From Google+ Internet Freedom Movement

Internet Freedom Movement from G+: Read this article by following this  link. https://plus.google.com/u/0/115040231829422107651/posts/EwVPriPQF3z

If you want to read the story without going to Google+.

http://j.mp/Ip1cSf

I think it best to read it on G+ first, so you get an idea of what it's all about.
on G+, they add:the lesson from what a judge tried to do in U.K.

Read + Share + Spread=Censorship doesn't work! 

The Bicycle Thief: From Green Deals

Casey Neistat and the New York Times  put this video together to show how easy it is to steal a bike from New York City. Pittsfield, a small city of 50,000 people, has an astronomical number of bikes stolen, although the police couldn't give me a concrete answer as of late.
In six weeks, four bikes were stolen from different people in  my building.
I found this video on Green Deals, where I found 2 bags made from celluloid film pre-1980's. Fully recycled, they say that, held up to the light, you can see images of the film from which it was recycled.
Too bad they didn't market them as the bag with the film of your choice.

I never get feedback, at least not on the blog, but from what movie would you want your bag made?

Considering Roe v. Wade is still the Law of the Land

If a fetus is a person, and a corporation is a person, does that mean we can still use, according to law, money, which is free speech, as an insurance protection of our rights, or can we abort a corporation, like an insurance company that denies us birth control or termination of pregnancy?

And when will people stop using the term, "pro-life?"  Too many of "them" are pro-death penalty! They are anti-abortion, and pro-death...unless the mother's life is at stake, which they have no problem with her dying. "Why shouldn't she go to hell? One person asked me. I would have thrown him out of my window, but it was my virgin roommate's 50th birthday. That isn't even the worst thing he said.

This could have been better if I had given it thought. I'll work on it.

Travon Martin, Disenfranchisement, Truth, Reconciliation and a New Path for America

   

This is merely a suggestion. We have never had a Truth and Reconciliation Process here. If it works in South Africa and Rwanda, why not here? The only strike against us is that it should have been done 100 years ago. Another perfect time would be when the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965.) In spite of the best efforts on the right, strongholds of the Democratic Party, like students and minorities, are being disenfranchised now. But I refuse to think it's too late. In fact, it may be exactly what this country needs right now.

What do you think? This is off the top of my head. I haven't thought it through fully. Any suggestions?

If you think these are two separate things, I strongly disagree.

Evaluating e=cigs

Below is a copy of a note I wrote on Facebook. The link sends you to a consortium of e-cig makers that have comparison charts regarding quality, flavors, strengths, and different types. There are also e-books that explain how they work, how to make your own "juice." THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PLACE TO LOOK, AND I'M NOT ENDORSING IT IN ANY WAY.

I CAN'T OVEREMPHASIZE: THE FDA HAS NOT SAID THESE ARE SAFE. I'M GOING TO LOOK UP THE USUAL DEFINITIVE SOURCES. 

YES, THE STORY ABOUT A BATTERY EXPLODING IN A MAN'S FACE IS TRUE. THAT COMPANY HAS BEEN BANNED FROM THE GROUP, AND I SUSPECT THEY ARE OUT OF BUSINESS. IT IS IN TEXAS, AND WHEN I CAN FIND THE NAME OF THE COMPANY AGAIN, I'LL POST IT. IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN ANY GUIDE I'VE SEEN, ONLY AS A WARNING AND DISCLAIMER OF AFFILIATION.

   Just checking it out for IMHO posts for products for people in pain and disabled. I've checked out some apps/programs to make posting easier.For now, I'm trying a few different brands of electronic cigs. I know many others like me have smoked a while, and when in pain, it's helpful to cope. Doing it without consequences is great SO FAR. At least you won't feel sick, and your lungs, breathing is so much easier. I've slipped, but I've gone two weeks now on prescription Nicotrol (only nicotine, which affects norepinephrine, dopamine, and other brain functions affected by anti-depressants and PAIN.Now trying Vapor, so I can take my time dropping down in dose. I AM NEITHER CONDONING SMOKING NOR SAYING THE VAPOR E-CIGS ARE SAFER. I just feel better smoking these, in moderation. When I find good deals, if people are interested, let me know. I can direct you to guides and ways to compare, etc. I don't know if I'll add a separate blog to sell things, but thepaingame.org will stay ad-free:When I find something useful, I will write IMHO. Open to requests. 

I HAVE OTHER THINGS TO POST, BUT I'VE BEEN BED-RIDDEN FOR TWO WEEKS, AND SORTING OUT MY OPTIONS. I'VE GONE COLD TURKEY, BUT LIFE IS JUST TOO STRESSFUL HERE AT CHILLCRUST VALLEY REHAB.

Once I find an apartment, I am outta here! Miss you all--will be changing email address for friends; tackling 30,000 emails is a daunting task, especially when Google says repeatedly "Why bother?" It's not junk, either. I hope we cruise into Spring with no interruptions. Enjoy whatever you are doing, and I wish you all happy, productive, healthy and pain-free days ahead, if not lifetimes.

Andrew Breitbart Dies at Age 42

Does anyone think Pat Robertson spoke to God and he was told that Breitbart was struck down by Heaven for his deceptive, evil ways? 

Reuters) - Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart, an influential voice in U.S. Republican politics known for his attacks on liberals and Democrats, died unexpectedly of natural causes in Los Angeles early on Thursday, his family said. He was 43.
Breitbart was walking last night near his Los Angeles home when he collapsed, said his father-in-law, actor Orson Bean.
"He collapsed on the sidewalk and...  whoa...

