{Tuesday, May 08, 2007}
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Kombucha - Soft Drink for the 21st Century? Popping the cap off a bottle of Kombucha — or "mushroom tea" as it’s known by some — is a complete sensory experience. There’s the snap, crackle, fizz of carbonated bubbles, the mysterious slimy globules that slow-float like a psychedelic lava lamp throwback, and the sharp vinegary tang that hits the nose like a slap. While fizzy, vinegary and slimy are not exactly the most tantalizing food descriptors, this trendy tea has a peculiar allure that’s winning devotees nationwide. At Google’s California corporate headquarters, the cafeteria slings upwards of 100 cups of homemade brew a day, and GT Kombucha, one of the most popular bottled brands on the market, reaps annual sales in the millions.  To clarify, Kombucha is not a mushroom at all, but a symbiotic colony of yeast and beneficial bacteria that grows in sugar-sweetened black tea.Long used by bo-hos and hippies, mushroom tea finally reaching the Google cafeteria, but actually "jumped the bong" when it became corporate several years ago. This concept has a lovely synchronization widely appearing in the news. Related: The Hippies Were Right / via link  |
{Thursday, November 30, 2006}
 Blood Tea and Red String"a David Lynchean fever dream on Beatrix Potter terrain as lovingly crafted as it is unsettlingly sour-sweet" - Dennis Harvey, VARIETY Equally obsessive if far more oblique, Christine Cegavske's Blood Tea and Red String is the fruit of a 13-year process, a stop-motion fable as beguiling as it is baffling. Crammed with overdetermined images of birth and death, Blood Tea concerns the struggle between a trio of grasping albino mice (done up like the coachmen in Alice in Wonderland) and a group of half-bird, half-wolf critters known as The Creatures Who Dwell Under the Oak. Cegavske's debt to Jan Svankmajer is obvious, but the film more closely resembles one of Alejandro Jodorowsky's psychedelic vision quests as re-realized by Ladislaw Starewicz.  Cegavske's ultra handmade style (she did the menacing crows in The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things) is the opposite of every trend in contemporary animation, and worth lauding for that reason alone.The DVD was released this month and I am very curious to see it. Labels: animation, David Lynch, films, psychedelic, tea |
{Friday, March 17, 2006}
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Pure Unadulterated Rambling Each year on this day I always think of when I was bartending and how it's a major day in the booze business. Lots of green stuff to drink and lots of green cash to be made. We served green beer. The distributor for the "King of Beers" brought beer on tap to us already green. And we made up some mixed drink specials. Long Ireland Iced Tea was made green by NOT adding a splash of cola (secert to making it 'tea' colored) and adding a bit of Midori -- a green liquor. A Greentini was a regular vodka or gin martini with food coloring added. It was great fun to work this holiday and after closing time, there were other bars to close. I was a loyal party girl. And I didn't know how to stop. I made it through to the other side and many of you know that I am a recovering alcoholic. Even though I don't totally abstain now, I don't believe I'll ever be in that shape again where alcohol had so much control over me and I had to check in to dry out. So I say, "Drink less and enjoy it more". Enjoy the celebration, enjoy your weekend and I'm sending love to my Irish friends. Happy Saint Patrick's Day Labels: tea |
{Tuesday, February 21, 2006}
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Supreme Court Sides With Church On Hallucinogenic Tea The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a small congregation in New Mexico may use hallucinogenic tea as part of a four-hour ritual intended to connect with God. The tea, which contains an illegal drug known as DMT, is considered sacred to members of O Centro Espirita Beneficiente Uniao do Vegetal, which has a blend of Christian beliefs and South American traditions. Members believe they can understand God only by drinking the tea, which is consumed twice a month at four-hour ceremonies. Excellent news! [MORE...] Labels: tea |
{Tuesday, December 06, 2005}
 Re-Blogging* John Lennon Day Dec 8 - 25th anniversary of his death. * Captain Beefheart and his mother, an elf or a freak, and the plastic, horned devil. * Tea Time and more to come soon from Lightning Is My Girl * For a sleepy beach town known for having more white people with dreadlocks than any other place in the nation, Santa Cruz is a Mecca for the self-proclaimed ideological liberal. [More »] * Students send chocolate vagina to douchebag Rush Limbaugh. [via] * Happy Dreams Can Become Reality. So what are you all waiting for? Didn't you hear? You can make the choice, right now, this moment sitting in your chair reading this, to maximize your level of happiness for all time. And if it is my permission you are looking for, then yes, go for it!! Follow your bliss, be happy, and the universe will take care of you. Because that is what the universe wants more than anything else, for you to be truly and deeply happy for all eternity. [via] Most definitely. We can choose to be miserable or choose to be happy. Totally up to you. * Peace On Earth is a nice outdoor setup, if a wee bit chilly. Labels: art, Captain Beefheart, liberal, peace, tea |
{Saturday, January 01, 2005}
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SMM is back from the holiday last weekend. Is anybody committing to a New Year's Resolution? I don't know about that. The only ones I ever managed to keep were the: 'nod face first in the mashed potatos at the family reunion' resolution, and there was the 'late night call for wrecker fee & bail money' resolution, and the ever popular 'marry a knuckle dragger by the family christmas tree while my mother's still sleeping' resolution was a roaring success for about a week. And this was all in the same year. I generally find it best that I don't commit to a resolultion. It ain't pretty. Let's peer into the home version of Saturday Morning Me...
