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As long as I have a "chip" and a "chair", I'm going to be alright!!! :-)

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My name is Wilhelm (Wil) Derksen (the guy on the left), I am the Founder of The People's Lounge.
I hope you will use your free Lounge Space to benefit personally, professionally and creatively. The People's Lounge is my way of giving all of you a place to enjoy, to learn, to share ideas and friendship. One love. One World. Peace on Earth. :-)

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My Birthdate:
12/6/1966
My Birthplace:
Guatemala City, Guatemala, C.A.
My Hometown:
San Jose, California
My Website:
http://www.thepeopleslounge.com
My Favorite Website:
http://www.google.com
My Favorite Foods:
In no particular order:
- Spanish
- Greek
- Anything "Sea"
- Raw
- All Asian
My Favorite Beverages:
In no particular order:
- Beer
- Milk
- Coffee
- Spirits
My Favorite Sweets:
- Burnt Almond Cake (from Dick's Bakery, San Jose, CA)
- Traditional Souffle
- Cheese Cake
- Quick Brand Chocolate Milk
- Chocolate Cake
My Favorite People:
In no particular order...
Abraham Lincoln, John Adams, George Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, George Harrison, Mohammed Ali, George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard, Ken Stabler, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Miles Davis, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Vincent van Gogh, Annie Liebowitz, Edward Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Stan Getz, Dave Brubeck, and more to come post- haste... :-)
My Favorite Books:
Dragon Tears, by Dean Koontz
My Favorite Movies:
My School or Alma Mater:
The University of Life
My Career:
Brand Development, Graphic & Web Design, Marketing Communications, Business & Market Development. Photography and Art Publishing. Serial Entrepreneur, and Certified "DreamWeaver"!!! :-)
My Accomplishments:
Loving my Wife (and angel), Chrissy, raising my children, Nina and Nicolas, and The People's Lounge of course!
Why I'm Here:
Personal, Professional, To Network, To Make Friends, To Share Ideas, To Learn, To Change the World
My Passion:
To help as many others as I can to succeed, to learn, and to grow.
My Hopes:
Peace, health, equality and consideration for all living things on Earth.
My Dreams:
To leave behind a legacy that had, and would continue to benefit the world, in some way.
What Else?:
Thanks to all of YOU for choosing to be here!




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9-11 is indeed, a day no american will ever forget, that is why it is very important to know what really happened. Recently, I discovered a site that provides the evidence of what really happened. The site is www.americaninquirer.com. I recommend ...
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President Obama's Grade

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At 9:27am on November 18, 2009, Dan said…
Hey Wil, i haven't checked in on my favorite Calfornia Cousin's Family for awhile. :) hows life?
My company is taking a hard look at HP Indigos....I might be flying out to their HQ's in Atlanta this winter for their latest and greatest demo.
At 10:36pm on November 14, 2009, Marlive said…
A magnificent book store for you to check out if you haven't seen it already! - http://bit.ly/WKvhJ
At 10:33pm on November 14, 2009, Marlive gave Wil a gift
Wil, Ihope you and your family have a wonderful Thanksgiving for we truly do have a lot to be thankful for!
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At 8:41pm on September 15, 2009, wizthom said…



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blessed by God
At 11:53pm on August 24, 2009, wizthom said…
At 1:12pm on August 23, 2009, Mike Beirne said…
Cold ones are waiting for you Bro-
At 2:58pm on August 19, 2009, wizthom said…



obama visit 57 states


At 2:51pm on August 19, 2009, wizthom said…


LET US SHOW OUR LEADERS IN WASHINGTON "PEOPLE POWER" AND THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. PLEASE FORWARD TO ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT!

KEEP IT GOING!!!!

Propose this in 2009:

START A BILL TO PLACE ALL POLITICIANS ON SOCIAL SECURITY


SOCIAL SECURITY:

(This is worth reading. It is short and to the point.)

Perhaps we are asking the wrong questions during election years.

Our Senators and Congresswomen do not pay into Social Security and, of course, they do not collect from it.

You see, Social Security benefits were not suitable for persons of their rare elevation in society. They felt they should have aspecial plan for themselves. So, many years ago they voted in their own benefit plan.

In more recent years, no congressperson has felt the need to change it. After all, it is a great plan.

For all practical purposes their plan works like this:

When they retire, they continue to draw the same pay until they die.
Except it may increase from time to time for cost of living adjustments...

