Which reminds me of an African tribe that covers their entire body with ox manure so they won't get infected by a special type of fly that carries the disease. So sh-t(crap) can be a life saver for some of the people in this world.

And I am sure their lives are not ordinary and many treat their lives as special as possible regardless

Too despise leads one to only finding fault in oneself. Choosing to try to understand leads to an open mind and more possiblities.


I have been a humanitarian for half of my life. I despise no one and especially those that try to find peace and serenity for themselves by reaching out to the religion or spirituality they use.

It is rather long, but who am I to say how long a quote should be right.

It is good though. I like it. Good advice

There are people who live in the poorest countries that do not have basic neccesseties and still can smile and make the best out of their life. I have seen it. I was a Red Cross Worker that has been in war torn nations, poverty, disease inflicted, and hunger regions for over 15 years.

It is how YOU want to see life and deal with the situation in hand and trust me no moment was ordinary, because every moment you breathe air is special.

This is what I like about Mingle2. We have some creative, intelligent, and friendly folks that like to share what they know occassionally. Sometimes it is quiet useful.

I didn't know what the exact cause was about the dalmation dog's deafness. Very interesting.

There is a great line in the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"

The daughter standing in the hallway with her mother wanted to go to a computer class to learn to operate computers so she can become a travel agent. Her father didn't want this because in his mind tradtionally women are suppose to clean, make babies, and cook food. The men are the ones that work and bring the money. Old traditions what can I say! lol

So anyway the mother said don't worry. I will make him say yes.

She walks into her bedroom were her husband is sitting on the bed and goes - So why can't our daughter go to school. You think she isn't smart enough?

The husband groans in his sleeping outfit (almost pouting)

"Well what is it," she continues.

"It is not that, but what if a man says come here and hold this bag at the subway and it is full of drugs. She will do it. I don't want her out there doing these things.

"So you are saying she isn't smart enough. Well look what I do. I work at the restaurant, I cook, I clean, I take care of the finances. Lucky for you that you can still tie my shoes!"

"Oh okay let her go to that computer class," he says.

So she leaves the room to go to her daughter waiting in the hallway and nods her head approving she can go to the computer course.

She smiles and says to her daughter. "Always remember one thing. The man is the head of the house, but the woman is the neck and we can turn the man's head in any direction we want. Now go to bed." she explains as a lesson.

What do you think?

I forgot the questions. Okay let me see...hmmmm

Do you believe that nature still has something to teach mankind?

What do you think of the age of Romanticism? Was it a good concept or a bad one or it really didn't matter? Explain your reasons.

You should create your own dog food and package it. Put in big letters "Made in the U.S.A."

Who knows, you might make a big business out of this!


Also mention "Guaranteed Fresh".

In 1800, the introspective German pot Novalis created one of Romanticism’s most potent symbols, the blaue Blume, the elusive “blue flower” that has symbolized Romantic yearning ever since.

The 18th century in Europe was supposedly the “Age of Reason.” But its failures – its wars, its oppressive regimes, its disappointment with itself- suggest the idea to reason alone was not enough. Intuition was at least its equal. Feelings were as good as thought, and nature still had lessons to teach civilization.



One factor underlying this new perception was closer contact between Europe and previously unknown worlds and cultures. In the New World, explorers found an inspiring wilderness. The scientific drawings made on an expedition to Quito, Ecuador, by Spanish engineers in the mid – 1700s seem calculated to arouse the senses with awe and reverence for nature.

Meanwhile, the “noble savage” seemed to disclose wisdom that reason and learning could not unlock without the help of simple passions. The prevailing mood of the 19th century in the West was romantic, sentimental, enthusiastic, nostalgic, chaotic, and self critical, where that of the 18th century, at its most characteristic, had been rational, ordered, detached, passionless, complacent, and assertive. The change that overtook Beethoven’s music or Goya’s painting during the Napoleonic Wars was symptomatic of the transformation of a whole culture.



The Romantic movement was not just a reaction against informally deified reason and classicism” it was also a re-blending of popular sensibilities into the values and tastes of educated people. Its poetry was “the language of ordinary men”; its grandeur rustic’ its religion was “enthusiasm,” which was a dirty word in the salons of the Ancien Regime but drew crowds of thousands to popular preachers.

The music Romanticism ransacked traditional airs for melodies. Its theater and opera borrowed from the cacophonous serenades of street mummers. Its prophet was the German philosopher johan von Herder, who praised the normal power of the “true poetry” of “those whom we call savages.”



Its philosopher was Rousseau, who taught the superiority of untutored passions over contrived refinement. Its slogan was devised by collector of folk tales such as Jakob Grimm: “ Das Volk dichtet (“ The people make poetry”).

Its portraiture showed society ladies in peasant dress in gardens “landscaped” to look natural, reinvaded by romance. “The people” had arrived in European history as a creative force and as a re-molder of ts master in its own image.
The 19th century, the century of Romanticism, would also awaken democracy, socialism, industrialization, “total” war, and “the masses” – backed by far – seeking members of the elite – “against the classes.”

