A rambling train of thoughts about the universe and our micro solar system consisting of our dear Sun and other planets in a magnetic dance while we hurtle through space on the face of a rock and stare at flat screens where we attempt to connect while we detach.
As we ponder the taxes,
Wanted to rerun my
Old song...
Travelogue for the Universe: revenue blues: revenue blues some call it taxes, some cannot pay, some call it revenue, to hide what they say, some want to shirk them, others pay thei...
Yesterday waa still searching for the right selection for Friday.
Tuned into imus on WABC live (on line)
Broadcasting From NYC.
Heard this beautiful tune from Elton John, link from yt
Distilling the spirit of NYC.
This concert just after 9/2011,
A powerful concert. Currently Spanish Harlem suffers after an explosion Eclipsed by the missing plane, Like the mudslide, too real, too sad, victims too poor.
My mind drifted to Jesse, always, thinking of NYC.
Sometimes imaging him and me catching a bagel & lox at a deli
While he triple parked.
I had gone over some thoughts about why New Yorkers
Are cautious twitterers.
Weiner is number 1...his faux pas exposed the exposure,
Twitter likewise reflects the society you live in.
Browsing Twitter,
I love Shift MS....
The UK has a lot of people with MS,
Socialized medicine system,
Committed Doctors, staff, researchers.
Thought for Sunday I would post some updates, info
On my other hobby,
Living with the MonSter...
First am posting some art
That comes with rest.
Total brain rest.
What role is my
Temporal Lobe
Playing?
Mom makes
Me think,
Was her art
A need to
Record
History?
After her mother,
Fanny,
passed on
Did she see the urgency
As the veil
Drew near?
MS, the ankle biter.
My dream
Dad
Halfway home,
We both have had our atmospheric damages.
insults to our bodies
Think of the neurological system as one big solar system.
What if the moon went away?
…my notes: Yes, sunscreen overused in the north country. One year I broke my arm in the month of March. A doctor I worked with said not to use sunscreen in winter in Vermont.
Or if a burn might happen, get at least 10-20 minutes skin exposure to sun per day before putting screen on...meg
Last and not least,
A link from the UK to explain Multiple Sclerosis to kids.
I found it very informative and understandable...
Thanks!
Psalm Challenge...
I knew Sister Rosetta Tharpe knew the right words..
the audience,
curious intellectuals,
some destined to be old atheists,
not on this train..
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Psalm 148
Psalm 148
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition (DRA)
148 Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise ye him in the high places.
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Praise ye him, O sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens: and let all the waters that are above the heavens
5 Praise the name of the Lord. For he spoke, and they were made: he commanded, and they were created.
6 He hath established them for ever, and for ages of ages: he hath made a decree, and it shall not pass away.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye deeps:
8 Fire, hail, snow, ice, stormy winds which fulfill his word:
9 Mountains and all hills, fruitful trees and all cedars:
10 Beasts and all cattle: serpents and feathered fowls:
11 Kings of the earth and all people: princes and all judges of the earth:
12 Young men and maidens: let the old with the younger, praise the name of the Lord:
13 For his name alone is exalted.
14 The praise of him is above heaven and earth: and he hath exalted the horn of his people. A hymn to all his saints: to the children of Israel, a people approaching to him. Alleluia.
For Friday,
as I near my 56th birthday,
a skin shedding,
a change gonna come.
Seal,
Stellar performance
of an old favorite....
perfect for the first days of spring...
Likewise in my
Search for Cafe Societe,
btw
Seal is in....
Last Friday, over 2 million comments against Keystone XL were delivered to
the State Department, sending a very clear message that opposition to
the pipeline remains strong. Now it's time to prepare our closing argument. Below is an invitation to an action in Washington DC from the Cowboy
Indian Alliance of ranchers, farmers and tribal communities along the pipeline
route. The event is called Reject and Protect, and the key day
will be April 27th, when we will march with the Alliance from their camp to the
White House. It will likely be one of our last chances to send a message to
President Obama about Keystone XL.