For example, Senator Byrd and Congressman White and their wives may expect to draw $7, 800,000.00 (that's Seven Million, Eight-Hundred Thousand Dollars), with their wives drawing $275, 000..00 during the last years of their lives.
This is calculated on an average life span for each of those two Dignitaries.

Younger Dignitaries who retire at an early age, will receive much more during the rest of their lives.

Their cost for this excellent plan is $0.00. NADA!!! ZILCH!!!

This little perk they voted for themselves is free to them. You and I pick up the tab for this plan. The funds for this fine retirement plan come directly from the General Funds;

"OUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"!

From our own Social Security Plan, which you and I pay (or have paid) into, every payday until we retire (which amount is matched by our employer), We can expect to get an average of
$1,000 per month after retirement.

Or, in other words, we would have to collect our average of $1,000 monthly benefits for 68 years and one (1) month to equal Senator Bill Bradley's benefits!

Social Security could be very good if only one small change were made.

That change would be to

Jerk the Golden Fleece Retirement Plan from under the Senators and Congressmen.. Put them into the Social Security plan with the rest of us

Then sit back.....

And see how fast they would fix it!

If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of awareness will be planted and maybe good changes will evolve.


How many people can YOU send this to?

Better yet......

How many people WILL you send this to ?
At 2:19am on August 14, 2009, Staffan said…
I can´t belive that this is what people do while there are plans and actions taking place as we speak, of getting ridth of 90 %of the people of the world by several methods. The chemical method by putting chemicals in our food(aspartame etc.), The bio-terror method,by tricking us to take poisinus vaccinshots.By hiding zeropoint energy technologi so they can control us with fossilefueldependenced.They even put fluoride in your drinkingwater like Stalin and Hitler did. Fluoride causes sceletoncancer,livercancer,brain damage and dental fluorosis.Get out of the matrix and WAKE UP !!! Google Steven Greer and Alex Jones .
At 11:53am on July 13, 2009, wizthom said…
loving that easy like a Sunday morning



I have noted that many elected officials, both Democrats and Republicans, called upon America to unite behind Obama.
Well, I want to make it clear to all who will listen that I AM NOT uniting behind Obama!


I will respect the Office which he holds, and I will acknowledge his abilities as an orator and wordsmith and pray for him, BUT that is it.
I have begun today to see what I can do to make sure that He is a one-term President!

Why am I doing this?
It is because I do not share Obama's vision or Value system for America ;
I do not share his Abortion beliefs;
I do not share his radical Marxist's concept of re-distributing wealth;
I do not share his stated views on raising taxes on those who make $150,000+ (the ceiling has been changed three times since August);
I do not share his view that America is Arrogrant;
I do not share his view that America is not a Christian Nation;
I do not share his view that the military should be reduced by 25%;
I do not share his view of amnesty and giving more to illegals than to American Citizens who need help;
I do not share his views that Radical Islam is our friend and Israel is our enemy who should give up any land;
I do not share his beliefs on how to re-work the healthcare system in America ;
I do not share his Strategic views of the Middle East, and certainly do not share his plan to sit down with terrorist regimes such as Iran .

Bottom line, my America is vastly different from Obama's, and I have a higher obligation to my Country and my God to do what is Right!
For eight (8) years, the Liberals in our Society, led by numerous entertainers who would have no platform and no real credibility but for their celebrity status, have attacked President Bush, his family, and his spiritual beliefs!
They have not moved toward the center in their beliefs and their philosophies, and they never came together nor compromised their personal beliefs for the betterment of our Country!
They have portrayed my America as a land where everything is tolerated except being intolerant!
They have been a vocal and irreverent minority for years; they have mocked and attacked the very core values so important to the founding and growth of our Country!
They have made every effort to remove the name of God or Jesus Christ from our Society!
They have challenged capital punishment, the right to bear firearms, and the most basic principles of our criminal code; they have attacked one of the most fundamental of all Freedoms, the right of free speech!
Unite behind Obama? Never!

I am sure many of you who read this think that I am going overboard, but I refuse to retreat one more inch in favor of those whom I believe are the embodiment of Evil!
PRESIDENT BUSH made many mistakes during his Presidency, and I am not sure how history will judge him.
However, I believe that he weighed his decisions in light of the long established Judeo-Christian principles of our Founding Fathers!!!
I know elections have consequences , and I will honor the concept; however, I will fight with all of my power to be a voice in opposition to Obama and "his goals for America ."
I am going to be a thorn in the side of those who, if left unchecked, will destroy our Country!! Any more compromise is more defeat!

