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continuing the free-form from where we left it...
welcome back, johnman
good to hear your on the road again(sorta)peacen'cookies
johnman doing the hippyhippy shake
johnman:dig out yer blue jeans pants suit, and get ready to do the hippy hippy shake:
might be tough at first....
but you'll get the hang of it in no time, anyways...
ain't nobody watching....
keep tough with the physical re-hab and physical therapy, brother.
peace.
Walter Cronkite Special on
Walter Cronkite Special on 60 minutes tonight with the honorable Mr. Mickey Hart. A must see.
oh no shit
"the most trusted man in america"......mite be worth watching even WITHOUT mickey.........thanx for the encouragement cc....no real physical therapy....just walking, walking, walking...............
the audience
what the hell is wrong with those people.....all sittin' down. security musta sucked. the mine field guy looks like he's doin' invisible twister. and the funky chicken
For those of you who missed Paul McCartney on Letterman
http://www.cbs.com/late_show/video/mccartney.php
after all, The Grateful Dead were Beatle freaks.......
Perfect games and no-hitters on acid
As I left work yesterday I saw that Mark Buerhle had pitched a perfect game for the Chisox against the Rays. In my car CD player was Todd Snider's "The Excitement Plan", and the second song to queue up as I headed home was "America's Favorite Pastime", his retelling of the day that the Pirate's Doc Ellis pitched a no-hitter on acid. It's a funny song and I recommend the album...and it was a completely fitting way to spend a few moments perusing the day's perfect game.
Doc definitely wasn't on 'droids...
"Hallucinating halloween scenes
With each new swing of the bat
His sinker looked like it was falling off a table
But nobody was hallucinating that!"
i know you meant steroids
but 'droids puts a whole different picture in my head.......
Droids
I guess I meant 'roids. I doubt that R2D2 was around that day, but who knows what Doc was seeing.
The story according Snopes is here.
http://www.snopes.com/sports/baseball/ellis.asp
You'll need to wade through a bit to get to the no-hitter on acid story.
Deaf wife
I feared my wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to. I thought she might need a hearing aid.
>>>> (Too many Who concerts?) <<<<
Not quite sure how to approach her on the subject, I called the family doctor to discuss the problem. Doctor told me there is a simple informal test I could perform to give him a
better idea about her hearing loss.
"Here's what you do." said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and say something in a normal conversational speaking tone, to see if she hears you.
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and so on until you get a response."
Last evening, my wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and I was in the den. I said to myself,
"I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
Then in a normal tone I ask, " Honey, what's for dinner?" > No response.
So I move closer to the kitchen, 30 feet from my wife and repeat, "Honey, what's for dinner?" Still, no response.
Next, I move into the dining room, 20 feet from my wife and ask, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
"Geez" I said to myself, after again, no response.
So, I walk up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again, there is no response. So I walk right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
"Doofus!, for the FIFTH time, it's CHICKEN!"
Gr8fulTed....
that is classic...........really! HUH? whatda say? :)))
Most often-used word in my household
Huh? It's really great when I'm with my Dad, who preceded me down this hearing-impaired road. Huh? Huh? Huh? HUH???
Actually, I revert a lot to "I'm sorry?" That way I communicate that I didn't hear, that it's my fault, and, you know, I'm sorry for making you repeat what you said.
Ted, your story made my day...
where else can i say this??
i went to school today to get ready for the new semester to begin (monday 8/10)... this year we have a new principal- AND HE'S A DEADHEAD!
gee, how do i want to characterize this....??? ...!!! how does KICK ASS sound?!
it may not make him a perfect boss or anything, but at least i know there's common ground... yeah!
and the favorite word in our house was one of those typically stupid hoosierisms: "do wha?"
we gave up 'huh?' as too confusing i guess!
caroline
caroline!!
extremely awesome news!!........see what ya can get him to play over the p.a. system!!
If I were the principal..
