I love this excerpt...I think I'm gonna sidebar it but I needed to share it up here immediately :-)

It is not so remarkable that our greatest joy should come when we are motivated by concern for others. We find that not only do altruistic actions bring about happiness but they also lessen our experience of suffering...the sufferings which undermine our internal peace -- anxiety, doubt, disappointment.

Since our every action has a universal dimension, a potential impact on others' happiness, ethics are necessary as a means to ensure that we do not harm others. Genuine happiness consists in those spiritual qualities of love, compassion, patience, tolerance and forgiveness and so on. For it is these which provide both for our happiness and others' happiness. -Ethics for a New Millennium, by the 14th Dalai

Video Updated - The Fratellis (again) - "Chelsea Dagger"

Why a double shot of The Fratellis? It's just that they're that snazzy, that's why ;-)

I'm messing around with a MySpace page. I'm not listed by name -- but you can find me by going to www.myspace.com/journeyinfinite .

If you are part of the community and add me, will I add you back? HECK, YEAH! Just remember to play nice :-)

No new music today but...different can be good!

I updated my video tonight w/a killer positive webcast from Halcyon in San Diego. Incidentally, I am "Texas" -- you'll see.

Back from NJ!

Had fun...if you ever want to meet someone with my exact same sense of humor, but is a dude, you must hang w/ my bro. OMG ... he makes me cry b/c I laugh so hard.

My sister is awesome. She is kickin' butt being a new mom. She and her husband are going to be such smart, fun, great parents! I have a new nephew -- he rocks my universe.

Parents and my g-ma are doing great. I already miss the NJ familia.

Video Updated -- The Fratellis "Flathead"

I will be hangin' in Jersey for a bit...so please...for you to enjoy...some Fratelli ultra-rich goodness :-D

You know you wanted... MORE POETRY :-)

Elements of the Procession

The mind has no way of measuring the concept,
Not possible to see below, or perceive the height of the sky.
In the safe place everyone dwells, it's always there, always alive,
And life continues on, all’s well, without any signs.

Time is not linear as we have been piloted to believe,
But spiraling like a wheel, at times moving up high in sweet air,
And sometimes choking on dust turning to mud with sweat,
It's destination that gives us the eternal motion we all share.

Perhaps it's a tempest or a balmy solar breeze,
(Something that pushes our days to pass by),
Listen – we will hear it every moment --
Space where time stands still exists if we try.

Updated Video - The Kooks "Naive"

I first listened to The Kooks on Slacker's Internet radio web player -- it's one is of the most comprehensive I've seen. It has pretty extensive indie music selections and playlist-building features by genre or similar artists. Pretty freakin' cool.

Guys -- I found this on digg.com -- good info on iTunes Plus (256 kbps format). --J

"When I couldn't hear the difference between my new iTunes Plus song and other songs in my library, I decided to make a direct comparison, only to discover that Apple doesn't display regular iTunes songs once you turn on iTunes Plus, and figuring out how to turn it off took some hunting..."



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One of my fave online magazines, Slate, has an article debating about iTunes new 256 kbps format for downloading music being any big freakin' deal over their former 128 kbps format. Songs cost $1.29 in this new format instead of $.99. Worth it? Well, the format is no longer specific to iPods which is cool if you use other MP3 players, I guess. I'm not sure how else it's cool, tho.

(By the way -- for those of you laughing at me for even paying for music -- I think any artist should get paid for their work.)

Anyway, supposedly the additional $.30 also goes into technology which makes the tune-age sounds better. Which is debatable.

If you guys try out the new format, weigh in w/ me on whatchya think :-)