Happy Halloween
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Monday, October 30, 2006
The Famous American Chocolate Chip Cookies
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I bought these in a German supermarket this afternoon. I do absolutely agree with the product name!
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Check out the ingredient declaration. This is quite common here in Europe.
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Friday, October 27, 2006
Egypt The Red Sea
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A close friend of mine just got back from the Red Sea in Egypt.
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He went there with his wife and their two kids. They stayed in a 
really nice beach resort and he got to scuba dive a couple of days.
really nice beach resort and he got to scuba dive a couple of days.To see more of their pictures click on this link: http://tinyurl.com/tqw27
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Letting Go Of God
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Julia Sweeney is really smart. She worked on Pulp Fiction and Saturday Night Live.
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At age 38 her brother was dying of cancer, when she was diagnosed with cancer. She was raised a catholic and re-dedicated herself to the church. Sort of a rebirth. But then the more involved she got with the church the more she started questioning things on a rational basis.
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At age 38 her brother was dying of cancer, when she was diagnosed with cancer. She was raised a catholic and re-dedicated herself to the church. Sort of a rebirth. But then the more involved she got with the church the more she started questioning things on a rational basis.
Her new autobiographical monologue on CD is called "Letting Go Of God." I haven't been able to
locate a copy yet.
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The NPR show Fresh Aire had a very outstanding piece on her. It truly is worth listening to. This is a link to the show: http://tinyurl.com/ya67cs
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The NPR show Fresh Aire had a very outstanding piece on her. It truly is worth listening to. This is a link to the show: http://tinyurl.com/ya67cs
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Thursday, October 26, 2006
Digging Sugar Beets
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I had to stop, get off my Vespa today, and take a few pictures because this looks so much like digging sweet potatoes.
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This is in Germany right on the border with The Netherlands.
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Reminds me of Loyad Anderson in Rincon, N.M.
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Torchwood
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This is a spinoff from Dr. Who. I saw it on the BBC last night and it really was excellent.
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No Health Insurance
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About 100 years ago big parts of “poor” London still did not even have a sewage system. Many people were malnourished because of the poverty, even those who were lucky enough to have full-time jobs. Children aged 11 and 12 who were working fourteen hours per day in factories was not at all out of the ordinary.
Great Britain has come a long way in just 100 years. So has America. Just think back to how bad things were in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Or the food rationing that took place during WWII.
But before we start patting ourselves on the backs too much we need to realize that in some ways America not only is no longer making progress, it is actually going backwards.
Some authorities estimate that roughly 40 million Americans have no health insurance, private or public, and the number has grown steadily over the past 25 years. And about 20 million people who are working are in the same situation.
The problem of not having health insurance is pervasive among workers in every state but the situation is worst in Texas. States with the highest rates of uninsured residents among employed adults include Texas (27 percent), New Mexico (23 percent), Louisiana (23 percent), Florida (22 percent), Montana (21 percent), Oklahoma (21 percent), Nevada (20 percent and Arkansas (20 percent).
A recent report looked at health coverage for Californians under age 65. It found that California continues to trail the nation, with 22 percent of the population under the age of 65 lacking insurance as compared to only 18 percent nationally. Eighteen percent of a total population of 300 million comes out to 54 million people living in America without health insurance. This is more than the total population of France at 46 million, or the 45 million Spaniards.
In the 21st century, in the last remaining super power and the wealthiest country on the face of the planet, having this many people without any health insurance coverage at all is absolutely shameful.
In America it is almost a basic human right to have safe some sort of a roof over your head, and running water which is safe to drink. Not fancy private room coverage, or top of the line health insurance, but very basic health insurance for EVERYONE should fit into this same category as one of the basic human rights.
About 100 years ago big parts of “poor” London still did not even have a sewage system. Many people were malnourished because of the poverty, even those who were lucky enough to have full-time jobs. Children aged 11 and 12 who were working fourteen hours per day in factories was not at all out of the ordinary.
Great Britain has come a long way in just 100 years. So has America. Just think back to how bad things were in the 1930's during the Great Depression. Or the food rationing that took place during WWII.
But before we start patting ourselves on the backs too much we need to realize that in some ways America not only is no longer making progress, it is actually going backwards.
