The Guardian for this meeting was Adams Rubble. The comments are by Adams Rubble.

Riddle Sideways: good Morning Adams
Riddle Sideways: both of us are early today
Riddle Sideways: And you have put out a very nice menorah on a table ㋡
Riddle Sideways: actually it is a Hanukkiah and used at Hanukkah time
--BELL--
Adams Rubble: Hello Riddle :)
Adams Rubble: sorry, i was distracted
Riddle Sideways: is ok
Riddle Sideways: how are you this morning?
Riddle Sideways: (a way more important greeting this year)
Adams Rubble: I am good. I am in the middle of the Friday housecleaning :)
Adams Rubble: well, about 5/6 done
Adams Rubble: waiting for January 20
Riddle Sideways: ㋡ to really clean house
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: How are you?
Riddle Sideways: am fine, but can always complain about something ㋡
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: there's a good topic
Adams Rubble: how easy it is to complain and then get caught up in our own compaliants
Riddle Sideways: yes
Riddle Sideways: I complain, therefore I hurt
Adams Rubble: yes, the "hurts"
Adams Rubble: the slights
Riddle Sideways: do we speak our ills into existence
Adams Rubble: The Mayas of ouyr minds are hard at work distracting
Adams Rubble: the little devils
Adams Rubble: The devil made me do it
Riddle Sideways: how many "Woe is me" does it take
Adams Rubble: sounds like a Dylan song
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Adams Rubble: one he forgot to sell
Riddle Sideways: you probably saw that Dylan sold his entire song catalog
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: maybe he can now stop touring
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: there is that "Power of Positive Thinking" thing that makes the world and yourself better
Riddle Sideways: and that good vibrations
Riddle Sideways: and the churling chattering monkeys
Adams Rubble: the brain is really crowded with Maya, the devil and all those monkeys
Riddle Sideways: and the angel on the other shoulder reminding us to do good, straighten up
Adams Rubble: and there is God within us
Adams Rubble: God's love
Riddle Sideways: as soon as ya chant "All ya need is Love", the is doubt is that is enough
Adams Rubble: there is chanting it and then there is experiencing God's love
Riddle Sideways: yes
Adams Rubble: and once in a while one of goes around offering God's love to others
Adams Rubble: not offering but giving
Riddle Sideways: it can be given and still some will not Take
Adams Rubble: yes but
Adams Rubble: most will be moved in soime way
Adams Rubble: thinking of the Chinese guards over Tibertan monks
Adams Rubble: thinking of those who meet Pope Francis
Adams Rubble: or the Dalai Lama
Adams Rubble: feeling their peace
Adams Rubble: their warm smile
Adams Rubble: some hearts are so hardened that it is hard to penetrate
Riddle Sideways: in the span of one breath the warmth of the heart can be felt and there is peace and good
Riddle Sideways: yet some will not
Adams Rubble: it is sad about them even if they have great power and are bullies.
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: This holiday season has so many stories and movies about that
Riddle Sideways: Scrooge stories
Adams Rubble: tis the season
Riddle Sideways: the Baa Humbug guy gets his heart warmed up
Riddle Sideways: "It's a Wonderful Life"
Riddle Sideways: one night's oil lasts for eight nights and lights the hearts and souls
Riddle Sideways: the one that complains about how cold and dark it is these nights, but marvels over seeing 2 planets so close to each other
Riddle Sideways: whoops a bit personal there
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: yes Virginia, it is cold and dark these days
Riddle Sideways: have you gone out to see the stars this week?
Adams Rubble: "These are the days of miracle and wonder"
Adams Rubble: no but I think it has been Jupiter that has been looking at me throught the blinds in the pre dawn early morning
Riddle Sideways: ㋡ yes peeking in
Riddle Sideways: right there glowing in the sky, to those that would look up
Adams Rubble: there was a time when humans lived with the stars surrounding them in the night
Riddle Sideways: then came the electric light bulbs, the TV and close bedroom blinds
Riddle Sideways: "This is the long distance call"
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: "The way the camera follows us in slo-mo"
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: The way we look to us all
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Riddle Sideways: so many song lyrics going through head now
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: ha, then a Monkee's song
Riddle Sideways: "I'm a Believer"
Riddle Sideways: those darn monkeys
Adams Rubble: just when we thought we had the monkees under control
Adams Rubble: actually that is a Neil Diamond song :)
Riddle Sideways: only takes one moment to flip the thoughts
Adams Rubble: The new game show "Flip Those Thoghts"
Riddle Sideways: Johnie tell them what their lovely parting gift is
Adams Rubble: a beautiful mug emblazzoned with an image of dark thoughts
Riddle Sideways: oh look! when a hot liquid is poured into the mug the dark turns light
Adams Rubble: :)
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: (have had several of those mugs, that change)
Adams Rubble: the minkeys jump around on the inside of the cup
Riddle Sideways: thing is they wear out and stop changing over time
Riddle Sideways: hope that is not a metaphor
Adams Rubble: we traveled a long way from God's love to dark mugs
Riddle Sideways: think we were always bouncing between the light and dark
Adams Rubble: bouncing in to Graceland
Riddle Sideways: it is Good to be in a Paul Simon mood
Riddle Sideways: "Hello darkness, my old friend"
Riddle Sideways: whoops, spoinled it
Adams Rubble: it's that time of year
Riddle Sideways: we lit the 1st candle last night
Riddle Sideways: and the house had more light
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: Thank you for humoring me and coming today instead of yesterday
Riddle Sideways: Thank you for humming the tunes together today
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: nice way to start a weekend
Riddle Sideways: yes
Adams Rubble: I hope it is a good one
Riddle Sideways: Hope
Adams Rubble: 40 more days
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: oh, do you get that our 40 year talk was on John Lennon's
Adams Rubble: ohhh, no
Riddle Sideways: 40th anniversary of his death
Adams Rubble: oh my
Riddle Sideways: well Thanks and by All
Adams Rubble: well thank you for the session today
Adams Rubble: bye for now