Books I Recommend | Movies

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Rio

These are books (and movies) that have had an impact on me, and I think you’ll find something special in them.

1.
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger (Paperback – Jan 30, 2001)
A must read classic!
2.
You Can’t Say You Can’t Play
Vivian Gussin Paley (Paperback – Jul 16, 1993)
Interesting and educational content.
3.
A Vagabond in Mexico
S Guzman-C (Paperback – Jan 1, 1993)
My Book! Not a travel guide.

4.

The People’s Guide to Mexico (Peoples Guide to Mexico)
Carl Franz, Lorena Havens (Paperback – Oct 25, 2006)
The best travel guide to Mexico I have found. lots of good advice and instruction
5.
Alice In Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
–And the Gryphon said to Alice: “It’s all his fancy, that: he ain’t got no sorrow you know. Come on.”
6.
This book is one of the best on Buddhism!
7.
Excellent book!
8.
A different Toltec perspective
9.
The Pocket Buddha Reader
(Paperback – Apr 10, 2001)
Excellent selections from the Buddha’s teachings
11.
Simple e interesante perspectiva Tolteca.
12.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Eckhart Tolle (Paperback – Sep 29, 2004)
Recommended!
13.
To Kill A Mockingbird
Harper Lee (Mass Market Paperback – Jan 1, 1982)
Extraordinary!
14.
Watership Down (Puffin Books)
Richard Adams (Paperback – Jul 26, 1973)
A must read!
15.
The Razor’s Edge
W. Somerset Maugham (Paperback – Sep 9, 2003)
Another must read
16.
Interesting conclusions in this book!
17.
The Brothers Karamazov (Second Edition) (Norton Critical Editions)
Fyodor Dostoevsky (Paperback – Feb 15, 2011)
What can I add about Dostoevsky’s work?
18.
Les Miserables (Modern Library Classics)
Victor Hugo (Paperback – Jul 14, 2009)
Or about Victor Hugo’s work?
20.
Journey to Ixtlan: The Lessons of Don Juan
Carlos Castaneda (Paperback – Feb 1, 1991)
The philosophy behind the teachings
21.
A Buddhist Bible: Favorite Scriptures of the Zen Sect
Dwight Goddard (Paperback – Oct 8, 2008)
22.
The Matrix
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving (DVD)
23.
The Matrix Collection: 4 Film Favorites
Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving (DVD)
24.
The Truman Show (Special Collector’s Edition)
Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone (DVD)
Food for thought in these movies.
 

.25
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins (Paperback – Dec 27, 2005)
How they control third world countries, in particular.
26. The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World
27.
The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
G. Edward Griffin (Paperback – Feb 13, 2010)
The Federal Reserve is a scam, is a private organization.
29.
Avatar (Three-Disc Extended Collector’s Edition + BD-Live) [Blu-ray]
Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez (Blu-ray) 

It is happening now!
30.
Inception
Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe (DVD)
It is a dream! It can be changed!

 

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Gun Control | Freedom Force International

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Rio

Something about gun control that makes sense.

What do you think?

EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW
ABOUT GUN CONTROL IN 99 WORDS!
© 2007 January 07 by G. Edward Griffin

Gun-control laws do not control crime because crimes are not committed by guns; they are committed by criminals. Criminals will always have guns because they do not obey laws, including anti-gun laws. Those without guns are easy prey for criminals with guns. Gun control encourages crime.

The right to bear arms was included in the Bill of Rights, not to deter crime, but to deter oppressive government. Just governments honor and protect the right to bear arms. Oppressive governments fear and prohibit the right to bear arms.

Guns are dangerous. The only thing more dangerous is not having them.

More info: http://www.freedom-force.org/freedomcontent.cfm?fuseaction=gun_control_99words&refpage=issues

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Walkathon Across America | Tony the Vet | Skydiving

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Rio

Tony the Vet is planning to walk from San Diego to New York. He will start on September 11, 2010, and is planning to arrive Sept. 11, 2011. He will be promoting and raising funds for SOVA (Support Our Veterans Association).

