Thursday 16 February 2012 at 10:27 am
Tuesday, February 21st at 10:00 am
TRENDCO-VICK WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE AUCTION!
673 Ethel St NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Monday 23 January 2012 at 08:48 am
Mark the Mover Atlanta is a no nonsense household relocation company and our motto is "We specialize in everything". You see our moving trucks in Little Five Points, Inman Park and toward Freedom Park because we are a preferred mover of consumers that have built net worth into their households. No other mover has a better repuatation for taking care of and making sure moving day goes smoothly.
Mark the Mover does not to compete with the guy with the pickup truck movers, we are a full service moving and packing company and Atlanta moving customers call on Mark the Mover when they know they have a big move and want it all done in one day. Other movers might have less experienced moving employees and some may even hire day labor or run their crews as sub-contractors to cut costs and compete on nothing but price, but that is not our game. We refuse to cut corners, and our customers respond by calling us because moving day is a carefully orchestrated day that can turn into a disaster if you accidently hire a mover that just wants to make a quick buck.
On the other hand, if you do not have a big investment in yiour household furnishings, maybe you are young, just starting out, or just knew out on your own, as a lot of us are in Little Five Points, it might make more sense to get the help of your friends or hire the cheapest moving company you can find. You can still use ourAtlanta moving tips. If that is the case, pack your car before the movers arrive with the stuff you cannot afford to have damaged or missing. Keep you car in the driveway where there is little chance of a breakin, and then let them have at it with the rest of your cheap furniture. If something gets broken, it was probably cheap IKEA furntiure anyway. You can save a lot of money over a full service moving company, and that might be a wise agenda for you.
But whichever way you go, good luck with your relocation, and remember that you will move several times, and you can always use us as the value of your household grows.
Thursday 01 December 2011 at 08:27 am
They had no need to hurry and rush through life. You can do the same today. Become a seer. Just be aware of your true identity as the Tao, pure awareness, and the Tao will take care of everything else. Here Lao Tzu refers to water again, to another quality of water, to its clarity. Water clears when it is still. If you stay with your still and clear center you will find the outside turmoil clearing too. Stay with the unchanging truth of your being. It is bound to benefit everyone. The image at the left is the Chinese ideograph for Tao. It is composed of two graphs, one meaning go, one meaning head. It is usually translated as Way. This combination of meanings is found in English as well. Consider these expressions: headway, head off, go away, head out. Douglas Harding points out that the ideograph looks like a head and a chopper. The head is about to be removed! The Tao is the gone-head! Your head must go. See the emptiness or blankness that exists in the place where you imagined a head. Nothing exists here but bare awareness. The Tao is this simple naked awareness.
16. See that you are emptiness Always quiet and at peace You're in the place where all begins The space where all things cease All things arise and have their day And then go back to the single source Returning to serenity With no regret and no remorse When you see the source within You only give assent You see you're everlasting And eternally omnificent You are omnificent, all-creating. You create everything because you create your own point of view. All that you see depends on you. Without you, none of it would exist in the manner in which it appears in you. All appears in your emptiness, in your awareness. This is not to say that you know how you do it. Creation happens in you, as you, on its own, spontaneously. Return to the Tao, to your serene and peaceful center, and watch the myriad things of the world come and go. You are the host. 17. It's best if you are barely known The lesser state is being praised Worse is being hated Just stay empty and amazed Only do what must be done And see you are the one alone When you finish all will say We did this on our own Lao Tzu is referring to leaders of states and, by extension, to all of us. The most effective leaders act by not acting for recognition. The best course is to stay centered and allow events to go their natural way. Do what is needed for the situation and then stop. Allow others to take the credit. What does personal recognition add to totality? Just recognize your open and accepting nature. 18. Goodness and compliance Came when people lost the way Spontaneity declined Hypocrisy was here to stay Goodness and obedience appear when we lose the way. Rebellion comes too. We adopt living to please others and to avoid their disapproval. And do we ever regret it! 19. Banish learned discourse And everyone will be content Eliminate propriety Increase astonishment Stay away from fraud and swindle Everyone is bound to gain You really have it all you know
