hello dr Mike

Nikon D40 runs for about $500-$550 with 18-55mm lens kit
then you could get the 55-200mm VR lens for $250

D40 18-55mm Tamron 70-300MM SB400
Canon S3 IS
Canon A570 IS
Kodak Z710

Hi! Dr Mike
Check out the new pic of the old dog (if that's the one to whom you were referring!) Both of us hardly ever pose.
Love, Erin

So funny! Did you catch Anderson Cooper trying to figure out which dog he resembled? A viewer sent a pic of a Shar-Pei (bow and all) but, he thought he should be a dobie or a greyhound. The greyhound was a perfect match. Love your photos. High four!
Erin

Hi Mike,

Thanks for your message, really appreciate it. It's the same lesson that I continue to learn and re-learn. Sometimes I simply feel embarrassed every time I realize this. But then again, I treat myself as work in progress...One reason that keeps me drawn in this site is the positive vibes that I get from people like you. I wish you and your family all the best. I'm glad to be friends with you; your notes also inspire me.

Bless you always,
Brenda

Thank you for the comment on Spike (my dog). He is a yellow Lab and I highly recommend this breed, especially around children. Spike has a following in my neighborhood; all the kids. They stop on their way home from school to ask if Spike can come out and play. Spike can make grown men act silly, grumpy people smile on Monday morning and kids behave. LOL I am working on marketing this ability..
Sharon

Thank you so much for the kind words Dr.....The site is amazing.ofcourse it will make unite the beautyfull world...and Thanks for liking Easterns.I use the Folk Instruments often..that's call Dotara..It has only 4 strings..This tipical NorthEastern Indian folk Instrument played as a body meldy with the overall song.Actualy i use to play Piano and synthesizers for composing a song.Basically i love to sing...Here is a Remix link i sent to you.
http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/6609
If you like the song please vote for me and my mix.This is a Grammy winning song By JOHN LEGEND.and the contest organised by John,Colombia Music in collaboration with Indaba Music and sponsored by Sony Entertainment which is going to be held in New York soon..In this Mix i used the Indian instruments like Sitar,Tabla,Sehnai,Sarod,Flute etc.So kindly give me your creative feedbacks and suggestions..Thank Dr.Mike

Thanks for those two traks...i'll collect them soon...Take care

Hello Dr Mike,

Thanks for your comments on my photos, but I can't take all the credit, my son took a few of them....Peace

Hi Dr. Mike, I just mean that I don't have to please God with money or anything thanks to Grace - unconditional love. Ron
Thanks for asking!

God Must Love Us Unconditionally
Since He gave us free will. Otherwise he would have sent us in with a set of instructions and rules for our life.

DrMike, I am not really proud of this region I was born in and now live in. I consider the "tea baggers" to mostly be racists, as most of our taxes have been reduced. I think many Southern religious and political lleaders teach hate in the name of love. Next to being a yankee or a black, a liberal like me is the third worst classification according to my misled fellow Southerners.
I consider myself a Jimmy Carter/MLK Jr. type of Southerner, and I am proud of them. By the way, I voted for Obama, as far and away, he is the smartest and wisest of all the politicians I have ever observed. Yet, according to most family members and colleagues and neighbors down here, he is the worst thing ever to happen to the U.S.A. - they can't get past their limbic brain (snake or alligator) instinctual fear. And yet I have to love them (they consider liberals like me their enemy - I see them as just being fearful), and pray for their awakening. I would enjoy a racial dialogue, if you are interested. I am mentioned in a book called Beyond Fear by Aeeshah Ababio-Clottey and her husband Kokomon Clottey. I have seen Kokomon's name on this website and I am going to copy this and see if I can get him and Aeeshah interested in dialoguiing about their "Twelve Spiritual Keys to Racial Healing" which is the subtitle to their wonderful book. in gratitude, Ron

Life is a balancing act. Too much or not enough = loss of balance. Mindfully we go forth, testing our limits... finding our center... patiently and persistently... loving the moment. Metta, Jeanne

