Today's Headlines: Time stood still for sixty-nine days

God is great and God is Good. And we thank him for the lives of the 33 Chilean miners.

After seventy days of underground living, trapped in dust and dirt and devoid of light, these precious human beings are now safe and are being checked over by a medical team. What else can we say but thanks to the wonderful human capacity and skill, and the love and prayers of their loved ones, and of course, the omnipotent powers of the creator of us all.

I, personally, don't know any of the 33 men, but my heart was with them every minute of the day. All I can now say to them is, the ordeal is over, "go in peace to love and to serve the Lord."

PS. That is the message heard at the end of Mass,(often) in the Catholic Church: "The Mass is ended, go in peace to love and to serve the Lord." The Mass, as way of explanation for those who are unfamiliar with the concept, is a recreation of the crucifixion of Christ. It takes only about an hour to get through the service, but sixty-nine days. Wow. Time stood still for these men.

Headlines: Today's are as shiny as the sun

Solar energy making a return to White House

The White house is going solar, and this is great news. I was so elated that immediately I began to think of how to turn that headline into something worthy to blog about. Then it dawned: The fascination with headlines, those first key words that alert one to what is contained within the article, or blog, or news report might be all that is needed.

Ideas on how to deal with the enormous amount of one liners juggled for first place as I cut and pasted headlines and URLs for future consideration. You see, I love headlines. I always have, but now more than ever. They are usually all I can read without a magnifying glass, and I look to them to tell me what is going on in the world.

Therefore, this morning I decided to read only headlines. Together they tell a delightful story. This is only the beginning. Below are the collection of headlines as they now stand. As time permits, I will add and subtract from this list as more is learned about this topic.

As a writer, and a Twitter tweeter, I want to survey the topics carefully. Questions I will ask are: Who wrote the best headline? Which one is the most original, and so one. But first of all I want to thank The Washington Post for starting the sun shining for me this morning. Theirs was the first offering on the subject of solar by Google. Others were as follows:

Solar cells for electricity, hot water to top White House

White House to Go Solar in 'Clean Energy' Push
Solar Energy Returns To The White House
Yes He Will! 50,000 “Solar on the White House” Petition Signatures Help Reach Solar Milestone
http://www.kansascity.com/2010/10/05/2280045/yes-he-will-50000-solar-on-the.html#ixzz11ZxAmdJX
Solar trip influences decision
White House says yes to panels, coming on heels of meeting with Unity students
http://www.kjonline.com/news/solar-trip-influences-decision_2010-10-05.html

Solar PV System to Find a Prominent Place in the Sun: On the White House
http://sunpluggers.com/news/solar-pv-system-to-find-prominent-place-in-sun-on-white-house-0999

Here comes the sun: White House to go solar
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iMUnrmqM-z3tMC3a3JZRFIqrJKHQD9ILFGOG2?docId=D9ILFGOG2

White House to go green, to get solar panels
White House to go green, to get solar panels
White House Agrees to Install Solar Panels
White House Will Get New Solar Panels
Obama Going to Bat for Solar
Here comes the sun: White House to go solar
US Commander-in-Chief Orders Solar Panels for White House
White House Goes Green : Solar Panels to be Installed
Obama to put solar panels back on White House roof, echoing Jimmy Carter in
GSA, Energy going alternative to run its buildings
Solar panels to be installed on roof of White House residence
White House to go green with solar panels
Unity College Solar Panel At The White House
The White House is going green
White House is going solar, again
Style Over Substance
Changing from White House to green house
West Wing Report, Oct. 6, 2010
Obama Administration to Install Solar Panels on White House
Solar Panels To Be Installed on The White House
Obama's White House solar panel stumble
Sunny outlook for solar power
The White House Goes Solar
Solar panels to be installed at White House
Solar on the White House: Thanks and Solar Marketing Lessons Learned
Obama Gives the Nod: White House Going Solar
White House Going Green with Solar Panels
White House solar panels bring Jimmy Carter comparisons
Barack Obama to install solar panels atop White House
White House Installing Solar Panels After All
White House says yes to solar panels, no to Sungevity's offer
Generation and savings, by the numbers
Solar Panels: Symbol of a One-Term Presidency?
Obama Follows In Carter's Footsteps, White House To Go Solar
Hello, Sunshine: The White House Takes a Walk on the Solar Side
White House set to nail up solar panelsWhite House to add solar panels post-climate change road show
The White House is Going Green: Solar Panels to be Installed in 2011
White House Adding Solar Panels And Solar Hot Water In Spring 2011
Obamas to welcome, encourage solar power
White House to Get Solar Panels Above Obamas' Living Quarters
White House Solar Panels Make a Comeback
Solar Energy To Power White House Again
White House to utilize solar energy
Solar panels to return to White House roof after 31 years
The White House goes "green"
How To Play The White House
Take climate change more seriously
Obama gives green light to White House solar panels
The Real History of Solar at the White House
The Solar White House: Who Gets the Business?

