The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao.
When rich speculators prosper While farmers lose their land; when government officials spend money on weapons instead of cures; when the upper class is extravagant and irresponsible while the poor have nowhere to turn- all this is robbery and chaos. It is not in keeping with the Tao.
Tao Te Ching #53 Translation by Stephen Mitchell
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A Call to My Fellow Bloggers
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Today, over on my personal blog Therioshamanism, I posted a call to
bloggers to write about their small, sacred places, the little patches of
open fields a...
An opportunity to help
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As mentioned in this post, I was waiting for Foundation Beyond Belief to
put up a crisis response page. If you were thinking of making an aid
donation, go ...
Ageism in the Church?
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Some days more than others, and for various reasons, I’m glad I’m not a
Methodist anymore. No, seriously, the trend this article from CT’s Live
Blog report...
5 Sharable Tips for Logging Your Next Geocache
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Here are 5 quick ways to inspire your fellow geocachers with your next log
entry. It’s easy to share too. Just forward this email to your fellow
geocachers...
TOM THE DANCING BUG TORNADO RELIEF CHALLENGE
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THE TOM THE DANCING BUG TORNADO RELIEF CHALLENGE We've all seen the
heartbreaking images and stories of devastation in the wake of the Oklahoma
tornado. I'...
My Living Rhododendron
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When you walk near my rhododendron when it is in full bloom, you notice,
"IT'S ALIVE!!" Alive with American Bumble Bees! At any one time, there are
dozens ...
Pompe Stevens, Enslaved Artisan
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I have a new article up at Common-place, exploring the history of enslaved
artisans like Pompe Stevens. The main argument is that modern museums
(particu...
Baby Grackle
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*I saved this baby Grackle from the jaws of Jack last night.*
*He wasn't harmed, thank goodness! The parents were*
*squawking and swooping around but...
Black Rat Snake in our side yard...
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Saturday afternoon Matty and I were walking in the side yard when we both
saw a Black Rat snake alongside the rock path. He froze as soon as he saw
us, and...
Theme Thursday for May 23, 2013 - TRUST
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*TRUST*
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*This weeks new theme is TRUST!*
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*Do you trust me?*
*Can you trust me?*
*Will you trust me?*
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*Can I trust you?*
*Do I trust you?*
*Will I t...
1115 : Captain George Vancouver
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The anchor chain that is a kind of flexible sculpture leading up to the
statue of Captain George Vancouver who was born in Kings Lynn where this
photogra...
Scanning Malt And Bluebells
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As many of you already know, I am addicted to scanning. I find it
difficult to contemplate life without a scanner and my first thought on
encountering ...
Rustic Imprints
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Shameless self-promotion in the interest of staying afloat:
I'm launching a new side-gig called *Rustic Imprints*, mixed-media pieces
using original imagery...
Self-evident
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Convict me of dandelions,
large puddles of ketchup,
June scent of Scioto rain.
At breakfast I get drunk on Bach,
chasers of Copland and Joplin,
hotdogs f...
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*Circles & Artifacts* at Bandcamp!
After the release of their monumental *Ascension of Shadows* 3-CD set, in
1999/2000 Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana collabora...
Ambicon videos on YouTube
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My live set at Ambicon is now up on YouTube, along with all the others.
Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5FZH2Yen-8 It was a very
fulfillin...
Radio Goddard.
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My Son Chris has not been well these past 10 days or so. He is mendiing
slowly.
Of course this blogspot flim-flam has taken a backseat during the process...
“Carinhoso”
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Carinhoso: affectionate—desire distilled to its sweetest & most gentle
manifestation in a choro from 1930 by the great composer Pixinguinha, choro
being ...
The Mystery of a Good Event
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What makes for a good event? Well, it helps when a moderator is working
with three wicked smart women with lightning-fast tongues and a great sense
of hum...
Man at Arms builds a Klingon Bat'leth!
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Expert Hollywood blacksmith Tony Swatton, known as the prop master behind
Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men, Spider-Man, The Hunger Games, The Matrix,
etc....
Zoe's Last Walk
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Zoe's Last Walk by Cole Scott Her daddy shot this series of photos this
winter while walking in the snow-covered fields across the road from our
house. Sh...
The Panic Status Board: 2013 Edition
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You might be familiar with where it all started: the status board we put on
our Panic office wall in 2010. Since then, as you may know, we turned that
stat...
Bigger than the Back Yard
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This blog needs an update. Something about the same post being up top for
too long bothers me. Depending on what it is I guess; enough of that...
