So I guess I'm supposed to introduce myself

[trev]

… now that I've made 10 posts. This reminds me of the 1990 SNL episode where Tom Hanks is inducted into the "5-Timers' Club." http://snl.wikia.com/wiki/Five-Timers_Club

I am a former Army sergeant, a telecommunications troubleshooter who helped create the military Internet system in Europe. After my service, I was a computer programmer and designer of applications that enabled PNC Bank to acquire LIHTC (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) development deals, helping poverty-level people attain homes. I am proud of both accomplishments.

I am currently dying. I won't be here very long. But I have some things to say before I go.

I have been a Democrat since voting for Clinton against Bush. I am today opposed entirely to the GOP.

I am also an avid UFO conspiracist.

So that's me.

[samnsara]

1. im smiling and crying at the same time! welcome and (((hugs)))

...hope youre here for a very LONG time!

[gopiscrap]

2. welcome to DU

[TexasBushwhacker]

3. Welcome and peace be with you n/t

[ploppy]

4. Welcome, trev.

Enjoy it here. p

[AJT]

5. Welcome. I am sorry you are(I assume)so very sick.

[CurtEastPoint]

6. We are glad you are here.

[Cary]

7. We're all dying.

Not to be a smartass. I wish you peace, love, and clarity.

[Squinch]

8. Hi, trev. I'm honored to be one of the ones who will hear the things you have to say before you go.

[voteearlyvoteoften]

9. Welcome 👽

[uppityperson]

10. Welcome to du

[druidity33]

11. Slainte. and Welcome. K&R, nt.

[bluestarone]

12. A BID welcome to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope you enjoy your interactions with everyone here!!

[3catwoman3]

13. Welcome, Trev. Your announcement regarding dying...

...is certainly not what we expect when a new member introduces themselves. I don’t even know what to say, other than I hope your time here at DU might have a beneficial effect on your health.

[Ohiogal]

14. Welcome to DU

I hope you stick around for a while

[Oppaloopa]

113. A long long time. Welcome

[trev]

15. Thank you, everyone.

I'm happy to be here.

[babylonsister]

16. Welcome to DU!

You should be proud, thank you for your service, and I look forward to your point of view.

[FM123]

17. Welcome Trev!

I look forward to hearing about your UFO thoughts in our DU lounge!

[trev]

20. Thanks

I'm a follower of David Icke, Zecharia Sitchin, John Keel, and Jim Marrs. Also a deep devotee of Carl Sagan.

[democrank]

18. Welcome to DU, trev.

Thank you for your service.

[blm]

19. ((trev))

Many of us get gallows humor....and do compassion pretty well, too. 😏

[trev]

23. I have no doubt.

Compassion is what drove me to the Democratic Party.

[JudyM]

71. True for me, and probably most. The difference between the parties grows more stark by the hour.

Warm welcome aboard, glad you’re here, thank you for your service, and wishing you well.

[skylucy]

21. Welcome trev. So sorry to hear about your prognosis, but glad you are

joining us here at DU.

[targetpractice]

22. Welcome and enjoy! Tell us what you like to read/discuss...

DU has been a huge part of my life, every day since the Florida 2001 recount. I'm sure we can point you to posters to seek out that bring us topics you may want to read/discuss. For example, I love science, and JudiLynn curates and posts amazing articles. There are many other DU members that bring extra joy to my life without knowing it. I hope you discover the same. Thank you for joining!

I also love a good UFO story... Since reading about Betty and Barney Hill!!

[trev]

24. I've been investigating DU

… for about a month, and I find a lot of kindred spirits here.

I like science, too, especially quantum mechanics. I think it is a very spiritual way of looking at the Universe.

I've been studying UFOs since I was 12, when I read Project Blue Book.

[ariadne0614]

38. You had me at quantum mechanics and spirituality. n/t

[Luciferous]

25. Welcome to DU!

[alwaysinasnit]

26. Welcome. I think you will enjoy interacting with the people on this site. A lot of educational, and

informative stuff shared here. It is also a great place to vent.