Headlines in Huntington WV

http://vacations-travel.helium.com/how-to/9859-how-to-see-the-sights-in-huntingt

Headlines don't come easy. The problem is what is worthy to be placed on a blog with a few paragraphs that sing the praises of this or that. For today, I am staying home. I am devoting my blog time to Huntington, WV. This is not the first time I have attempted to show off my home town by writing about it. A blog labeled How to see the sights of Huntington WV proves that.

What concerns Huntingtonians, according to the Herald-Dispatch, Several important things really. The first one is that the citizens are afraid that the Corp of Engineers Building that was slated for a new upgrade -- complete with solar installations etc., will not be forthcoming. Why? A suitable temporary location has not been found.

Other things held dear are the firefighters that are highly respected and one recently was honored for the fine work he has done; Marshall's foot ball games that makes every one proud and has an excellent backing. Today's thought -- headline -- Herd hopes to bounce back with road show; Huntington's delinquent tax list -- no one is proud of that and no names will be mentioned.

And of course there is much more. Much of it about other concerns around the world and how Huntington fits in such as Coal and China. WV is one of the largest coal producing states, and of course China uses more coal than any other country.Of course not all of it is from WV,but some of it probably is.

The Herald-dispatch, like all other newspaper is a little skinny, but it is still here. It is an old newspaper started by the Long family many years ago. Of course it not now owned buy them, but is a paper belonging to the Champion Publishing Co. Inc. And like other newspaper, it is sometimes filled with interesting news, at others, times the reading is so great, but it still soaks up water spills on the kitchen counter, and on the floor, stands in for paper towels when they are non-existence, and still does a pretty good job of lining trash cans. Can the online version of the paper do that?

How to improve your self-esteem

How to improve your self-esteem, demands a knowledge of yourself.You must know your good and your bad habits, understand the way you think, and attempt to right the wrong ways of doing and thinking. This is a big job, and is not something we fully accomplish, but it is a worthy goal.

Self esteem is not thinking how great we are, how would we ever know that, given that we are to know only ourselves, but honoring the Creator's investment in us. We were born with a certain set of blueprints and possibilities and it is our job to use our gifts to further His cause. Armed with that knowledge, we appreciate whatever advancements we make while on this life journey.

We actually don't have to spend a great deal of time worrying over how we feel, what we think, we are simply aware of better times and better efforts on the times when we may need a boost. We just do the best job we know how to do at any undertaking. When we fall short of our expectations, and when we don't measure up to goals others have set for us, we reason with ourselves, that we can't please everyone, and had they been us, they would have done what we have done.

Admittedly, this often is painful, but it is a lesson in itself. It teaches us something, and whenever that happens, it cannot have been all wrong. Why then bother thinking, and writing, about self esteem if it is to be regarded so loosely? Precisely to get a better view of life and its ups and its downs, its failures and it joys, is the answer to that question.

Looking around at the drug culture tells us one thing, the world is a painful place. Far too many reach for a pill to turn off the pain of living in a world where all too often failure meets us at the ending of our day. That is not an answer, it is taking the easy way out. It is settling for the moment and disregarding the future. It is not strength, but weakness that won't let us deal with psychic pain by living, thinking and learning through it.

