<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235240232083290368</id><updated>2007-12-26T10:45:42.172-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Superman's X-Men Quantum Magick Page</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/blog.htm'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/atom.xml'/><author><name>Aisling</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235240232083290368.post-7116316214860489176</id><published>2007-03-12T07:13:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-03-12T07:14:00.173-06:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Feel Better Fast . . .</title><summary type='text'>Here's a little something special I found in my email this morning. It's from the Self Development Newsletter by Bradley Thompson. www.selfhelpstreet.com
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How to Feel Better Fast!

Would you like to spend as much time as possible feeling good? Happy? Contented?

The ancient shamans have a secre't practice that can help you maximize your pleasure in life - and </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/2007/03/how-to-feel-better-fast.html' title='How to Feel Better Fast . . .'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8235240232083290368&amp;postID=7116316214860489176' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/7116316214860489176'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/7116316214860489176'/><author><name>Superman</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235240232083290368.post-845129271164969321</id><published>2007-01-29T10:28:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-29T10:30:33.780-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Discrimination . . .</title><summary type='text'>We've all heard about the on-going "Politically Correct" fight to end discrimination.

I'm here to tell you, today and forever, that ending discrimination is an impossibility.

Every time you choose Starbucks over 7-11 coffee (and, after trying both, who wouldn't choose Starbucks?), you are discriminating. Every time you go to Sears instead of Wal Mart, you discriminate. Discrimination, in and of</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/2007/01/discrimination.html' title='Discrimination . . .'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8235240232083290368&amp;postID=845129271164969321' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/845129271164969321'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/845129271164969321'/><author><name>Superman</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235240232083290368.post-3732732008864785544</id><published>2007-01-25T22:05:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-25T22:37:07.725-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Lightning strikes while driving . . .</title><summary type='text'>Well, not exactly lightning - more like one of those "light bulb" moments.

Here is the scene.  I'm driving a rental, heading for Wichita, Kansas - a 3.5 hour drive for me (usually).  Today it was patchy fog, with areas where the visibility was so poor that I couldn't see the front of a car 2 vehicles in front of me going around a gentle curve.

So, what to do under such potentially hazardous </summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/2007/01/lightning-strikes-while-driving.html' title='Lightning strikes while driving . . .'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8235240232083290368&amp;postID=3732732008864785544' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/3732732008864785544'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/3732732008864785544'/><author><name>Superman</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235240232083290368.post-2194850976050236962</id><published>2007-01-07T06:48:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-07T14:38:43.412-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Oh, ye of little faith . . .</title><summary type='text'>This is a re-post of something I first wrote in one of my own blogs on 12/05/2005.  I'm choosing to share it here because it shows some of the early seeds of thought that have inspired my current beliefs relevant to these subjects. - Merlin
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I don't know, perhaps it is the odd sleep schedule I've had lately. Or perhaps it has something to do with wearing a t-shirt my wife</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/2007/01/oh-ye-of-little-faith.html' title='Oh, ye of little faith . . .'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8235240232083290368&amp;postID=2194850976050236962' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/2194850976050236962'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/2194850976050236962'/><author><name>Superman</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235240232083290368.post-7434404825402595661</id><published>2007-01-06T13:29:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-07T14:50:47.548-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Fact, Fiction, or Magic?</title><summary type='text'>I'm sure everyone has heard the saying, "Fact is stranger than fiction." Shoot, it's the whole reason that I personally subscribe to the newsletter, "This Is True" (at http://www.thisistrue.com). Reality has some pretty crazy stuff going on in it. Sometimes you just have to laugh, to keep from crying!

But, as a small circle of my best friends (and a very few relatives) have been learning lately,</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/2007/01/fact-fiction-or-magic.html' title='Fact, Fiction, or Magic?'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8235240232083290368&amp;postID=7434404825402595661' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/7434404825402595661'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/7434404825402595661'/><author><name>Superman</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8235240232083290368.post-6048337517339657332</id><published>2006-12-12T06:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-07T14:52:16.122-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Something I just figured out . . .</title><summary type='text'>Quick explanation:  This post is a re-post of one I put in my own blog back on Dec. 12th, 2006.  I'm choosing to share it here because it is relevant to the subject(s) being discussed. - Merlin

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Every now and then, a light pops on inside my head. Today was one of those times.

Now, for those who haven't been following my blogging very closely, let's just say my background (</summary><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/2006/12/something-i-just-figured-out.html' title='Something I just figured out . . .'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8235240232083290368&amp;postID=6048337517339657332' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.quantum-magick.com/merlinblog/atom.xml' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/6048337517339657332'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8235240232083290368/posts/default/6048337517339657332'/><author><name>Superman</name></author></entry></feed>