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Friday, December 6, 2013

"Nelson Mandela" - Motivation Elite – contributed by Tonia Robinson

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"Nelson Mandela" - Motivation Elite – contributed by Tonia Robinson

The life of the Great Human Rights Icon, late Nelson Mandela, has had a profoundly positive human impact. Most recently witnessed this impact during one of my motivational counseling sessions. A young man was asked ” Did Nelson Mandela quit his mission after 27 years of imprisonment? Did he say regretfully that he lost so much time and decide to pack up and retire in some remote island?” That question, in reflection of the life of Nelson Mandela, created a paradigm shift for that young man. He left with his own mission in life renewed. He was inspired by the life of a man who may have left this world but never will leave our hearts.

Mandela stood the test of time becoming President of the said country that once held him prisoner. Nelson Mandela, may his soul rest in peace, by his life transformed many lives. His legacy would continue to do so. There is no death for the souls that risked everything for justice, for freedom, for the very ideals we cherish as human beings.

Long live the Spirit of Nelson Mandela. Unconquerable Soul! The following poem represents him well…

“Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul…”

William Ernest Henley

This is the Human Impact we all possess. Life can be hard. Sometimes unfair. Like Nelson Mandela, may your vision be so large that you become impenetrable and unconquerable. Your love so powerful it overcomes hate…Endure, persist, overcome.

We all have a definite time frame to accomplish our life’s purpose. May we live each day with renewed focus to give all we can to standing up for justice, freedom and equal rights of all!

Tribute to Nelson Mandela

Long live the spirit of Nelson Mandela! Freedom Fighter! Peace Maker!

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~ Murray Lincoln ~

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Digital Camera problems – dark spots on the screen and on the photos

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Digital Camera problems – dark spots on the screen and on the photos

Argghhh! My Digital Camera is acting up. I don’t need this now… not another expense just before Christmas.

My life and experience with cameras has been forever. It was only when I was very young that I never owned a camera but was included in all the shots that my parents had taken.

The really old cameras worked forever and would still be working if you could buy the film for them. But a Digital Camera will not last forever – so they tell me.

My problem? Well there have been these ugly grey and black fuzzy things showing up now on all the photos I take. They have grown in number and also are changing places ever so slowly.

Do I have an expensive repair coming soon? I hope not.

So going to my faithful Google Search engine I described my camera, make and model – plus the problems I was having.

There it was – other people have had problems with the cameras as well… but not just this one I have but other cameras as well.

It can be fixed by a repair centre – meaning sending it away and waiting and hoping to see if they will be able to do something.

The camera is dirty – actually dusty inside. I have been too close to dusty stuff – i.e. my garage and the wood carving that I do.

Then I sat and read some more… dust gets in around the lens that moves in and out. It gets on to the optic mechanism and then shows as part of the photos. Because it is small on a magnifying lens – it appears large on my photo. Something like a bug landing on my nose.

If dust gets in – could it come out the same are that it went in?

So I took the camera to the vacuum cleaner, turned both the camera and vacuum on and carefully placed the hose about two inches away… sucking softly.

I had the camera on as I stated and watched the screen and the spots… poof they were gone… one – then two and then the other three… sucked out easily.

I fixed my camera with the shop vac in my garage.

Mind you I didn’t apply the full force of the suction to the camera face – I thought I might just suck out the lens into the dusty bag.

So if you have spots of darkness on your camera – give it a try. It might just work for you.

Oh BTW – my camera is a Samsung DV300F – that is a dual view camera with all the small bells and whistles.

Oh and another BTW – check your camera for dust spots by turning it on. Point toward a light coloured surface… then move the lens to telephotos… zoom in on the white surface. If there is dust you will see lots of black stuff…

Good luck.

~ Murray Lincoln ~

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demons_(Imagine_Dragons_song)

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Monday, December 2, 2013

My Kingdom come – “Demons” by Imagine Dragons – Wow!

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My Kingdom come – “Demons” by Imagine Dragons – Wow!

“My Kingdom come???” Did I hear that right?

I had been listening to the radio and the newer music being broadcast lately. It is so different from that my old Rock and Roll… and I love it.

The words that caught my attention of course are an adaptation of words that Jesus spoke so long ago, “Thy Kingdom come...” a part of the Christian ‘Lord’s Prayer’!!