[mercuryblues]

27. Welcome to DU

Here's to wishing that you have more time with us than you think you have.

[montana_hazeleyes]

28. Welcome to DU trev!

Looking forward to your posts.

[lunasun]

29. Welcome 👽

[TygrBright]

30. Welcome!

We all get the same 24 hours to live.

Sounds like you are making it count.

appreciatively,
Bright

[blue cat]

31. Welcome and nice to meet you.

Bill Clinton was my first Democrat vote too. He won me over during the debate. Have you ever seen an UFO?

[trev]

46. Yes,

when I was 14. It hovered in the sky above the street where my friends and I were playing football one summer evening. It blew us away.

[RazBerryBeret]

86. my "i'm-suspicious-of-everything" son

swears he saw a UFO hover above him when was walking from Wright State University. Pretty much changed his thinking about a lot of things. Of course Wright State is very close to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) so it could have been some test/maneuvers/etc. But still... super interesting!!

Welcome to DU!

[trev]

96. Amazing what a sighting can do for you. :) nt

[mia]

32. Welcome!

[KT2000]

33. Welcome Trev

Feel free to express yourself here. Looking forward to reading your posts.
I am sorry you are ill.

[Pepsidog]

34. Happy to have you. DU is a great refuge from the madness that seems to erupt every time

a Republican is “elected” president. It’s like a zombie fueled contagion that infects the minds of millions of our fellow citizens. You are traveling, I assume, a path we all must follow someday so I wish you peace and grace on your journey.

[littlemissmartypants]

35. Hi!

[bronxiteforever]

36. Welcome! I enjoy the science posts here too.

Everyday is an opportunity to learn something here. At least for me!

[CaptainTruth]

37. Welcome trev, & make the most of every day you have.

[appalachiablue]

39. Hi Trev, welcome aboard and glad you're here.

[orangecrush]

40. Welcome!

Thanks for posting!

[blueinredohio]

41. Welcome trev, go ahead and say all you want to say. We're hear to listen.

[Docreed2003]

42. Welcome trev!

[Fuzzpope]

43. Well met.

I've accumulated a grand total of six ufo sightings over the course of my life.

Hopefully we can discuss the phenomenon before your time comes.

Welcome aboard. (I'm new to posting as well, but an institutional, habitual lurker since 2004)

[trev]

49. Awesome!

I've only seen the one, but I did bump into an extraterrestrial one day....

[BigmanPigman]

131. Did Giuliani resemble the alien

or vice versa?

I haven't been aware of DU until about a year ago and have turned on many others for various reasons...great source of news from various media sources as well as posters. I always learn something here.

I am not going to live for more than a couple of years either but I really hope I get to see the tRump admin and complicit GOP get nailed and see justice before I go.

[trev]

141. That would be nice. nt

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

44. Welcome, trev...

Rant on, rant on get it out before the mothership comes. Had a hard time not saying “Sarge”.

[pnwmom]

45. Welcome, trev! I'm happy you've found a place for your voice here.

However much time you have left, I'm looking forward to hearing more from you.

[trev]

142. PNW eh?

I'm in Vancouver.

[pnwmom]

143. Yup.

I'm near Seattle.

[trev]

146. 4 hours away. Cool. nt

[pnwmom]

147. My friends in Vancouver love it. (Assuming you mean the one in WA)

[trev]

157. Yes, the one in WA. :) nt

[colorado_ufo]

47. Big welcome!

[kimbutgar]

48. I'm a lifelong liberal

Who saw a UFO when I was 14 years old. I do believe we are not alone out in the universe.

[trev]

51. I agree.

In fact, I think the aliens are still here....

[PatrickforO]

50. Hmm. Welcome to DU. I'm sorry you are currently dying.

I for one want to hear what you have to say.

