1.
Billium42o: What is your favorite thing to look out at through your telescope? (in outer space lol)

“You can see the rings of Saturn with this baby,” smugged the salesman in the telescope and lens store while slapping the side of the 8” orange Celestron tube like it was a used car. I was just browsing, curious about the curious, as usual. But I bought his pitch. What I really heard was, “and this one will get you laid.” I’ll take two.

Sure enough, on one of my first evenings as stargazer, I dialed in my location, focused on the brightest spot in the sky, and amazed myself. I just couldn’t figure out why my first point wasn’t coming into focus. I soon realized it was because the shape wasn’t a sphere and that I was looking at Saturn and it’s stellar ring system. I’ve been in love with that magnificent tube of magnification ever since. Thank you, Mr Telescope Salesman for introducing us.

2.
Jaime_u : how many kinds would you like to have? :D

I think the world would rather me adopt a pet.

I hope my mother isn’t disturbed by this answer. Yet, here I am at 32 and the dream of hosting children on the planet still doesn’t strike a chord in me. The more I grow socially and environmentally active, the more sympathetic I become about our exploding population.

This doesn’t mean I won’t be a good uncle or a positive influence on future generations. It merely suggests that I enjoy a cat-quiet house.

3.
PattyZc: what is the meaning of all ur tattoos?

To me, tattoo’s are all about intention. In the ceremony of the etching, the pain is vital to your adopting the new philosophy. It’s mind over matter and what better to occupy your mind than lightness; light that inspired you to get the tat in the first place. While receiving a tattoo is a lesson in realizing self worth, it can also be a practice of letting go. I bet it’s like what the medieval medical practice of bloodletting was - bleeding the patient to cure or prevent disease.

Here are some tats you may have never seen.

This happy cat located just below my fat hairless knee is Gmork, the bounty hunting Wolf from The Never Ending Story. I hope to have the entire cast of that classic film emblazoned around my legs so that I might stand as grounded as Morla the giant turtle, be as agile as Atreyu, or have the ability to fly like Falkor. I also have the words “Sebastian, Call my Name” scrawled across my butt cheeks.



This next Tattoo is called, Lady in the Water, and it’s based on the 2006 thriller/fantasy film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Of course, I got this tattoo after I had only seen the trailer. Turns out the film wasn’t as good in the long form.



This tattoo I did myself. Not bad for mirror work eh? I chose a dinosaur to express the sentiment, “I love you. You Love me. We’re a happy family.” The crown is a replica of an air freshener I used to have in the rear window of my first car. I thought it added charm and “freshness” to the prehistoric figure. This design is also intended to be the mascot/logo for my official blog, FreshnessFactorFiveThousand.Blogspot.Com being as dinosaurs are like, 5000 years old.

4.
brilligitsbel: What do you think makes your soul grow?

My answer to this question is: Bring something to life.

Nothing moves, nurtures, and expands the soul like watching something else grow.

Maybe this is what having kids feels like. I only know the feeling from planting trees, raising tomatoes, picking avocados, and writing songs.

If you’re one of millions of people wondering what to do with your life, try farming. Join a community garden, volunteer at a greenhouse, or go hang out at the local farmers’ market and get to know who’s growing what and how. Most farmers will be delighted to have you visit and/or lend a hand. Turning over some soil will turn over your life. I promise. Go to FarmAid.Org to learn more about you can get involved.

Farmers Kick Ass.

5.
Teddster: If you where Waldo, where would you hide?

Behind the Camera.

6.
EmmaSive: What kind of camera do you use to take the pictures you post on your blog?

I rock a Nikon D60 with a 10.5mm DX ED Fisheye mostly.

This is a tight shot of Bushwalla's Backing Band, Two Left Shoes. I took this just before they hit the stage in Calgary.



And this is a view 120 feet directly above stage in Vancouver at GM Place before 12,000 people showed up.



