tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32773861284842912732024-03-13T19:46:17.844-07:00RuffdogBlog Tales of a Reluctant CosmopoliteArt,Music,Food,coffee & books, how very BohemianAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-72831371784959772652016-04-15T01:56:00.001-07:002016-04-15T02:17:52.230-07:00The Bearded Biker Life Coach<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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This time of my life has brought much excitement and change , oh yes well the spinal disability thing issue happened and taught me some valuable lessons in wearing gloves when using a wheelchair, and walking sticks and crutches are just impossible to put out of every ones way in a cafe', honestly some one will ,manage to trip over it or be offended by its presence upon this earth no matter what you do, But wow and other excitable exclamations , what a life lesson it is to suddenly find your self having to consider your health in everything you do and plan every little excursion to make sure it is manageable.<br />
this sort of concentrates your mind set some what, change is inevitable dear reader and then its about your way of dealing with the coming change , so i have taken a path of discovery that has led me to becoming a qualified Life Coach, you know one of those rather annoying people who tell you life can be incredible and all the riches of the world will be yours if you just listen to them prattle on for hour after hour and buy the dvd for only (and remember this is a one off reduced price because they care about YOU) Ten Dollars and ninety nine cents..i use the dollars because Life Coaching is huge in America but not so understood over here in the UK , maybe i should move ..have you got room for one more annoying mouthy self opinionated Coach over there??<br />
Why do i sound like i am dissing my chosen career path , well i'm not really , those guys out there are making a lot of money and being very successful at telling others to be like them, ..its just, well that is not me , i don't want you to be like me , i want you to be you! to be the best you that is possible of course, but that may not be a multi millionaire sunseeker yacht owning version of you , i want to help people find there way and maybe learn some contentment , i believe if we keep thinking the grass is greener over there we fail to see the beauty of what's here and now, we are all capable of magnificent things , but the greatest gift we have is life and learning to live it through every precious second , i am not saying that we don't need to have goals and ambitions and dreams they are vital , and positive thinking can help to achieve your dreams , but i just think the journey is every part as important as the destination , love the road your on , when i ride my motorbike the road, the journey is the joy , the destination is irrelevant and in fact a pain in the arse when its sunny , its a case of oh bugger it im here already ... where to next? <br />
So Ruffdog Life Coaching is born into the world , slightly anarchic bearded biker does the Tony Robbins thing ,<br />
What will happen who knows i am very positive and passionate about helping others , will my biker life be accepted in this coaching world ..who gives a rats doodaddle , honestly i cant pretend to be some one else and i wouldn't want to.<br />
Heres the thing though i could do with some feed back from you wonderful readers , ever heard of a Disabled Biker coach? any advice , or any thing to say at all please leave a comment all will be published even if its all negative cus i love ya<br />
Much Love Honour & Respect<br />
RuffDog Shep the bearded Biker LifeCoachAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-39394006036518786262016-02-27T05:19:00.000-08:002016-02-27T05:19:13.537-08:00Positivity Life Coaching and a Motorbike<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Life Coaching & Positive life adjustment</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> A story of personal success</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">So look im not a mega millionare or American evangelist stage hound, im just a guy who loves to ride motorbikes , loves his family and is content with life, for me thats the same deal. I am happy , of course im human so i still get the odd day of grumpyitis and throw my toys out the pram but not that often and thats quite good for a 50 something man in my book my long suffering wife may of course disagree but thats her job .</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">I am however no where near finished with my goals and will continue to look a head and plan my future.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> I want more than anything to be able to share my success with you for you to know that anything is possible and you have all you need to achieve your dreams right now inside you .</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">This sounds a bit preachy i know but i cant help getting excited must be all the fruit smoothies my wife has got me on at the moment.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> Life hasnt always been like this and there have been one or two hurdles to overcome along the way <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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dont get me wrong though i have some incredible memories and had some fantastic times the bike scene ,living on the road with the New Age travellers doing the festivals the bike rallies , i still have some strong friendships from then and i still ride a bike im passionate about the bike life , but and its a biggy i struggled with any form of career and stability which caused a lot of financial woes and stress , had there been help when i was younger i may have followed a different path one that could have been successful in a career , i had always wanted to be a comic boo artist who knows!