Yes, Dr. Mike, I will copy your insightful reply and pass it on to Kokomon Clottey whose page you can find by the site search. I could not find his co-author and wife (?) Aeeshah name here, and she was the one who led the Racial Healing Group, while Kokomon leads a great Mindful Drumming Group.
I hope their paths are still merged? No Mistake, Ron

Dear Dr.Mike, I really enjoyed your light-hearted but wise note to your "sportfishing captain republican friend." However, I hope that pure equality comes forth in our lifetime or in the next one at least.!
I have not heard back from Kokomon, but will let you know when I do!
and I am borrowing your Stevie Wonder quote: "Learning to love oneself, is the greatest love of all." Thanks!
an ocean of blessings, Ron

If you head over to hyperlocavore.com you can search in the PEAS (members section). I don't know if the folks you know are signed up yet, but I sure hope so. :D

I really do think hyperlocavore.com and faith communities are like peanut butter and jelly, yard sharing is something we can all get behind.

Thank you so much Dr. Mike!

HA! The Are you a Farm Nerd Quiz? That was aimed at my Silicon Valley people, but I'd love to see how it was received...it's pretty nerdy.

Hello Dr. Mike,
Say what is your last name?

thanks for the note... and the encouragement.... it's really nice to have your comment...

Best to you,

-Rick

my buddy Mooch

Thank you - They are a Blessing when they come into your life!
mama crow

Hi Dr Mike - thank your for adding me as a friend. I have enjoyed reading your responses to my posts, and am lookinf forward to any future correspondance....

Namaste - Michel

thanks for the acknowledgement... your boy is gorgeous.

by the way, many people experience a very physical response to their first few days of vipassana... I highly recommend a cleanse before you go...

good luck and have fun tingling...

Yeah thats Pharoah, He is the man. Carlos has been borrowing from Pharoah and Alice coltrane for 35 years. I love Astral travelling on his Thembi album. Lonnie Liston Smith did it too and I know Carlos borrowed heavily from it. Angels all around us came from Pharoah as well. Haven't made it to Vegas yet but I might be jonesing around August.

A friend of mine who used to work for Carlos Santana and moved here to Santa Fe sent me an e-mail one day and tacked the Message from the Hopi Elders on the end of the e-mail and I felt like I had to share it with the world. I put it here on AOND and it has been very popular. I had to upload Astral travelling to my page after mentioning it earlier.

Thank you!




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Mike,
Thank you, your spirit touches the heart. I love your positivity. Love, Silja

Thanks for the b-day wishes. I ended up having a fun b-day dinner last night and I am glad you appreciate sarcasm because it is a part of my make up for sure.. sometimes I do find joy in sarcasm - hey whatever works : - )

hi:)
cool yeah fiji was amazing wasnt it, i loved it and actually snorkled with reef sharks while i was there hehehehehe was unreal!!!! i get to add that experience to all the wonderful other experiances iv been lucky to have had:). i went to fiji with a dear friend i met whos from france and who i will be going to visit in a yr or so and will be travelling all over:) where bouts do u live? sounds hectic and no wonder u want to get out occasionally. i live in perth in western australia and its hectic enough for me. im a country girl luv being out amoungst mother nature.. i LOVE it!!!
well thanks for adding me as ur friend and hope u have a great day :) peace

Hi,

Thanks for the friend request. I'm still navigating this new site and checkin' things out. So far so good;)

hey Dr. Mike - glad you are back and you sound great! I am looking forward to seeing your photos of the CA vipassana group.
My new photo is more age appropriate, eh! I may post the whole photo as I have my arm around my friend the brilliant artist Cao Yong, whose art "Freedom" is behind me. He has a great book about escaping China. ron

Hi Dr Mike :) thanks!
I put my playlist code from "playlist" in my info :) before pictures ...
:)

Blessings,
Shell

I am really happy to hear you had a nice retreat. Where was it that a Marin College kid would go to it?

Hi dmike,
It is where i am working... The Pearl Qatar. Dubai is only 40 minutes by plane. Have a nice day my friend and God bless you

Happy Early Birthday!

Thank you!

Thank you, it is good to be back around at AOAND.

