Monday, September 3, 2012

When You Ask Me I Am Just a Dove ~ Lyrics ~ MobiusTripz

riding light beams through cosmic streams i can dance forevermore,
riding light beams through celestial dreams, i can sing with glee of lore,
riding light beams louder then galactic screams, i will write and hear music forevermore,
riding light beams through my persoanl dreams, i'm cascading towards that shore.

sparkling, glittering, shimmering, glistening,
rokkin to that shore, i keep rokkin to that shore, and rokkin to that shore,
i hang on now to these light beams like i never have before, i never have before,
through this sea of life we all share that ends at the ever closer beckoning shore.

then light beam journeys start all anew,
we rush the sea-shore front together boldly not prude,
secure what we need as we conquer with mad greedy lust,
and then forget the generations to come,
their economy so ripe now with our fresh rust.

history became a friend to me,
lent me vision beyond eye and through time, in my mind i can see,
a new scholar yet unproven am i,
wish me well please for today,
for tomorrow i may peacefully die.

but will love you each forevermore...

If I be, or you should think me, enemy,
breathe in deep and reaize you still just know me quite not yet,
I am a passionate soul, companion, and friend everlasting,
weights of worlds at times on my shoulder so set never at rest.

yet I always carry on like the weakest soldier...determined to overcome that which in not just...

But know this each too, all my friends,
I am out streched with hands and arms and a soul of love,
and ride the light beams further and further through time,
I may be the lark, the dog, family, friend or foe, but when you ask for me a mere dove.

Soar high with spirit to new heights you each know,
I am 44 and my generation is high speed and not slow,
tired of the political show,
shed the politics and lets get the ball on a massive progress roll!

on these light beams we all ride,
together live or die,
through the fabric of space time,
can you even argue this a lie?

surf the reality of life together and make these differences today,
today, today, today...

so letz fly together as one and above all that we know is sin,
start rebuiling this nation again,
history, roosevelt, the C.C.C., eras of depression staring at me,
i see this garbage repeated in recent past history,
staring at me, and staring at me.

answers staring at me i constantly seek,
to turn this morbid economy back into the enterprise free,
we have all come to know love and share worldwide,
get off that money, let's lend, and find some life together let's strive.

tonight i am writing,
perhaps a little bit frightning,
things are flying right past,
but you read and then listen,
with you i share vision,
and with friends all sin comes to pass.
life eternal shall always last!

life eternal shall always last,
as we get closer to that shore,
in this sea of life, and drift so closer to that shore.

where i will rest aside all of my commrades lost never ever again, forevermore.





 

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

She'll Sea Sands ~ Love Poem ~ MobiusTripz


She'll Sea Sands of Time Trickling Past,

Our Love Turned to Stone Shall Now and Forever Always Last,

Ne'er Truly Gone, Alas,

We Walked Once Here,

Our Together Favorite Path,

...and Shall As Always Return Together Again Once More.




...a true love poem and picture from a forlorn love now forever lost, oh such deep and anguishing ache, please just I offer it away, and stay thankful for time so well we shared my love.

The thought of a fossil on our old trail gave me deep thought of times shared there, passing of love and life, the metamorphisis of turning to stone and then dust, and doing it all over again in due time.

So until that day we meet again in the cosmic universe my Cancer, for now your Capricorn holds for you only thoughts and memories, from a place in time where once there was a warm and beautiful flame of love so shared, and now not even an ember shall ever in this life be alight again.

...but in another time, I shall see you once and forever more, that was the love I once had for you to share, which you chose to just frivolously give away, in the throes of another's passion play, and so now our love from past is set in forever stone.

Wildcat Hollow ~ Cumberland, Maryland

pic
08-20-2012
art and poetry
08-21-2012

Sunday, August 19, 2012

O'er Yonder Hill ~ Poem ~ MobiusTripz

O'er yonder hill where once was just green,
now exist debacles once man could only dream,
disasters we built all better off if ne'er seen,
the mariner's albatross dead will never again preen.

To depart from nature man too often chooses,
gnashing, and slashing, fighting and gashing blood oozes,
in selfish dreams Earth destructs and man still snoozes,
like the destructive drunk just marking time only boozes.

Once upon a time for us all a chance for bright futures given,
away from nature, balance and life from our souls we have driven,
flocking together aimlessly, homeless as lost scavenger pigeons,
society and citizens alike left rotting mere smidgens.

O'er yonder hill and horizon a new sun shall rise,
in death is the promise of lessons from foolish lost lives,
like the bees that are disappearing that die in sad poisonous hives,
to ourselves we lie, pay the price, doing wrong we together have contrived.