I'm not particularly into UFOs, but I certainly believe in some of the theories around the death of JFK and international banking's role in that. I refer, of course, to EO 11110, June 1963, where JFK ordered the printing of silver backed notes that would compete with Federal Reserve notes. And gosh, we all know what happened to him in November that year.

And, though few know it now, Lincoln refused to borrow from bankers and instead had his government print greenbacks. Trivia point: do you know why and when the Secret Service was brought into being?

Where tinfoil hats are concerned, actually, I'm a big believer in getting rid of the Fed for a whole host of reasons (have you read Ellen Brown or related authors?).

Anyway, welcome!

Please accept my wish that you live long enough to accomplish those things you've set your heart on.

[volstork]

52. Welcome, Trev.

Wishing you the best and looking forward to having you onboard at DU. It's a great place!

[nolabear]

53. Hi trev. Glad you're here.Here's my connection to UFOs.

I lived in New Orleans at the time this happened but I grew up in Pascagoula and my grandparents knew these guys. I might have had casual interaction with them but really don't know. This was during a period of frequent sightings along the Gulf Coast. If you are into UFO Conspiracies you've likely heard of it. I think a new book is coming outing fact. Personally I don't think what happened is what they believe happened. But hey...

[trev]

63. I'm familiar with that one.

How awesome that you "touched" the experience!

[BadgerMom]

54. Hi, trev!

Welcome.

[thbobby]

55. Welcome to DU!

BTW, I have worn out three copies of Kernighan and Ritchie The C Programming Language.

I still have nightmares of pointers.

[trev]

66. LOL

I did my programming in UNIX, VBA, sed, awk, and Expect.

[Heartstrings]

56. Welcome to du, trev!

[dlk]

57. Glad You're Here

[sazemisery]

58. Welcome, Trev!

Glad you came aboard and look forward to your time here.

[Wawannabe]

59. Howdy trev

Thank you for your service to our country.

You laid heavy stuff out in that intro post, friend. Will look for others to see how you are getting along and your input.

I never have believed in UFOs but don’t harbor anything for someone who does. We just have different opinions, right?

Take care and nice to “meet” you.

[brush]

60. Welcome, trev. Glad to have someone with your expertise.

[c-rational]

61. Welcome trev.

[applegrove]

62. Welcome to the DU.

[CentralMass]

64. Welcome Trev.

[PaulX2]

65. I Think The Aliens Like The Earth For Our Wimmen

Not kidding. Its lonely out is space according to Elton John. It must be.

[trev]

67. Well...

if we believe the ancient stories of the Nephilim (which I do), then, yes, they like our women.

[not_the_one]

68. Trev, we are honored....

[SergeStorms]

69. So YOU'RE the person....

who helped create the inter-webs, you know...those "tubes" that information travels through. You have to be a devotee of George W. Bush-isms to recognize the "tubes" reference.

Welcome to DU, and thanks for inventing the internet. Without it DU would be a son-of-a-bitch to navigate. Sorry to hear about your health issues, but enjoy life to the fullest while you can. We're all just visiting.

Jump right in and give us your two cents worth, or as many cents as you can spare. We're all in this thing together.

[2naSalit]

70. Kool!

And sorry to here the other part.

[alittlelark]

72. Welcome to DU !!!

I hope you stay a long time !!

What do you think about Dulce? I drive thru the area 12 or so times a year .... a large and very expensive fence was put up about 6 years ago..

[mahina]

73. Hey! Nice to meet you Trev.

I’m very sorry it’s under rough circumstances.

Aloha.

[A HERETIC I AM]

74. "I am currently dying"

Have you tried turning yourself off, counting to ten and then turning yourself back on again?

Well...you've gone and bloody well done it now, joining this lot. One foot in the grave and you just took out membership on a shovel factory.

Maybe you aren't dying. Maybe you are being beamed up to an alien ship, one molecule at a time so you don't notice.

Seriously....I hope your ailment causes you no pain, and that you stay as long as you want to.

