tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40250929864386503422024-03-13T03:27:37.559-07:00The Turquoise MoonA collection of colorful stories.Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-2549140173918246232009-06-21T11:56:00.006-07:002009-06-21T12:12:00.063-07:00Sunday's Serenade: Marty Robbins<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Happy Father's Day! </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I'm dedicating today's installment of Sunday's Serenade to my dad. He would sing (and sometimes whistle) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">El Paso</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> by Marty Robbins around the house, out in the yard, in the car, at the lake....well, you get the picture. This is a treasured memory from my childhood.</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2bwoGbpYXRw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2bwoGbpYXRw&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="364"></embed></object>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-63843550922442468232009-05-31T06:33:00.003-07:002009-05-31T06:48:01.757-07:00Sunday's Serenade: Tony Bennett<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Truly, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Fly Me To The Moon</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> sung by Tony Bennett has always been a favorite of mine. Just perfect for a </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Sunday Serenade</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> and I also think it is the perfect "first dance" for any wedding. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Enjoy! </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span><br /><object width="425" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P9c0wOX5dMc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P9c0wOX5dMc&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-63927637396032121132009-05-27T07:28:00.004-07:002009-05-27T07:34:27.869-07:00Turquoise Moon Gallery - Chased By Sioux<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sh1OMkKAFtI/AAAAAAAABEU/HrJFq0l3FZc/s1600-h/Chased-By-The-Sioux-1028x831.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sh1OMkKAFtI/AAAAAAAABEU/HrJFq0l3FZc/s400/Chased-By-The-Sioux-1028x831.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340510710902298322" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Chased By The Sioux</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Jimmie Brown</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://firstpeople.us/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">First People Gallery</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-17771041073815825462009-05-10T01:08:00.004-07:002009-05-10T01:22:18.644-07:00Sunday's Serenade: Frank Sinatra<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Happy Mother's Day 2009!</span></span></span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I am dedicating today's installment of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Sunday's Serenade</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> to my mother. Thankfully, she brought Frank Sinatra into our lives by singing many of his hits in our home such as this one, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">I've Got the World on a String</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><object width="425" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OtKk8rdVWvk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OtKk8rdVWvk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="364"></embed></object>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-32730298977579584392009-05-03T00:05:00.004-07:002009-05-03T00:12:40.160-07:00Sunday's Serenade: Norah Jones<div style="text-align: justify;">She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar and was mentored by Willie Nelson; it's no wonder musician/singer/songwriter Norah Jones has become a household name. I hope you enjoy today's selection, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Cold, Cold Heart. </span><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g35zS1tVO3o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g35zS1tVO3o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="364"></embed></object><br/><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-11380216398594698532009-04-29T09:04:00.005-07:002009-04-29T09:44:58.706-07:00Hunger and Hope: Ethiopia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sfh7JfpCjVI/AAAAAAAAA_0/N6xs7cLYilQ/s1600-h/Ethiopiaart.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sfh7JfpCjVI/AAAAAAAAA_0/N6xs7cLYilQ/s400/Ethiopiaart.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330145562035653970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Night Flight of Dread and Delight</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Skunder Boghossian</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Ethiopia, 1964</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Oil on Canvas with Collage</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Moon Like A Rolled-Out Bread</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">by Raj Nandy</span></span></div><div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 4px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 4px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">In a country devastated by famine and pestilence,<br />And children dying of malnutrition everyday !<br />When an Ethiopian gazed up at the sky at night,<br />And beheld the full moon before his sight -<br />No romantic thoughts did cross his way !<br />In a land of hunger, only hard prose prevails !<br />When poetry and verse loses its sanity,<br />And only hard prose protrude like the ribs -<br />From half-naked and starved humanity !<br />He tried to sing to forget his hunger,<br />But words failed to flow from those parched lips any longer !<br />And his soul hung on to his body for dear life,<br />Perhaps death could only give respite !<br /><br />The full moon looked like a rolled-out bread !<br />And if only a small crumb could break and fall,<br />Perhaps it would be enough tonight - to feed them all !