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November 24, 2006
The woman writing The Blog Bahgdad Burning is back. This what she wrote recently ...
"This has been the longest time I have been away from blogging. There were several reasons for my disappearance the major one being the fact that every time I felt the urge to write about Iraq, about the situation, I'd be filled with a certain hopelessness that can't be put into words and that I suspect other Iraqis feel also."
This what I wrote on September 12, 2006 ...
I'm concerned about the woman writing the Blog Baghdad Burning. She hasn't written anything since August 5, 2006. This Blog has gained international attention, and even received prestigious awards for the fine work reported. I wonder if she hasn't been killed? She might be depressed. When she received the awards, she was elated. The higher you climb, the bigger the drop back to reality. Reality being her country still in turmoil with no end in sight. It is easy to think that you can't make a difference in this world when you don't see any good coming from your efforts. She made a difference to me. I have come to rely on her honest assessment of what is really happening in Iraq. I hope she is OK.
I may come off like a crackpot at times, but I am not looking at the world with rose colored glasses. I don't make outlandish statements for the sake of being outlandish. If I say something, it has a grain of Truth to it. I am so glad she has started writing again. The world needs people like her.
I had a disturbing dream last night. I was sad because I was going to end up dying in some little one room hovel. I was alone and filled with regret. What else is new?! Seriously, I can't end up like that. I might end up in some one room hovel. That isn't a big deal for me. Dying filled with regret is. If I accomplsih anything from here on out, it has to be something to blot this possible future reality. I was thinking the past couple days if I accomplish anything worthwhile, it has to be something that entails making others feel good about themselves. That is all I have to concentrate on. In doing that, I will feel good about myself. It really is just that simple. This Forex Currency Trading idea is still an option, but it has proved more difficult that I imangined. What do you expect? I am going up against forces more powerful and evil than myself. They control the game. I am just a pawn.
November 24, 2006
This list of the 100 most powerful women in the world from Forbes is interesting. I find it amusing to a certain degree that the women of industry are ranked higher than Hillay Clinton. Condalezza Rice is #2. That isn't interesting. It is disturbing, but that is just my opinion. Check the page out if you are curious.
I played a lottery game called Supercash. The daily drawing is $350,000 cash. I had 4 of the 6 numbers! One number was one off, and the other was three off. A miss is as great as a mile, but damn, that's getting close. I spent $3 and won $30. That $30 doesn't even come close the amounts I have spent on Powerball. I still believe I am going to win SOMETHING good.
That's about it for today. I have to regroup and get things straight in my mind. Unfortunetly, my Mind isn't up to the standards it can be. I have to whip it back into shape.
One more link for today.
November 23, 2006
During the past three days, I made some very good decisions on where I thought a few currency pairs were headed. I was correct. I made a serious mistake in not holding my positions long enough. The market took a nose dive the opposite way I had anticipated, and I just didn't have the stomach to watch everything I had evaporate, so I pulled the plug on them. In doing so, I lost the opportunity to make a substantial amount of money. In the process, I lost a great deal of money. I am not out, but I am down. I see how this works. The trillion dollar world banking entity along with the sovereign nations call the shots. They squeeze the little guys right out. It's a matter of leverage. They hold all the cards, and they are dealt face up to them. If the market drops 50 to a 100 pips out of favor, they can manage it. I can't. I don't know if I can make this work considering the risks and the nature of the playing field being titled to the degree it is. I don't know if the individual investor has a fair shot at making this work. I am disappointed with myself. I can't endure any more failure in my life.
I am going to watch the Cowboys play some football. It is a Thanksgiving tradition. I might as well try and enjoy today. I also had my hand truck stolen from my van yesterday. I need it to wheel around the stacks of newspapers. I had to buy a new one, and the model I am using cost $175. Add that to my currency loses, and you are talking a bundle of cash flushed right down the toilet. Badger 5 is $71,000 tonight. Perhaps a miracle in my life is still possible. I do know this. I have to do something. I can't go on living the life I am. I need a purpose other than just paying back my debts. I feel just like I did when I was 10 years old. I was upset then because I didn't know what to do with my life. I haven't changed in that respect.
November 19, 2006
Still playing the Powerball Lottery with no success. I can't even snag the powerball number! I have not given up hope of winning something. It would be a blessing to win enough to pay off my debt, and to have the means to trade currency full time. I'm tired. Thanksgiving is Thursday, and I sit here typing this Blog entry finding little to be thankful for. I know I have food, shelter, and a warm place to sleep. I have no friends. Everyone I have cared about has turned on me. I don't understand the mentality of people who one day are pleasant to you, and the next day they hate you. Something is not right in the world. It isn't me. Back to Thanksgiving. The Holiday Season approaches, and this is a time to re-evaluate life and my purpose here. I have made decisons that have put me on a Path, and that is an excellent development. I just have to find the FIRE and the WILL to keep going. I lost my fat gut! That is a good thing too. I haven't been eating a great deal, and that helped burn it off. I have not been training. This is a grave injustice to myself. 2007 is a turing point. Today is a pivotal juncture. Everyday has to be a continuation of the day before. If you stray from that goal, you get lost. One day you wake up and wonder what happened to your life. I won't let this continue.
