food spots

https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zcneYMEbRhtw.kiGBdwAJhU7w

It has been almost two decades since the beginning of the web. This means that the web is no longer just a technology of the present, but also, a record of our past.

It has been almost two decades since the beginning of the web. This means that the web is no longer just a technology of the present, but also, a record of our past. 

Email, one of the original forms of social media, is even older than the web and contains a detailed description of our personal and professional history.
Immersion is an invitation to dive into the history of your email life in a platform that offers you the safety of knowing that you can always delete your data.
https://immersion.media.mit.edu/

sent this to your other page first

sent this to your other page first

Originally shared by ted kelly

Happy birthday Sheila Schilling!
Loving the party pix, thanx a double cheekfull...
http://www.scarysquirrel.org/pitstop/
http://www.scarysquirrel.org/pitstop/

Happy birthday Sheila Schilling!

Happy birthday Sheila Schilling!
Loving the party pix, thanx a double cheekfull...
http://www.scarysquirrel.org/pitstop/
http://www.scarysquirrel.org/pitstop/

“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot...”

“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot...” 
― Robert A. Heinlein, Friday

Well, it looks like Hell might just be ready to freeze over. I'm posting an opinion article from foxnews. Me - fox - wait, what ?

Well, it looks like Hell might just be ready to freeze over. I'm posting an opinion article from foxnews. Me - fox - wait, what ?
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/07/29/what-pope-francis-really-said-about-gays-and-no-it-not-new/

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/world/pope-francis-gay-priests-statement-pontiff-will-not-judge-gays-and-lesbians-including-gay-priests

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/world/pope-francis-gay-priests-statement-pontiff-will-not-judge-gays-and-lesbians-including-gay-priests
I can't make a good link post from my phone but this is some totally unexpected and shall we say game changing news...

We get these a lot but we don't get pix like this too often.

We get these a lot but we don't get pix like this too often.
one more they forgot to include  http://media2.wptv.com//photo/2013/07/29/WPTV-water-spout-base_20130729074715_107_80.JPG
http://www.wptv.com/gallery/news/news_photo_gallery/photos-water-spout-captured-by-wptv-youreporters

I almost forgot #spidersunday So, it's late and I'm tired and the next best thing I could come up with was an hundred million year old spidersaurus. I would have used it but for the fact that they were using it to "prove" young Earth science. Then I remembered this golden oldie. This is "real science" right here... #realscience

I almost forgot #spidersunday   So, it's late and I'm tired and the next best thing I could come up with was an hundred million year old spidersaurus. I would have used it but for the fact that they were using it to "prove" young Earth science. Then I remembered this golden oldie. This is "real science" right here... #realscience  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc

In Holy Body Worship, we choose to be nude or to celebrate with others who are nude in order to explore a deeper level of intimacy with our bodies, our souls, each other, the divine. To remove that which keeps us separate – and to bring us back into right relationship with body, soul, Source. #sacredsunday

In Holy Body Worship, we choose to be nude or to celebrate with others who are nude in order to explore a deeper level of intimacy with our bodies, our souls, each other, the divine. To remove that which keeps us separate – and to bring us back into right relationship with body, soul, Source. #sacredsunday  
http://thesensualshaman.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/holy-body-worship-naked-church/

Originally shared by Andrey Mashnich

Originally shared by Andrey Mashnich

#ForFriends #photo #EarthMyMother

Join Kirk in his inspiring investigation into the moral origins of good and evil, their inspirational value and their historical significance to us today. #sacredsunday http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unstoppable_a_live_event_with_kirk_cameron/

Join Kirk in his inspiring investigation into the moral origins of good and evil, their inspirational value and their historical significance to us today. #sacredsunday  http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/unstoppable_a_live_event_with_kirk_cameron/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzKijw7v6AM

I used to think, "Wow,what a wing nut this guy is"...

I used to think, "Wow,what a wing nut this guy is"...
But judging other people just doesn't seem "right" somehow.
Besides, don't we need wing nuts sometimes to hold things together ?
#sacredsunday  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KONJaHbbWlY

just a thought

just a thought

Originally shared by Native American Encyclopedia

The design of a typical Native American bead necklace depends on tradition and the aesthetic tastes of a particular tribe. Read more http://bit.ly/Z6qHSG #NativeJewelry #BeadNecklace

As Hillary Clinton is widely expected to make a second presidential run in 2016, NBC is planning a sure-to-be-controversial miniseries about the former First Lady and secretary of state.

As Hillary Clinton is widely expected to make a second presidential run in 2016, NBC is planning a sure-to-be-controversial miniseries about the former First Lady and secretary of state.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/07/27/hillary-clinton-miniseries-nbc/2592431/

RIP JJ Cale Cale was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has often been described as "laid back"

RIP JJ Cale  Cale was one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cale's personal style has often been described as "laid back"
Captain Beefheart was probably never described as "laid back" but this is a damn fine cover and I'll miss them both.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JJ_Cale
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D836o2rIGqA

RIP - A sad day indeed.

RIP - A sad day indeed.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/singer-songwriter-jj-cale-dead-at-74-20130727

Happy #squirrelsaturday

Happy #squirrelsaturday  
full movie The Great Rupert (1950) - Irving Pichel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfnpgXvzslo

There is no documentation before ancient Egypt that mentions the existence of cats. And in ancient Egypt, they were worshipped as gifts from the gods.

There is no documentation before ancient Egypt that mentions the existence of cats. And in ancient Egypt, they were worshipped as gifts from the gods.

Read more: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/are-cats-spies-sent-by-aliens-motherboard-examines-a-favorite-internet-conspiracy-theory#ixzz2aFPwyL2W 
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http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/are-cats-spies-sent-by-aliens-motherboard-examines-a-favorite-internet-conspiracy-theory#ixzz2aFPwyL2W

There is no documentation before ancient Egypt that mentions the existence of cats. And in ancient Egypt, they were worshipped as gifts from the gods.