<br />And if by some miracle of fate,<br />The hungry millions of this earth,<br />Could lay their hands on that entire bread,<br />Before the arrival of any relief vans,<br />They will surely gobble it up, as soon as they can;<br />Such are the torments of hunger pangs !<br /><br />Yet the full moon did shine brightly tonight,<br />As the Ethiopian gently closed his eyes,<br />God willing, and if his luck holds,<br />He may survive this one more night !</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 4px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 4px;font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 4px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 4px;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">copyright 2008</span></span></span></div><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-31344778795559783372009-04-26T04:27:00.003-07:002009-04-26T04:34:43.467-07:00Sunday's Serenade: k.d. lang<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">From Canada, k.d. lang is a Grammy Award winning pop and country singer. I hope you enjoy this week's selection, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Constant Craving</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, it's one of my personal, all-time favorites.</span></span><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/oaHZNTd-YVY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/oaHZNTd-YVY&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="364"></embed></object><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-2838153385918940062009-04-24T11:39:00.007-07:002009-04-24T11:46:09.674-07:00For The Times They Are A Changin'<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN">Stop<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>the presses!<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The Internet has now become the main news source. A recent survey has found that 40% of its respondents prefer online sources to get their daily dose of news instead of the daily print.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN">The end of print journalism will mean many things.</span><span lang="EN" style="color:black;"> </span><span style="color:black;">For those of us old enough to still care about going out on a Sunday morning for our doorstop edition of <i>The</i> <i>Times</i>, it will mean the end of a certain kind of civilized ritual that has defined most of our lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;">More importantly, the use of those read rags and the roles they have played, how will we replace their function?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Recycling newspapers makes us feel good.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We become environmentally and economically righteous by doing so.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I can only assume we will have to make substitutions accordingly.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;">1. Lining the bottom of the bird cage – Instead of reciting the current headlines, Tweety will become well versed in computer applications.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>No one ever reads those manuals. Right?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;">2. Cleaning windows – No, Bill Gates is not the go-to here.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A window cleaned with a newspaper gives a streak-free, lint-free shine.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I suppose we’ll just have to become use to that certain fog-type effect as we gaze out onto the garden only to realize the bright and sunny day when we walk out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;">3. Gift wrap – Nothing quite says “Happy Birthday” like a gift cleverly wrapped from the Sunday comics.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It makes me shudder to even consider plastering Sponge Bob Square Pants or Dora the Explorer all over any gift.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Besides, who really recycles gift wrap?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It’s tacky.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;">4. Packing material – You know your breakables are safe when they are wrapped in layers of newspaper. And, there are many uses for those papers after unpacking.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sure it’s available in bright colors and, yes, it’s fun to pop, but have you actually ever lined kitty’s litter box with bubble wrap?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;">5. Fly swatter – A folded newspaper has much more surface area, therefore, you have a much better shot at ridding your home of those annoying flying pests.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Later, roll that same newspaper into a fire log. No fuss, no muss compared to its plastic counterpart.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black;">This is just a small sampling of how we will have to adjust our lives without newspapers.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>But, I believe the absence of this source for news it is more about tradition and routine.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I, for one, have the memory of being taught to read and teaching my children to read from the daily comic strips.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Where will <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Nancy</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Family Circus</i> go?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><br/><br/>Leisurely perusing the newspaper over a cup of coffee for community news such as the high school scoreboards, the society page and upcoming events will become a thing of the past. Marriages, births and deaths may escape us.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>However, the collapsing tradition of the daily newspaper is just one sign – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">for the times they are a-changin’</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><br/><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-39501828464681583762009-04-22T06:43:00.012-07:002009-04-22T07:27:32.111-07:00Earth Day 2009: Mother Earth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Se8hka9unnI/AAAAAAAAA9s/aq4L8dETfZE/s1600-h/Motherearth+pic.