A genius died — GEN Norman Schwarzkopf† (1934-2012)

A genius died. US Army General (GEN) Norman Schwarzkopf† (1934-2012) was a military strategist that fooled the Iraqis in the First Gulf War into believing that the US led troops, were somewhere else by using carton fakes of military equipment. That is one reason why there was almost no bloodshed and the short war ended abruptly. Don’t get fooled. It is thanks to this genius that this happened. It would have been a very bloody war with many casualties otherwise.

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From Facebook :Benoît likes George Frederick Händel. Benoît likes Lincoln. Benoît likes Crazy Eyes. Benoît likes Killer Joe. Benoît likes Silent Night (2012). Benoît likes The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Benoît likes Kill Bill. Benoît likes Kill Bill: Volume 2. Benoît likes To Rome With Love. Benoît likes Hope Springs. Benoît likes Maximum Conviction. Benoît likes 360. Benoît likes The Dark Knight Rises. Benoît likes Donzoko.

A new entry has been published on"the Texian Space Port for your Soul"
It's the place where I publish , not only all my stuff uncensored, and unbiased. It's"the no-nonsense harbor of Art", called"Ulysses V", the Gateway to the Staaaaaaars!

Don't forget to visit the Haven of Redemption once in a while. It makes your stay upon the Internet worthwhile. It's great to have you onboard.
I am your Evil Kanival of Prose and Artist Universalis. At the moment I am finalizing my first cd in years! It's great and 100% Jazz.

The deadline was not met. I should reach it tomorrow evening. I took a break today. The playlist so far : http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

They will be some adjustments. Not all these songs will be on it.
Thanks for listening, enjoying etc.

This music is best listened to when in a Spiritual mood, at the End of the day, or at Dawn. It should make you enjoy Life simply as it is and remind you that Happiness is not spectacular at all, when simply using the gifts that God has Blessed you with. Love, Creativity, inventiveness, guts, enjoying the simple things in Life etcetera is the thin edge to what makes your Life a successful one or a total disaster.

You can turn anything around, at any moment, at any second, in any Months in the Year, and in any Year! Don't let yourself be fooled by consumer society. It has only one thing to offer. Greed and unhappiness, unsatisfied desires which when achieved anyway don't make you Happy. So, put them aside. Make your Life an enjoyable one, by being Happy, by using the gifts God has Blessed you with.

Alright enough said, wishing you a most enjoyable Saturday evening, from my time zone, into yours, in whatever Village, town, Mountain or Metropolis you are living in.

http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/11/prelude-to-ladders-of-god-5-songs.html

Paige Runningbrooke, the most beautiful model on Earth.

You make me dream... You have such a clear vision!

Movements of Paradise - Ladders from God

Changed a song and burned the first cd. Not true. Look at the picture!

I am at song 19, as I write this. I still got to do the cover and rename a couple of songs and do the dedication. The last part is always the most difficult.

1 - Song of Thunder in the Air (I)
2 - Song of Awakening
3 - Song of Learning and Rising
4 - Song of Pondering and Thought
5 - Song of a Thought of Joy
6 - Song of Thunder in the Air (II)
7 - Song of a Moment of Reflection
8 - Song of Amplitude
9 - Song of a Raindrop condensing upon the Evening Sun
10 - Song of a Variation undefined
11 - Song of a Wandering thought
12 - Song of Abundance
13 - Song of Thunder in the Air (III)
14 - Song of a Regain in Pace (I)
15 - Song of Finding the Notes (II)
16 - Song of a Thought dissolving
17 - Song of a beginning Odyssey
18 - Song of a Fluctuation
19 - Song of Finding the Piano Harmony
20 - Song of a Change of Perspective
21 - Song of Discordance (II)
22 - Song of Indian/Arabian Thunder in the Air
23 - Song of Discordance (III)
24 - Song of a Synthesis
25 - Song of a long Session (II)
26 - Song of Thunder in the Air (IV)
27 - Song of a prolonged Accordance
28 - Song of a Distortion on the Way
29 - Song of an Ascension
30 - Song of a Mystery unraveled
31 - Song of a Happy Ending (Very Tired Notes!)