But while getting in shape he is inviting you to join him in a mini walkathon this coming Sunday, July 18, 2010. Details below:

“Homeless Veteran Walkathon”

Departure: 7:00AM Sunday 7/18/2010

Mt Soledad Veterans Memorial

Soledad Park Road

La Jolla, CA

Arrival: 12:00 Noon – 1:00PM Sunday 7/18/2010

Veterans Village San Diego (VVSD) Stand Down

San Diego High School (Athletic Field)

1405 Park Blvd

San Diego, CA

To know more about Tony the Vet and his coming walkathon please visit:

www.tonythevet.org

www.youtube.com/tonythevetnews

Skydiving Update

Wartime Vet Launches Walkathon Across America With A Skydive
Anthony A. LoBue, wartime veteran and founder of Support Our Veterans Association, is making a skydive from 13,000 over San Diego to launch his fundraising walkathon across America.  LoBue will be making his skydive at Skydive San Diego on Friday, August 13, 2010 to help generate awareness about the Walkathon.  The SOVA Walkathon across America will begin on 9/11/2010 in San Diego, traveling through Phoenix, Austin, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and ending in New York at Ground Zero on 9/11/2011.
For more info, check out his website at www.tonythevet.org or contact him directly at 619 806 2075.
Tony’s Jump, click below:

Tony’s Send-Off ceremony:

Tony the Vet’s

Walkathon Across America

for Support Our Veterans Association (SOVA) at the

Veterans Museum and Memorial Center

Located in Balboa Park at 2115 Park Blvd, San Diego CA 92101

Phone 619.806.2075 eMail Tony@tonythevet.org

I hope you are planning to be with me when I step off on my pilgrimage. Congressman Bob Filner will be one of our guest speakers. Pre-ceremony Activities: TBD

Welcome 2:00pm Pledge of Allegiance National Anthem (sung by Lee Satterfield) Chaplain Robert Satterfield USMC – RET: Invocation and Memorial Service for the Unknown Soldier 82nd Airborne Honor Guard, Color Guard & Bugler POW MIA Remembrance Ceremony Speakers: Congressman Bob Filner, Tony the Vet, TBD Door Prize Opportunity Drawing: (Donations processed by Veterans Museum & Memorial Center) Patriotic Sing-Along (led by Lee Satterfield) Benediction: Chaplain Satterfield Send Off 3:00pm Tony the Vet leads the first day’s walk of Walkathon Across America to Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.

The Send-Off Ceremony launches my year-long grassroots movement to Support Our Veterans in a way that “H.E.L.P.S.” all veterans, their families, and their communities:

Health and Wellness

Empowerment through Education

and Employment and Enabling Veteran-owned Businesses

Legacy (esp. the Library of

Congress Veterans History Video Project)

Protection and Advocacy

Social Justice and Social Network

I will also be announcing my petitions for proposed bills at national and state levels. We will be honoring Affiliates, Sponsors, Donors, and Volunteers.

Put on some walking shoes and join me.

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Visualizing the BP Oil Spill Disaster | If it was Your Home | BP Deepwater Horizon

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Rio

This website I found lets you visualize the spill if it was in your area, and keeps you informed of what is going on and what can you do to help.

About The Spill

“An explosion on the BP operated Deepwater Horizon oil rig killed eleven crew members on April 20, 2010, sparking the greatest environmental disaster in United States history. In combination with the Texas City Refinery Explosion and the Prudohoe Bay Oil Spill, this marks the third serious incident involving BP in the United States in the last five years. Current estimates put the amount of oil being discharged from the broken well at above 1,470,000 US gallons per day! There are over 400 different species of animals living in the area affected by the spill. 450 sea turtles and 57 dolphins have been found dead within the spill area (NOAA). BP is operating oil skimmers and other cleanup tools to try to remove oil from the water and Louisiana is building oil containment berms to halt the spread of oil. Experts are uncertain what effect, if any, these efforts will have.”

This is the link to follow:  http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/

Bird covered in oil

Boycott BP (Arco is part of BP)

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How not to Spam your Friends | Useful Tips

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Rio

I just received a spam email from someone I know. She doesn’t communicate at all (although she should); she just sends unwanted, advertising email, which are even lacking in taste at times.  Since this is a good way to lose friends fast, I am posting these two simple rules to help you keep them.

1) Do you regularly communicate with the person? If not, your offer is spam, don’t send it.

2) Make sure that your friend (or acquaintance) will accept or is expecting the email.

And remember that spamming doesn’t say much for you.

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The Creature from Jekyll Island | What Federal Reserve? | G. Edward Griffin

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Rio

The Creature from Jekyll Island

I was aware of this, in a way. I had read about it. But politicians are so good at deceiving us, aren’t they? I heard President Obama talked about bailouts, and the federal reserve system, and how they would solve the recession problem, and I believed him. It made me feel that the federal reserve system was real. But I guess we have to face it; we are being conned.