Orson Bean? Really? Who knew?


I'm sorry. I must seem cold-hearted. But maybe without his input, the coming elections will be tolerable. 

WHAT A DELIGHT FANG IS!

I want to point out that I'm not really this late to find the fun in Fang. I had heard of them, but I caught this song in a movie The Nameless. Fang is a Spaniard version of Portishead, with two exceptions. They have their original sound;; Fang is not a derivative band. They are also bilingual.


While I have a playlist, I chose to post this song, b/c, with the exception of my virtual friends, every one I know has a Little Black Dress. It's the perfect single piece. You could wear it 365 days a week, for both work and play, and not have the same dress on every day. Accessorizing it is the key. I did see the photos done in a magazine. (I'll add more along these lines in Ladies in Red; it's more appropriate posted there.


I have the full playlist on my blog, and at some point I'll post the entire playlist. You may see it further down the sidebar, where I have my blog playlist. I'm still collecting videos for the list. The playlist's name is FANG.


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You Can Look at This.....

 

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and you can look at this:

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to be continued....

A Quick Note About People Confusing Opinion with Facts and the Real World.

 A Quick Note About People Confusing Opinion with Facts and the Real World.

Speaking to one of the residents here said, "Warren Buffet just wants his name in the paper." I burst out laughing.
I think I have a grasp of why people vote against their interests. But this? I refuse to waste time on this guy's views. Rude as I think I was, he didn't seem to notice or care.
I'm sure I'll see him tonight, and I'll point out that Obama pays more taxes than he has to.

I hope to catch up, let everyone know what's going on with me. I've got so many posts written, I only have to transcribe them. Dragon is not working, so I need a new disk.
The new format will slow things down until I get used to it.
Missing all my virtual friends. I'm not elitist, but I need an infusion of clever wit, creativity and intelligence you all share with me. I NEVER take any of you for granted.

Blue Kuan

Juan yiin

Testing

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Changes Related to Google Buzz and Reader

PEOPLE FOLLOWING MY READER OR BUZZ: B/C CHANGES ARE HERE, SUCH AS BUZZ IS GONE, YOU MAY GO TO MY BLOGS.  MOST OF MY SITES ARE LISTED ON MY BLOG. WHEN I CAN, I WILL ENSURE THEY ARE ALL LISTED ON MY BLOG. SIGN IN AS ANONYMOUS IF YOU NEED TO. THE MOST UPDATED POST SNIPPET IS LISTED WITH MY BLOG ROLL--THERE ARE TWO.  I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE LIVING UNDER REPRESSIVE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND IF I CAN HELP YOU COMMUNICATE, COME TO ANY OF MY BLOGS, FACEBOOK OR TWITTER. ALSO NOTICE MY CELL NUMBER ON MY BLOGS. SEND TEXTS TO THAT NUMBER AND I'LL GET IT. I WILL POST NOTICES ON THE LEFT ONCE I MAKE THE CHANGES. LEAVE SUGGESTIONS ON MY BLOG, OR GO TO GOOGLE+. Sweet tides, and may your higher self succeed.  

PRICELESS IMAGE WORTHY OF SCOTUS

I have posts ready to type up, but Chazz came across this perfect sign:

How To Save a Life

Black man. White murder victims. No physical evidence. Sentenced to death despite massive doubts.Sound familiar?

This is Reggie Clemons. Like Troy Davis before him, Reggie has been in prison for 20 years, waiting for his home state to end his life.

Will you write a letter to save a life? Sign up now to Write for Rights!Rally for Reggie during Amnesty International's Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon. Don't wait - this event begins on Saturday, Dec. 3, less than a week from now.

Yes, I'll pledge to write a letter for Reggie and for other urgent cases! Sign me up - and count my letters toward your 250,000 letter goal.

Read Reggie's story and other priority cases by clicking on the link. The above is quoted from a mailing from Amnesty International. Every letter helps, and to become a member, you can pay as little as you want. You don't have to be a member to receive mailings and to write letters.
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Chillcrust Valley: Home of Short-Term Thinkers

At Chillcrust Valley, we are allowed to smoke. Supervised smokers can only go out at specified times, and even though they should get 30 minutes, they barely get time to smoke two cigarettes. Independents like me can smoke officially between 9am and 2 pm.
The keys to get out to the Gazebo and smoking area are placed on a thick, long stick. There is also one that's shorter. Both have a lighter on one end, and the key on another.
The problem with the key is that someone  is always taking it. Because management doesn't know how to deal with the problem, stealing the key compounds the problem, and lends a filthy smell of bad faith (which is fairly frequent around here.)
Maintenance staff usually have the key. It was after hours, but we found out that the Artist Known As Leimeister, a very talented painter, was still here. He was paged, and while my friend went to meet him at the access door, I finished talking to a staff member about what possibilities we could set up for the rest of the night, because the next day is The Great American Smoke Out, and I wanted to get my last cigarettes in. That particular staff person had no idea, except to page him, something the nurses wouldn't do.
So I joined my friend, who was already outside.
 I said, "What did Leimeister say?"
"Nothing. He let me out."
"And what about tonight?"
"What about it?"
"Did you make arrangements for tonight," meaning, did he explain to Lee that he had the only key.
He looked puzzled.
I said, "You are a Republican, aren't you?
After a pause, I made clear that I wasn't talking about politics. I wanted to know if he had a party affiliation, that he was Republican.
"Why? How did you know?"
Now this is something I've learned from reading conservatives, and writing in Neo-Cons when only one person identified himself that way.
How did I know he was Republican?
Short-term thinking.
My friend the Republican should have made some kind of arrangement with the Last Key-Holder. Instead, he though about that cigarette and his need for it, and forgot others would need the key, or that he would need the key.
Even worse, the entire administration here are all short term thinkers. This once was a hospice, and a home for people with dementia. That population could complain and demand justice in one minute, and completely forget. This top-heavy institution isn't used to younger  people coming in for rehab, b/c we remember what was said and promised, and what wasn't done.
The younger ones can't be fixed with momentary bubble gum, a rubber band, and paper clips. So the managers here deal  with short term solutions, and when it turns back on them, they don't understand why.
Even in the People's Republic of Massachusetts, conservative short term thinking is a problem.
Part I of a continuing series....