Some authorities estimate that roughly 40 million Americans have no health insurance, private or public, and the number has grown steadily over the past 25 years. And about 20 million people who are working are in the same situation.
The problem of not having health insurance is pervasive among workers in every state but the situation is worst in Texas. States with the highest rates of uninsured residents among employed adults include Texas (27 percent), New Mexico (23 percent), Louisiana (23 percent), Florida (22 percent), Montana (21 percent), Oklahoma (21 percent), Nevada (20 percent and Arkansas (20 percent).
A recent report looked at health coverage for Californians under age 65. It found that California continues to trail the nation, with 22 percent of the population under the age of 65 lacking insurance as compared to only 18 percent nationally. Eighteen percent of a total population of 300 million comes out to 54 million people living in America without health insurance. This is more than the total population of France at 46 million, or the 45 million Spaniards.
In the 21st century, in the last remaining super power and the wealthiest country on the face of the planet, having this many people without any health insurance coverage at all is absolutely shameful.
In America it is almost a basic human right to have safe some sort of a roof over your head, and running water which is safe to drink. Not fancy private room coverage, or top of the line health insurance, but very basic health insurance for EVERYONE should fit into this same category as one of the basic human rights.
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Link to PBS: http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/uninsured.html
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Old To Do List
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Four years ago over a period of several months I developed a chest pain that got worse and worse. I remember being at the Eifel Tower in Paris that fall and being in a great deal of pain. Eventually it got so bad that in December 2002 I had to ask a friend to drive me to the hospital. The doctors there found that I had a really bad case of pneumonia, an infection inside of my
lungs. They wanted to put me in the hospital immediately administering antibiotics intravenously. I told them that if I really was THAT SICK that I intended to sleep in my own bed rather than being in a hospital. They weren’t particularly happy with this but I really didn’t give them any other option.
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They took all sorts of blood tests, and when I came back to see them again in a few days (together with my friend Jean in case of language or communication problems) the doctors informed me that I not only had a bad case of pneumonia, but that I also had a form of cancer of the blood called Chronic Leukemia. They told me that chemotherapy might be necessary.
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Today I was cleaning the house and throwing things away. I came across the piece of paper that I had in my pocket that day. It was my todo list. I remember quite well writing down some notes on the back of it there in the doctor’s office so that I would remember what he said correctly.
Four years ago over a period of several months I developed a chest pain that got worse and worse. I remember being at the Eifel Tower in Paris that fall and being in a great deal of pain. Eventually it got so bad that in December 2002 I had to ask a friend to drive me to the hospital. The doctors there found that I had a really bad case of pneumonia, an infection inside of my
lungs. They wanted to put me in the hospital immediately administering antibiotics intravenously. I told them that if I really was THAT SICK that I intended to sleep in my own bed rather than being in a hospital. They weren’t particularly happy with this but I really didn’t give them any other option.-
They took all sorts of blood tests, and when I came back to see them again in a few days (together with my friend Jean in case of language or communication problems) the doctors informed me that I not only had a bad case of pneumonia, but that I also had a form of cancer of the blood called Chronic Leukemia. They told me that chemotherapy might be necessary.
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Today I was cleaning the house and throwing things away. I came across the piece of paper that I had in my pocket that day. It was my todo list. I remember quite well writing down some notes on the back of it there in the doctor’s office so that I would remember what he said correctly.
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(click on the picture and it will enlarge)
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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Bin Laden Video
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This is really great: http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/194309/jokeid/57735
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What killed the dinosaurs: http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/212476/jokeid/39908
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The Proper Use of Vulgarity
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This is from JibJab.com and is really fucking funny: http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/222172/jokeid/66232
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This is from JibJab.com and is really fucking funny: http://www.jibjab.com/jokebox/jokebox/jibjab/id/222172/jokeid/66232
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Monday, October 23, 2006
Talk to Frank
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In the 60's and early 70's we thought it "opened your mind" and that it was cool to
smoke pot. Bhang, black, blast, blow, blunts, dope, draw, ganja, grass, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, marijuana, pot, puff, Northern Lights, resin, sensi, sinsemilla, shit, skunk, smoke, soap, spliff, wacky backy, weed, zero, Afghan, homegrown, Moroccan, etc.