saturday morning me// 
sipping green tea with mint/nibbling sunflower seeds/ shuffling slack-jawed in my old ballet flats/ long quilted skirt/black cloche with rhinestone pins/ background music: The Dresden Dolls/ shut up and pass the spliff, daddy/ so how about you?/ May the New Year grace you and yours with love, good health and peace of mind and fill your days with enchantment! Labels: music, peace, Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Saturday, December 18, 2004}
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Can I Get An Amen?
A New Mexico church will get to use hallucinogenic tea as part of its Christmas services, despite government objections. The tea contains DMT, a controlled substance and the Bush administration contends the hoasca tea used by the church is illegal and dangerous. [more...] saturday morning me//
java #2/cinnamon toast crunch #1/splifferoo #1/ listening: River Guerguerian - The Courting/ long indian print skirt/denim shirt/tights/houseshoes/ dog at my feet/daughter asleep/ anticipating: our first snow tonight/ so how about you?/ Labels: Saturday Morning Me, Skyler, tea |
{Saturday, November 13, 2004}
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Today's Quote Love the earth and sun and animals, Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks, Stand up for the stupid and crazy, Devote your income and labor to others... And your very flesh shall be a great poem. ~Walt Whitman saturday morning me//
green tea with mint #2/tomato feta & crackers/ jeans/black tneck/old black ballet slippers/ bedhead & bedface, such a disgrace/ listening: badge by cream/ so how about you?/ Labels: Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Saturday, September 11, 2004}
 September 11
The Ghosts of 9/11 Still Haunt Us - Link Memorials, scholarships, foundations for 9/11 victims - Link My hope for 9/11 anniversaries is that they be solemn, understated affairs. No loud, ostentatious productions, please. web trail:: sacredwhore loveecstasycrime slash Love Parade occult search engine Help Beslan Victims {Saturday Quote} "To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury; and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable; and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasion, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious grow up through the common. This is to be my symphony." ~William Henry Channing saturday morning me//
green tea/oj/morning splifferoo/ vitamins a-z, but never k/ hair down long & fluffy/candles glowing/ long batik dress/my mother's old shawl/ listening: positively 4th st/ positively my favorite song/ anticipating: cool weather & orange leaves/ so how about you?/  Proud graduate of the Dick Cheney Charm School. You gotta fucking problem with that?
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{Wednesday, July 28, 2004}
 Spelling Fuck You For Peace
Last week, the FBI warned the major television networks about the possible threat of anarchists tossing Molotov cocktails at their media trucks. But the Feds didn’t say anything about those same anti-authoritarians singing, bike-riding, juggling, playing the guitar, eating baked beans, and offering free hugs during the DNC. But there they were milling around the Boston Common on Tuesday afternoon for the Bl(A)ck Tea Society’s REALLY really Democratic Bazaar -- anarchists, socialists, Greens, Nader supporters, and anyone else who felt disenfranchised by capitalism, the two-party system, or just wanted a free bagel -- all gathered together for an open-air market that demonstrated the consensus-based group’s "visions of a better world." And all afternoon, one police helicopter kept buzzing by like a mammoth mechanized mosquito, often drowning out the sound system. Finally, in between songs, Rovics summoned a call to action. Those of you who want to lay down on the ground and spell ‘Fuck you’ to the helicopters, head over to the medic tent. So 40 or 50 people leapt up from the grass, walked eagerly over to the medic tent, and arranged themselves from head-to-toe, forming seven letters on the ground. Just one small Fuck You to the police state that tried to keep demonstrators away from Boston. I'm waiting to see the Fuck You they give them in New York. more » |
{Tuesday, July 20, 2004}
 Daniel Martin Diaz is an artist that uses many mediums. Tea stains, egg tempura, graphites, watercolors and oils.
