In another universe ... where the internet has always existed ...

‎"I predict the internet will cause the end of sensible political debate" - Karl Marx (1889)

‎"If only someone had invented Facebook and cellphones earlier I could have posted some awesome photos from the top" - Ed Hillary (May 1953)

‎"You lost the GPS AND the Satphone, you fools ... Oates, Wilson we are all going to die in this snow ...!!!" - Robert Falcon Scott

‎"Now look here chaps, I've misplaced my laptop so we'll sail around the Pacific for a bit until we find this New Zealand place, but in the meantime have a Playstation thingie to keep you all amused ..." Captain James Cook (1769)

‎"But last time I checked on Wikipedia, we won ... " Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815)

‎"That's one small step for man ... one giant leap for ... hey, Houston I've gotta pee ... can you give me a few minutes? ..." Neil Armstrong (July 1969, somewhere in the Nevada Desert)

‎"That's one small step for man ... one giant leap for ... oh damn it's my wife on the other line ... can you hold? ..." Neil Armstrong (July 1969, somewhere in the Nevada Desert)

‎"Cloud by day, and fire by night? ... isn't that a bit yesterday Lord ... why not just give us a GPS??? (Moses 1720BC)

‎"Hey this Wikipedia thingie says I didn't get all the way to Japan ... can someone change that for me?" Alexander the Great

"Love ultimately is conditional, regardless of the nice phrase 'true love is unconditional', for true love must be respected, and to not show respect for love means it fades and dies ... so there is a condition ..."
- Karl Johann von Hochstetter

"Culture is preserved and grows in the home, and where people of like mind congregate ... not in the halls of parliament, galleries or museums ... so people embrace your culture, it is a treasure only you can keep alive, for it is yours" --- Karl Johann von Hochstetter

This documentary is certainly worth watching ...
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/7123/Poisoning-Paradise---Ecocide-New-Zealand

"If an atheist believes there is no God, then why not just get on with life, and not bother those who believe otherwise?
For if they were correct, they have only their brief existance on earth to enjoy, yet they seem to waste plenty of it talking about a God they do not consider exists.
I know the Easter Bunny does not exist, but I do not invest in publicity campaigns to tell people"
-- Karl Johann von Hochstetter

‎"If the way a person dresses captures attention due to their modest and respectful attire, then they will surely be treated modestly and respectfully" -- Karl Johann von Hochstetter

A quirky song that sprung to mind recently when a friend told me of how she was helping someone through a period in their life where they had rejected the idea that there could ever be any love in this world ... well Paramore sing a beautiful song of hope 'The Only Exception' ... this is the video;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J7J_IWUhls

And the lyrics ... which end on a high note, believing not in a self seeking love but a love based on God, who is unchanging :-)

When I was younger
I saw my daddy cry
And curse at the wind
He broke his own heart
And I watched as he tried to reassemble it
And my mama swore
That she would never let herself forget
And that was the day that I promised
I'd never sing of love
If it does not exist
But, darling, you are the only exception
But you are the only exception
Well, maybe I know somewhere
Deep in my soul
That love never lasts
And we've got to find other ways
To make it alone
Or keep a straight face
And I've always lived like this
Keeping a comfortable distance
And up until now, I had sworn to myself
That I'm content with loneliness
Because none of it was ever worth the risk
Well, you are the only exception
I've got a tight grip on reality
But I can't let go of what's in front of me here
I know you're leaving in the morning when you wake up
Leave me of some kind of proof it's not a dream, oh
You are the only exception
And I'm on my way to believing
Oh, and I'm on my way to believing