Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Happy "43"
Happy "43"
I am thankful to the universe that I have my father and my mother and all my loved ones around me... Including my new loved one named Eva! I love her in my heart already even though I have never seen her in person. Is it a good thing or a mistake? I don't know but my heart is guiding me forward...I love her laughter and her sweet soul.
Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others Modest, unobtrusive, and often rather quiet or shy, you are a person who is content to be in the background or to serve as an assistant, in the supporting role rather than in the lead. You are quite humble in your own assessment of yourself and you have a very strong perfectionistic attitude, with a tendency to be overly self-critical. No matter how well you do something, you always see the flaws in it and how it could be improved. Often you will simply refuse to attempt something because you feel you cannot meet your own high standards.
Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation You are a gambler and an adventurer at heart, one who loves to take risks, to discover and explore new worlds, and to take the untried path rather than the safe, reliable one. You are an independent soul, freedom-loving, and often very restless. You need a lifestyle that provides opportunities for travel, movement, change, and meeting new people. A steady routine which offers much in the way of security but little in the way of space and freedom is odious to you.
I am thankful to the universe that I have my father and my mother and all my loved ones around me... Including my new loved one named Eva! I love her in my heart already even though I have never seen her in person. Is it a good thing or a mistake? I don't know but my heart is guiding me forward...I love her laughter and her sweet soul.
Section 1: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others Modest, unobtrusive, and often rather quiet or shy, you are a person who is content to be in the background or to serve as an assistant, in the supporting role rather than in the lead. You are quite humble in your own assessment of yourself and you have a very strong perfectionistic attitude, with a tendency to be overly self-critical. No matter how well you do something, you always see the flaws in it and how it could be improved. Often you will simply refuse to attempt something because you feel you cannot meet your own high standards.
Section 2: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation You are a gambler and an adventurer at heart, one who loves to take risks, to discover and explore new worlds, and to take the untried path rather than the safe, reliable one. You are an independent soul, freedom-loving, and often very restless. You need a lifestyle that provides opportunities for travel, movement, change, and meeting new people. A steady routine which offers much in the way of security but little in the way of space and freedom is odious to you.
-- - Life is ... the process of managing our vulnerabilities in the timeline of probabilities! -© 2005 Amir K. Harouni
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Inspirational Thoughts . . . .
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Time
One of the secrets of happiness is to take time to accomplish what you have to do, then to make time to achieve what you want to do.
Remember that life is short.
Its golden moments needs hopes and memories and dreams.
When it seems like those things are lost in the shuffle, you owe it to yourself to find them again.
The days are too precious to let them slip away.
If you're working too hard, make sure it's because it's a sacrifice for a time when you're going to pay yourself back with something more important than money could ever be.
If you're losing the battle, do what it takes to win the war over who is in control of your destiny.
Find time, make time, take time.....to love, to smile, to do something rewarding and deeply personal and completely worthwhile.
Time is your fortune, and you can spend it to bring more joy to yourself and to others your whole life through.
Time is your treasure.
- J. M. Colter
Endure
Look ahead, and you will endure. The troubles and challenges you face today, will soon seem tiny and insignificant. Keep going forward, keep moving steadily toward your goals. Keep moving, and your dreams will become reality.
Every hardship you face, makes you stronger and more capable. Every setback gives you that much more determination. Every hurdle you get past, brings you that much closer to your goals.
If you look down, the ground you cover won't seem like much. Rather, look ahead. Your steps will seem light, your progress swift, and your burdens bearable.
Look ahead to where you're going. Keep in mind why you want to get there. Your dreams will pull you toward them, if you remember to let them.
-- Ralph Marston
Integrity
It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us stron"
Happiness and success
Success is getting what you want;
happiness is wanting what you get.
- Anonymous
Power
Being powerful is like being a lady.
If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
- Margaret Thatcher
Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm - is a reason gone mad to achieve a definite, rational objective.
Enthusiasm is inflamed by opposition, but never converted; it is the leaping lightning that blasts obstacles from its path.
Enthusiasm is the X-ray of the soul, that penetrates and reveals the invisible.
Enthusiasm is a contagion that laughs at quarantine and inoculates all who come in contact with it.
Enthusiasm is the vibrant thrill in your voice that sways the wills of others into harmony with your own.
Enthusiasm is the "philosopher's stone" that transmutes dull tasks into delightful deeds.
Enthusiasm is a magnet that draws kindred souls with irresistible force and electrifies them with the magnetism of its own resolve.
- Unknown
Trust
Trust is like an ice cube
Once it melts, it's gone.
- Anonymous
Risk
To get profit without risk, experience without danger, and reward without work is as impossible as it is to live without being born.
- A.P. Gouthey
Time
One of the secrets of happiness is to take time to accomplish what you have to do, then to make time to achieve what you want to do.
Remember that life is short.
Its golden moments needs hopes and memories and dreams.
When it seems like those things are lost in the shuffle, you owe it to yourself to find them again.
The days are too precious to let them slip away.
If you're working too hard, make sure it's because it's a sacrifice for a time when you're going to pay yourself back with something more important than money could ever be.
If you're losing the battle, do what it takes to win the war over who is in control of your destiny.
Find time, make time, take time.....to love, to smile, to do something rewarding and deeply personal and completely worthwhile.
Time is your fortune, and you can spend it to bring more joy to yourself and to others your whole life through.
Time is your treasure.
- J. M. Colter
Endure
Look ahead, and you will endure. The troubles and challenges you face today, will soon seem tiny and insignificant. Keep going forward, keep moving steadily toward your goals. Keep moving, and your dreams will become reality.
Every hardship you face, makes you stronger and more capable. Every setback gives you that much more determination. Every hurdle you get past, brings you that much closer to your goals.
If you look down, the ground you cover won't seem like much. Rather, look ahead. Your steps will seem light, your progress swift, and your burdens bearable.