In the 60's and early 70's we thought it "opened your mind" and that it was cool to
smoke pot. Bhang, black, blast, blow, blunts, dope, draw, ganja, grass, hash, hashish, hemp, herb, marijuana, pot, puff, Northern Lights, resin, sensi, sinsemilla, shit, skunk, smoke, soap, spliff, wacky backy, weed, zero, Afghan, homegrown, Moroccan, etc. -
My younger brother, who died almost ten years ago, claimed to be quite an expert at growing sinsemilla. In 1968 I painted a flower on the roof pillar of my 1966 Mustang.
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In England they have started running a really cool advertisement on TV which is aimed at young people. The video shows a shop that repairs and sells new brains aimed to replace brains which have been damaged by smoking pot.
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There is some scientific basis for this advert. Excessive usage of marijuana can indeed cause severe mental health issues. It can result in paranoia and in a small percentage of people schizophrenia.
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There is some scientific basis for this advert. Excessive usage of marijuana can indeed cause severe mental health issues. It can result in paranoia and in a small percentage of people schizophrenia.
You old flower power farts who got stoned in the 60’s and 70’s may not be aware that plant breeders have done a very good job with pot over the last 20 years. Their incentive has been purely monetary, not some philosophical attempt to open people's minds. The plant has been selectively bred so that now days it contains a much larger amount of the active ingredient that gets you stoned, freaks you out, blows your mind away, really fucks you up, etc.
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This is it on you tube: - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGpce6GDd4I
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This is a link to the BBC news site that shows a short video summary of part of the neat advertisement: http://tinyurl.com/yj6jpq
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Frank is the name of this British helpline. It deals with all kinds of drug problems, including alcohol. This is a link to their web site: http://www.talktofrank.com/
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Frank is the name of this British helpline. It deals with all kinds of drug problems, including alcohol. This is a link to their web site: http://www.talktofrank.com/
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Saturday, October 21, 2006
Cultural Insensitivity
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My leukemia doctor in the UK is one of the world's top experts in this field. He is also smart as hell, funny, and sort of a Rennaisance Man. Interested in many different things. This is from his latest blog entry:
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Should Moslem women be permitted to wear the veil in public?
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France, which is a much more secular society, would suppress the wearing of a Moslem uniform. In England we believe that people should be free to wear whatever they like unless it is dangerous or likely to cause a breach of the peace. Last year a man was permitted to walk naked from Lands End to John O'Groats, only getting arrested in towns where a breach of the peace was likely (from offended ladies).
France, which is a much more secular society, would suppress the wearing of a Moslem uniform. In England we believe that people should be free to wear whatever they like unless it is dangerous or likely to cause a breach of the peace. Last year a man was permitted to walk naked from Lands End to John O'Groats, only getting arrested in towns where a breach of the peace was likely (from offended ladies).
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We frequently see young women with their navels showing in January, often with pieces of metal stapled to it. People dress up in all sorts of weird costumes. Very seldom is dress or lack of it commented upon. We do not object to religious symbols. Sikhs where turbans, Moslem women wear the Hijab, Buddhists go about with bald heads and saffron robes and one Christian walks about dragging a huge cross behind him.
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There have been objections to hoodies. These are jackets with hoods that cover the face, a garb adopted by young people to cover their shyness and by criminals to hide from CCTV cameras. Shopkeepers refuse to serve young men wearing those large, face-covering, rash helmets. This is for the same reason, it conceals the identity, and some robbers wear them to hide from the ubiquitous CCTV.
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In our society anyone concealing their face is a figure of fear. English people do not wave their arms about while talking in the way that Italians or Spaniards do, but we do use body language. It is subtle. It is done with the face. Full communication is face to face.
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Phone calls limit communication. Letters are better because the English language is so full of nuance that by choosing the correct word you can communicate so much more than just the plain meaning. I sometimes take days to write a letter so as not to cause offence. E-mailers have developed emoticons to soften the effect of straight prose.
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Moslem women who insist on covering their faces are being as culturally insensitive as the English woman who drives a car in Riyadh with the top down and cleavage showing.
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You really should take the time to read his entire entry on this subject. It is really quite interesting. If you would like to read his entire blog entry go to this link:
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Jane's WWII Aircraft
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I was at a flea market this morning and I saw this book. It is an excellent reference book. And because it is in the English language (the flea market was in Germany) the guy sold it to me at a good price.