A Surprising Idea About Knowledge of Christ.

How many Christians, especially Catholics or Anti-Semites, realize that Jesus Christ was Jewish?
I mentioned this to a student while he was hanging out with some friends. They all said they would "check with Father Bruno."
Father Bruno was a Cuban Priest, one who "relocated" to Mexico sometime in the 1970's.. I practiced my Spanish and German with him.
This lack of awareness is not limited to Mexico. In fact, I see it with some regularity here in the United States.
German anti-semites think McDonald's was started by a Jew, one who chops and grinds up corpses, to serve them as hamburgers.

This ignorance or unwillingness to make this fact clear, I find, is quite disturbing.

Elmer Fudd Day on Google and No One Told Me?

Any search I've done tonight has the following:

Show mowe wesuwts fwom:

followed by whatever source had multiple listings. It's as if it's in the voice of Elmer Fudd, who sings "Kill the Wabbit, Kill the Wabbit." I like to point out to people that 'wabbit' is a real word. Commonly used by the British, when the "Iron Maiden" (Maggie Thatcher) retired and asked how she felt, she said, "A bit wabbit," meaning tired.
The difference here is that both the letters 'r' and 'l' are replaced by 'w'.
I'm sure everyone knows what's going on but me, so if anyone has an answer, please let me know.

The New Pollution: A New State of Consciousness Is Coming

I wrote this and a few other posts before the occupations around the world began. I am absolutely delighted as recent developments unfold. The media claims there really isn't a political movement, that it is a social movement. This is a wise move on the part of the protesters. This IS a socio-political movement, much like the Tea Party. The exception is that the Tea Party is "carrying the water for the very people exploiting them."  The Tea Party, once elected to Congress, showed they don't have a clue about true leadership and the making of laws.

I'm grateful for the protesters who are out there at great risk to themselves. I've been trained in civil disobedience, and right now I can't partake in that.

So I'm redacting the original post, b/c this movement has changed the endgame. The post started with this:

When will this end? Maybe 2012, which will not bring Doomsday in the form many expect.
 The House tells the majority of  Americans to  "Piss Off". The decision by SCOTUS on Citizens United may as well have said, "No Money, No Job, No Good."

Obviously, the game is changing, and talking about Congressional action, (if you can find any) seems like a lot of nothing.

As I said, I'm grateful for the protesters that are out there. On Wall Street, which is the Home of Freedom of Speech, when it was under Dutch Rule, the protesters are pitching tents. They've already promised to return in the Spring with grass seed.

The response from the so-called Masters of the Universe? "The 1% doesn't care." (displayed in a window.) If they are so smart, they should remember how the French Revolution started. Perhaps they wouldn't be so cocky.

to be cont.

Maybe This Time ..

This will post. I am writing daily. We are in quarantine, but this must be one of the silliest attempts at controlling a small population. There is plenty to write about.  Setting up a decent work environment, proper equipment and a totally sterile, everything in its proper place are conflicting goals. Since visitors see my room before any others, the administration insists on neatness. I should have told them from the start.

I AM A WRITER. I ONLY CLEAN WHEN I'M THINKING THROUGH SOMETHING OR I AM PROCRASTINATING.

So while I'm waiting for my desk to be fixed, I found myself an extra curtain. Now I can save those poor suffering visitors that are so offended because my bed is made, but there are papers on it, and this constitutes a mess. I will simply retreat behind my curtains and every one will be happy!

P.S. The point was to see if Blogger on my phone works, and it does! Once again, I'm trying Blogger-droid (I think? and can't get through. I will give it another chance. The rest of the stuff is true.
to be cont.

Hells Angels Provide Breaking News?

I saw this on Facebook from  Welcome to Planet WTF?                                                     The quote has the original link.

• BREAKING NEWS: Hells Angels President Killed in Gun Fight

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  Police in Nevada say the man killed in a gun battle between two rival motorcycle gangs at a hotel-casino in Sparks was the president of the San Jose chapter of the Hells Angels.

We've had Hells Angels around forever. So why all the attention now? They murdered and buried three people. One of the victims--wrong time, wrong place. Since when has the media given them so much press? And why? It's like saying "The Latin Kings are going after the Crips." Gang news used to be covered in public restrooms. It's "It's Breaking News?"


   Now Gang News makes the  front page. WHY?? 24/7 NEWS ATTENTION CAN'T FIND SOMETHING ELSE? What about African politics? Shouldn't someone do some more international news. After all, what about Mugabe, whose personal hero is Hitler??? 
   
    I'm just sayin'..........IMHO

WHAT CLASS WARFARE?