I can’t imagine a better way to make our closing argument against Keystone XL
than standing alongside the pipeline fighters who will be on the front lines
should it move forward. Once you've read the letter, click here to RSVP
to be there on April 27th for Reject and Protect: act.350.org/signup/rejectandprotect/?source=350
So: mark your calendars for April 27th -- and start making plans to converge
in DC. Details are still forthcoming -- for now, sign up to let us know you're
interested, and we'll be in close touch in the coming weeks.
Yours,
Duncan
On April 22nd, our alliance of pipeline fighters — ranchers, farmers, tribal
communities, and their friends — called the Cowboy Indian Alliance will ride
into Washington DC for the next, and perhaps final, chapter in the fight against
Keystone XL.
On that day, we will set up camp nearby the White House, lighting our fire
and burning our sage, and for 5 days, we will bear proud witness to President
Obama’s final decision on Keystone XL, reminding him of the threat this tar
sands pipeline poses to our climate, land, water and tribal rights. Throughout
those 5 days, we will show the power of our communities with events ranging from
prayers at Sec. Kerry's home and an opening ceremony of tribes and ranchers on
horseback in front of the White House. On April 27th, we invite our friends and allies against the pipeline
to join us as we
conclude our camp and march once more to the White House for our final,
unmistakable message to President Obama. Our community of pipeline
fighters just sent 2 million comments against the pipeline in just 30 days. We
must follow this up with action in the streets on April 27th as we march with
tribal leaders and individuals currently living with the risk tar sands to show
all the beauty and power we represent. Everyone is needed and everyone is
welcome.
With his decision closer than ever, President Obama must know what is truly
at stake, and see once more the power of the alliances that have turned Keystone
XL into a turning point for our movements, and for our future. The Cowboy and Indian Alliance brings together tribal
communities with ranchers and farmers living along the Keystone XL pipeline
proposed route. Farmers and ranchers know the risk first-hand. They
work the land every day. Tribes know the risk first-hand. They protect the
sacred water, and defend sacred sites of their ancestors every day. They have
united out of love and respect for the land and water on which we all
depend.
This is not the first time Cowboys and Indians have come together to stop
projects that risk our land and water. In the 80s, they came together to protect
water and the Black Hills from uranium mining and risky munitions testing. In
the American imagination, "cowboys and Indians" are still at odds.
However, in reality, opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
has brought communities together like few causes in our history.
Tribes, farmers and ranchers are all people of the land, who consider it their
duty as stewards to conserve the land and protect the water for future
generations.
The Alliance asks President Obama a simple question: Is an export pipeline
for dirty tar sands worth risking our sacred land and water for the next seven
generations?
On June 25, 2013, President Obama said, “Our national interest will be served
only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon
pollution.” Anyone with common sense knows the Keystone XL pipeline would
exacerbate the climate crisis: an 830,000 barrel per day pipeline filled with
tar sands and chemicals like benzene will make it easier for tar sands companies
to dig up and burn more of the world’s dirtiest oil than they could with any
other feasible alternative.
Our actions next month will show President Obama that we are living up to his
call to "be the change we wish to see," and that we stand with him to say no to
Big Oil. Together we will make a clear promise that if President Obama
goes back on his word and approves the Keystone XL pipeline, he will be met with
the fiercest resistance from our Alliance and our allies from all walks of
life. Bryan Brewer, President of the Oglala Sioux, speaks for us when
he says, "We are ready to fight the pipeline, and our horses are ready.”
Please join us this
April to tell President Obama to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline,
and protect our land, water, and climate.
-The Cowboy Indian Alliance
Last but not least....
My neighbors
had an article written about them,
maybe it can touch someone who didn't understand before.
that is all for now.
again I will post a video of fall woods walk.
It is representative of Monkton, Vermont,
a pristine place.