US media kills story that Iraqi PM executed 6 prisoners Dr Allawi is alleged to have told those around him that he wanted to send a clear message to the police on how to deal with insurgents. Two people allege they witnessed the killings and there are also claims the Iraqi interior minister and four American men were present. Link via Infoshop {Today's Quote} When I realize that there are only 3 colors, 10 digits, and 7 notes; I know I am capable of great things. ~Unknown Labels: tea |
{Wednesday, July 14, 2004}
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{Protesting the RNC & DNC Conventions}
Black Tea Society - How do you protest the political maneuverings inside the FleetCenter that are meant to put your preferred candidate into office? High Times Blog - magazine's Activist Guide to the RNC. Missile Dick Chicks - Getting Their War Kix Vomitorium 2004 - is a theatrical performance, modeled after the opulent parties of the Roman Empire. No, thanks. Tompkins Sq. Park Campout - Organized by John Penley & Aron Kay ( aka the Pie Man) Times UP! - The TIME'S UP! environmental group, (mostly cyclists) has a long history of promoting a positive message about our environment and non-polluting transportation. *New Posts in my Side Bar Testicle Theater via Asheville blogger, Jay Magic Cow - 1000's flock to get licked by Magic Cow Courtney Deserves Better - Margaret Cho Courtney Love post Those of you reading in a newsfeed won't see new additions, so I'll start posting them, too. |
{Saturday, May 22, 2004}
 It's Stu's (not his real name) birthday. My husband. So I offer up birthday greetings to him today. I shouldn't say how old he is, but add five years to Wal-Mart greeter and you're in the ballpark. Since he asked me long ago not to use his real name and it starts with an "S", it's always an "S"-driven pseudonym. Long-time readers will remember the tales of Stan, Schlomo, Sylvester, etc.
Nice color palette creator I found at Joe's, or one of his many fine sites and he found it at ETC, a nice links blog slap full of Mozilla and Movable Type goodies.
{What The Font?}
I saw a font I liked but couldn't identify it. Happens frequently. After some investigation, I found this Font Identifier. You just type in the URL where you find the font. Works great. {Local News}
Because of sentencing guidelines, a sexual predator convicted for his third time Thursday of fondling a 6 year old girl this trial, will only serve a 2-3 year sentence. On his third conviction. Our community is outraged. Heard on local news, can't find a link {Do-Over}
The Faeries Oracle - Ask the faeries for an online reading. Link saturday morning me//
iced tea (housewine of the south)/cheerios/ desk fan humming, stirring the thick warm air/ oversized white gauzy dress/bare feet/ sky's going to a party/& we're staying home/ so how's about you?/ Have you crashed your Windows today?
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{Saturday, April 17, 2004}
 John Malkovich is thumbing a ride on "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," a Disney adaptation of the Douglas Adams novel. Malkovich will play a religious cult leader called Humma Kavula, created by the late author especially for the long-gestating film.
April 27 - The Weather Underground During the late 1960s and early 1970s, several hundred young women and men tried to spark a socialist revolution. The Weathermen waged a low-level war against the U.S. government: bombing the Capitol building, breaking Timothy Leary out of prison and evading one of the largest FBI manhunts in history. The Weathermen were a surviving faction of the SDS. (Where are the Weathermen now?) [link] {Past Re-visited} I recall Cliff Potts came by the university in his converted old bread truck and parked in front of the Student Center where all us 'ne'er do wells' were lounging. He set up a table with SDS pamphlets and we all signed up and discussed Nixon's pending visit to the campus and talked to us about the ROTC program and how to take over that building in protest of Vietnam. Within a year I was onboard with NOW, SDS, and for fun, Montrose, a performance troupe of drama and art majors and assorted strays named for the historic Montrose building that now housed many university students (read: freaks). I was eighteen and felt electrically plugged in, challenged and scared. saturday morning me//
black tank top/aqua low waisted sweats/ barefoot/green tea #2/rye toast/oj/ good hair day/i'm wearing a hat/ good husband day/he's off running errands/ listening: shoutcast radio/ so how about you?/  Just a molotov cocktail missing a match.