[trev]

97. I love heretics. :)

I'm an existentialist at heart, but I do attend a Buddhist meditation group once a week. Keeps me centered.

I think we make our own meaning. I'm trying to keep mine as close to reality as possible. The Mothership calling me home is as real a way of looking at things as any other.

Thank you for your well wishes.

[Glamrock]

75. Welcome to DU brother

[Lunabell]

76. Welcome to DU.

I'd like to point out that we're all dying. I'm sorry that it might be sooner for you than anticipated. I hope your imminent passing is smooth and surrounded by family and those who love you.

[samplegirl]

77. We are all here

To listen, love, and embrace your thoughts. Welcome friend.

[diva77]

78. Welcome, Trev!

I don't follow UFO culture, so maybe this is something that is already commonly discussed -- I met an engineer in the defense industry about 10 years ago who told me in a very matter-of-fact tone of voice that microchip technology had come from aliens. Have you heard this before?

So glad to have you at DU!

[trev]

144. I've heard

that a microchip was found in Napoleon's skull....

[diva77]

150. my first impulse was to laugh hysterically...or were you being serious?

[trev]

158. I laughed, too.

IMO, definitely a hoax.

[link:http://www.thehealersjournal.com/2011/09/20/microchip-found-in-napoleon-bonapartes-skull/|]

[diva77]

160. Ha! Fun read, tho' hard to believe

[eShirl]

79. hi trev

welcome

[randr]

80. Glad to meet you

Your accomplishments must mean as much to others as they do to you. Hope to hear from you as you carry on with your journey.
Be well.

[Fla Dem]

81. Welcome! I'm sure we DUer's are very honored that you have chosen DU to be your voice

in the coming weeks and months. Shout it loud and shout it proud!!!

[malthaussen]

82. Welcome to DU.

You'll find plenty of aliens in the Lounge.

-- Mal

[ProfessorGAC]

83. Hope Your Time Is Here Is Happy and Fruitful

BTW: I try to deflect UFO conspiracies because my wife is afraid they'll find out i'm on this planet.

[Tikki]

84. Welcome to DU

Tikki

[hostalover]

85. Welcome! Hope your stay is longer than you might think it will be!

[angrychair]

87. Welcome!

We are all dying my friend, it how you live, no matter how brief or how long it is, that matters.

We are the big, happy and dysfunctional family you are looking for in an online community.

[trev]

104. "We are the big, happy and dysfunctional family you are looking for in an online community."

I think you're right.

[renate]

88. welcome!

We're so glad you're here!

[firstwife]

89. Hello, Trev!

I have been here awhile but I don’t post much. Just wanted to say hello and wish you the best. Sounds like a fabulous career and great achievements! You are now in my prayers! (My son’s name is Trevor, and I call him Trev, too!)

[byronius]

90. Welcome to The Place To Be.

Cool life story there.

[MLAA]

91. I absolutely believe there's life out there beyond planet Earth :)

Welcome aboard! Looking forward to hearing some of your UFO/Alien stories!

[NCDawg]

92. Uhhhh,....welcome!!!

Thank you for your service and hate to hear the prognosis!

I look forward to your future posts....

But, I didn't know we were supposed to introduce ourselves.....Oops....!!!

[trev]

99. "But, I didn't know we were supposed to introduce ourselves"

LOL

No time like the present.

[pnwmom]

145. There's no "supposed to" like that around here. We welcome it,

but there's no pressure!

[majdrfrtim]

93. Hey, Sar'nt!! Chappy says "Thank you

for your courageous and honorable Army service!" I just left the military after 12 years, having joined at just shy of 51 years of age, with no prior service. I, too, am new here to DU -- too new even to introduce myself 'officially'. FWIW, I am praying for you and your family. Blessings and peace upon you!

[trev]

95. That makes us the same age.

I served 10 years, then joined the Defense Information Systems Agency and stayed there for another 11. I left DISA at the same age you joined the military!


