Hats Off………………

 

done

FRIDAY THE 13TH………

DO YOU THINK IT IS AN UN-LUCKY DAY?

TODAYS THEME IS RAT RODS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

I HAVE DESIGNED ONE THAT I WANT TO USE AS THIS WEEKEND AWARD GIVE THIS ONE TO ANYONE YOU FEEL STEPS OUT OF BOUNDS WITH THERE BLOG. MEANING THAT HAS A BLOG THAT IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER BLOG.

TO HONOR THOSE WHO FOUGHT AND DIED..

VETERANS DAY IS TO HONOR ALL OF THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVED TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS.

DURING WAR WE HAVE LOST MANY AND BROUGHT HOME MANY WITH MEMORIES OF HORROR.

DURING PEACE TIME MANY SERVE TO KEEP THESE FREEDOMS THAT MANY GAVE THERE LIVES FOR.

TODAY IS VETERANS DAY 11-11 SHOW YOUR LOVE AND RESPECT TODAY FOR A FELLOW SERVICE PERSON AND A VETERAN.

PUT THIS ON YOUR BLOG IF YOU ARE A TRUE AMERICAN AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TODAY!

QUESTION OF THE DAY…….11-10-09

THIS IS A LITTLE IDEA THAT HAS BEEN FLOATING AROUND IN MY HEAD BUT IT IS MORE OF A SERIES OF QUESTIONS, MORE SO THAN JUST ONE.

1. HOW MANY POST HAVE YOU POSTED ON YOUR MAIN BLOG?
2. HOW LONG HAS YOUR BLOG BEEN UP AND RUNNING?
3. WHAT MADE YOU BECOME A BLOGGER?

IT IS ONLY FAIR THAT I ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS FOR YOU ALL TO READ ABOUT ME AND THIS BLOG.

ANSWERS:

1. THIS IS THE 477TH POSTING ON THIS BLOG. I SET A GOAL TO HAVE 500 WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR.
2. THIS IS THE 8TH MONTH THAT THIS BLOG HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING, IT WAS STARTED IN APRIL OF 2009.
3. THIS STORY IS FUNNY IN A STRANGE WAY, MY WIFE HAD BEEN RESEARCHING HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH BLOGGING AND SHE WANTED TO TRY A BLOG. SHE IS NOT A COMPUTER PERSON BY ANY MEANS AND WE FIRST TRIED THE WORDPRESS SYSTEM YOU BUILD AND DESIGN NOT TO MENTION PAY TO HOST. THIS WAS A VERY BAD IDEA FOR A PERSON THAT HAS NO COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE. THEN WE STUMBLED ON TO WORDPRESS.COM THAT HAS TEMPLATES AND EASY TO USE. SHE WAS OFF WITH A BANG POSTING AWAY EVERYDAY, FEELING GOOD ABOUT PUTTING WORDS OUT THERE FOR OTHERS TO READ. A COUPLE MONTHS GOES BY SHE IS POSTING EVERYDAY, SHE HAD VERY FEW VISITORS AND NO COMMENTS. I THOUGHT IT CANNOT BE THAT HARD TO DRIVE PEOPLE TO YOUR BLOG. THAT IS WHEN I STARTED THE MADMAN HATTER BLOG TO SEE IF I COULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT WORK TO HELP MY WIFE. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT IT WOULD BECOME AN ADDICTION OF MY VERY OWN. LONG STORY SHORT MY WIFE NO LONGER BLOGS AND I TRY TO POST SOMETHING EVERYDAY. THE FUNNY THING IS I REALLY NEVER CARED IF MY POSTINGS WERE EVER READ OR LOOKED AT. IT WAS AWAY TO RELEAVE SOME STRESS IN MY LIFE, THEN WHEN PEOPLE STARTED LOOKING AND COMMENTING I WAS HOOKED! THAT IS WHERE I AM TODAY I HAVE TO LOOK EVERYDAY, I HAVE TO POST EVERYDAY, I HAVE TO LEAVE COMMENTS ON MY BLOG AND OTHERS EVERYDAY. I GUESS I AM A BLOGGER NOW!

