Dennys: News Politics Comedy Science Arts & Food: Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 17 April 2011

Dennys: News Politics Comedy Science Arts & Food: Posts Roundup at Dennys Blogs - 17 April 2011: "While the Japanese nuclear crisis continues unabated, the rest of the world has moved on, dreading the inevitable. At the moment the world community has pressured Japan to come up with a plan to contain or deal with the crisis over a nine month period.



Why the same people are in charge of this mess that created the mess is a mystery. It's as foolish as it was to trust BP to clean up the oil spill disaster in my own Gulf of Mexico. Serious hardships still exist as a result of President Obama and BP refusing to do what it takes to make things right, especially in Louisiana.



At the very least the President could do is refuse to allow BP access to any of America's oil fields on or off shore. The company has simply not earned the right to drill for oil on American soil or in our oceans."

Beautiful Illustrated Quotations: Super Moon: Symbolic Spiritual Meaning

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Beautiful Illustrated Quotations: Super Moon: Symbolic Spiritual Meaning: "What the Moon represents on a spiritual level is our instinct. The Super Moon is considered special in spiritual belief systems"

Funny But True: Exorcist Chasing Demons Out of Big Bank Chase

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From Denny: Don't you just love it? We are all outraged at the greed of America's Big Banks. Feel helpless? Feel vulnerable? No worries. Your local exorcists are here to save the day.



A bunch of New York City clergy banded together to go after JPMorgan Chase Bank. The ministers are angry at failed mortgage policies that simply don't well address the national foreclosure crisis. I've been posting about this crisis for some time on my American news blog, The Social Poets. Did you realize that over 21 million people are out of work for the past five years? Did you know that over 20 million homes are in foreclosure and more in the pipeline?



Well, these New York ministers decided they had enough of the corporate greed and plunder of America. They gathered at JPMorgan Chase today to close their accounts. They also went about their spiritual work, chasing off evil spirits inhabiting the bank.

In Passing poem - Libations Friday 25 Feb 2011

A reflection upon just how much work we heap upon ourselves by resisting the obvious.

Mother Holy Spirit poem - Libations Sunday 23 Jan 2011

What do you know about the - sometimes controversial - feminine principle of God?

1 Billion Worldwide Watch 33 Chilean Miners Rescued From Abyss

Check out the jubilant celebrations as the miners are rescued today.

From Denny:  Talk about an ordeal, a spiritual experience, for the miners, for the millions following and praying about their story. It's been two months since these 33 miners in Chile were found to be alive and Herculean rescue efforts began in earnest.  Since last night and all day today more people have watched the live coverage of this never before attempted rescue from so deep underground in a collapsed mine than any other news story ever.



Everyone is fascinated by these miners, mostly by their incredible - and uncanny - positive attitudes through it all. In the early days the leader of the group was faced with doling out only two days of rations to 33 men - and it had to last 17 days. It was then they got a message up above and the world discovered they still lived.

Waking The Day poem - Libations Friday 17 Sept 2010

When the day - and I - awaken, present in the moment.











Waking The Day





When I suddenly awakened from the long night’s hot summer sleep

The energizing scent of coffee brewing wafted around the corner.

I stumbled in the dark, bouncing off the doorway, fumbling for the kitchen lights.

I saw cats waiting eagerly at the back door, wide-eyed nocturnal keepers of the yard.











Measuring out fresh food into their three bowls, then wisely throwing open the door.

They looked up at me, measuring me more than their food, wondering how awake,

Hugging the doorway, quietly gliding through the opening instead of their usual burst.

The golden tiger cat squeaked his morning gossip of the neighborhood nightly report.











Steaming dark brown coffee breathed foggy swirls, spilling into the pristine mug.

The hot libation slid down my throat as it gave off its sweet Ethiopian perfume.

Drinking coffee before speaking plays first in the slumbering beginnings at my house.

Glancing at the cats, all lined in a row, they ate heartily as if miners just off a long shift.













I stepped out into the night to view the sparkling stars before they faded to the day.

The sky was astounding in its simple beauty; the love planet Venus the brightest smile.

How could anyone not smile in return when the planets seem to speak lovingly to us?

So many stars, so many messages written in the sky, our Universe speaks unceasingly.











Pouring another offering of coffee, I pulled up a chair on the porch to view the lake.

I could witness early morning on the water a thousand times, never to be disappointed.

Smoke rose on the water, little ghostly fingers walking forward on the mirrored surface.

Three mallard ducks emerged from the mist, swimming my way, dancing long strides.













Huge prehistoric wings filled the air with a swooping sound and blanketed darkness.

A blue heron landed to fish his breakfast, blending into the smoky gray surrounding mist.

Soon a white egret flew in from the east, careful to move down to another fishing hole.

In the dim light a neighbor fished, sitting, pole in hand as his coffee scent filled the air.















Faint pink embers, the growing light, were filling the sky just above the rooftop horizon.

The blue heron stalked the shallows on his long legs, searching the moving warm waters.