There is no basis to complain Can you see your empty core? It isn't missing, gone or hidden Just let go of neediness And it will come unbidden Do you know what is proper for other people? Can you let go of your need to interfere? Allow life to come to you on its own terms. Interfering in the lives of others with your so-called authoritative opinions and directions causes more misery in the world than anything else. And in giving misery, you eventually get it back. We all want approval. We want to merit approval. We are so needy we give our lives away in an attempt to be seen in a good light by everyone. Is this possible? Is it worth the effort? Can you see your empty core? This is the whole of what you need to do. Relax and let go. Stay empty and amazed. Only when you are empty and open can you be filled. See that you are always empty! Isn't it encouraging to know that this is all there is to it? You can let go of all attempts to control or influence. Allow the world to come to you. See that you are made to receive and accept whatever is happening. 20. You need not give a yes or no Such distinctions matter little Keep your vision open And be at center noncommittal See that it's ridiculous To seek success and fear to fail To ever want what others want To think you always must prevail Other people look so bright I am dark and void and null Others are so very sharp While I alone am dull Others are so purposeful Only I don't understand Aimless, drifting, weak and dumb Uninteresting and bland I see I'm different from the rest For I take in what's plainly shown And I take my sustenance Only from the great unknown Where is your center?
Where do you place your attention? If you are seeing clearly, your attention is on totality, all that is given in the present moment. You are not driven to appear successful in the eyes of others. You are not driven at all. You are aware that support and sustenance comes to you on its own from the Tao, the great unknown but clearly seen core of your being. Lao Tzu says he is dull, even void. He is seeing the limitless emptiness of the Tao, the absent head. Remember Tao means go-head. His head is gone. What remains is the glorious emptiness and the ten thousand things, thoughts, events and feelings that fill it with brimming brightness. Of course he looks different from the rest. He is the source and container of all that appears. He is not a thing among things. He is the original. And of course this vision is sustaining. Not such a dull fellow after all! The dullness he sees is the amazing central void that makes brightness possible. He is total presence. 21. Seeming utter emptiness Quite impossible to trace Yet it contains all images Within its wide embrace Appearing total darkness Yet you see that it is right
To stay with its obscurity The only origin of light This ever present openness At center and within Can be seen just anytime So look and look again Your true center is always available. You can see the emptiness that contains all things whenever you remember to look, and the more you look, the more you remember to look. Be as persistent as you can. Let's be persistent. Let's look again right now. As an aid to directing your attention, point your finger to your face, to your gone-head. Others will tell you that your are pointing to your face. Do you see it differently? Of course you do. You see the truth from the position only you yourself occupy. You see absolute emptiness filled with all the images of the eternal here and now. Most interpreters of Lao Tzu speak of the Master or Sage. I use the word Seer instead, because Lao Tzu insists we see the Tao, that it's visible as an absence and almost palpable as a presence. And isn't that good news? We can all see. We are all seers! We do it all the time. There's nothing to it. Lao Tzu simply tells us where to look, and that's where the head is missing. In place of a head we find the world. Look and see a head? Never. Look and see emptiness here and a universe there! There is no need to become a Sage or a Master. Become a Seer! Become what you already are! Allow it! There's nothing to do but allow!
It bears repeating! Lao Tzu repeats the same themes throughout the Tao Te Ching. He knows that we have been brought up to ignore the Tao, the gone-head. We imagine a head on our shoulders so we can be like everyone else. But we are not like anyone else. We are unique. We are the headless One, the absolute center of existence. So Lao Tzu repeatedly reminds us that we must look in order to see how the world is set up, how it is presented with emptiness here and fullness there. If we look repeatedly and see the arrangement, there comes a day when the seeing is natural, and the head is gone forever. 22. Overcome by giving up See that you are really nil Look into your emptiness If you want to have your fill Be satisfied with little Just content with what you need If you are always wanting more You surely are consumed by greed Abide in your simplicity Though you are not on display See all things are shining bright In marvelous array If you do not boast or brag Everyone will hold you high If you do not argue You will prevail thereby Only see you are complete And all things have come to you Overcome by giving up All except your inner view The Tao is your original state. The farther you drift from it, the less content you are, the more you want in compensation for what you lost. Lao Tzu tells us that greed can consume us and that we really need very little to be satisfied.
