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A Bit Long, Even For Any Real Paragraphs (ABLE FARPS)™

The idea of having paragraphs (breaks in the larger blocks of text) is fairly simple: enable the reader to understand larger ideas in terms their smaller elements, and eventually to comprehend the entire writing being paragraphed for readability (this is the point of making these paragraphs), while not being oavercome by any abundance of detail. With paragraphs in place it becomes much more available to read in portions that can fit within the day. Everyone needs to take the occasional break from exertion yet we easily forget this when things are going so well we have no idea where the energy comes from. Then at other times it seems like very minor amounts of exertion produce tremendous amounts of exhaustion, yet those are not always times when we do not have the spirit for it, but we cannot seem to muster up enough energy or power to get enough done.

Those are the times that try the manly souls of women, by God!

I (myself) have often pointed out that any paragraph ought to have at least two sentences, and often this is true (just like how sometimes sentences are short, others are longer) and as much as I would like to adhere to any particular principle, there is such a thing as taking something too seriouly -- to the point of HARM to yourself and others, even if it is "only" emotional damage than can talk itself into healing if it does -- and then there is such a thing as making the point as clear as possible, any way possible.

Again, probably it is my selfish way to make all possible things happen, even if there are two or more who say "only me" and I know better. I could put two sentences in any paragraph if I want, and it would not actually be a requirement for the extra sentence or sentences as the case or cases may be or may not be, and that would fit the quota but miss the point. Enough folks miss the point for me to add my arrow to the fray

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[http://technohippie.com/media/audio/music_mp3s/The_Fray-How_To_Save_A_Life.mp3]

(get it now or too bad)

I told you so!

FamousLastWords…

Amy Had This Candle… and I really am gonna find it!

The time is now: 16:04 4/30/2008

The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s

"Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum."

Section 1.10.32 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

"Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?"

1914 translation by H. Rackham

"But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?"

Section 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum", written by Cicero in 45 BC

"At vero eos et accusamus et iusto odio dignissimos ducimus qui blanditiis praesentium voluptatum deleniti atque corrupti quos dolores et quas molestias excepturi sint occaecati cupiditate non provident, similique sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollitia animi, id est laborum et dolorum fuga. Et harum quidem rerum facilis est et expedita distinctio. Nam libero tempore, cum soluta nobis est eligendi optio cumque nihil impedit quo minus id quod maxime placeat facere possimus, omnis voluptas assumenda est, omnis dolor repellendus. Temporibus autem quibusdam et aut officiis debitis aut rerum necessitatibus saepe eveniet ut et voluptates repudiandae sint et molestiae non recusandae. Itaque earum rerum hic tenetur a sapiente delectus, ut aut reiciendis voluptatibus maiores alias consequatur aut perferendis doloribus asperiores repellat."

1914 translation by H. Rackham

"On the other hand, we denounce with righteous indignation and dislike men who are so beguiled and demoralized by the charms of pleasure of the moment, so blinded by desire, that they cannot foresee the pain and trouble that are bound to ensue; and equal blame belongs to those who fail in their duty through weakness of will, which is the same as saying through shrinking from toil and pain. These cases are perfectly simple and easy to distinguish. In a free hour, when our power of choice is untrammelled and when nothing prevents our being able to do what we like best, every pleasure is to be welcomed and every pain avoided. But in certain circumstances and owing to the claims of duty or the obligations of business it will frequently occur that pleasures have to be repudiated and annoyances accepted. The wise man therefore always holds in these matters to this principle of selection: he rejects pleasures to secure other greater pleasures, or else he endures pains to avoid worse pains."

How to put music on your DiaryLand Journal

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First off when we say "put music on" what we mean is either one of two -- always to prefer having both, for genuine appreciation -- actual representations (or even manifestations) of Music, each having important qualities that we can remember and recall and wish to experience again:

actual streaming audio content (in digital format of course, but converted by your computer's browser for listening pleasure)
lyrics with possible chording or other musical elements for the musician to follow while participating (actually playing along with the song, or alone)

Most of you should know how to type in some lyrics. If not you can find them on the web quite easily. That would be something I could also put in my pages. I might not want to take time for that, since fewer folks know how to get the music to play on their web page, whether it be a journal here at DiaryLand, or some otherwise-critter elsewhere on the web.

