Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Google Adsense and Me
This evening, I spent some time delving more into Google Adsense.
No, I’m not someone who belives Google Adsense is a means to get-rich-quick; nor am I one of those people looking to cheat the system in order to make a fast buck. I was surprised to go back to my Adsense account after a long time away to discover my one ad had made five bucks and some change. No, not even enough to generate a check yet. But, it convinced me there’s money to be made there.
Channels, channels, channels. That seems to me to be the key to really finding out what works and what doesn’t. A channel can consist of urls or ad-types, ad placement and content. So, for example, if you have a blog with three widely variable categories, you might set up a channel for each category to help you analyze how each one is performing.
Also, and I haven’t done this yet, it’s possible to “sell” your site to potential advertisers. Google does the leg work. In order for potential advertisers to see your ads though, they must be assigned to a channel (or channels).
I barely scratched the surface tonight. I’m gong back tomorrow and learning more. Fortunately, there’s a wealth of information on Google and Youtube.
Smiles :-)
Back2Life - Testimonial
Been using the Back2Life for about one week now. The first few days, I used it three times a day and got off the pain medication immediately. The burning pain in my right leg persisted. Each day though it got better and better. My back has remained stiff, however everyday it feels better, as if the damage around the nerve is recovering. I highly recommend the Back2Life, which can be purchased from your local Bed-Bath-and-Beyond for around $200.00. The most amazing thing is when you are using it, you will wonder if it’s actually accomplishing anything. I guess that’s the beauty of what they call Continuous Passive Motion.
David C. Lane, Paul Twitchell, Darwin Gross and Me
I have a few very memorable experiences of traveling out of the body with Darwin Gross and a few instances of seeing or being near Paul as well on the inner. I don’t have any recollection let alone any desire to have any experience with David C. Lane inwardly nor outwardly, other than to give him as wide a berth as possible intellectually, and that mainly to keep on a civil and mentally balanced keel to myself.
I can clearly see his point about Paul plagiarizing the works of others, particularly Johnson. I readily accept that Lane is highly educated and measurably successful in his intellectual pursuits. I cannot see myself turning to him for any sort of spiritual assistance though.
Obviously, we don’t live, work, write or accept the same things and definitely not in the same ways quite like the people in Shakespeare’s time. Standards have changed. Times have changed. Fortunately, we have the freedom to question on the one hand whether Paul Twitchell’s alleged plagiarisms should be excused; and on the other hand, if David Lane’s work should be invalidated.
If it is one’s prerogative, then by all means — let him be the judge. As for me, I take heed from a Biblical passage: judge not lest you be judged. The exact location of that phrase and who said it may be of particular interest to someone. To me, though, it is of no particular interest, even less than grasping objects with my toes and feet.
David C. Lane has judged, though arguably, critically and some have said, correctly so. Consequently, to a measurable degree in this world, particularly in his field, he has been judged; moreover found correct and awarded with credit, honors, and maybe some remunerations for his work.
Be these as they may, they constitute responsibilities which he has taken upon himself. When I close my eyes and go to the temple within, I see David Lane as a decent human being. I don’t see him as someone who can lift me into the spiritual worlds where by the grace of God I can learn how to free myself from the endless wheel of Karma - good and bad. Within the realm of mind, spirit manifests as intelligence and reason. A manifestation, no matter how seemingly bullet-proof, cannot lift one above the realm of mind any more than a televised image of rocket ship can lift the viewer from his arm chair, even if the television set has a high-definition screen that renders in living color. When we turn to a licensed physician for medical help and he prescribes us medicine, we shouldn’t rush home and swallow the entire contents. We certainly don’t toss out the contents of the prescription because the doctor’s handwriting looks like chicken scratch.