 A review of the movie Clap on Netflix:

Clap DVD(2005) NR

Filled with street tales from a variety of artists -- including Camron from the Diplomats, Young Buc from G-Unit, Maino from Hustle Hard, J-Hood from D-Block, Ice-T, Cyssero, Jojo Capone and Pisstol Pete -- this hard-knocks collection of clips also reviews the five essential codes to survival in the 'hood. Sure, you might live in the safety of suburbia … but that doesn't mean you can't see how the other half lives.

Genre: 

Music, Urban & Dance, Rap & Hip-Hop

Availability:

 

DVD

ENO IS GOD: "Dead Finks Don't Talk"

I have been looking for this song for much longer than necessary. We have the album, "Here Come the Warm Jets," and there are a few reasons I had to find this. [the albums hiding out in a storage facility."

First, about Brian Eno. I wrote Eno is God, b/c when I went to NYU, in the middle of Washington Square Park, someone had spray painted it on a crosswalk. I want to do a post on the brilliance of Eno, but for now just a few facts for those unfamiliar:

Were it not for Brian Eno, we would not have the Talking Heads, U2, 801, and so many other bands. He has played with the greatest, including extensive work with David Bowie and David Byrne. He was the first to use a typewriter on a Moog. And when he broke his leg, he was the first to use continuous loop. He put on Pachobel's Canon, and as a result, he wrote three variations, along with an original composition, all contained on the album Discrete Music.

You've probably heard Eno, and you aren't aware of it. He's written albums like Music for Film, Music for Airports, and one of his works was used for the original miracle of birth movie, where you see the fetus developing.

Given all this, Brian Eno is primarily a rocker, and don't forget it. Like most iconoclasts, he has a very unique path that he's taken. He's very good at defying labels and pigeonholes, so to say that he is a rocker alone is not sufficient.

I recently read an interview with him on Creativity, but this is all for now. I just had to get that song. Oh, the most important reason? A friend wrote 'headless chicken' and that reverberated throughout my brain, and I just had to track it down.

How Can Anyone Claim Life is Boring?

One more update, and when I can, I will delete the first. On Sunday morning, I had a heart attack. Chazz was awake, and had me at the hospital in two minutes. I'm feeling so much better. I can't type right now, but as soon as I'm on my feet I will go into detail.
I hope every one is in good spirits, and have a loow pain time. Sweet tides, Linda 

From NationofChange: "Tea-Bagged Boehner

 When I saw the title on this great rendition of "The Orange Man," I had quite a different picture in my mind. Take the original meaning of "Tea-Bagging" or "Tea-Bagged." Then, use the pronunciation that Weiner suggested he "embrace," and I think you can see what I saw when I read the title, before I saw the sketch. It's just too funny, in a raw way.  http://www.nationofchange.org/tea-bagged-boehner-1312296439

Even funnier, after all that Kabuki Theatre, with Orange Man twisting and turning just to please the Tea Baggers, not a single one of them voted for this phony crisis. They know how to create conflict, but don't have a clue about governing and rule of law. Big surprise. And yet, look what damage has been done to the Market. (Longer post needs editing.)

About the Artist:
ABOUT STEPHEN PITT
Stephen Pitt is NationofChange's art director. Stephen is a southern California artist whose work focuses on matters political, social, and economic. In 2004 Stephen began drawing and painting political imagery to communicate his sincere displeasure with disturbing changes set in motion by ideologues acting in bad faith. With a background in figurative drawing and respect for color, Stephen traded the 6B pencil for a digital stylus and went to work. Published by the San Francisco Chronicle and Z Magazine, Stephen’s work has since been seen on Truthout and Firedoglake

The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun

Watch the videos afterwards. They are a hoot!

A Cool Find on Windows 7, and Some Good News

 
ON TO THE COOL THING: I use Chromium, so there are a number of ways I can bookmark or otherwise tag a blog. Windows 7 will place the name of the blog on your START MENU. Well, it knows your default browswer, (that is, if Live doesn't steal your mail, and Bing continually pops up as your default search, and IE your browser.)

I just love the idea. Instead of bookmarks, I can have entire columns, and when in the mood to read them, I just jump from my Start Menu, and I'm there. That's cool to me.

As some of you know, I occasionally write goals and some of my failings onto a post that has little to do with the subject. But it's not entirely non-political. It's like having a Bill in the Senate that's for, say, naming a bridge after Ronald Reagan. Just to get the bill through (usually a more important Bill,) you'll find a certain Senator tack on, "Any state that begins with the letter "U" will no longer pay taxes."

How many states begin with the letter 'U' ? (I have found that people outside the U.S. know the states and their capitols better than most Americans.) First, it shouldn't take political junkies long to realize it was Orrin Hatch. Why do you think he and Teddie were such good friends? Hatch is FUNNY. And secondly, I swear to all that I am and know, IT'S A TRUE STORY. The Bill was more important, but he really put it in there!

So this post is sort of like the state of scribadiva. On a completely different matter: I've got well over 3000 bookmarks I've just recovered (YAY!) The hard part is I have a lot of blogs listed there that I promised to check out, and I will do my best. It will take a long time, but if I set a goal of two a day, I might get through them by the end of the year.

I'm still negligent and not very good at tagging, so if any boy has a notion, besides Wikipedia or its computer counterpart, please let me know.

Thanks to TimeThief for the importance of permalinks, or backtracking, all of which I briefly read about before, but neglected. I can think of a lot of sites that deserve it. Now I'm going to take her advice and use it.I just need to read more about it. I'm also looking at other social media outlets to see what would be a good fit for both politics/current events on this one, and disability, pain, medical advances and the law.