There is no documentation before ancient Egypt that mentions the existence of cats. And in ancient Egypt, they were worshipped as gifts from the gods.
#caturday  
http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/are-cats-spies-sent-by-aliens-motherboard-examines-a-favorite-internet-conspiracy-theory

Readers yes and writers too - editors now, they can be a real pain in the patootie... lol

Readers yes and writers too - editors now, they can be a real pain in the patootie... lol

Originally shared by Neil Sargisian

You should date an illiterate girl.

Date a girl who doesn't read. Find her in the weary squalor of a Midwestern bar. Find her in the smoke, drunken sweat, and varicolored light of an upscale nightclub. Wherever you find her, find her smiling. Make sure that it lingers when the people that are talking to her look away. Engage her with unsentimental trivialities. Use pick-up lines and laugh inwardly. Take her outside when the night overstays its welcome. Ignore the palpable weight of fatigue. Kiss her in the rain under the weak glow of a streetlamp because you’ve seen it in a film. Remark at its lack of significance. Take her to your apartment. Dispatch with making love. Fuck her.

Let the anxious contract you've unwittingly written evolve slowly and uncomfortably into a relationship. Find shared interests and common ground like sushi and folk music. Build an impenetrable bastion upon that ground. Make it sacred. Retreat into it every time the air gets stale or the evenings too long. Talk about nothing of significance. Do little thinking. Let the months pass unnoticed. Ask her to move in. Let her decorate. Get into fights about inconsequential things like how the fucking shower curtain needs to be closed so that it doesn't fucking collect mold. Let a year pass unnoticed. Begin to notice.

Figure that you should probably get married because you will have wasted a lot of time otherwise. Take her to dinner on the forty-fifth floor at a restaurant far beyond your means. Make sure there is a beautiful view of the city. Sheepishly ask a waiter to bring her a glass of champagne with a modest ring in it. When she notices, propose to her with all of the enthusiasm and sincerity you can muster. Do not be overly concerned if you feel your heart leap through a pane of sheet glass. For that matter, do not be overly concerned if you cannot feel it at all. If there is applause, let it stagnate. If she cries, smile as if you’ve never been happier. If she doesn't, smile all the same.

Let the years pass unnoticed. Get a career, not a job. Buy a house. Have two striking children. Try to raise them well. Fail frequently. Lapse into a bored indifference. Lapse into an indifferent sadness. Have a mid-life crisis. Grow old. Wonder at your lack of achievement. Feel sometimes contented, but mostly vacant and ethereal. Feel, during walks, as if you might never return or as if you might blow away on the wind. Contract a terminal illness. Die, but only after you observe that the girl who didn't read never made your heart oscillate with any significant passion, that no one will write the story of your lives, and that she will die, too, with only a mild and tempered regret that nothing ever came of her capacity to love.

Do those things, god damnit, because nothing sucks worse than a girl who reads. Do it, I say, because a life in purgatory is better than a life in hell. Do it, because a girl who reads possesses a vocabulary that can describe that amorphous discontent of a life unfulfilled—a vocabulary that parses the innate beauty of the world and makes it an accessible necessity instead of an alien wonder. A girl who reads lays claim to a vocabulary that distinguishes between the specious and soulless rhetoric of someone who cannot love her, and the inarticulate desperation of someone who loves her too much. A vocabulary, goddamnit, that makes my vacuous sophistry a cheap trick.

Do it, because a girl who reads understands syntax. Literature has taught her that moments of tenderness come in sporadic but knowable intervals. A girl who reads knows that life is not planar; she knows, and rightly demands, that the ebb comes along with the flow of disappointment. A girl who has read up on her syntax senses the irregular pauses—the hesitation of breath—endemic to a lie. A girl who reads perceives the difference between a parenthetical moment of anger and the entrenched habits of someone whose bitter cynicism will run on, run on well past any point of reason, or purpose, run on far after she has packed a suitcase and said a reluctant goodbye and she has decided that I am an ellipsis and not a period and run on and run on. Syntax that knows the rhythm and cadence of a life well lived.

Date a girl who doesn't read because the girl who reads knows the importance of plot. She can trace out the demarcations of a prologue and the sharp ridges of a climax. She feels them in her skin. The girl who reads will be patient with an intermission and expedite a denouement. But of all things, the girl who reads knows most the ineluctable significance of an end. She is comfortable with them. She has bid farewell to a thousand heroes with only a twinge of sadness.

Don’t date a girl who reads because girls who read are storytellers. You with the Joyce, you with the Nabokov, you with the Woolf. You there in the library, on the platform of the metro, you in the corner of the café, you in the window of your room. You, who make my life so goddamned difficult. The girl who reads has spun out the account of her life and it is bursting with meaning. She insists that her narratives are rich, her supporting cast colorful, and her typeface bold. You, the girl who reads, make me want to be everything that I am not. But I am weak and I will fail you, because you have dreamed, properly, of someone who is better than I am. You will not accept the life of which I spoke at the beginning of this piece. You will accept nothing less than passion, and perfection, and a life worthy of being told. So out with you, girl who reads. Take the next southbound train and take your Hemingway with you. Or, perhaps, stay and save my life.


Charles Warnke

It's right under our noses...

It's right under our noses...

Originally shared by Angel D.

Intel and Toshiba Are Launching a Web Series about Evil Mustaches and Unibrow.

Uhh, shucks wait what! Last year Intel and Toshiba got international attention and awards for its social film campaign called "The Beauty Inside".

But now they are bringing a web series “The Power Inside”, which is about a race of alien mustaches and unibrows who are trying to take over the world, premieres this coming August.

Well this better be good or I'm not buying anymore Intel and Toshiba products...LOL!