Look ahead to where you're going. Keep in mind why you want to get there. Your dreams will pull you toward them, if you remember to let them.
-- Ralph Marston
Integrity
It is not what we eat but what we digest that makes us stron"
Happiness and success
Success is getting what you want;
happiness is wanting what you get.
- Anonymous
Power
Being powerful is like being a lady.
If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.
- Margaret Thatcher
Enthusiasm
Enthusiasm - is a reason gone mad to achieve a definite, rational objective.
Enthusiasm is inflamed by opposition, but never converted; it is the leaping lightning that blasts obstacles from its path.
Enthusiasm is the X-ray of the soul, that penetrates and reveals the invisible.
Enthusiasm is a contagion that laughs at quarantine and inoculates all who come in contact with it.
Enthusiasm is the vibrant thrill in your voice that sways the wills of others into harmony with your own.
Enthusiasm is the "philosopher's stone" that transmutes dull tasks into delightful deeds.
Enthusiasm is a magnet that draws kindred souls with irresistible force and electrifies them with the magnetism of its own resolve.
- Unknown
Trust
Trust is like an ice cube
Once it melts, it's gone.
- Anonymous
Risk
To get profit without risk, experience without danger, and reward without work is as impossible as it is to live without being born.
- A.P. Gouthey
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Your email list is a valuable email marketing tool
You're Only As Good As Your List...and What You Email To It
by Nancy Michaels, President, Impression Impact | April 11, 2003
Your email list is one of your most valuable assets, but building one can be a slower process than some of us might like. In this issue, our friend and marketing expert, Nancy Michaels, gives her advice on increasing your email marketing effectiveness, and recommends the top ten people who should be on your email list.
You're Only As Good As Your List...and What You Email To It
No doubt about it, there's an information flood of biblical proportions going on. Despite that, email continues to be an effective and inexpensive way to get your message to a specific market. You never want to be accused of spamming your customers or prospects. You can make your email correspondence rise to the top if you plan your strategy with the customer in mind.
Here are some suggestions:
Use a database of clients and prospects, which includes their buying patterns and personal interests.
Include meaningful information in your correspondence. For instance, an email newsletter with industry-relevant articles is more likely to be read than an email describing your latest product.
Grab the reader's attention in the first sentence and again in a postscript. That way you catch those who read only the first few lines of an email, and those who skip to the end.
Be creative with your graphics. A real estate agency where I worked promoted high-end properties by sending prospects an image of a fresh peach or a plum along with a note touting a "peach of a deal," or a "plum property."
Be consistent in your choice of logo. Everything you send, from your email to your website, should achieve instant recognition.
Offer an ongoing presence. Repetition is the key to visibility. An advertising rule-of-thumb says it takes at least six or seven impressions before a consumer associates your product or service with your advertising. Apply this to your email effort.
A client of mine does this by sending out his email newsletter twice a year, his online catalogue two more times, an e-card on Thanksgiving and another one on the anniversary of the day he started his business. His clients and prospects feel they know him better through these various communiqués.
Time your pieces to correspond with seasonal changes or holidays. A landscaper would do his emailing in February in time for spring cleanup.
Include a sense of urgency through a limited-time offer. Customers are more likely to respond if they have to do it quickly. But be sure to give them an adequate amount of time.
Track the results of your email efforts with a coupon or free offer. Date the coupons or incentives, so you can trace where customers heard about you. When someone calls, ask what prompted their inquiry. These tactics will help you know which of your direct marketing efforts are working.
You're far better off if you create your own emailing list through opt-in tags on your website, a guest book, networking and speaking engagements, etc. When you speak before a group, always ask for the names, addresses, and email addresses of members.
Before you embark on a large-scale email campaign, test the waters with smaller mailings. When you land on something that works, stick with it.
The important thing to remember about email is that when the recipient finds it valuable, you will, too.
Deciding Who Should Be On Your Email List
When you decide to launch an email-marketing campaign, don't make the mistake of limiting your missives to customers. As a business owner, you benefit by staying in touch with a wide variety of community members, organizations and associations. By keeping these contacts informed through permission-based email, you engender the goodwill that will benefit your business in countless ways.
Here are the Top 10 people who should be on your email marketing list:
The local media. Business editors and reporters are always on the lookout for interesting story ideas. By including the press on your mailing list, you may find yourself making the news.
Your clients. Remember, it's harder to gain a new customer than to hold on to an existing one.
Your banker. Without him you may not be in this business. Foster your relationship, even when you're not asking for a loan.
Investors. As with your banker, you want to keep your investors informed of what you're doing.
Vendors with whom you do business. If they're in tune with you, they will be better able to serve your needs.
Professional organizations. Share your successes and ideas with other business owners. They'll do the same for you.
Prospects. You've always got to keep numerous leads in the pipeline.
Officials in local and state government. We all need friends in high places.
Civic and community leaders. They wield a lot of influence in the neighborhood. Let them know what is important to you.
Family and friends. Without them, where would you be?
Nancy Michaels, president of Impression Impact, provides a unique and off-the-wall perspective to corporations, small businesses, and franchises interested in attracting and retaining customers for life. She can be reached at: nmichaels@impressionimpact.com. Sign up for Nancy's online newsletter and look at some of her products in her online catalog.
by Nancy Michaels, President, Impression Impact | April 11, 2003
Your email list is one of your most valuable assets, but building one can be a slower process than some of us might like. In this issue, our friend and marketing expert, Nancy Michaels, gives her advice on increasing your email marketing effectiveness, and recommends the top ten people who should be on your email list.
You're Only As Good As Your List...and What You Email To It
No doubt about it, there's an information flood of biblical proportions going on. Despite that, email continues to be an effective and inexpensive way to get your message to a specific market. You never want to be accused of spamming your customers or prospects. You can make your email correspondence rise to the top if you plan your strategy with the customer in mind.