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> Having lived in a caravan during my late twenties into early thirties i did luck out meeting a guy who moved on to the same site as me & becoming good friends it turned out he worked as a care worker for social services and got me an interview, the next few years were fairly normal and finally found some stability with roots bought a house got married and so on .</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">Then in 2008 my back blew out , the Gp told me to exercise take some painkillers and expected it to get better in a couple of weeks , this didn't happen and i lost feeling in my leg to the point of being unable to move the foot at all by the time they sent me to a specialist and got a scan the nerves had been killed leaving me with a permanent disability unable to walk properly , the surgeons did a great job and prevented me becoming paraplegic but scar tissue has grown on the spine and i live in constant pain, for two years i was unable to move much and this created a heart problem leading to two operations and then i was diagnosed diabetic, oh what fun,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">So what do you do, well i couldn't give up and i had a wife who wouldn't let me anyway, so over the next few years i learnt to get about using a wheelchair and crutches building my strength up and eventually learnt to drive again and then ride a motorbike again, that was some day i tell you i didn't stop grinning for a week after my first ride .now i ride a 750 cruiser i even had a rack made that i can put my wheelchair on the back ..awesome i love it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;">But life isnt just about being physically able i had to be mentally strong enough and started researching positive thing and the power of thought, this lead to the idea of retraining and maybe becoming a counsellor so i took level 2 counselling and through that went on to do level three in life coaching i am now about to start my final year and do the diploma level.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> i have condensed this story a lot but i hope that you can at least see that there were things in life that could have destroyed me but the power of positivity has led me to be able to take control of my destiny and shape my path in life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> i dare to dream i really do, next stop for me is learning to ride a push bike , i start physio for this next week can not wait.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> Andy Elliott Life Coach level 3</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; line-height: 20.79px;"> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-62412773730856329752014-03-11T01:28:00.000-07:002014-03-11T01:28:19.251-07:00The youngest you will ever be again<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Good Morning Happy Warriors, Well today i have taken inspiration from face Book yet again, i don't spend all my time on there honestly.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"This is the youngest we will ever be again" , obvious i know, but it relates to what i was saying before about age being relative , unless your "The Doctor" of course, in which case its just a quick hop into the Tardis and start again..or some timeywimey such thing,</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> So if we don't understand this we can start believing we are to old before our time, i hear so many people only in their thirties saying that they feel old , just wait my friend just wait !! </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> We have to make the most of life each day and forget about the age, YOU ARE YOUNGER THAN YOU WILL BE TOMORROW, do something your older self will be proud of .</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I keep thinking about my Grandchildren i would love them to grow up and say our Granddad did some cool stuff, if i continue to feel old and past my sell by date that is never going to happen though.</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Now then i seem to be missing something important here, if we keep aiming to do something spectacular we may run into danger of feeling discontent, am i missing the obvious, being happy can be being content with life and that is just as important, taking joy from the smile of a stranger, the love of our families, the love of our pets , i have a lovely home, for which i am hugely grateful, i spent a lot of time with out one living on the road so i really appreciate the comfort of my house now.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> This journey to find happiness is quite obviously personal and will be different for each of us, i think we need balance and variety, we need to take time if we are very busy people to stop listen breathe and understand the world around us for a moment , also if we are spending to much time in front of the TV or computer we need to get out more and meet people or walk among nature to appreciate the world we are living in , </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Whatever is right for you i hope you do it , i need to do something more than tap away at the screen , when the pain allows , i love being outdoors, i want to record some music, paint more in my studio when the weather warms up a bit, and i want to help someone or maybe try volunteering somewhere i get frustrated at this forced sedentary isolation, its not healthy for myself or my wife , we need to socialise more get out and party, now to find away to be able to afford to go out is another matter, but i am sure something will turn up. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">have a wonderful week Happy warriors much love and respect </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Shep xx</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">taken from my blog How to be Happy and Other things</span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-39376414376503851302014-03-10T03:58:00.001-07:002014-03-10T03:58:36.904-07:00After the Storm<br />