More info: http://www.businessinsider.com/intel-and-toshiba-are-launching-a-web-series-about-evil-mustaches-and-unibrows-the-brief-2013-7

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#EvilMustaches #EvilUnibrow #Humor #Funny #LOL #TechNews #News #BusinessInsider
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCuUBpTZE_U

Via Laurie Varga and Guy Kawasaki

Via Laurie Varga and Guy Kawasaki
I take slight exception to parts of this but the picture was too good to pass up... lol

Originally shared by Guy Kawasaki

Top 12 Signs You're Dealing With Trolls

Dealing with trolls is one of the costs of participating in social media. These are the folks who combine a strong opinion with a lack of knowledge. A handful of inflammatory and negative comments can neutralize dozens of positive ones. Here are the top twelve signs that you're dealing with someone who lives under a bridge.

1. Bad Grammar, spelling, and linguistic cues.Trolls don't capitalize the first word of sentences, use periods, or commas. They have a tough time with homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings). This has nothing to do with gay rights though trolls have strong feelings about this issue too. They use the first-person pronoun ("I") and exclamation marks (!!!!) a lot. They type in ALL CAPS. They write long comments using short, simplistic, and goofy words. Example: "PUHLEZE, your completely WRONG about global warming everyone nose that al gore is just trying to cell books"

2. Entitlement. Trolls exhibit a exorbitant level of entitlement manifested in the belief that their time is valuable, and they should get everything for free. Example: "How dare Facebook run ads or try to monetize my content!!!!" "Why does she post stuff on her page that doesn't interest me and wastes my time???" "Dropbox should be honored that I store my files on its free service." "If Google+ ever has ads, I'm out of there."

3. Lack of first-hand knowledge. People with the strongest opinions often have the least first-hand knowledge. When you encounter the  certain and vociferous opinion of trolls, ask them if they have first-hand knowledge or experience. You'll find that trolls just "know" that something is true. Example: "Google+ is a ghost town." Do you use Google+? "No, but I know no one is there."

4. Lousy profiles. The profiles of trolls are usually lousy: out-of-focus and poorly-lit avatars, lack of personal cover and album photos, and incomplete biographical information. These people aren't trying to gain more friends or followers, so they don't care about the quality of their profile. A social-media profile is a window into a person's soul. Example: not forthcoming because I won't give any troll the satisfaction of being called out.

5. Intolerance. Trolls do not embrace diversity. Alternate thoughts, lifestyles, sexual orientations, and operating systems are both wrong and unacceptable. Example: "macs are too espensive and there're just something Steve Jobes ripped off from Xerox Park. i am much productive than any Mac owner"

6. Pre-Copernicus. Trolls missed school the day that science class covered Copernicus's heliocentric model of the universe. Thus, they think that they are the center of the universe. Examples, "He's never left a comment on any of my posts, so he obviously doesn't know how to use social media." "She's never been in a hangout with me." "He's never once asked what I think about this."

7. Perfect information. Trolls expect everyone in the world to know what they did immediately after they did it. (Pre-Copernicus and perfect information is a deadly combination!) If you read the troll's post, you'll see that the person or company in question isn't + or @ mentioned so there's no way for them to know they were mentioned. Example: "i explained why he's wrong in my blog, but he hasn't responded yet."

8. Cowardly. Trolls are cowards and want to attack and pontificate but not constructively discuss. They do not have the courage to say to your face what they say online. They are bullies who are brave in a pack but shrink away from confrontation when they don't have a computer to hide behind. That said, you might find that trolls are perfectly reasonable people in person which is a difficult concept to grok.

9. Legal scholars. Many trolls are legal scholars but every legal scholar isn't a troll. In particular, trolls are experts in selective portions of U.S. constitutional law, U.S. Supreme Court rulings, and Sharia law. They are certain that the founding fathers anticipated the state of technology two hundred years hence. Example: "The Constitutions guarantees that I can protect myself in case a Muslim president sends Seal Team Six after me...im going to grab the AK47 I bought at Walmart and kick their asses"

10. Arithmetically challenged. Trolls are not good at arithmetic, and they oversimplify the facts. When they say "every," the fact is that they should say "some." However, their goal is to exaggerate and aggravate. Example: "Every post is a promotion for her company." "He never responds to anyone." "United flights are always delayed."

11. Holier-than-thou. No matter what you do, it's never enough. No matter what a troll does, it's exemplary. This often happens in the times of tragedy. You post, "An accident occurred today in London." Troll responds, "That's all you can say? I offered my prayers." Really? Only God needs to hear your prayers--do you need to tell the Internet too?

12. American. It pains me to say this, but I've noticed that most trolls are American. We're hung up on manifest destiny and the belief that we should tell everyone  how to live, what to think, and what to do--including, of course, other Americans. Example: when a tragedy happens in the U. S., trolls expect the whole world to come to a halt. It's as if an American life is worth more than any other country's.

Now that you can identify trolls, here are five way to handle them:

1. Give them a chance. Respond to a trollish comment and see what the person does. A troll will respond with anger, negativism, and hostility, but people who had a temporary trollish moment will make a reasonable and intelligent response. This happens about 20 percent of the time, but when it does, you can develop a true friendship from a rocky start.

2. Turn off comments in your posts. There's no law that you have to let people comment. When I post a story about abortion, gun control, or Barack Obama, I sometimes turn off comments to (a) reduce my aggravation and (b) frustrate trolls.

3. Ignore their comments. You can let trolls post their comments and simply ignore the comments. You don't have a moral obligation to respond to anything.

4. Delete their comments. Think of this as skimming the detritus off the surface of your swimming pool. If you keep deleting, eventually, trolls may tire of posting.

5. Get rid of them permanently. On Google+, for example, you can delete the comment, block the person from commenting, and report the person to the service. There's a handy Chrome extension called Nuke Comments (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nuke-comments-on-google%20/nfgaadooldinkdjpjbnbgnoaepmajdfh) that will do this in one click.

