Wiki Quote of the Day

Wikiquote of the day:

The fear of freedom is strong in us. We call it chaos or anarchy, and
the words are threatening. We live in a true chaos of contradicting
authorities, an age of conformism without community, of proximity
without communication. We could only fear chaos if we imagined that it
was unknown to us, but in fact we know it very well. -- Germaine Greer

Lots more by Germaine Greer

welcome to this world....

Welcome...little Eli James...

You entered earthside at 1:46 a.m. this morning weighing 8 lbs, 8 oz. and measuring 20 3/4 inches.

when I held you in my arms today, and smelled your newborn smell....you transported me back to over a year ago when I was holding your cousin in my arms for the first time. I wonder if this will happen now whenever I hold a new baby. I have a feeling it will and it is a notion that I welcome.

I have a feeling you and your cousin are going to have some interesting times together. The future becomes more and more intriquing with each passing day.

Welcome...Eli...welcome.

Wild Horses

man...Warren, your voice and guitar playing skills...blow me away every time...add to that an equally amazing female singer...wow...I love this version better than all the others I've ever heard....

Wild Horses, the Warren Haynes and Grace Potter version

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Porter, Indiana

I wonder if there is a Carrie, Anywhere.

there is a Cary, Illinois (I actually have friends who are from there, and have been there a couple of times as well)....but it's just not the same.....

the last american man

a very interesting true life account of Eustace Conway. Great book...I highly recommend reading it.

The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert

etsy

i love etsy....

just do...

Etsy

Apple River Canyon State Park

trumpet....

there is a case containing my trumpet tucked away into my storage unit...listening to Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band: Keystone Berkeley, September 1, 1974 made me want to go dig the thing out and start playing again....if you've ever played the trumpet, and I mean REALLY played the trumpet, it is an experience you'll not soon forget...my lips are buzzing just thinking about it....energy...energy....

self portrait

Jill Scott

You're here, I'm pleased
I really dig your company
Your style, your smile, your peace mentality
Lord, have mercy on me
I was blind, now I can see
What a king's supposed to be
Baby I feel free, come on and go with me

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Surah 31:18

Your background it ain't squeaky clean shit
Sometimes we all got to swim upstream
You ain't no saint, we all are sinners
But you put your good foot down and make your soul a winner
I respect that, man you're so phat
And you're all that, plus supreme
Then you're humble man I'm numb
Yo with feeling, I can feel everything that you bring

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Revelation 3:17

Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday)
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on, Come on

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe we can talk about Psalms in entirety

Or maybe we can see a movie
Or maybe we can see a play on Saturday (Saturday)
Or maybe we can roll a tree and feel the breeze and listen to a symphony
Or maybe chill and just be, or maybe
Maybe we can take a cruise and listen to the Roots or maybe eat some passion fruit
Or maybe cry to the blues
Or maybe we could just be silent
Come on, Come on

Let's take a long walk around the park after dark
Find a spot for us to spark
Conversation, verbal elation, stimulation
Share our situations, temptations, education, relaxations
Elevations, maybe baby, maybe we can save the nation
Come on, Come on

Carol King ~ Child of Mine

this song makes me all teary eyed...

Zero 7 - In The Waiting Line

do YOU believe in what you SEE?

LIVE DEAD

oh...how i love the internet and all the resources it places in my hands...

Grateful Dead Radio.net

Iron and Wine - Such Great Heights

i love the simplicity of the music this band creates....

Happy Apple Back On Top CD release at the AQ

yes, oh, yes...

Frothing at the mug

Found a FrothLatte during the regular Wednesday trek to the thrift store. Paid maybe a quarter for it. Made a Chai Latte that was out of this world...truly cosmic.

again...thrift store queen...

the joys of the internet

apparently there is a band called the happy apple...check it out... Happy Apple

and Wiki Happy Apple

I'm really liking their music....

happy apple

a couple years back I found a happy apple at the Goodwill...bought it because it brought back memories of childhood for me (however my mom told me later that she never remembered me having a happy apple when i was young...i distinctly remember having one, though)...eventually my happy apple became not so happy as a result of being thrown by a not so happy person....well...i came across another happy apple today...so now i am a happy apple for finding another happy apple

magic

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business. - Tom Robbins

hang drum

Hang Drum

thinking of what to say in my letter right now...

oddly entranced....

Space Invaders

Pong

I'm oddly entranced by these for some reason.

The Original Human TETRIS Performance by Guillaume Reymond

The Highwaymen - City Of New Orleans

Oooo...Willie...how I love you.

good morning, america...how are you?

my thoughts this morning while i was sitting eating breakfast turned to the fact that my child loves to eat feta cheese...

which led me to think about how many children in America love eating...American cheese.

And it then led me to contemplate the fact that American cheese is essentially not even cheese. It is processed colored oil, basically. Man, that stuff eeks me out. And come on...the corralation between the country and the thought of this overprocessed, non real thing...and how they share a name....yeah...that sent me into a whole new realm of thought...

good morning, america...how are you?

the lazy apple river

this is taken at one of the most magical places i've found in this area...the magic permanently resides in my soul...

profoundly interesting

i wish i had something profoundly interesting to write about...but at the moment...i'm drawing blanks...

please hold while i collect my thoughts...they seemed to have scattered about all over the floor...

John Butler Trio - Ocean

this gives me chills everytime I hear it...

Shady Grove - Hang Drum at Philly Folk Fest 2007

New Year

The New Year means that I'm going to spend far less time on the computer. Sooooo...that may mean far less posts in my blog.

However, bear with me....I'm hoping that although there may be less posts...the ones that do make it on here will be even more insightful, amazing, etc. than some of the ones I've done in the past.

So.....HAPPY NEW YEAR!