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Good Morning Happy Warrior, i hope this bright and shiny new week brings you joy and contentment and prosperity, be it fiscal or spiritual.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> Here in Dorset there is a glimmer of Sun in the sky and a smell of spring approaching , we could do with a turn around in the weather especially for all those poor people who have had there homes damaged by the storms, there has been a bit of a landslide here and a few beach huts have gone to beach hut heaven, but on the whole we have been very fortunate.</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> </i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Through my life i have suffered due to the PTSD from stress and anxiety it was not easy to handle life when these bouts hit and the resulting mental battle would often result in times of awful depression and introspection as i tried to figure out what the hell was wrong with me. </i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">At these times i would find it difficult to relate to people and often alienated myself from my friends, </i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> things are much better now although i do still struggle, life has taught me that these feelings pass and the sun comes out again, the damage may appear great but not insurmountable, like the storms we have been having they pass and the wonderful air that spring brings with it seems all the sweeter, </i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> </i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">If any one is suffering please take heart, things can and will improve, please take it from some one who has been in a very dark place and now enjoys the feel of the sun not only on my skin but deep in my soul</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">I make no apologies if this post seems a bit clichéd or sentimental it is my honest feeling at this time , i am no professional writer so my posts can often be a bit clumsy and basic but they are from the heart .</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">have a wonderful week happy Warrior</i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; 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<i> Just to the left of a wish and a blink there is a land of wonder and if you close your eyes and think very hard about nothing at all you may just catch a glimpse of a very sandy dessert and in that dessert is a very pretty pink tent sitting in an Oasis of palm trees,</i><br />
<i> Of course thinking hard about nothing at all is not as easy as it sounds , but, if you can imagine the trees and see them blowing slightly in a warm breeze and the brightly coloured morning birds tweeting on the branches, well, then i would say you have a jolly good imagination and you are just the sort of Adventurer we want to join us .</i><br />
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<i>this is just a start to the little childrens book i am writing, but i thought i would share this little taster with you.</i><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-37885281837273060442013-08-21T02:07:00.001-07:002013-08-21T02:07:45.907-07:00Latest paintings from Ruffdog Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the new Studio is up and in action , this Painting of Iron Man is on the Easel at the moment, in fact it is the first painting to be started in the New Studio , hope you like it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-52999363416050436712013-08-07T00:07:00.000-07:002013-08-07T00:07:04.088-07:00I could do that!!<i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Exhibit your Art work or just walk in to an Art Gallery and you will find </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> so many people who look at a piece of original Art and say its over priced & any way i could do that, well if you go home and do it , fantastic, you have just been inspired to paint because of somebody else's passion, but on your way home you will need to pick up one or two things from your local art supplier, you may be a little shocked to find that we have to pay through the nose for all ou</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">r materials, now you have bankrupted yourself in the Art shop, spend the next few years of your life practicing and wasting a lot of those materials over and over again,, then when you are happy ( which you will never be) with what you have created put a price on it ( go on i dare you ), then put it up for display and wait for someone to come along and tell you its over priced and they could do that ..have fun </span></i><br />
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<i><b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">“Your whole body, from wingtip to wingtip," Jonathan would say, other times, "is nothing more than your thought itself, in a form you can see. Break the chains of your thought, and you break the chains of your body, too.”</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></b></i><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16904.Richard_Bach" style="background-color: white; color: #666600; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Richard Bach</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1743336" style="color: #666600; text-decoration: none;">Jonathan Livingston Seagull</a></i><br />