THE WHITE ELEPHANT AWARD……

THE WHITE ELEPHANT

According to legend, the concept of the white elephant has its roots in Southeast Asia. Historically, Southeast Asians regarded the white elephant as lucky, because a white elephant supposedly appeared to the mother of the Buddha right before his birth to present her with a sacred lotus flower. The white elephant represented purity and knowledge, and because these animals were very rare, the sight of a white elephant was supposed to be lucky.

Some Asian monarchs actively sought out white elephants, because owning a white elephant was supposed to convey prosperity and good fortune, and to suggest that the ruler was wise and just. Since albino elephants don’t exactly grow on trees, not every monarch had access to a white elephant to bless the monarchy, while others had multiple elephants to choose from.

Supposedly, monarchs would offer gifts of the sacred white elephants to their courtiers. The elephants were exempt from work due to their sacred status, and they could not be sold, slaughtered, or given away. For their owners, white elephants were extremely costly possessions, and even though they were valuable, they could be a curse more than a blessing.

In some versions of the story, kings would give white elephants to courtiers who had fallen out of favor, with the goal of bankrupting and humiliating the recipient of the gift. In other stories, the white elephant was intended as a gift of genuine good will, to favored members of the court or their families. In either case, the legend of the white elephant had entered common slang, and when European explorers entered the region, they were introduced to the concept.

THERE IS ONLY ONE RULE FOR THE THE WHITE ELEPHANT AWARD……

RULE: GIVE IT OUT PROUDLY!

THIS AWARD IS FOR ALL MY FRIENDS AND FOR ALL THAT COME TO THIS BLOG. IT IS FREE FOR YOU ALL TO HAND OUT!

SAMPLES FOR NEXT WEEKEND BIKE SHOW…

I HAVE BEEN SPENDING THE LAST FEW DAYS WORKING ON SOME NEW DESIGNS FOR THE BIKE SHOW. I HAD TO TAKE SOMETIME TODAY AWAY FROM DOING THAT TO ENJOY FAMILY TIME FOR MY BIRTHDAY BUT HERE IS SOME SAMPLES OF WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING.

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT…..

I WILL BE OUT OF SERVICE ON POSTING FOR THIS FRIDAY-11-6-09

AND SATURDAY DURING THE DAY 11-7-09. I WILL TRY TO HAVE ANOTHER AWARD MADE FOR THE SUNDAY AWARD SHOWS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT SO BE LOOKING FOR THEM OR IT…

THE GODS MUST BE LOVING IT…

Aphrodite – The Goddess of Love, Desire, and Beauty

She is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. Aphrodite was very independent and constantely
in search of a new lover. One of her more familiar lovers, Ares, the God of War, is whom
she later married. She felt no pain in being deceitful, as she abused the fact that she could
have anyone and everyone, love and admire her. Of all of her miscellaneous affairs,
and children, the most well knownis Eros, the God of Love, also
known as Cupid.

FOR MY FRIENDS TO HAVE THE GODDESS OF LOVE FILL THERE HEARTS WITH LOVE AND DESIRES.

THE RA AWARD…..UP DATE…..PLEASE REVIEW

To the ancient Egyptians, Ra was the ruler of the heavens. He was the god of the sun, the bringer of light, and patron to the pharaohs. According to legend, the sun travels the skies as Ra drives his chariot through the heavens. Although he originally was associated only with the midday sun, as time went by, Ra became connected to the sun’s presence all day long. He was the commander of not only the sky, but the earth and the underworld as well.

Ra is nearly always portrayed with a solar disc above his head, and often takes on the aspect of a falcon. Ra is different from most Egyptian gods. Other than Osiris, nearly all deities of Egypt are tied to the earth. Ra, however, is strictly a celestial god. It is from his position in the sky that he is able to watch over his independent (and often unruly) children. On earth, Horus rules as Ra’s proxy.