A sudden splash, beak dove down, retrieving a huge fish he flung high on to the bank.

The egret caught small fishes, silver glints in the sunlight, tossed into the air, swallowed.











Two cups of coffee later it was time to check back in the house to rouse my husband.

Entering the room, he slumbered peacefully, his breath shallow; I knew he was awake.

The golden tiger cat pounced onto the bed and onto his chest, demanding attention.

His eyes closed, my husband smiled and knew he had not fooled either one of us.









Denny Lyon

Copyright 17 Sept 2010

All Rights Reserved





*** For the spiritual symbolism explained see:



A Healing Spiritual Poem: Waking The Day







Photo Credits





Steaming coffee in white cup photo by Kvasov Andrey @ flickr



Pink embers sunrise photo by Indy Kethdy @ flickr



Two great white egrets photo by flythebirdpath~} teddy @ flickr



The night sky photo by James Jordan @ flickr (combination of two photos)



Smoke on the water photo by flamesworddragon @ flickr



Ducks swimming under full moon photo by joiseyshowaa @ flickr



Fairy tale moon photo by davedehetre @ flickr



Golden cat in shadow photo by 1 suisse @ flickr





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Vision of The Gardener Prophet poem - Libations Friday 6 Aug 2010

*** 2012 begins early. Check out a poem of prophecy warning humanity.Vision of The Gardener ProphetThe gardener stood at the window in the heat of summerGazing at the huge weeds growing stronger and larger,Sprouting up proudly as tall and wide as the shrubs,Crowding the beauty, smug, knowing they didn’t belong. What was not theirs they chose to steal and own out of spite.The gardener felt helpless, unable to tend the garden,For the summer heat was too strong to work outside.Day after day the gardener watched the weeds take over,Praying for the beauty to survive the onslaught andThen a break, a pouring rain came to drench the garden.The gardener hurriedly went out into the cooling wet airAnd began pulling the shallow roots, those showy weeds.The gardener prayed as she pulled and threw them away.The gardener prophet knew these weeds sprung up to stop her workAs she prayed for all the people of the world to do better.The gardener prophet prayed as she worked, knowing that“As below on Earth, so above in Heaven,” hoping this gardenWould influence and clean humanity of the great suffering.She toiled with the stubborn and contentious weeds for hours,Refusing to give in and allow beauty to wither and die.Deep in thought, hunting down the very smallest new weeds,Suddenly she looked up and there was an Angel appearing.The Angel looked at her work in the garden and said,“Tell the people their suffering has been heard in Heaven.The culling of humanity begins not in 2012 but now in 2010.”The gardener prophet wiped her eyes of the spattered mud.Patiently, the strong Angel waited for acknowledgement.“The Universe is speeding up the time table,” the Angel announced.“Humanity is past due to reach the next level of development.“Knowledge and wise teaching have spread the world to generations.“Contentiousness, lack of compassion, greed and stubbornness“Grow as weeds all over the world in every society and religion.“Beauty struggles to survive, grow and thrive, yet can wither and die.“The world is now again too full of those who choose to destroy, not build.“And now Death comes stalking them two years early to clean the garden.“Only Beauty is meant to walk the earth and thrive in the garden of Life,”Spoke the Angel softly, and then the vision slowly faded from the gardener prophet.Denny LyonCopyright 6 Aug 2010All Rights ReservedPhoto Credits - All photos are from my garden and are by Denny Lyon, available under Creative Commons copyright with Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives license.3 chocolate mint flowers in brush stroke effect Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrField of discarded weeds Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrHuge dragonfly on window screen in glowing edges effect Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrBouquet of antique roses in colored pencils effect Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrChocolate mint flowers favored by hummingbirds, colored foil effect Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrPurple leaves Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrBlue plumbago shade plant Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrBumblebee on lilac chaste tree blossom Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickrAntique roses in saturated color Photo by Denny Lyon @ flickr*** THANKS for visiting, feel welcome to drop a comment or opinion, enjoy bookmarking this post on your favorite social site, a big shout out to awesome current subscribers – and if you are new to this blog, please subscribe in a reader or by email updates! *** Come by for a visit and check out my other blogs:The Social Poets - news, politicsThe Soul Calendar - science, astronomy, psychologyVisual Insights - photos, art, musicBeautiful Illustrated Quotations - spiritual quotes, philosophyPoems From A Spiritual Heart - poetryThe Healing Waters - health newsDennys People Watching - people in the newsDennys Food and RecipesDennys Funny Quotes - humor