Go forth and post, and let's see what happens. Remember: don't be a troll yourself, and always assume that people are good until proven bad.

Illustration by John Bauer

#HolyKaw

Thank you Mr UPS man.

Thank you Mr UPS man.

Wanna get lucky ? Buy some lots of this stuff. Back to School sale ends soon. Do your Christmas shopping early for a change. Gilrfriend, wife, mother, daughter - heck, shock you sister speechless. Just pony up to the checkout counter please.

Wanna get lucky ? Buy some lots of this stuff. Back to School sale ends soon. Do your Christmas shopping early for a change. Gilrfriend, wife, mother, daughter - heck, shock you sister speechless. Just pony up to the checkout counter please.
Oh, and this one is gone, sorry. I couldn't resist...
http://www.etsy.com/shop/BeadingAndBeing?ref=shop_sugg

I'm surprised that this didn't get some plus action. I at least expected some negative comments. So I'm re-sharing just because it was so late.

I'm surprised that this didn't get some plus action. I at least expected some negative comments. So I'm re-sharing just because it was so late.

Originally shared by ted kelly

I rarely post items from sources like this but I'll make an exception this time. I try to filter out the opinion part and stick to the verifiable facts as we all should. My (legitimate ?) question is :
Why would the responding police officer need to call GZ while on the way to the crash ?
http://freakoutnation.com/2013/07/24/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-zimmer-man-but-his-reported-rescue-of-the-car-crash-seems-to-be-falling-to-pieces/

The greatest trend ever - get in on it early. Share it like it's viral.

The greatest trend ever - get in on it early. Share it like it's viral.

Originally shared by rodni hipp

great new trend...
https://www.facebook.com/video/embed?video_id=1382729148612569

I rarely post items from sources like this but I'll make an exception this time. I try to filter out the opinion part and stick to the verifiable facts as we all should. My (legitimate ?) question is :

I rarely post items from sources like this but I'll make an exception this time. I try to filter out the opinion part and stick to the verifiable facts as we all should. My (legitimate ?) question is :
Why would the responding police officer need to call GZ while on the way to the crash ?
http://freakoutnation.com/2013/07/24/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its-zimmer-man-but-his-reported-rescue-of-the-car-crash-seems-to-be-falling-to-pieces/

A "Free" Haiku

A "Free" Haiku
climbing high and far
from the heat, noise and worries
naked in a tree

A question for the ages. via Andrew Knowlton

A question for the ages. via Andrew Knowlton 

Originally shared by Chris Ruhs

I've been seeing this, a glimpse here and there for some time now. The poem seems to be playing with me like the lake was playing with the poet.

I've been seeing this, a glimpse here and there for some time now. The poem seems to be playing with me like the lake was playing with the poet.

Originally shared by olga belov

the blue eye of lake
disappears from the view
hiding behind the turn
shows itself again,
as winking, smiling

Some of these are kind of punny.

Some of these are kind of punny.

Originally shared by Sharon T Rose

#Science can be pun!

While looking for something else I found this. I think the people with glass should take a run at this. (pass it on)

While looking for something else I found this. I think the people with glass should take a run at this. (pass it on)
http://www.livescience.com/17948-red-green-blue-yellow-stunning-colors.html

Hi - I'm a SoFla native and will be moving to midTenn in November. We should have a map I think. Or maybe a searchable database ? Anyways- thanks for the invitation.

So the royal baby boy is about eight pounds- what's that about twelve fifty US$

Do you have a tree ? Things look and seem different from a tree...

Do you have a tree ? Things look and seem different from a tree...

Originally shared by National Wildlife Federation

Ever wonder how wildlife spend their summers? Well, we've uncovered some funny pictures that reveal what animals do during their summer vacations (like this squirrel lounging in the shade): http://bit.ly/1982J0T

The Republicans are going to love this

The Republicans are going to love this
Yay, it's a boy! Can we get back to the cats now please...
A chrome extension to remove royal (or commoner) baby content from your twitter and faceboo feeds. Ummm, coders please - can we get one of these for the plus side too ?
http://unbaby.me/

Finally an extension for the IHATECATURDAY club.

Finally an extension for the IHATECATURDAY club.
1 d/l and configure it for ANYTHINGWITHACATINIT
2 Go back to Facebook or Twitter
3 Feel the love
note No Caturday haters were harmed in making this post.
http://www.dailydot.com/society/unwhatever-me-replace-facebook-photos-tags/

I noticed this on my fboo this morning. cool beans beads

I noticed this on my fboo this morning. cool beans beads

Howdy Zack Jenkins, nice to virtually meet you. I added the whole circle  but took a look at your posts. Cool beans, mostly interesting to me and also stuff I mostly haven't seen. I like that combination...

Woohoo!

Woohoo!

Originally shared by Wilco Wings

Guilty as charged. How about it writers, editors and literary agents, can you circle up to a friend of mine ?

Guilty as charged. How about it writers, editors and literary agents, can you circle up to a friend of mine ?

Originally shared by Sheila Schilling-Kreutner

Advice from a friend: "...buddy up with a fellow artiste and trade off on editing..."  Whew!  That's a pretty tall order.  Anyone able to hand off his baby to a nameless, faceless stranger with suspicious access to Jeff Herman's Guide to Publishers?  Hmmmm...

So here is the question: does anyone do this?  If so, how do you overcome Copyright Phobia?  Or am I the only one with trust issues?

The Spiders (German: Die Spinnen) is a German silent serial adventure film written and directed by Fritz Lang. It was released in two parts in 1919 and 1920. Two more parts were originally planned but never made.