Opening the morning classes, I'd fade in with a kick-ass version of Bertha. At the closing bell I'd do an 8 beat BIODTL. Best wishes for a successful school year for you and your students, Caroline.
ahhh jerry,....
the 9 of august 1995 was the sadest day i could imagine.a friend came buy and said "hey man,the GD...."....".....are coming to prague?"i asked and the answer was not at all what i expected.HAVE A GRATE PEACEFUL TIME WHILE JAMMIN WITH MOZART,RON,JANIS....
hard to believe
it's been 14 years.....and hurts just as bad. wonder what kinda custom jobs alembic does for heaven?
You Tube Videos
My family and I recently had some adventures in Rocky Mountian National Park. I couldn't figure out how to post the videos here, but here are the links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlNLEKVRBTg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmbjaiWh6BI
The first one is of my kids at 12000ft with some elk. The second is one of many waterfalls on the way up.
Caroline!
Wow! There was a long time where I thought I was the only school administrator who was a "deadhead". The best thing is the attitude you bring to the job that creates a culture unlike any you will find in school system! I run a charter school and answer only to my board Your guy may have mandates and orders from on high - it a livin, we all gotta eat - don't fault him for that. Oh - yeah the whole point - I was able to secure a grant that allows our students to drum in the morning (we were able to purchase 150 different kinds of hand drums). Drumming for wellness is what we call it. t's voluntary, but there are few who do not participate. We have K-12 in one building and what an awesome sight - and sound to watch and hear those kids play every morning. They start the day smiling!
As for the rousing Bertha every morning - many don't get it - I also teach a literary theory class and pass out "poems" by Robert Hunter for them to analyze and have yet to have a student say, "hey this is a dead song." While I think it would be great - it's something they have to come to on their own ( my son is 18 and I took him to Buffalo and Rothbury - Have a true convert - awesome!). Not many out there who really live for the music instead of the party (not that the party ins't great - but make the show ya know). There's a reason only 1% of the poulation get it! To tell you the truth, i'm glad it isn't more and even happier that I am one of 1%!!
Truly, WEIR EVERYWHERE!!!
Anyone out there go to Woodstock?
Would love to hear some stories.
thanks mary
mary provided a similar link to this vid, which is really important:
for the sake of convenience, I am repeating it here and putting in the full version
PLEASE watch and please remember your rights:
it is important to note that concert / festival venues and the like are private property, so the private security staff has the right to search you BEFORE you go in, but not after you are inside. You CAN refuse a private security search by leaving the venue. better to miss half a show and go home than miss the rest of the tour by ending up insidde jail.
peace.
t-shirt on an 18 year old girl
I used to listen to my motherBut strangers with candy gave me better advice
She shoots me a look that says lets go
heading out
heading out of civilization again day after tomorrow.
back in a couple of months.
peace.
If I had me a shotgun...
Been trying to upload picturesFrom the Eugene shows
All I got to say
Computers really blow
Same here...
Every time I try to upload a pic it comes up a question mark, it takes me like 10 times to finally be able to pre view it then post :( Can someone help us here please :)
The 9's
Just a couple of hours on the East Coast before we hit 09:09:09 am EDT on 09/09/09. Since today seems to be Beatles day, I'd crank up a short playlist including:
One after 909
Revolution #9
#9 Dream
Cloud 9
But I'm at work, will be in a meeting, so that just won't happen.
Can someone please explain?