Thanks for your well-wishes--and for your own service as well.

[majdrfrtim]

100. If there might be some way in which I might be of service

to you, Big Sar'nt, please don't hesitate to hit me up. I have a soft spot in my heart for all the NCOs who worked tirelessly to try to square-away this old fart. Their failure to succeed resulted from the hopelessness of the mission from its start, despite their heroic efforts.

[trev]

102. Totally understood and appreciated.

I had the privilege of working for some outstanding officers during my career, in all branches of service. (I have to admit, I was the most impressed by the Marines. I attended their branch birthday celebration every year.)

Missions come and go. And the military is, of course, subject to the CIC. Its ability to circumvent the ineptitude of the White House still impresses me.

I take it from your login name that you were a doctor, rank of major?

[defacto7]

94. Hey trev and welcome.

I look forward to your input. Just beware the trolls. They're here in all shapes and sizes but sooner or later they get picked off. We have a good system so don't let them bother you. They're outnumbered bigtime.

[trev]

98. I've been on discussion boards before,

and I think I'm pretty good at spotting the trolls.

I don't feed them.

[Anon-C]

101. Hi Trev, I'm a former Army commo guy, too, and a similar interests in ET.

Beyond your political interests, I'm pleased to meet you here on DU!

The real people behind these keyboards, I hope you can feel the love they have for you.

[trev]

103. "I hope you can feel the love they have for you"

I wouldn't have joined DU if I hadn't noticed the respect and friendship and dedication among its members. I think this is how I want to spend my remaining time.

I've been on discussion boards since just after the BBS era. None seems as good as this one. So yes, I feel very good here.

I'd love to hear some of your thoughts on UFOs.

Thanks!

[luvtheGWN]

122. Welcome to you, Trev!

About UFOs: What's not to believe? I don't think I've ever seen one, but when we stop to consider that the earth we inhabit is but a teeny, tiny pin drop in this universe alone, how could we be so silly-ass confident that sentient beings do not exist somewhere else?

I'm hoping that you're LIVING (not dying) until you take your last breath, and that you are deriving as much joy and pleasure as is humanly possible.

All the best from a DUer from the Great White North!

[trev]

128. Happy to meet you as well.

I'm first gen American. My parents were from Hamilton, Ontario. (Which, according to the Canadian Embassy, makes me a de facto Canadian citizen).

Please rest assured that I am indeed living to the fullest. I've long since reconciled myself to my situation.

[AllaN01Bear]

105. thank you for your service seargent and also what they all said

welcome aboard .

[trev]

106. Thank you, everyone.

I appreciate your warm welcome and good thoughts.

[tiptonic]

107. Welcome trev

You will luv this site. So many kind and intelligent people in here. It keeps me from going insane. Sorry to here about ur illness. I'm fighting one myself. I firmly believe, this site has helped keep our country safe, by putting the truth out. I went thru Anti-Air Warfare School at 29 Palms, Ca. Marine Corps Base, in 1967. I was primarily a radar operator. Saw some weird stuff, that could not have been, from conventional aircraft. We were told keep our mouths shut.
Just wanted to welcome you. You take care..

[trev]

129. In high school, at age 16,

I once camped at 29 Palms. I had hiked completely across the San Gabriel Mountains to get there. The heavy wind blew sand into my tube tent. LOL

I'm not surprised that you saw anomalies. How cool to be that close!

I in turn am sorry to hear about your illness. I genuinely hope your prognosis is better than mine, and that you will be around for many years to come.

[lillypaddle]

108. Well, I must say

that the honesty and uniqueness of your introductory post has drawn us all in. It just wouldn't be nice to leave too soon, so please keep that in mind.

Welcome. Or as "they" say: jgrstsuvbvtx.

[trev]

130. I wasn't trying to be sensationalist.

I just wanted people to know where I was coming from. Being close to death has understandably affected my thinking.

OK, so what is "jgrstsuvbvtx"?

