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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Next
It is what it is
You done did what you've done
And I hope when you look at those do's and those don'ts that you did
That you keep looking forward at choices to make
Cause ignoring what's next is a big bad mistake
It's next that's important
Not that that that you did
Not that that that you didn't
There's so much in the past but so much freedom in next
The world opens up
Cause next's the big test
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Meet the Global Financial Elites Controlling $46 Trillion In Wealth | | AlterNet
...and if you are not outraged, you are not paying attention!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Bike Lane Parking Enforcement Ramps Up
Eugene, Oregon
Cities are paying close attention to the bike lane debate happening in the college town of Eugene. Inspired by recent events in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius, the Eugene City Council is considering a surprisingly simple solution: Run over the cars parked in the bike lane with a tank! The theory is that the car-owner will likely avoid bike lane blockage in the future and a video of the crushing provides just the sort of viral image that will spread the news of stepped-up enforcement throughout the community and increase compliance.
Mayors in the United States will certainly consider this solution as cities, counties, and states push to increase green transportation solutions and decrease reliance on the automobile. Additionally, as budgets are cut and enforcement becomes more difficult, high profile, newsworthy interventions are likely to be embraced. In Lane County, Oregon, a confidential source close to the Mayor and City Council, indicates that the City of Eugene has even begun negotiations with the National Guard armory for use of an armored vehicle as a trial enforcement strategy. As an additional twist, the City of Eugene is considering selling tickets to citizens interested in riding along in the patrol tank. For additional fee, ticket purchasers can drive the tank for a block or two or even choose the enforcement route. An enthusiastic Commissioner, speaking on condition of anonymity, said, "This is F&*%#$% great! It will totally pay for itself! We might even make a few bucks!"
AAA Oregon released a condemnation of the proposed measures late Friday afternoon. In a written statement, Spokesperson Dirk McIrksome, indicated that if the new measures are enacted, he will launch a campaign encouraging drivers to run down bikers who stray out of bike lanes into traffic. In a related story, Eugene Police report that a bright red Hummer H3 owned by Mr. McIrksome suffered an undisclosed amount of mysterious damage after being partially crushed Saturday morning.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Bill Sizemore pleads guilty to tax evasion charges, goes directly to jail | OregonLive.com
Somehow this just seems like so poetic an end to a destructive political career. I feel smugly happy as a taxpayer paying his current room and board. In the spirit of Sizemorean Legislation, I do enthusiastically propose that he pay for his own care during his visit to one of Oregon's 'rehabilitative' institutions in the care of Public Employees who receive "too much pay and too many benefits." Perhaps he could spend some time in a private for-profit prison just to compare.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Gem of the Week: Jail Time for Gardening? | Mother Jones
Oak Park Michigan? Dang, are Michiganites really so vegetable unfriendly?
Gem of the Week: Jail Time for Gardening? | Mother Jones
Gem of the Week: Jail Time for Gardening? | Mother Jones
Friday, July 8, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
MacAttack
For some reason I love to see those chinks in the Apple armor. Hey, here's one!
Mac Stores Tell Workers, Instead of Giving You Health Care, Working for Apple 'Should Be Looked at As An Experience' | Economy | AlterNet
And then, just for fun...
Apple Thing
Mac Stores Tell Workers, Instead of Giving You Health Care, Working for Apple 'Should Be Looked at As An Experience' | Economy | AlterNet
And then, just for fun...
Apple Thing
Power to the People
This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it.
From Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address.
From Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
New Yorker rides into obstacles in bike lanes to prove a point. - 22 Words
This just cracked me up! Don't mess with those New Yorkers ... especially those New York Bikers!
New Yorker rides into obstacles in bike lanes to prove a point. - 22 Words
New Yorker rides into obstacles in bike lanes to prove a point. - 22 Words
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father's Day!
If you are a father, do you measure up?
Take a few moments to think about the difference between "mothering" a child and "fathering" a child. There's a not-so-subtle linguistic difference between the two. Interesting. I like to think of it as so much more!
One way or another, Happy Father's Day to you or the fathers in your life!
Father Nature: 8 Great, Super-Dedicated Animal Dads [Slide Show]: Scientific American
Take a few moments to think about the difference between "mothering" a child and "fathering" a child. There's a not-so-subtle linguistic difference between the two. Interesting. I like to think of it as so much more!
One way or another, Happy Father's Day to you or the fathers in your life!
Father Nature: 8 Great, Super-Dedicated Animal Dads [Slide Show]: Scientific American
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Sheldon Kopp's Eschatological Laundry List
An Eschatological Laundry List
1. This is it.
2. There are no hidden meanings.
3. You can't get there from here, and besides there is no place to go.
4. We are already dying, and we'll be dead a long time.
5. Nothing lasts!
6. There is no way of getting all you want.
7. You can't have anything unless you let go of it.
8. You only get to keep what you give away.
9. There is no particular reason why you lost out on some things.
10. The world is not necessarily just. Being good often does not pay off and there's no compensation for misfortune.
11. You have the responsibility to do your best nonetheless.
12. It's a random universe to which we bring meaning.
13. You really don't control anything.
14. You can't make anyone love you.
15. No one is any stronger or any weaker than anyone else.
16. Everyone is, in his own way, vulnerable.
17. There are no great men.
18. If you have a hero, look again; you have diminished yourself in some way.
19. Everyone lies, cheats, pretends. (yes, you too, and most certainly myself.)
20. All evil is potentially vitality in need of transformation.
21. All of you is worth something if you will only own it.
22. Progress is an illusion.
23. Evil can be displaced but never eradicated, as all solutions breed new problems.
24. Yet it is necessary to keep struggling toward solution.
25. Childhood is a nightmare.
26. But it is so very hard to be an on-your-own, take-care-of-yourself-cause-there-is-no-one-else-to-do-it-for-you grown-up.