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<i><b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Good Morning everyone i hope today fulfills all its expectations for you, or more importantly i hope you have expectations and that today will provide you with a platform to put them in to practice, today is a gift as is every day open it unwrap it and go and have fun</span></b></i><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #404040; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><b>love and respect Shep </b></i></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-38544839260386830922013-07-24T09:52:00.001-07:002013-07-24T09:52:50.110-07:00Gold Watch Blues<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=UU0qN9Zp5bBzTPhVZRFUTybA" width="425"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-70642776647099544322013-07-23T08:22:00.001-07:002013-07-23T08:22:52.667-07:00 Ruffdog sings ..Bird on a wire<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Bv4nVfuJSA8" width="459"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-88551228667677336462013-06-29T01:23:00.000-07:002013-06-29T01:24:23.042-07:00Shades of an Eclectic Dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>so, i was driving down towards sandbanks the other day and as it came into view i was greeted with this sight ,DUM DUM DUUUUMMM ... oh yes dear reader the mists of time had descended upon the earth the zombie invasion was happening, armegeddon out of here, show me to the police box, call the Doctor , do Androids really dream of Electric sheep?? why is that zombie creature from hell windsurfing?? have i had too much coffee this morning?/ yes sorry i think so ..</i><br />
<i>Phew, nature was just showing its talent for the spectacular again, reminding us that however great we think our imagination is, she has already been there done that and baked the cake ..worn the shirt or whatever that cliche thingy is ..</i><br />
<i>this photo is the sight i was lucky enough to see, apart from just a little focus play with the camera it was a truly wonderful show of low lying sea mist on poole harbour , with the addition of some Windsurfers to give some idea of scale .. sorry the Doctor can stand down, zombie hunters have the day of and Armageddon too many scifi referances for one post or is that post apocalyptic..ooooh stop</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>all of the above for most i suspect, depending on whether you have run out of coffee in the morning, so my latest work is based on the idea of the ordinary and how that can in itself be beautiful if we choose to see it </i></span><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 17.98611068725586px;">, so what do you see? ,or for those who have read the book or watched the film, which story do you prefer?, this picture is the roof of a supermarket , rather lovely isnt it ??</span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-75425363516184006722013-03-23T02:46:00.000-07:002013-03-23T02:51:56.503-07:00Monday Mornings are Timeless<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330033; font-family: 'Architects Daughter'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Monday the 18th saw the first Sobo coffee morning, held at The Timeless cafe, poor people, no one warned them,, that was a deliberate mistake of course , i mean would you allow such a bunch of reprobates frequent your fine coffee establishment, if given an option, i think not, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330033; font-family: 'Architects Daughter'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330033; font-family: 'Architects Daughter'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> The morning was, i feel a resounding success, with the idea of a residents association forming organically as topics such as an artisan market and loyalty card scheme were discussed while sipping on our fine hot beverages, a fact that reminds me, our cafetiere has broken .. how i suffer ,the indignity of drinking an instant ..</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330033; font-family: 'Architects Daughter'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #330033; font-family: 'Architects Daughter'; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"> So we have our Sobo facebook page which acts as a great community notice board come forum, and is a rip roaring success, but i thought we may need somewhere to post any information that might otherwise clog up the that page ..you know minutes of meetings and all that basic info a place to see at a glance whats happening whats on and what is that jedi knight doing over there?. so with that in mind i am going to try and start the Sobo website, oh steady your beating heart.</span></i><br />
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<i>So people of Sobo, you fine looking bunch of ne'er do wells,you funkmeisters and tea drinkers,you - the fabulous and the magnificent get your Groove on and support the Sobo Residents to help promote our little slice of Dorsetness a place that as i speak is, unlike the rest of the Country devoid of snow, which is jolly nice as i am going off to watch our magnificent AFC Bournemouth play this afternoon, thermals on and Bovril at the ready though, it is still a tad chilly out there.take care and stay safe</i></div>
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<i>much luv n respect the old Ruffdog Shep</i></div>
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<i>Are we going to see an increase in lycra and flourescent leggings sales, or was that just an eighties thing ...</i><br />
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<i>i am sure it must have been, although i now have images Jennifer beales in flash dance (,the original one) going round my head, "whaaaat a feeeeling" .......awful welding.</i><br />
<i> I hope this is going to be a success, i must admit i have been a tad concerned about what was going to occupy the space above the new Sainsbury's, visions of another seedy pool hall or worse a *dum dum dum* <b>..Call center</b>..arrrgh wash my mouth out .peh.. sorry , any hooo its all good, lots of healthy positivenes will exude through out the grove and maybe us men will have to think about our own fitness as all the ladies get in shape for summer,, well maybe.. at some point.. later on , after this pint any way ,ohhh is the chippy open, i'll walk there though , cus i have had a pint so thats like getting fit .isnt it ?? surely</i><br />