And as usually a quote will be left to ponder on:

“Return to Nature! She will..drive from your heart… the anxieties which rend you… the hatreds that separate you from Man whom you must love!” - Baron d’Holbach, System of Nature (1770)

Good readings on this include:

Berlin’s “The Root of Romanticism” (1965) is a challenging collection of lectures, while W. Vaughan’s, while W. Vaughan’s “Romanticism and art (1994) is a spirited survey, and D. Wu’s “Companion to Romanticism” (1999) is a useful background guide.
J. Goethe’s “The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774) is the archetypal tale of a tragic romantic hero.

Paintings to enjoy:

The pastoral setting of this 18th century family portrait (of King Ferdinand IV of Naples by Angelica Kaufmann) represented a move toward a less formal style of portraiture.



The Wanderer – The “failure’ of the “Age of Reason” led many to conclude that nature still had lessons to teach civilization. Caspar Friedrich’s painting Wanderer above the Sea of Clouds (1818) depicts the sense of awe felt by the Romantics at the majesty of the natural world.

This question is for anyone interested in answering it.

What is your latest writing project or what project would interest you if you have the time to create it?

What is the best advice you have received concerning the hobby of writing?

Oh yes I remember that time when the Barbie accessories and another large companies toys were tainted with mercury or lead right?

That is disturbing indeed. Did they ever get that under control actually? Would be a good research to look at.

It is too bad you see it like that. Many people find every moment to be special and not ordinary at all. Life is full of miracles and wonders, unless you have high expectations. Just open your eyes and appreciate it.

Well we agree we don't have a solution

I am no economist nor a politician so I probably don't have the bigger scope of the whole situation, yet it would have been nice if we would have had a way to create a system (give it any name, I don't care) that would really provide a universal business welfare that everyone can profit from leaving out poverty or at least declining on it as it goes.

You bring some good points and I also wonder why people don't seem to be bothered about the economic crisis in this nation at the moment.

I would understand if new innovative ideas and inventions would revolutionize the country to ensure world wide sales and jobs at home, yet I don't see anything innovative yet.

Just look at the car industry. GM is now restructuring its cars, but they are not alot better then before. Maybe they get a better mileage and are environmentally cleaner, but do they offer anything that a European, Japanese, or even Korean car industries don't already have?

I mean this is just one example.

Perhaps weapons is the only big business America has and economists have predicted this a long time ago knowing that war is the only way to get the economy going, yet for some reason this money just goes to the private individuals who care less about the economic status of their country. They can just live in Europe with their millions.
If it came back to the government who would use it to fund for the nations needs like it did in WW2 then perhaps this would have worked out good for the country.

Perhaps another alternative is that the land will be sold to foreigners who will get access to create businesses here to help Americans get jobs. I am sure it is being done already, but perhaps now that the dollar is weak more companies will take advantage of the situation. If Americans don't come up with more innovative ideas to ensure business for the people than yes it will have significant effect on its people.

I don't know as I am no economist and probably a horrible politician for Americans anyway, but I do know to revive an economy means to ensure jobs, inventions, and ideas that other countries wish they had.

Also thank you for mentioning about how Europe is changing its future on energy resources. I should have mentioned it earlier (I knew about this and witnessed it)that much of Europe is finding other alternatives to create its energy today.

Well anyway, I am sure there are answers and solutions. It would be great to see them laid out for I usually only see people complaining and not coming with anything solid on the table lately.

These are really good ideas. Has any presidential elect ever come close to such ideas that you have presented?

No moment is ordinary

Every moment is special

yet it is a moral problem that involves politics and finances.

The biggest international banks that represent corporations lend money to poor countries at such high interest rates that these countries can never pay it back allowing them to be raped from their resources and used for slave labor work.

All so we can enjoy the goods we take for granted in this country.

I am also against a government seizing a person's hard earned money, yet there has to be a way that wealth in such great magnitude shouldn't be rewarded if it creates poverty and misery. Do you get where I am going with this?

So yes "Robinhoodism" sounds very appealing to me right now as I have seen too much poverty around the world first hand in the years I did work at my profession. The majority of people in the richer countries simply turn their heads and say "oh well" too bad for them, but I am enjoying my goods anyway. Not only are the corporations responsible, but also the people who buy the goods responsible in ensuring such poverty in the world.

Inhumanity is practiced by huge corporations and even has a huge effect in our politics today as they use persuasive lobbyist to do their biddings. If not all of it.

I do not have a solution, yet the problems will continue regardless.

Here is a video that has been disturbing me for a few days now leading on to why I wrote this thread in the first place - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7932485454526581006&ei%23#

Simply amazing

Perhaps the squirrel was making a business deal. He offered a walnut and in return you wouldn't cut down the last tree.

Wow imagine this would be the case! If so then that would be amazing.

Nature offers amazing things to us. It can never get old for me as there is so much to witness and learn from.

I don't know about you guys, but I have been staring at the Jupiter picture Mirror posted up in awe for a good 15 minutes.

It is truly amazing to look at this fascinating planet.