Here are some suggestions:
Use a database of clients and prospects, which includes their buying patterns and personal interests.
Include meaningful information in your correspondence. For instance, an email newsletter with industry-relevant articles is more likely to be read than an email describing your latest product.
Grab the reader's attention in the first sentence and again in a postscript. That way you catch those who read only the first few lines of an email, and those who skip to the end.
Be creative with your graphics. A real estate agency where I worked promoted high-end properties by sending prospects an image of a fresh peach or a plum along with a note touting a "peach of a deal," or a "plum property."
Be consistent in your choice of logo. Everything you send, from your email to your website, should achieve instant recognition.
Offer an ongoing presence. Repetition is the key to visibility. An advertising rule-of-thumb says it takes at least six or seven impressions before a consumer associates your product or service with your advertising. Apply this to your email effort.
A client of mine does this by sending out his email newsletter twice a year, his online catalogue two more times, an e-card on Thanksgiving and another one on the anniversary of the day he started his business. His clients and prospects feel they know him better through these various communiqués.
Time your pieces to correspond with seasonal changes or holidays. A landscaper would do his emailing in February in time for spring cleanup.
Include a sense of urgency through a limited-time offer. Customers are more likely to respond if they have to do it quickly. But be sure to give them an adequate amount of time.
Track the results of your email efforts with a coupon or free offer. Date the coupons or incentives, so you can trace where customers heard about you. When someone calls, ask what prompted their inquiry. These tactics will help you know which of your direct marketing efforts are working.
You're far better off if you create your own emailing list through opt-in tags on your website, a guest book, networking and speaking engagements, etc. When you speak before a group, always ask for the names, addresses, and email addresses of members.
Before you embark on a large-scale email campaign, test the waters with smaller mailings. When you land on something that works, stick with it.
The important thing to remember about email is that when the recipient finds it valuable, you will, too.
Deciding Who Should Be On Your Email List
When you decide to launch an email-marketing campaign, don't make the mistake of limiting your missives to customers. As a business owner, you benefit by staying in touch with a wide variety of community members, organizations and associations. By keeping these contacts informed through permission-based email, you engender the goodwill that will benefit your business in countless ways.
Here are the Top 10 people who should be on your email marketing list:
The local media. Business editors and reporters are always on the lookout for interesting story ideas. By including the press on your mailing list, you may find yourself making the news.
Your clients. Remember, it's harder to gain a new customer than to hold on to an existing one.
Your banker. Without him you may not be in this business. Foster your relationship, even when you're not asking for a loan.
Investors. As with your banker, you want to keep your investors informed of what you're doing.
Vendors with whom you do business. If they're in tune with you, they will be better able to serve your needs.
Professional organizations. Share your successes and ideas with other business owners. They'll do the same for you.
Prospects. You've always got to keep numerous leads in the pipeline.
Officials in local and state government. We all need friends in high places.
Civic and community leaders. They wield a lot of influence in the neighborhood. Let them know what is important to you.
Family and friends. Without them, where would you be?
Nancy Michaels, president of Impression Impact, provides a unique and off-the-wall perspective to corporations, small businesses, and franchises interested in attracting and retaining customers for life. She can be reached at: nmichaels@impressionimpact.com. Sign up for Nancy's online newsletter and look at some of her products in her online catalog.
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Monday, September 26, 2005
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Experiance is . . .
- " Experiance is a very tough teacher. You get the test FIRST, and the lesson AFTER! "
- " Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you expected! "
- " Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you expected! "
Friday, September 23, 2005
Friday, September 16, 2005
Poetry...
When it rains it reminds me of you. Although 2000 miles away is so far I still always walk outside in the rain and kiss it just for you. It never fails me. The rain will always come and I'll always love you. Next time you see a storm on the horizon please don't fear it's just heaven doing me the favor of taking you my kiss. Walk outside and kiss the rain whenever you need me.
Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart, for friendship doesn't count the miles, it's measured by the heart.
Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart, for friendship doesn't count the miles, it's measured by the heart.
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Sunday, September 11, 2005
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Monday, September 05, 2005
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Responsys Email and Lifecycle Marketing: On-Demand Email Marketing Solution
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Friday, August 19, 2005
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
I'm not dumb!
I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information'
-Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
-Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Sunday, August 07, 2005
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Incompetence...
With age comes wisdom; with wisdom comes the ability to recognize competence. Realizing the vastness of its void is an epiphany!
Amir Harouni
Amir Harouni
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Quotes
Never leave the one you love for the one you like because the one you like will leave you for the one they love!
The task ahead of us is never greater than the power behind us!
The task ahead of us is never greater than the power behind us!
Friday, July 01, 2005
Monday, June 20, 2005
Thursday, June 16, 2005
21 Ways to Live a Fuller Life (by Motty Baruch)
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you
want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least 1 year before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only
way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly, but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and
Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.
21. Spend some time alone.
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you
want.
4. When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5. When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged at least 1 year before you get married.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams
don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only
way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly, but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and
Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.
21. Spend some time alone.
A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand and touches your heart.
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
10 Tips for a Better web site
Phrizbie Web Design : Search Engine Guide
1) Navigation: Keep it simple (KISS), and make sure it's consistent from page to page. No matter where you place your menu bar -- either at the top or down the side -- always include a small text menu at the bottom of every page. If you're one of those people easily impressed with Flash, don't design your navigation with it. There are still some people who don't have or want the plug-in, so they won't be able to navigate your site. Besides, search engine spiders can't read it, so won't be able to spider the individual pages of your site if the navigation is done in Flash.
2) Privacy Policy: With all of the concern over privacy on the Web if you collect any type of information from your visitors (even if it's just an email address) you need to include a privacy policy. There are many online templates that will help you to create one easily. Once made, post a link to it on every page of your site.