GREAT NEWS: I was whining about needing an intern, and after the surgeries, I'll be able to get one or two to begin with from one of the high schools, as long as they get credit for it, which I'm assured they will. In the high school I attended nearby, I took two years of independent study on China, from the very beginning to the "Gang of Four." I also took a year in Genetics, but mostly for horticulture.

MORE GOOD NEWS! have a partner! We are still working on details, and we both have other time constraints getting in the way. I have a few friends that want to learn about blogging, so I've set up 'scribadiva demo,' blog. I just have to let them know I'm ready to go!

N.B. Thank you for your birthday wishes. I didn't know I could use it as a Cause, and found out too late. My friends usually give me gifts during the year, and normally I do, too. I went to see my PCP, tell him I'm willing to go into a kind of nursing home--it rehab before surgery. I can't put this off; soon it will be too late. When he wrote my script, he noticed it was my birthday, and he gave me this cool piece of petrified wood that is as solid as stone. You can see the rings on it. It's Jasper stone, but I think there are Jasper trees in the South. I have to look it up today.

If I go to Pre-hab, I'm taking my computer: The phone and the NextBook will not do. No computer, no pre-hab. I told my doctor that's a deal-breaker.

I'm sure I'll delete this in a few days, at least the personal stuff. For at least 5 hours, I spent writing, and it will keep me in posts for at least a month. Add to that all the drafts I haven't finished on both blogs....so much to write, so little time.

Hope you are all having a great summer!

Michael Jackson Plays Edgar Allen Poe? From Wired

Yes, this is what you get when publishing with Blogger-droid. Guess I'll try the other one available on the market.

Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7

Destiny - Broowaha

Destiny - Broowaha

American Association of Pain Medicine

State by state legal regs involving opiods, you can get there from USPF, or go to http://tinyurl.com/3ldxm33

A Guide to State Opioid Prescribing Policies | Medscape

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A Guide to State Opioid Prescribing Policies Too many rumors going around. Check your state for the real law.  THIS LINK CAME FROM United States Pain Foundation on Facebook, or directly to their site.

Justice Department Investigates Bullying Against GLBT Teens

CNN Presents produced a story on the pattern of abuse suffered by teens in Michelle Bachmann's District. This clip is an update from Lawrence O'Donnell's Show. The result has been a number of suicides, even of teens that weren't gay. The Justice Department is investigating the School Administration's laisse faire approach to this issue, which you would think would be their top priority. . The best part is Bachmann's "intellectual" dishonesty, where she is worried about First Amendment Rights. Apparently, no one told her about hate speech and crime being a federal offense!

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Clearly, she hasn't an ounce of compassion for anyone.  Her husband is an unlicensed therapist for "Pray Away the Gay," which he had admitted, albeit in the name of "what the patient wants." Maybe. Maybe not.


Michelle Bachmann claims to be a Constitutionalist. But she didn't read far enough to get to the 14th Amendment, Paragraph 4, which states that we can NOT ignore our bills; they must be paid. And yet, she doesn't want to raise the debt ceiling. 

AS OF MIDNIGHT, IT IS A BACHMANN HOLIDAY ON FACEBOOK CAUSES.  So Enjoy!

Meet the Secretary of Treasury Lil' Jon: Outta Your Mind

this song has ADULT LANGUAGE.

Okay, maybe I'm a little angry, but this song is now my ringtone! I'm a little fed up.  I'm posting this for another reason.
 In this song, you can hear him repeat "What" an awful lot.

So Chazz and I were thinking: When Obama became President, we thought he would become the perfect head of the Treasury. 

"Hey, I'm from Countrywide, we need $3 Billion."

"WHAT?"

"Forget them. We're from Goldman, Sachs. We need $25 Billion, and WE are too big to fail."

'WHAT?"

"TOO BIG TO FAIL!"

"WHAT?"

'Okay, who is really in charge here?"
In a very calm, reflective tone, Secretary of the Treasury Lil' Jon, first pauses, and then says:

"I am, and I reject your request not only on the basis of audacity, but also your complete lack of manners. How dare you ask for Corporate Welfare while you created the worst economic disaster since the Depression. You expect the American people, whom you defrauded, to pay you so you can defraud them again? In fact, you've stolen from the entire world, and thrown all of humanity  into a depression based solely on your greed. Quite distasteful.  You are a disgrace to the nation. " He turns to his aide, and says, "Call Security. Good Day, sir, and I use the term loosely."

Yes, Lil' Jon is very surprising. He doesn't only say, "What?" And I'm sure he'd give the money to, say, Stimulus Programs. 

I know Goldman, Sacks paid us back, but they're such a good target since they are TOO BIG TO FAIL. In comparison, I'm a speck of dust, but I still have to "share in the sacrifice." I wonder if they take organs as payment. Because.....I'm Outta My Mind! "YEY-AH!"
Maybe you have to see the other video.  Ever see Dave Chappelle's impersonation of Lil' Jon?  http://youtu.be/9WVmWKB9xj I also have a playlist of Chappelle on my YouTube Channel. Sorry, I can't embed this.

Or you can watch this: THIS IS DEFINITELY X-RATED,NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUTH.

Stop the Execution of Mark Stroman

No more killing

 "Why do we kill people to show that killing people is wrong?"© Rais Bhuiyan

 Isn't that a good question? How insane is that??!?

"Mark Stroman is scheduled to be executed on July 20 for killing Indian immigrant Vasudev Patel in a series of shootings of people he believed to be Middle Eastern after the attacks of September 11, 2001. One of his intended victims, Rais Bhuiyan, survived and opposes the execution. Join Rais in taking a stand against the perpetuation of the cycle of violence by taking action to stop the execution." from Amnesty International

Please follow the link,and sign/amend the letter.