He also tells us that this is true because we already have the most marvelous gift of all. We have the bare awareness that holds all things. Only this naked simplicity truly satisfies. We need so little to be happy, to have all that can be had. Can you stay with this vision of totality, of already having everything? If you can, you will not need to boast or brag or promote yourself in any way. You can't be promoted beyond totality. Others will quietly appreciate your presence, you who are in competition with no one. You are complete and whole. You have no need to prove yourself worthy, to gain back any missing parts or lost love. You have the whole bright world before you. You are not in need of anything that does not already belong to you.
Thursday 03 November 2011 at 11:38 am
The Lanier Diner was a greek style diner and bakery with a large menu and ample seating in Buford Georgia. This Lake Lanier restaurant venue closed in 2010 due to a slow economy.
The Gold Medal Diner was a Buford Ga eatery located in the Mall of Georgia near the main entrance. The closest restaurant to the movie theater, the Gold Medal Diner closed in 2010 due to a slow economy.
The Olympic Flame diner on Marietta Blvd north of King Plow Arts center has a great chili dog and onion rings. The Olympic Flame in Atlanta is near the Howell Mill exit on I-75, near Northside, near Collier, near the Pepsi plant and near Nuevo Laredo Cantina.
Thursday 03 November 2011 at 11:36 am
Gainesville Ga Restaurant Equipment
Suwanee Restaurant Equipment
Hobart Ovens, Groen Steam Jacketed Kettles, Masterbilt Coolers, Keating Fryers
Groen, now a member of the Unified Brands group of manufacturers is a line of American built food service equipment products in Jackson Mississippi. Groen began moving from Elk Grove Village Illinois to MS in the mid 1980's. Groen was a family built stainless steel restaurant equipment business that operated plants on Pratt Blvd in Elk Grove Village when it was sold to the Dover Corporation in the 1970's. The Groen name was expanded to cover braising pans, steamer ovens and both table top and industiral sized kettles.
The Groen steam jacketed kettle line has long served industries like food processing, pharmaceutical and all heat to liquid large batch cooking operations with and without mixing components. In its standard line the TDB model is a self contained electric tilting 20 and 40 quart stainless steel kettle suitable for restaurant and small batch production. The DEE line (pronounced D-Double-E) is a larger floor mounted tilting kettle capable of batches from 80 to 240 quarts depending on size.
Groen also offers kettle with integrated mixers, constructed of stainless steel with replaceable nylon blades, Groen steam jacketed kettle offer lights out long cook mixing and agitation for increased versatility in all cooked liquid applications requiring constant mixing and preventing any surface sticking. The Groen designed mixer / scraper blades provide a constant gentle rubbing with the inner jacket surface to prevent the cooking of the batch to the jacket. Groen also likes to refer to the mixer options as paddles which more accurately describes the non abrasive action of the nylon paddle on the stainless steel side of the kettle.
Applications in bakeries, private mess galleys, dining areas and food preparation plants abound as well as integration with the Groen CapKold system. Mixers are driven by electric motors and jackets are heated electrically, with gas or direct steam. Safety precautions must be observed around large kettles as it is possible to fall in or to tilt hot contents onto selves. Stainless construction simplifies preventive maintenance and cleaning and sanitizing. Foodservice equipment sanitation in cooking and serving two different types of steam-jacketed kettles in use Steam-jacketed kettle Steam is supplied to foodservice spaces for the use of the steam-jacketed kettles foodservice steam potential lethal Steam-jacketed kettle kettle Steam is internally supplied through a sealed "vacuum" system. kettles. Steam-jacketed kettles are used to prepare a variety of food items such as soups, sauces, vegetables, meat, and beverages. kettles are permanently mounted on a pedestal or three legs and have a hinged lid or cover. steam inlet connection, a steam outlet connection, and a safety valve. Some steam-jacketed kettles (or trunnions) handle on the side tilt the kettle and pour contents kettle prepare gravies and sauces. Kettles Never fill the kettle completely full.
