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	October 23, 2003

WHAT'S IN A NAME? Sea-Creature, by Dave Pollard Several months ago I came across a site that described the impact of your name on your character and life progress. At the time someone in Salon Blogs was regretting their name and someone else said it had made them what they were. I don't remember now who this all entailed or who put me onto the name analysis site (I think it might have been Friday Five). But I kept one of the links because I thought the analysis was intriguing. The site was the Kabalarian Philosophy, an unusual secular society that originated more than a century ago in Vancouver, Canada. I looked at their site, and though most of what they said was, IMO, just silly, the analysis of my name was uncannily accurate: The name of Dave creates a quick, analytical, and clever mind; you are creative, versatile, original, and independent. You have large ambitions, and it is difficult for you to be tolerant and understanding of those who desire less in life or who are more slow and methodical by nature. Patience is not your forte. You do, however, have leadership ability and would never be happy in a subservient position. You are ambitious and aggressive by nature. You would be happiest in positions where you are free to express individually and creatively and where opportunities are not restricted; you desire freedom, and do not tolerate being possessed by others. You appreciate change and travel, and the opportunity to meet and mix with others, and to influence them with your creative ideas. You are very self-confident and feel you can accomplish anything you set out to do, and you can, although, this name does not allow proper completion of undertakings, and forced changes cause financial losses and bitter experiences. This name also creates caustic expression and moods which prevent harmony and happiness in close association. If you've read my About The Author bio, you'll know why I was spooked by this. If you're curious enough to try it out (use the name you normally use -- full or shortened -- when introducing yourself), you can find the analysis 'form' right on the home page link above -- tell me if it was as good for you as it was for me. My 'sea creature' above was constructed using one of the Java creativity tools from by Austrian web designer, artist and photographer Paul Schmidinger. The tools, available free, are at this site, and the artwork and photos are at this one. I recommend especially the Java 'visual effect' called 'Tree' on the first site. And the photo 'snow and green and brown grass'  on the second site is stunning (click 'gallery' to get there from Paul's DeviantArt home page). This guy's brilliant. 8:19:41 AM  trackback []  comment []

STEVE RAKER - WORDS AND PICTURES Blogless Steve Raker is a frequent contributor to Virtual Occoquan. He's a wizard with a camera, and he's given me permission to post a couple of his photos. The accompanying text is his. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE? We are here to help each other enjoy this journey.  Can't you just feel it when you touch another, ..this must be the main part.  Life would be valueless if we didn't have access to the lives of others.  And each of us is necessary for the rest of the people of the world to enjoy their lives.  We need them, they need us.  Each of us is necessary.  And then it ends.    When we die we go back to the same state of being as before we were born.  Our eternity is our legacy.  The subtle shift towards good or evil that we have made in the world is like a reverse wave, gaining size and energy as it moves from the shores of our tiny but important lives.  Tiny but important lives. TRIVIALIZING PRAYER    Last night after he and his team won the game, Andy Pettite of the Yankees said he had members of his church and people all over the country praying for him.  The interviewer thought that sounded reasonable; at least he didn't slap his forehead with astonishment.  These folks apparently were able to shorten up their prayers for Sally who is dying in unspeakable pain and Billy who has never seen his father sober.  They were able to squeeze one in for Andy's curve ball.  Wildly successful Andy thought that was a good use of their time and prayers.  Next they're gonna work one up so Andy gets a perfect grilled cheese sandwich.  ...Cupla weeks ago this is what Coach Tony Dungy had to say about beating the Tampa Bay Bucs in a football game that got the Lord's attention:  "These guys just never gave up. That's what I like about us," Dungy said. "We've got great chemistry and I just had a feeling the Lord was going to do something, and he certainly did."  I guess the Lord don't like the Bucs any more than I do.              8:18:36 AM  trackback []  comment []

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