November 17, 2006
I haven't had the fire within to say much about anything. I haven't been following world news. All I do is read about what the currency markets are doing, and related information. Actually, I enjoy it. I have learned a great deal of things from the study of this discipline. And belive me, it is a discipline!
I finished reading The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life. A fantastic book. I am also reading some other things too, so I can't say I have totally shut myself off from anything not related to the Forex Market. I am reading a book on the creation of the US Banking System. It isn't flattering. I will get back to my technical analysis books tomorrow and Sunday. I should finish them since I did buy them. I know I can learn more about candlestick charting, and Elliot Wave theory. I have developed my own way of "reading" candlesticks. It involves watching them form over a course of a few hours. In doing so, I have been able to determine with some degree of accuracy what direction a currency pair may be heading. It takes patience. I will try and write more. I enjoy it.
November 10, 2006
It should be of no surprise that Donald Rumsfeld has resigned as Secretary of Defense.
What is surprising is that the Bush Administration refused to take heed of advice from Generals, and other military people. Calls for a change in this Cabinet seat have been vocal for over a year now. The last two straws to break the camels back were the special USA Today edition sent to the troops calling for Rumsfeld's resignation, and the Democratic victories in the recent elections. The American people have spoken, and the Bush Administration had no choice but to listen. Democracy still works to a degree. It seems you have to bash politicians over the head to get your point through, but it can be done.
My FOREX trading has been OK. I made a tactical error yesterday, a rookie mistake really. I KNEW I should have bailed on a particular trade, but my emotions kept telling me it was going to turn around. It didn't, and I lost money. Other than that, I have done pretty darn well for a newbie. I will continue to learn and hone my skills.
November 4, 2006
The Man and the Serpent
A Countryman's son by accident trod upon a Serpent's tail,
which turned and bit him so that he died. The father in a rage
got his axe, and pursuing the Serpent, cut off part of its tail.
So the Serpent in revenge began stinging several of the Farmer's
cattle and caused him severe loss. Well, the Farmer thought it
best to make it up with the Serpent, and brought food and honey to
the mouth of its lair, and said to it: "Let's forget and forgive;
perhaps you were right to punish my son, and take vengeance on my
cattle, but surely I was right in trying to revenge him; now that
we are both satisfied why should not we be friends again?"
"No, no," said the Serpent; "take away your gifts; you can
never forget the death of your son, nor I the loss of my tail."
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.
The jury is out right now deliberating on what to do with Saddam Hussein.
When the war against Iraq was being planned, I'm convinced that everyone thought
that once we got rid of Hussein, the Iraqi people would be so grateful,
they would be begging us to take their oil. Never in a million years did anyone
think that the situation would deteriorate into what is presentlty happening.
From what I have read, and from what I have seen on the TV, it's over.
We are not welcome, period. The Sunni and the Shia both want us out.
This is the one thing they agree on. Democracy isn't going to work.
Hate is stronger than the desire for national unity. And as much as we hate
to see it coming, a blood bath is inevitable. Staying the course isn't going to
change how the Iraqi people feel. All they want to do is kill each other.
One other thing to mention. The Iraqi people will never forget what happened at
Abu Garab Prison. They will never forget the rapes we read about
in the news, and the ones we may not have heard about. They will not forget the "occupation."
Staying the course we are on leads to Armageddon.
To all the men and women who are in Iraq fighting, I pray for your safety and
your swift return home. I know all of us in the US are proud of you and the
job you have done. Those few people who did wrong over there should be horse whipped.
They have brought shame to our fighting force, and to our Nation.
November 3, 2006
The Reverend Ted Haggard, ex-leader of the 30m-strong National Association of Evangelicals, told journalists outside his home that he had bought methamphetamine.
"I bought it for myself but never used it. I was tempted but I never used it," He said he threw it away.
Denver man Mike Jones, 49, this week told a radio show he had been paid to have sex with Mr Haggard nearly every month over the past three years. Haggard denies having sex with the man but said he did receive a massage. Mr Jones said he was contacted by a man through the internet called Art. Jones said Art, who he later recognised as Reverend Haggard, used methamphetamine to heighten their sexual encounters.
I like how quickly this guy is being dismissed as "ex-leader of the 30m-strong National Association of Evangelicals." The PRESS RELEASE
from his 14,000-strong Colorado-based New Life Church is dated yesterday! When you got stink on you, you walk alone. This Foley thing is flushing out the rats. I think it is a good thing. These so called men of God with thier huge followings aren't any different than the rest of us. They stand before the TV cameras and convince the masses they know the way to Salvation. The truth of the matter is they too are slaves to the flesh. We all are. We all have to baby sit our Egos. When you have too much power and too much money, you get the idea you are above this responsibility. Well Reverend, welcome to the "I flushed my life down the toilet" club. You don't plan on it, but when you stop watching your back, it happens. Interesting enough, the main website for National Association of Evangelicals is currently being "updated." If you visit the site, it is void of any content. What does the Bible teach us? "Pride goeth before the Fall."