The whole cd can be listened to on Youtube at an inferior sample rate and volume balances: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

So this cd is a special edition! The release cd will have at least 12 minutes less, and the songs will be in a different order, with a few renamed. Not easy to get the right effect. It's slightly too long. It doesn't need to be that long.

Benoît likes Kathy Paysen’s poems.

Coat of Arms | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

BAD wrote: “Really love this one. A most beautiful poem. A Merry Christmas to you dear Kathy. All my best wishes from the other side of the Atlantic. Not much Christmas atmosphere around here I must say. I do remember wonderful real Christmases in France when I was younger, with Tree and all and even snow! They were big family happenings in Rouen in a very Catholic family a long time ago. I have fond memories of them. Something that I keep all my life. The Christmas Spirit of Love and Sharing. Looking at your Fb wall reminds me of the grandeur of Christmas that I completely forgot. It's great!”

"Merry Christmas dear Benoit Arnaud Duval. ~ Kathy Paysen"

The Sun Rose in Me Today | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Moonlight Painting | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

 A Dreamer's Armada | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Illuminations | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Christmas Eyes | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

The Olive Branch | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

 The Little Red Kite | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Depth and Breadth of Living | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

I Love You | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

BAD wrote: “A master piece of truth! Gently carved words in elevated love.”

For the Good of All ~ Vincent Van Gogh | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

The Night Before Christmas | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Into Love We Must Fall | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

 Three Ships of the Desert | Poems at The Poetry Showcase

Kathy Paysen shares some really beautiful paintings with us.

A new tab has been added to my website. I am not yet where I want to be, still slowly, slowly my endeavors are starting to take a positive result. Just got to publish more instead of being busy with technicalities. Having said that, despite this fact “THE EMPEROR OF TEXAS . COM” contains over one and half million of my words, including poetry, impressionistic journalism, prose, music, movies, spirituality, paintings, audio shows, lifestyle changes, health and many more things plus a lot of very serious art from others. My stuff has even been spied upon by Fb. I have being talking of people's stuff already for 3 years now. They now have incorporated this term in their program. This happens to me more often. My XP already look like Vista, years before it was introduced. I forgot to mention, my website is also about visionaries.

Don’t forget to watch this small movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nH1bypdW6c

And visit my website once in a while:

http://theemperoroftexas.com/

Next year the layout will be slightly different. It’s been Dark for over 3 years now. So next year a new adaptation which will be called “The Mount Fuji Cherry Blossom Tree Template” (something like that) and will replace “The Dark Typewriter Template” aka “DTT”.

A petition to end child labor in India

As the times are changing this becomes more and more apparent as a serious problem and crime. I remember working as a kid. It had some good points. No school for example. I really enjoyed it. This however, is very serious, so I signed it, with mixed feelings though. Child slavery is unacceptable. We are here more talking about slavery than labor. This problem is still a long way from being resolved in poorer countries. China is another place were children work, from 12 years on, sometimes. This also is due to political reasons. Often it concerns Catholic children who are not accepted at school due to their faith and then have no option then to work in sewing workshops. Children are being born often just for the labor and made to work for nothing in the poorest countries such as India. In China for example it is more a political problem. When this is the case I rather call it child “slavery”, not labor or work. Don’t forget to do the same!

“THE EMPEROR OF TEXAS . COM”'s visits in percentage by country over the last 6 months.

Don't forget to read the latest entry on"The Texian Space Port for your Soul!"

It's called"A Prelude to Ladders from God (5 songs)" Be the next one in my statistics!

http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/11/prelude-to-ladders-of-god-5-songs.html

The main attractors are keywords, references to music and art in general, to people and movies, search engines, Google images and Youtube, Wikipedia and bots that hook on to almost anything and create new queries and references in search engines.

For example this very old reference by an automated bot making money on me : http://archiver.co/profile/benoit4u

Do I care? Not really. Any reference is good. I want to bring back people to a simple and spiritual life, where people simply enjoy life as it is, instead of participating in the ongoing rat race going on around the world. Art is my main ingredient. People are all Blessed with gifts from God, but do not use them and get lost in"the mechanical world view." Society encourages this. I discover these mysterious web pages, not created by myself, when people click on them and end up on my website. Some are quite cool.