The Spiders (German: Die Spinnen) is a German silent serial adventure film written and directed by Fritz Lang. It was released in two parts in 1919 and 1920. Two more parts were originally planned but never made.
Lang, one of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute. #spidersunday  
http://www.filmannex.com/movie/spiders-spinnen/148

May God bless you all this day and thanks to http://harvestheart.tumblr.com/

May God bless you all this day and thanks to  http://harvestheart.tumblr.com/
for my #sacredsunday  offering.

I too waited for the right person, right time, heck maybe even the right place. This Florida Cracker is tying the knot on his 57th birthday and moving to Cookeville.

Wow, maybe my 26 cats are worth something after all.

Wow, maybe my 26 cats are worth something after all.
#caturday  (ftw)
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-fashion/spin-yarn-from-cat-hair.html

I never knew just how little I knew about knitting.

I never knew just how little I knew about knitting.
http://www.ecouterre.com/chiengora-is-knitting-with-dog-hair-barking-mad/knitting-with-dog-hair/

Pornogami: A Guide to the Ancient Art of Paper-Folding for Adults http://www.amazon.com/Pornogami-Guide-Ancient-Paper-Folding-Adults/dp/1931160287

Pornogami: A Guide to the Ancient Art of Paper-Folding for Adults http://www.amazon.com/Pornogami-Guide-Ancient-Paper-Folding-Adults/dp/1931160287

You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold'em 

Happy birthday Esther Cespedes! I don't know why, but I don't think I ever see your posts. Lucky for me I saw that it was your birthday and went to look. Funny, you got the birthday but I got the present.

China, it's not Japan but...

China, it's not Japan but...

Originally shared by Gwen Patton

China TV must be 'shroomin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=789he-8T_-E&feature=share

This one's for the #caturday haters. I will refrain from tagging anyone but just remember - Dogs drool, cats rule.

This one's for the #caturday  haters. I will refrain from tagging anyone but just remember - Dogs drool, cats rule. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVkgr8aysxc

SQUIRREL: The squirrel's common name can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, where Aristotle used the word "skiouros," skia meaning shade, while "oura" meaning tail. Thus the meaning "he who sits in the shadow of his tail" was recorded. It is said, centuries later, the French created a noun "esquirel" to describe this animal. From this the word "squirrel" was derived. It was a symbol of the 'soul' in Nordic myth and in medieval times it denoted one who was provident toward the future. It is also said that the first bearer was a lover of woodland, trustworthy and with a strong sense of duty. The squirrel's nest is called a 'holt' and the squirrel emblem may be an allusion to the family name of 'holt' as it appears in some of their arms.

SQUIRREL: The squirrel's common name can be traced back to the ancient Greeks, where Aristotle used the word "skiouros," skia meaning shade, while "oura" meaning tail. Thus the meaning "he who sits in the shadow of his tail" was recorded. It is said, centuries later, the French created a noun "esquirel" to describe this animal. From this the word "squirrel" was derived. It was a symbol of the 'soul' in Nordic myth and in medieval times it denoted one who was provident toward the future. It is also said that the first bearer was a lover of woodland, trustworthy and with a strong sense of duty. The squirrel's nest is called a 'holt' and the squirrel emblem may be an allusion to the family name of 'holt' as it appears in some of their arms.
http://www.heraldryclipart.com/symbolism/s.html #squirrelsaturday  
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Squirrels_in_heraldry

Don't look here if you're in a hurry. Go find another river and listen to it's story. This river is for savoring and healing and learning and remembering.

Don't look here if you're in a hurry. Go find another river and listen to it's story. This river is for savoring and healing and learning and remembering. 
http://yadkinriverstory.org/theproject.html

Happy #caturday - thanks to encyclopediadramatica

Happy #caturday  - thanks to encyclopediadramatica
https://images.encyclopediadramatica.se/9/92/CatpixTruths.png

Psst...

Psst...
I thought you might get a smile out of this.
and - no - I'm not the Theo that has the first comment...

Why Evolution is Real ! #caturday #evolution #memetics

Why Evolution is Real ! #caturday   #evolution   #memetics  
http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2012/12/01/caturday-felid-on-the-origin-of-lolcats-or-the-preservation-of-favoured-felids-in-the-struggle-for-noms/

Cherokee Nation Launches History Website

Cherokee Nation Launches History Website
“We now stand on the threshold of sharing our culture, history and rich traditions with everyone on the World Wide Web,” said Principal Chief Bill John Baker. “Now our stories can be told with our Cherokee voice, our history, our culture and our values.”
http://cnhistoryonline.org/index.php/2012-06-04-18-03-30

Hey - sorry but I'm uncircling you. Nothing against you but the peeps who haunt the things you plus are bringing anxiety into my thoughts. It's stressful and not conducive to my copd situation. I'm more into tolerance and co-existance than these people. I don't want to fight with them and I wish them well - I think most of us are looking  for the same thing and just use different lingo, ya know? Blessings to you and yours.

My fiancee reckons she can tell how good a film is by how many tissues she goes through when watching it.. Oddly enough I have a similar system.

My fiancee  reckons she can tell how good a film is by how many tissues she goes through when watching it.. Oddly enough I have a similar system.

borrowed from a faceboo friend

These things I believe to be self evident...

These things I believe to be self evident...
-a long read but one that sheds light where it needs to shine...

Good parenting method that we can all use in our everyday life. Actually - it should be mandatory for internet behavior. Do you already pratcice CTFD ?

Good parenting method that we can all use in our everyday life. Actually - it should be mandatory for internet behavior. Do you already pratcice CTFD ? 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-vienna/latest-parenting-trend-ctfd-method_b_3588031.html

I think I might have found a new line of work.

I think I might have found a new line of work.
http://www.norton.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=exhibitions.details&content_id=926

A thought transfixed me: for the first time in my life I saw the truth as it is set into song by so many poets, proclaimed as the final wisdom by so many thinkers. The truth – that love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which Man can aspire.  -Viktor E Frankl

I probably should not be quite so amused by this.

I probably should not be quite so amused by this.