Those with genuine self esteem, know that in order to enjoy life, there must be a balance. And what is the opposite of joy? It is sadness. Learn how, even in sadness, to keep a good sense of self, and don't blame self uselessly. That, essentially is what self-esteem is. It is knowing that what you do matters to someone, somewhere. Accepting your share of the darkness that must be waded through, just might shed a little light on a dark spot elsewhere.

To read my news story at Helium.Com about How to improve self-esteem,
http://disease.helium.com/how-to/11251-how-to-improve-your-self-esteem

Autumn

Autumn is that time of year when the colors yellow, orange, gold and browns combine to make the world a thing of beauty. After the long days of summer when green, by its abundance, is beginning to bore us.

We search for the first hint of fall, and when that first cool breeze alerts us that the hot days of summertime is over, we rejoice. We begin to look heavenward for the clear blue sky that defines the blissful October days. Not too long into the future, however, we will begin to pine for warm days and the fun of summer. It seems that humans never are satisfied.

That is okay. That is part of our built in natures, the longing for what we don't have. Welcome Autumn!

How to appreciate art. Art makes life interesting. Learning how to appreciate life in general does not happen, it takes commitment and effort. Art is mainly how you observe and interact with life.

You don't even have to know much about painting, sculpture, or other activities to learn how to appreciate nature, the world of beauty around us, or the art of life itself. Even creating the guide, where I selected other writers and other views on art appreciation, took a certain amount of learning. How do you create a page where other views are also shown. How to make the page as attractive as possible, and meaningful, and instructive.

It takes teamwork. After a few weeks of struggle, the ways and means of guiding others in the art of appreciating art, the guide began to take shape. Without the help of others, it would have been nothing.

Although I do know a little some about painting, I have dabbled in the past, I do not consider myself adept at painting pictures. That does not mean I do not appreciate my past efforts, nor does it keep me from seeing art wherever I go. As I said, it makes life more interesting.

Actually, the astonished little face in the picture is nothing more than a ball of yarn the size a cap fits over. It was a happening that was instantly constructed on a whim. I had rolled a ball of yarn from yarn scraps. Then when it was finished, I noticed a face like appearance. The dark blue eyes were made from two spots of yarn peeping out from below the beige yarn. The mouth was nothing more than a few skewered pieces of yarn along where a mouth should be.

Pleased with the look, I made the eyes a little larger with my fingers, and tried to carve out a mouth. Seeing a hat on a window ledge nearby, I placed that on the 'head'. The hat was a donation from my grandson who had recently returned from Washington DC where Pope Benedict XVI had been visiting. The cap designated that meeting with the pope. I took a picture of the work of art, then lost both the hat and the picture for a year or so.

It is important to me, not because of the yarn, nor the accidental art of the construction, but because of the cap and my grandson giving me the cap. He knew how much it would mean to me. Now when I see that picture, I think of my love for my grandson.

When I found it, I fell in love all over again. Oh, of course, I know The Pope deserves better art than that, but I am sure he will understand the thought also has a lot to do with art. He will be visiting England in a few days and I will be watching. This is an important time for us all. I dedicate my How to appreciate art guide to him and to my grandson. I wish them both success in whatever they undertake. (The ball of yarn in no way resembles either of them, despite the quizzical look often seen on both of their faces.) And both of them I love very, very, much.

New type of cookingclass

A new type of cooking class. An update on the Food Revolution as started by Jamie Oliver in April, May of 2010. Well not exactly new, but an update on the Reality Show, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution April, May, of 2010. Huntington, WV. where this British chef brought his ideas and his thoughts on healthier school lunches to the United States. Now, other areas of the United States may also benefit from what he started here.

An article in the Herald Dispatch noted that Huntington, since they are continuing teaching healthier foods may be made the model for others. For sure, since I live in Huntington, I know he made a change in lots of people's lives and in their diets. No longer do any of us eat chips, drink colas, overindulge in fatty foods, and not feel a little guilty. We don't always eat right, but since Jamie was here, we know we should. We thank him and wish him success in all his endeavors.

Downtown, The Huntington Kitchen, run now by Ebenezer, a local organization that looks after the health of those who are unable to afford health care. There are quite successful in this new endeavor and the instructors are excellent and they teach as they were taught by their mentor, Jamie.

Huntington's Kitchen
The place where the cooking classes are being held.