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Hello Friends, As the dust stirred from the confusion of change settles and the realigned way begins to come clear, I find I've little time for the all the mindless but pleasurable (to me) blathering on that I used to subject this blog to. So, instead of having the subtle worry of having to post …
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Big changes in my life may be soon pressed upon me... While not inevitable, these changes are highly probable... Ergo, in anticipation, I shall press big and immediate changes upon this website and blog. #prayfortheagentsofchange
It seems I'm always seeing the number 444. According to the internet, it seems that I'm not alone in these frequent numerological sightings... Sometimes, it seems that things are not always as they seem... But usually they are. #prayforthenumerologists
READ KURT'S FIVE-STAR REVIEW OF LARRY'S THRILLER: USA, INC. GREED AND THE CONSTITUTION A Novel Pair By Larry Kahaner I enjoy writing about greed. It's an emotion that intrigues me because I'm not a greedy person, so I'm fascinated by those who are. I want to understand it, and, for me, this …
BOOK | FICTION | THRILLER USA, Inc. (A Mike Wardman Novel: Book 1) by Larry Kahaner RATING: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When acclaimed and prolific author, investigative journalist, and private investigator Larry Kahaner reached out to me to see if I would be interested in receiving a copy of his latest thriller, USA, …
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In honor of his internment (finally), I present my favorite song of George Michaels' rendered properly by the one-time angriest of the angry white boy wannabe rappers, Limp Bizkit. #prayforgeorgemichaels #andangrywhiteboys
China will soon be replacing the [less-than-]United States as the world's new Evil Overlord... And will soon thereafter be usurped by the Evil Robots. Yeah... Anyway, speaking of Taxes and seeing how 'Tis the Season of and all that... Did you know that, as Americans, we spend annually: $90Billion on beer; $80B …
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Found this truly amazing video, posted originally by Sonya Rehman, fortuitously while cruising through WP's "music" tag and I am sharing it here by using the "WP Press This" share button for the first time because there was no "Reblog" button, which I don't understand why because if you allow a Press This button and …
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I fell in love with London in 2005. My heart yearns always to return to it... And aches presently from its pain. #prayforlondon #resistthehate From Monet's Houses of Parliament series courtesy of Wikipedia
Been wanting to read this for a long time but now that I finally have it... I find its presence rather... intimidating. #prayforthetimidreaders
Samuel L. Jackson caused a bit of a buzz recently for his complaint about British actors being cast in roles written for American characters, partly because, he believes, British actors are cheaper hires. So, essentially what I am hearing is... Jackson has the same gripe as every other American whose job has been …
From her official website: Debbie Evans, veteran of hundreds of motion-picture, television, and commercial stunts has been featured in numerous publications such as the LA Times, Reader's Digest, Glamour Magazine, Cycle World, Dirtbike, and on television shows like Montel, ESPN, Winning Women, and Entertainment Tonight. Debbie was inducted October 2003 into the AMA Motorcycle Hall …
My son is the cellist. Yes, I am expecting you to support my son and his band with sustained vigor. :) FOLLOW SAVING APOLLO, YO! YOUTUBE INSTAGRAM TWITTER FACEBOOK #indiepopunkrockersrock
I'm not a philosopher despite the fact that it is my belief that everyone with a thinking brain, and especially those without, is one, whether it be as a witting one or not. No, I'm not a Philosopher, despite my occasional philosophizing about philosophical stuff, in the same regard that I'm not a Poet, …
Quantum Mutata* THERE was a time in Europe long ago When no man died for freedom anywhere, But England's lion leaping from its lair Laid hands on the oppressor! it was so While England could a great Republic show. Witness the men of Piedmont, chiefest care Of Cromwell, when with impotent despair The Pontiff …
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It's not like you needed one, but today's your day. #happypiday #prayforthemathnerds *Yeah, so what, I like adverbs and redundancies... what's so irrational about that?
764 Presentiment - is that long Shadow - on the Lawn - Indicative that Suns go down - The Notice to the startled Grass That Darkness is about to pass - *Admittedly, it's highly unlikely that Ms. Dickinson while sitting alone upstairs staring out her pondering window penned this pensive poem about Daylight Savings …
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Back in the last millennium during the age of analog and airmail a buddy of mine used to subscribe to CMJ, a music magazine that with each monthly issue would include a "mixtape" CD (ah, CDs, back when life was much simpler and slower) jam packed with singles from new and up and coming bands. …
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With words full of mystical might Wise Prophets forebode unto thee Thine future of terrors and frights For only a nominal fee #prayforthespindoctors
Did not know Wayne Static had died in 2014. What a frikkin' bummer. I'm a fan of Industrial Music -- Rock, Metal, Electronic -- with Nine Inch Nails being my typical band of choice whenever I'm jonesing for a deep, dark, dystopic fix. But whenever I was in need for an adrenaline fix, Wayne …
the last is the first to know that the first must needs be the last to be let go
This is an immensely powerful post celebrating determined women of determined personal and collective courage.
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Our friends in Jakarta, Indonesia organized a women’s march this Saturday (4 March 2017) morning in front of the Presidential Palace. One of clubPAW authors participated in the march to witness LOVE in what was really the start of something historic in Jakarta. Not just that, now clubPAW has stories from some people we got the chance to talk to.