Whoa – how does a new music group use this sensitive part of a spiritual interaction with God?

I looked at my Radio display that gives me the name of the song and the group playing it – and which station it is coming from… there it was “Demons” (the Title) – “Imagine Dragons” (the Group) played on Magic 96.7 FM in Peterborough.

Now they had my attention to find out more…

First I looked up info – the Song and Group on Google.

Here is what came up… you need to be the detective – to see why I sat there with my mouth open and said, “Wow!”

Wikipedia

YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWRsgZuwf_8

Lyrics

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/imaginedragons/demons.html

Now – if you will read all of this, listen to the song, watch the video… then if you have time read the comments below the video presentation.

My hat goes off to Imagine Dragons – you have made us think… and maybe helped a whole lot along the way.

~ Murray Lincoln ~

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Our Michelle got married yesterday

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Our Michelle got married yesterday

“Some people come into your life for a reason, some for a season and others for a Lifetime”, so my friend Terry reminds me often. Well in my short posting of today that could not be more evident. The person I am writing about has very much been in all of these stages of our lives.

That person is Michelle Yee, from Malaysia. A very bright and very sharp Trent University student that came for her studies in Canada – and has now launched her career and life in our country.

In the fall of the year I met one Trent student as he arrived for his studies in our city. That meeting led to a meeting with Michelle. Both students needed a ride to church. And with these rides and coordination of rides Michelle became the point person – the person that organized it all.

During the week the students that wanted to come to church would contact Michelle and the Michelle would contact me. The Van that I drove to church was so full of laughter and happiness as the students piled in. But Michelle never stopped at one Van load – she often had organized two or more loads of students.

Michelle had a unique ability to contact people from every part of the earth. She didn’t just know Chinese students. Students from many parts of Africa and China but also other Asian countries as well as part of the Middle East were squeezed into each Van Load! I ran an international chariot race each Sunday AM to get these wonderful kids to church.

Many of these students fell into the category of a “reason friendship” – they needed a ride from campus. Some went one step further which was the “season friendship” – attending our church for the full four years they studied here.

But then there was Michelle, usually the last rider we dropped off at her home that was off campus. In that last part of the journey she would tell us about her home and family. There were times that we laughed together and other times that it was hard as she was facing uncertain issues with her parent’s health or things that were happening back home in Malaysia. She was a whole world away and needed someone to talk to… a Mom and a Dad that she could adopt.

When I tell someone about Michelle today I will happily brag about our “adopted daughter Michelle” that lives in Toronto now and has actively engaged the working world. She is a go getter and has done well in all that she has put her mind to. And I am very proud of her.

In the Van ride after dropping of the last students each Sunday we looked toward to the future – often jokingly – in a lighthearted way… to the issue of marriage and what she had planned about this part of her life. That part was always a hoot to say the least.

My wife and I had lived in Hong Kong and were very aware of the older Chinese way of making sure your son or daughter marries the right person. In fact in order to get the right person for your son or daughter, you as the parent would simply make the choice for your child.

In a lighthearted way I told I had made plans for the next part of her life with my choosing of life partner for her. I told her that I was not sure of exactly “the right person for her” but I was fairly certain that he would be very wealthy and have the ability to buy his own island home in a beautiful country. And I was sure that the home and the island would be big enough to allow all her relatives to come and live there with her and he husband… including my wife and me.

I emphasized the strong feelings that I had about the new man being very wealthy and very kind… with huge potential for what he could do for Michelle’s family… and he would do it just because he loved Michelle so much.

When the topic came up over and over again, Michelle would ask me if I had found the right man yet – because she had not. “Come on Pop, where is this guy? I can’t wait forever you know!” was her strong admonition to me when we got together.

Then things changed. One day we received an email that Michelle wanted us to meet a guy by the name of Joe. From all that she said Joe was fitting very well into all that she did.

I asked her if Joe could be the one that would be buying the island for all of us to live on. She giggled and said, “Maybe he won’t be able to buy the island right away.”

As time went on we met Joe Choi and also fell in love with the man that would win our Daughter’s heart.

But something went wrong with my vision for Michelle. Joe Choi is Pastoral material, a man that cares deeply for people. He is unique in every way with a good education that is not yet completely the way that he wants it to be… he’s still studying and still actively engaged in his community. And Joe is everything that Michelle would ever want and that I would ever want for her. But being Pastoral material – I can tell you we as Pastors do not make millions… Ouch!