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Of course I was interested in the British airplanes during WWII, the American ones like the P-38 and the Mustang. Also the AT-6 since I have flown one of these while I got a little training in aerobatics.
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I also am interested in Professor Hugo Junkers since he lived a few miles from where I do now. He built the first all metal airplane.
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In the book I found a reference to the El Paso International Aiport in 1943. At the time it was called Ed Anderson Field. I wonder who he was?
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Something More Than Just Materialism
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On TV last night I heard a good quote. So good that I turned on the light and wrote it down before it slipped my mind.
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-------- "We are what we protect, who we stand up for."
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I don't feel comfortable talking about it on the internet, but sometime in private over a cup of coffee, ask me about my prior employer. And who I protected and who I stood up for.
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-------- "We are what we protect, who we stand up for."
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I don't feel comfortable talking about it on the internet, but sometime in private over a cup of coffee, ask me about my prior employer. And who I protected and who I stood up for.
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Dan Brown
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I really enjoy Dan Brown's books. They are a great combination of historical fiction, travel guides, love stories, and exciting mystery novels. I read all of his books back before he got famous, and I really became kind of a fan of his.
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It turns out interestingly enough that his most popular book describes many of the places I have been to. I guess I've been to Paris and the Louvre 10-15 times. And I've been to most of the other famous places in the book: The church of Saint Sulpice in Paris and the Rose line that runs through it, in London the river Thames, the templar church called Temple Church and Westminster Abbey, and just south of Edinburg, Scotland the remarkable Rosslyn Chapel.
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In my experience at least 80% of the time the movie doesn't even come close to the book. This is a generalization about classic, famous books and the movies made of them.
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But I can't say that about this one. The DaVinci Code just came out on DVD over here in Europe. It arrived yesterday and I watched it last night. I really have nothing but the highest praise for it. Really very good.
I really enjoy Dan Brown's books. They are a great combination of historical fiction, travel guides, love stories, and exciting mystery novels. I read all of his books back before he got famous, and I really became kind of a fan of his.
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It turns out interestingly enough that his most popular book describes many of the places I have been to. I guess I've been to Paris and the Louvre 10-15 times. And I've been to most of the other famous places in the book: The church of Saint Sulpice in Paris and the Rose line that runs through it, in London the river Thames, the templar church called Temple Church and Westminster Abbey, and just south of Edinburg, Scotland the remarkable Rosslyn Chapel.
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In my experience at least 80% of the time the movie doesn't even come close to the book. This is a generalization about classic, famous books and the movies made of them.
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But I can't say that about this one. The DaVinci Code just came out on DVD over here in Europe. It arrived yesterday and I watched it last night. I really have nothing but the highest praise for it. Really very good.
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------ Link to Rosslyn Chapel pictures: http://tinyurl.com/q8jus
------ Link to Paris pictures: http://tinyurl.com/rk5j8
------ Link to London pictures: http://tinyurl.com/fpzps
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I just watched the companion DVD that gives details. Interesting info: Dan Brown was raised as an Episcopalian. His next novel is in the works and is a Robert Langdon story again. This one takes place in America. Hot dog!
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Shot Herself In The Foot
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On Friday night there are some really great comedy shows on the BBC. Last night I heard a comedian in the UK say about Heather Mills, "She doesn't seem to realize that she has shot herself in the foot."
This of course is a reference to Paul McCartney's second wife. He was always loyal to his first wife Linda. I saw the two of them from about 20 feet away on the very first Wings concert in 1972. Linda had really fine hooters. Which later got cancerous. Even with more money than God and the finest medical care that both America and England could offer, lovely Linda died of the breast cancer. At about the same age as I am now.
Years later Paul was introduced to a model who had lost her lower leg in a motorcycle accident. After a couple of years of marriage and after having a child together, it turns out that this so called "model" had been doing her modeling for Arab shieks in hotel rooms and was well compensated for modeling in private for international arms dealers. You can see her porno movies if you search the internet. And now this woman is going for gold. She is claiming all sorts of terrible abuse by Paul. And rather than going about this in a semi-dignified way through the divorce court, she is trying him in the media.
So, actually it appears that Heather has indeed shot herself in the foot.