[lillypaddle]

149. A bad joke?

It was supposed to be space alien talk. Fail.

No, I didn't think you were being sensationalist at all. I meant it when I said you drew us all in with your post.

Stick around, Trev.

[Raster]

109. Welcome to DU, trev!

You are among friends, and THANK YOU for your service!

[lunatica]

110. If you have things to say you're in the right place

Welcome to DU!

May you be here a very long time.

[NewJeffCT]

111. Welcome to DU

So sorry to hear that you're dying. I hope you can stick around here for a while before you do.

[Polly Hennessey]

112. trev, welcome.

I am looking forward to your time here. I hope it will be longer than you think.

[True Dough]

114. Jeez, Trev

way to make an impact with so few posts!

Listen, if you can make some arrangements for aliens to come and stuff you full of probes that will take away what's ailing you, then please go ahead and do that.

Looking forward to your contributions here at the DU, no matter how short or long your stay may be.

All the best to you.

[ooky]

115. Greetings trev

from a Navy vet and yellow dog democrat welcoming you aboard the DU.

[SallyHemmings]

116. Welcome!

May your days be filled with joy!

[usaf-vet]

117. Welcome to DU. Thanks for your service. And may God be with you.

[seta1950]

118. Welcome

I agree the gop needs a time out

[red dog 1]

119. Welcome to DU, trev!

Sorry to hear about your being ill.

I, too, have believed in UFOs since I was about 12.

One of my favorite UFO books is "Invisible Residents" by Ivan Sanderson.
If you haven't already read it, you might want to.

I'm familiar with the UFO authors you mentioned above, as well as the following:
- Stanton Friedman
- Jacques Fabrice Vallee
- Erich von Daniken
- Billy Meier
- Philip J. Corso
- Dr. Steven M. Greer
- Budd Hopkins
- Linda Moulton Howe
- J. Allen Hynek
- Donald Kehoe, former Marine Corps officer and leader of NICAP, (the largest
civilian UFO research group in the U.S.)
- Bob Lazar
- George Knapp, investigative journalist
- Dr. John E. Mack, Harvard psychiatry professor and alien abduction researcher

I'm also very interested in "out-of-body" experiences (OBEs), and I highly recommend the three books written by the man who came up with the term OBE,
Robert Monroe.
I think you would like his books, even though they're not directly related to UFOs.
His first book is called "Journeys Out of the Body" (1971)

I look forward to seeing your UFO posts here in the DU Lounge.

[trev]

126. I've read a lot of those books!

I especially like Vallee, who, like Sagan, adopted an open scientific mind to extraterrestrial life.

I once studied under a Jungian "guru" whose group therapy sessions occasioned a visit from Mack. Wish I'd been around to meet him, but I was a few years too late.

[red dog 1]

159. Speaking of John Mack and Carl Sagan -- Mack, Sagan, and 700 other academics

"walked upon the grounds of the Nevada Test Sight in the summer of 1986, setting a civil disobedience record for that nuclear weapons testing facility."
(Wikipedia)

Mack won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "A Prince of Our Disorder: The Life of T.E. Lawrence" (1976), and wrote several other books including "Passport To the Cosmos"

He died at 74 in London after being struck by a drunk driver while walking home.

[trev]

161. I have Passport to the Cosmos. :)

And I'm well familiar with Sagan's activism. It's one of the things I liked him for. He was the first scientist to warn about nuclear winter.

He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book The Dragons of Eden (which I also own, and have read several times).

I own the DVD collection of Cosmos. That program literally changed my life back in 1980.

[pazzyanne]

120. Welcome to DU, trev.

I, myself, have a fatal autoimmune disease that I was diagnosed with 4 years ago. I was given 5 to 15 months to live. As you can see, I am still here. I may be dying, but I live every day to the fullest. My hope for you is that you do same. That and keep fighting. You never know what is just around the corner. Stay strong, and looking forward to hearing from you.

