New Door

The first game...

It POURED...

but no lightning so they played (and cheered) on!

...and yes, mom and dad stayed in the rain sans umbrella...

if they've gotta be wet, we can be wet too

oh yeah...they WON 21 to zip :)

If she's gotta be a base...

She's really GLAD she has a light flyer!

Monk Crossing

Peace is flowing like a river
Flowing out of you and me
Flowing out into the desert

Setting all the captives free we live near a Buddhist temple

it backs up to the trail where I walk the dogs each day

we were out later than usual Thursday morning

and came across the Monks on their morning stroll

for some reason...couldn't get this song out of my head after passing them

I'm REALLY a compassionate person...

but this made traffic easier to deal with today :)

Weeping Buddha

He weeps for our country!


Courage is waning. Fear prevails.


Intolerance grows. Innocent children die in the womb.


There is no shame. Our country dies.
And the Buddha weeps.


And many of us around the world also weep,
and pray, and act.
~anonymous Burmese monk~

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Spin little spider, Spin!

Look, he's crawling up my wall

Black and hairy, very small

Now he's up above my head

Hanging by a little thread

Boris the spider

Boris the spider

~The Who~ Boris the Spider

the dogs and i witnessed this spider masterpiece while walking the other day! too cool

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You're just like crosstown traffic

So hard to get through to you


Crosstown traffic

I don't need to run over you


Crosstown traffic

All you do is slow me down

And I'm tryin' to get on the other side of town

~Jimi Hendrix ~ Crosstown Traffic

"D'ailleurs, c'est toujours les autres qui meurent"

Family Game Night

Across these fields, across this town
Standing up on solid ground
I won’t be broken, I won’t be silent
I’ve heard the lines and I just don’t believe or buy it
I will not be ashamed, walk away or shift the blame
I’m right here inside my shoes
Saying “I will not be moved.”


I’m still standing
Lets get it straight, let’s make this clear
I’m still standing, I’m still standing here

I'm Still Standing - Carrie Newcomer

yes...it happened to be playing on the iPod while we were playing jenga...seemed a fitting soundtrack :

Good Night Bush

In the situation room

There was a toy world

And a Flight Costume

And a Picture of -

A Refinery Plume

And there were profiteers giving three cheers

A nation great

A Church and State

A pair of towers

And a balance of powers

A Grand Old Party to war in a rush

And a quiet Dick Cheney whispering Hush

~Excerpts from Good Night Bush by Eric Orlgen and Gan Golan~

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Sleep

Charcoal and Pastel on paper

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did u know it's bad luck to take a pic of a sk8r?

He's just a boy,
and i'm just a girl
can I make it anymore obvious?
we are in love,
haven't you heard
how we rock each others world
I'm with the skater boy

~sk8r boi by Avril Lavigne~

i didn't know about the bad luck thing either...

My Beautiful Girl

This Emo Girl is beautiful


She's got the rings and glasses


And all she wears


Says miles about her


But through it all


I still care about that Emo Girl

Emo Girl by Guy Incognito

Anger Management

I’m not angry anymore
I’m not angry
I just want to forget you
Erase you, replace you with
Forgiveness, forgiveness

Angry by Pat Benetar

Now if only I could've blogged BEFORE the bag of chips...at least it was only a 1/4 bag of chips grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

The Harvest (a.k.a. Salsa Garden 2.0)

I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how to look
Through other people's eyes

Pepper by the Butthole Surfers

We're ready for the tomatoes, habaneros, cubanelles and sweet peppers...but we're very proud of the magna cum laude peppers in our garden! The Cayenne, The Banana and the Jalapeno!

My Cutting

NO...not THAT kind of cutting

meet my new Patchouli plant

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Happy Birthday

Fly me out the window.
Somewhere far away
News on the radio,
Happy Birthday,
Happy Birthday,
Happy Birthday.

Happy Birthday by Concrete Blonde

I don't know what started the tradition...but I LOVE to listen to Happy Birthday by Concrete Blonde on my birthday.

It's one of those peppy songs with a hook...but it's really kinda dark and I never realized that before... well...maybe when I was drinking and smoking it didn't seem so dark...but metaphorically I guess it's saying regardless of what's going on it's my Birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY :)

And when I grow up I STILL wanna be Johnette Napolitano!

Bubble and Squeak

Bubble and squeak and jumble sales, little richard and jerry lee
Bonfire night and south and that's paddlin' in the sea
Polished brass and copper, salvation army bands
Violins and old coach inns and colored elastic bands
Tea in the mornin' and winter beginnin' and fishin' lines
And frogs and spurs are winning
Yes that's what i like
Hey, that's what i like

"that's what i like mick" ~ Tori Amos

It's okay if it's not funny to you...

some where out there Judy, Lori, Leann and Jennifer are laughing...LOUDLY

so Loudly in fact that people are moving away

:)

Tattoo part deux

Sing Mary, Sing

Lullabye The King

Born To Be Our Pardon

No Longer Shall We Weep

Come Soften What Was Hardened

Sing Mary, Sing

"Sing Mary Sing" by Jennifer Knapp

look...the lunchbox even made a sneak appearance :)

This is the other side of my leg sleeve ...shouldn't that be "sock" ???

wasn't orignally going to be a sleeve...but I'm glad it's working out that way

you can see the rest on our inked nation page