We would like to keep it that way...
meg
This week, a blizzard nailed us,
funny the snow plastered the sides of the house,
sealing all the cracks,
making it feel warmer than zero ish.
I was too tired to take photos,
hazzards of late storms.
Hey,
Another Saturday Night,
Always loved that Dead song.
Since attending a Midnight Ramble
at Levon Helm's Barn,
Saturday nights have a different meaning.
Every Saturday,
We think,
What's happening at the Barn?
couple hundred miles south of here,
Levon's Barn in Woodstock, NY.
So as I randomly zoned out to twitter feed,
Current events real time,
I ran into Marc Cohn's twitter feed...
Concert schedule, work, music, work.
And every time I see Marc Cohn's face,
I think of Levon.
Because his song so perfectly captured a time,
an era,
a moment.
The last time I posted this, one of my blogger friends asked if I was the Mary in the song...
Sweet.
I wouldn't mind.
It was a long time ago,
before cell phones and halogen lights,
and distractions of 2014.
We were listening to Levon....
From YT
hey marc...in 2008 I was 50...don't remember a blue valiant, olive coloured fury maybe, and my hair is blonde... I was definitely listening to levon....
So funny to listen to the am radio on the internet
and
be led by knowing music afficionados
like lou ruffino
or
rufnio depending on the neighborhood you find yourself in.
This is the earliest I have selected a sure thing video for Friday.
Here goes,
Thx #LouRuffino!
Thx #Train, #YouTube,
tgiff
Speak to each group separately, or not at all,
dodge questions,
use aggressive women hating land "agents"
Divide and conquer,
Then use connections at "public service board"
Cash in on apathy, fatigue, dangle gas is cheap carrot even if the town gets none....the frackers want a Transmission route....to the big cities
Who cares about NY wetlands?
Not Tennesseans, and sure not Texans.
Force individuals to lawyer up,
waste valuable resources.
So rare, to stumble upon people making music, together,
that I feel Like I have known my whole life
and just found them.
Love, love this couple, and their band.
Weird, I listened to imus.com this morning,
Lost the feed for some reason.
It has started to snow, schnee...
12-24 expected, Spring "sugar snow" it is called. It is the snow which helps
provide the moisture for maple sap....
So heard I interview a guy who wrote a book about
The Allman Brothers...one of my all time favorite groups.
And they are playing the Beacon and Derek Trucks is in the band...
Ahh, That is where I heard those sweet notes before....
Fun to see where the music takes us.
So rare, to stumble upon people making music, together,
that I feel Like I have known my whole life
and just found them.
Love, love this couple, and their band.
Weird, I listened to imus.com this morning,
Lost the feed for some reason.
It has started to snow, schnee...
12-24 expected, Spring "sugar snow" it is called. It is the snow which helps
provide the moisture for maple sap....
So heard I interview a guy who wrote a book about
The Allman Brothers...one of my all time favorite groups.
And they are playing the Beacon and Derek Trucks is in the band...
Ahh, That is where I heard those sweet notes before....
Fun to see where the music takes us.
There's more coming in all the time. Was trying to take a few days off
This clusterfrack.
So it deserves the picture that's in my head
Hearing these lying frackets
Say they're gonna take that land.
Rerun of one of my favorite poems.
We still have snow,
Lake Champlain still frozen
A few days above freezing & some sunshine go a long way
Toward making us hopeful for spring.
Travelogue for the Universe: Sparkling Snow: Sparkling Snow re-run Sparkling Snow**all rights reserved by mary gerdt It happened today, when I thought some great thoughts, th...
My post from 2012 just as relevant this March 2014 in the North country
and indeed many places in the U.S.
click the link...
Travelogue for the Universe: Lions & lambs: In like a Lion this year, March is my birth month. Martian horoscope, Red my color, Ram is my animal. First, Headstong, Like a Lion...
March certainly in like a Lion...
here's a link to one of my favorite lion songs...from yt...wow...
The Stellar Carolyn Wonderland...
