Poem O' the Day

Man of War by Carol Frost


After there were no women, men, and children,

from the somber deeps horseshoe crabs crawled up on somber shores:

Man-of-Wars' blue sails drifted downwind

and blue filaments of some biblical cloak

floated below: the stinging filaments.

The cored of bone and rock-headed came near:

clouds made wandering shadows:

sea and grasses mingled::

There was no hell after all

but a lull before it began over::

flesh lying alone: then mating: a little spray of soul:

and the grace of waves, of stars, and remotest isles.

This Is Great!

Mitt Romney Defends Himself Against Allegations Of Tolerance

Mitt Romney Defends Himself Against Allegations Of Tolerance

My Neighbor Hunter S. Thompson?

Quote Of The Day

“I just don’t believe the international world is ready for a woman president.”

— Linda Dunbar, a 57-year old voter from the Cleveland suburbs. The international world has had 91 women presidents, prime ministers and governors-general since 1945. (Wall Street Journal, 11/8)

Are you smarter than a Chimp?

Bill Monroe

Eat Local: Illinois

I just found this great blog about eating locally here in Chicago called Vital Information. Check it out!

The Story of Stuff

Check out The Story of Stuff. "It's a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns."

I've been working on my Writing and Rhetoric I class about "The American Dream" and think this would work well. It is a great synopsis of how our economy is driven by consumption. We need a new model, fast.

Yoda

True West: Malkovich and Sinise

So I found these on You Tube. This isn't the version I saw on PBS, but it is still amazing. Two great actors at their best. It's in twelve parts. Check it out.

True West

I remember seeing Sam Shepard's play True West on a PBS station once. One day I was flipping through the stations and there was this play with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise. Now at the time I had seen a total of zero plays and had no reason to watch one on TV, but for some reason I started watching and couldn't stop. And I would have killed to see two of my favorite actors, John C. Reilly and Philip Seymour Hoffman doing this play, and switching the roles! Here they are on Charlie Rose discussing the play.

Madison Christmas

We just got back from The Arbor House, a bed and breakfast in Madison, Wisconsin. It was a wonderful, peaceful weekend. Here are a few pictures.
The common room. I love the fireplace!

Here's our room. And our paper christmas tree.


The capitol building.

The Air Car

Check out the Air Car. Yeah, it runs on air!

Dottie and the New Chair

I got Maggie a new chair for Christmas, but Dottie has set up camp.

Energy

Shawn Frayne invented an amazing new technology to help harness the energy of wind.

And Sweden has decided to go for it! They plan on being oil free by 2020.

Cafe standards just went up in the U.S. to 35 mpg, but car companies don't have to be compliant until 2010, and there of course is a catch.

And for a little perspective.

Black-footed Ferrets

14 Black-footed Ferrets have been reintroduced into Logan County, KS!! This is great news. Audubon of Kansas has played a pivotal role in helping conserve the prairie ecosystem.Ron Klataske, Audubon of Kansas Executive Director
Recently there has been a lot of controversy in western Kansas because there is a law on the books that allows state authorities to go onto your property and poison prairie dogs. Landowners Larry and Bette Haverfield and Gordon Barnhardt have thwarted this antiquated law along with Audubon of Kansas and kept them from poisoning for now! I have the utmost respect for these people. They are true conservationists. I hope this is a return of the Black-footed Ferret and many other prairie species.Larry and Bette Haverfield