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Thursday, December 25, 2008

Carl Baydala's Christmas Message

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Carl Baydala's
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Christmas Message
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Merry Christmas
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Karen Lenihan
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and to all of my friends, relatives, and
other acquaintances as well....
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....I thought it might be useful on this Christmas Day to recapture for you my thoughts regarding an incident that occured on the job this past week. Here is a post that I did on karen lenihan's home page .
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find my sentiments and experience here useful. Here is a reproduction of those thoughts and the incident that I am referring to:
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Today is Tuesday December 23, 2008
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Vancouver, B.C. Webcams
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....saw a rather gruesome scene on the job yesterday. I was coming out of a McDonald's right in downtown Vancouver at lunch time. As I was walking out of the store I heard a loud thunk. It was an accident, a person had been struck by a car just across the street from where I was standing. I missed viewing the actual impact, but as I looked over towards the alley I noticed how quickly people were responding to the person's plight. In less than a minute someone had phoned an ambulance while onlookers were placing their coats on the victim on the ground. I crossed the street as my work vehicle was parked in the lane where the vehicle who hit the person was located. I noticed that the victim was a young woman; blood was dripping off her head and her whole body was shaking. She was lying in the snow and ice in the middle of the street. I proceeded to walk to my vehicle. There was nothing that I could do of course as there were already many people helping to comfort the young woman. I thought of Karen as I witnessed this accident. She must deal with this kind of stuff all of the time. The blood and the pain and the whole works. She must be used to it and would most likely deal with this kind of thing in a very professional manner. It would just be part of her job, just like mine is delivering letters. It is just something you do. I jumped into my vehicle and got on with my job. I thought of this young woman and how life changes so quickly for us. Her Christmas would be ruined and her loved ones would be devastated. The only reason that I witnessed this gruesome scene is because I decided to leave the lineup that I was in inside the McDonald's store. I had to leave the lineup to perform my job, which was more important than feeding my gut and buying a coffee. And, this is what I experienced as a result of that decision....I know that this is not much of a Christmas present, me telling you a story like this. But, in a way, it is something to think about on Christmas. That is what Christmas should do anyway; it should make you stop and think just how lucky you are to be alive. Because being alive is something that you cannot always count on from one minute to the next...
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...remember, if there is a God, He or She might not necessarily love you. So, I think it is better to love yourself and maybe someone else as well. If you do this, at least you will be able to derive some meaning and purpose for this thing called life......
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..a note about Father Coughlin. I have only recently discovered this interesting public figure. He was wildly popular during his day and spoke out about the excesses of capitalism. Some criticize him as being anti-Semitic, and in fact, he was denied public access on account of his views. He denies his anti-Semitism and blames his critics for this obfuscation or misinterpretation of his views. If anything, he was against atheism, and hence his distaste for communism. He also concluded that the international bankers were atheists and supported Nazism over communism as a consequence. Think of this idea as a lesser of evils type of approach for the Father. This would most likely be the source of any possible anti-Semitism charge against him. But, in listening to the man I think you will find a sincere man interested in social justice, based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ. I think Father Coughlin is a timely figure for us, as we are now experiencing similar conditions ourselves as to what occurred in the thirties of the last century; we are entering depression-like conditions, and, as then, many fingers are pointing to the international bankers as a source of our problems. So, it is easy to understand the connection of something like the Federal Reserve Bank ( the Father criticized this institution ) and of its role as a cause of our current financial dilemma...
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Carl Baydala's Blogs and Related Links:
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Friday, December 19, 2008

For Members Only

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The Karen T Lenihan Fan Club
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Closing the book on the Karen Lenihan Project;
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Please see relevant post(s)
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For Members Only
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Mission Statement: to celebrate the life and achievements of Karen Lenihan; to honor a beautiful and talented woman.



