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And the Rest of the Story . . .

2010-02-14T21:47:00.002-05:00

Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995 By Jonathan PetreLast updated at 5:12 PM on 14th February 2010 Data for vital 'hockey stick graph' has gone missingThere has been no global warming since 1995Warming periods have happened before - but NOT due to man-made changes Data: Professor Phil Jones admitted his record keeping is 'not

Ein bemerkenswertes Angebot von Ukraine hat Talent

2009-12-11T11:44:00.002-05:00

This is just Amazing . . .

Und Sie dachten, dass Sozialismus… tot war. HA!

2009-12-09T17:59:00.004-05:00

Glücklich als Made im Speck, dass dieses schließlich zur vordersten Reihe kommt!This just in from the folks at Big Hollywood. Thought I'd pass it along as the discussion continues . . . Kids to Meet Marx in School – Care of Hollywood and The History Channelby Patrick CourrielcheChildren are uniquely malleable beings, readily convinced of magically colorful tales – Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy

SAKI ! ! !

2009-11-19T07:04:00.014-05:00

Sometime ago in these pages, I introduced a good friend of mine from the 16th century, Michel d'Montaigne. I thought it might be of interest to introduce to readers another of my favorite authors, Saki (nee' H. H. Munro) through a series of his short sketches. Munro (Saki) captured the essence of an era long gone - the pristine yet portly period of Victoriana through the Edwardian Age. Things

Verkaufen Sie den Vatican…. Ein was für Konzept!

2009-10-27T23:45:00.002-04:00

This, just passed on to me, HAS to be the most brilliant bit in recent history. It's a slice of what passes for pure Art in the school of Clear Thinking. Next to allowing Heath Insurance procurement across state-lines as a cure all for our Health Insurance woes, this bon-mot is nothing short of delicious in it's simplicity.">

Tragödie gegen Wirklichkeit

2009-09-29T20:39:00.009-04:00

Working in a library brings a lot of odd/bizarre/touching experiences. One never knows, from day to day, what one will encounter. F'instance: 1) the isolated patron who comes in and delivers an excuse for her overdue items: "I RENEWED THESE ONLINE . . . . . WHY DO I HAVE LATE CHARGES? " Well, of course, they were renewed AFTER the grace period and so they have late/overdue charges. 2)"

Die einfachen Freuden an einem landwirtschaftlichen vegetabe Standplatz kommen SCHLIESSLICH nach Washington….

2009-09-19T09:32:00.023-04:00

Zu markt, zu markt, um ein fettes Schwein zu kaufen….Ah, the simple, unfettered joy of a breezy stop by your local fruit stand. This, just in, from the Washington Post . . . . of all places . . . Hi-Ho, the Derry-OBy Dana MilbankFriday, September 18, 2009 Let's say you're preparing dinner and you realize with dismay that you don't have any certified organic Tuscan kale. What to do? Here's

Welcher Patrick Swayze wirklich ganz ungefähr war:

2009-09-16T21:52:00.005-04:00

From one of my favorite Artists who recently [and too soon] Translated, I offer you this Gem. ( Thanks to my beautiful sister for the heads up) Watch and be moved. A wonderful and gifted aspect of God visited us and gave us such a gift.

Etwas Furchtsame Warnungen von der Vergangenheit

2009-08-15T04:58:00.005-04:00

From 1961, a short clip from former President Reagan before he was president. Back in those days, when we needed a doctor we just got in the car and went to his office, saw him and then were either billed or paid it then and there. When I was a very young child back in the '50s, I became seriously ill and wasn't expected to live. The doctor would come over to the house [whenever mom or dad

Dieses Gerade Innen von Pravda

2009-06-01T14:45:00.006-04:00

The following, published on 27 April, 2009, is from our friends at Pravda over in Mother Russia . . .American Capitalism Gone With a Whimper . . . It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people. True, the situation

Eine Schwingungsrückkehr

2009-05-11T22:25:00.008-04:00

Große Göttin! Wie lang ist er gewesen, da ich geschrieben habe?It's been 3 months since my last entry. Well, never mind. Things have been a-poppin' around here, some good, some bad. We're still a one-income household but hopefully that will change with the upturn in the economy. We're holding our own but it is, after all, a matter of time. The last time this happened it happened to both

Persönliche Kreation und Sie

2009-02-19T00:58:00.005-05:00

I belong to several online groups. Periodically, small but powerful shots of brilliance are fired across my bow and I just sit here and ponder over the beauty sent my way. The following is one of these. Please consider:""At the end of knowledge there is a question that only imagination may answer."-or alternately-"At the end of learning there is a question that only the Artist may answer."