[trev]

132. I empathize with your diagnosis, and

am glad that you're still here. Keep up the good fight! Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

For me, although I have reconciled myself to my fate, I am pursuing everything that has ever meant anything to me. Being on DU is my attempt to make a last public statement.

[pazzyanne]

134. Thank you for sharing.

There are a lot of us in your corner. Carry on!

[sellitman]

121. Welcome

You've obviously touched our hearts with your story. I hope we can make your last days better. There are many here who care. We seem to have found each other.

Cheers,

Kevin

[proud patriot]

123. I remember that SNL Episode

Welcome and what took you so long ?

[trev]

133. I served all of my life in a conservative environment.

When I discovered DU, I found a home.

[The Liberal Lion]

124. .

[trev]

135. I also am a fan of the Kennedys

and I disagree with the Warren Commission.

But then, as you know by now, I'm a conspiracy theorist.

[Enoki33]

125. Welcome. Count me among your fellow way too many unanswered

questions about the UFO phenomena and ancient structures.

[trev]

136. Indeed. nt

[Honeycombe8]

127. Oh, my. I'm so sorry to hear of your health problems. But welcome! nt

[trev]

137. For those of you interested in my UFO views

I direct you to my blog, [link:http://trevtrevaskis.blogspot.com|], in which I discuss a series of 15 dreams about UFOs I had in 2007. I ruminate on their meanings, and support them with my subsequent investigations.

[generalbetrayus]

138. Welcome to DU, Trev. I also didn't know

I was supposed to introduce myself, but then I've been here lurking a LOT longer than my low number of posts indicates. You'll find a whole bunch of clever, witty people here. I supposed I'll introduce myself, too, but be warned, like Don Trumpleone, the Clodfather, my introduction is full of lies.

[trev]

139. LOLOL

I love it. Go for it.

My intro is as honest as I could make it. I didn't mean to be sensationalist, and didn't realize it would spark as much response as it did. I just wanted to let people know where I'm coming from. At this point in my life, I want to be as open as I can.

At the end of a life, I think it's natural to want to make a statement. (See John Travolta in the 1996 Phenomenon.)

That's why I'm here.

I love the Stones. Much more powerful than the Beatles.

[Harker]

140. Please accept the welcome of a new member.

I trust the time you spend here will be very rewarding, and we're richer and better for your company.

I should introduce myself some day...

[trev]

148. LOL Yes you should. :) nt

[MontanaMama]

151. Welcome to DU trev.

I hope you feel you’ve landed in the right place and I look forward to getting to know you. DU is truly a community in every sense. I’m bookmarking this thread so that I can read your blog. I, like Fox Mulder, want to believe!

[pdxflyboy]

152. Welcome Trev

[benld74]

153. Welcome Trev

[Doreen]

154. Welcome to DU.

[NBachers]

155. Thank you for coming here Trev; your background gives you some real credibility. I'll look for you.

We're your family - feel comfortable here, and let it all hang out.

[Donkees]

156. Welcome

"Vast emptiness, nothing holy."
Flowers in the sky.



Leaping from the Ledge of Infinite Regress,
The Unmoved Mover fell into Formlessness:
Pure silence echoed between the galaxies,
Eons of eons vanished in a second,
Withered trees bloomed in fires,
Polar mountains melted, rivers went dry,
Thusness scattered in sixty directions,
Space became Time, time became things,
Black Holes filled with Nirvana,
A billion samadhi mirrors shattered,
Galaxies snuggled within a single skull,
Many became One, One only, only One.
Then, the Divine Illuminatrix in All Beings
Opened Her clouded Eye, to see:
Flowers in the Sky.


http://www.gardendigest.com/zen/dogen1.htm

[panader0]

162. Billions and billions---Carl Sagan

The height of absurdity is to believe that life exists only on one small planet.

[smirkymonkey]

163. Welcome to DU trev!

I look forward to hearing from you and I hope you are with us for longer than you expect!