Saturday, August 18, 2012

Chris Cox ~ Memorial Militia ~ Activist ~ Chainsaw Artisan ~ Chris Cox Wood Carvings

UPDATE BELOW !!! FROM APRIL 16, 2015


If you have seen the recent news coverage then you know that during these dire times while the Federal Government is on "shut-down", there is a one man crew and a few volunteers that have helped him keep the trash and debris away from the memorials of our nation's capitol.

Chris Cox is that one man crew, and believe it or not he even worked on Capitol Hill for a while more recently, before following his hearts passion for art.

He is no stranger to politics and he is no stranger to picking up the slack either.

Chris has now been featured on Fox News, The BBC, and through countless other shows and press, but what he is indeed is just a heck of a guy and a friend of mine for over 30+ years, and he is one hell of an artist.

Below are some pictures from the summer of 2013, and this is just a small example of his extraordinary talent. I took these when I visited him in Berryville, Virginia while he was hard at work, as always, on some new pieces.

I, as many mutual friends, am proud to have Chris as a friend and even more thankful that he is working hard to make a difference while setting an example I hope will be followed for generations to come.

May God Bless Chris as well as the veterans and other citizens he has worked hard for to keep our national memorials clean, and keep in mind the Veteran's march is planned for this weekend, October 13th, 2013.

Leading by example, Chris Cox has stepped up and shown us how to make a difference and "Fill the Void", and we can all do this at home and abroad, as dutiful citizens just like Chris.

Chris, I am sure I am not alone when I say, " Our hats are off to you sir!"

You have inspired a nation, and I hope many others will see another side to you and share this beautiful art work pictured below that you have crafted. This art is a beautiful window into a soul that is obviously burning with passion.

...and by the way, you have my vote when you are ready to run for office, and I am certain countless others.

Your work for Veterans in particular is personally touching to me. My very own Father is from South Carolina, is a Retired Colonel, and is a veteran of both Korea and Viet-Nam. When an authority figure speaks up and states that the veterans should just step over or around the trash...well, I naturally think of my Father at 83 with a replaced hip, and the words uttered just disgust me. I, like you, know he and countless others have done their fair share and all simply deserve better then this, and I as your friend, admire and respect your gracious gesture.

Thanks for looking out for my great Father and others like him. You are a very fine example of the "American Spirit" and the "Can Do" attitude backed by a work ethic...and we all need the lift and inspiration you have so offered as a beacon during dim times.

Join the "Memorial Militia" today !!! ... and make a difference.


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April 16, 2015

Here is the latest news from Mr. Cox himself ! Look what a little bit of time passing and hard work can bring about. Be that catalyst for change  in everything you do !!!

Here is his quote accompanying the video which may be viewed at the link below.

 "Well folks my idea is finally a hard copy of legislation in the form of a bill introduced today by congressman Darrell Issa and congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Still a long way to go but not many of them make it this far. Couldn't have done it without everybody's support thank you."





ADD HERE BELOW


Well folks my idea is finally a hard copy of legislation in the form of a bill introduced today by congressman Darrell Issa and congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Still a long way to go but not many of them make it this far. Couldn't have done it without everybody's support thank you.
Posted by Chris Cox on Thursday, April 16, 2015










Memorial Militia ~ Chris Cox ~ Poem

To my friend Chris Cox...

There is a Memorial Militia,
and it is a one man show,
Chris Cox is a man of action,
working hard and always on the go.

He is a modern hero and American Patriot,
who hears his duty as it beckons and calls,
he sets a steadfast example with action,
as collectively we suffer the slings and arrows of shortfall.

A push mower, and trash bags, and a bicycle,
a chainsaw slung on his shoulder like a guitar,
a flag of South Carolina flying with honor,
with its moon and palm carried by he, the star.

He single-handedly "Fills the Void" created,
by a federal government now shut down,
he inspires all of the nation's masses,
now seen on television in every large and small town.

He devotedly respects our beloved veterans,
and this country they have served so well,
yet the authorities ask him to stop his work,
while this countries politics are going to hell.

He makes no political statements,
rather taking action working while he leads,
300,000,000 citizens strong now all watching,
while the rest of the world now all heeds.

Inspiration at a dire time so well needed,
and a great story to be heard forever by all,
Chris Cox's Memorial Militia example,
His statue shall sit next upon that great Mall.