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Se8hka9unnI/AAAAAAAAA9s/aq4L8dETfZE/s400/Motherearth+pic.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327513793799822962" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Seven Grandmothers</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">Jim Nelson</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://jnelsonstudio.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';">JNelson Studio</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">click painting for larger view</span></span></span></span></div><div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:'times new roman';font-size:24px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Mother Earth</span><br /></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">by James Orvil Beady<br /><br /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" ;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">With fire in her belly her head in the clouds</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span><span style=" ;color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Cloaked with robes of blue green waters</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Where is she from Who placed her here</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">And how was her path determined</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">She is mother to all</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Host to the living mourner of the departed</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">She drinks the blood of the fallen</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">And stores the dead in her belly</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Here from the beginning</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her age and history remain her closely guarded secret</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her sunrises cannot be counted</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her twilights are without number</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her hosts are countless yet she provides for them all</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Who is her counselor</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Who is her mentor and guardian</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Who is her provider</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">She rejoices in happiness yet is witness to all evils</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Can anyone understand her workings</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Or predict her future</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Is she immortal</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her virtues are patience and tolerance</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her fury unmatched and unequaled</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">In anger she knows no compassion</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her beauty is boundless</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her mountains crowned with frost</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Her glamour the sparkling oceans</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">The stars her halo the clouds her veil</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">And the green meadows are the pastures for her children</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style=" ;color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> Copyright 2003</span></span></o:p></span></span></p><p></p></div></div>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-38611055774476748652009-04-19T11:02:00.003-07:002009-04-19T11:08:43.176-07:00Sunday's Seranade: Michael BubleI have always been a huge fan of these fabulous crooners: Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Dean Martin. It's nice when a fresh new cat comes on the scene like Michael Buble to carry on the tradition. Please enjoy Michael as he sings <span style="font-style: italic;">Sway</span>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dG8giVJKQPI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dG8giVJKQPI&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="364"></embed></object>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-17928991276418033602009-04-17T12:55:00.005-07:002009-04-17T13:16:41.486-07:00Inescapable Journey: The Life of a River Man<span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >Below is a review of the most exciting book I have read in quite some time. I encourage all who have a true love for the great outdoors to take advantage of this opportunity to obtain your own copy of this book directly from the author to benefit </span><a style="font-family: times new roman; font-style: italic;" href="http://idahorivers.org/">Idaho Rivers United</a><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:times new roman;" >.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br />If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting IRU member Bob Finkbine, no matter how brief</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> your encounter, chances are that you’ll never forget him. A history teacher by trade and a river rat and wilderness explorer by choice, Bob is one of those guys with more stories to tell than there are campfires to tell them at. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">So last fall — just in case anyone has managed to miss spending time around a fire with him — Bob wrote about his life of river running and other adventures in a self-published autobiography:<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Inescapable Journey: The Life of a River Man.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Filled with plenty of humor and reflections from many nights spent in the wild, Bob’s</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> book has touched those who know him, and has entertained many who don’t. “…I choose to share my stories because they tell of my haphazard journey into old age and toward a bonding with the land,” says Bob, who at age 75 joined IRU for our 2006 fund raising river trip to Costa Rica.