Palm Beach & Fire

2009-01-19T02:24:00.011-05:00

My beautiful sister, as you know from previous posts, is involved with an ashram out in Crestone, Colorado. This year, they had their semi-annual meeting in the Palm Beach area of Flahridah and I was invited to attend. Having a four-day weekend, I, of course, said yes!It was wonderful. Great energy the evening preceding the Fire Ceremony. I stayed at a friend of my sisters home in Palm Beach, Fl.

Endeavouring

2008-11-15T08:08:00.006-05:00

Anyone who thinks that Magnificent Magick isn't out there for anyone to see just isn't looking. At all. Last night I suggested to Other Half (here-to-fore known as OH) that we arm ourselves with adult beverages and walk up to the golf course to watch the space shuttle zoom off into the sky. One of the rewards of living in Tampa is that we have a golden vantage point to witness such wonders.

Eine Andere Democrat-Ansicht

2008-10-22T19:41:00.014-04:00

I don't, as a rule, comment publicly on civic matters. But, I have to pass on this column from a Democrat in North Carolina. He is no friend of the Republican party and has written many articles against the stands that party has taken. However, this piece should be presented far and wide and I'm posting it here because it fearlessly stabs to the heart of this election year. The columnist is a

Feen, Elfe und die Kleinen Leute in den Wollen

2008-10-19T08:57:00.020-04:00

The current state of affairs in the financial markets have oozed their miasmal stench all the way down to the humblest levels of life. We think of the huge houses of commerce and the Gnomes of Zürich industriously brewing mercantile magic without any concern whatsoever for what may come to pass for the rest of us. It's unseemly, really.Well, long ago things were different. Normal, everyday people

Willkommen zurück, Herr Marx

2008-10-01T21:33:00.006-04:00

Been away for quite sometime but this seemed a good time to check in again. While things at the homefront have been in great flux, things at the national level have been at an even greater flux. I feel you'll find the following a remarkable item of note . . .Bailout marks Karl Marx's comeback Posted:

Joyeux 475 Anniversaire, Michel !

2008-02-28T09:12:00.012-05:00

Around noon on this day, a wondrous thing occurred. A very dear friend of mine was born. He has kept me in good company and council for years and has been an inspiration to me beyond what words can convey.His friendly manner, his honesty and penchant for clarity instantly won me over. He spent his life engaged in a close examination of his own life and, thankfully, set those pursuits to pen and

Haidakhandi Aarati auf der Straße

2008-02-22T15:05:00.016-05:00

The Kirtan Hall at CrestoneSome years ago, my amazing sister Melinda became involved with an ashram out in Crestone, Colorado. It is a sister ashram of the mother ashram in the north of India In the Kumaon foothills of the Indian Himalayas, That ashram was/is the home of Sri Babaji who, in an earlier incarnation (1861), brought us Kriya Yoga, a meditative & spiritual form of yoga that I

Und, Ein Wunderschönes Erfolgreiches Neues Jahr!

2008-01-01T09:23:00.000-05:00

Upon arising this morning I was greeted by:4 champagne corks on the counter, three empty bottles of some very competitive wines, three nearly empty glasses of what appears to be Sambuco and Frangelica, a trail of a brown 'something' on the carpet leading from the dining room to the guest bathroom (?), and the remaining slips of paper containing clues from a rather spirited session of Charades.It

Frohe, Fröhliche Weihnachten Zu Allen!

2007-12-25T09:41:00.000-05:00

The sun has finally come out on this glorious Christmas morning. Santa, somehow, managed to find his way through the fog and yuck to deliver many goodies here in Tampadorf. And now the morning has burned away the mists and everything seems to be smiling.What I am calling my Christmas Orchid, is in full bloom. Just one flower but what a show! I've been waiting for around 3 years for it to

Seasonal Joy from Nearly All Over . . .

2007-12-22T12:10:00.001-05:00

Nothing says Christmas like Good News from Nigeria.The following appeared in my email box this morning (in what surely must be the most interesting example of English apart from the package instructions for Taiwanese condoms) announcing I'm apparently a very rich man. Here is the exact spelling and wording of that missive:*************************************************UNITED NATIONS (WORLD

It's All But Over!