Originally shared by ABC News

Members then posthumously declared Catherine Johnston, the mother of Westboro’s founder Fred Phelps, a lesbian.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/07/satanists-perform-gay-ritual-at-westboro-gravesite/?&CID=11_googleplus

This made me smile - thanks Jonie S.John

This made me smile - thanks Jonie S.John 

Originally shared by Rob Jongschaap

Love is just a hormonal fluctuation coursing through neurological circuits in the brain. Art can be reduced to its atomic structures. Should we really be using science to explain culture and beauty? Some critics say we shouldn't — and that science is destroying the sense of wonder we get from stories.
http://io9.com/is-spirituality-really-the-opposite-of-science-773335253

I think that all grown-ups have beans in their ears.

I think that all grown-ups have beans in their ears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZw7lWd1btQ

Originally shared by Mike Searle

Originally shared by Mike Searle

Such a compelling image. This makes me think of my daughter somehow. Maybe it's that I hope she gets to experience the best of both worlds.

Morning, folks! Hope you get to experience the best of both worlds today!

#Ballet   #Dance   #skate   #skateboarding

I've seen stuff like this before but this time I paid attention. Here goes, wish me luck.

I've seen stuff like this before but this time I paid attention. Here goes, wish me luck.

Originally shared by olga belov
http://myscienceacademy.org/2012/08/19/world-renown-heart-surgeon-speaks-out-on-what-really-causes-heart-disease/

DOJ considering "civil rights violations" ? We still have those ?  Are they going after Zimmerman or the alleged civil rights.

Have a yummy #spidersunday

Have a yummy #spidersunday  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZkhpRfqsI0

I don't usually post rap - but then I don't knit either. A little sillinessfor the weekend. :-)

I don't usually post rap - but then I don't knit either. A little sillinessfor the weekend. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrM10HmrMbk

Tribesman on the Indonesian island of Papau have long been using the gandarusa plant to keep them from getting their wives pregnant.

Tribesman on the Indonesian island of Papau have long been using the gandarusa plant to keep them from getting their wives pregnant.

hat-tip to Sheila Schilling-Kreutner 
http://www.omg-facts.com/Science/An-Indonesian-Tribe-Has-Found-An-All-nat/57882?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Facebook-231435026494&utm_content=FBPagePost

“True poetic practice implies a mind so miraculously attuned and illuminated that it can form words, by a chain of more-than coincidences, into a living entity,” Edward Hirsch

“True poetic practice implies a mind so miraculously attuned and illuminated that it can form words, by a chain of more-than coincidences, into a living entity,” Edward Hirsch
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/03/11/how-to-enjoy-poetry/

I was mortified last night. I really and strongly believe that the acquittal was wrong. I wasn't there when it began but I still felt justified in the certainty of my opinion. I believe it's important though to keep foremost in my mind a few things that I will try hard to keep focused on.

I was mortified last night. I really and strongly believe that the acquittal was wrong. I wasn't there when it began but I still felt justified in the certainty of my opinion. I believe it's important though to keep foremost in my mind a few things that I will try hard to keep focused on.
* Racism may have influenced the start of this tragic chain of events
   but it should not affect the conclusion. 
* Outside of that jury room, we are not here to judge that man. God will
    take care of that.
*  Only God can know what was in his heart that night. We are all most
    likely wrong in our understanding of what happened.
* Jesus loves Mr Zimmerman. He died for his benefit. Love the sinner.
    Once we figure out how to do that, there will be plenty of time to 
     hate the sin.
So my prayers are offered for both families and to us all. We may not understand God's plans for us but we should honor them and of course Him. Have a blessed #sacredsunday  and enjoy some good old gospel music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NajLAIUCuNY

I don't even remember some of these, but hey! There's no cats anyway.

I don't even remember some of these, but hey! There's no cats anyway.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-has-google-killed-in-the-past-7-years/

As a follow-up to my previous post, I will not be installing this extension but I'd bet many of you will. This one blocks the plus-note posts from your stream.

As a follow-up to my previous post, I will not be installing this extension but I'd bet many of you will. This one blocks the plus-note posts from your stream.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hide-highlighted-posts/kgmofgiembeapimonljnndbnjagdhfae/details

To whom it may concern:

To whom it may concern:
Uncircle me if you must, but please leave me a msg or comment.
I'm going to set my pluses back to public. It's not really a matter of wanting to ruin your entire life or spoil your G+ experience. It's not even about wanting to fully participate in the wide open feeling that I get on the positive side. It's completely about my selfish desire to participate and experience  my + the way I want to. I have several new friends and even a couple of new interests since they started the plus-note thing. This almost returns the plus to what it was in the beginning. I beg all of you to return your settings to public too. It's way the hell better when you take the blinders off and look all around.

Haters gotta hate...

Haters gotta hate...
(lol)

Originally shared by Dr. Kurt Smith

Save Google+ From Caturday -- Please HELP!

BREAKING NEWS -- It's finally happened, Google+ has been taken over by #caturday . I'm searching through my circles today to find some intelligent posts to comment on and I keep finding more and more #caturday  posts. I'm thinking, "What's up?" Well here's what:

The Dog Press (DP) now reports that #caturday  has taken over Google+ Headquarters. Yes, it's true! What started out as a few plussers posting cute cat pics, that grew into #caturday  every Saturday, and now has become #caturdayeveryday , has finally resulted in a take over of Google+. The #caturday  lovers have taken control. UGH!!!

Many seemingly normal plussers have been infected by the #caturday  virus says the DP (Dog Press). martin shervington Amanda Blain to name a few, and of course the worst of all is Krystyn Chong, who's lost her mind to #caturdayeveryday . It now seems that every day guy Tim Moore has been infected too. Don't be fooled, they look like normal plussers I know, but #caturday  has snatched their minds.