3) Contact Information: Nothing drives me more insane than having to search through an entire web site just to send the owner an email. Post your contact info at the bottom of every page of your site, along with your email address. Don't make me fill out a whole form when I just want to send a simple comment. Include your email address, hotlinked and ready to go.
4) Logos & Graphics: Please keep your graphics down to a reasonable size. No one wants to wait two minutes while your huge, beautiful logo loads onto the screen. If you must use a lot of graphics to get your point across, I've got one word for you: Compression.
5) Fonts: Remember if you stray from using the standard fonts that everyone has installed on their computers (such as Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman) the viewer won't see your fonts as intended. Your users' computers will display your site in their default fonts. Stick to standards. If you must have a certain font used you'll have to turn it into a graphic to maintain its look.
6) Make It Sticky: Include interactive features if possible, such as live news feeds. Check out http://www.moreover.com for tons of news feed topics you can paste into your site for free. Use chat rooms, discussion boards, etc. You want to create a sense of community where people will want to return.
7) Newsletter: If you're going to have a web site you need to offer a newsletter, even if it's strictly going to be about sale items, specials or site updates. You need to start collecting a list of your visitors' email addresses so you can keep in touch with them. Ezines help to keep your site fresh in the client's mind and helps to establish trust and credibility. For more on how to start your own ezine see http://www.ezineuniversity.com
8) Browsers: You'd be amazed at how differently your web site appears in different browsers. Make sure you take a peek at your site in Netscape and Internet Explorer. Recent stats show IE has about 80% of the market share, but you'll still want to make sure the other 20% can view your site without any problems.
9) Resolution: This is a highly debatable subject. "What resolution should I design for?" The norm these days seems to be 800X600 although there are still a small number of people limping along in 640X480. Look at your site in different resolutions to get an idea of what I'm talking about. If you don't mind letting the small majority scroll right and left, I say go with 800X600 or slightly larger.
10) Index Page: This may seem like a given, but I'm going to mention it anyway. On the very first page of your site (the homepage) the first paragraph should answer the "5 W's"; basically telling them who you are and what you're offering. You'd be amazed at the number of web sites that leave this out. You need to answer these questions and do it fast. Surfers are a very impatient group. Stop them before they click away.
If you remember the above 10 pointers when putting together your next web site, you'll create a winning site that visitors will want to return to, and not run away from in frustration.
1) Navigation: Keep it simple (KISS), and make sure it's consistent from page to page. No matter where you place your menu bar -- either at the top or down the side -- always include a small text menu at the bottom of every page. If you're one of those people easily impressed with Flash, don't design your navigation with it. There are still some people who don't have or want the plug-in, so they won't be able to navigate your site. Besides, search engine spiders can't read it, so won't be able to spider the individual pages of your site if the navigation is done in Flash.
2) Privacy Policy: With all of the concern over privacy on the Web if you collect any type of information from your visitors (even if it's just an email address) you need to include a privacy policy. There are many online templates that will help you to create one easily. Once made, post a link to it on every page of your site.
3) Contact Information: Nothing drives me more insane than having to search through an entire web site just to send the owner an email. Post your contact info at the bottom of every page of your site, along with your email address. Don't make me fill out a whole form when I just want to send a simple comment. Include your email address, hotlinked and ready to go.
4) Logos & Graphics: Please keep your graphics down to a reasonable size. No one wants to wait two minutes while your huge, beautiful logo loads onto the screen. If you must use a lot of graphics to get your point across, I've got one word for you: Compression.
5) Fonts: Remember if you stray from using the standard fonts that everyone has installed on their computers (such as Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman) the viewer won't see your fonts as intended. Your users' computers will display your site in their default fonts. Stick to standards. If you must have a certain font used you'll have to turn it into a graphic to maintain its look.
6) Make It Sticky: Include interactive features if possible, such as live news feeds. Check out http://www.moreover.com for tons of news feed topics you can paste into your site for free. Use chat rooms, discussion boards, etc. You want to create a sense of community where people will want to return.
7) Newsletter: If you're going to have a web site you need to offer a newsletter, even if it's strictly going to be about sale items, specials or site updates. You need to start collecting a list of your visitors' email addresses so you can keep in touch with them. Ezines help to keep your site fresh in the client's mind and helps to establish trust and credibility. For more on how to start your own ezine see http://www.ezineuniversity.com
8) Browsers: You'd be amazed at how differently your web site appears in different browsers. Make sure you take a peek at your site in Netscape and Internet Explorer. Recent stats show IE has about 80% of the market share, but you'll still want to make sure the other 20% can view your site without any problems.
9) Resolution: This is a highly debatable subject. "What resolution should I design for?" The norm these days seems to be 800X600 although there are still a small number of people limping along in 640X480. Look at your site in different resolutions to get an idea of what I'm talking about. If you don't mind letting the small majority scroll right and left, I say go with 800X600 or slightly larger.
10) Index Page: This may seem like a given, but I'm going to mention it anyway. On the very first page of your site (the homepage) the first paragraph should answer the "5 W's"; basically telling them who you are and what you're offering. You'd be amazed at the number of web sites that leave this out. You need to answer these questions and do it fast. Surfers are a very impatient group. Stop them before they click away.
If you remember the above 10 pointers when putting together your next web site, you'll create a winning site that visitors will want to return to, and not run away from in frustration.
The Mystery of Lust and Trust Revealed
Love
When we see people with similar facial features as our own, it builds trust and not lust, report the BBC News and the Telegraph of research from psychologists at the United Kingdom universities of St. Andrews and Aberdeen. But when it comes to sexual attraction and lust, we tend to seek those whose faces are very different from our own.
The study: In this study that was titled "Trustworthy But Not Lust-Worthy," 144 students were shown a series of paired faces. They were not told that some of the photographs had been subtly altered by psychologists to resemble the actual student who was looking at the pictures. The other photos were not altered.
