Mystuffs.......... I thought this over for a bit and decided this was the perfect place and time to share this. It's simple and maybe when you first read it, it won't make much sense why I did it now but think you'll get it.... (don't ever give up, k?)

I had a beautiful RED blouse that I simply loved from the very first moment I bought it. Not only was it pretty, it was economical, I paid 10$ for it. It simply WAS me. It had no collar and it had long sleeves.

I was working at Hologix at the time and I was going to wear it to work. It usually didn't need ironing as the material was such that it simply could be put in the dryer and if gotten out immediately was fine..... HOWEVER, I didn't get it out of the dryer this day in time and I needed to iron it.

OMG, for whatever reason I left the iron on the material too long and I'll be damned if I didn't burn a hole in the sleeve. Cry,cry, cry. Anyways, I didn't have time to cut and sew on that dreadful morning and in fact didn't know I would save my beautiful RED blouse.

I wore something else that day........duh!!! ........when I got home that night I decided to try and save my beloved RED blouse. I cut the RED sleeves and sewed them up and voila, it was perfect. (If fact be known, I think I liked the RED blouse much better with short RED sleeves.)

Time passed and I wore the RED blouse at least once a week for quite some time. OMG, you aren't gonna believe this but one morning I got up and put on my beautiful RED, short sleeved blouse and off popped one of the RED buttons. hmmmmm, ok already then, I got out my needle and had to find the RED thread. I found the RED thread finally and (as I'm getting a little older I noticed I couldn't thread the damn needle as my eyes are not as young as they used to be) tried, in vain, to thread the needle. My eyes get blood shot RED too if I'm not sensitive to the strain.

I don't know if yaw'll are aware but on occasion I do have a bit of a temper and not much patience. (I saw RED) I threw the RED blouse on the floor and stomped on it and lost the needle in the process. I wore something else that day.... duh!!!

I got home from work that Tuesday and picked that damned RED blouse up off the floor and got out my needle and once again, couldn't RED thread the needle. It was hopeless and I put the blouse, RED thread, and needle up.

One day when I had a little extra time on my hands I took out my 'precious' RED blouse and with loving care tried to thread the needle with RED thread only to be frustrated once again. (I didn't have a temper tantrum this time though and simply gave up for the time being.)

I looked in the mirror and I decided right then and there to take a different approach. I decided this was something I needed to figure out. I decided to put my faith in my God. I glanced in the mirror, picked up the RED blouse, went into the living room and sat down.

I had it all figured out....... (hey, I could have got a needle with a bigger eye but that wasn't considered at the time.) God was in charge and maybe I'm over simplifying it but damn it that's what happened and I knew it....... HE/SHE was teaching me a lesson and for whatever reason I realized it right away.

I picked up the needle and RED thread and voila, I was able successfully to RED thread the needle and it was easy. I sewed the button on and I wore the RED blouse for another 2 or 3 years.

I had other things in my life that were similar. I think I was a drunk at one point in my life. One day I woke up and decided I was gonna quit and I did just that. (I didn't know at that time though and would learn all of this a bit later with my RED blouse.......)I still on occasion have a drink but I am not addicted like I was and when talking to others........ Well, when talking to others, they have their own opinion and experiences and it often isn't like mine at all.

Sometimes it simply takes an inner God and self talk but I think .......... better yet, I know that there is a God and He/She is full of love and wonder and miracles (my RED blouse after all proves that, right?)....... and sometimes He/She works in strange ways but for now, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

I think the moral of the above story is don't give up on things you love..... I love the world and I love the folks in it and damn it all anyways....... temper tantrums and all, I can't give up........ one day the RED blouse had seen it's time and I was able to simply throw it in the trash but till it was time I loved it and kept it through thick and thin. (I have learned to deal with my temper a little better with help from some of my online friends. Thanks Theresa, thanks Michelle and most of all thanks to my SOULMATE, you know who you are. (I take a nice hot bath, I light candles and I have a spot of sleepytime tea and it always seems to do the trick.)

It's About Time Theme youtube Must Watch

It's About Time this one reminds me of Abu Ghairib in comical fashion youtube


1966 Promo for "It's About Time" (1967-1968) (1960's Classic Television youtube)

An Iranian woman sued the US Treasury
EXCERPT:
Lawsuit Against the United States:
Ebadi sued the U.S. Treasury Department in 2004 for blocking U.S. publication of her memoir, Iran Awakening, under anti-Iranian embargo laws. Her lawsuit was ultimately successful, and the book was published by Random House in 2006.
Awards and Recognition:
Although her work has long been recognized in Iran, Ebadi achieved global fame when she was awarded the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize. She is also the recipient of at least thirteen honorary doctorates, the French Legion of Honor, and numerous awards from international human rights groups.
Persecution in 2009:
In May 2009, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was "reelected" as president of Iran using vote tallies that were obviously spurious in nature. Thousands of Iranians protested, and the Iranian government responded by targeting reformers and their families. The government threatened to prosecute Ebadi for capital offenses in a June 2009 newspaper editorial, froze her financial accounts, and detained and beat her husband several months later. In November 2009, international journalists learned that the Iranian government had stolen Ebadi's Nobel Prize diploma and medallion from her safe deposit box.
Current Status:
Although Ebadi has criticized many policies of the Iranian government, she believes that nonviolent internal reform is possible and is a leading voice against U.S. conservatives' proposed invasion of Iran. Although the Khamenei/Ahmadinejad regime has harassed Ebadi and her family, and has taken an increasingly hostile tone towards her work, she appears to be safe, in good spirits, and actively carrying on her human rights advocacy work within Iran.

Ahmadinejad's Zimbabwe visit a colossal scandal
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April 23, 2010, 4:52 AM EDT
(Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change said a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to the country is a “colossal scandal.”

Ahmadinejad was invited to open Zimbabwe’s annual trade fair in the second-largest city, Bulawayo. The MDC, which shares power with President Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front, “was not consulted about Ahmadinejad’s visit,” party spokesman Nelson Chamisa said.

Chavez and Clinton face OAS general assembly meeting
EXCERPT:
Hugo Chavez is a Bright and Shining Star in the political sky over Latin America, willing to insult Kings and Presidents, take on and take out Multinational Corporations, consolidating power and crushing opposition, all to further his Bolivarian Revolution. However, he has not been able to rise by himself. The alliances Chavez has formed have fueled his power, influence and support, but alliances come at a price and the price has not yet been paid.

Hugo’s strategy to unify Latin American and Caribbean Countries within ALBA (trans. “Dawn”) (The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas) and his success in doing so has impressed his Masters and every step he takes forward on his plan; they are becoming more and more visible.

Iran-Japan relations
EXCERPT:
Japan's foreign policy towards and investments in Iran have historically been dominated by the desire to secure reliable energy supplies; Iran is Japan's third-largest oil supplier after Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.[6]

The balance of trade between Iran and Japan is heavily weighed in favor of Iran, with Japan exporting automobiles and electrical products and importing petroleum and petrochemical products. As of 2010, Japan cooperates with Iran on several major projects; the annual trade volume of the two states exceeds $11 billion.[7]

The leaders of Venezuela and Iran boasted they would be victorious over US
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TEHRAN, Iran — The leaders of Venezuela and Iran on Monday boasted that together they would be victorious over the United States, saying the fall of the U.S. dollar was a prelude to the end of American dominance in the world.

Shirin Ebabi