I recall reading in Dialogues with the Master, Rebezar Tars advised Paul Twitchell to obtain a college education; not because his experiences in the far country were invalid without one. Without a college education, it would be impossible to reach a wide audience in the western world. He told Paul there were a few individuals living on Earth in remote regions who have profound experience in the far country. If these were to suddenly appear and walk in the common circles of mankind, their apparent lack of social conformity would quickly draw attacks upon them. Blindly following suit would obviously be counterproductive to someone who later held workshops and discussion groups and eventually published discourses. Even if Rebezar Tarz and these individuals were weakly figments of — my — imagination, the principle universally rings true. For example, a woman who regularly goes topless in the French Riviera does not go topless at Virginia Beach, Virginia because of the unwanted attention it would draw yet earns her living as a Victoria’s Secrets Model.
I can see Pedar Zask as a conscious co-worker with God, currently living and working at a much higher vibratory rate than what the physical eyes and ears can know. On every plane of existence, balance is the supreme law, even over the Chicago Manual of Style. I have found Paul Twitchell’s written works very beneficial. If I were to have given him more intellectual license than a brilliantly gifted child; one not certified with lofty titles and weighty degrees; one maybe even less developed in terms of grammar, eloquence or critical thinking ability; his written works continue to inspire and provide a great introduction to the inner worlds as well as the opportunity to reflect upon the very best within each of us. The Tiger’s Fang for example doesn’t constitute, nor does it purport to constitute a mystical-magical-physical stairway to heaven. If chewing on its pages could lift one into heaven - I’d long ago be ascended. Simply held in my hands, a copy of The Tiger’s Fang, Dialogues with the Master, Stranger by the River, or A Spiritual Notebook to name a few, would have no more intrinsic value than the robe of the crucified Jesus over which Roman soldiers gambled and casts lots. To paraphrase Twitchell, we can dismiss experiences as imaginary representations, yet imagination is hewn from the fabric of God.
But, isn’t that a mixed metaphor? Hewn? From fabric?
In the grander scheme, David C. Lane has played a credible and significant part; one which sympathetically invokes the law of diminishing returns.
Back2Life Review — Good Therapy
Today, we bought a Back2Life back massager from Bed-Bath-and-Beyond. They aren’t cheap… it cost a little over $200.00 after taxes. After using it twice though and feeling better already, the cost is worth the money spent.
The Back2Life pictured here is really easy to assemble right out of the box. It comes with an ample supply of information, instructions, testimonials, some ankle weights, a pad for the floor — all in all, everything you need to get started right away.
We got ours put together in about five minutes and used it once even before fully reading the directions: it’s that easy. After reading the directions, though, I discovered that the Back2Life has an auto-shutoff feature which is pretty convenient. The floor pad is nice, and so is the pillow they include with the package.
I’ve done two sessions with it and feel the difference already. They recommend two sessions per day, one first thing in the morning and one just before bed. I’m OK with that.
I imagine there are some folks who try it and maybe think it doesn’t work. I’m delighted to be “not” one of them… it does exactly what they advertise, using what they call Continuous Passive Motion. It gently and rythmically stretches the back muscles and the spine, which decompresses the vertabrae in the back and takes the pressure off any pinched nerves so they can begin to heal.
After being in a ton of pain for the past three weeks, tonight is the first night when I can once again see myself getting back to my Nordic Track until we get a Bowflex Treadclimber later this year :-)
I give this product five thumbs up !
Juice for Liver Detox
An excellent homemade juice for detoxing the liver is made from one-half of a beat and one or two apples, according to Jay Kordich, the 88-year-old juiceman (alias Juice Daddy). Jay also recommends taking juice daily and his most well known recipie consists of four carrots, one or two apples and a packed handfull of parsley.
Jay just came out with another juicer which resembles Jack LaLanes now-famous knock-off. However Jay’s new juicer has some nice features, such as the angled feed tube at the top as well as the grinding ring which further pulverizes the product you are juicing to extract every last drop.
His newest juicer requires a hand-key to remove the basket for cleaning, which is why I’m staying with my Breville for now. Still, his new juicer can produce soy and almond milk which mine cannot.
Keep up the good work, Jay. Taking up juicing was one of the best things I could have ever done this lifetime - and I owe it to you :-)