Dr. Mike,
Yes, unfortunately we live in a world that lacks compassion and love. MJ started in the same exact city I was raised in. Throughout the years I enjoyed his music, videos, and his performances. His compassion and humanitarian contributions were endless. Remember that his start was in the late60's and early 70's . These were racially very turbulent times. He overcame all the obstacles and in my eyes will always be the King of Pop. He will certainly be missed, but I am grateful for all the memories we have left in his music. He will forever live in my heart! God Bless and thank you for writing...

Hello Mike,
Thank you for the comment and the suggested video, i take a look for many times and yes the climate change is not a hoax. Truly, i just only want to gather wonderful thoughts from this site as I really wonder why other people do not want to participate in making our planet clean and green.
My discussion was just a reaction of Rep. Paul Broun from Georgia, mentioning about the hoax of climate change for the Climate change bill in US ( June 27, 2009) where the fact was truly seen on videos and the news over Asia for the Tsunami in 2004 due to rising temperature in the Arctic tundra.

Hi Mike. What you have experienced during your retreat is profound, and will likely have lasting impact on you in various ways.

Hey Mike,

Thanks so much for the add, and for your kind comments / video comments. I can't thank you enough. You've compared me with some of my most cherished musicians, which is the ultimate compliment. I cannot thank you enough.

AOAND is an amazing community of people, and I can't wait to get more involved. Thank you so much for helping me feel welcome.

Hope you have a wonderful week, and that you enjoy your day.

Best wishes, and God bless,

Adam ;o)

"Que?"
Please Elaborate.

Great Photos, adorable child, easy to see that he's the apple of U eye.

Thanks, I like Ur Energy 2,,, 'Like Attracts Like'.
As for the UFO story, there isn't much to it.
I had gone with Christopher O’Brien & Tim Edwards to an interview of a BigFoot sighting & Tim had this photo of that he called the Cube. I asked him if I could do an interview. There wasn’t much to it. The photo was taken by a girl friend of a Salida, Co. couple’s son, during spring break from college, in 1999. None of the 4 passengers saw a thing except the old mining ghost town, until the photo was developed & revealed this Cube shaped object seemingly ascending from the ground. None of the other photos appeared to be double exposed, so it’s considered to be an apparition of some kind.
Of All the UFO research Christopher, Tim & I have done, we've Never seen anything like this, before or since. Google Christopher & Tim for back ground in their Amazing UFO journeys. I on the other hand am not published, just an amateur enthusiast, who‘s friendship with Christopher allowed me to assist him by taking notes during some local Co. interviews.
Amber, aka Kozmicjoy Dancin

That's OK Mike, most people are hesitant to take this at face value.
We just went out to document & take photos. The hair on the barbed wire
was Very different from Any amimal hair that I have ever encountered.
The foot print was smaller than what I had seen previously documented.

Amber.

Hounds,,, as in Ur dogs????
Oil rig shot was sent to me by a friend when I still lived in TX. Sure GLAD to be out of there !!!! What U going to San Antonio for? Hope U get to enjoy the river walk while there.
My summer will be filled with community activities. A week from Friday I head over Wolf Creek Pass to Crestone for their 11th Ann, Music Fest, will be filming my friend Skye, onstage Sat. Staying the entire 3 days of that.
Then there are all kinds of activities going on every weekend here in Pagosa Springs, so I'm staying rather close to home.
U and the kiddo spending a lot of time together this summer???
Have a Great day,
Amber.

Hi Mike;
Ah, the Riverwalk is splendid Indeed. The Alamo ?????
I went as a child, before the city over took it & it was pretty KOOL then
Ripley's Believe It Or Not, is now just across the street, I found that to be fun/interesting.
Filming/photography, I do it as hobby for friends & charities. The fun part is editing & publishing into DVDs. I just added to my page, some wedding photos of my best friend’s daughter’s wedding last October.
Am.

Hello Dr. Mike,
I applaud your courage and welcome you to the Crone to the Bone group. Only a young man, secure in himself, would venture into that group... LOL.
Love your pics of San Antonio... a very romantic city with its colorful Spanish flavor. I even thought the zoo was romantic - wrought iron and stone... in spite of the animal smells.
I like your new profile pic... you look happier and more relaxed.
Metta, Jeanne

Thank you my friend!