These instructions should work for the general user, without requiring any additonal resources beyond your computer and the internet, and whatever is freely available, as things may come and go, the possibility for going out to "hunt and gather" again is ever-present. Enhancing with other sources (uploading more music to the web first, for example) is one option not being considered here. When you start out, you probably have nothing to use except your time and effort. These are truly given to us to use as we decide to use. Either we make an effort, or we do not. The time goes by regardless. Sometimes this same idea is expressed as, "Do or do not; there is no try." This essentially says that trying is not the same as doing. In terms of making it to the end, that much is true: the distance traveled (trying) is not the completion of the entire doing of the thing. Still, trying, while it is happening, is the same as doing, as long as early retirment is not the goal.

Enough cheap philosophy. After all, this is DiaryLand, is it not?

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Let us assume that you know where to find files in MP3 format. If not, another lesson can be expected to belabor that process, but not here, and not now, and perhaps not ever, if the future proves to be as uncertain as it always has, or tried to be. Look forward to more, but make use of what really is available now. It might be the last of it.

We can represent the file you'll use with any handy yet arbitrarily selected substitution filename, so your new, critical mission -- provided you've decide to accept it -- will be to replace your own music example's filename in the places where you see this one: dummy.mp3

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Now you can use one of the music players that I have found so far. Something curious about how this was all learned, roundabout, haphazard, such that more than one way can be used. Since my demon of choice is the PC platform and not the MAC (these are the two main avenues of how and where to spend yourself with machines) one of them is WindowsMediaPlayer™ and the other uses the specially designed (by an independent thinker) ShockWave™-driven blog-widget from WordPress™ where anyone can (if they wish) register for a blog and then (drum roll please) simply NOT actually write anything (much, if at all) there. The process of registering will open that whole place up to your "eyes and ears" if you want, and you can just walk away. You'll also get your own Akismet anti-spam key, and find one of the best spam-trap arrangements I've seen anywhere. Had I not accidentally forgotten all about this diary I started nearly six years ago, I'd have probably skipped that site altogher, myself (but not in my altogether).

For windows media player, take the file you have and put its name where you see dummy.mp3 in the following section of code (only two places there):

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Thus if we restore the name for Sylvia's Mother (what was that woman's name or was her mom a man?) we can hear something:

Obviously, the biggest animal in that zoo -- the longest string in -- gives us guidance to the lovely gardens Of MircoSpit for the "pluginspage" parameter in the EMBED tag (HTML stuff, you either know it or you don't but you sure ain't born with it!), and (pardon me for not knowing) this might not even be correct, or necessary, but it works on this system in the FireFox browser (version 2.0.0.14, built on Mozilla 5.0, rv 1.8.1.14, and Gecko 20080404), on this Dell Dimension 3000, blah etc yadda! For instance, I have not been able to see any effect from changing around the values for AutoStart and autoplay, or volume, so it will not be surprising to see this information change if clarification is found (always we are looking for it). Meanwhile, to repeat: these values seem to work and all that needs to change is the filename in two places. Then post it in your journal and listen to your music, or your lecture notes (well, you could record your classes, post them, and let the world hear), or bird calls, or whatever!

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That's one way, utilizing the shining Gates pathway. For those who prefer following in their more familiar and career-minded and goal-oriented venues, their same specialized Jobs categories forever, well, I have no clue unless you can make your Apple™ get MicroSoft™ to beat on the inside, where the heart and treasure are found. To use something more open and globally compatable (less proprietary and uppity), we can (and mostly prefer to) use that handy-dandy blog-widget from WordPress™, presuming that the random DiaryLand™ user would not have their own WordPress™ account, the link to any one of them on anybody's blog there at WordPress™ (including the site itself, and the FAQ/Help/Blog page(s) that announced and explained how to use it) will work just fine, you should find. Notice the use of the ampersand-slash to break-up the long parameter string so that it looks more readable on your screen here. You can and should replace them (ampersand-slash-newlines) with null characters (in other words, just delete them) and make that thing all one big LONG (loooooooog) string (you can make it loop with 'yes', or fix up all the colors and such with your lovely hex codes, or mine, or ours). Then, the corresponding "naked" code where you'll replace your filename (e.g., if your filename were amy.mp3) for the dummy.mp3 we always have to bring along for the ride, will look much like this (and then the player, which does NOT autostart):

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Possibly the rainbow would be more fun. What is it doing underneath everything?

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[Actual filename(s) for testing purposes may appear here soon]

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U++P

10:51 p.m. - 2008-04-30