TED TALKS 100

TED TALKS 100 Jarreth Merz: Filming democracy in Ghana Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science Danielle de Niese: A flirtatious aria Yang Lan: The generation that’s remaking China Christoph Adami: Finding life we can’t imagine Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic Charles Hazlewood: Trusting the ensemble Alison Gopnik: What do […]

need an exterminator

I’m taking steps to improve my work situation…baby steps for sure, but still…going to a “thing” later this morning, it’s only an hour thankfully…although taking buses makes it a bit longer…But there’s still something bugging the roommate; it can’t be ALL my fault…To some degree a person is only as grouchy as they allow themselves […]

The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar : Week of the Gentle Wind

Here, There and Everywhere – Paul McCartney (unplugged) The Gaian Dragon I Ching Calendar #27 : The Wind The Wind always changes, but is ever with us. Consider the problems you have created. Be Gentle with yourself. Go with the flow. Listen and learn. Make a decision. Bring things to balance. Use your Leverage. Proceed […]

TED TALKS 98

TED TALKS 98 Svante Pääbo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal Julia Bacha: Pay attention to nonviolence Skylar Tibbits: Can we make things that make themselves? Joan Halifax: Compassion and the true meaning of empathy Edward Tenner: Unintended consequences Sarah Kaminsky: My father the forger Lee Cronin: Making matter come alive Raghava KK: Shake up […]

CPC Pick-Apart Poetry Celebrates Our Right to Vote

Welcome to the September 2012 Edition of Pick-Apart Poetry as we welcome and look forward to the cooler days of Autumn. And this time of year also has us looking forward to November elections which are just around the corner and to exercising our rights and responsibilities as citizens.   As this year is a presidential […]

a grim job outlook…

for ME personally…the “roomie” sez she wants me out by year’s end if my job situation doesn’t get better…today I applied for (and was rejected by) Wal-Mart and Kohl’s…didn’t I tell ya there would be a “shitstorm” to follow my great weekend? Life is like that…I think it’s too early to go to bed, but […]

the fence is mended, and the gate is open…

In March of last year the partnership between me and a former bandmate ended acrimoniously…We had done a few acoustic duo-type shows together…*I* wasn’t all that happy, I’m SO intimidated by the guy…I felt like a flea riding on the back of a pitbull…that’s how I felt back in the 80s when we were in […]

Revealing the Light Blogs 58

Revealing the Light Blogs 58 The Urge to Be Free Distractions to Peace Real Love Doesn’t Make You Suffer Into the Flow of All Good Things Awakening of the Human Race Restoring Spiritual Freedom and Limitless Potentials through Time Exchanges Energetic Stance Where Inner Peace Meets World Peace Shedding the Chrysalis: the countdown begins Spiritual […]

surprise, surprise

MSR played their first gig at the Kozi Café today…M and R have played there a bunch, but the THREE of us hadn’t played there before…other than certain people singing from their seats (loudly), it was a fantastic gig…SLR and her significant other showed up; it hadn’t occurred to me to even invite ’em–Bel Air […]

WTF MITTENS ???

The following article by Michael Tomasky is for your consideration my friends……. You Know You’ve Had a Bad Week When… by Michael Tomasky Sep 21, 2012 2:25 PM EDT The release of the Romney tax returns is so amateurish that it almost offends me. Zeke Miller of Buzz feed gets right to the heart of […]