What is up with the oil prices

Hillary says to have a gas tax vacation and charge the Oil Companies for it. Obama says that is political Hocus Pocus. Which is it?
Well It is obvious that the price of oil is being manipulated beyond what demand may trigger.
Hillary and Obama are dead wrong. Windfall profit tax? What the hell is wrong with these two. Surly they are not that far removed from reality.
What do the Oil companies run on as a profit margin? I believe last time I checked it was 10%.
Hell my business runs on anywhere from 30 -250 %. What will Hillary or Obama do to my business if they think 10% is too much?
Truth be told the oil companies net around 7-10 cents per gallon they deliver. Not a great profit but volume is their key. Any Idea how much the Government makes on a gallon of gas?
Try 65-80 cents per gallon. Dear Uncle Sam, get the hell out of my wallet. I always thought that the definition of "tax payer" was a person that works for the federal government. I don't work for them. Why do they want to have half of my money? If Obama gets in then it will be 67% of everything I make as a small business owner. I am more than willing to give them 10% of everything I earn to help keep things going and protect the country. The other 90% will go back into growing the economy in the form of buying goods and services from others like me.

Intelligent Design, Creationism, God's Information, Evolution, Religion

I think, being God's Information, that everything is being intelligently designed. Everything is being created. Everything is Gods in formation. How could some people be so closed minded as to think that things are just random circumstances brought about by coincidence?

If you were to believe that one of these statements is false, which would it be?

Intelligent design is God at work. Not the religious man with a white beard but The Universe. The One Song.
We are all Gods In Formation. Everything is God's Information
Creationism is what is happening everywhere at all times
OR
Religion is the explanation of the true and only way that all of this could have come about.

Religion can be the path to seperation from God.

As a child I was raised Catholic and attended Catholic School.
I can remember getting up early on Sunday to go off to church.
I remember long days in the classroom spent dreaming about my
bicycle and the freedom to come with the ringing of the dismissal bell.
Basically life was carefree but I could not see it for what it was.
For me life was a survival of the fittest. Being the strongest was foremost in my mind.
Being able to be the best. Not my best but the best. The fastest, the strongest, and often the smartest. I would spend hours daydreaming about the fantastic Kung-Fu master that I was.
Revenging injustice on the school yard. In fact there were physical fights all the time in Catholic School. I remember vividly many of the fights I was in. Usually over something stupid. Like when Charles knocked over my plant and spilled a little dirt. That was a great reason to fight. And as I write this I am ashamed of my behavior and very sorry for what I did. He of course was no match for someone as motivated as me. Time passed and then it was Thomas and Fred who were my next victims. I had a huge ego boost from beating them two down.
Then we moved to the country.
Public School. The big boys. I soon learned that I was not so amazing as I had once thought.
There were bigger, stronger, smarter and faster people to contend with.
Amazing thing though, no fights. Was it because of the extended freedom that public school offered? Maybe. But I don't remember the daily school yard brawls. Was it because I was new to town and did not want to be showed up by a bunch of hillbillies? Or did I just grow up?
I am not certain what it was but I guess peace and love sounded far better than war and hate. I guess I became a hippie. 125 Grateful Dead concerts later and that is a solid fact. Though you would never know it to look at me. I have short hair and wear reasonably clean clothes.
I cannot imagine me laying a finger on another person or animal unless in self defense or to eat of course. Is it a coincidence that my leaving Catholic School and stopping attending church led me to more compassionate ways? To feel less us against them and more we and together?
My Dad used to tell me he went to church as an insurance policy against there really being a jealous God. Truth be told I am no fan of religion. I think of it as a business. Their job is to free you from your money and control what you think. Just like Government has become but was never intended to be. Most religions have become downright hypocritical in their views. Killing in the name of God. Waging war over patches of land.
I read the other day that Al-qaeda's number 2 man has urged muslims to avenge the Israeli attacks in the Gaza strip. It is like being back in Catholic School all over again. The senseless fighting and hurting each other. There is more than enough of everything in God's universe for everyone to have everything they need.
When will the people of the earth realize that it is time to grow up and evolve past religious based dogma. These religious leaders are just people too. Not one of them is in greater contact with God than you or I am. They just want you to believe they are so then they have the power and can demand that you think as they want you to think. Not necessarily as they think.
My wish for the world is to lay down weapons and evolve. Untold great things will come when this happens. Perhaps we will even be worthy to wear the title "I am God's Information" and "we are Gods in formation.
What do you think?