The results:
When it comes to sexual attraction, the students chose faces that had different characteristics than their own. No doubt, there is some ingrained force causing us to reject people who look like we do to avoid inbreeding.
When it comes to trust, the students chose faces with similar characteristics as their own. "This supports the idea that people--perhaps unwittingly--detect facial resemblance," researcher Lisa DeBruine told the BBC News. "It means to them, on some level, that this person is 'family' and they are more trusting of them." They also described these faces as unattractive sexually.
"These results back the notion that people trust kin but avoid them in a sexual setting due to the costs of inbreeding," DeBruine summarized to the BBC.
The study findings were published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Series.
When we see people with similar facial features as our own, it builds trust and not lust, report the BBC News and the Telegraph of research from psychologists at the United Kingdom universities of St. Andrews and Aberdeen. But when it comes to sexual attraction and lust, we tend to seek those whose faces are very different from our own.
The study: In this study that was titled "Trustworthy But Not Lust-Worthy," 144 students were shown a series of paired faces. They were not told that some of the photographs had been subtly altered by psychologists to resemble the actual student who was looking at the pictures. The other photos were not altered.
The results:
When it comes to sexual attraction, the students chose faces that had different characteristics than their own. No doubt, there is some ingrained force causing us to reject people who look like we do to avoid inbreeding.
When it comes to trust, the students chose faces with similar characteristics as their own. "This supports the idea that people--perhaps unwittingly--detect facial resemblance," researcher Lisa DeBruine told the BBC News. "It means to them, on some level, that this person is 'family' and they are more trusting of them." They also described these faces as unattractive sexually.
"These results back the notion that people trust kin but avoid them in a sexual setting due to the costs of inbreeding," DeBruine summarized to the BBC.
The study findings were published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biological Series.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Saturday, June 04, 2005
Dust in Wind Lyrics from Kansas
Dust in Wind Lyrics from Kansas: "Dust in Wind Lyrics from Kansas
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind."
I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment's gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
[Now] Don't hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won't another minute buy.
Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind."
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how.
You should be kissed, and often, and by someone who knows how.
Art is created from pieces of the shattered soul.
I will expose myself to you; stand naked in the wind,
I'm an oxymoron, both sides of the coin and I like all the chocolates in the box.
I am not into labels or signature items, I like to wear my own initials or none at all.
Art is created from pieces of the shattered soul.
I will expose myself to you; stand naked in the wind,
I'm an oxymoron, both sides of the coin and I like all the chocolates in the box.
I am not into labels or signature items, I like to wear my own initials or none at all.
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Sunday, May 15, 2005
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Marriage is not a word. It's a sentence (a Life sentence).
Marriage is not a word. It's a sentence (a Life sentence).
Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore marriage is an institution for the blind.
Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor's Degree and the woman gets her masters.
Marriage is a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring and suffering.
Married life is full of excitement and frustration: in the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the NEIGHBOR listens.
Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want, and when you see what the other person has, you wish you had ordered that instead.
A happy marriage is a matter of giving and taking; the husband gives and the wife takes.
Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.
Confucius says: man who sinks into woman's arm soon have arms in woman's sink.
They say that when a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is love; after marriage it is self-defense.
There was this love who said that he would go through hell for her. They got married, and now he is going through HELL.
Eighty percent of married man cheat in America, the rest cheat in Europe.
A man was complaining to a friend: "I HAD IT ALL - MONEY, A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, THE LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, THEN POW ! IT WAS ALL GONE." "WHAT HAPPENED ?" asked his friend. He says "MY WIFE FOUND OUT."
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin. They can't face each other, but still they stay together.
Marriage is man and woman become one. The trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
WIFE: Let's go out and have some fun tonight.
HUSBAND: OK, but if you get home before I do, leave the hallway lights on.
At a cocktail party, one woman said to another: "AREN'T YOU WEARING YOUR RING ON THE WRONG FINGER ?" The other replied, "YES, I AM. I MARRIED THE WRONG MAN."
Son: How much does it cost to get married, Dad ?
Father: I don't know son, I'm still paying for it !
Son: Is it true Dad ? I heard that in ancient China, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her.
Father: That's true everywhere, son, EVERYWHERE !
"I married Miss RIGHT, I just didn't know her first name was ALWAYS."
Losing a wife can be hard. In my case, It was almost impossible ...
Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore marriage is an institution for the blind.
Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor's Degree and the woman gets her masters.
Marriage is a three ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring and suffering.
Married life is full of excitement and frustration: in the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the NEIGHBOR listens.
Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want, and when you see what the other person has, you wish you had ordered that instead.
A happy marriage is a matter of giving and taking; the husband gives and the wife takes.
Love is one long sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.
Confucius says: man who sinks into woman's arm soon have arms in woman's sink.
They say that when a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is love; after marriage it is self-defense.
There was this love who said that he would go through hell for her. They got married, and now he is going through HELL.
Eighty percent of married man cheat in America, the rest cheat in Europe.
A man was complaining to a friend: "I HAD IT ALL - MONEY, A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE, THE LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, THEN POW ! IT WAS ALL GONE." "WHAT HAPPENED ?" asked his friend. He says "MY WIFE FOUND OUT."
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin. They can't face each other, but still they stay together.
Marriage is man and woman become one. The trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
WIFE: Let's go out and have some fun tonight.
HUSBAND: OK, but if you get home before I do, leave the hallway lights on.
At a cocktail party, one woman said to another: "AREN'T YOU WEARING YOUR RING ON THE WRONG FINGER ?" The other replied, "YES, I AM. I MARRIED THE WRONG MAN."
Son: How much does it cost to get married, Dad ?
Father: I don't know son, I'm still paying for it !