I also enjoy the new Polaroid Pogo instant/digital camera. I gotta stay true to my roots, y’know.

7.
chinker : Do you fly commercial?

Due to the demand of our show this year, flying private is sometimes the only way to make the distances possible. Take getting to Farm Aid for instance. We took a bow in Edmiddleofnowhereton Canada around 11pm and were sound asleep in a hotel in St Louis by 4am.


Flying private doesn’t happen often and it can be uber-expensive and I thank Warner Music/Atlantic for making such a generous contribution to this year’s Farm Aid concert. We wouldn’t have made it on time using commercial air transport.


There are many great things about private aviation though. For example, there is no “threat level orange” to be cautious of. And you don’t have to remove your shoes for security screening because there is no security screening. The bus usually pulls up a few feet from the steps of the plane and off you go. If ever you felt compelled to join the mile high club, this would certainly be the most comfortable route to go.

I think of an airplane as a third-environment. It’s where I work without interruption and where I sleep the best, enjoying the most vivid of dreams. Today I’m flying on American Airlines Flight 387 from St Louis to San Diego. I’m in seat 4F if you care to stop by for a drink.

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peace_love_kim: If you had a time machine, where would you go and explore?

Time machines are depressing because they don’t exist.

Considering the light years of existence that earth has seen, everything is essentially behind us. We are standing in the future. This is a place where hindsight is 20/20. Knowing what I know I might go back to when plastics were introduced and suggest we not use it for one-time use items. Things like plastic bags and plastic bottles are used and refused only moments after purchase. Every piece of plastic that has ever been created is STILL here on earth and it’s a huge disaster that doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

A Being Love Tip: Keep some re-usable bags in your car at all times for all shopping purposes. Demonstrate mindfulness and show other shoppers how easy and how free you are from the dependency of plastics.

Having a time machine would be beneficial in the climate crisis to assess the real situation ahead of us. Will the earth freeze before it heats? Will the seas rise in dramatic levels? Will California finally become it’s own island as a result? Some science seems to suggest that by the year 2050 we will be out of resources. If we keep consuming the way we do, dependant on oil for EVERYTHING, the planet will fix the imbalance itself and no longer support human life.

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krystimayers : What are some 'spirit words' you use to fill in the blanks? I'm just starting out with 'Plenty of Time' and need some examples

The Absolute, Almighty, All That Is
Being. Brahman. Buddha.
The Energy. The Essence. The Eternal.
God. Goddess. Gaia.
The Magic. The Mana. The Mother.
Infinite – Love – Light
The Self – The Spirit – The Sugar Daddy

Get to know YOU as any and all of these names listed, for it is THAT that is having a krystimayers experience. Be grateful IT has chosen to be you for a while.

10.
Mirnaa @jason_mraz what's the most inspiring song you've ever heard? :)

I live in the moment.

11.
sidewinderxx : How can I transform frustration and anger into patience and compassion?

I get angry when I see plastic water bottles in the trash. I loathe plastic water bottles. I mean I really, really despise them. But, if I am a compassionate man, I still offer up my love to the companies who make them and the people who stock them and sell them, and the fools who buy them. Love All.

Transformation is my favorite game and in my experience, anger and frustration are the result of you not being authentic somewhere in your life or with someone in your life. Being fake about anything creates a block inside of you. Life can’t work for you if you don’t show up as you. It’ll weigh heavy in your stomach when you sense something isn’t being said. It eventually turns itself into stress, which unattended explodes in the form of anger. Many people ignore themselves in a situation and look for other people and circumstances to blame, but anger and frustration form within. Your thoughts, speech, beliefs, actions and attitudes create the picture of your life. Draw it well.

Frustration and Love can’t exist in the same place at the same time, so get real and start doing what you would rather be doing in life. Love your life. All of it. Even the heavy shit that happened to you when you were 8. All of it was and IS perfect.

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neillee2008 : what's next?

I’m gonna go brush my teeth.