POEM by Matt: Jumper

To almost fly
To almost get high enough
But sigh, I won't be able to stay up there
And close enough isn't good enough
Maybe settling with this burst of aerial is fine
But I won't settle
There's nothing I can't achieve in love or success
And to fly means to residually accomplish
So babe, grab my hand
And let's leap in hopes to never touch the Earth again

POEM by Matt: Weather

The weather, like feelings of the heart
Sunny in happiness and grey when we part
Though what is thunder when comparing rain and sadness?
Could it be a tear?
Or a warning for more fear to come?
And if so, then what is winter?
For some find it as pleasant as a sunny day
Or as uncomfortable as that thundery tear
I am full of seasons, of smiles and frowns and that occasional monstrosity I call laughter
And though it may hurt at times, I know that seasons change
And in life, it's not about the weather outside...
It's about your inner sunlight

POEM by Matt: I Went Shopping

I just went shopping
Strolled along awhile atop another mall floor
Awaiting an item almost always to find me
3 things!!!
It had better be affordable
It should look great
It should feel comfortable
Oh I found the most fashionable things!
Boots and shoes then boots and shoes hahahahaha! This is greatttt
And they follow my 3 rulesssss
Feeling good, great and fresh I head downtown!
Driving with treasure in my trunk, I feel like Frosted Flakes... Grrrrreeeeaaaa.... Lol you get the point
But it's the only way to express how I feel!!!
I reach my destination and unload....
Ny donation of shoes to the homeless shelter

I just went shopping
Strolled along awhile atop another mall floor
Awaiting an item almost always to find me
3 things!!!
It had better be affordable
It should look great
It should feel comfortable
Oh I found the most fashionable things!
Boots and shoes then boots and shoes hahahahaha! This is greatttt
And they follow my 3 rulesssss
Feeling good, great and fresh I head downtown!
Driving with treasure in my trunk, I feel like Frosted Flakes... Greeeeaaaa..... Lol, you get the point But it's the only way to express how I feel!!!
I reach my destination and unload....
My donation of shoes to the homeless shelter



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TACO BELL - NO MORE TOXIC TRASH! Letter from a caring consumer to their President!

Click HERE to sign Plastic Cup Petition

Mr. Greg Creed,

My name is Daniel Perdomo and I write to bring focus to the use of plastics and the negative impact it has in our environment. Before I continue, I would like you to know that I seek neither benefit nor remuneration from this effort, I only seek an opportunity to make a difference by reaching key organizations and/or individuals who have the ability and resources to change the way people use and dispose of plastic materials we discard daily. Our prize is to give future generations the chance to grow up and experience the same environment we grew up in.

If you already asked yourself what might have prompted me to write you in particular; well  the cause origins from an event, I was driving thru a parking lot in Homestead Florida when I noticed that in front of a Taco Bell restaurant, there was a substantial amount of debris on the pavement, I drove towards the entrance to take a closer look and could not believe what I saw, see below pictures taken.

Again the Taco Bell Restaurant is in Homestead, see below map.

 I tried reaching the Manager but since it was 8:30 am on a Saturday the restaurant was closed. Needless to say, the bottles, plastics, and cans were purchased from Taco Bell, not that the negligence of the user is Taco Bell’s fault; however, the point is that great organizations and leaders can’t leave the responsibility of the environment to the majority, which unfortunately is uneducated. I’m aware of Taco Bell’s Foundation for Educating Teens and the fight against hunger, this is fantastic. However, the environment needs to be preserved to guarantee a future for our generations by setting example.

As managers, we know that management works from the top down, well Mr. Creed, this is why I reach to you for an opportunity to make a difference. We all know there are costs involved when making operations more efficient and sustainable, but the price our future generations will pay will be so vast it will not fit on a spreadsheet if we don’t take action today. Some countries have already started imposing a tax on fast food companies that use plastics, for example Germany. It is only a matter of time before such taxes travel the world and become a business expense. Perhaps instead of ignoring the problem until it becomes an expense, you could lead the industry towards policy that would prevent that tax from taking place, for example by asking Government to provide better means for industries to properly dispose of used plastics, for doing research to find ways to make un-recyclable plastics recyclable, for government to provide tax exemptions for companies that are environmentally friendly. Mr. Creed, the problem we face with the environment shouldn’t end up as a business expense, the problem can be tackled with an incentive to motivate corporations and individuals to do better for themselves.