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{Wednesday, April 07, 2004}
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{bush's vietnam?}
What can you say about Iraq? That it's 'George Bush's Vietnam'? What's wrong with Ted Kennedy's statement? Iraq is not war lite like Kuwait, Bosnia, Granada. It's shaping up to be a war of Vietnam proportions, Vietnam atrocities. Not a between-meal-snack or an Atkins or South Beach diet kind of war. A main course war with real butter and oil. A deep-fried, stick to your ribs, chicken-fried steak with gravy, mashed potatos, salad, mamma's homemade biscuits, and a glass of sweet tea kind of war.  {let the revolution begin}
After Steven Soderberg finishes filming Oceans Twelve, he'll reteam with Benicio del Toro (he directed him in "Traffic") for Che, the film about Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara. Filming scheduled to begin August 2005. [link] {rumors of war} The opposition is now rumored to have some of the coalition troops captured. [link] {blog site of the week} The Spiraling Cycle website has long been a major player and is divided sections with loads of great links. Social change, blogs/journals, book lists, and websites. |
{Tuesday, April 06, 2004}
 Blog hit and run post for you.
Say it ain't so, Bobby. [link] via...gaping lotus Joe Strummer film to premiere next month at Tribeca Film Festival. PETA Protest over IAMS again today in Asheville.  I hate to sound off like a old doddering fool, but my hiatal hernia laid me out again. It was healing, coincidentally when I'd run out of espresso. Then it flared up again... Right after drinking another cup. Damn. Regular coffee and tea don't bother me, but espresso sure as hell does. Well, onward and upward to Plan B. Whatever that is.
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{Saturday, March 13, 2004}
 Bring Our Camel Fucking Troops Home! Well, as long as they're protesting against the war...
This and other T-shirts, guaran-damn-teed to piss somebody off. Psliocybin Visions via - burp Retail Alphabet Game - Much harder than you'd think. via - idletype The 11th annual Music Midtown Festival, which takes over a 42-acre site between Midtown and downtown Atlanta, will sport a diverse lineup that includes the Foo Fighters, Story Of The Year, Wyclef Jean, Puddle of Mudd, The Offspring, Joss Stone over six stages. April 30 - May 2. Tickets on sale today. [link] saturday morning me//
wheat bagel & warm brie/hot tea for me/ black velvet shirt/black jeans/black ballet flats/ black & white spotted glasses around my neck/ husband making quesadillas/ buddy (my dog) asleep by my feet/ sky sleeping off a late date/ so hows about you?/ Viagara to stop supersizing.
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{Saturday, March 06, 2004}
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{local news}
* TC Roberson High School closer to drug testing for students. If approved, Roberson would join a small number of North Carolina school districts that test some students for drug use. When the program began in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, 5 percent of the district's randomly drug-tested students failed. Last year, that decreased to 4 percent. President Bush has proposed giving an additional $23 million to schools for drug testing next year although recent studies have proved it's not working. I think this is the responsibility of the parents, not the school system. Another brilliant project suckling at the governmnet teat. * Anti-Gay Marriage Rally in Asheville today. (Saturday) - Of course, local and regional legislators are hopping on this rally hoping to feed on the growing paranoia. Over 50 churches will be represented. Local groups supportive of gays and lesbians said they had not heard of any organized effort to hold counterdemonstrations. Come on, Asheville. You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a group of demonstraters in Asheville and no one's going out to protest? {blogger news} * Are they really wearing see-through skirts in Japan? With this unique and fun fashion trend, it's hard to tell. [via - esotericbowl] **Edited to add (12:44 pm) : I just discovered that the above pictures were a hoax, but they're still a fun idea. * Annmarie visited the David Letterman set in NYC last week and has nice pics. Her good friend is Sound Engineer at the show. saturday morning me//
hot, green tea/brie & crackers/ evil cigarettes by the score/ green & navy batik dress/socks/ sneaking up on the mirror/ hair combed with egg beaters & glue?/ anticipating: an uneventful day/ forecast: rain & slovenly behaviour/ so how about you?/ Thanks for visiting Verbal Bitchslaps à go go.Labels: asheville, protest, Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Saturday, December 20, 2003}
 [pic via: the always shiny and wunnerful chapel perilous]
