Split into two mental states.

Some days i have small bursts and flashes of euphoria. They come and go. And they're probably triggered by a number of mental variables converging at the right moment in time and space to create electrical and chemical reactions that are responsible for this short-lived wonderful feeling.

Then there are days when I'm depressed; feeling down due to the mortality of it all and the unknowns of what comes after death.

But enough of that for now. I've already spent an astronomical amount of time on this.

American Shame.

There is one man that I know of who strives for the American dream, the real American dream. I've seen countless folks who vote, who openly wear patriot pins, who advertises their political bias or tries to voice their support for the troops overseas by way of bumper stickers, and i've certainly seen my fair share of green lawns and picket fences, mortgaged and bought with that very intention of living the so-called American dream. Such are examples shallow and verbal patriotism.

But I know this man, a man without U.S. citizenship, who is living the American dream. He loves America and is passionate and even patriotic to its flag (if that is even possible) and more than any American I know.

Just a little background without going into deep details - he was raised in the poorest of countries, saw people die in front of his eyes, lived in tremendous debt from educational American loans, lived in an American subway station for several days with a wife and kids out of desperation, is a muslim, hates Osama Bin Laden with a much more visceral passion than probably most Americans.

That was years ago. Today he makes about $200,000 annually. And he works hard to earn it. And he works like this, like a dog, like a work-horse, because he knows it can all be taken away and leave his family back to the gutters. His story is a story of Forest Gump calibre. And like Forest he has many outstanding accomplishments, many of which many Americans can not claim.

The end.

Machu Picchu Adventure coming up!

I haven't exactly been active in looking for that next great adventure travel. After my first real adventure in Belize (http://edan.48thfloor.com/belize), I've decided that the Ultimate Adventure was not as physically demanded as I had wished for. Don't get me wrong, some portions were grueling and tough, like the several hours of kayaking against the current, or the paddling a raft upstream through rough rivers for 3 whole days. But they still weren't demanding enough.

This package to Machu Picchu in Peru is offering a rating of 4 out of 5 on the physically demanding scale. Should be loads of fun.

I found my 1st geocache! Woohoo!!

Now I know what geocaching is all about. I just followed the little arrow on the GPS screen as it guided me to the destination marked with a treasure chest icon which was labeled as "cemetery".

Below: What looks like a new chapel adjacent to the cemetery.

Below: An much older chapel with a bright red door standing next to a windmill.

I Drove thru winding residential roads to get to an intentionally isolated cemetery walled off. The cemetery, amazingly, had two chapels and a windmill. The cache was hidden as the very back of the grounds hidden beneath a little cove of over-hanging vines. It was well-hidden inside a hollow tree stump.

Below: An interesting large tree on cemetery grounds.

I know what geocaching is all about. It's about luring people to unique and worthwhile locations; locations where people would never see otherwise.

Below: The geocache hidden underneath this canopy cove of vines. Can you see it?

Fwd: We only have one chance

Hey, It's almost 2008.
Make a choice if you haven't already done so.

Thanks.
Have a great day.

--- Ron Paul 2008 <mail@ronpaul2008.com> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:01:44 -0400
> To: <an_eddie@yahoo.com>
> From: "Ron Paul 2008" <mail@ronpaul2008.com>
> Subject: We only have one chance
>
> October 10, 2007
>
>
> Around the beginning of August, our campaign set a
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> Now it's the start of the final quarter of the
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