Saturday 24 September 2011 at 07:08 am
September 19, 2011
MACON, Ga. -- Police say a Macon man accused of stealing a taxicab told officers he drove it to Wendy's because he didn't want to walk to the fast-food restaurant.
The Telegraph of Macon reports that 22-year-old Gene Cornett has been charged with theft by taking.
Police said Cornett told officers he found the cab in a vacant lot near his home with the keys inside, and decided to drive it to Wendy's. Authorities say the taxi was found in the Wendy's parking lot on Gray Highway.
Bibb County Jail records showed that Cornett was being held Monday morning on a $1,850 bond. The records do not indicate whether he has an attorney in the case
Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2011/09/19/20110919georgia-man-steals-taxi-for-wendys.html#ixzz1YsYHVdsK
Saturday 27 August 2011 at 10:59 am
Homeowners looking at replacing or repairing asphalt shingle roofs need to consider an unfortunate component of the trades and specifically among roofing contractors, the here today and gone tomorrow companies. In the roofing industry, we call out of state crews in pickup trucks 'storm chasers'. They may have knocked on your door and their story is always that they have a super deal just for today, but in reality they are preying on the needs of homeowners after high winds and hail damage that want to get their roof fixed and this phony appeal that they have a cheap and desperate bunch of gypsies that will give them some special deal makes them jump at repairs that thoughtful reflection would cause any wary homeowner to reconsider.
Nalley Roofing is constantly seeing roofing companies that expand too quickly or that are in the state of Georgia from other states, and won't be around when a leak develops. The roofing companies just out to make a quick buck leave a trail of leaks, because their crews are never forced to return to see the problems they created by company owners that are here today and gone tomorrow.
Nalley Roofing has been Braselton Roofer professionals for 18 years and has always been around for north and east of Atlanta homeowners. Lilburn roofing needs, Buford Ga, Grayson and Snellville too as well as Lawrenceville homeowners looking for a contractor with an honest roofing approach should seek out Nalley Roofing.
Monday 15 August 2011 at 07:45 am
Title: It's Got to Be You
Author: Jennifer
Fandom: Once a Thief
Pairing: Vic/Mac
Rating: err...R?
Archive: If anyone wants this and it's prequel, just holler.
Feedback: yes, it helps me sleep. gemvir@execulink.com
Sequel to "Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone" (OAT/XF), but it works alone. If
you missed it, ask and you shall receive.
Disclaimers: Not mine. If I only owned Alliance...
Notes: Thanks again to Amy and Nicole for the awesome beta job.
It’s Got to Be You
I could kill myself. No, I *should* kill myself. Or better yet, I’ll have
Mac pull the trigger himself. I can’t believe I cheated on Mac with a
complete stranger in an alley. I feel as dirty as that alley was. How am I
going to explain it to Mac when I don’t even know why I did it? I must’ve
been out of my mind. I forced my hand down the guy’s pants, for Christ’s
sake!
Face it, Victor. You screwed up. Big time. I should just leave this
apartment and never come back. But there are two problems with that idea.
One, I work for a secret government agency that could track me down past
the far reaches of Antarctica. And two, Mac also works for that
government agency so I’d have to explain both the cheating *and* my sudden
disappearance. And...did I say there were three things? Well, I love Mac.
Pure and simple. I can’t leave the only man I’ve ever truly loved, yet I
don’t know if I can face him when he walks through that door.
6:45 PM. Mac’s plane arrives in about an hour. That gives me about two
hours to straighten myself out. I’ve been wearing the same outfit for days
now. I smell and look as rotten as I feel. Sweat and shame makes a lovely
fragrance. I should call Calvin Klein with the recipe. I could make
millions.