<i>So fit women of Southbourne i salute you!! enjoy your summer, the rest of us menfolk will be hiding at the bar talking about how we are going to get fit ..well you cant just rush into these things you know </i><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-90366579683114929162013-02-15T03:37:00.003-08:002013-02-15T03:40:46.263-08:00 Wooosh ,Blimey that was close!!<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hello dear readers </span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So sorry i have not been writing much lately its been a bit of a poorly time if you could all say "aah poor you" in unison and preferably with a four part harmony ,well that would be nice, ooh thank you you multi talented and super sympathetic lovelies, </span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I thought i had had better scribble a quick note to you all as there is a meteor the size of an olympic swimming pool about to thrill us all by narrowly missing our planet, how jolly decent of it.</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> all those other little meteors damaging Russia are apparently just coincidence, hmmmm has anyone rechecked that Mayan calender thingy ??</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> There is something i really want to know about all this..why is everything the size of an Olympic swimming pool ??</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Any way dear readers I think we should all be a little cautious i dont like coincidences , and while scientists, like weather men never ever get their predictions wrong , maybe it would be prudent to put a hat on or carry an umbrella later, this of course wont save you , but at least you will feel better knowing you tried,</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">i,m off to dig a big hole now.</span></i><br />
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<i>We would now like to tell you about some important safety features on board this year 2013,. Although some of you may have lived throughmany years before safety procedures are always changing so please watch or safety demo. Please also read your safety booklets before takeoff.</i><br />
<i>There are 12 exits one each month, i dont recommend using them and the following is dependent upon your personal theological leaning, i like to think that Each exit has a safety slide that will automaticly deploy once the door is open, but thats just me.</i><br />
<i> In the rare event of a loss of pressure and life starts to become easy face masks will drop down with a note inside saying ONLY JOKING and all pressures mfinancial or other will be resumed with gusto , so no change there then.</i><br />
<i>Please ensure your metaphorical seat belts are secured before embarking on your new years resolutions and we recommend that you have your seat be done up through out the first few weeks as you are bound to completely cock up whatever lame promise you made to yourself new years eve, so the icecream and comfort foods are waiting in the fridge, ah i see that is where the fligh attendents are going right now. </i><br />
<i>There are also life jackets under your seats although in this present economic crisis these have been replaced with paper ones and wont help one little bit but its the thought that counts!! and in your armrests for businesses there is a good luck you sucker card ... we like to think of everything, </i><br />
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<i>Please also remember that 2013 is a non smoking, low fat, drink lots of water please dont smile in public, jamie Oliver self righteous we reserve the right to change our mind about what is good for you Year!!</i><br />
<i>Thank you for Travelling Gregorian Calender life ways </i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-85873971859846486282012-12-31T03:00:00.000-08:002012-12-31T03:13:08.632-08:002013 hopes and Dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>So the year of diamond jubilees olympics and paralympics is coming to a close, as years tend to do, i notice these things ..at the end of every year a new one is waiting to begin , if this wasnt the case then all those calender makers would soon go out of business, ask the mayans they knew a thing or two about calenders apparently</i><br />
<i>We are about to start an epic journey together mankind, a brand new 12mths, we survived another Apocolypse and another British summer so make the most of it, get out there and be magnificent.</i><br />
<i> Every Journey begins at the beginning so begin the beguine and julio yourself off into the unknown, follow the yellow brick road and journey through the looking glass ... dare to dream and dare to follow them into wonderland your limits are only those you set yourself , </i><br />
<i> Will this year be better than last , well it wont unless we decide to make it better , as masters of our own destiny lets decide here now together to make it better, to embrace the positive and to actively seek out opportunities to improve our lives and the lives of those around us, </i><br />
<i> Make 2013 a year to remember, have a wonderful and exciting time ,see you on the road of dreams fellow travellers </i><br />
<i>Much love & respect Shep</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-67685823449529945282012-12-24T01:19:00.000-08:002012-12-24T01:19:13.363-08:00Merry christmas one and all <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">To all you wonderful people who have liked this page and supported me through 2012, to the friends and friends of friends to the elves, the Hobbits, the wizards and witches the Dwarves the ogres and the fairy princesses Have a Wonderful Christmas and a very happy and healthy 2013</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Much luv n Respect Shep xx</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">my apologies if i have left anyone out</span></span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-41956147197851964612012-12-08T04:29:00.001-08:002012-12-09T01:53:21.499-08:00Christmas shopping,Hospital Food & Paper Pants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Monday morning, this was going to be the Start of an Exciting and optimistic week, the only fly in the ointment was being told we were going Christmas shopping , on a monday , i mean surely you need a couple of days to sort of gear up to christmas shopping, still, </i><i>we had just
