1 cm of your colon....

I was just watching The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and they had this super smart crazy astrophysicist name Neil DeGrasse Tyson on the show. He was talking about some crazy shit regarding the origin of life and his theory regarding it. But that wasn't as interesting and as DISTURBING as what what he said next.

"There is more bacteria living in one centimeter of your colon then there are, or ever have been, humans that have lived!"
- Neil DeGrasse Tyson

I moved around in my chair as I felt the awkward and unease from the statement. I looked it up. Apparently it is true. I figured I would share just so you, yes, you personally could share in my discomfort.

Cheers.

Rene R.

Hollywood

So I was watching the news today- West Hollywood is trying to impeach President Bush. Hah! They won't get anywhere but at least it gave me a good laugh. Nice try!

This weekend was pretty decent. Got wasted here at home with the Fam. My niece enjoyed her B Day. Good food and got to see a lot of people that it's been too long since I saw.

Everything is falling back into place. Order is returning. I'll be out in Corona tomorrow. Real Estate classes too be done soon. I should have my license within a month and a half. here we go!

ALSO. I had popcorn earlier and decided that it's kind of a weird word. Yeah. POPCORN. Better yet, in Spanish popcorn is called "palomitas" which literally translated refers to "mini doves." That's even weirder. I love my native tongue.

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PS: Oh, this badass below caught my attention with this quote. Cheers!

“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength.”

- August Wilson

Apologies

Need something to think about?

Take this. When someone does something that makes you upset and you feel that it was something they could have avoided, what is it that you expect out of that person, that is of course, other than, if possible, their undoing what it was they did in the first place to make you upset? Apologize right? Right. Well what is an apology? Rather, what is the nature of an apology?
Here's how i see it: an apology is the announcement/acknowledgment of regret felt for an action (or lack of) resulting in an inconvenience to another individual (and I say individual rather than person because I apologized to my dog earlier today for stepping on his paw). Example. You're late to pick someone up from the airport. That person is inconvenienced because he/she not only is jet lagged and carrying 40lbs of luggage (70lbs if that person is a she) but also has to wait in an environment filled with people in a great hurry and in bad moods for similar reasons. Well then, you feel horrible for putting this person through said situation. You feel regret and experience guilt. You apologize therefore acknowledging these emotions. This person, although not fully, feels a tiny bit better and to a certain extent forgives you (but probably doesn't forget).
How can someone's guilt make someone else feel better?
In the end their pain and suffering weren't wiped away....