Give this great article a read about a recent shrub appearance in California for Earth Day. Already sounds sickening, doesn’t it? The author, Mark Morford, hits many nails on the head (and the more I read this guy’s stuff, the more I like him).
Just discovered that Loreena McKennitt put out a new holiday CD back in October. It’s called A Midwinter Night’s Dream, and I can’t wait to download it later tonight! It’s classic Loreena, and the clips I heard on iTunes are beautiful.
The good: I’d meant to post about this a few days ago, but I kept forgetting. Michael Pollan, of The Omnivore’s Dilemma fame, wrote a great piece in New York Times magazine about how the government’s first efforts decades ago to advise Americans about food has led to our modern inability to recognize what “food”…
Better late than never, lol! I got a crazy idea for my Mantra Monday card when I started it on Sunday, and it took me a little longer than I’d expected to make the word “joy” out of clay, bake it, then paint it, add glitter, attach to the card…yeah. But I like the end…
So many crafty, arty things brewing in my head right now as I try to reap all the creative energy of this time. Only a few days left of October! *sob!* Here are a few pixel sigtags I did tonight… Back to creating.
And I’m easily diverted—train wrecks catch my eye. I found the show “The Girls Next Door” by accident—the show about Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends—and I find it hilariously funny. Yeah, yeah, it’s stupid, so sue me. It actually helps me feel *better* about myself, hehe. Talk about breaking with reality…the way those people live is just…
The Wheel turns…it is almost Litha, aka Midsummer, aka Summer Solstice. The Sun is about to reach its peak, and folklore tells us the Fae are ready to come out and dance among us. On this Herb Evening, I’d like to show off something blooming in my herb garden. I’m such a proud mama! My…
What gets me is this: 1) why aren’t we *all* out in the streets screaming “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!”, and 2) How can 32% of Americans still *approve* of the job Bush is doing?
That’s some strong-ass Kool-Aid.