I've learned that we have the next 48 hours to spread this message about the #caturday  take over and stop #caturdayeveryday  from being the only posts allowed on Google+.

Please Join the Campaign to Save Google+ From #caturday . If you haven't been infected yet, please share this post to warn others. We all love Google+, but what we become of it if #caturdayeveryday  takes full control forever?

BTW, if my profile goes blank you know what happened to me - they got to me too. Please help!

Image: http://goo.gl/tZTvv

Robert Lishak knows what the squirrels are saying.

Robert Lishak knows what the squirrels are saying.

What we may hear as nonsensical chattering the Auburn University biology professor perceives as the back and forth of squirrels communicating with one another — and with other animals, as well.
#squirrelsaturday  
http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-04-09/local/35451118_1_squirrels-cat-moves-kuk

“Ladies and Gentleman, cats and kitties, I give you a show that deserves to travel to every small museum and university gallery in the country: The Cat Show at White Columns; brilliantly curated by excellent writer Rhonda Lieberman. Go. See. Purr. Pine.” Jerry Saltz

“Ladies and Gentleman, cats and kitties, I give you a show that deserves to travel to every small museum and university gallery in the country: The Cat Show at White Columns; brilliantly curated by excellent writer Rhonda Lieberman. Go. See. Purr. Pine.”  Jerry Saltz
#caturday  
http://www.whitecolumns.org/sections/exhibition.php?id=1282

would you like me to stick a plug in it ?

would you like me to stick a plug in it ?
-or
who knows - maybe she does have all the answers and we just need to ask nicely ?

a little help here ?

a little help here ?

Originally shared by HEATHER FAY

ONE + ME = RAISING MY VOICE TO HELP CHANGE THE WORLD!
I am so excited to announce that I have a BRAND NEW VIDEO that I did exclusively for the ONE's Agit8 Campaign!   We're bringing back the spirit of protest songs!  

POWER OF THE PROTEST SONG
When I was asked by ONE to be part of this project, I jumped at the opportunity to put my spin on a well-known protest song.  I chose to cover "The Way It Is" by Bruce Hornsby because I believe that change IS possible.  By raising our voices, we can change the world for the better.  Minds and hearts can always grow.  The way it is today...doesn't have to be the way it is tomorrow! 

THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
As if being part of the campaign wasn't an absolute dream, I also have the chance to appear on Ultimate Protest Song Album sponsored by Spotify.  If I get 1000 supports, my performance will be side by side with acclaimed artists U2, Sting, Mumford & Sons, Elvis Costello...to name a few! (OMG could you imagine?!?)  

YOU CAN HELP ME!
Please visit the link to my song http://bit.ly/1cNI4MD and SUPPORT my cover of "The Way It Is" to help me be part of this INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY!!  

There are so many amazing musicians who have been asked to be part of this project, including my good friend and awesome fellow plusser Ryan Van Sickle!   Please check out the site and show your support for Ryan too!  What an honor it would be to be on the album with one of my best friends!! 

LET'S RAISE OUR VOICES TOGETHER & MAKE A CHANGE! 

Thank you so much for listening, for taking action, and for all of your support!! XO

#OneCampaign   #ProtestSongs   #Agit8  

http://bit.ly/1cNI4MD
http://bit.ly/1cNI4MD

Originally shared by Mike Elgan

Originally shared by Mike Elgan

Make Google+ twice as awesome in one minute.

Go here and circle everyone: https://plus.google.com/u/0/people/find

If you use Google services (including Google+) while logged in to your Google account, Google learns what and who you care about. They then take than information and apply their Google algorithm magic to serve up a huge number of people who you really do want to circle.

Don't believe me? Try it. Circle everybody on the list, then come back and check out your new stream. 

(Pic props to Lalith Ekanayake http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-of-the-day/tern-chick-sri-lanka/ )

The KISS rule edition of Plus-notes...

The KISS rule edition of Plus-notes...
This is my best explanation for people with wide open privacy settings.

Your pluses may get pushed to peeps that you've circled and to peeps they've circled.

You may see what I call plus-notes about things your peeps have plussed and also from things their peeps have plussed.

Got that? Good. Now back to the bitching about it. (ftr-so far I like it)

Face it - college is tough. Not as tough as paying for it though. If you are, know or are the parent of a girl in college, I hope this can help. Otherwise, please pass it along - do it for the children...

Face it - college is tough. Not as tough as paying for it though. If you are, know or are the parent of a girl in college, I hope this can help. Otherwise, please pass it along - do it for the children...
http://www.weirdscholarshipsforgirls.com/

I got this via Pam Adger

I got this via Pam Adger

Originally shared by Pam Adger

Since I am not on the kiss Google's ass committee, I have a work around given to me by Chris Cho if you want to avoid the new plus one clutter.
You can leave everyone in the circles they are in and create a new circle where you place all the people and pages you follow. Then instead of viewing your home stream you view this circle.
No plussed posts and all posts are in chronological order.
So far this is working great.

Heres an idea - if you really hate the new +1 thingie so much - why not try interaction in a more tangible way. Leave a comment, ask a question maybe express your reactions and thoughts instead of just hitting the button. Who know, maybe the + might go back to the way it was when...

Heres an idea - if you really hate the new +1 thingie so much - why not try interaction in a more tangible way. Leave a comment, ask a question maybe express your reactions and thoughts instead of just hitting the button. Who know, maybe the + might go back to the way it was when...
Ehhh, who am I kidding. sigh 
Fine, I'll go stick my plusses in a sock if they bug y'all that much.

It’s not like I have anything against happiness, or success, or meditation, or yoga, or being nice, or smiling more, or eating healthy, or losing weight, or being your best you, or embracing the day with a positive attitude.

