Photos of Interest

I continually find photos that I feel are exceptionally interesting and without seeking specific photos out I could have never seen them.  There are things that date us (remind us of our age in this lifetime) and things that take us back immediately to our past and how we got to where we are currently.  I thoroughly enjoy seeing things that allow me to reflect, perhaps anyone that stumbles upon my blog will feel the same in seeing some of the images I am going to share here.  Enjoy....(sorry but my comments are coming after the photos).

When I was a kid I always wondered how they made it appear as though these two guys were climbing a wall, of course they cannot climb walls.  Batman and Robin revealed!

One statement sums this photo up:  "I'm a clean cut American kid, clean cut American kid!"  Boy did things change for this guy.

The faces behind the characters.  I am not entirely sure which characters the two taller guys portrayed, however I would have to assume that one of the two had to be 'chewy'.  I had heard long ago that the guy that played yoda had passed away (surely its been long enough ago that its probably fact now) but I dont think that I ever saw the actual cast.

I dont think that there is enough that I could possibly say about Mr. Cash.  Legend is an understatement, an Icon is a fact, an inspiration I am sure he was to more than one musician and everyone should have more than a fair share of a portion of his tracks in their hits list.

He is the man!

Now this isn't really a picture, more like a cultural representation of the slightest change in appearance that can dictate a change or difference in judgement.  I never beleived that WWF was fake (as my father used to tell us all the time), but soon found out as I grew closer into adulthood.  I still thought that Mr. Hulkamania was another icon, but after the reality show and his sons incidents with underage consumption and conviction I think that this representation of him is more accurate than I even know.

Michael, this photo makes me think of a seed that is about to be planted in a garden or a pot of sorts.  With the right soil, light and water could produce so much.  For him I dont think it mattered what the soil light and water provided he would have sprouted no matter where he was planted and he did just that.  Superstar he is/was.

Sometimes reflection can be very fun.  Even though it requires us to look at who we are, where we came from and where we are at now, it still allows us to remember where we were when all these things happened and possibly share it with the little loved ones as they progress into their future.  I often wonder how I can share all that I have experienced in my life with my little one and make it interesting.  Hopefully we will be able to retain the ability to use the resources available now to do just that and nobody will take that away from us.  Afterall I think that with the ease of doing so it may allow for the ability to advance and 'culturize' our new youth moving forward into the future.

Helpless Asian Man Attacked by Seven Others Behind School

I just found this video on "what's hot on google+".  I surely hope that each and every one of these jerks gets everything that is coming to them.  I am not sure what possess individuals these days to think that they will get away with this type of behavior, but they surely should not.  This, in my opinion, is quite disturbing.  Here is the link to the video on youtube.com - http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jIQr5v1jPjs

I have already searched for this in google news but have found various results.  Some are saying that the video is banned, but most are thunder struck over the incident.  The thing that I find most troubling is how to alert some people on this find when I dont have an extremely large circle of contacts that I can forward this to to get the attention rolling.

One suggestion listed on google+ is to go to youtube.com and like the video.  I do have a problem with 'LIKING' a video of this nature, because I do not like it.  Actions like this are the things that this country needs to focus on stopping.  If this type of behavior happens amongst teens, adolescents and even young adults, how can we expect that society (no matter the culture that it comes from) today has a chance of being anywhere near peaceful?  Violence is breeding across all borders foreign and domestic and it seems as though nothing is being done to prevent it.

I surely hope that anyone who may read this has the concern for this individual enough to pass this along to everyone that they may have contact information for.  Viral video gets dispersed for so many reasons I just wonder how much significance something has to possess to have enough weight to be distributed for the RIGHT reasons.

Boy I hope they all are punished to the fullest extent possible.  Help justice make an effect on the violence you may witness by viewing the video...

Physical Update

Its January and without making major mention of the crazy weather that we have had to begin the journey into 2012, I thought it would be a good idea to provide any interested folks with and update on my current physical status.  Obviously the previous post was added/created at the height of the summer when the most severe issue I have ever encounter was the biggest issue.

Aside from many things I will just spare anyone who reads this, I am walking, riding and doing some swimming again.  Unfortunately I cannot blame all my weight gain on the Ankle injury I sustained this past year, but it seems to be the one thing I hold most relevant in my mind.  So my new focus has been to try to get the gain reduced as best I can.  One tells me that I didn't get it all overnight but it seems as though I noticed it overnight and would love to rid my being of it the same.  However unfortunate it is, it realistically doesn't work that way.

So when the cold arrived I was introduced to a new discomfort.  Cold takes a different toll on an extremity that now bears metal that it hadn't in the past.  I can say that I have recovered to a certain extent at this point but that is not to state that I am pain free.  Every day seems to bring a different feeling that I may not have experienced in the months past.  There are cracks and pops and aches and pains of all sorts.  As I have concluded with injuries in the past years, no bones of any sort within my body have (nor will I presume) ever be the same as pre-injury.  Even though I would assume that any physician would do their best to put one back together as they were prior, I dont think that it is possible to get anyone back to 100%, or new some may state.  As much as I hate to admit it, I will never be the same.

The most recent dilemna is that my back pain has somehow managed to creep itself back into my life in what seems like an overnight incident.  Being that I would like to assume that I know better than that, I could chalk this up to about a week and a half of excersize and little rest.  Typically when our bodies have had a little too much they seem to have a unique way of telling us "That's Enough!"  I am now experiencing the recurrence of my bulging disc issues that I experienced about or around two years ago.  At 38 it seems so abnormal to have to walk around feeling like I am about the ripe old age of 65-70yrs young.  However this evening I made a stop at the local ER to see if there was anything that they could do to assist me in walking a little more straight.  A little muscle relaxer and pain reliever seem to be their suggestion, I only hope that with a few more doses that it starts to work the way they intended it to.  I will certainly be on the horn in the morning to try to get some added attention to this matter.

Back on thanksgiving day, my littlest brother and I had the awesome opportunity to be captured riding our mountain bikes at a local ORV area by a photographer with much talent.  This guy is working diligently to create a glimpse of his talent to be exposed in the near future for all to see.  I will share that at a more opportune time for all to peek, once it is finalized.  However I thought it would be cool to show a little about what was captured (and the fact that I was at least attempting to get back into the old game):

Just a minor setback currently but I should be back on track very soon and continue on with weight loss.  It was much easier some time ago when that was the only thing that I had to focus on.  Seasons change and so does everything else, including age.  I never realized long ago how difficult some things could be and could get at times.  Even with having to learn how to bit my tongue so frequently I have also had to learn how to tone so many different aspects of down in many different ways.

Hopefully in the near future I will continue to use this 'blog' for many different aspects of these days that we are moving through today.  Since I never really know just how much you can expose of your personal perspective on things I will be rather selective in what I share with many persons (being that its more than many, assuming that anyone would actually discover this and have the interest to spend some time here).  I must say that I am a little inspired by some of the endeavors of those around me to be a little more exposed or involved in something that I could try to share with others as we travel through all aspects of all things living.

Chow....