Funny Smile Quotes - Cheeky Quote Day - 30 June 2010

*** Enjoy smiling at funny smile quotes and the funny photography!From Denny: With all the negativity swirling around us, the depressing national conversation about the BP Gulf oil spill, we need relief. What could take our minds off all the nagging news than to talk about smiling? Even the ancient Taoists taught about The Inner Smile to relieve tension, stress, and build up our immune systems.Take a moment, read a little, think good thoughts and refresh yourself and enjoy the funny photographers over at flickr!Quotes* Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. - Quoted in P.S. I Love You, compiled by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.* A smile confuses an approaching frown. - Anonymous* People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile. - Lee Mildon* A smile is a curve that sets everything straight. - Phyllis Diller* Smile. Have you ever noticed how easily puppies make human friends? Yet all they do is wag their tails and fall over. - Walter Anderson, The Confidence Course, 1997* The world always looks brighter from behind a smile. - Anonymous* Start every day with a smile and get it over with. - W.C. Fields* Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. - Jim Beggs* A smile is an inexpensive way to change your looks. - Charles Gordy* Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been. - Mark Twain, Following the Equator* The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. - William Shakespeare, Othello* A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home. - Anonymous* If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it. - Andy Rooney* If you smile at someone, they might smile back. - Anonymous* Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it. - Anonymous* Always remember to be happy because you never know who's falling in love with your smile. - Anonymous* Everyone smiles in the same language. - Anonymous* If you don't have a smile, I'll give you one of mine. - Anonymous* I've never seen a smiling face that was not beautiful. - Anonymous* Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. - George Eliot* She gave me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket. - Raymond Chandler* Smiling is infectious,You can catch it like the flu.Someone smiled at me today,And I started smiling too. - Anonymous* A smile appeared upon her face as if she'd taken it directly from her handbag and pinned it there. - Loma Chandler* A laugh is a smile that bursts. - Mary H. Waldrip* Smile - sunshine is good for your teeth. - Anonymous* The shortest distance between two people is a smile. - Anonymous* If you don't start out the day with a smile, it's not too late to start practicing for tomorrow. - Anonymous* Smiling is my favorite exercise. - Anonymous* I have a tickle in my brain. And it keeps making the corners of my mouth point toward the heavens. - Jeb Dickerson, www.howtomatter.com* Wear a smile - one size fits all. - Anonymous* No matter how grouchy you're feeling,You'll find the smile more or less healing.It grows in a wreathAll around the front teeth -Thus preserving the face from congealing. - Anthony Euwer* Every day you spend without a smile, is a lost day. - Anonymous* Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. - Mother Teresa* A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile. - Anonymous* A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. - Washington Irving* Beauty is power; a smile is its sword. - Charles Reade* A smile is the universal welcome. - Max Eastman* Keep smiling - it makes people wonder what you've been up to. - Anonymous* You're never fully dressed without a smile. - Martin Charnin* A smile can brighten the darkest day. - Anonymous* It takes seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to frown. - Anonymous* Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. - Janet Lane* All the statistics in the world can't measure the warmth of a smile. - Chris Hart* If you would like to spoil the day for a grouch, give him a smile. - Anonymous* Smile - it increases your face value. - Anonymous* Peace begins with a smile. - Mother Teresa* A smile is a powerful weapon; you can even break ice with it. ~Author Unknown* Most smiles are started by another smile. - Anonymous* A smile is something you can't give away; it always comes back to you. - Anonymous* A smile costs nothing but gives much. It enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give. It takes but a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever. None is so rich or mighty that he cannot get along without it and none is so poor that he cannot be made rich by it. Yet a smile cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen, for it is something that is of no value to anyone until it is given away. Some people are too tired to give you a smile. Give them one of yours, as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give. - Anonymous* It takes a lot of work from the face to let out a smile, but just think what good smiling can bring to the most important muscle of the body... the heart. - Anonymous* A smile is the universal welcome. - Max Eastman* A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. - William Arthur Ward* Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful. - Thich Nhat Hanh* Don't cry for a man who has left you, the next one may fall for your smile. - Mae West* If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love. Don't be surly at home, then go out in the street and start grinning 'Good morning' at total strangers. - Maya Angelou* If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it. - Andy Rooney* It takes seventeen muscles to smile and forty-three to frown. - AnonymousI guess I'm lazy 'cause I go for just the 17... :)* Wear a smile. One size fits all. - AnonymousPhoto CreditsYou are never fully dressed without a smile photo by serendipity @ flickrSmile and the whole world smiles with you boy against white flowers photo by Zanastardust @ flickrSmiling white-faced dog by Rennett Stowe @ flickrFunny pink heart glasses smile by Pink Sherbet Photography @ flickrLittle girl in yellow giggling by MelvinSchlubman @ flickrFunny Bozo nose smile by pulguita @ flickrSmile food plate by the_moment @ flickrUnderwater smile by Jonf728 @ flickrFunny smiling cat by [puamelia] @ flickr*** THANKS for visiting, feel welcome to drop a comment or opinion, enjoy bookmarking this post on your favorite social site, a big shout out to awesome current subscribers – and if you are new to this blog, please subscribe in a reader or by email updates! *** Come by for a visit and check out my other blogs:The Social Poets Dennys Global PoliticsThe Soul CalendarVisual InsightsBeautiful Illustrated QuotationsPoems From A Spiritual HeartThe Healing WatersDennys Art SanctuaryRomancing The ChocolateComfort Food From LouisianaUnusual 2 TastyDennys Blog FeedsDennys Funny QuotesOuch Outrageous Obnoxious And Odd