27. Each of us is ultimately alone.
28. The most important things each man must do for himself.
29. Love is not enough, but it sure helps.
30. We have only ourselves, and one another. That may not be much, but that's all there is.
31. How strange, that so often, it all seems worth it.
32. We must live within the ambiguity of partial freedom, partial power, and partial knowledge.
33. All important decisions must be made on the basis of insufficient data.
34. Yet we are responsible for everything we do.
35. No excuses will be accepted.
36. You can run, but you can't hide.
37. It is most important to run out of scapegoats.
38. We must learn the power of living with our helplessness.
39. The only victory lies is in surrender to oneself.
40. All of the significant battles are waged within the self.
41. You are free to do whatever you like. You need only face the consequences.
42. What do you know for sure...anyway?
43. Learn to forgive yourself, again and again and again and again.
Quoted from Sheldon Kopp's book "If You Meet the Budha on the Road, Kill Him"
You can find a list of Dr. Kopp’s books on wikipedia.org and many used on Amazon.com. Titles are as fantastic as the books.
FAIR USE NOTICE: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available in an effort to advance understanding of the issues covered herein. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 107, the material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in reading the information for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
1. This is it.
2. There are no hidden meanings.
3. You can't get there from here, and besides there is no place to go.
4. We are already dying, and we'll be dead a long time.
5. Nothing lasts!
6. There is no way of getting all you want.
7. You can't have anything unless you let go of it.
8. You only get to keep what you give away.
9. There is no particular reason why you lost out on some things.
10. The world is not necessarily just. Being good often does not pay off and there's no compensation for misfortune.
11. You have the responsibility to do your best nonetheless.
12. It's a random universe to which we bring meaning.
13. You really don't control anything.
14. You can't make anyone love you.
15. No one is any stronger or any weaker than anyone else.
16. Everyone is, in his own way, vulnerable.
17. There are no great men.
18. If you have a hero, look again; you have diminished yourself in some way.
19. Everyone lies, cheats, pretends. (yes, you too, and most certainly myself.)
20. All evil is potentially vitality in need of transformation.
21. All of you is worth something if you will only own it.
22. Progress is an illusion.
23. Evil can be displaced but never eradicated, as all solutions breed new problems.
24. Yet it is necessary to keep struggling toward solution.
25. Childhood is a nightmare.
26. But it is so very hard to be an on-your-own, take-care-of-yourself-cause-there-is-no-one-else-to-do-it-for-you grown-up.
27. Each of us is ultimately alone.
28. The most important things each man must do for himself.
29. Love is not enough, but it sure helps.
30. We have only ourselves, and one another. That may not be much, but that's all there is.
31. How strange, that so often, it all seems worth it.
32. We must live within the ambiguity of partial freedom, partial power, and partial knowledge.
33. All important decisions must be made on the basis of insufficient data.
34. Yet we are responsible for everything we do.
35. No excuses will be accepted.
36. You can run, but you can't hide.
37. It is most important to run out of scapegoats.
38. We must learn the power of living with our helplessness.
39. The only victory lies is in surrender to oneself.
40. All of the significant battles are waged within the self.
41. You are free to do whatever you like. You need only face the consequences.
42. What do you know for sure...anyway?
43. Learn to forgive yourself, again and again and again and again.
Quoted from Sheldon Kopp's book "If You Meet the Budha on the Road, Kill Him"
You can find a list of Dr. Kopp’s books on wikipedia.org and many used on Amazon.com. Titles are as fantastic as the books.
FAIR USE NOTICE: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This material is made available in an effort to advance understanding of the issues covered herein. We believe this constitutes a fair use of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 107, the material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in reading the information for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
BBC News - Iron-Age brewing evidence found in southeastern France
Thanks to Friend Bill for this historical perspective on beer!
BBC News - Iron-Age brewing evidence found in southeastern France
BBC News - Iron-Age brewing evidence found in southeastern France
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Saturday, May 21, 2011
[UPDATE] TPD Investigating Shoe Theft, Suspect Gets Away on Bicycle
It is sad when fellow bicyclists taint the cycling community's reputation.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Jim Hightower | THE RESILIENT GREEDINESS OF WALL STREET EXECUTIVES
Hightower is fun. Take a nice little listen and keep in mind that these Execs got extensions of their tax breaks today. Superb. Compromise hurts: Extend tax breaks for the top in exchange for extending some unemployment benefits for those economically beaten down by trickle down economics.
Jim Hightower | THE RESILIENT GREEDINESS OF WALL STREET EXECUTIVES
Jim Hightower | THE RESILIENT GREEDINESS OF WALL STREET EXECUTIVES
Collaborative Parent: A Peek into CPS in Oregon
Collaborative Parent: A Peek into CPS in Oregon: "The link below will take you to a 10 minute video featuring Stuart Ablon, PhD. The video details some of the drive and energy from Oregon's ..."
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