Son: Is it true Dad ? I heard that in ancient China, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her.
Father: That's true everywhere, son, EVERYWHERE !
"I married Miss RIGHT, I just didn't know her first name was ALWAYS."
Losing a wife can be hard. In my case, It was almost impossible ...
All Personality Types
Explorers: Finding your way without a compass
Explorers are driven by curiosity, imagination and restless energy. They're spontaneous and resist being hemmed in by routines and rules, preferring to "just do it" rather than ask for permission.
Idealists: Opening the world to new possibilities
The Idealist's life mission is making the world a better place. They care about big ideas and issues as well as the lives of people around them. In many ways, they're ideal friends and co-workers who inspire others to pursue their dreams.
Leaders: Getting all you can out of life
Leaders are driven to make an impact on the world. They are courageous, "forces to be reckoned with," unafraid of risk-taking and making unpopular decisions. On a personal level, they are fiercely loyal and willing to do anything to protect their loved ones.
Traditionalists: Bringing strength and stability to the world
Traditionalists bring order to the world with their practical skills, high standards, and hard work. They're loyal and trustworthy friends. People naturally gravitate to them because of their strength, stability and common sense.
Individualists: Finding your own path
Individualists stand out for their imaginative, curious, shrewd qualities. They're filled with surprises and don't do things simply to please others. Not everyone appreciates these true originals.
Rebels: Challenging the status quo
Rebels challenge the status quo with their proactive, defiant, and stimulating style. Skeptics by nature, they see themselves as exceptions to most rules. Still, they're great advocates for individuality and the importance of following one's "bliss."
Givers: Bringing out the best in others
Givers are loving, helpful, generous, and compassionate. They see the best in others and help bring it out. Because their hearts are open, they inspire others to open their hearts.
Creators: Making your unique contribution to the world
Creators devote their curiosity, insight, and passion to both real world and philosophical issues. They have a knack for combining images, ideas, and information in new and innovative ways. Because their talents often set them apart, it's important they find like-minded friends and pay special attention to keeping their mind and body in balance.
Champions: Sharing your winning attitude
Champions are natural winners. They easily adapt and bounce back from problems, thanks to their upbeat attitudes, vitality, confidence and courage. They're always striving to live up to their full potential.
Protectors: Offering a safe harbor
Protectors offer a safe harbor to the people in their lives by being reasonable, reliable, and calm, even in a crisis. People instinctively trust them to watch out for their interests, keep secrets, manage money, and run companies.
Equalizers: Staying balanced and well-rounded
Equalizers are the most balanced and well rounded of the personality types, with an interesting mix of complementary traits. When others are rigid, Equalizers instinctively adjust to fit the situation.
Observers: Finding inner peace
Observers strive to find inner peace in a non-peaceful world. Their shy and cautious nature gives them a chance to observe and learn about people and situations, rather than rush in blindly. Though they look reserved and even aloof, they're actually very warm and kind to their intimate circle of family and friends.
Explorers are driven by curiosity, imagination and restless energy. They're spontaneous and resist being hemmed in by routines and rules, preferring to "just do it" rather than ask for permission.
Idealists: Opening the world to new possibilities
The Idealist's life mission is making the world a better place. They care about big ideas and issues as well as the lives of people around them. In many ways, they're ideal friends and co-workers who inspire others to pursue their dreams.
Leaders: Getting all you can out of life
Leaders are driven to make an impact on the world. They are courageous, "forces to be reckoned with," unafraid of risk-taking and making unpopular decisions. On a personal level, they are fiercely loyal and willing to do anything to protect their loved ones.
Traditionalists: Bringing strength and stability to the world
Traditionalists bring order to the world with their practical skills, high standards, and hard work. They're loyal and trustworthy friends. People naturally gravitate to them because of their strength, stability and common sense.
Individualists: Finding your own path
Individualists stand out for their imaginative, curious, shrewd qualities. They're filled with surprises and don't do things simply to please others. Not everyone appreciates these true originals.
Rebels: Challenging the status quo
Rebels challenge the status quo with their proactive, defiant, and stimulating style. Skeptics by nature, they see themselves as exceptions to most rules. Still, they're great advocates for individuality and the importance of following one's "bliss."
Givers: Bringing out the best in others
Givers are loving, helpful, generous, and compassionate. They see the best in others and help bring it out. Because their hearts are open, they inspire others to open their hearts.
Creators: Making your unique contribution to the world
Creators devote their curiosity, insight, and passion to both real world and philosophical issues. They have a knack for combining images, ideas, and information in new and innovative ways. Because their talents often set them apart, it's important they find like-minded friends and pay special attention to keeping their mind and body in balance.
Champions: Sharing your winning attitude
Champions are natural winners. They easily adapt and bounce back from problems, thanks to their upbeat attitudes, vitality, confidence and courage. They're always striving to live up to their full potential.
Protectors: Offering a safe harbor
Protectors offer a safe harbor to the people in their lives by being reasonable, reliable, and calm, even in a crisis. People instinctively trust them to watch out for their interests, keep secrets, manage money, and run companies.
Equalizers: Staying balanced and well-rounded
Equalizers are the most balanced and well rounded of the personality types, with an interesting mix of complementary traits. When others are rigid, Equalizers instinctively adjust to fit the situation.
Observers: Finding inner peace
Observers strive to find inner peace in a non-peaceful world. Their shy and cautious nature gives them a chance to observe and learn about people and situations, rather than rush in blindly. Though they look reserved and even aloof, they're actually very warm and kind to their intimate circle of family and friends.
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Monday, May 09, 2005
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Life...
Life is about consistant transformation. Even in death we continue to transform.
E-motion is Energy in Motion.
Potential is a blank canvas.
What limits you in life? Our reality is a reflection of our own projection.
Pamper the past
Predict the present
Project the future.
E-motion is Energy in Motion.