»Good Morning to you. I've got an inch or two of lovely snow this morning. Very beautiful. Did my Canadian friends send it down to me? »See Saddam Photoshop Entries - Very good. [via: jwalk] »The Greatest Week In Rock History - 34 years ago today, Billboard Charts had a outstanding album lineup. This I'll have to agree with. Beatles, Led Zeppelin, the Stones, Santana, Crosby, Stills, & Nash, and more. [via: mefi] »{local} Warren Haynes, famed guitarist and Asheville native who splits his time between playing with the legendary Allman Brothers and the band he founded, Gov't Mule. Ebrahim and Rezvan Ebrahimnajad, an Iranian couple of the Baha'i faith came to United States two years ago with their two sons as refugees seeking religious and political freedom. They now have a new home from the money Haynes and his fellow musicians raised at last years Christmas Jam. The 15th annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam is at 7 tonight at the Asheville Civic Center. Maybe I'll see you there. I hear it's sold out. »saturday morning me//
1 cup of joe/oj/1 nasty cig/black hat/ navy sweatshirt/black sweatpants i slept in/ moccasin houseshoes-i'm a vision I tell ya/ watching: flurries outside/ listening: husband picking out "Blackbird"/ did someone get tish some tea?/ who's wearing frogshoes this morning?/ so hows about you?/ I won't disclose my age, but let's just say it's between twenty and Wal-Mart greeter.Labels: asheville, Beatles, Led-Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Friday, December 05, 2003}
 Okay, let's Blog Around The Block
» Maggie May is maintaining her amazing 2 month success over nicotine. And making up her Christmas List for André. » meg has great free images she'll let you use. If you've never visited her, you'll always find something useful here as well as fun and good conversation. » I see The Other Side has one of meg's fine images posted today. » Karen got Pirates Of The Caribbean and watched it last night. That oughta cure what ails you. » Holy Blog Return, Batmam. Kane's back in great form. =) Live from Hawaii. Aloha Friday, Kane! » Chapel-Perilous - bsti's take on the latest weblog popularity contest. But *we* all know their site is one of the best out there. » Tish just found she has pleurisy; but somehow managed to make some yummy holiday cookies. Be well NOW, I say. And will someone please get her some damn tea? » Weirdpixie mentions checking out Guerilla News Network for their videos and news. They've been a great mainstay in the liberal online community. » Shawn saw the Dresden Dolls this week and has a picture and a review. Nice job. » The 20 Most Annoying Conservatives Of 2003 - I found on By Sand And Sea. Several times a year Pandagon nails the shit out of it. » Rhonda's MIL is very ill. Sending healing wishes to your family, Rha. » Johnny B's been busy, but did manage to catch a Christmas play. His Haloscan comments were acting all funky. Whew....That's all the time I have. On Sunday evening, December 7th, 2003, thousands of people around the country will gather to watch and discuss the new documentary Uncovered: The Whole Truth about the Iraq War. Find a party in your area.
 Member of the clean plate society. Labels: documentary, Iraq, liberal, tea, videos |
{Saturday, November 08, 2003}
{music} "There's only one reason to read 'According to the Rolling Stones,' and his name is Keith Richards." Salon interview.
{film} "There are no words in the English language to possibly come close to descibing what a gigantic piece of shit this film was. Even calling it that is really an insult to pieces of shit." Matrix: Revolutions review by Six Different Ways.
{political} We miss you, Bill (Clinton).
Five Lies. (Is that all?) {cult} BBC's Online HitchHikers Guide To The Galaxy - A pocket guide to life, the universe, everything.
{local} Asheville resident and film star Andie MacDowell, help kick off the party for the Asheville Film Festival. North Carolina is 3rd in film production behind New York and California.
{listening} Went to the river and I jumped in, Baby showed up and said, I will tell you when... ~Eric Clapton, Tore Down saturday morning me//
hot green tea #1/bagel/chocolate silk/ burgundy gown/grey houseshoes/ cig #2--yeah, I know/grey day #865/ listening: winamp/feeling: stuffy/ another rainy day/i gotta leaky roof/ how's about you?/ Last in line for Nobel Peace Prize; first in line for pie.Labels: asheville, books, films, Keith Richards, music, peace, Rolling Stones, Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Saturday, November 01, 2003}
Good morning to November and to you.
:: Martina Hoffman's Goddess Triangle filled with paintings. Site also features more of her art work in many mediums. :: Eat your vegetables! [NSFW?] [via: reality carnival- I usually begin my day with this site.] :: Krypt Kiddies - a gallery of scary kiddoes. [via: Six Different Ways] saturday morning me//
batik dress/footless tights/barefooted/ green tea/toast & honey/oj w-pulp/ viewing: titmouse pecking sunflower seeds/ hearing: stones'-'sticky fingers' on winamp/ so hows about you?/ Stop Global Whining.Labels: art, goddess, NSFW, Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Saturday, July 05, 2003}
 Saturday already? Good Morning...
Does Birth Order make sense?
