Goodreads quote ---- in the wake of things --- something apt

to read, to think, and to become.... This must be our destiny
Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.




John Locke
August 29, 1632: British writer John Locke was a prominent Enlightenment-era philosopher whose theories strongly influenced the Declaration of Independence. He was born 381 years ago today.

Selection of a New Pope

Are you curious as to how a new pope is selected?
Most Catholics already have a smattering of knowledge about the Conclave and how the candidates are evaluated and culled.  my irreverent friend says there is no difference between voting off someone in the survivor show.

well, there is one procedure that is never questioned.  an Act of God always takes precedence over any voting.

i remember The Swiss Alpine Tales, a book i won in grade school in the San Beda Frolics.  my brothers and male cousins were Bedans, and we girls were in the College of the Holy Spirit, formerly called Holy Ghost College, hence the nick "Holy Mamaw".

wait for the story.  in that book, a young male was sent 3x away by his rich Dad to learn something -
he learnt 3 things, one for each trip away: how the frogs talk, how the wolves (or dogs, i am not quite sure now - i read the book ages ago) talk, and how the birds talk.

finally fed up with his son for learning useless things, or so the father said, he sent his son away.  the son found his way to a tower guarded by wolves.  they would hurt/kill anyone who attempted to stay in the tower, but since he could understand them, he found a way to disarm them and rid them of the treasure they guarded setting him free.

he continued his way to Rome and heard the frogs croaking in the night.  he was sad to hear what the frogs had to say.  the frogs said that the Pope had died and a new Pope was being selected that very night.  they also prophesied who was going to be Pope.

i guess if you want to hear about accurate prophecies, you might to learn frog talk.

however, undeterred, he proceeded to Rome.

When he reached Rome and had gotten in sight of the Conclave, two doves immediately alighted on his shoulder.  the Cardinals saw this and asked him questions.  he simply said whatever the doves said.  and so he became pope.  i forgot which pope he was supposed to be.

incidentally, if you want to be the Pope, you might want to learn bird talk.  just a joke, of course.

i wish i could look at the book when i get home but the library was painted and i havent gotten around to fixing things again.  it is hard when you are the only person who can do it, you see.

anyway, here's the link to the twin hearts prophecy which talks about a supernatural selection.


Click here for the Twin Hearts prophecy

Monday celebration - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.


Martin Luther King Jr.
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Also Corruption - reaction, on Conrado de Quiros post

I invite people to express their own opinion on this.
Are you in shock? 


Click here to read the full post of Conrado de Quiros's on opinion.inquirer.net - corruption-too

reaction on htt's column on obama and the us pension

i followed obama's first campaign and 2nd campaign - altho admittedly i also enjoyed the exchange of my 2 classmates who were on opposite sides.  then, and now, i would have voted for obama. having said that, i rather enjoyed yesterday's column. couldnt read it yesterday because ....

click on htt's column on obama-and-my-brothers-pension/

all too true, and based on htt's experience in the sss.  he has definitely been asked to speak/discuss/defend many issues on sss.

i wish that people, especially politicos really cared about retirement - as in really planning an strategizing for life it...................

but like he says, the "many" people dont care either and when not enough people care, nothing happens

Barack OBAMA

Hey Jimmy!

Democrat OBAMA is reelected!

BIG SMILE........

Renewable Energy

Looking at your power bill?  how much does your electricity cost?
As a tropical country, we have a hot sun that could possibly generate a lot of electricity/power.

can we not find entrepreneurs or government agencies willing to make loans for people who want to avail of free power, or at the very least, less power.

solar energy.  it is free. until the sun dies but then a lot of us will be gone by then.


Click here to read the Denmark Solution and Success

Military things

if you follow philippine politics, you'd have read about the recent scandal about the military
*sigh*
i am glad - at least today, that Dad has gone to a better place
he would have been pained at the events