I medi...
On my side of the sky
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I woke to the smell of spring drifting through an open window. Just that.
The crushing nausea and the pain I that I had known for days was an arms
reach aw...
Numinous Notes
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My exhibition at Galerie de la Ville continues until this Sunday, April
21st. I love the venue and the space that these large scale works are given
to bre...
Adult Swim: Jumping from the Cliffs of Insanity
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One of the things I personally like about manga is that "anything goes."
Insane or ridiculous premises are embraced, made the central theme of a
manga and ...
Open Letter to Neil, at Democracy for America
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Neil,
Big mistake, Neil. Introducing your communication with the subject ‘making
headlines’ is a real turn off for me. Bragging about headlines or media ...
Basic Primer on Science and the Scientific Process
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I've already run into some pretty screwed up notions about science. I'm not
saying Christians are the only ones who have them - there might be any
number o...
No, I'm not dead. Really...
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I even have writing related news, though I haven't really written anything
in two years. Which is probably a bad thing.
But a short story I got published i...
Cartoon: What Causes Rape?
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Masheka and I have a new Steubenville-inspired cartoon for Women's eNews
about what doesn't (and what DOES) cause rape. Click through thumbnail for
the ful...
Movie Taglines
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Remember this tear jerker? Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw in "Love Story". I
ran across this the other day and happened to notice the "tagline". A
taglin...
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Fear, faith and conscience ………Lately I have been thinking about good and
evil - which leads to my thinking of those who have influenced my thoughts
on same...
all day i hear the noise of waters
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All day I hear the noise of waters
Making moan,
Sad as the sea-bird is when, going
Forth alone,
He hears the winds cry to the water's
Monotone.
The ...
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It's Australia Day/Invasion Day/Citizen Day or whatever you want to call it
here so that means a long weekend and an opportunity to catch up on some
blogs ...
Driving Mr. Copland
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!/system/files/324/excerpt/vw.png! And much to my astonishment I found
myself driving down Route 280 in my dilapidated turquoise blue VW bug with
its clatt...
Rex Trailer, 1928-2013, R.I.P.
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Bit by bit, pieces of my childhood are dying. I guess it's only natural, as
my childhood was so blasted *long* ago, but still...!
On January 9th, a man ...
These are the days of our lives…
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Our time consumes like smoke, and posts away; Nor can we treasure up a
month or day: The sand within the transitory glass Doth haste, and so our
silent min...
Watch Birds; Watchbirds
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There used to be a little balloon in certain magazines when I was growing
up. It simply stated: "I'm a little watchbird watching you." At least
that is...
Shedding Sheldon
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The first line of the blog post read, “I was flying in to Cape Corral Fla.
on southwest” and I was forced to swallow the bile that immediately rose.
Admit...
test
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{video} ==================3 replace VIDEO-ID (two places) {video} ============...
The Wild Hunt is Leaving Patheos
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Last night I gave my contractually obligated 60 days notice to Patheos,
informing them that I would be leaving their site. This decision has come
after a l...
The Wild Hunt is Leaving Patheos
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Last night I gave my contractually obligated 60 days notice to Patheos,
informing them that I would be leaving their site. This decision has come
after a l...
Business Class
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Two afternoons ago I dropped off my white Ford Fusion and headed for the
check-in. I'd just returned to Boston and was ready to get home. The car
had serve...
WIld Food Tours In and Around NYC
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Today I took a wild foods walking tour of prospect park with Wild Man
Steve Brill. It was incredibly interesting. There are many things in my
pantry, who...
The American Health Policy Trap
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The American health policy trap: a costly and complicated system that has
left a growing minority of Americans without financial protection in
sickness b...
A Change IS Coming
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The Playing For Change Band's 2012 "Back to Our Roots" Tour hits the road
this summer throughout Europe and Brazil. Grandpa Elliott has his passport
read...
Wine That Stands Up to Pesto
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It's officially summer. Unofficially, it's basil season. Right now, I am
overwhelmed with the stuff. Pictured to the left is one of my behemoth
basil pla...
Jewish Atlantic World Database Live on the Web!
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The Jewish Atlantic World Database is now open and free to use! In the
collection, you will find over 5,000 images related to Jewish life in early
America...
AS PROMISED: ADVICE COLUMN THE FIRST:
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Hi Ruth , Here’s my question. From reading your blog, you appear to be just
about the most self-assured person I’ve ever seen. How do you conquer fear?