Strengths and Weaknesses of The First Borns. Good Team Player, Organized, List Maker, Leadership Ability. Strengths and Weaknesses of The Middle Child. Peacemakers, Independent Thinker, Unspoiled, Realistic. Strengths and Weaknesses of The Last Born Child. Charming, Likable, Manipulative, People Oriented. I am a first born and I gotta agree with being a 'list maker'. In fact, I'm compulsive about it and have been since I was a little girl. Before bed I'd lay out everything for the next morning. Then get out my notebook and write: 7:00am--wake up. 7:05am--brush teeth, 7:08am--have breakfast, 7:23am--fix hair, and so on for the whole day. I began this at about 9 years old. I also kept a notebook on theYankees, and all their stats. Pretty weird. Try to match each of the following opening lines with the correct novel on the Famous First Words Quiz. ...via fimoculous After six years, Lollapalooza tours again. Starting tonight, July 5 - Verizon Wireless Music Center, Noblesville, Ind. Fun Link Of The Day: Inflatable Bras from Frederick's of Hollywood in 1960. Yep. Pump 'er up with air. #G looks so sharp and pointy, I'll bet she could poke a spider in the ass with those things. ...via The Presurfer  Top Ten Worst Cars of the Millenium. Have you ever owned one of them? I've owned #5 and #10 before; my parents bought #9 once. The comments on their selections is very funny. ...via The Presurfer
Stew Albert is still around and raising all sorts of good radical hell. If you ascribed to the radical thinking of the Sixties, his Yippie Reading Room is just the place for you. Quote For Today "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." - Abraham Lincoln saturday morning me//
green tea/bagel & cantelope/ back to benson & hedges/ jean shorts/patti smith tee t/barefoot/braid/ listening: Richard Thompson/ smelling: Husbands cinnamon toast/ hows about you?/ Keep your hands where I can see them. Labels: 60s, music, Patti Smith, radical_ideas, Saturday Morning Me, sixties, tea |
{Saturday, June 28, 2003}
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:::Strom Thurmond Legacy
If you are from the South, and you liked US Senator Strom Thurmond, that said all you'll ever need to know about that person. Many remember that he was a racist for much of his long life, as well as an opponent of the civil rights movement. He made efforts to change some of his blatant bigotry later on, but southern purists scoffed at those attempts. Had other positions changed in his life, it may have been easier to swallow. There are many people from SC that remember Strom very fondly as the Senator who led all the parades riding his horse; as a man who took time for everyone, and as a man who *wink* *wink* married a much younger lady and fathered a son at age 70-something. I was raised with basic genteel southern manners, like 'would y'all care for some tea,' and 'don't speak ill of the dead,' so I vacillated over posting an unflattering comment about someone who's so recently passed. I'm sorry to see anyone pass from this good earth and can truly sympathize with the Thurmond familys' breaking hearts. But just as the media-hyped, party line Thurmond legacy is being remembered, it's important to remember people for who they really were. I remember a different legacy about Strom Thurmond and the notoriety he was synonymous with. A legacy of narrow-mindedness that reeked from his segregationist pores. A legacy of a man who thought "niggrahs" should have separate water-fountains and stay on the back of the bus. This is how I'll remember Strom Thurmond's legacy. :::"Strom Thurmond murdered by shock of Supreme Court integrationist sodomy ruling." :::"We have a tendency, as a people, to not speak badly of those who have passed away, but it's important to remember people for who they actually were, not some rose-colored vision of who they were, or pretended to be." Christopher George, Alternet in his 'Strom Won't Be Missed' piece. Labels: tea |
{Wednesday, June 04, 2003}
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Good Morning...
 Email your support for Janeane Garofalo against the people who're trying to boycott her new ABC television show before it even sees the light of day.
Mike Savage suing websites that have parodied him, including Take Back The Media.[via: buzzflash.com] Crackdown In Burma If there ever was a diplomatic or military intervention that would not easily be accused of being about oil or American domination, Burma would be it. It would be a purely noble effort. Is the U.S. capable of living up to its stated principles? Or is every diplomatic or military effort really about us rather than others? [via: zenzibar] Why not try an online Tea Leaves reading? 80's Tarot cards with Ferris Bueller as the Fool, Prince as the King of Wands, Dexy's Midnight Runners as the Ten of Wands and more. [via: popculturejunkmail] Around Bloghdad Rue is expecting to deliver her baby any day now. J-Mo celebrated a birthday this week. Maggie is considering getting a web cam soon. If you've never seen Meg's Mandarin Quigi Board, go take a look at the way she displays her blogroll icons. This online poetry magnetic site is fun. I played with the Rock and Roll kit. Quote For Today And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~Kahlil Gibran I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize. |
{Saturday, May 31, 2003}
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»Warren Zevon's latest and last album, "The Wind" should be released in August. One year after his terminal cancer diagnosis in Aug 2002. There's an endless boogie of guest appearance on this release, as expected. Album closer "Keep Me in Your Heart" ("Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath/Keep me in heart for a while/If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less") I find very poignant.