Use Fried Eggs to write story together

140 characters.
10 participants or more.
Write a line or two for the story.
Number each entry.

We did this when I was in high school. I'd pass my journal around, and either one or a team of two would write a line or two. Just enough to express the idea, while leaving room for the story to take a twist. And twist they do! They were always really hilarious, and extremely meaningful at the same time.
There shouldn't be a deadline, but b/c we are not in the same room, some kind of time allowances should be established.  Fried Eggs is a great forum, It will also bring people to the site; I've mentioned this to a few people who are interested, although at first I said Twitter.

There is a danger, without numbering, or skipping an element in the story, that a person may split off and create a new universe!  Like the cat in the box!
Now how much fun is that?

Help Write Lyrics To this Melody

http://youtu.be/I8yBO1yBTNM MELODY WITHOUT LYRICS
Below, find the proposed lyrics to the melody. NOT MINE.

Melody by Kinia Grannis

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• v 1 main melody ) They say that if we seek then we shall find they say that, pain is just a state of mind, they say to lose is better. than having nothing to recall. and that time will make us whole and let all heal, (v2) Who writes best , the bleeding poet or the thief , who drinks deepest, from the welling pool of grief, ohhh'ahh'ohhh who sends the young upon a darkling dance, while their elders darkly grieve. their face a mask.set hard, so we'll all yet believe.

  
  

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BULLYING: AN AMERICAN PERSONALITY CRISIS

I understand. If I had kids, and one killed him/herself because of being bullied, I'm not sure I'd be rational, and could possibly hurt someone seriously. As it is, someone screws with a friend, and they will live to regret it. (I've pointed out before that,
You may think bullying has changed, but it really hasn't. It reaches the newer generations by more advanced methods, like Facebook, school websites, etc. I really felt for that Princeton student, who hadn't come out yet, and could not face others thinking about what he did in bed. I get it.
But really, only the technology has changed. It still boils down to one bully, surrounded by lemmings, because for the most part, when action is taken against the bully, their cohorts suffer, too.
The answer, though, is not putting restrictions on the bullies. Deny it all you want, but American culture reveals bullies, and culture before ours. It is if very much like LBJ "whippiing it out," and proudly shouting, "You think Ho Chi Min's got this?"
What makes a good stock analyst or broker? How about hockey players? Or, for that matter, doctors and lawyers. the latter succeeds through arrogance, as well as hiding resource materials from the library, etc. There's a fine line between arrogance and bullying.
In general in America, who "wins?" Many times bullies do.
So please, you can waste your time  with a PTA meeting, or your local Board of Education, and if you get some kind of punishment for bullies, well, BULLY FOR YOU.
But don't tell yourself you are truly protecting your children, They are going to meet bullies at work, in the street, girlfriends, boyfriends, their husbands and wives. It is a fact of life, and without being totally aware of it, WE CONDONE IT. WHOEVER HAS THE MOST TOYS WINS? Do you look up to the "Masters of the Universe?"  Seriously.  You are in denial and blind if you think American culture doesn't revere bullies. In fact, there's only one type of person we look up to other than the bully:

THE PERSON WHO STANDS UP TO THE BULLY

Cleaning Up, Packing Up: My Drama, My Trauma

I can sit again! At least for an hour or two, so my priority now is cleaning up the messes my blogs have become. I'm almost done updating my Blog List, so if I'm following you, and you don't see your blog, you may still be in the the Links, but I think I've gotten almost everyone. Have to check and double-check. Don't be shy.
The pain blog is more than an embarrassment to me. I've seen clearly now what the mission of the blog will be. In addition, I've got about 100 links to retest. I've been collecting those for over a year in a to do list, which I might try to post the list, rather than re-typing them one by one.
At the same time, I'm packing. Where I am going, I'm still not sure. It could be around the corner, or Southern California. I have to admit I'm an East Coast kinda gal, although the North West is beautiful.
The next posting will be one of the drafts for Compassion. I Have 5, but I'm first going with the short story behind Kuan Yin. I think her story is an example of how giving compassion makes it grow inside you: if you squeeze water in your hands, you will lose it, and that's true with compassion as well. In a mechanical paradigm, it would the perpetual motion machine, one that generates more energy than it uses.
Also, seeking advice on a few matters, so don't be surprised to hear from me for your opinions, as I value them all.

David Byrne sues former Florida governor for copyright infringement

David Byrne's Journal: 05.25.10: Yours Truly vs. The Governor of Florida

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The Housebound Writer: Me an award? You're joking right???

The Housebound Writer: Me an award? You're joking right???

Andrew is currently using his award to pay it forward. Once I am able, I will lay out the details, and be receiving the same award. If you can't wait, there's the link!  Rules follow after the jump.