I hope that you find the courage and wisdom within you to lead your organization into a new era, a time in which the fast food industry becomes part of solving one of the problems we face on the environment.

Daniel Perdomo

President

Integrated Project Management, Inc.

ipminc@att.net

POEM by Matt: My First Time

To go in for a sensation
But receiving an unexpected kiss
Tenderness, to the utmost extremity
And the smell of all this... perfection
And I open my eyes, slowly and even slower
Like a feeling of the sexual kind
The colors are the same as petals surrounding a soft peach
In and out I go for this sensation
Breathing harder every time
Time slows for this moment for everything else seems unimportant
For tis my first time, smelling a flower

PETITION: WENDY'S - MCDONALD'S - BURGER KING! DISCONTINUE PLASTIC CUPS!

Follow the below link to sign the petition!

Help reduce pollution in our environment! 

SIGN MY PETITION & SHARE WITH FRIENDS! 

Your choices will change the world!

https://www.change.org/petitions/wendy-s-mcdonald-s-burger-king-replace-plastic-cups-with-recycled-paper-cups-discontinue-plastic-cups

GREAT CONCERT - Carina Round and Puscifer

Maynard, lead singer of the band Tool and accompanying artists from A Perfect Circle form the band known as Puscifer. THEY ROCKED THE HOUSE at the Gusman theater in Miami, FL on Tuesday, June 12th. It was an amazing and intimate show, very interesting set up. The lovely and talented Carina Round opened the show with her amazing voice, so beautiful and powerful, chilling really. She actually gave me goose bumps hitting her high notes. Truly unique and quite the comedian! She stopped between sets to say a few words to the audience.

"Mmmm triple moca late" she said as she reached down to sip from her plastic, non earth friendly cup. Then a long pause..... "With whiskey in it!"

She gave us a few loud belches in the mic after sipping in between sets. Crude yet still adorable! 

She also asked the audience to sing along with one of her songs and gave us instruction demonstrating humming the tune. Can't remember the exact song at the moment but I do remember she said....

"Tampa sucked a bag of dicks, a bag of tiny dicks" as they were not too receptive and a weak audience. 

Carina kicked ass in her Red 50's style dress and pink heels! Loved it! She also joined in singing along with Maynard when it came time for the grand show, PUSCIFER! Maynard was incredible and nearly drowned Carina out with his powerful vocals in some of the songs, truly amazing live performance! Before the Puscifer show began we watched a comic short featuring Maynard in disguise as a hillbilly along with other hillbilly casts... perhaps the band members, not recognized. The theme was Arizona border patrol and American stupidity. One the screen saver, after the comic short, the display phrase was Arizona border patrol, "We put the panic in Hispanic!" 

Maynard wore a hillbilly getup for his performance, long coat, cowboy hat and shades. He also set up the entire stage by dragging out a portable camper trailer and with the help of Carina, set up some fold out camping tables, chairs and bbq grill with fake blowing flames. The also had a life size cut out of a hillybilly red neck and a Pocahontas Indian looking woman. Maynard talked about human nature from the beginning of time and had some interesting deep comments which is hard for me to remember as quoted. There was NO recording, camera's or cell phones allowed, strictly enforced as usual with Maynard! Maynard opened a couple bottles of his wine (he has his own wine company), surely it was his own brand, and poured some for himself and his band mates. 

They began to play and ROCKED IT! Colorful flashing lights and a trippy digital backdrop illuminated the stage. Carina danced tribal like squatting down low with arms waiving in the air and kicking up her leg a few times like a METAL cheerleader when singing into the mic. Maynard did his trippy dance thing as well and the other band members rocked out. Bad ass drummer I must say.... had me slapping on my legs along with the beat. The entire band kicked ass! I'd definitely see them again and highly recommend to all!

PS. Sorry for any typo's, etc. and lack of info... It's after midnight now and I'm sleepy! GOOD NIGHT WISCONSIN!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puscifer