Some Christians are saying that this Saturday, May 21, 2011, is going to be the the end of the world. All of the planets are aligned with the moon and according to the Bible, Saturday is the day, so they say here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40885541/ns/us_news-life/t/end-days-may-believers-enter-final-stretch/
Hmm. So what if it is? What will you be doing?
I personally, have to work. But even in the rare circumstance that the end of the world begins on Saturday, won't there still be months of earthquakes to look forward to before the actual "end" comes?
Just a conversation that I was having last night. Thought I would share.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Just Roll With It...
Whether with family, or friends,
At an art gallery, or park
Always make sure you roll down the hill :)
At the Getty Center in Los Angeles, CA
This is me rolling (gracefully) down the hill at the Getty.
This is how my nephew, Michael, rolls at the Nelson Atkins Museum in Kansas City, MO.
The finish.
:)
Have fun!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Save The World Haikus
Our home, Mother Earth
Provides a nice place to live.
To Her we should give.
The Queen of our land
Gives us resources to use
Just not to abuse
It's hard to forget
When I want it so badly
Save the Earth with me!
Plant a tree Susie
Builds forests for you and me
So that we can breathe
Dumpster diving Mike
Rides everywhere on his bike
Recycling life.
Everybody knows
The pollution solution
Is less gas and trash!
One plastic bottle
Will be here a thousand years
That's longer than YOU!
Trashing the planet
We keep throwing out our stuff
One-third of Earth gone!
Global fisheries
Are fished to capacity
Now what do we eat?
Toxic chemicals
Used to make all of our things
Get in our bodies
Oil spills are death
To birds and fish in the sea
Who never get cleaned.
Hunting by humans
Make animals extinct, or
Extremely threatened.
Wild animals,
Like leopards and tigers, are killed
To make rugs and bags.
We think with egos
Our worth gained by what we buy
We think we need it.
The ads on TV
Make us sad with what we have
Told that we are wrong.
We have more stuff now
But less time with families
What matters the most?
Dumped in a landfill
To pollute land, air and water
Garbage makes toxins.
Stop burning the trash!
It releases more toxins
In the air we breathe.
Toxic acid rain
Falls freakishly from the sky
Eats through umbrellas.
People start working
When they see the big picture
On saving the Earth
See the connections
Renewable energy
Wastes no resources
Throw away mindsets
Must soon be thrown away, too
And zero waste gained.
Sustainable Phil
And his closed loop production
Keeps life clean and green.
If you want to help
Visit the zoo close to you
Donate extra, too!
Start a new garden
In a community place
Share with your neighbor
Write a few haikus
Give people some ideas
On what they can do.
The answer is here
The efforts are growing now
Join in your own way.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
A Poem for Michael Lang, My Facebook Contest Winner
What was an extra ticket to Rockfest
Became a Facebook page "liking" contest
With the grand prize being a date with me.
Not usually so egotistical,
I would consider myself quite humble.
But to create a buzz, I had to see.
When all was said and done, the contest won,
And winner, Mike Lang, had some rockin' fun,
I knew that it all must be meant to be.
His friends and family stuck by his side
And posted his name many times with pride!
Mike is a cool guy, a great one to meet.
We also met bands and got autographs
Got rides on golf carts and had a few laughs
But in the crowd was where we saw boobies
And the kind of kids that we used to be.
Was fun feeling young, a great way to be
Thanks for winning, Mike! Glad you were with me!
https://www.facebook.com/msamandapanda#!/notes/amanda-steinhaus/a-poem-for-michael-lang-my-rockfest-contest-winner-/202858846422967
Became a Facebook page "liking" contest
With the grand prize being a date with me.
Not usually so egotistical,
I would consider myself quite humble.
But to create a buzz, I had to see.
When all was said and done, the contest won,
And winner, Mike Lang, had some rockin' fun,
I knew that it all must be meant to be.
His friends and family stuck by his side
And posted his name many times with pride!
Mike is a cool guy, a great one to meet.
We also met bands and got autographs
Got rides on golf carts and had a few laughs
But in the crowd was where we saw boobies
And the kind of kids that we used to be.
Was fun feeling young, a great way to be
Thanks for winning, Mike! Glad you were with me!
https://www.facebook.com/msamandapanda#!/notes/amanda-steinhaus/a-poem-for-michael-lang-my-rockfest-contest-winner-/202858846422967
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Promoting my FB page with a contest
At 1:00amCentral Time on 5/7/11, I posted a contest on my Facebook author page. This is what it read:
The next morning I woke up and tweeted my Rockfest contest, which happened to lead me to 98.9 The Rock's hosts Johnny Dare and Jason Nivens. Dare didn't bite, but Nivens did and word got out fast! I even received a call from my cousin who heard about it from a friend. The contest was on!
At 10:00am today my total "likes" had hit 274! I gained 78 pairs of eyes reading my posts. I am very proud, but also feel like falling over from the "date" that I had to the Rockfest all day today. Next time I will just offer the pair of tickets.
Experiment successful, lesson in life gained.
And there's even a BONUS!!! My cousin got us backstage to mingle among some of the bands! Sweet!
The next morning I woke up and tweeted my Rockfest contest, which happened to lead me to 98.9 The Rock's hosts Johnny Dare and Jason Nivens. Dare didn't bite, but Nivens did and word got out fast! I even received a call from my cousin who heard about it from a friend. The contest was on!