Potential is a blank canvas.
What limits you in life? Our reality is a reflection of our own projection.
Pamper the past
Predict the present
Project the future.
Saturday, May 07, 2005
Sunday, May 01, 2005
Saturday, April 30, 2005
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Karma reading
Nodes of the Moon (Your Karmic Doorways)
North Node of the Moon in Leo
In prior lives, Amir, you promoted social reform and brotherhood, often at the expense of close personal relationships. Creativity was repressed in favor of work for the common good.
Your past live's goals were based on bettering the human condition, yet you remained so detached from real people that the goal became an intellectual exercise.
You have possibly spent past lives as a revolutionary, social worker, academic, or even a hermit.
You still take pride in being different from other people, Amir, and often will maintain your individuality at all costs.
North Node of the Moon in Leo
In prior lives, Amir, you promoted social reform and brotherhood, often at the expense of close personal relationships. Creativity was repressed in favor of work for the common good.
Your past live's goals were based on bettering the human condition, yet you remained so detached from real people that the goal became an intellectual exercise.
You have possibly spent past lives as a revolutionary, social worker, academic, or even a hermit.
You still take pride in being different from other people, Amir, and often will maintain your individuality at all costs.
Thursday, April 21, 2005
How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others ...
Section 1:
How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others
Modest, unobtrusive, and often rather quiet or shy, you are a person who is content to be in the background or to serve as an assistant, in the supporting role rather than in the lead. You are quite humble in your own assessment of yourself and you have a very strong perfectionistic attitude, with a tendency to be overly self-critical. No matter how well you do something, you always see the flaws in it and how it could be improved. Often you will simply refuse to attempt something because you feel you cannot meet your own high standards.
Section 2:
The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
You are a gambler and an adventurer at heart, one who loves to take risks, to discover and explore new worlds, and to take the untried path rather than the safe, reliable one. You are an independent soul, freedom-loving, and often very restless. You need a lifestyle that provides opportunities for travel, movement, change, and meeting new people. A steady routine which offers much in the way of security but little in the way of space and freedom is odious to you.
How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others
Modest, unobtrusive, and often rather quiet or shy, you are a person who is content to be in the background or to serve as an assistant, in the supporting role rather than in the lead. You are quite humble in your own assessment of yourself and you have a very strong perfectionistic attitude, with a tendency to be overly self-critical. No matter how well you do something, you always see the flaws in it and how it could be improved. Often you will simply refuse to attempt something because you feel you cannot meet your own high standards.
Section 2:
The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
You are a gambler and an adventurer at heart, one who loves to take risks, to discover and explore new worlds, and to take the untried path rather than the safe, reliable one. You are an independent soul, freedom-loving, and often very restless. You need a lifestyle that provides opportunities for travel, movement, change, and meeting new people. A steady routine which offers much in the way of security but little in the way of space and freedom is odious to you.
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Monday, April 18, 2005
Sunday, April 17, 2005
Daily Horoscope .........
"You're a natural-born wanderer, and taking to the road gives your heart a much-needed surge of life. Pretend you're on vacation, go out and about and get your spark back. "
Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Saturday, April 02, 2005
Friday, April 1st 2005
Dear Amir,
Here is your single's love horoscope
for Friday, April 1:
Your astrological inability to commit is your fatal flaw. April fool! Your independence is an aphrodisiac to many, and the one who can challenge you and hold your interest -- well, it'll be out of this world.
Here is your single's love horoscope
for Friday, April 1:
Your astrological inability to commit is your fatal flaw. April fool! Your independence is an aphrodisiac to many, and the one who can challenge you and hold your interest -- well, it'll be out of this world.
Daily Extended Horoscope for SAGITTARIUS
You've never been famous for your willpower, self-restraint or frugality -- especially when it comes to surprising dear ones. Well, you're planning one of those moments now, and you're going to have to decide whether to respect your budget or follow your heart. It's easy to see which would naturally take over, but do at least try to find a happy medium.
Thursday, March 31, 2005
Saturday, March 26, 2005
Free Sample Love Meter for Amir
Venus Conjunct Neptune with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
Love for you is often a "divine discontent". You are so romantic and idealistic it is difficult for any mortal person to sustain your interest without disappointing you. Your need to idealize loved ones may make you susceptible to illusion.
Mercury Trine Mars with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
Your sense of humor is one of your outstanding qualities. It usually manifests as a rather wry wit. Anyone you're close to must share this sense of irony. You probably have a special talent or an absorbing interest. Your closest ties are likewise involved.
Mercury Quintile Jupiter with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
You have a quality people trust and you are often sought after as a confidante or an advisor. You have high moral and ethical standards and it is imperative that anyone you're close to is a person of the highest integrity. You prefer well-educated people.
Love for you is often a "divine discontent". You are so romantic and idealistic it is difficult for any mortal person to sustain your interest without disappointing you. Your need to idealize loved ones may make you susceptible to illusion.
Mercury Trine Mars with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
Your sense of humor is one of your outstanding qualities. It usually manifests as a rather wry wit. Anyone you're close to must share this sense of irony. You probably have a special talent or an absorbing interest. Your closest ties are likewise involved.
Mercury Quintile Jupiter with an orb between 1 and 3 degrees
You have a quality people trust and you are often sought after as a confidante or an advisor. You have high moral and ethical standards and it is imperative that anyone you're close to is a person of the highest integrity. You prefer well-educated people.
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Friday, March 18, 2005
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Sunday, March 06, 2005
"Second Chance"
One can count on a "Second Chance" in a lifetime but beyond it "Fat Chance!"
Amir Harouni
Amir Harouni
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Element of Life
Energy (E) is the basic element of Life. Energy is not created nor destroyed. It just takes on different forms of manifestation during different cycles of existence in the spherical dimension of infinity.