What if...

What if I had more than enough money?
Say like 100 million after being robbed by my Uncle.
What would it be like? Sunny beaches and ski lodges?
Would I be in a spiritual retreat healing my tired soul?
Would I be in Vegas, Ireland or Amsterdam?
I would be in Ireland. For months.
I would parse 50 percent of this money immediately to those I love and that have loved me.
I would disappear into the background of life.
After screwing around for a couple of months I would find myself living in a spiritual place.
Perhaps on a lake in a nice log home.
I would need to work of course. I guess it would be something that really makes a difference in other folks lives. It seems to be what keeps me happy.

I love you God

Take a moment right now and look out the window.
What do you see? Is it beautiful? Is it ugly?
Is it heaven or is it hell?
As a person who has gone through many bouts of depression I can tell you that if it is heaven it is you that is choosing it.
If it is hell it is also your choice.
For me it was impossible to see heaven when in the depths of depression.
I just could not see the doorway out.
I overcame it again.
How? I took action. I became involved in life.
The action I took was to get involved with projects that I love.
I am a graphic artist/printer.
I found that by helping others achieve their desires I came out of my self pity.
I was working on a project that required me to create posters, banners and backstage passes.
The key word here, CREATE. I was dealing with a woman that did not know what she wanted so it was challenging at best to create her materials. But as her changes after changes came in I smiled and said that this is what my life is about. I have always loved art as a child and I am an artist professionally today. A dream come true. I have sat in my office day after day bitching and complaining about my "JOB" when the whole time it is what I have chosen to do/be. I snapped out of it one day when working on posters for a company called Saphora. I suddenly forgot the client breathing down my neck and all the rush rush rush and realized how lucky I was to be working on these posters with knockout models on them. Heaven or hell, my choice.
So I say once again, Thank you God.

The Quest

We humans are alway grabbing for something. Feeling that if we just get our share of "what is out there" we will be complete and feel more "Whole".
Often I feel this way but over time I am getting better at practicing being satisfied.
I honestly cannot think of one material thing that I MUST have.
I am an Apple® Computer guy myself. I have an old laptop that still works great so I don't need one of them. I have a new Ipod touch thanks to my love Donna. I don't like it as much as the older models. Oh sure it is pretty but... I like the old ones. Lately I am having real issues attracting money into my life. I just seem to be short in this area every month. Now I am not even talking about extra money here. I am talking about enough to cover the minimum expense of living. What am I doing wrong? I work a full time job. I have been doing what I do since 1982.
You would think I could earn a living doing it. I am a printer. Well I am an all around communications dude. I can visualize anything and create it on paper. I can do all of the necessary things to get it ready to be printed and I can even run the press. I can do it all. I am a one stop man for anything that needs to be printed. I have only worked at 2 companies in my life. Is that the reason that I am earning a substandard wage? What do you think? Am I in the wrong line of work? Perhaps a change is needed? No, a change "IS" needed.
I have always been interested in God, the Universe, the unknown. I have always wanted to know how to use the Universe to my advantage. I have sought it out in every possible way. From psychedelics to religion. From meditation to yoga. I have made incredible leaps in regards to what I believe. I have learned one thing. A new car, boat, house, woman, or anything else will not make me feel whole. I know this because I have all those material things. It has to come from within. If I don't go within then I go without. The obtaining of ones desires never quenches the desire for more, more, more. In fact it may make it worse. I am happy in life for the most part. Once I let go of this issue I have with regards to attracting money I think I will be able to rest. But then again, I am human and humans are always on the Quest for more.
I wish to get off this quest. Today I will stop thinking about where the money is going to come from and will focus on being greater and greater everyday.
It certainly cannot hurt.