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Founding Member(s)
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Carl Baydala, Surrey, B.C., Canada
( December, 19, 2008 )
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Honorary Members:
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" Boo " Baydala
" Trixie " Lenihan



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Club Organization:
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Executive Director: Carl Baydala
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Executive Committee:
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Purpose and function of the Executive Committee:
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The primary purpose of the Committee will be to provide advice and ideas concerning the advancement and adoration of Karen Lenihan and her work. As per the Mission Statement of honoring a beautiful and talented woman, all efforts will be made to celebrate where, whenever and however possible, the numerous feats of the woman known as Karen Lenihan. Specific tasks of the Committee would be to provide advice on internet postings and celebratory outings undertaken by Club members. The Executive Director has the sole responsibility for the operation of the Club and all of its decisions. The Committee is an advisory body only.


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New Members
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General:
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There are currently no membership fees to join the Club. The Club is a non-registered non-profit organization. New members may want to contribute monies to the Club in order to finance activities that would enhance the awareness of Karen and her contribution to society. No public appeals will ever be made for donations. Some members may have a strong desire to contribute in order to advance the aims of the Club. If any monies are forthcoming those receipts will be acknowledged in a public manner. Any monies received will be primarily used, but not limited as, funds for betting at the racetrack, specifically at the Meadowlands Racetrack in New Jersey.


. . Any wagers will be made in honor of Karen. Any profits derived by betting for Karen will be used in such a manner as to honor Karen and her work. Presents and other offerings for Karen will be considered as suitable uses for any racetrack profits. Other possible uses of racetrack gains might include the production of media material outlining the various successes of Karen throughout her career. As a successful career woman she could act as a role model for younger women and publications and other media productions could be produced to display her talents to a broader audience. No specific guarantee is made that any racetrack profits or other revenues will be used for any of the ideas so outlined and the disbursements of the funds will be at the sole discretion of the Executive Director of the Club. For example, in lieu of presents and educational projects, the Director may decide to purchase a meal and drinks for all of those present at the racetrack festivities. This would be considered an appropriate use of racetrack profits made on behalf of Karen. Racetrack profits are not always earmarked for presents or projects and it may be decided instead to hold a party for those in attendance. This party would act as a gift for Karen. The celebration in her honor would have the same effect as purchasing a gift for her. Qualityis@shaw.ca Man marries his cat
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If anyone is interested in becoming a member please feel free to leave a comment at this page or e-mail me at the address below:
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Carl Baydala,
Executive Director,
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The above is a proposal only.
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Special notice: the greater success of the Club would depend on some input by Karen herself. It is my express desire therefore that Karen be made aware of the proposal as outlined above and that she would approve of such of an idea and my efforts to promote her in this manner. This is entirely a good faith proposal and I am the most happy when I am doing things for her. The foregoing is a note by the author of this page.
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Dear Members and potential future Members:
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" Our hearts beat as one "
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Added on May 4, 2010. Here is a little tidbit I thought you might enjoy. It is an article about a man marrying his cat. Her name is Cecilia. There is even a picture of her in the article. I laughed to myself when I read this article as I hope you will too. Why do I insert such an article as this here? Because I am a former cat man as Karen is a former cat woman. So, we have something in common. Who do you think Boo Baydala and Trixi Lenihan are? Why they are cats of course. What else could they be? See link below to article:
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God as a consolation prize

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God as a consolation prize
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by Carl Baydala
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You know what I have learned about life so far? I have learned that you can't always have the things you want. I think that is a given. But, you know what the consolation prize is? The prize is that you can keep on believing that it is going to happen. Now, a consolation prize indicates a degree of failure I suppose. In the game of life, however, I think the consolation prize is actually not a bad prize at all. It might represent a degree of failure or some kind of a loss, but it also represents a certain degree of hope too. That is exactly what believing in God is too - it is wishful thinking at its best. Belief in God is another sort of consolation prize. It is something you get to believe in when you cannot have the real thing. So, God is a pretty good thing if you think of that way. What do you think?