sold our house the previous Thursday and found a property we liked , our offer was accepted and whoop new adventure ahead, on the saturday we had met with lots of wonderful local people and some great new Freindships had been forged, life was looking up dear readers, then Wham excuse me
what, i'm in hospital !!!</i></div>
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<i> Ok no problem my heart has done this before, I’ll be out
of here in the proverbial jiffy, oh yes don't you worry, just Keep that Jiffy on standby I’ll be
needing it to get out of here any second now , yup any second now ,
oh , over night you say hmm,, alright cancel the Jiffy for tonight but
hurry back with it tomorrow Jiffyness will be resumed in the morning
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<i> It is now thursday
the jiffy decided not to hang around and had done a bunk, it being the nature of Jiffies and all.</i></div>
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<i> I have now given up all hope of a normal week, all
that paper work that needs completing all the forms the phone calls
the Pre moving house stresses I was supposed to be taking on this week are
now the province of my dear wife’s, not to mention The Christmas shopping.... i said not to mention it , sorry old joke couldnt resist, maybe its the Hospital food ??</i></div>
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<i> Any way as I sit here on my
hospital bed, in my little side room, (which, I must add, is a
comfortable relief from the first 24hours I spent in A& E listening to Bournemouths finest selection of Alcoholics and Drug addicts) , I find that without anything to occupy the time, apart from a battered and well thumbed copy of The Chronicles of Narnia ( well if you are going to read in Hospital then a bit of light escapism helps!) i have far too much time to reflect on life and all the little things that need doing, the minutiae the utterly pointless & then begin to worry about said pointless minutiae which after many long hours turns into complete & utter panic!! just the sort
of thing I should definitely not be doing, as I am in here for heart
problems, but the odd thing about being in hospital is they tell you
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<i> The days start at around 5 in the morning when the water jug
is refilled, Knock Knock "sorry just getting your jug" ,knock knock "sorry just bring your jug back", knock knock "sorry just giving you your meds" knock knock "sorry, do you want a cup of tea" Knock knock "just got to take your blood pressure" ,,, hmmmm blood pressure , well it would have been fine if you hadnt kept waking me up!!! </i></div>
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<i> Now don’t get me
wrong I am not complaining, far from it I am very grateful for all the
care I am receiving and I understand why they have to adhere to
guidelines and rules that dont allow for anyone to get any bloody
sleep honest I do and also, I dont think that nurses get paid enough, they do an incredibly challenging job , they are looking after me
for a start, and as my wife would tell you, that really is a
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<i> So I have just been
told I am on the afternoon list for my procedure, this means that
from now 10.00 am untill whenever could be late this afternoon its the dreaded Nil by mouth not so much as a sip of water , so much for the Beef
Lasagne and Lemon sponge I ordered for lunch, still it is good to
know they are going to do it today.</i></div>
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<i> I am not completely comfortable
with the idea of angioplastywhatsamathingys & coronary stent'a'mabobs though, actually I am sodding well
terrified , on the consent form you have to fill out it says that
there is a 1 in 700 chance of death … 1 in 700 !! now I dont know
about these things not being a gambling man, but that doesnt sound particularly great odds to
me , I was thinking about asking how many they have done since the
last one died do
they keep count , “well thats number 699,better roll in the next poor
sod and get it over with” also there is this thing with paper
pants not only am I totally stressed about the procedure, utterly
distraught about the Beef Lasagne & lemon sponge, now they are going to make me
spend the day in a backless hospital gown and paper Bloody pants, oh
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<i>Let it be written that Saturday the 1st of Dec 2012 heralded the dawning of a new age The First Southbourne tweetup the Gathering of the Sobo twitterati , this is of course infinitely more important than any Mayan calender end of the world doom is upon us whatnot,...obviously !</i><br />
<i>As with all good events at this time of year this invloved the ancient art of Pre Xmas drinkies, as dates back too oooh even before i was born im sure, i know that is almost pre history but you didnt need to say it though ..honestly i thought you had manners and anyway white beards are quite popular this month i'll have you know,.. people i digress ,</i><br />
<i> The venue for this most prestigious of events was initially The Larder House in Southbourne grove ,picked for its warm atmosphere cosy freindly interior and bloomin fine selection of alcoholic beverages.</i><br />