It’s not like I have anything against happiness, or success, or meditation, or yoga, or being nice, or smiling more, or eating healthy, or losing weight, or being your best you, or embracing the day with a positive attitude.
http://billanddavescocktailhour.com/bad-advice-wednesday-twelve-habits-of-people-who-dont-give-a-shit-about-your-inner-peace/

Hmmm... maybe crazy cat people are that way for a good reason...

Hmmm... maybe crazy cat people are that way for a good reason...
(full disclosure- I have 26 kitties)

The Google Doodle is a Rozwell Puzzle !

The Google Doodle is a Rozwell Puzzle !
https://www.google.com/

Musings from a good friend. She's writerly,artisty,motherly,squirrel huggingly,Heinleinly versatile.

Musings from a good friend. She's writerly,artisty,motherly,squirrel huggingly,Heinleinly versatile.

Originally shared by Sheila Schilling-Kreutner

Give us your car keys, but invite us to the party.

Chilling - check out the other videos too. NTSB, survivors etc...

Chilling - check out the other videos too. NTSB, survivors etc...
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/07/us/plane-crash-main/index.html?sr=sharebar_google

thanx Susan Stone

thanx  Susan Stone 

Originally shared by Ted DeCorte

Maybe Canada could adopt us ?

Maybe Canada could adopt us ?
http://www.nashville.com/news/national-news/its-time-for-americans-to-accept-that-their-revolution-was-a-failure-and-renounce-it

I'm guessing you missed this ?

I'm guessing you missed this ?
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105939148031523355640/posts/i6gaP93cNhp
https://plus.google.com/u/0/105939148031523355640/posts/i6gaP93cNhp

#youareright

#youareright

Originally shared by Sara Vega

#amirite?

I'd like to save this for next caturday but I don't think I can. I will try to resist tagging a certain someone though. She (and about fifty of my circle peeps) will know who that is.... he-he-he,eh!

I'd like to save this for next caturday but I don't think I can.  I will try to resist tagging a certain someone though. She (and about fifty of my circle peeps) will know who that is.... he-he-he,eh!

Sacraments are important moments in the religious lives of catholics. There are seven: from left to right baptism, confirmation, confession, the eucharist, ordination, matrimony and the anointing of the sick (the extreme unction, last rites).

Sacraments are important moments in the religious lives of catholics. There are seven: from left to right baptism, confirmation, confession, the eucharist, ordination, matrimony and the anointing of the sick (the extreme unction, last rites).
http://www.artbible.info/art/large/757.html
#sacredsunday

Happy #punday

Happy #punday  
 An Englishman, a Frenchman, a Spaniard and a German are walking down the street together. A juggler is performing on the street but there are so many people that the four men can’t see the juggler. So the juggler goes on top of a platform and asks: “Can you see me now?” The four men answer: “Yes.” “Oui.” “Si.” “Ja.”
Thanks to David Grigg for the link.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/how-many-surrealists-does-it-take-to-screw-in-a-light-bulb-a-fish-the-most-highbrow-jokes-in-the-world-8691191.html

Happy #spidersunday

Happy #spidersunday  
http://www.livescience.com/37974-he-surprising-cause-of-most-spider-bites.html

Sorry, but I uncircled you. I had you in following so as not to bomb you with too much religious stuff but I think you're really great and the more antitheistic stuff I see the more I was just not enjoying the other stuff. I'll still relish your music and I'm sure I'll be missing lots of cool stuff but I just don't like it when other (my) peoples values and lifestyles are disrespected.

Squirrels are cute and fun and all, for sure. We can learn a lot from them too, if we remain squirrely that is...

Squirrels are cute and fun and all, for sure. We can learn a lot from them too, if we remain squirrely that is...
Happy #squirrelsaturday  y'all
http://www.objectivelytrue.com/philosophy/2008/10/08/caviling-with-william-james-or-how-many-squirrels-can-dance-on-the-head-of-a-pin/

Happy #caturday

Happy #caturday

Any kitty helpers in or around Pittsburgh ?

Any kitty helpers in or around Pittsburgh ?
http://www.circuscats.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tuna-and-The-Rock-cats/84494939571?hc_location=stream
#cat   #catlovers   #pittsburgh

Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. Here they sing a song about blonds, convertibles, the sand and sun and juke boxes in bars and as a native of the sunshine state I think the Canadian connection is just like icing on the cake.

Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band, which was formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario. Here they sing a song about blonds, convertibles, the sand and sun and juke boxes in bars and as a native of the sunshine state I think the Canadian connection is just like icing on the cake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-JGAf5YlEw

This is only a test. I'm looking at the photo album mgmnt. system. Tou will return to normal programming in a moment. Thank you...

This is only a test. I'm looking at the photo album mgmnt. system. Tou will return to normal programming in a moment. Thank you...

Howdy

I always thought some of those signatures looked smudged.

I always thought some of those signatures looked smudged.

My goodness. The most amazing people - really, really awesome people have been adding me back lately. Thank you all so much.

I just had to share this

I just had to share this

Originally shared by Michael Cohen

You just never know what you're going to hear on this show.

You just never know what you're going to hear on this show.

Originally shared by Michael Stock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n67eMe_7ak8&feature=autoshare

Happy World UFO Day.

Happy World UFO Day.

Originally shared by Richard Branson

By the way, our #UFO just happened to appear on April 1st. Happy #WorldUFODay everyone! http://virg.in/ufo

I can't post this from my phone but it would look nice in the community...

I can't post this from my phone but it would look nice in the community...

Originally shared by Richard Branson

By the way, our #UFO just happened to appear on April 1st. Happy #WorldUFODay everyone! http://virg.in/ufo

Originally shared by Discovery Erotic

Originally shared by Discovery Erotic

The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
Carl Gustav Jung

photo by DOUANIER F

Me: May I please have my coffee now ?

Me: May I please have my coffee now ?
Nurse Dracula: You might feel a little pinch.
Me: That doesn't answer myeyeye...
Nurse D: Sure Honey you can have your coffee now.