When I was in the States, I was reading the newspaper articles about parents objecting to Obama speaking to schoolchildren. What is wrong with this plan? Even if parents agree with Obama's political agenda, is it not a perfect platform for home discussion? It is incomprehensible to me that there are parents over there who would not want their children to hear what their president has to say.**********************************
Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
Mark Twain
Free speech and obstruction
Good morning Tiger Lilly from deep in the heart of the USA, in red state Kansas. In November of 2008, US voters gave a majority of votes to Barack Obama indicating acceptance of a need for change here in America. Finally, a return to honesty, a cleaner environment, alternative energy prospects and access to health care for all! A very noble and ambitious agenda, indeed.As you've seen and heard, there is a voice of discontent bent on disabling President Obama's agenda to bring about change. Rather than working with the Democratic majority in Congress, the Republicans have chosen not to cooperate, nor contribute, to any successful endeavor. At risk are millions of people without health insurance, including my 2 young adult sons and their lady friends. Fueling this obstruction is a right-wing attack machine using the various media to discredit and weave fabrications to derail any effort to bring progress to this country. Too many people listen to the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Pat Robertson and Glenn Beck. These few have been able to bring disrespect and discord, daily, to the American public, many of whom actually indicate belief that Obama may be forcing some evil socialist agenda upon us. It's very discouraging to see this negativity receiving so much attention, rather than focusing on the real needs of the American people. It is therefore difficult for the Obama administration to rise above this wave of negativity and to maintain a positive structured approach to bringing about any change. Next year we'll have a congressional election where new candidates will be elected and, hopefully, many of the non-productive obstructionists will be booted out!
Whoops!
Just now saw my jet-lagged typo. Meant to type " even if parents DISaggree".
Thanks Ted! I certainly heard plenty of illogical disrespect while I was over there! For example it is impossible that Obama has "ruined" the country in his 9 months in office-and I heard that statement a couple of times.
Am I utterly naive, or are not facts and information required to be able to form an opinion?
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Education: that which reveals to the wise, and conceals from the stupid, the vast limits of their knowledge.
Mark Twain
Naive?
I'm not sure that's the right way to describe it. Perhaps overly optimistic? Facts and information are only required to form an informed opinion. There are no rules prohibiting uninformed opinions or their dissemination. It is up to each individual to bother to inform themselves. And that's probably for the best in the end. I certainly wouldn't want to be subjected to a regime where only "official" opinions were allowed.
Conversation is always more interesting than recitation, so speak your mind and not someone else's.
Ted: Obama is no savior
While I admire Barak Obama for his great skill in oratory (certainly the best speech maker since Lincoln), I think it would be unfortunate to see him as some kind of savior. Yes, yes and yes he is moving forward in some important areas such as health care but when crunch time came on the economy he chose to bail out AIG and investment banks 100 cents on the dollar rather than to cut some type of deal. 32 billion will be paid out to executives in the largest banks for bonuses this year. He has sent more than 20,000 more troops to Afghanistan where there is no clear route to "victory". Iraq remains problematic. This year is the dealiest for US forces of the entire war. It is clearly business as usual for our country with a few flourishes in such areas as health care and the green economy.
It is indeed unfortunate to see how the great unwashed and eneducated masses can be whipped up into a foaming-at-the-mouth hysteria regarding all things Barak by these moping maggots of mendacity, but it is only economic fear and racism that is driving them.
~ The rich man in his summer home saying just leave well enough alone ~
i too am no fan of our president
but he was duly elected by a majority of the people, as close as the election actually was. i am concerned how ever about what appears on the surface. apparently the government now controls most banking, most of the auto industry and soon, possibly, health care. i am all for comprehensive health for all citizens but at what price?...i'm still adhering to my "wait and see" philosophy, hoping taxes won't be raised...i can't afford it.
I vote for a Planet of Love
Are we just delaying the inevitable? Has the beast gotten out of control? How long can a system based on mass consumption at the expense of the environment we depend on and were given for free go on? As long as people hate each other we'll be in a world of hurt. Do you believe in miracles? Everything's gonna be all-right,someday.
think i like yer plan
i have always considered hate to be a waste of energy, anyway...couldn't we use that energy to power my cd player?...oh yeah...and the fridge....jus' for my beer ya unnerstan. cuz, ya know....ain't no time to hate
planet Love it already is
Love is real
Not fade away
hate is just an illusion
a false belief in something
other than Love
Love= real, not fade away
hate= not real, fades away
Love-->fulll of its own power
hate-->no power but what we give it
Love-->intelligence itself
hate--->dumb as a rock
planet Love we share
both with the seeing and the blind
If a blind man bumps into you,
you don't push him down,
you say, excuse me,
May I help you?