Constitution Day is 9/17 and to celebrate there are free webinars on 9/16-17. Must pre-register for access http://ow.ly/2BnsN

Please consider sponsoring me in my efforts for the AIDS Walk Atlanta & 5K Run or join my team: http://ow.ly/2klAJ

I’m thinking 7pm Kettlebells @GymCondition tonight. I’m overdue for a great workout!

Can you suggest any social media tools that allow posting to multiple accounts? (Testing http://ping.fm to see if I like it.)

I found this interesting article about how recently the FDA banned pyridoxamine, a form of vitamin B6. “Pyridoxamine occurs naturally in fish, chicken and other foods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B6), putting the FDA in the strange position of banning a substance from dietary supplements even though it is already present in the food supply.” -http://tinyurl.com/cfpceu

So if the FDA is banning a form of a natural vitamin, does that mean if we take it we could be arrested?

Okay, that may seem like a stretch…but is it?

Why would the FDA do this? Aren’t they supposed to be looking out for our best interests?

Pyridoxamine in supplemental form is safe. If taken in high amounts of course has the potential to be detrimental to your health, just like if you were to drink 50 alcoholic beverages would be dangerous, yet if you just have 2 drinks you’ll be okay.

I did some more research and found out some surprising information on the effects of pyridoxamine (B6):

“Nutritional supplementation with high dose vitamin B6 and magnesium is claimed to alleviate the symptoms of autism and is one of the most popular complementary and alternative medicine choices for autism.”

“The intake of vitamin B6, from either diet or supplements, could cut the risk of Parkinson’s disease by half….”

Both quotes from Wikepedia.com: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_B6)

The fact that a U.S. Federal government agency is prohibiting the use of a form of vitamin that has known healing properties of severe diseases make me wonder.

Ask yourself this question:

Why take a natural vitamin to alleviate symptoms, which would be relatively cheap, when you could buy an expensive synthetic drug from a pharmaceutical company? Month after month, year after year — and at the same time making the “health care” (sick care) pharmaceutical industry richer and richer?

Also, if the natural “cure” isn’t available (banned), people suffering will have no other choice.

When will this end?

j*

I found a great essay on Prop 8 & The Constitution that I have to share with you:

http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog.php?view=4946

I’m trying out this new QuickPress feature that showed up in my Dashboard here when I logged into WordPress tonight. I noticed this lonely box to the right of my screen that shouted for me to start typing. I think I’m in love! It just seems so natural, like I’ve done it before.

Working with PowerCore (www.PowerCore.net) I am being introduced to new and cool technologies. I’ve been blogging here and there and have been trying out different online social networks and fun sites. My favorite online social networking site is Facebook. It’s great for family, friends & even business. Since I’ve been using Facebook regularly I’ve been connecting with old friends from when I was a kid to friends from college I haven’t spoken to in years.

I feel grateful to be alive during these exciting, technologically enhanced times and I’m looking forward to new ways of connecting with people.

Hmmm…not much of a democracy we live in.

http://adage.com/moy2008/article?article_id=131810

 

As mentioned in a speech by Noam Chomsky: “What Next? The Elections, the Economy, and the World”

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/11/24/noam_chomsky_what_next_the_elections

 

DemocracyNow!

 

Jeremy

This is a letter I wrote to Trick’s Gymnastics in Granite Bay, CA when I saw them on the HRC list of Prop 8 supporters. I had to express my feelings.

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To California Proposition 8 Supporter-

As a former gymnast, I am appalled at Trick’s Gymnastics decision to donate $5000 to support Proposition 8, the gay-marriage ban in California. I’m disgusted with you as an American and as a human being. In case you don’t know there are so many children all over the country who are gymnasts and gay, just like me. Your hateful contribution is hurtful to them and their families. Probably some of your own clients are gay and your decision to support Proposition 8 has stripped them of their civil rights. Proposition 8 denies rights to families, children & parents. Do you not respect the decision of the highest court of the state? Do you think you are more qualified than the California Supreme Court to judge the civil rights of it’s citizens? With all due respect, I doubt it. The Supreme Court has already RULED the existing state constitution currently allows same-sex civil marriage and to ban gay marriage is unconstitutional. And do you know why? Because it’s a civil right. Civil marriage is a civil right. What don’t you understand about that? I honestly want to know why you support this ban? Please respond – I really want to know your thoughts. How does allowing gays & lesbians to marry actually effect you and your life? Gay marriage has been legal in MA since May of 2004 and the world as we know it did not end!

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And I want to make something perfectly clear. If your support of this ban is based on your religious beliefs you should be ashamed of yourself. Forcing your religious beliefs on others is not the teaching of God and is severely unpatriotic. Gays & lesbians are not trying to make churches redefine marriage. This has nothing to do with religion or churches. This has to do with the state. If a state can allow two heterosexual couples to marry, it must allow two homosexual couples to marry. Equal rights for all Americans is what our founding fathers wanted for ALL Americans: white, black, straight, gay, minority, majority, Republican & Democrat. We are protected by our constitutions. Who are you to think you know better?

Equal = Equal

Proposition 8 = Hate

Civil Rights = Civil Marriage

Understand the importance of separation of Church & State – that’s why our founding fathers left Europe and created our constitution. Let the churches decide how they want to define marriage and who they will marry. But how dare you deny me as an American, or one of your gay gymnasts, the right to marry when our CA constitution already grants us that civil right?

Your hateful, unpatriotic agenda will be defeated and LOVE will prevail.

Your support for this ban is being seen by the entire world – straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual & transgendered people everywhere. You can view documentation of your contribution along with the other business and individuals that supported this proposition by checking out this link: http://www.hrc.org/news/11542.htm

Now I know where NOT to spend my resources.

Sincerely,

 

Jeremy Faulkner

workitout@gmail.com

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I’m still waiting for a response.

 

I found this great op-ed from the President of the Human Rights Campaign, Joe Solmonese, which I’ve included the link below. But first, here are my thoughts on the outcome of Prop 8. I’m still in disbelief that more than half the citizens of California decided to strip marriage rights from their gay brothers and sisters after California’s Supreme Court already RULED earlier this year that gays and lesbians HAD the same rights as heterosexual couples to marry – under the California constitution. And still, more than half voted against civil rights. What? Did these citizens actually understand the full extent of the consequences of such a vote? Wait a minute, hold up…I guess it does seem possible that people could be easily fall for the “Yes on Prop 8″ bullshit, hell, the whole initiative was funded by the Mormons. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints spent over $22 million dollars to pass the ban – to further their own political agenda. God, I hope they get their non-profit privileges stripped away, because they broke the law. Gay marriage and LGBT equality is inevitable – but there is still a FIGHT that needs to be won!

Now, a message from Joe Solmonese:

http://www.hrc.org/11522.htm 

Also, here’s a great article I found by Thomas A. Foster:

http://www.freep.com/article/20081113/OPINION05/81113065

With much love & hope.

Jeremy