»The most gripping account of the Iraq conflict came from a web diarist known as the Baghdad Blogger. But no one knew his identity - or even if he existed. Rory McCarthy finally tracked him down, and found a quietly spoken, 29-year-old architect. more»» »BlogStuff Blogmapper looks interesting. I haven't had the chance to look it over well enough yet, but wanted to pass it along. And Freshblogs is another new one to me. *Edited to add: Eric Rudolph capture is major news here in Asheville today. He was earlier in the next country, Cherokee County, which is Murphy, NC. But may already be moved to the Asheville, NC, facilities by now. Quote For Today The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but...to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. ~Dorothy Nevill saturday morning me//
school's out/cody chestnut on kazaa/ newly dyed locks/new pedicure/lorna dunes/ green tea w/ginseng/marlboro in each hand/ navy tee/grey shorts/adidas slides/ ain't life grand?/how's about you? Sarcasm is just one more service we offer. Labels: art, asheville, Iraq, Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Saturday, May 17, 2003}
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Ilana's back from a hiatus with a new design and lots of good links to visit. Thanks, Shirl. (If you visit and the pop-up comes up to download the text in Hebrew, just hit 'cancel'.)
Rhonda mentioned the C-SPAN (US television) "Blogging" story yesterday. So I stayed up watching the 3:00 am re-run of it this morning waiting for the Blogworld to be well represented. The guy from Buzzflash and the guy from WhatReallyHappened were on there who respresent nada about blogging. (Still waiting...)Then they had some pretty lame bloggers that called in. Was some sad shit and an hour lost I won't get back. I liked Molly Ivin's Texas take on the Killer D's Attack. Men or women's hands? I only got 6 of 16 right. [via: b3ta.com] Get Underground is a decent forum for activists, etc, I like to visit and you might, too. The rerun of the Feb '03 Hunter Thompson interview is fun if you've not read it and they're always looking for good writers. I never get tired of watching very busy Dave Navarro. Camp Freddy (Donovan Leitch on vocals) was on Carson Daly's Show last night. Carmen Electra and the Pussycat Dolls were dancing in the background. Setting back the women's movement 30 years in one fell swoop. Nice custom designed silver jewelry found here. For men and women. I've really had a great response on sing-ups for that Birthday List on the right. Thank you. Useless fact of the day - A flea's penis is roughly 2/3rds the length of its body. So if someone tells you, "You're hung like a flea", it's not an insult. Show them the respect they're due next time. Quote For Today "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." ~Notes of a Native Son - James Baldwin saturday morning me//
coffee/lemon tea cookies/bottled water/pepto/ old long skirt/ballet flats/navy tiny tee/ long wavy blonde-red hair combed--yea!/ hb playing 12-string/daughter sawing logs/ how's about you?/ Look on the bright side. And while you're doing that, I'll be over here looking through your stuff.Labels: Hunter S Thompson, Saturday Morning Me, Skyler, tea |
{Saturday, March 01, 2003}
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Good Saturday morning/evening.