2007-12-13T21:56:00.002-05:00

In order to further the ongoing crusade to shame all of us into submission of accepting our personal role and guilt toward Global Warming, here then is a list compiled by another dweeb who collects useless trivia: in this case, on that very subject. It seems it is only a matter of time that 'thems in the know' will include nearly everything that we humans (read: Americans) do to contribute to

Eine Note des Winter-Schnees im Kansas City

2007-11-24T09:43:00.000-05:00

As if to punctuate our absence of nearly 20 years, my beautiful Kansas City has managed to welcome us back into her ample bosom with quite frigid air and light dustings of perfectly gorgeous snow off and on since we've arrived - a nice taste of what was our life here in the mid-west.The layover in Minneapolis' airport was very relaxing. What a wonderful airport: lots of high-end shops, great

Die Einzige Sache, Die Konstant Ist, Ist Änderung.

2007-11-11T08:45:00.000-05:00

While this site has been a model of deadly silence for the past month, behind the scenes the author has been busier than a hooker working two bedrooms. My wonderful position as a cataloger for Tampa's library system has come to a close due to managerial re-direction and, at my own request, I have been re-assigned to the library situated but two or three blocks from Das Schloß.It was a simple

2007-10-15T20:47:00.000-04:00

In 1982 I was asked to play for a wedding of two guys at the Metropolitan Community Church of Kansas City, Mo. The two participants were head bartender and owner of one of the most popular bars in that city. At that time in history such an occasion was on oddity . . . I had been special organist to the Bishop of the Kansas City/St. Joseph Missouri diocese for years, and had been the organist

Lady Justice

2007-09-25T20:37:00.003-04:00

Sometime around 1971, I think it was about the beginning of May of that year, I had a phone conversation with my mother. I was at school in Parkville, Mo. She was living in New Jersey. She was living alone as my sister and I were in college in Colorado and Missouri, respectively. I asked her how she was doing and she replied that she was somewhat "at odds" lately. I asked her why that was

. . . . RESOLUTION

2007-09-19T14:44:00.003-04:00

McKay Hall, Park University Parkville, Mo.As a follow-up on the "Depends on Who You Are" post, I'm posting a note I got from the director of Alumni Relations at Park University and wanted to post it here prominently so that those who read these pages can know how things turned out. As I had mentioned in the comments area of that piece, Park was appalled with this activity and said that Harris

Good News from Nearly All Over . . .

2007-09-14T07:22:00.000-04:00

This wonderful story appeared today in the Daily Mail:The macaque nestles his head against his feathered friendThe Abandoned Monkey Who Has Found Love With a PigeonThey're an odd couple in every sense but a monkey and a pigeon have become inseparable at an animal sanctuary in China. The 12-week-old macaque - who was abandoned by his mother - was close to death when it was rescued on Neilingding

Depends On Who You Are

2007-09-13T20:30:00.000-04:00

What an interesting query I had today. My alma mater: Park University in Parkville, MO has retained Harris Publishing (p.o. box 41065, Norfolk, VA 23541-1065; Julie Carr, Harris Connect Directory Office for Park University) to put together the newest alumni directory. I got a card in the mail asking me to call an 800 number to verify my personal information and, of course, get hit on for an

Beste Nachrichten Geschichte der Woche

2007-08-24T07:53:00.001-04:00

Woman Sets Fire to Ex-Husband's PenisMOSCOW (Reuters) - A woman set fire to her ex-husband's penis as he sat naked watching television and drinking vodka, Moscow police said Wednesday. Asked if the man would make a full recovery, a police spokeswoman said it was "difficult to predict." The attack climaxed three years of acrimonious enforced co-habitation. The couple divorced three years ago but

The Orchid, the Sage and the Ant

2007-08-18T08:48:00.000-04:00

Growing and tending after orchids is a very rewarding pastime. But, one must have patience. They can be quite fickle: there is no sense in trying to figure out just when the things will bloom . . . or whether they'll bloom at all! Nope. Deep inside their little genomes the Great Mother has locked away a mysterious and unknowable little key and keyhole that remains maddeningly secret to thems of

From the Annals of Cataloging Hell

2007-08-18T08:15:00.001-04:00

Having battled the computer all week long at work, dealing with crashes, huge records I'd created out of whole cloth not being allowed to be saved, our IT goons deciding not to allow attachments on incoming emails causing a bazillion bibliographic records from making it from the publisher to me so BOXES of new titles couldn't be loaded into our system . . . well, I'm just glad the week is over.