At 10:00am today my total "likes" had hit 274! I gained 78 pairs of eyes reading my posts. I am very proud, but also feel like falling over from the "date" that I had to the Rockfest all day today. Next time I will just offer the pair of tickets.
Experiment successful, lesson in life gained.
And there's even a BONUS!!! My cousin got us backstage to mingle among some of the bands! Sweet!
Getting autographed =)
What should my next contest be? Any ideas out there? Definitely something more writing centered...
As always, thanks for reading!
Check my Facebook fan page out for yourself!
Friday, May 13, 2011
NEW BLOG!!! Ms. Panda's Adventures
I am so sad to have lost my last post due to technical issues with Blogger :( Even if you missed the chance to read it, it was SO inspiring to me!
However, in an effort to stay on track with the Blogathon I am participating in this month, I have created a new blog here:
http://msamandapandadotcom.wordpress.com/
This blog, written by Ms. Panda herself, documents her travels around the world to visit animals on the WWF endangered species list. If you go to my blog now, you can even help decide who she visits first and help Ms. Panda draft her interview questions!
Thank you for your support!
Amanda Panda
However, in an effort to stay on track with the Blogathon I am participating in this month, I have created a new blog here:
http://msamandapandadotcom.wordpress.com/
This blog, written by Ms. Panda herself, documents her travels around the world to visit animals on the WWF endangered species list. If you go to my blog now, you can even help decide who she visits first and help Ms. Panda draft her interview questions!
Thank you for your support!
Amanda Panda
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Made for THIS World
"If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world." C.S. Lewis
I found this quote on Sarah Allen's blog, http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/, and nothing could feel more true at times than to think that I was made for another world.
Maybe that world is some divine place, where all of the concerns about the environment, attention to its own people and other desires for a brighter tomorrow are actually heard by mother nature. She absorbs these desires directly into her atmosphere and trees and in turn, releases the solutions in response to her inhabitant's concerns - as if the thoughts of the world really counted as part of the whole consciousness.
Seriously, if the earth could talk, what would she say?
Then I found this blog: http://ifearthcouldspeak.wordpress.com/earthcure/. The author doesn't really use dialogue to illustrate this idea, but he does point out the problems that out planet is experiencing due to our reckless inhabitation on it.
If I were to take the conclusion of the above mentioned blog and turn it into dialogue, it might sound something like this:
Earth:
"Since you are melting my ice caps at such a fast rate, why not use massive amounts of oceanic water to significantly impact the impending global rise in sea levels?"
"Can we PLEASE clean the countless tons of carbon dioxide and other particulate matter in my atmosphere ASAP?"
"I will promise to provide food permanently on a global basis, if you promise to start using alternative resources permanently on a global basis."
"An untold number of jobs exist worldwide if everyone joins efforts to save me."
***********************************************************
Then I found and watched this youtube video: http://youtu.be/anHUYUrFkL8
It gave me goosebumps, brought tears to my eyes and made me realize that I am not alone in this unique sadness.
"We gotta work together to make a better place...We are all in this together, let's run the race."
So sign up for your own personal "Earthathon" today. Make a pledge to be a part of the answer everyday for the rest of your lives. The "Earthathon" will never end. Even if we can correct our actions and heal her wounds, our work will never be done. We must always sustain and love this place we call home.
And as C.S. Lewis says, "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy..." then my answer is to create that experience on this earth! This is our home. We must remember that.
Get creative. Save it.
Thanks for reading!
I found this quote on Sarah Allen's blog, http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/, and nothing could feel more true at times than to think that I was made for another world.
Maybe that world is some divine place, where all of the concerns about the environment, attention to its own people and other desires for a brighter tomorrow are actually heard by mother nature. She absorbs these desires directly into her atmosphere and trees and in turn, releases the solutions in response to her inhabitant's concerns - as if the thoughts of the world really counted as part of the whole consciousness.
Seriously, if the earth could talk, what would she say?
Then I found this blog: http://ifearthcouldspeak.wordpress.com/earthcure/. The author doesn't really use dialogue to illustrate this idea, but he does point out the problems that out planet is experiencing due to our reckless inhabitation on it.
If I were to take the conclusion of the above mentioned blog and turn it into dialogue, it might sound something like this:
Earth:
"Since you are melting my ice caps at such a fast rate, why not use massive amounts of oceanic water to significantly impact the impending global rise in sea levels?"
"Can we PLEASE clean the countless tons of carbon dioxide and other particulate matter in my atmosphere ASAP?"
"I will promise to provide food permanently on a global basis, if you promise to start using alternative resources permanently on a global basis."
"An untold number of jobs exist worldwide if everyone joins efforts to save me."
***********************************************************
Then I found and watched this youtube video: http://youtu.be/anHUYUrFkL8
It gave me goosebumps, brought tears to my eyes and made me realize that I am not alone in this unique sadness.
"We gotta work together to make a better place...We are all in this together, let's run the race."
So sign up for your own personal "Earthathon" today. Make a pledge to be a part of the answer everyday for the rest of your lives. The "Earthathon" will never end. Even if we can correct our actions and heal her wounds, our work will never be done. We must always sustain and love this place we call home.
And as C.S. Lewis says, "If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy..." then my answer is to create that experience on this earth! This is our home. We must remember that.
Get creative. Save it.
Thanks for reading!
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