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On Friday night there are some really great comedy shows on the BBC. Last night I heard a comedian in the UK say about Heather Mills, "She doesn't seem to realize that she has shot herself in the foot."
This of course is a reference to Paul McCartney's second wife. He was always loyal to his first wife Linda. I saw the two of them from about 20 feet away on the very first Wings concert in 1972. Linda had really fine hooters. Which later got cancerous. Even with more money than God and the finest medical care that both America and England could offer, lovely Linda died of the breast cancer. At about the same age as I am now.
Years later Paul was introduced to a model who had lost her lower leg in a motorcycle accident. After a couple of years of marriage and after having a child together, it turns out that this so called "model" had been doing her modeling for Arab shieks in hotel rooms and was well compensated for modeling in private for international arms dealers. You can see her porno movies if you search the internet. And now this woman is going for gold. She is claiming all sorts of terrible abuse by Paul. And rather than going about this in a semi-dignified way through the divorce court, she is trying him in the media.
So, actually it appears that Heather has indeed shot herself in the foot.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Freddy Fender
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"I put my past in a drawer and put a lock on it," Fender said.
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"I've learned to not look back anymore. I've learned to look forward, start fresh and not be as stupid as I used to be before. I don't know what's happening next, but I haven't finished yet."
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Fender went to Angola State Prison in Louisiana in the early 1960s on marijuana possession charges, came out and played music again, abused drugs and alcohol and at one point divorced and then reunited with his wife.
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"The first day that I stopped drinking and drugging 15 years ago was the day that I was born," Fender said. "It has allowed me to handle situations in a normal fashion. Before, I'd just get drunk over it."
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"I encountered a lot of barracudas in my career that were out for blood. "
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"I don't hang out with anybody anymore. Once I sobered up, I became quite the hermit," Fender said. "I like to work with those nuts and bolts and try to fix things."
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Before The Next Teardrop Falls (Baldemar Huerta): http://www.duchessathome.com/music/beforethenextteardropfalls.html
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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
You're Only As Free As You Feel
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I was standing in the bathroom of Starbucks this afternoon taking a wee. And a really nice 60’s-70’s hippie/political song was playing on the Muzak. The refrain or chorus of the song was, “You’re only as free as you feel, you’re only as free as you feel.”
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I’ve searched the web for this with Google and Yahoo and various sites that claim to have lots of lyrics, but I can’t find what song or group this is from. I’ve heard it at least a trillion times, that’s for sure.
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Anyway it sure is a true statement!
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If anyone knows what song this is from I would sure appreciate your contacting me.
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George Reynoso figured it out right away. I got the lyrics a little wrong. It is a Jefferson Airplane song originally published in 1971 on the studio album Bark.
Jefferson Airplane: PRETTY AS YOU FEEL (J. Covington/J. Casady/J. Kaukonen)
You're only pretty as you feel
Only pretty as you feel inside
You're only pretty as you feel
Just as pretty as you feel inside
When you wake up in the morning
Rub some sleep from your eye
Look inside your mirror
Comb your hairDon't give, no vanity a second thought
No no no
Beauty's only skin deep it goes just so far 'cause
You're only pretty as you feel
As pretty as you feel inside
You're only pretty as you feel (Break)
So now you're feelin' pretty
Now you're feelin' good
Now you're ready to face the world girl
Now you're feelin' good
Go out there 'n' knock 'em silly girl
Go out there 'n' show 'em how ta thrill
Go out there 'n' show 'em how ta thrill'cause you're only pretty as you feel
You're only pretty as you feel
You're only pretty as you feel
pretty as you feel inside
You're only pretty as you feel
feelin' so pretty, feelin' so pretty,
You're only pretty as you feel
feelin' so pretty, feelin' so pretty, feelin' so pretty,
feelin' so pretty, pretty mama.
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Sunday, October 15, 2006
The Best Cure For A Bad Idea Is A Better One
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Yesterday I was listening to NPR and I heard some guy say, “The best cure for a bad idea is a better one.” I really like that. I get so weary of hearing people spout off their simplistic negative energy. Talking about how bad the war is in Iraq or Afghanistan. Or what a jerk George Bush is. I've heard it called "the blame America first crowd."
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Please don’t just criticize, suggest a solution. Or be quiet and quit bothering everyone.