Amir Harouni
Amir Harouni
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Daily Horoscope
The realm of romance is a little off-kilter -- it's a 'you say good-bye, I say hello' kind of day. If timing's everything, there's a whole lotta nothing going on right now, but your efforts now will be fruitful later.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Daily Horoscope
Your recent thwarted attempts to delve further into the philosophy of love can finally succeed -- insofar as success means opening up whole new universes of possibilities. Go deep and you'll go far.
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Two Hot Fads Meet Online: Local Classifieds Do Blogs
Online marketplace LiveDeal announced a local person-to-person ad distribution network that turns any website or Blog into a unique and localized classifieds site in seconds. LiveDeal Local AdWiz (beta tested under the name LiveDeal Listings Creator) pulls from LiveDeal.com's 100,000 local classified listings across multiple categories and enables them to be republished on any website with just a few clicks.
Local AdWiz goes live February 15 on LiveDeal.com, and the company says bloggers and Web publishers can now tap into a grassroots network of P2P buying and selling to generate positive cash flow. LiveDeal manages the listings and the ecommerce transactions on the back-end, and whenever an item is sold through a blog or other website, the site publisher earns a share in the transaction.
Local AdWiz is Web-based and fully customizable. It requires no coding and takes only seconds to set up. Local AdWiz taps RSS technology or XML readers to continually update its listings with new items, ensuring fresh content on a by-the-minute basis.
The product was introduced at this week's DEMO Conference.
http://www.livedeal.com
Local AdWiz goes live February 15 on LiveDeal.com, and the company says bloggers and Web publishers can now tap into a grassroots network of P2P buying and selling to generate positive cash flow. LiveDeal manages the listings and the ecommerce transactions on the back-end, and whenever an item is sold through a blog or other website, the site publisher earns a share in the transaction.
Local AdWiz is Web-based and fully customizable. It requires no coding and takes only seconds to set up. Local AdWiz taps RSS technology or XML readers to continually update its listings with new items, ensuring fresh content on a by-the-minute basis.
The product was introduced at this week's DEMO Conference.
http://www.livedeal.com
Monday, February 14, 2005
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Infinity ...
Infinity is an illusion! Everything is relative. We are a reflection of our own projection.
Infinity is the prespective of a fly caught in the middle of 2 huge facing mirrors.
Infinity is a human's lifetime in the eyes of a fly.
Infinity is the prespective of a fly caught in the middle of 2 huge facing mirrors.
Infinity is a human's lifetime in the eyes of a fly.
Monday, January 24, 2005
Life is...
Life is ... the task of Managing our Liabilities on the timeline of Probabilities.
Life is …Finding clarity by way of elevating one’s perspective to a level that will afford him recognition of patterns that weave the canvas of life.
Making sense of what one sees on the face of that canvas depends on one’s ability to maintain proper distance and focus and consciousness of the attached meanings to the patterns from experiences of the past.
Life is ... "Presence"... Death is "Absense of Presence". To Be or Not To Be... That is our digital significance on the pixlated screen of life. For life to have resolution and high definition, it needs more pixles thus it needs for us to prolifrate.
Life is ... a vehicle, Hope is the "accelerator" and Fear, the "Break". Hope fuels life.
Life is ... the universal collective wisdom of living our parallel existences on the timeline of probabilities where all versions of us live our altered lives based on decisions made at a point in time. Faith is the channel that allows us to hyperlink to any version of us anytime anywhere.
Copyright 2005, Amir K. Harouni
Life is …Finding clarity by way of elevating one’s perspective to a level that will afford him recognition of patterns that weave the canvas of life.
Making sense of what one sees on the face of that canvas depends on one’s ability to maintain proper distance and focus and consciousness of the attached meanings to the patterns from experiences of the past.
Life is ... "Presence"... Death is "Absense of Presence". To Be or Not To Be... That is our digital significance on the pixlated screen of life. For life to have resolution and high definition, it needs more pixles thus it needs for us to prolifrate.
Life is ... a vehicle, Hope is the "accelerator" and Fear, the "Break". Hope fuels life.
Life is ... the universal collective wisdom of living our parallel existences on the timeline of probabilities where all versions of us live our altered lives based on decisions made at a point in time. Faith is the channel that allows us to hyperlink to any version of us anytime anywhere.
Copyright 2005, Amir K. Harouni
Sunday, January 23, 2005
Saturday, January 15, 2005
RUMI...
Choose as your partner someone who shines on you,
whose brightness illuminates the darkest corners of your heart.
Yet before you make your choice, be careful.
Ensure that the beauty is real, and not counterfeit--
like a lead coin coated in gold plate.
The right partner is someone whose external beauty is
exactly matched by internal virtue.
Moulana Mohammad Molavi Rumi (Persian Poet)
Masnavi III 545
whose brightness illuminates the darkest corners of your heart.
Yet before you make your choice, be careful.
Ensure that the beauty is real, and not counterfeit--
like a lead coin coated in gold plate.
The right partner is someone whose external beauty is
exactly matched by internal virtue.
Moulana Mohammad Molavi Rumi (Persian Poet)
Masnavi III 545
Friday, January 14, 2005
A Pseudo-Poem...
The cold I feel inside me is not of the room. The emptiness that echoes my soul is my very womb.
The bewildered and the baffled are king; a wise man once said, “Don’t ever try to teach a pig to sing!”
The wise are dummies and there are tsunamis. Undeserving women become mommies!
Love is a thing of the past. Commitments hardly ever last.
Life is the theatre and you can act. Some choose to sit back and just react!
The bewildered and the baffled are king; a wise man once said, “Don’t ever try to teach a pig to sing!”
The wise are dummies and there are tsunamis. Undeserving women become mommies!
Love is a thing of the past. Commitments hardly ever last.
Life is the theatre and you can act. Some choose to sit back and just react!
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
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