Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Authors Read -- Today's featured guest on Authors Read Radio was Gumersindo Vidot and his book: You Only Live Twice about his days growing up in the Spanish Harlem and South Bronx; the racism, violence and poverty he endured – This is a real survival story. Gumersindo was born in Puerto Rico to a poor family, who later became a boxer and moved on to a great many other things including armored car driver, police investigator, school police officer, citizen safety awareness instructor, security site coordinator and private investigator. This author is a proud father of 3 and grandfather to 2. Sadly Gumersindo has been diagnosed with a terminal illness, however this has strengthened his resolve to leave a lasting, positive legacy with a young adult organization that helps youth survive today’s world: Youth Survival Project . Check out today's reading by clicking on the book title: You Only Live Twice . -- E-Waste -- Electronic waste contains valuable resources such as metals ...

-- Quote of the Day -- “ Freedom is not doing what you want to do, but in becoming what you want to be ” ~ Ardis Whitman -- Authors Read -- Elizabeth Eagan Cox appears on Authors Read radio this morning to share and excerpt from book two of the Shannon Delaney Cozy Paranormal Mystery series - A Ghost From the Shadows . *The reading for book 1 of this series aired on : Oct 17, 2008 To access the Authors Read radio simply click on one of the hyper-links here or look to the right for a link to the website. --Garbage in its Place -- There is nothing worse than seeing garbage blowing down the street of your neighborhood, or finding broken shards of glass at the local swimming hole where children play. Wildlife is just as vulnerable to garbage and many have lost their lives after becoming tangled in waste or mistaking garbage for food. It is up to each of us to make an effort to minimize this unsightly, and sometimes hazardous, problem. Animals, wind and traffic breezes put legs to loose...