Yesterday our Michelle Yee married Joe Choi. We were there beaming from ear to ear with the other guests that came from all parts of the world to celebrate.

Here are some photos to tell a small part of the story. You will see the very original wedding cakes in the one shot. No they are not the traditional, fancy, old fashioned wedding cakes that everyone seems to choose. They were made of all the best tasting kinds of cakes that the bride loves! You know chocolate and all that other good stuff that makes Michelle what she is all about!

Congratulations Michelle and Joe for a Lifetime Friendship – we love you so much! Love – Pop and Mom Lincoln for a Lifetime!!!

~ Murray Lincoln ~

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Friday, November 29, 2013

Thanks Sea Foam and thanks to the dude at Canadian Tire that helped me

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Thanks Sea Foam and thanks to the dude at Canadian Tire that helped me

The snow was deep and heavy by the time that I got outside to begin shoveling. I knew that I had to get the snow blower ready now. This kind of snow is too heavy for someone my age to shovel… and the driveway somehow got bigger since last year!

So the next job was to get the snow blower ready to go, moving it from the storage area to the accessible area in the yard. That was supposed to be easy… start it up and run it over to the area of the yard near the garden shed.

Poof that good idea evaporated quickly when the snow blower would not start.

It is a new snow blower that was purchased last year when the big sales were on. What a bargain that was! But now it wouldn’t start at all… no matter what I tried.

I took out the spark plug and saw that there was way too much liquid in the cylinder area – flooded it – darn it! But even cleaning the brand new plug off didn’t help.

It seemed to be getting gasoline – but it would not fire up at all.

Could it be a gas line freeze up? Nope – the liquid was shooting through way too fast to even fire up. It has to be the gas itself… maybe it goes bad or something.

So off to Canadian Tire (our Canadian super hardware and fix anything kind of store) I headed to see what was available.

There was the counter shelves full of answers to people’s problems. There had to be a thousand answers all lined up for the buyer.

I was genuinely puzzled when a voice beside me asked me, “So what are you looking for – what’s the problem?”

I told the questioner what I was facing with the snow blower not starting. He pointed to a white can on the shelf that had the name, “Sea Foam” on it.

“This is exactly what you need. I swear by it.” he stated adamantly.

I looked more closely at the dude. He was dressed in old clothes and no red shirt showing – meaning he was from outside of the store… a regular ‘Joe’ that looked like a mechanic of some sort – maybe a ‘hobby-mechanic’.

“I use this stuff in all my machines, lawnmower, outboard motor, snowmobile, and snow blower - you name it I add this stuff to the gasoline. I do this specially after the machine has sat for a few months. The gasoline they have made now has ‘ethanol’ in it. Ethanol reduces the Octane count and makes the gas hard to ignite. Sea Foam changes all that the minute you put it into the tank and it will fire up right away” he stated with confidence.

“Try it and you will be selling this stuff to other guys the way I do!” he said with a big grin.

I bought a can of Sea Foam.

At home I poured in the recommended amount… then tried to turn the snow blower over. Whoa… it roared to life… lots of smoke at first… then it evened out… coughing a little and then finally purring like a kitten – a loud kitten!

Sea Foam works and is worth the $12 Canadian dollars they charged for it!!!

So like the guy predicted I am now telling others about the wonders of Sea Foam by this Blog… and by telling the next guy at the coffee shop table… Sea Foam works!

By the way it is not a ‘foam’ – it is a clear liquid. The name comes from the guys that first used it on their boats to get their motors running and keep their motors going strong... and if the boat moves you get ‘sea foam’ at the side and behind the boat meaning you are getting somewhere!

Thanks Sea Foam and thanks to the dude at Canadian Tire – the fellow shopper.

~ Murray Lincoln ~

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Fresh Chocolate Cream Pie – How to

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Pleasant distractions

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Pleasant distractions

There are days when you simply need some relief. I find that relief on news clips, YouTube, and a number of different places. One click and I am gone for a long while.

Today I offer you some of my favorite places or unusual videos for my Blog Post. Enjoy.

For the days you feel Bloated and somewhat like a beached whale… this one is for you…

That was fun – wasn’t it?

~ Murray Lincoln ~