                              written by: John "Stephen" Swygert

BRILLIANT ART WORK BY CHRIS COX







all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram

all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram

 
all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram

 
all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram



all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram



all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram



all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram


all photography by: copyright 2013 Steve Swygert

"rokkinroll" on Instagram

OTHER RELATED ARTICLE ARE LISTED BY LINK BELOW


http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/christopher-cox-and-his-chainsaw-give-new-life-to-fallen-trees/Content?oid=3501659

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20091231/ARCHIVES/312319916

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

My Comment to WCBC on Bath Salts ~ 08-15-2012

August 14th, 2012 by WCBC Radio

The Cumberland Times News reports that eight bath salts incidents in the city since June and an average of one case per day being treated at the emergency department of the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center has caused alarm for officials throughout the community. Like synthetic marijuana known commonly as “spice” or “k2” these products are commonly sold over the counter locally as those producing the drugs are staying one step ahead of the law by constantly altering the chemicals. While the effects can prove devastating- Cumberland Police Chief Charles Hinnant says unfortunately until more concrete, wider ranging laws are on the books- there is little that can be done by law enforcement…
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My Response:

Here are a couple of great links I wanted to share on this very topic.
This is from the White House and is titled:
"Synthetic Drugs (a.k.a. K2, Spice, Bath Salts, etc.)"

http://www.whitehouse.gov/ondcp/ondcp-fact-sheets/synthetic-drugs-k2-spice-bath-salts

I just read this this morning and found it quite useful and informative.

The others I will share are one, a petition I made to sign for ongoing legislation and support, and two, a facebook group I started to help use our collective voice to rid these substances in our comunitty.
Please I urge you to each sign the petition and secondly join th efacebook group and ask all of your friends, or invite them, to join as well.

The facebook group is founded locally  however, I would like to see citizens from all over The United States join the group so we can collectively have a forum in which to discuss strategies and ways to properly organize and help outlaw these drugs as well as, in the mean time before new legislation, discuss strategies to boycott and legally pressure local businesses to stop selling this garbage to our citizens.

Anyone who joins and "likes" the page can help identify all the local businesses that are selling either the Bath Salts or Legal Weed and then we can address those bussiness establishments perhaps through liscening, boycotts, civil suits, etc.

The idea is to gather a consensus of the comunitty to brainstorm and discuss ideas that will effectively and legally stop the sale of these chemical compounds as well as educate the local comunitty about the inherent dangers, sypmtoms of use/abuse, and treatment.

http://www.cumberlandchat.com also has a forum with ongoing discussion that was started just a couple of days ago and also has some helpful information there as well.

Petition Link:

 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/819/863/025/

FaceBook Group Link:"Ban Bath Salts and Legal Weed"

http://www.facebook.com/BanBathSaltsandLegalWeed?ref=hl

I again, appreciate this opportunity to share this information with our comunitty and only hope to stem this beleaguring realistic deep seated threat to our vulnerable comunitty and it's citizens, as prevention now will go a long way towards a better collective future while we can still get a grip on this monster of an issue.

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Please read my blog and all of it's related material at this link below:

http://mountainmaryland.blogspot.com/2012/05/legal-weed-bath-salts-death-and-suicide.html

The above link is consistently updated as is the new facebook group and I hope you will stay active and use your reason and voice to become a proactive proponent of this issue here at home and abroad.

My Comment to WCBC on Bath Salts ~ 08-07-2012


I am glad to see you covering topics with weight here on WCBC...thanks for helping to keep our community informed.

Here is a link article at my blog that has unfortunately been read more often in a month, then what I had published at The United States Department of Energy nearly two years ago. (you may have to copy and paste it into your browser)

I hope you will share this so that others may be made aware of the exact confounding issue these chemicals cause be it in legislative measures that are difficult to pass and then enforce due to the chemistry itself of these compounds, as well as the dire circumstances and ultimately death these new designer drugs can be attributed to.

Ultimately it is education, awareness, and voicing our dis-pleasures with these compounds in our communities that are tearing families apart and adding fuel to the criminal issues right here at home, much less across our great nation.

I suggest also learning the tell-tale signs of use, especially if your a parent, and seeking treatment for the abuser involved.

The article is updated with new links often so anyone can research the issue for themselves and draw their own conclusions.

Thanks again for keeping us on top of our local important issues!

http://mountainmaryland.blogspot.com/2012/05/legal-weed-bath-salts-death-and-suicide.html

"Ban Bath Salts and Legal Weed" ~ Facebook Group for Everyone to Join

"Ban Bath Salts and Legal Weed" ~ Facebook Group for Everyone to Join

Please join our group founded on August 14, 2012 in Cumberland, maryland.

This is an initiative to help outlaw the sale of Bath Salts and legal Weed in our local comunitty, our county, our state, and eventually our nation as well as ban the import and sales of the chemical compounds that make up these new classes of designer drugs.

I propose that we outlaw any of the drugs that are in these conglamorations of BS and LW as well as any chemicals and/or compunds that are in even a remotely similar or like genetic molecular structure so that these chemists can no longer skirt the laws that have been passed thus far and simply make a new "resipe" for these drugs that are catastrophic, highly addictive, and causing a plethora of issues.

Please join and like the page below:

http://www.facebook.com/BanBathSaltsandLegalWeed?ref=hl

You may sign the petition here:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/819/863/025/

Get the latest news and updates at my blog which is constantly updated several time a week:

http://mountainmaryland.blogspot.com/2012/05/legal-weed-bath-salts-death-and-suicide.html

Thanks for your support!