I pray that the results of this election will wake up many who have sat on the sidelines and allowed the Socialist-Marxist anti-God crowd to slowly change so much of what has been good in America !

"Error of Opinion may be tolerated where Reason is left free to combat it." ( Thomas Jefferson)
God bless you and God bless our Country!!!
At 7:15pm on July 11, 2009, wizthom said…
wil check out my discussion concerning obama trip to the middle east and what it said to the world,,just wondering if u have a opinion..wizthom
At 8:28pm on July 10, 2009, wizthom said…
At 10:18am on July 9, 2009, wizthom said…
you cant win

i found the funeral boring

now i understand what Jesus meant
when he said let the dead bury the dead,
for i am with the living
in all truths it's a giving

you can't win if you play the game to lose,
try all you may will only cloud your view,
in the end you will sing and dance
in a crowed room filled with fools,

too bad those who came to honor me,
came with self serving motives,
rather to further a career ,
or to stroke the gold ,
of the goose that laid the golden egg,

talking bout the politicians,
record executives entertainers,
along with the fake Jesus worshipers ,
shame on you for exposing my children,

if you knew me like you claimed,
you would have known how i kept them,
separated from my fame,how dare you say
you knew me

,
you can''t win no i say you can't win,
even tho you think you took me out of the game,
you can't do nothing to stop my fame,
i will live on despite your wrong,


in the end child you only have yourself to blame,
your greed selfishness lies deceit,
will never fool those who really knew me,
i found your funeral boring, peace wizthom@09

mark my word Sony and Paul will gain control of the prize processions of Michael jackson catalogs and rights
of songs to Micheal Beatles Elvis yes michael own those they are worth more than 1,5 billion dollars the Jackson will sell them to them ,
i just hope that trust fund is set up where his children get the final say

LOVE IS THE FORCE ,THAT RULES US ALL,,
At 12:52am on July 7, 2009, wizthom said…
play v-d-o as you read

fare well king of pop

i hear the angels wings fluttering,
coming for the king,
i hear the music playing ,
harps strumming,

a rhapsody so sweet,
till it even attracts the bees,
so pleasing to the ear,
it's so very clear,

the one glove wonder,
the angels are coming,
to carry his soul ,
away from this trouble world,

people don't cha dare weep.
he left his music for us to keep,
i just hope one day ,
the world will see,

the meaning of his song and dance,
the message he tried to convey,
before it is too late,
before the light fades from the day

the angels are coming
to take the king away,
using their wings to enfold him,
farewell king of pop,

may your music never stop,
you were a blessing,
so very trusting,beholding

peace wizthom@09




LOVE IS THE FORCE ,THAT RULES US ALL,,
At 11:59am on June 27, 2009, wizthom said…








LOVE IS THE FORCE ,THAT RULES US ALL,,
At 12:10am on June 26, 2009, wizthom said…


heaven hope you are ready,
to receive your latest sensation,
the man has moves for days,
a voice that will make angels sway,

i know you are making room,
for another pure heart
the night has move aside the sky,
to make way for another bright shinning star,

the angels are standing in line,
to greet the greatest dancer
of all time,
moonwalk pop side ,

peter open the gates let Michael inside,
the major wonder will make heaven shine,
rejoice with a abundance of love ,
i'm gonna miss you Michael,

yes i am,never will i get use to,
losing a friend ,
yes all roads must come to end,
your circles complete,
off to a new journey

Michael i'm gonna miss you,
your moves sooo smooth,
your voice full of tunes,
gone too soon ,

but i understand.
God had another plan,
thank you thank you ,
your music will live on,

from sun up to sun down,
never be another like you ,
no no no gone too soon,
Michael i gonna miss you,

yes i am,never will i get use to,
losing a friend ,
yes all roads must come to end,
your circles complete,
off to a new journey


peace wizthom@09










LOVE IS THE FORCE ,THAT RULES US ALL,,
At 10:02pm on June 23, 2009, wizthom said…
they are here-----

wil are you starting to feel the growing pains of ur site ,,we not have the snake oil sellers,,the call girl hook ups,the thieves i know they are thieves cause they have no picture ,but they want you to post on their ning sight,as well as the get rich mikes...
lmao,,wizthom
At 12:09pm on June 23, 2009, wizthom said…
my brother you know whenever however you need me,
all you have to do is call
peace wizthom
At 7:54pm on June 21, 2009, Marlive said…
Wil, I trust and pray, that your Father's Day was a F A B U L O U S one!
 
 

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