If the 20th Century Belonged to the Devil.....

then the first decade of the 21st Century belonged to Sandra Day O'Connor.  And believe me, she knows it.
Every atrocity the "W" Presidency committed is on her. That Administration's determination to rid every good thing about this country from FDR to Lyndon Johnson, killing not only our military people, the middle class, education...do I really need to go on?
In the 2000 elections, when it was determined that George Bush won the election, it was Sandra Day O'Connor's vote that made him President. Why did she have faith in "W"?
She thought he was like his father, a true conservative, one who had principals.
I'm bringing this up because the current Republicans in the House and across the country are thugs, just like Bush. Now Democrats are going to let them hammer in the coffin nails on social services, education, the EPA (created by Nixon, btw.) Even Nixon looks good compared to these idiots that says the Founding Fathers stopped slavery, and the wars for Independence took place in New Hampshire, not Massachusetts. This from the well-educated Michelle Bachman: Can anyone tell me what law school she went to?
Now everyone wants Obama's head for Libya, calling for impeachment? The Senate voted on it 27 days beforehand. THEY DENY IT NOW!  FORCING THEIR STAFF TO LIE, LIKE SENATOR BUDDHA. Now Paul Ryan wants to privatize Medicare, the most effective program the government has ever administered, and kill Medicaid for the poor?
If they kill Medicaid, all the Wal-Mart employees won't have medical coverage! That's no joke.
I'm just sayin...

This is Getting Repetitive....

...but hopefully this will be the last time. New computer (refurb) finally arrived, a gift from the guilty culprit who destroyed our tiny network. Destroy is such a harsh word, don't you think? Especially since he went out of his way to replace my computer with something a little more powerful.

I expect it to take a couple of days, moving wires, and furniture and such, but when I return, I should be back for good.

My thanks to everyone who has been supportive of me; the encouragement I've received has really given me a boost.

Shut Down the Government? STOP Congressional Pay and Benefits!!

LeftAction.com is taking up the cause! THE RETHUGLICANS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT, THEN CONGRESS GETS NO PAY, NO BENEFITS, INCLUDING THE STAFF. Yay! I've been trying to get that message through to people. I have the phone numbers of Senators and House Reps: I know that it seems cruel to include the staff, but this way pols get pressure from everyone...the people who answer the phones, write their policy papers...

I added to the petition to Boehner::

You are the government, so all in favor of shutting it down, surrender your pay AND benefits, including your health care. Your staff shouldn't be paid as well, so you see what it's like up close and personal. For a man who ostensibly climbed up the ladder, this fellow climber finds you totally without conscience for those who cannot climb.. Who knows? Maybe you can go on unemployment? After 2 years of refusing to do your jobs, by saying no, no, no, Republicans should return their salaries. Finally, the treasonous message of destroying our President should be punished.

What I'd like to see:  A Petition for a Referendum in each state demanding the above.

What you can do: Please sign the petition at LeftAction.com.

Link: http://leftaction.com/action/shut-down-your-pay-first.

When A Southern Woman Rambles...: Who Am I?

When A Southern Woman Rambles...: Who Am I?

Essential reading for the aspiring....

Maynard James Keenan -21st Century Schizoid Man- RARE & NEW

I knew this song would be coming up sooner or later. I saw today the first preview for the movie 'Limitless.' If the decade of the '90's were "The Decade of the Brain," no one was smart enough to notice, and this film wouldn't necessarily be fiction.  It still boggles my my mind that it took someone all these years to think, "Hey, you know we have these comatose patients, or those in vegetative states? They aren't really busy. Why don't we see if they are conscious?"
Dr. Jim, brushing egg crumbs out of his bushy beard, answered , "Why? The lights are on, but no one's home, your mind is not your own," and, with a chuckle,  was caught in some reverie of a Robert Palmer video, and one of the white-faced models is about to kiss him, and she says, "Jim, did you ever think of USING  the PET Scan?" Bam! Hmm? Ooooh." Oh. Right. Yes. Ah, I mean no. Sure, sure, you give it a shot.  I'll sign off on it, and get you a few people to staff it."  Dr. Jim wasn't sure what he had just agreed to.
   "You know, it's really good to see there are still young, idealistic doctors that care," reflecting how marvelous his genius at bull s*%ing was: As a physician, he had always thought that was his greatest skill.  Humming "Addicted to Love," and wondering where his true love was, he left the cafeteria with seemingly no deliberate direction. 'Where is my cherry-lipped model go wearing that black mini-dress. What he really missed was the feeling it gave him.
Dr. Sid, the Young, Idealistic, Doctor, thought, "If they had only studied the brain in the 1990's, he'd have that woman waiting for him outside the cafeteria." Who knows what we could have achieved."
   We know what evil lurks in the heart of men, but shudder at the thought of 98% of Dr. Jim's imagination directed at, well, any one thing.  We know that be it's a good thing that humankind can't use his entire brain.  Of this, we are sure.  Besides, without the concomitant growth in morality, empathy and compassion, how much more lethal would we become? A Twenty-first century schizoid race? We do know one more thing:  Dr Sid evaluated a middle-aged tennis player with the aid of a PET Scan, and said, "Play tennis." And she did just that. That woman played tennis in her mind. The portions of the brain necessary to play a game of tennis lit up like a Xmas tree.
   So a decade later, we know THEY ARE ALIVE.INSIDE.  We are all hoping that he will win the Nobel Prize, and every other prestigious award there is, even if the award is really a badge of shame to every doctor, every neurologist that ever walked the earth.
   Let me know if you see the movie and what you think.

Worst Persons For March 20 2011 | FOK News Channel

Worst Persons For March 20 2011 | FOK News Channel

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BIRDIES FOR CHARITY SELECTED US PAIN FOUNDATION

Hey, folks

This is awesome news for U. S. PAIN FOUNDATION, and FOR ALL OF US PAIN PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS AND OTHERS WHO UNDERSTAND OUR STRUGGLE FOR DECENT MEDICAL CARE, AND OTHER ISSUES.

PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. IT IS VERY SIMPLE-- FOR ONE PENNY, YOU CAN MAKE A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE!