I just came across the book by G. Edward Griffin, The Creature from Jekyll Island, A Second Look at the Federal Reserve. And although I haven’t finished the book yet it seems to be very well documented, a must read for all Americans. It seems that our own government in association with a banking cartel (it is not federal and there is no reserve) is financially  murdering the middle class and leading the world into chaos. It may be time to change our course. A country that leaves the control of its money supply in the hands of a few bankers is not a free country.

Creature from Jekyll Island, a must read

It is interesting to note, however, that the con-men are also being conned. The ego makes us believe that we can profit by deceiving others, but everything is interconnected. At the end they will also be swallowed by the maelstrom they are creating. It is unavoidable.

If you follow this link,  http://www.bigeye.com/griffin.htm, and scroll down, you will find an excellent excerpt from the book. Be aware and awake.

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Jewish Music Festival, July 11, 10 | World Music News Wire

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Rio

Maggie just sent me information about the coming Jewish Music Festival. There is an excerpt below that might make you feel like reading the whole article.

“The Festival’s mission has always been to present music that both celebrates Jewish experience in innovative ways and engages the broader community,” Shapiro reflects. “The outdoor events really explore what it means to be Jewish in the multicultural world and embrace what the Bay Area is about, as a hub of multicultural life.” This hub is home to a rich mix of local artists who will be performing in the park and are shifting the boundaries of what it means to participate in Jewish culture.


Artists like Middle Eastern percussion master Dror Sinai or artists like singer Kat Parra, who was mentored by Patti Cathcart of Tuck and Patti but who dove into the salsa scene, opening for major acts like singer Celia Cruz. At the same time, Parra began uncovering her family’s Sephardic roots, which she discovered worked beautifully with the Afro-Latin rhythms she had come to love. “It feels to me like a natural next step as the Sephardic music can be so vibrant and infectious in its melodies,” Parra explains. “The melodies actually easily fit within an Afro-diasporic rhythmic context, as does the timelessness of the lyrics.”

More info at: World Music News Wire

Video: http://youtu.be/rV9CjzrOuPo

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The Roots Factory | School of Guerrilla Arts | Barrio Logan, San Diego CA

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Rio

School of Guerrilla Arts

The Roots Factory

“Started earlier this year, the Roots Factory has grown exponentially in the short five months it’s been active. It hosts daytime, family-friendly events that teach attendees everything from screen-printing to DJing—all for free as part of its School of Guerilla Arts (donations are highly encouraged). There’s also spoken word, music events and more.

“We open the shop to the community and give kids and our friends a little hands-on in what it is that we do,” says Ana Brown, another founder and local artist. “It’s also a place for everybody to get together, and it’s all-ages. There’s kids, grandparents, moms—a little bit of everything.””

This was an from: Guerilla artists in the midst in San Diego City Beat.


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Drug War | US and Mexico | Oil Spill |

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Rio

Mexican Marines

The drug war in Mexico is escalating. President Calderon is not giving up, and Hilary Clinton our secretary of state is promising to help. But are they barking at the wrong tree. President Calderon has a point when he calls the US a drug addict; we comprise 5% of the world’s population and consume 33% of the drugs produced. We may well be the primary cause of the problem.

Lets examine the facts: The recent economic collapse (just like the great depression) was caused by greed and lack of ethics in Wall Street and the Big Banks; BP is still trying to fix the oil leak they caused in the Gulf of Mexico due apparently to irresponsible and reckless behavior, and which is causing untold ecological damage and heavy financial losses in many areas of Florida and Louisiana. And now our drug addictions are fueling a war that is killing thousands. It seems like our religions are owned by our  collective ego; we really don’t trust any God; we only trust money and power, and want them at any cost. Lets face it, spiritually speaking we are a third world country. Porfirio Diaz an infamous Mexican President once said: “Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States.” He may have been right.

As a temporary solution (improving our morals and our inner balance will take a while) we could legalize drugs as a way to destroy the mystique surrounding their purchase, and as a way to be able to offer help to whoever buys them. Is this too farfetched? We would be also collecting taxes, which would help our economy. And there would be no reason for drug wars. Implausible? Please advise me.

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A Buddhist Bible | Dwight Goddard

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Rio

I was browsing at Barnes and Noble in Hazard Center Mall in San Diego, and I found this verse in “A Buddhist Bible” edited by Dwight Goddard:

Everything changes, everything passes,

Things appearing, things disappearing.

But when all is over — everything having appeared

and having disappeared,

Being and extinction both transcended.–

Still the basic emptiness and silence abides,

And that is blissful peace.

Just sharing.


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