I h...
Portraiture Again
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I have decided to just label my street photos of people as "Portraiture".
This somehow takes the sting out of wondering about all the legislation now
rulin...
Looking for Wintering Hawks in Addison county Vt
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I have been looking for wintering hawks for a few years now and it is
still
as much fun as it was that first winter. This winter was no different even
wi...
I did NOT fall off the planet!
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Can you believe how long I've been away from my little blog??
I can tell you why - its called being a middle-aged college student.
Academia has been eating ...
Project 29:2
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[image: Project 29:2 by kevmanking13]
Project 29:2, a photo by kevmanking13 on Flickr.
Morgan, crying cause mommy is in the bathroom. She has mommy-itis goi...
Once, long ago, there was a Monday from hell
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One Monday morning I woke up from a very light night of sleep with a
terrible headache. I hardly ever get headaches so I knew the day wasn’t
going to...
Another one bites the dust
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As another year comes to a close and I find once again that instead of
this time being one about celebrating some Christian festival or the
fervour of ...
Caravan - Juan Tizol and Duke Ellington
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SONG Caravan
WRITTEN BY Juan Tizol; arrangement by Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington
PERFORMED BY The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Chet Atkins and Les Paul
APP...
Showcase MKII
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Our Webfont Showcase relaunches today with a slight change in layout and
organization.
Most prominantly, we’ve aimed to simplify the whole shebang, from ...
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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.....I think the time has come to acknowledge that I'm not actually
blogging any more.....
PLUS
I'm off on Sunday for a Big Adventure Down Under, with L...
New music thrives
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A few clicks around this blog will tell you I’m nuts about new music. I’m
fortunate to have a cousin, Elisabeth Halliday, in the thick of it. She
introduce...
The Floating City Game begins!
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With immense pride I can announce that The Floating City Game is launching
at this moment! It’s been a huge undertaking, and I’m deeply indebted to
the g...
Creative Minds at Work
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*Skip sez:* I figured it was time to add another post to our long-neglected
blog, and since my partner D.M.L. is busy re-writing the script for our
upcomin...
The Republican War on Everyone Else
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The following comment appeared in the *New York Times *in response to a Paul
Krugman column criticizing Republican Rep. Paul Ryan's budget proposal:
Congre...
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6 months on...the hair has grown. One fledgling has left the nest, the
other soon to go. Facebook has given me the stripper name of...Starr
Glitterhorn. R...
A few recommendations...
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This is an article by Kathy W. that I really liked on Gather.com.... well worth reading, and following some of the links, even.... Dad's Brain, which tells o...
TWENTY WEEKS OF BUZZ - Week 17
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In the spring of 1992, Russell and Holmes fled their Sussex home pursued
by American Sherlockians. After May Morning in Oxford, they punted
downstream a...
Today, My Toaster Spoke To Me
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*Today My Toaster Talked To Me*
Today my toaster spoke to me,
Of all of the things that she could see --
A spoon-rest, the stove
The microwave,
the mi...
Missing Fiction
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So have you missed me? Didn’t think so. Actually, there are a couple of
reasons for my failure to post here lately. Will likely post about those -
in anoth...
On the road
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Well I have discovered - the hard way - one advantage of today.com over
blogspot . Today doesn’t eat long painfully typed on a blackberry while in
the car ...
Attraction
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Attraction. We as humans deal with our natural instincts and urges far
differently than our fellow animals. You would never catch a teenage male,
of the...
Bach’s Lunch…Yum Yum For Your Cerebrum
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It’s Friday. Let’s have some fun. What we’re listening to today
Unfortunately, it would appear that this album is no longer available in
the US, however y...
Rocket Scientist Is Moving
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I’ve really enjoyed my time on today.com and the exceptional blogs they
have in their community. I will be keeping touch with them, just like
always. How...
I like that Peter Schickele . . .
ReplyDeleteI have been sitting here crying with laughter at Victor Borge.
ReplyDeleteYou brought back many happy memories of my childhood.
I love Victor Borge. What a clown! What a talented clown!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this! I'm a big Peter Schickele/PDQ Bach fan--and he went to my alma mater, so I feel doubly connected!
ReplyDelete...hysterical. It's been so long since I've seen Victor Borge. Thanks for posting the comedy!!
ReplyDeleteI have an award for you on Ask Me Anything . Come and get it.
ReplyDeletemuch enjoyed!
ReplyDeleteBorge is the best!
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