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Saddam Hussein is a really bad guy, for sure. He did indeed have weapons of mass destruction. It is a proven fact that he had used his poison gas to kill thousands of his own people. He had a group of well educated, intelligent people who had indeed done a lot of work on their nuclear program. And he was behaving to the international community like he still had some big nasty weapons to hide.
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Talking rather than fighting, and international organizations like the UN which encourage communication are an essential part of the long term solution. And this dictator was laughing at the UN and openly refusing to go along with the wishes of the international community.
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And those crazy, religion-filled Muslim fanatics did knock down the twin towers in New York, and they flew an airplane into the Pentagon. They really did. This is not just some kind of right wing spin or a fantasy. These guys are psychopaths.
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So OK, the war sucks. And the anti-American attitude among Arabs and Muslims is growing stronger. And Rumsfeld and the Veep are both arrogant as hell. So, whats new?
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If we elect a new president, and then promptly remove all of our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan do you think this will solve the problem? Well I don’t.
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So we let the Palestinians and the Iranians kill all the jews in Israel. And then we allow them to permanently take over the country. And we let Iran go ahead and develop Nuke bombs. And we let the Taliban and any other group of fanatics get their own little nukes. And we just sort of retreat into ourselves. I don’t believe for one moment that this will stop the conflict. It will only embolden these fanatics even further.
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Easy answers and quick fixes are really nice. But unfortunately they only are effective on TV and in video games, not in the real world. So please stop the mindless dribble of only criticizing. Only Protesting Against. That part is easy, and all this negative energy is actually harmful. It only debilitates us. Suggest some positive alternatives and solutions. Any dumb-ass can say what he is against: War, hunger, poverty, discrimination, fascism, etc. Even Beavis and Butthead would have no problems saying what they are against.
If you want to be a part of the solution, then figure out what you are FOR. And work to get it implemented. This really is a much more difficult path, but it is the only effective way forward/
Yesterday I was listening to NPR and I heard some guy say, “The best cure for a bad idea is a better one.” I really like that. I get so weary of hearing people spout off their simplistic negative energy. Talking about how bad the war is in Iraq or Afghanistan. Or what a jerk George Bush is. I've heard it called "the blame America first crowd."
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Please don’t just criticize, suggest a solution. Or be quiet and quit bothering everyone.
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Saddam Hussein is a really bad guy, for sure. He did indeed have weapons of mass destruction. It is a proven fact that he had used his poison gas to kill thousands of his own people. He had a group of well educated, intelligent people who had indeed done a lot of work on their nuclear program. And he was behaving to the international community like he still had some big nasty weapons to hide.
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Talking rather than fighting, and international organizations like the UN which encourage communication are an essential part of the long term solution. And this dictator was laughing at the UN and openly refusing to go along with the wishes of the international community.
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And those crazy, religion-filled Muslim fanatics did knock down the twin towers in New York, and they flew an airplane into the Pentagon. They really did. This is not just some kind of right wing spin or a fantasy. These guys are psychopaths.
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So OK, the war sucks. And the anti-American attitude among Arabs and Muslims is growing stronger. And Rumsfeld and the Veep are both arrogant as hell. So, whats new?
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If we elect a new president, and then promptly remove all of our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan do you think this will solve the problem? Well I don’t.
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So we let the Palestinians and the Iranians kill all the jews in Israel. And then we allow them to permanently take over the country. And we let Iran go ahead and develop Nuke bombs. And we let the Taliban and any other group of fanatics get their own little nukes. And we just sort of retreat into ourselves. I don’t believe for one moment that this will stop the conflict. It will only embolden these fanatics even further.
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Easy answers and quick fixes are really nice. But unfortunately they only are effective on TV and in video games, not in the real world. So please stop the mindless dribble of only criticizing. Only Protesting Against. That part is easy, and all this negative energy is actually harmful. It only debilitates us. Suggest some positive alternatives and solutions. Any dumb-ass can say what he is against: War, hunger, poverty, discrimination, fascism, etc. Even Beavis and Butthead would have no problems saying what they are against.
If you want to be a part of the solution, then figure out what you are FOR. And work to get it implemented. This really is a much more difficult path, but it is the only effective way forward/
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So don't just Oppose (which is looking backwards) rather Propose changes for the future.
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