Don’t forget to listen to my latest Chirbit. It’s 20 minutes short!

Movements of Paradise - Ladders from God - The playlist so far

I still got three days to meet the deadline to finish my cd. Here are the songs so far. I got much too much recording material. So, even this selection, which is already diminished, will be diminished. Only the best songs will be on the cd. I still got an hour and half of music to go through, all recorded on the 12th of November in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve. I should meet the deadline, just! Alright, enough said.

Enjoy some of the songs which will be on my first cd in years which will be called"Movements of Paradise - Ladders from God".

It's a pleasure to have you onboard!

Playlists don't start in Fb, as far as I know, so here's the direct link:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

So, folks, sorry too busy to take a look what everybody is sharing. In the mean time I am still in Nirvana, after having finished my first cd in years.

Don't forget to listen to it! Inspired on the moment, recorded on the 12th of November in the Year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twelve.

Thanks for passing by. It's great to have you onboard! I took a break from Season 8 which is almost finished. Next on Ulysses V will be a Chirbit, as I make my comeback into Gangland and fight my Foes with all my might. I can tell you this dear Friends, they are crumbling!

In the mean time don't forget to listen to this 100% Jazz release on this link:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75FGffq0Wg4-oojc0b4KbulxwB_w6Dpi&feature=plcp

Here’s a song from“Movements of Paradise – Ladders from God” to End this Entry. This one is called”A Beginning Odyssey”.

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That’s it for today folks. God Bless. Thank you for this Blessed day!

Season 6 on Ulysses V continues in Texan no-nonsense equilibrium

Posted by Venu Duval                                        http://theemperoroftexas.com 

Am quite busy at the moment. So not much today. Here’s a picture:

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From Facebook (Selection):

Benoît added The PTC seal to his list of inspirational people. Benoît added US of the World to his list of inspirational people. Benoît added ex.wave to his list of inspirational people. Benoît added Rumi to his list of inspirational people. Benoît and Ex Wave Plagiarism are now friends. Benoît went from being "single" to "it's complicated." Benoît likes The Elephant Man. Benoît likes Lord Ganesha'.

TADADADAMMMMMMMMMMMM! A new entry has been published on Ulysses V. Don't forget to read the word of your one and only true Muslim on this planet and New Yorkee cab driver your Rumi of the 21st century : http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/01/intermission-on-ulysses-v.html 

A new note has been published: An intermission on Ulysses V. Click the picture!
Benoît likes Paige Runningbrooke’s picture.
Benoît Arnaud Duval : “What a beautiful picture of you”

So People! Once in a while a find some time for you! Don't forget to read the latest entry on the Texian Space Port for your Soul! Not sure I am gonna manage an entry today. It's Friday! This one's called'An intermission on Ulysses V'.
http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/01/intermission-on-ulysses-v.html 

Benoît Arnaud Duval updated his cover photo.
Click the picture!

A Sunday sharing on Ulysses V. A moment of Prayer. Subtitled'My moma's guitar'.

Ann Ekeberg likes this.
Ann Ekeberg ‎- “the Ultimate Glitch is a moment of Prayer, a moment of meditation, a moment when you take some time to let out the madness of the World and become in one with yourself..." I always enjoy Your writings dear Benoit. Happy to be in Your "harem" :)”
Benoît Arnaud Duval : “Thank you SWEETIE! You are more than welcome!”

A new entry has been published on Ulysses V—the Texian Space Port for your Soul! It's an old-fashioned moment of Ultimate Glitch, a moment of Prayer and meditation, a moment of Peace and Love, a moment of Ultimate Anarchy! Don't forget to read it. This one's subtitled'My moma's guitar':
http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/01/sunday-sharing-on-ulysses-v-moment-of.html
A new note has been published:

Stephen Eisweirth wrote"What a great party!"
Benoît Arnaud Duval wrote : ”Well, I want there for the pictures and to see the art work. The climax of the evening was I think this song : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnET4RKXx5k. I enjoyed it. Not exactly this one. Sounds very similar. It’s a great tune!”