AUTOMATIC READING

2007-08-06T12:50:00.001-04:00

For a number of years now, I have been practicing something which I call: Automatic Reading. Some years ago an organization I belong to asked it's members how they went about 'reading' in terms of how they selected what they read, how they read, etc. Was there methodology to their choices/interests. After having given it some thought, it

Kente Update

2007-07-25T14:34:00.001-04:00

I have the loom dressed with a 72 thread sample for my kente cloth that I'm going to weave for a guy in Cape Coral, FL as a wall hanging. (See last entry below) What a great project - threading was a snap: 434343 212121 434343 212121 . . . I'm using a 10 variation pattern with that one threading and using different harness tie-ups for the different variations. AND: the really cool thing about

Kente Cloth & a 19th Century Take on German

2007-07-12T11:05:00.000-04:00

A good friend of ours from NYC has a 2nd home down in Cape Coral, FL, about an hour & change from here in Tampa. I promised him a wall-hanging for his dining room wall and the colors I'll use will be traditional African as he is fond of those colors. Having already started spinning up the weft (I'll use a commercial linen or cotton warp) I've started looking at patterns and getting some ideas

Samstag, Fahrrad-Parks und Zitronen, die im Wodka schwimmen!

2007-07-07T13:34:00.000-04:00

What a beautiful Saturday we're having here in the central west coast of Flahridah. This morning was so beautiful that we got up, threw on some shorts and biked our way over to Flatwoods Park which sits right out our back door. The 18 mile ride we took goes through some very lovely Florida scenery – one would never guess that a major city is only 30 minutes away.

Der Erlkönig

2007-06-30T08:22:00.000-04:00

Here's another of my favorite German poems. It is a widely known tale, the Erlkönig being a much-feared bogeyman under many a child's bed. Goethe wrote it in 1782 & Franz Shubert, always on the lookout for a good text, set it to music and still stands today as one of his most loved lieder.It's a tale of great tension and horror: a blustery night, lots of wind: a father cradling his sick young son

Saltwater Energy

2007-06-29T12:37:00.000-04:00

So, here's this guy, retired, and in the course of trying to find a cure for Cancer, he stumbles upon this! A true, self-actualized being - a true magnet for Source Energy. Many thanks to Jeff Solomon for sending this to me.

Der Rattenfänger von Hameln

2007-06-26T13:51:00.001-04:00

Today marks the 723rd anniversary of the Pied Piper of Hameln's not so legendary recourse against what can only be called: Dodgy Government.Hameln, a small town due southwest of Hannover, Germany had a problem. Rats. What to do? What to do?Along comes this guy dressed up in a getup that would draw attention even in West Hollywood. Pied, meaning many colored, was his couture and to top off the

A Sunday Afternoon Diversion

2007-06-24T16:27:00.001-04:00

A friend sent a video alert to me and I thought it might be nice on here, too. Amazing talent . . .This will blow you away!

Verlorene Liebe von der Vergangenheit

2007-06-24T10:56:00.000-04:00

From the 12th century comes one of my favorite verses, written by a nun to a cleric (!).Who was she? Who was the cleric she was writing to? What happened to them? Did she make her confession to him? We'll never know as the verse is anonymous. The only vestiges of their love and existence are these scant 6 lines. I wonder what circumstances arose to put them into their clerical state. Were

Log Cabin Knittin'

2007-06-23T11:26:00.000-04:00

Upon reading about a knitted curtain recipe found in Mason Dixon Knitting, I placed a hold on the title at the library so I could take a gander at it. Sadly, it was for a small window and the authors didn’t recommend using it for large areas. T’was ok since I didn’t care much for the pattern – it was supposed to resemble champagne bubbles (!) and I guess it did . . . BUT: what really caught

Reward of Song

2007-06-19T07:43:00.000-04:00

Some years ago during National Poetry Month (April), I stumbled upon a book of old poems that contained some wonderful, but mostly forgotten, poems. One in particular jumped out at me and said: "Read me!".To one who loves to write, this poem's message of our future value to those not yet born through what we pen today is quite moving and inspiring. THE REWARD OF SONG Alfred Noyes Why

And THIS Just In . . .

2007-06-14T12:50:00.001-04:00

Squirrel goes on rampage, injures 3Thur Jun 14, 2007 11:00AM EDT BERLIN (Reuters) - An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch.The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police

Attraction

2007-06-12T11:29:00.000-04:00

I read the following today on a blog that I subscribe to. It's a blog that provides daily messages of thoughtful purpose and inspiration. But, today's left me muddled. Here's an extract:" We sometimes look outside ourselves for what’s wrong with the world, but the outside world is really just a mirror reflecting us back to ourselves. When we encounter negativity—anger, depression, fear—we

First Post

2007-05-26T13:57:00.000-04:00

My friend Lars of Portland, Oregon has taken the immense leap to start his own Blog and I was so impressed with that and what he's done that I, too, am going to begin one. I do a great amount of writing anyway and this is one way that I can keep a journal for myself and whatever other poor soul to read.During my late teens and into my twenties I kept a journal which ended up being nearly 800