For people in ancient Egypt, the sun was a source of life. It was power and energy, light and warmth. It was what made the crops grow each season, so it is no surprise that the cult of Ra had immense power and was widespread. By the time of around the fourth dynasty, the pharaohs themselves were seen as incarnations of Ra, thus giving them absolute power. Many a king build a temple or pyramid in his honor – after all, keeping Ra happy virtually guaranteed a long and prosperous reign as pharaoh.

When the Roman Empire embraced Christianity, the residents of Egypt rather abruptly abandoned their old gods, and the cult of Ra vanished into the history books. Today, there are some Egyptian reconstructionists, or followers of Kemeticism, who still honor Ra as the supreme god of the sun.

THIS AWARD IS FOR ALL THAT WILL PASS IT ON TO BRING SUNSHINE INTO ANOTHER PERSONS LIFE FOR ONE DAY.

THIS AWARD IS A TOKEN OF PROMISE TO LOOK OVER ANOTHER ONES BLOG AS LONG AS YOU YOURSELF IS BLOGGING. BE WISE IN WHO YOU CHOOSE TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD.

MY CHOICES FOR THIS AWARD GOES TO:

GARY.. WITH GARY’S WORLD

DORAZ.. WITH DORAZ SAYS AND LAUGH WITH DORAZ

DENNIS.. WITH DENNIS THE VIZSLA

LILIAN AND COCORUE

TERRI.. WITH MASSAGE BY TERRI

BILL.. WITH A DYING MANS JOURNAL

LYNN.. WITH TRIPPIN WITH RIP

TRISHA..WITH TRISHATRULY

JAVA..WITH JAVAJUNKEE

BLISSBAIT

DAISY.. WITH DAISYDOG

READ THE INFORMATION AND HISTORY OF RA BEFORE YOU EXCEPT THIS AWARD.

I HAVE PICKED ELEVEN PEOPLE FOR THIS AWARD TO BE RECEIVED THIS NUMBER HAS A MEANING OF THE 11 DIFFERENT REALMS IN WHICH SURROUNDS THIS EARTH. ELEVEN IS A POWERFUL NUMBER  FOR IT IS THE NUMBER OF WISDOM. TAKE THIS AWARD WITH HONOR AND PASS IT ONTO 11 MORE OR  A CURSE WILL FOLLOW YOUR BLOG FOREVER.

UP-DATE

THE CURSE HAS BEEN LIFTED BY OVERWHELMING POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES OF THOSE WHICH DECLINED THE AWARD.

BUT A NEW RULE HAS NOW BEEN FORTH COMING……

THE NEW RULE IS THE ONLY RULE IF YOU SO CHOSE TO TAKE THE AWARD….

RULE:  TO BE GOD LIKE IS TO BE POSITIVE IN YOUR DAILY WALK, WITH  THE SEVENTH DAY AS REST.FOR THE NUMBER 7 IS A LUCKY NUMBER AND ON THE SEVENTH DAY YOU MUST GIVE THIS AWARD TO ONE VERY SPECIAL PERSON THAT MUST PASS IT ON TO ANOTHER ON THE NEXT SEVENTH DAY.

 

ART FOR “A DYING MANS JOURNAL” A GIFT!

ART FOR “A DYING MANS JOURNAL” MY GIFT TO HIM…………

WHILE ON THE HUNT FOR OTHER BLOGS I FOUND MYSELF READING THIS ONE DEEPLY AND OFTEN IT WAS NOT UNTIL RECENT DID I DECIDE TO COMMENT ON HIS BLOG.

I WANTED TO SHOW LOVE IN MY WAY, MY FORM, AND WITH MY ART. THE DESIGN BELOW IS MY KNOWING OF THE JOURNEY HOME.

 PLEASE VISIT HIS BLOG WHILE YOU SEARCH OUT YOUR OWN TRUE SELF.

TWISTED,TRICKED OUT, CITY VIEW……..

DESIGN TO BLOW AWAY YOUR MIND.