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Cone of Silence 2008-08-18 17:01:10 Greetings All,Cone of Silence? Used to be that us Gay folks lived in a "cone of silence"...but not anymore : )Everyone enjoying the latest buzz? Did McCain have an unfair advantage? Was he made privy to the questions being asked Obama via his Blackberry or cell phone? I for one couldn't care less and unless he comes out and says he was we will never really know.What does bother me is that the
My Karate Girl In Action 2008-08-17 20:23:06 Greetings All,We are back from Hot-lanta and my girl took care of business, as she usually does, and we are off to the National Tournament in Tampa later this fall. I think we have a contender...lol. Here is the video I shot of her doing her thing.Match One Match Two Hope y'all had a great weekend!
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Gardening And Karate 2008-08-14 16:11:25 Greetings All,Gardening for fun and profit...well, not that much profit actually...about 100.00 so far...but when you live on very little even a little bit extra helps a lot. So, while a few extra bucks is always nice...what has been even more worthwhile has been seeing my friends and co-workers immense enjoyment at having fresh, heirloom, organic vegetables delivered to them at a ridiculously lo Read more:Karate
Sunday Poetry 2008-08-10 09:10:04 I ran into my old friend Tina Louise through a post she had over at Op-Ed news this past week. Tina Louise was a wonderful contributor of poetry back at my old place The Peace Tree.At about the same time I ran into Tina Louise and read her most recent work...which you are about to enjoy...I came across sites and folks advocating a Christian religious revolution worldwide. They made it clear this Read more:Sunday
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Lights, Camera, Action! 2008-08-09 20:42:13 Oh boy...somebody has a new toy.My girl just became the Outdoor and Garden Editor at Asheville's oldest and best weekly alternative newspaper, Mountain Xpress and plans to do some podcasting for the paper's online version and I have already grown tired of still photos for my podcast...soooo...we decided we could not live without the video camera any longer.oooooo....yeah....it's a nice one too. Read more:Action
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Hot Tamales 2008-08-07 22:45:28 Everyone who knows me very well at all knows I love Tex-Mex. I have been away from it for about five years now and I still have dreams about it.Dallas, Austin and Houston are beyond compare in all of the world for great Tex-Mex. I know you folks out in west and south Texas think you got some good Mexican...and I suppose if we're talking "Mexican" you do...but I'm talking Tex-Mex here. I remembe
Eternal Wisdom 2008-08-07 22:19:45 Ah, yes. Eternal
wisdom is a thing of such beauty and one can't help but pause and consider it, even if for just a moment. Sometimes a moment is all it takes. Even when it's on a t-shirt.I think it would help if more people saw quotes like the one below...not a novel idea I'm sure, but one I can do something about and that would be fun.2008 Collection July T-shirt quote "To know what you prefer i Read more:Wisdom
Compromise 2008-08-02 14:33:55 So, the MSM (main stream media) is having a field day with Obama and his decision to move toward looking at a compromise regarding domestic offshore drilling. I agree with Obama's original stance that it should not be done, it won't help in the long-term and it puts our environment at unnecessary risk, but the folks that are not willing to look at the future unless we allow them to cling to the Read more:Compromise
Progressive World News 2008-08-01 13:55:31 Greetings All,Hope you are set to have a great weekend.Today I have a few items of note to share with you from around the net.Progressive
EnergyMajor discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution Scientists mimic essence of plants' energy storage system... In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT re Read more:World
All Shotgun And No Brain 2008-07-30 19:22:28 I have been spending a couple of days trying to get back to a place of peace regarding the Knoxville church shooting by a right wing hate addict. I think about the confluence of consequences in a man with a brain riddled with hateful, ignorant and prejudicial right wing ideology. High quality right wing smack, you know, hate. The really good stuff. 100% pure, uncut and main-lined straight from Read more:Shotgun
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He Said Hateful Words 2008-07-28 05:51:20 Gunman opens fire in Tennessee church, 2 killed I don't live far from Knoxville. My neck of the woods I guess you could say.The FBI has joined the investigation in case it turns out to be a hate crime.You don't suppose?The gunman's motive is not yet known. The church, like many other Unitarian Universalist churches, promotes progressive social work, such as desegregation and fighting for the right Read more:Words
Podcast News 2008-07-26 16:26:35 Greetings All,Why Mr. McCain...you look strangely younger. I feel strangely less attracted to Mr. Obama and his secret campaign to bring down the country by re- building a rapport with our European allies. MSNBC Catches Fox News Using Old Footage To Make McCain Look YoungerSo, Fox news gets caught in the proverbial hen house again. Don't you just love it when they do it to themselves. Hello? F Read more:Podcast
How Far Will It Go? 2008-07-25 09:57:52 Basically since 9/11, well not so much the first couple years after but more so the past two or three, I happen to be one of the many citizens of the world who has , sadly, after these years of looking past, around , under and over the corporate owned main stream media for the truth that would allay my worst fears about my own government have come to believe they were involved. Why would they
National Farmers Market Week is August 3-9, 2008 2008-07-24 17:38:38 Greetings All,In case you may not be aware of this, National
Farmers Market
week is just around the corner.For those of you who have not yet discovered the joy of the Farmers Market:Locate your nearest Farmers MarketFind the time in your busy (often weekend) schedule to go there and buy LOCAL, FRESH and preferably organic produce.It is often less expensive than the Grocery!Then taste the differe Read more:August