Unable to get your call through for Virtual March Wed and Thurs? Send a fax---very easy to do. I've seen sites where they say you can send a fax but it's all complicated and shit. This is just a few clicks, add your name and when you hit "enter", you've sent a fax in your name to your representatives and to the White House. You can also send a letter to the White House, and to Colin Powell and Khofi Anan by going here. Small reasons not to go to war. Anyone see Showtime's 'Family Business'? It's behind the scenes at LA's other film industry on Friday nights at 11:30 and last night was the 2nd episode. Seymour Butts [aka Adam Glasser] and the gonzo-style adult entertainment that he's been a part of for 12 years now. But this weekly series also shows daily life with his mother and uncle who both work for him. On last night's show we saw him attending his 20th high school reunion, and interviewing a job applicant in the back of his limo. Atlanta auditions for "Mr. Personality", a new FOX show, will be held this Wednesday. A lucky woman will select a man based on his personality (not looks; the 20 candidates will be masked). If you're a guy 25 to 40 or a woman 25 to 35, stop by East Andrews Cafe in Buckhead [Atlanta] from 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday for open casting. Quote For Today We will only achieve success when we show the same courage for peace as soldiers do for war. ~Unknown saturday morning me/
purple corduroy shirt/red hearts pj pants/ lukewarm green tea/ chainsmoking marlboros/ hair combed with egg beater/ listening to white rabbit on radio/ Labels: films, peace, radio, Saturday Morning Me, tea |
{Thursday, January 09, 2003}
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Welcome
Hell, yes! I see you got here allright. Have you updated my url yet? Go ahead. I'll wait for you. I have new templates I may use later for this place, but I like the flexibility of this site for now. It was a challenge to duplicate this site to Blogger's specs. I'm satisfied with the comments box I made. OK. Obligatory welcome post out of the way. Let's shoot some shit.... How're You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm? "Resident Bush is a romantic at heart and a devoted family man," explains the heavily shellacked automaton with the frozen smile, his wifey, Laura Bush. In a recent Good Housekeeping interview, we don't hear about the Cuervo body shots or what a 'bush' man really means. Instead, she spins a tale of slack-jawed bewilderment, tales of sitting in rockers on the front porch of the ranch house and staring blankly out into the south 40, er 40,000. "My George is a 'windshield cowboy' now, meaning he drives a pickup truck, you know. I sometimes miss our good old days here in Texas when the chi-dren ["l" omission intentional] were small and George would give me an occasional ass-grab after coming home late from sharing an 8-ball at a frat party. Now, where are my manners? Can I get you a glass of sweet tea? Cooking sherry?" Just Blog It »Bea's started a Blogrolling Ring. And already has 70+ bloggers signed up in only a week's time. Ever thought about fund-raising, Bea? After you check out her mighty fine blog, you can find the url for the Blogroller Ring on the left side of her main blog page. »Crystal, aka "Crinkle", a fellow southerner and a rock star, has a terminally ill father who is undergoing a biopsy today. If you offer up prayers, please send one on his behalf. »Trinity, a Florida blogger pal, has recently started a site called BlogEye, where she's offering web design and free hosting for bloggers. She's a very talented designer and quite knowledgeable, too. The hosting sounds somewhat like Blogger, except without the banner ads. Thank You I really enjoy the blogging folks I communicate with online. I brag on you all the time. Even though I'm a wise-ass crone, I enjoy the fine ones that are my age, but most people I talk to online are my son's age.... or younger. I get a huge kick out of that. Huge. To the younger bloggers, I thank you. You fucking rock. I appreciate your acceptance, and I respect your wisdom, intellect and humor as much as anyone's. January 9 Jimmy Page, [Led Zeppelin], has a birthday today. He's 59. And Robert Plant was nominated for two grammys on Jan 7. On the other end of the musical spectrum, Joan Baez is 62 today. Quote For Today Life is not holding a good hand; Life is playing a poor hand well. ~Danish proverb Labels: Jimmy Page, Led-Zeppelin, Robert Plant, tea |
{Sunday, August 18, 2002}
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Don't Drink No More....Or No Less Recalling today when I was a bartender [my night job] and there was never a holiday that wasn't alcoholically celebrated. New Year's Eve? Drink through my shift while everyone else was dancing and partying. So I'll just dance behind the bar and drink my "ice water" [stoli w/splash of tonic]. That Susan sure drinks a lot of water. Champagne after work, mimosas for breakfast. Then St Paddy's Day? Free Beer. Free green beer, that is. And Long Ire-land Ice Teas. Then there were the birthdays, Halloween, and Christmas parties. And so that became my life. Life of the freaking party. I fell victim to the occupational hazard of being a bartender. It was hazardous to my health for eleven years. I'll fast forward to say that I no longer celebrate in an inebriated fashion and remember the first time I celebrated a sober November 1st. And a sober Christmas Day and New Year's Day. And after fourteen years, I can tell you it still feels good. But I don't wanna get preachy about it. I don't mind being around parties and people drinking. I'm a huge advocate of 'whatever gets you through the night'. It just didn't work for me. |
{Saturday, July 27, 2002}
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Weird du Jour All right now, I've rounded my second cup of coffee, and I'm heading for third [caffeine shot] by breaking out the iced tea---the first glass of many to follow. By noon, I should be fully awake. Besides this gem I found on Skippy's site, B3TA has a link to dolls with dog's heads and other goodies. And how about Rate My Implants? The rate my x trend continues with this variation where you can look at women's breast implants and vote whether the surgeon has done a convincing job. Cool Place du Jour Blogathon 2002 is in full swing. Stop in and visit some of the participants, or better yet, pitch in and help a good cause. Labels: tea |