Be a voice and do not let ruthless immoral businesses and crooked greedy companies continue to poison and kill our citizens by using sneaky chemists to skirt drug laws and construct these designer drugs that are proving to be heavily addictive and devastating in so many ways.

The proof is at my blog and if you do your due diligence, the conclusions you can draw yourself should be abundantly clear by any reasonable person.

Demand that your local, state, and federal officials swiftly and effectively address these issues immediatelly before more people suffer needless heartache, and some ultimately, death.

NEWS UPDATE:

08-16-2012
http://theronanreport.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-day-at-wmhs.html
Simultaneous to the Project Fit kickoff, Dr. George Garrow, Chief Medical Officer for WMHS, was hosting about a 150 people at a forum on Bath Salts. The panel that he assembled was excellent and the program was extremely informative, as well as, very well received by all attendees. Physicians, nurses, other staff, Health Department. employees, community counselors, prison officials and others were in attendance. Between comments from yesterday's audience and very positive postings on Facebook, the demand for additional sessions on this topic is great. WMHS will hold another forum next month. After the lunchtime forum, there was then a special training session for law enforcement on Bath Salts. Law enforcement officers from Cumberland, the Sheriff's Office, the State Police and other jurisdictions were in attendance. That session was also well received. 
Because of the seriousness of the Bath Salts issue, WMHS will remain in the forefront of increased community awareness, community education, education of professionals and certainly caring for patients who fall victim to a bath salts overdose. Our ultimate goal is to have our youth as well as our adult population focus on more health and wellness related activities such as Project Fit so there is no longer an interest in or a market for head shops selling Bath Salts.


08-13-2012:

http://theronanreport.blogspot.com/2012/08/bath-salts-part-ii.html


Author: Barry P. Ronan, WMHS President and CEO Monday, August 13, 2012Bath Salts (Part II)

There was a great article in yesterday's Cumberland Times News about the bath salts epidemic facing our community.

A link to the article is attached.

This week the Western Maryland Health System is sponsoring a community wide presentation on the bath salts issue.

The program is open to physicians, nurses, social workers, school nurses, principals and corrections staff.

Dr. George Garrow, Chief Medical Officer for WMHS, will present along with our Trauma Nurse Coordinator, Chuck Barrick; Dr. Christine Lee, a WMHS staff Psychiatrist; Rebecca Myers, Program Director for the Health Department's Outpatient Addictions; and Capt. James Pyles, Maryland State Police.

There will be a case presentation, a review of the growing incidents as a result of bath salts and the impact on the ED, review of clinical issues related to bath salts and Q&A for attendees.

Following the community wide presentation is a similar presentation for 30 members of area law enforcement.

A training session will be held with some of the same panel expertise that participated in the community wide meeting.

This epidemic is spreading with overdoses related to bath salts being seen in our ED each day.

In addition, the head shops that sell the bath salts are opening throughout the region with increased frequency.
http://times-news.com/latest_news/x1555259886/Bath-salts-A-very-bad-problem


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July 26, 2012:


Barry P. Ronan ~ WMHS President and CEO

http://theronanreport.blogspot.com/2012/07/bath-salts-new-drug-of-choice.html

Bath Salts: The New Drug of Choice

Now these are not the kind of bath salts that one can buy at Bath and Body Works; they are synthetic drugs that can be purchased legally over the counter.  They are chemicals that look like cocaine, but are not intended for human consumption; however, they are being sold as such and have become the new drug of choice.  They are legal because as soon as the main ingredients are banned by law, the manufacturers in Pakistan, Afghanistan and other such countries change one molecule or compound and the ingredient can be called something else.  There is no dosage and for $20 you can get high for a day, three days, end up in the Emergency Room, in the Intensive Care Unit or dead.  You can smoke it, snort it, inject it, insert it rectally or swallow it. 

The WMHS ED is averaging two overdoses per day as these have a profound effect on the central nervous system and the cardiovascular system.  We have had patients end up in ICU, near death as a result of the synthetic drug or their actions while in an enraged state resulting from the drug.   We have had teenagers, pregnant moms and even a grandmother in the ED due to an overdose.  We have had a 130-pound young man who overdosed on bath salts and in such a rage that he jumped through glass windows of the homes of strangers; it took three large men to subdue him then transport him to the hospital. 

A new bath salts convenience store recently opened about two miles from my house so I ride by it every day.   Each time, day or night, the parking lot is almost full.  Their patrons are of all ages, sizes, shapes and colors.  Even the County Sheriff went in uniform and purchased bath salts to prove a point.  We have to figure out a way to get the message out as to the dangers associated with bath salts and other synthetic drugs without introducing young unassuming teens with an insatiable curiosity to this newly crowned drug of choice.