<i> several fine folk made there way out on that cold december night to sample such liquid delights and meet up with people they previously only knew through twitter as teeny weeny little Avatar pictures.</i><br />
<i>After spending the day in a state of frettment , because dear folk i had organised said event and was just a little concerned that i may be sitting there with Mrs shep plus one with a certain amount of eggnog on my face .this would normally just be egg on face, but as its nearly Xmas. it was a wonderful and frettle quashing sight when into the warmth of The Larder House they came, </i><br />
<i> After an hour we were all told to leave ... could this have had anything to do with our consumption of their fine ales and cocktails , apparently no, some one wanted to eat or something and we were now a large group of drinkie chatty table hoggers impeding the consumption of hamhocks and wood fired deliciousness by the hungry hoards of southbourne and Bournemouth</i><br />
<i> Ce la vie, onwards to the Ludo lounge we trudged to continue our twittery merryment untill it was time to vacate due to some licensing law closing time restriction thingy,last orders at the Bar , time please ding ding ..what a bothersome country we can be sometimes, ooh but wait Taaadaaa the Grove tavern over the road was still open ..woop now we can truly make sure that sunday will be spent under duvets groaning and saying What a wonderful time was had by all. .. hic</i><br />
<i> I hope this world changing Event will not be the last of its Kind, there were many who could not go on to drink till there heads hurt and it would be a pleasure to know that one day they to will be a Sunday Duvet monster .</i><br />
<i>Thank you to everyone for making it a wonderful evening, i hope many new and lasting friendships were forged , I look forward to the next one </i><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-40200640851205721732012-11-09T03:35:00.000-08:002012-11-13T02:15:07.498-08:00Beautiful Planet<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"><b>BE KEEN ON GREEN</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Art Exhibition taking place on the Universities Campus. Bournemouth</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">"The exhibition takes place on the 19th-23rd of November as part of Environmental week. Exploring current issues within the environment; this could be anyt</span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">hing from looking at climate change, the implications of a temperature increase, sustainability within food and commerce, Fossil Fuels, the Tar sands in Canada, saving energy."</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><b>Titled "Beautiful Planet"</b></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">I
painted this take on Picasso's child with a Dove after the Gulf Oil
leak in 2010.</span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;">I
have always loved the innocent simplicity of the Original and wanted
to capture some of that child like quality, while including the gas
mask as an obvious statement. </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">We
owe it to the Children of our planet to take responsibility for the
its future, how can we expect them to respect our society and rules
if we are prepared to turn there home into an Apocalyptic nightmare.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;">The
disregard for the future of this world and the legacy we are leaving
for our grandchildren is truly frightening,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">The
BP oil leek or Deepwater Horizon Oil spill flowed unabated for three
months in 2010</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">It
is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the
petroleum industry</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;">it
released about 4.9 million barrels of crude Oil</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">An
estimated 53,000 barrels per day escaped from the well before it
was capped.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">The
spill is the said to be the worst environmental disaster the US has
faced, </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">more
than 400 species that live in the Gulf islands were at risk,
including the endangered kemps ridley Turtle, the Green Turtle</span></span></span><span style="color: #0645ad;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
the Logger head Turtle, the Hawks bill Turtle and The leather Back
turtle, 34,000 birds were also put at risk </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">As
of 2 November 2010, 6,814 dead animals had been collected, </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;">since
1 January 2011, 67 dead dolphins had been found in the area affected
by the oil spill, with 35 of them premature or newborn calves.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;">when
we put the welfare and Health of the Earth before the health of our
pockets maybe we will stand a chance and our Grandchildren will have
A Beautiful Planet to call home. </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Shep
Bh6 </span></span>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: sans-serif;">Ruffdog
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif;"><a href="https://twitter.com/shepbh6" target="_blank">@shepbh6</a></span></span></div>
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Painted in acrylic on paper 20x16"</span></i><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3277386128484291273.post-52620953201969543532012-10-22T04:24:00.000-07:002012-10-22T04:24:16.440-07:00Surfer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Painted in Acrylic by me, Shep</span></i><br />
<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hoping to find some frame that will suit it before next weekends Exhibition for breast cancer awareness </span></i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213791635987076643noreply@blogger.com0