Yesterday at 12-30am I completed an almost two-year study program concerning the history of the spiritual universe, the composition and creation of the physical universe and the history of all of us spiritual beings in this physical universe.
These were the research writings of L. Ron Hubbard - in the form of 12 books (with correspondence lessons) and 275 hours of lectures on CD's - all known as THE BASICS. I read and listened to these materials in chronological sequence from beginning to end.
I completed this big task by being absolutely determined to hear a lecture or do one correspondence book-lesson every single day no matter what.
This is one of the most rewarding and valuable actions that I have ever done. It distinguished what is generally accepted to be the case from what is actually the case in relation to matter, energy, space and time - and it exposed the surprising, creative relationship we spiritual personalities have to each of these things.
In addition to this amazing data, it gave solutions to all the problems that mankind has - as individuals and as a species.
I recommend L. Ron Hubbard's BASICS very strongly. Just reading the 12 books (starting with either "Scientology: The Fundamental of Thought" or "Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health") will totally change your life.
Love,
Barry
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Change to digital TV mess
Hi y'all,
Another week has gone by and it was a good one work-wise at the college with 11 student completions this week - so that's 35 completions in the last three weeks. Pretty cool! We also have another student from Taiwan and one from Iran.
I made my weekly shopping trip for, and visit to my dear friend Katie Botha at Kingsley Manor on Friday after work. Katie is a joy.
I didn't go on a trip this Sunday as we are having overcast weather here in LA - and it's only a week until Summer officially begins - very strange!
This week was the big change to digital TV. I don't watch much TV but do insist on having a workable TV set and I simply couldn't get my existing TV to work with the converter-box that was supposed to switch it smoothly over to be able to receive the new digital transmissions.
So I ended up buying a new TV - a nice 22 inch flat-screen with a built in DVD player in the side of the screen. That of course required a new antenna to pick up the digital broadcasts and the lot cost me more than I wanted to pay. I got it up and running and have a beautiful clear picture on 3 x the number of channels that I could pick up on the old set.
Then I moved the old set into my bedroom and persisted until I got it working with the converter box and I get beautiful clear reception there now too from as many stations as the new set gets.
Sunday afternoon I spent some time with my good buddy Joe Lin - we went food shopping at Whole Foods and then I rushed him home to watch the Los Angeles Lakers win the basket ball championship and I grabbed a quick meal and Sunday night went to a seminar on screen writing - which was really dynamite. Amazing good data from someone who has sold major motion picture scripts and has written for TV too. Boy - is he ever a funny guy - had us in fits of laughter.
More next week.
Love,
Barry
Another week has gone by and it was a good one work-wise at the college with 11 student completions this week - so that's 35 completions in the last three weeks. Pretty cool! We also have another student from Taiwan and one from Iran.
I made my weekly shopping trip for, and visit to my dear friend Katie Botha at Kingsley Manor on Friday after work. Katie is a joy.
I didn't go on a trip this Sunday as we are having overcast weather here in LA - and it's only a week until Summer officially begins - very strange!
This week was the big change to digital TV. I don't watch much TV but do insist on having a workable TV set and I simply couldn't get my existing TV to work with the converter-box that was supposed to switch it smoothly over to be able to receive the new digital transmissions.
So I ended up buying a new TV - a nice 22 inch flat-screen with a built in DVD player in the side of the screen. That of course required a new antenna to pick up the digital broadcasts and the lot cost me more than I wanted to pay. I got it up and running and have a beautiful clear picture on 3 x the number of channels that I could pick up on the old set.
Then I moved the old set into my bedroom and persisted until I got it working with the converter box and I get beautiful clear reception there now too from as many stations as the new set gets.
Sunday afternoon I spent some time with my good buddy Joe Lin - we went food shopping at Whole Foods and then I rushed him home to watch the Los Angeles Lakers win the basket ball championship and I grabbed a quick meal and Sunday night went to a seminar on screen writing - which was really dynamite. Amazing good data from someone who has sold major motion picture scripts and has written for TV too. Boy - is he ever a funny guy - had us in fits of laughter.
More next week.
Love,
Barry
Sunday, June 7, 2009
A great start to June 2009
Hi again all!
I had another great week teaching at the college and we had 12 student course-completions again - for the second week in a row!
Thursday night was a bit exciting as my car stopped on the way home from work and I just managed to pull in to an Auto-Zone store as it spluttered dead. I asked them to check the battery and it was totally flat. The guy noticed that the alternator belt was off the pulley-wheel! I had them recharge the battery and I drove it right to my mechanic and parked it outside his shop and put the keys through the door-slot and walked home. He put a new belt on first thing Friday morning and I was in time for work. Phew!
Friday night I did shopping for my friend Katie at the Kingsley home and then had a very pleasant visit with her. Katie helped me as much as I helped her!
Saturday after work at the college I went to dinner and a pleasant evening with my friend Suesan Walker, her son, Morgan, his wife, Kyla and Suesan's daughter, Wendy, down from Las Vegas with her husband, David and their son Logan. I took some wine and we had delicious ribs, vegetables, salad and corn-bread muffins, followed my mixed berries and chocolate-covered cream puffs. It was very yummy! Logan is a delight and we had a lot of fun with him.
