Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
soft
“You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.”
- Mary Oliver
- Mary Oliver
Friday, November 13, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
You're feeling the need to put your life in order now, but you probably can't regain complete control over the changing circumstances. Common sense tells you to be cautious, but your boss and co-workers are pushing you to promise a higher level of productivity. You might be able to squeeze a little more out of each day but the impact on the quality of your life won't be worth the tradeoff. Establish boundaries early so everyone knows what to expect.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Friday, November 6, 2009
Me: today
Taurus
You are attracted to someone or something that stretches your boundaries today, but you may be hesitant to initiate action. You might assume that you have no business stepping outside your comfort zone and therefore try to deny what you really like. Don't rationalize your feelings. It's not necessary to justify your taste to anyone else. Go ahead and live your life the way you want.
You are attracted to someone or something that stretches your boundaries today, but you may be hesitant to initiate action. You might assume that you have no business stepping outside your comfort zone and therefore try to deny what you really like. Don't rationalize your feelings. It's not necessary to justify your taste to anyone else. Go ahead and live your life the way you want.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Corpse
“To feel today what one felt yesterday isn’t to feel – it’s to remember today what was felt yesterday, to be today’s living corpse of what yesterday was lived and lost.”-Fernando Pessoa
Friday, September 18, 2009
life
The average life span for African-Americans in Louisiana today (72.2 years) is shorter than that of Colombians, Vietnamese and Venezuelans. The average life span of an African-American in New Orleans is 69.3 years, nearly as low as life expectancy in North Korea.Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/17/lifespan-of-african-ameri_n_290659.html
Friday, September 4, 2009
full moon
The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.
- Bertrand Russell
random full moon image
- Bertrand Russell
random full moon image
naked man bums
American Black Wolf lithograph
Hair portraits - Mr. Bingo
Cerebral Cortex image
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
thrall your spirit
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“Youth is in a grand flush, like the hot days of ending summer; and pleasant dreams thrall your spirit, like the smoky atmosphere that bathes the landscape of an August day.”
- Donald Grant Mitchell
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Seattle Plastic Bag Tax FAIL.
Mexico city recently outlawed plastic bags. Today, Seattle voted down a measure that would charge it's residents $0.20 per bag at grocery and convenience stores. Stores grossing less than $1 Million were going to be allowed to keep ALL of the profits from the bag tax. Small businesses could have really used a boost, thanks Seattle! How did we let plastic bag corporations blind us?
article via CNN:
"August 19th, 2009
No more plastic bags for Mexico City
Posted: 02:06 PM ET
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) — Mexico City’s thousands of stores went green Wednesday, as amended ordinances on solid waste now outlaw businesses from giving out thin plastic bags that are not biodegradable.
The law affects all stores, production facilities and service providers within the Federal District, which encompasses the city limits. Nearly 9 million people live inside the district and another 10 million reside in surrounding communities that make up greater Mexico City.
Mexico City becomes the second large metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere to outlaw the bags. San Francisco enacted an ordinance in March 2007 that gave supermarkets six months and large chain pharmacies about a year to phase out the bags. Los Angeles is set to impose a ban if the the state of California does not impose a statewide 25-cent fee per bag by July of next year.
Bans are also in place elsewhere in the world.
China has adopted a strict limit, reducing litter and eliminating the use of 40 billion bags, the World Watch Institute said, citing government estimates. Although compliance has been spotty, violation of the law carries a possible fine of 10,000 yuan ($1,463), World Watch said.
In Tanzania, selling the bags carries a maximum six-month jail sentence and a fine of 1.5 million shilling ($1,137).
Mumbai, India, outlawed the bags in 2000 and cities in Australia, Italy, South Africa and Taiwan have imposed bans or surcharges. Ireland reported cutting use of the bags by 90 percent after imposing a fee on each one.
Some leading environmentalists are calling for a global ban on the bags, about 5 trillion of which are used worldwide. In the United States, about 100 million bags are used each year, of which 90 million are not recycled.
Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, says plastic bags are the second-most-common form of litter, behind cigarette butts. The bags are the greatest form of litter on the globe’s oceans, the U.N. agency said in a recent report.
The bags are also a major threat to ocean wildlife, causing the deaths of 100,000 sea turtles and other marine animals that mistake them for food.
“Thin-film, single-use plastic bags, which choke marine life, should be banned or phased out rapidly everywhere,” Steiner said in June. “There is simply zero justification for manufacturing them anymore, anywhere.”
Mexico City, which has had some of the worst air pollution in the world, also is looking at improving its environment in other ways. The municipal government announced this month it will place more than 1,100 bicycles at 84 stations throughout the city for residents to use. Officials said they hope to increase bicycle use as a form of transportation to 5 percent, up from the current 1.2 percent."
Mexico City develops health care plan to lure tourists: Scientific American Blog
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article via CNN:
"August 19th, 2009
No more plastic bags for Mexico City
Posted: 02:06 PM ET
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) — Mexico City’s thousands of stores went green Wednesday, as amended ordinances on solid waste now outlaw businesses from giving out thin plastic bags that are not biodegradable.
The law affects all stores, production facilities and service providers within the Federal District, which encompasses the city limits. Nearly 9 million people live inside the district and another 10 million reside in surrounding communities that make up greater Mexico City.
Mexico City becomes the second large metropolitan area in the Western Hemisphere to outlaw the bags. San Francisco enacted an ordinance in March 2007 that gave supermarkets six months and large chain pharmacies about a year to phase out the bags. Los Angeles is set to impose a ban if the the state of California does not impose a statewide 25-cent fee per bag by July of next year.
Bans are also in place elsewhere in the world.
China has adopted a strict limit, reducing litter and eliminating the use of 40 billion bags, the World Watch Institute said, citing government estimates. Although compliance has been spotty, violation of the law carries a possible fine of 10,000 yuan ($1,463), World Watch said.
In Tanzania, selling the bags carries a maximum six-month jail sentence and a fine of 1.5 million shilling ($1,137).
Mumbai, India, outlawed the bags in 2000 and cities in Australia, Italy, South Africa and Taiwan have imposed bans or surcharges. Ireland reported cutting use of the bags by 90 percent after imposing a fee on each one.
Some leading environmentalists are calling for a global ban on the bags, about 5 trillion of which are used worldwide. In the United States, about 100 million bags are used each year, of which 90 million are not recycled.
Achim Steiner, executive director of the United Nations Environment Program, says plastic bags are the second-most-common form of litter, behind cigarette butts. The bags are the greatest form of litter on the globe’s oceans, the U.N. agency said in a recent report.
The bags are also a major threat to ocean wildlife, causing the deaths of 100,000 sea turtles and other marine animals that mistake them for food.
“Thin-film, single-use plastic bags, which choke marine life, should be banned or phased out rapidly everywhere,” Steiner said in June. “There is simply zero justification for manufacturing them anymore, anywhere.”
Mexico City, which has had some of the worst air pollution in the world, also is looking at improving its environment in other ways. The municipal government announced this month it will place more than 1,100 bicycles at 84 stations throughout the city for residents to use. Officials said they hope to increase bicycle use as a form of transportation to 5 percent, up from the current 1.2 percent."
Mexico City develops health care plan to lure tourists: Scientific American Blog
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
MYTHICAL METALS
Pure magic.
Eric Saeter is a genius of mystic sorts. His pieces exude an organic quality that is unmatched.
The heart and dagger necklace is killing me slowly. I need to have it, and soon!
"Jewelry at L'Âge d'Or is all handmade. A lot of care and attention is put into each piece, which gives each piece it's subtle, unique character.Stamping out hunks of metal with a cookiecutter would defy the philosophy of L'Âge d'Or. Jewelry should be something that you maintain a relationship with; you and the piece augmenting each other for a more beautiful whole — and for lifetime."
-Eric Saeter, from his etsy shop.
His blog is beautiful
Thank the stars for etsy!
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