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Inspired by IRU’s efforts to protect Idaho’s rivers, Bob chose to donate all proceeds</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> from his book (collected voluntarily from friends, family members and acquaintances</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> — the book has no set price) to IRU. He’s not even recouping printing costs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Bob’s friends have responded. Since the book rolled off the presses last fall, donations in-lieu of payment for books have come to IRU from Arizona to Connecticut, and from France to Alaska. So far, Bob’s book has raised more than $3,000 for IRU and has brought more than 60 new members into the fold.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;">Copies of Inescapable Journey are still available. If you want one, just send Bob a note at robertatwell1034@msn.com. When you receive your book, just send IRU a check</span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> for whatever amount you’re inspired to give.</span><br /><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-11674270973788182922009-04-08T16:07:00.002-07:002009-04-08T16:15:20.094-07:00Turquoise Moon Gallery - Buffalo In The Snow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sd0uUf1ICwI/AAAAAAAAA8E/R_bsvy2LnSk/s1600-h/Buffalo_in_the_snow.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sd0uUf1ICwI/AAAAAAAAA8E/R_bsvy2LnSk/s400/Buffalo_in_the_snow.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322461264298380034" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Buffalo In The Snow</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">John Nieto</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://nietofineart.com">Nieto Fine Art</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-85498668900828488822009-04-05T00:01:00.004-07:002009-04-05T00:09:04.208-07:00Sunday's Serenade: Katie Melua<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Katie Melua performs, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Blues in the Night</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, an American classic written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer. Enjoy your Sunday.</span><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GInlcSrvpL8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GInlcSrvpL8&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="364"></embed></object><br/><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-80778530013079282472009-04-01T05:08:00.005-07:002009-04-01T05:16:00.009-07:00Turquoise Moon Gallery - West Wing Sunset<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SdNZe_34bSI/AAAAAAAAA6M/Hw9hD099isQ/s1600-h/kmlandscape.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SdNZe_34bSI/AAAAAAAAA6M/Hw9hD099isQ/s400/kmlandscape.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319693973931453730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">West Wing Sunset</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Kevin Miller</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">49"x69" acrylic on canvas</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://millerarizonalandscapes.com">One Vision Art Studio</a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">click on painting for larger view</span></span></span></div><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-82229175975940702902009-03-30T09:41:00.005-07:002009-03-30T09:52:43.666-07:00Hummingbirds II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SdD4XeegmbI/AAAAAAAAA58/aZMeTjUZQlg/s1600-h/hummingbirdii.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 100px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SdD4XeegmbI/AAAAAAAAA58/aZMeTjUZQlg/s320/hummingbirdii.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319024242126264754" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">In my post </span></span><a href="http://theturquoisemoon.blogspot.com/2009/03/hummingbirds.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Hummingbirds</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">, I spoke of the mating and nest building of a female Ruby-Throated hummingbird here at the ranch. Since then, she has laid 2 tiny white eggs and sits her nest most of the day. She has come accustomed to my presence and allows me to get rather close. Within the next two weeks, I hope to be providing pictures of the two new hummingbird babies. </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SdD2fxwiP2I/AAAAAAAAA50/_RYKJX0GNv0/s1600-h/hummingbirdiii.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 324px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SdD2fxwiP2I/AAAAAAAAA50/_RYKJX0GNv0/s400/hummingbirdiii.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319022185717841762" /></a></div>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-40762359024201606502009-03-29T01:56:00.003-07:002009-04-05T00:03:56.446-07:00Sunday's Serenade: Diana Krall<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sit back, relax and enjoy the soothing sounds of Diana Krall as she performs Joni Mitchell's </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A Case of You.</span></span></span><br /></div><br /><object width="425" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BGrsc5FeQDs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BGrsc5FeQDs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="315"></embed></object>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-63258996073897823192009-03-27T23:58:00.014-07:002009-03-28T00:59:08.373-07:00Bloggers Unite: Earth Hour 03/28/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sc3M_OgLUvI/AAAAAAAAA5E/9jFOGdaUhbo/s1600-h/Earth+Hour.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 139px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sc3M_OgLUvI/AAAAAAAAA5E/9jFOGdaUhbo/s200/Earth+Hour.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318132121591304946" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Remember to turn off the lights at 8:30 pm for one hour this evening. </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://bloggerunite.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Support Earth Hour.