Today, Sunday, I took off in my car in the morning and headed south on Interstate Freeway 5 and made for Carlsbad - the place I'd reached the previous trip traveling up the California coast from the Mexican boarder. I spent two hours in the sun on the beach at Carlsbad then checked out the pier and headed north again - to explore more of the coast.
I explored the lovely beach city of Oceanside, checked out San Clemente, toured all around the giant military base at Camp Pendleton and Del Mar Beach, Capistrano, San Onfre and made it as far as Dana Point.
I got lots of shots of flowers and birds (and a couple of trains) and some nice sunset shots. I'll start my next outing at Dana Point and work north further from there.
I'm looking forward to having lunch in the next day or so with my good friend Jackie who is here in Los Angeles for a while - from Florida.
Love,
Barry
I had another great week teaching at the college and we had 12 student course-completions again - for the second week in a row!
Thursday night was a bit exciting as my car stopped on the way home from work and I just managed to pull in to an Auto-Zone store as it spluttered dead. I asked them to check the battery and it was totally flat. The guy noticed that the alternator belt was off the pulley-wheel! I had them recharge the battery and I drove it right to my mechanic and parked it outside his shop and put the keys through the door-slot and walked home. He put a new belt on first thing Friday morning and I was in time for work. Phew!
Friday night I did shopping for my friend Katie at the Kingsley home and then had a very pleasant visit with her. Katie helped me as much as I helped her!
Saturday after work at the college I went to dinner and a pleasant evening with my friend Suesan Walker, her son, Morgan, his wife, Kyla and Suesan's daughter, Wendy, down from Las Vegas with her husband, David and their son Logan. I took some wine and we had delicious ribs, vegetables, salad and corn-bread muffins, followed my mixed berries and chocolate-covered cream puffs. It was very yummy! Logan is a delight and we had a lot of fun with him.
Today, Sunday, I took off in my car in the morning and headed south on Interstate Freeway 5 and made for Carlsbad - the place I'd reached the previous trip traveling up the California coast from the Mexican boarder. I spent two hours in the sun on the beach at Carlsbad then checked out the pier and headed north again - to explore more of the coast.
I explored the lovely beach city of Oceanside, checked out San Clemente, toured all around the giant military base at Camp Pendleton and Del Mar Beach, Capistrano, San Onfre and made it as far as Dana Point.
I got lots of shots of flowers and birds (and a couple of trains) and some nice sunset shots. I'll start my next outing at Dana Point and work north further from there.
I'm looking forward to having lunch in the next day or so with my good friend Jackie who is here in Los Angeles for a while - from Florida.
Love,
Barry
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Another Week
I had a great week last week.
Teaching at the college was very rewarding and we had our highest number of students completing courses since I began teaching there. ( We call it supervising students who are learning, rather than teaching them.) We are getting more and more students on almost a weekly basis now, which is a very good sign about the quality of the attention the students are getting. Julio from Columbia has completed all of his studies (we call it training) and is heading back to his home in Columbia, South America. He is a great guy and I will miss him - but hopefully he will stay in touch.
During the evenings I was sprucing up my apartment as my good friend, Jackie Kelly, from Florida is coming to California for a month to help her daughter here get a business going. I invited her to stay with me while here - however her son and daughter have claimed her instead. But I will be seeing her early next week and catching up on news. Her husband, Dan is keeping things going back in Florida while she is here. They are wonderful friends.
Saturday afternoon after work at the college I shopped for, and then visited, my wonderful friend, Katie Botha, in her pleasant room at Kingsley Manor. She is such a dear friend and we have such fun together. I took her the shopping and returned her ClearSound CD player which was being fixed and she was very happy about that. Now I need to help her get her DVD player repaired or replaced.
Sunday it was overcast and not worth a long trip away, so I stayed home and had a leisurely, enjoyable time and did some creative things - drawing and writing and reading and prepared for a new week.
Love,
Barry
Teaching at the college was very rewarding and we had our highest number of students completing courses since I began teaching there. ( We call it supervising students who are learning, rather than teaching them.) We are getting more and more students on almost a weekly basis now, which is a very good sign about the quality of the attention the students are getting. Julio from Columbia has completed all of his studies (we call it training) and is heading back to his home in Columbia, South America. He is a great guy and I will miss him - but hopefully he will stay in touch.
During the evenings I was sprucing up my apartment as my good friend, Jackie Kelly, from Florida is coming to California for a month to help her daughter here get a business going. I invited her to stay with me while here - however her son and daughter have claimed her instead. But I will be seeing her early next week and catching up on news. Her husband, Dan is keeping things going back in Florida while she is here. They are wonderful friends.
Saturday afternoon after work at the college I shopped for, and then visited, my wonderful friend, Katie Botha, in her pleasant room at Kingsley Manor. She is such a dear friend and we have such fun together. I took her the shopping and returned her ClearSound CD player which was being fixed and she was very happy about that. Now I need to help her get her DVD player repaired or replaced.
Sunday it was overcast and not worth a long trip away, so I stayed home and had a leisurely, enjoyable time and did some creative things - drawing and writing and reading and prepared for a new week.
Love,
Barry
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