What's In A Label? 2008-07-22 17:24:45 Greetings All,Over the past few days I have been working the marketing end of this now relatively new blog and my online travels have taken me to many blog and podcast directory sites.What I discovered in my search for the proper category to place my blog/podcast in is that I have made a switch from identifying myself as a "liberal" to thinking of myself as more of a "progressive". There was a ti Read more:Label
Sowing and Reaping 2008-07-18 09:52:01 Sowing and reaping.It is even more reliable than death and taxes.Death and taxes can be cheated from time to time but the consequences of our actions is really the one and only thing that you can eternally count on.I hope the following information I came across today signals the beginning of the reaping for Mr. Karl Rove and the rest of his motley crew of democracy demolitionists. Justice is alwa Read more:Sowing
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Cook What You Got 2008-07-17 19:00:02 Greetings All,Dinner on the farm tonight was so righteous I asked my girl to tell y'all about it.Grow something.Then eat it.It is so worth the effort.Here she is to tell you about what she cooked up for us tonight!I had visions of pounds and pounds of fresh Swiss chard, back when we started the garden this spring. Sauteed chard, steamed chard, baby chard in salads. Alas, rabbits love chard. One da
Nice one, Rev. Jackson 2008-07-16 20:53:46 Sometimes we need to get pinged in order to re-orient ourselves.Re-minded if you will to not be quiet so full of ourselves.Now, if Rev. Jackson
had said that in response to his comments being aired worldwide I can work with that. Instead he deflects responsibility for his belief, his feeling that his causes are being left out and goes to the old "out of context" end run. Sometimes out of context
Hot Water 2008-07-09 19:54:15 Greetings All,2 things.1. Check out my latest podcast over at Life On The Creek.2. Check out my latest addition to my very short blog list. Self-Sufficient Steward(cause you never know when you might have to fend for yourself)Peace'yall
Seeds Of Change 2008-07-07 18:24:43 Greetings All,I was reading some op-eds over at Op-Ed News this afternoon and almost got stirred up into a good rant. I have been told I might want to consider going back to that as I was funnier then. I am going to resist going off about the latest incarnations of a slave economy here but I will direct you to a couple of great articles/op-eds instead.Jesus Thieves Convene for McCainInterestingl Read more:Change
New Episode of Life On The Creek 2008-07-04 19:05:31 Feeling stressed out?Come enjoy a relaxing mountain rain from my front porch.Sworn off flying?Can't afford the gas to drive here?No problem...click on the link below and presto ...you are here.Life On The Creek ~ The second episode.Tin RoofHope y'all get to enjoy a great long weekend.Peace y'all
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Media Mind 2008-06-22 21:09:49 Things are collapsing all over...coast to coast...and all around the world.And for the most part it has nothing to do with any middle-eastern terrorist.You can think of it as dying or you can think of it as rebirth.The societal criminal (my term for the corporate/political elite class in any country) sees big dollar signs in death and destruction. The same brilliant elitist plan, manages to also
Life On The Creek Is On The Air 2008-06-05 20:46:05 Greetings All,Episode one of Life On The Creek is now available. I hope you enjoy the podcast and you have a great weekend!Peace Y'all
Where is your flag, Mr. Obama? 2008-05-25 12:07:55 The Lapel Flag Pin Manefesto:With the wearing of this pin I pledge allegiance to...?I heard the other day that someone somewhere was taking Mr. Obama
to task for not wearing a US Flag lapel pin. The fact that this made the news (I can't say for certain but I would bet you a latte it was probably Fox News) made me wonder about the need for the wearing of a symbol on ones person to indicate a parti
The IG Effect 2008-05-23 16:08:02 Greetings All,I have been lax in my posting of late due to the development of my latest fantasy. No, not organic gardening, not relationship nirvana but....yes, podcasting. I will be attending to a few final touches at my new site and would love to have your feedback on the new digs.Life On The CreekThe IG Effect...The feeling one gets that Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have a song for every possib
Obama and the Palin Effect 2008-09-11 14:27:01 I saw this posted at Op-Ed News today. I think it is the best explanation to date as to why putting Palin on the ticket while indeed brilliant, although in the most evil way, is having the effect it is right now. I thought it was inexplicable that women were flocking to the Anti-Woman/Anti-Environment ticket. I think Dr. Deepak Chopra has the explanation. Kind of the same reason all these whit Read more:Obama
Sunday Poetry Series 2008-09-07 15:13:19 Greetings All,Welcome, once again, to the SundayPoetry
Series. Today we have a classic from Carl Sandburg.But first, in honor of our most recently renewed efforts to select a person to guide our nation out of our current state of disarray, a quote from another military man and Republican who understood the potential dangers of the juggernaut that was created to fight the second world war.I lik
Your Saturday Astro-Politcal Forcast 2008-09-05 23:23:15 I got an e-mail yesterday from a special friend and the subject line read:You are REALLY going to like this!And I did.The site, Planet Waves, features a woman named Judith Gayle who writes about the political scene from the viewpoint of an Astro
loger. Not the daily horo-genero-scope that you get in the paper, but from the perspective of someone who has studied the art and science of Astrology and Read more:Saturday
Hypocrisy, In Their Own Words 2008-09-05 08:19:46 I think the video below speaks for itself...But first...On the selection of Sarah Palin by John McCain...I believe she is being used for effect by the Republicans and by her own ideology. You don't diss one person who is similarly unqualified and then turn around and yell haleluja over someone who is equally unquailfied unless it is not really even about that. I really don't think we would be se Read more:Hypocrisy
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I Wonder 2008-09-04 16:52:58 Just how ugly is this thing going to get? It is with great sadness that I watch where our country is headed right now. The hatred that is bubbling up to the surface between conservatives and the more liberal minded in our country is more and more palpable everyday and I wonder why it has to be this way.Anyone that has read any of my blog at all already knows that I personally take issue with the
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