Recent entries on Ulysses V:
A Sunday sharing. A moment of Prayer
An intermission on Ulysses V
Gregorian New Year 2012
My words of wisdom for the NEW YEAR 2012
The Interbellum of Christmas and New Year
A couple of changes here on Ulysses V
Tranquil Winter
Caucasian Flight(First Edition)

A new entry has been published on Ulysses V—the Texian Space Port for your Soul! It's an old-fashioned moment of Ultimate Glitch, a moment of Prayer and meditation, a moment of Peace and Love, a moment of Ultimate Anarchy! Don't forget to read it. This one's subtitled'My moma's guitar'.
http://www.theemperoroftexas.com/2012/01/sunday-sharing-on-ulysses-v-moment-of.html
Benoît Shared a link:

ex.wav from Ex Wave Plagiarism. Great Stuff!

So, People! Thank you for reading my stuff. And yes, some new Audio should be released by next Sunday, on request. It’s time consuming! As my website is seriously increasing its readers, it does make me happy that you read my word. You have found the Rumi of the 21st century. Once more: I get complaints from women generally. I love to write, I love to paint, I love music and actually most arts. So please don’t even bother trying to brainwash me. Those who have tried, eventually, got caught up in life, and fell in grace! Just read my word or listen to it:
http://www.chirbit.com/darth_ghost 

Benoît likes Ann Ekeberg's status.
""Hidden somewhere inside,
my Beloved and I have dissolved in each other."
Rumi ♥

I bet this is the alchemical wedding. Ann ♥ ;)"

Benoît likes Ann Ekeberg's link.


Benoît likes Ann Ekeberg's status.
"Purify yourself and become dust,
so that from dust,Flowers can grow.
Rumi ♥"
Benoît likes Ann Ekeberg's status.
"DANCE, my heart! dance to-day with joy.
The strains of love fill the days and the nights with music, and the world is listening to its melodies:
Mad with joy, life and death dance to the rhythm of this music. The hills and the sea and the earth dance. The world of man dances in laughter and tears.
Why put on the robe of the monk, and live aloof from the world in lonely pride?
Behold! my heart dances in the delight of a hundred arts; and the Creator is well pleased. ~Kabir~ "

Benoît likes Ana Caroline Leite's status.
"“O silêncio responde até mesmo as perguntas que nunca foram feitas.“"
“”The silence even responds to the questions that were never made. ""

Benoît commented on Stephen Eisweirth's link about Kid Rock.
Benoît Arnaud Duval : “Eminem is much better! At least it makes some kind of sense. “
Stephen Eisweirth : “there is no translation available for this content”
Benoît Arnaud Duval : “Well, they are arch-enemies! That's what I meant. So my choice goes for Eminem”



Benoît likes Shad Blair's link.
http://www.tunecore.com/widgets/show/73546

Benoît likes Shad Blair's status.
"In all my venting here, I post-poned my giving thanks. For all the days I missed and to the future days ahead...I'm thankful for our Vets, old and new for being able to vent without my head on a swivel (stole that last line from Michael Oneal), and pursue that happiness that everyone keeps on raving about. I'll let you know if I find it and where it is at. Step one would be the CMA taking the word Country out of their title. That would be a good start in my pursuit."

Benoît likes Shad Blair's status.
"‎"Only the mediocre are always at their best"
Giraudoux"

Benoît likes Shad Blair's photo.
Also don’t forget to listen to the sublime songs of Shad Blair from Texas:
http://shadblair.com
A singer/songwriter in the best tradition of the West. It’s not Country music. It’s not Western music. It’s real! Don’t forget. Texas is the cradle of civilization. If we could all equivoque the Texan model we would all be happy. And don’t forget to buy his cd. It’s cheap! Modesty sometimes has its prize.
He’s the best singer/songwriter of the USA today and true Poet hardened on a Ranch and softened by life.

Benoît likes Ann Ekeberg's status.
"Dear Friends, just came home from India. The saying is true -It IS incredible! ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
I will ANN-swer all Your posts later."
Dear ANN you are the sweetest woman on this Planet! 

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Posted by Venu  Duval                                               http://theemperoroftexas.com 

That’s it for today folks. God Bless. Thank you for this Blessed day!