I stagger off the couch and into the bathroom. A nice hot shower will clean
off the day old--or is week old?--sweat clinging to my body. I can’t
remember the last time I bothered with washing. I called the Director the
morning after the *incident* and informed her I was taking some time off.
She didn’t like that very much, especially with Mac away, but I told her to
deal with it. I can handle the wrath of the Director. It’s the pain in
Mac’s eyes that I won’t be able to take.
It’s funny how my body has dealt with my lack of interest. I’ve tried
masturbating to thoughts of Mac, but my cock lies limp. It’s like I’m being
punished by my own body. The same body that reacted so strongly to the
stranger’s touch six days ago. Or is my body as ashamed as I am?
As I drown out these thoughts under the hot spray of the shower, I try
touching myself again. My cock jumps a little at my soft but steady
strokes, but remains limp. I give up. I don’t need any more heartache. I
quickly finish my shower, shave, and walk naked into my--our--bedroom. I
put on a faded pair of jeans and Mac’s favourite green shirt of mine. So
much for meeting him in the nude. Now comes the hard part--more waiting.
What to do? Well, I’m already pacing. I could keep walking out the front
door. But I owe Mac an explanation. If he throws me out, then so be it.
God. I’m so stupid! It’ll be tough, but what else should I expect for
cheating on him?
***An hour later***
“Vic! I’m home. Where are you?”
“In the bedroom.” Mac’s face immediately comes to mind when I hear his
adorable voice. His smile can easily outshine any light in a room
especially when he’s aroused. I can hear Mac talking as he walks through
the apartment.
“...believe the traffic. And the plane! I was sitting next to this grandma
who had her whole collection of family photos with her. She just *had* to
show me twenty shots of her newest grandkid. I swear if I wasn’t so nice, I
would’ve swatted her with my in-flight magazine!”
When Mac appears at the door, I literally pounce. You know the saying
‘treat each day like it’s your last?’ Today feels like death row came
a-knocking. I’m scared, but hopeful. Maybe I’ll be granted a pardon.
“Welcome home, baby. I missed you so much. How was Vancouver?” I kiss my
way up Mac’s neck to devour his mouth. I don’t stop until breathing becomes
a necessity.
“Ohh...I should go away more often. That was yummy. Do that again.” We
kiss and grope our way to the bed. Mac pushes me down as he nibbles at my
earlobe. I groan when his hand rubs at my crotch. Then he stops and looks
at me. I realize I’m not hard. I give a slight shrug of my shoulders and
smile sheepishly. Mac knows something is wrong. I watch as his eyes soften
in concern.
“Vic, what’s wrong?”
“Mac, I...umm..sit down. Something happened last week....” I take a couple
quick breaths, preparing myself for the confession of a lifetime.
He practically collapses on the bed. “What? To who? Is Li Ann all right?”
“She’s fine. Everyone’s fine. Well, except me.” Mac sits there searching my
face for any signs of bruised or broken body parts.
“You look okay. In fact, I’d say you’re gorgeous...” He reaches to pull me
into another kiss. I put my hand up to push him away.
“Mac, please...stop. This isn’t easy. While you were away, I, err...was
caught in a rather, umm... interesting situation.” Here goes everything.
“While walking downtown, I was attacked by a man, who thought I was someone
else.”
I put my hand up again to stop Mac from protesting. “Wait...please. He
pulled me into an alley and...umm...we had...sex. Oh Mac, I’m so sorry.” I
jump off the bed, and head straight for the door.
“Vic!” Mac grabs my arm and spins me around. “Did he rape you? Are you
hurt? Did you report it? Why the hell didn’t you kick his ass?” The string
of questions floods my brain and I shake my head furiously to get rid of
them...and to shut Mac up.
“No, no, no Mac. We had sex...consentual sex. I didn’t fight him...oh god.”
The realization and hurt in Mac’s eyes is more than I can handle. He is
also pissed. My heart is racing as I sit quietly waiting for Mac to say
something--anything.
