the shocking truth about the crackdown on Occupy

i had a feeling about this.  i think being american you grow up with this ability.  this is the second time my instincts about what is really going on in government have proven accurate. the first time was actually when i was in france.  when i got to lyon, france, too was going through all the h1n1 flu craziness.  france?  really?  i thought to myself.  while my professors and certain classmates at school got paranoid, i kept my calm while suspiciously eyeing the french government.  months later i read in the newspaper that the french minister of health had ordered millions of vaccines, millions beyond what the country needed.  their solution then was what had gone on when i arrived:  they tried to scare the citizens, through the media, to get vaccinated.  still they weren't able to use it all up so they sold it off to other countries.

back to the story, though.  we should have known. interesting the parallel between what has transpired in the north african countries and what is now happening in u.s. and europe. please read the article and then pass it on.

doh!

this evening i came across this "game."  it's called ribbon hero and it gets installed on microsoft office. the "game" tests your knowledge of either word, excel, or powerpoint so it's like a tutorial, as well.  this is great for someone like me who knows enough just to get by but is not a wizard which i'd like to be.  with each exercise you earn points. when you don't know what to do next in the exercise, it gives you hints. 

also, when you install this, you're also letting microsoft track how you use it and your level, efficiency, etc.

looking back

now that the year is almost over, i haven been thinking about what this year has been like, what i'd like to change.  it's something that i have been trying to change over the past few years but the more each year progresses, the more i forget and i just end up where i started.  what i'm talking about is me trying to be a positive person.  positive as in, thinks positive thoughts, speaks positive thoughts, and is more pro-activ in my own life.  i am a negative nancy, a scrooge.  i try to remind myself about the universal law of attraction.  think and believe in abundance and the universe will give it back to you.  pretty much anything you put out will come back to you.  on my part, i see how that has led me to where my life is today.  there has been times when i did make things happen and other times i just sit and wait, hoping things will happen on its own.  i really need to stop that.

spending too much

this month for some reason, my expenditures for groceries and other necessities have gone up.  it's only half way through the month and i've already spent $60 more than previous months.  and i still have one more thing i have to buy:  a reflective arm band for my walk to the bus stop in the evening. the sun is setting earlier and by 6 pm its already dark out here. plus it's good for two other things: not getting passed by the bus because the driver couldn't see you and not getting nearly run over by drivers who are making a left turn ON RED!  i wish i had thought of this when i was working at ikea and had to walk the last 30 minutes home.  this will be $10.  $5 for the product and another $5 for shipping.