We at clubPAW believe that the women’s march movement that has shined like sunlight to many major and small cities globally signifies something larger; a hope. A hope that there many who are still persevering in the fight for equality and love. Nay-sayers will always be there and the only way to turn them to our side is by engaging in healthy dialogues and exchanging ideas. There will always be people who look down on our efforts but remember that good will does not expect anything in return. At least…
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Also known as, Wildfire FROM THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM: Edmonia Lewis, the first professional African-American sculptor, was born in Ohio or New York in 1843 or 1845. Her father was a free African-American and her mother a Chippewa Indian. Orphaned before she was five, Lewis lived with her mother's nomadic tribe until she was …
#prayformarblemusicians
Read an interesting CNBC article how a young kid (twenty-four is still a kid to an old dud of a fart like me) was able to make mucho dinero by stalking the fundraising sites, identifying which products are drawing in the investors, and then beating the fundraisers to market with knock-offs of what they are …
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WOMENSHISTORYMONTH.GOV National Women’s History Month 2017 Theme: “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business” NWHP.ORG ★ ★ ★ Japan’s Business Federation Sent This All-Female Delegation to the Trump White House via Fortune
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By Abigail Gilson
There is a reinvigorated cultural response to the current political dysfunction on the rise. Artists from around the world have mobilised together to troll Trump by creating controversial protest paintings, sculptures, and murals- and they’re holding nothing back. There is no limit of political satire nor hues of orange in these depictions of the U.S president however their outright messages have provoked censorship across social media sites (so much for free speech, eh) and even the administration has threatened particular artists with litigation. Alas, all is not lost with this dose of cultural reassurance: here are five distorted versions of D.T that are sure to make protest-art great again.
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This grotesque rendition of Donald Trump is not for the soft-stomached as it is curated completely from raw meat, fish, chewed up pieces of croissant and drizzled in…
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Missed Trump's big speech last night. Not because I was balled up in the corner of my dark and damp basement with my eyes closed and ears plugged chanting la la la la la la la to drown out any possibility of hearing it until it was over. No, I missed it because I mercifully …
A lie told often enough becomes the truth. ~ Vladimir Lenin In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State. ~ Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ★ ★ ★ It's out there, the Truth about Trump. It just takes time to untangle his international web of lies and deceit... …
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You know, in the past, regardless the president in power, it has always pretty much been a constant whine from all the many millions of gun lovers toting their many more millions of guns that their Second Amendment rights are under constant attack by a relentless blizzard of liberal, commie-shaped snowflakes... so their steady stream …
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Let's do this. ALT BEST PICTURE: I've only seen one "Best Picture" nomination -- "Arrival" and I thought it was mostly Zzz... -- so out of all the 2016 movies I have seen, not just those nominated, which still are only a handful... or, would it be an "eyeful?"...my Alt-Oscar for Best Picture of 2016 …
If you've never heard of Hof before... prepare to have your mind blown. This dude, known as The Iceman, can withstand the coldest colds and endure the hottest hots for practically as long as he wants all because he can control his mind and, through that, his core temperature, all through a radical breathing technique …
I've lost several fb friends and many followers here because of my relentless fixation on Trump's autocratic aspirations and the similarities between his rise to power with Hitler's. I ain't gonna lie to you -- I've often in the past second-guessed myself and wondered if I, in fact, wasn't just being too alarmist and snowflake-like …
What more could one ask for? I'm happy to have found another talented hillbilly punk band to add to my Hillbilly Punk Bands playlist. These guys are good. Real good. After this video, go listen to some of their other stuff. And guess what ... The Dead South is from direct north up in …
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I nominate so-called, our so-called president's go-to word-choice* for put-downs, for this year's "Best Word" award. Did you catch his last usage of it? The so-called angry crowds... This guy, I tell ya... If he weren't already the president he should really consider being a cheesy reality TV star. Anyway, speaking of put-downs... Merriam-Webster deserves …
I nominate this amazing New Yorker image for this year's "Best Supporting Image" award. I'm not certain if the article it is in support of is worthy to be nominated for this year's "Best Article" award because I haven't finished it yet because it's so damn long it should have its own Executive Summary. I …
Drudge has double headlines linking to an Elle article declaring, "WITCHES TO CAST SPELL ON TRUMP..." "MASS HEX ACROSS THE GLOBE..." Nice. Okay, Witches... time to get your witch on. #PROTESTSPELLS #prayforthewitches
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#PROTESTART @therealbanksy just tweeted this: #banksyatartspointyendofthespear #prayforbanksy #prayforprotestart #prayforhumanity
WARNING! THIS IS A LONG POST: AS IS THIS ONE: My fury throughout the whole last campaign to and through the election until now has never been much about politics. Politics in this country, while they have been expanding outward toward the wacky fringes leaving the mostly moderate radicals (the rarity of moderates these days …
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Cheek flares signify he's in direct contact with the Literary Gods. Go[o]d things will be coming my way... #prayformymuses
I wish I were smart enough to be able to claim this post's eye/brain-catching headline as my own. But, alas, I cannot because I got it from this read-worthy #longread of an article written by John Feffer, a journalist and author who, with his read-worthy article, attempts to (in subtle sublimity) -- and in my …
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Well, my bold Westworld binge-watching bonanza proclamation turned out to be nothing more than a bunch of ballyhooed BS... I only got through the fourth episode before running out of time. Consequently, I can't provide anything much in the way of a review. But I can provide a bit of feedback that might mean something …
President Trump visited our nation's newest national museum today and provided a few remarks afterwards, a video of which can be found below. I have not yet visited the museum so I spent some time learning a bit about it. I found several interesting videos that provide a narrative insight alongside a look inside the …
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Colson Whitehead was born in 1969, and was raised in Manhattan. After graduating from Harvard College, he started working at the Village Voice, where he wrote reviews of television, books, and music... COLSONWHITEHEAD.COM 2016 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER “[A] potent, almost hallucinatory novel... It possesses the chilling matter-of-fact power of the slave narratives collected by …
