romance has died

But the love you share remains
Faith and hope fades - love does not

gratingly noisy
in the song of the nightwind
the power you bring

kouki sakura
tsuiraku no koudo
izuko desu ka?

…

final cherry bloom
falling down unto the dirt
where can i find you?