“What the fuck were you thinking? Do I mean *nothing* to you? Have these
past three months been a joke to you, huh Victor?” Mac’s shoulders sag in
disappointment. “Is that why you’re not hard now? You’re thinking of being
with him and not me?” Mac’s voice cracks. If Mac could look into my eyes,
he would see the regret and love I feel right now. But instead, his gaze
drifts somewhere to the left of my leg.
“Mac, I’m *so* incredibly sorry. I don’t know what came over me. It felt
right at the time, but now...”
“Felt *right*? How does fucking a stranger in an alley feel right? You’re
an asshole and I don’t want you near me. Get out!”
Okay that hurt.
“Mac, please...” Instead of answering my plea, Mac turns away. Without
another word, I grab a pillow for my night on the couch. As I leave, my
body is shaking uncontrollably and a light sob escapes from my trembling
lips. I wince when Mac slams the door behind me. The worst noise though is
the unmistakable click of the lock that follows.
***Next morning***
I hear the shower running a little after 7 am. I groan as I lift my cramped
body off the couch. I rub my eyes and the back of my hands are damp. I
wonder how red my eyes are. I stretch then head to the kitchen to make some
coffee. I figure we’ll need it, if my lack of sleep gives any indication.
The shower stops and so does my breath for a moment. I’m not sure what Mac
will do or say, if he says or does anything at all.
We meet in the living room. Mac has put on his bathrobe, which shocks me a
little. We have always walked around nude. I lower my eyes, afraid to meet
his glare.
“Morning,” I mumble. Mac just grunts and I follow him into the bedroom.
“Mac? Can we please talk about this?”
“What’s to talk about?” Mac slams the drawer he’s rooting through. “You
obviously don’t give two shits about me or our relationship.”
“God, Mac. That’s so far from the truth. I’ve been beating myself up over
this! I haven’t gone into work. I barely moved from the couch. I’ve been
crazy with guilt!”
“And...what Vic? You expect me to just forgive you? I can’t do that. Not
now...”
“Not ever?” I ask meekly. I think I see a glimmer of hope in his eyes. He
shakes his head.
“I don’t know, Vic. I just don’t know.” He sighs heavily and sits on the
edge of the bed. “I care for you very much and it hurts to hear that you
did this. On the plane, I was thinking of how happy we’ve been lately. Not
fighting each other with our fists or our egos, but just having a real good
time with each other. In bed or otherwise.” He grins at that. I’m sure he
conjured up some wild night we had recently. I certainly did.
I kneel in front of Mac, and place my hands on his knees. He flinches at
the contact. I rub his thighs in gentle circles. I fight to keep his gaze.
“Mac, I know nothing I say can erase what I did. I regret every minute of
it. I can only hope that we can somehow work past this. I care for you
deeply and I’m willing to do whatever it takes to keep our relationship as
open and loving as it can be. If that means leaving this
apartment---leaving you--then I can accept that.” I lower my head. I’m
afraid to hear my death sentence.
“Don’t leave.” It comes out less than a whisper. I jerk my head up. “Don’t
leave. Please, Vic.” He rubs my cheek and bends down to give me a quick
kiss on the nose. That is heaven to me.
“I won’t forget this, Victor. But I’m willing to work on it...on us. I love
you too much to let you go. I...”
I shush him with one fingertip to his lips. “I love you too, Mac.” I smile.
“What?”
“Do you realize that this is the first time we’ve said ‘I love you’ to each
other? I think that calls for a special celebration, don’t you?” Before Mac
could answer, I lean over to place a brutal yet tender kiss on his lips. To
further my point, I move my hand into the fold of his bathrobe and squeeze
the unrestricted member inside. It hardens in response.
“What do you say, partner?” As a response I get a mouthful of Mac’s probing
tongue as he pulls me onto the bed with him. All my pent-up worry and fear
becomes one strong bolt of passion as my cock hardens and presses into
Mac’s thigh.
“There’s the little guy I’ve waiting for.”
“Hey, who you calling little?” I bite his exposed nipple and pout at Mac.
He chuckles. “I only call them as I see them, babe. But I love you anyway.”
“I just adore your cruel sense of humour. Can you tease me some more?”
“I thought you’d never ask.”
The End
