I created a new Zazzle stamp (personalized stamp): MAHATMA

http://www.zazzle.com/mahatma_postage-172351046568969129?rf=238693463283865848

If you think that the stamp color scheme that I have chosen evokes the flag of the Republic of India (Hindi: भारत गणराज्य Bhārat Gaṇarājya) - you're right.

Mohandas K. "Mahatma" Gandhi's statue in front of the Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.

Yes, he spoke softly (but convincingly).

And yes, he was carrying a long stick - but not for violent purposes.

No Kendo fighting, and no "attitude adjuster" purpose.

Unfortunately, there are many times and places where non-violence just DOESN'T WORK.

"Watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do

When they come for you?

Bad boys, bad boys..."

Then you find a method that works.

"The only way to beat a BULLY is to be a bigger BULLY" - said Muhammad Ali, my most favorite boxer.

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Year of the Tiger Shark - look carefully at this

shark(s) image below (click on the image):

I want you to notice that the bait was grabbed by a tiger shark ("THE BULLY"), and then he himself was grabbed by a much bigger tiger shark ("THE BIGGER BULLY").

Yeah, same species, but hey! Nothing personal - just business (hunting for food).

Reality check: survival of the "baddest". The "best" during the decisive moment.

Human society is no different. Or is it?

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A phenomenal female guitarist:

"Orianthi Panagaris, known mononymously as Orianthi, is an Australian singer and guitarist. Orianthi is best known for being Michael Jackson's guitarist for his comeback concert series, This Is It. Her debut single "According to You" has peaked at #6 in Australia and #21 in the US, and her debut album Believe was released throughout the last three months of 2009 worldwide."

"Orianthi was born in Adelaide, South Australia, of Greek descent. She suffered against bullies in her schooling years and had to change schools a number of times.^{[citation needed]} She eventually attended the prestigious school Cabra Dominican College where she found herself happy and bully free."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orianthi

http://www.orianthi.com/player/default.aspx?meid=5339

http://www.orianthi.com/splash/

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=orianthi+panagaris&search_type=&aq=1&oq=orianthi

WOA LONGEST REEF NON-AUTOGRAPHED MAXIMUM CARD (I CREATED ONLY A HANDFUL)

WONDERS OF AMERICA "OFF THE FLORIDA KEYS" MAXIMUM CARD (19X13cm, 7.5x5.25 inches) WITH FIRST DAY OF ISSUE PICTORIAL POSTMARK.


I also show here (bottom image) another version of the LONGEST REEF maximum card, with a Gray Angelfish non-USPS postcard - I received only 1 like this.

Maximum cards: white sturgeon, the largest freshwater fish in America

Not from the bowels of Hell, but from... Hells Canyon, Idaho (I-da-ho?), says this postcard:
From the 40-stamp series "Wonders of America". Look at the fish, not at the guy.

:)

He is not fishing for compliments.

The postmark in the second maximum card is almost invisible - that post office didn't have superior ink. That's why a label under the postmark would have made it visible.

Now that you're done looking at the fish, go ahead and look at Macho Camacho / Muscleman / Chess champion Bobby The Fisher (yeah, right).

"Like a sturgeon.../Caught...for the/ Very FIRST time..."

Pick your preferred name:

"The white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus, meaning "sturgeon beyond the mountains"), also known as the Pacific sturgeon, Oregon sturgeon, Columbia sturgeon, Sacramento sturgeon, and California white sturgeon, is a sturgeon (a fish of the family Acipenseridae) which lives along the west coast of North America from the Aleutian Islands to Central California.

It is the largest freshwater fish in North America and is the third largest species of sturgeon, after the Beluga [not beluga the dolphin - Dorin's note] and the Kaluga. The white sturgeon is known to reach a maximum size of 816 kg (1,798 lb) and 6.1 m (20.1 ft)." (http://www.wikipedia.org)

Beluga, Kaluga...wait till you see Azuga!

Nah...just kidding. That's a small city in Romania :D, renowned for skiing slopes and beer brewing. Two activities that can knock you down.

http://www.primariaazuga.ro/module.php?module=newsannounce&catid=105&item=722