Happy Saturday everyone,

I wanted to pass this on to all of you. US Pain was lucky enough to be asked to be one of a few selected non profits to be a part of the BIRDIES FOR CHARITY PROGRAM.
This is a unique opportunity for US Pain to raise much needed awareness as well as raise some money for our programs.

Pledges start at one penny, YES - 1 cent. I am not asking any of you to make a pledge, all I am asking is if you can forward the link below to family, friends, doctors, companies and others, asking them to fill out the form and pledge at least a penny per Birdie.

I would suggest writing a nice personal note along with the link as to why we need their help and pledges.

We also have paper forms if some do not want to use the link, they can mail it in.

The wonderful and exciting thing about this program is:

1) The Non Profit with the most pledges, not the most money raised just the most number of pledges wins $5000 and even more exciting

2) We get to have an Advocacy Tent at a Major Golf Outing where over 300,000 people will be in attendance over 3 days and we will get national media attention.

The link below takes people to our personal pledge page, where they fill out all the info, and the rest is taken care of. Just copy and paste and send to as many as you can.
https://events.r2it.com/BIRDIES/DefaultPage/TravelersChampionship/Default.aspx?site=TravelersChampionship&siteId=32&charity=USPainFoundation&charityId=28056
If anyone needs actual paper copies to give out, we will mail you as many as you like to hand out.

Thank you for your help and dedication to making US Pain a household name.
--
 Founder/President
US Pain Foundation inc.
P.O. Box 2182
Shelton, CT 06484
P:1- 800 - 910-2462F: 1 - 800 929-4062E: uspainfoundation@gmail.comwww.uspainfoundation.orgwww.invisibleproject.org 

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO FRIENDS, CO-WORKERS, NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TOUCHED IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER BY CHRONIC PAIN. 

A Non-Poem Raging, Whining, A Good Joke, and a Silver Lining

A Non-Poem: Raging in Gerund

While the U.S. is undergoing class warfare, I am

   seeing a parallel in China, 

   becoming aware that our Gateway motherboard was made under

   working conditions that, by the blood, sweat and tears of Foxconn laborers.

   resulting in a near- epidemic of suicides, and

   pinning a Web around Foxconn buildings in a million-people complex,

   confounding me while dreaming about how they are living, working, sweating, crying 

   guilting many, including me (see cover of this month's Wired)

   obliging me to writing and obsessing.

   gerunding, indeed, torturing my reader(s)

   consisting of me and my OCD-ing necessity of writing,

   blogging and instructing others, about life before Our Union had unions,

   cataloging a history of murdering and beatings so unions collective

   bargaining, lobbying and protecting our working classes and ensure their

   living a decent life, but now,  

While Rethuglicans are and will be lying, possessing, burning books,

   loving power and money, willing, killing, and smiling in ugly American,

   rethuglicking: union-busting, gerrymandering and guaranteeing

   hungering, dying infants, reclaiming women's bodies as wards of their state, 

   burying our wise elders who won't be

   telling our youth how bad things were, are and will be.

Whining

We are still struggling with the network meltdown here at home. It takes a long time without good recovery/partition software to reconstruct a hard disk. We do have multiple backups, but the problem is our carousel-like, revolving drive assignations. Normally, each hard disk would have a C: drive, and a partition for D: for recovery. Every time I turn the computer on, this changes. So I started with C: as F:, even though my hard drive was the Master. Chazz had J. Now, I have C: as my drive, recovery is E:, and the CD/DVD slot became K:. Chazz has D: as his hard disk, the recovery partition is J. The only consistent drive is the first terabyte external drive, which is L. 

I do have some posts on my phone, but was reluctant to send it, since the world goes round and round, and we'd have to make up a treasure map to find it, because the wireless isn't working well, either.

A Good Joke:

Subject: A good question !

The commanding officer at the Russian military academy (the equivalent of a 4-star general in the U.S.) gave a lecture on Potential Problems and Military Strategy.

At the end of the lecture, he asked if there were any questions.

An officer stood up and asked, "Will there be a third world war? And will Russia take part in it?"

The general answered both questions in the affirmative.

Another officer asked, "Who will be the enemy?"

The Russian general replied, "All indications point to China."

Everyone in the audience was shocked. A third officer remarked, "General, we are a nation of only 150 million, compared to the 1.5 billion Chinese. Can we win at all, or even survive?"

The general answered, "Just think about this for a moment: In modern warfare, it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters but the quality of an army's capabilities. For example, in the Middle East we have had a few wars recently where 5 million Jews fought against 150 million Arabs, and Israel was always victorious."

After a small pause, yet another officer - from the back of the auditorium - asked, "Do we have enough Jews?"  

   --- from Dr. Jeff via Chazz

Silver Lining

Democrats are remembering who and what they stand for.

People are standing up and fighting for justice.

Other people are getting inspired.

Still others understand what is truly in our best interest.

Racists and bigots are going off the deep end, exposing their hatred.

The world is watching Foxconn.

The world IS watching the Rethuglicans.

Illinois dropped the Death Penalty!

We had backups of our work.

Chazz got his new machine, and all his music is intact.

I am slowly, but surely, reconstructing my directories.
I wiped my disk clean, resolving now-ancient problems and minor annoyances.

I am finally scheduled in three weeks for a pain clinic assessment. Yay!

I have my very own Jew, and we are yin-ing and yang-ing. (Okay, mixed blessing.)

I found a few apps that I can use to play and compose music on my phone and pad!

I found a new cluster of groups: A Perfect Circle, Tool, and Puscifer.

And I still have a group of on-line friends that never quit inspiring me.

 And helping me heal.