</span></span></span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sc3MSkKXJAI/AAAAAAAAA48/VokEMhHMt_o/s1600-h/world-by-night-b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px; height: 204px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sc3MSkKXJAI/AAAAAAAAA48/VokEMhHMt_o/s400/world-by-night-b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318131354311271426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sc3MG1GBOHI/AAAAAAAAA40/4glB_f2Ul6g/s1600-h/black_background.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 410px; height: 204px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sc3MG1GBOHI/AAAAAAAAA40/4glB_f2Ul6g/s400/black_background.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318131152698030194" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1CRs-7lRlPo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1CRs-7lRlPo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="240"></embed></object><br/><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-8170915286886598112009-03-26T02:20:00.011-07:002009-03-26T02:38:02.197-07:00The Turquoise Moon Gallery - Charreada<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SctMM5d8eLI/AAAAAAAAA30/FmG6mioM3Q4/s1600-h/Charreada-700pix.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 491px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SctMM5d8eLI/AAAAAAAAA30/FmG6mioM3Q4/s400/Charreada-700pix.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317427569509562546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold;font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Charreada</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">SJ Shaffer</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">47"x25" acrylic on wood</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://shafferthegallery.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Shaffer Gallery</span></span></span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">click on painting for larger view</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-76209931126297379142009-03-23T15:47:00.009-07:002009-03-23T16:09:58.298-07:00Bloggers Unite: It's A Good Thing<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Bloggers Unite is a community that cares.</span></span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Bloggers Unite is an attempt to harness the power of the blogosphere to make the world a better place. By asking bloggers to write about a particular subject on 1 day of the month, a single voice can be joined with thousands to help make a difference; from raising awareness for cancer, to an effort to better education systems or supporting 3rd world countries.<br/><br/></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Bloggers like you! </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Lets face it, the most important part of Bloggers Unite are the bloggers themselves. Without bloggers like you none of this could be possible. We at Bloggers Unite are proud to be a part of a movement to make the blogosphere a vehicle for greatness. We as bloggers have not only the opportunity but the ability to spread the word about organizations and topics like no other group or organization has ever been able to before. Our reach is worldwide and our information is shared instantly over the world wide web. The BloggersUnite team want to thank you for your participation and we welcome you into our family. A single voice can only yell so loud but an entire blogoshpere can make a difference like never before.<br/><br/></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Please, take the tour of the <a href="http://bloggersunite.org/">Bloggers Unite</a> website, join us and we'll change the world together.<br/> </span></p><object width="425" height="392" data="http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.swf?mediaId=1535900&affiliate=83376" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><br />id="revver1535900123784839337616505"><param name="Movie" value="http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.swf?mediaId=1535900&affiliate=83376"><param name="FlashVars" value="allowFullScreen=true"><param name="AllowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="AllowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://flash.revver.com/player/1.0/player.swf?mediaId=1535900&affiliate=83376" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="allowFullScreen=true" allowfullscreen="true" height="392" width="425"></embed></object><br/><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-71665908358346902682009-03-17T16:10:00.003-07:002009-03-17T16:15:43.091-07:00Turquoise Moon Gallery - Mayan Migration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/ScAt9r2LIwI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/Avw9DQUyaaI/s1600-h/MayanMigrate01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/ScAt9r2LIwI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/Avw9DQUyaaI/s400/MayanMigrate01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314298098062402306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Mayan Migration</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Dennis Numkena</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">7'x7' oil on canvas</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://numkena.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">numkena.com</span></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">click painting for larger view</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:10px;"><br /></span></div>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-7330625152234780142009-03-16T13:43:00.005-07:002009-03-16T14:16:27.476-07:00Cloudbusting<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sb7BEcwc4mI/AAAAAAAAA04/PRBhYtNMylo/s1600-h/cloudbusting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 375px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sb7BEcwc4mI/AAAAAAAAA04/PRBhYtNMylo/s400/cloudbusting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313896892526813794" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">"Cloudbusting" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">is a song that was written,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">produced and performed by the </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_(people)" title="British (people)" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">British</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> singer </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Bush" title="Kate Bush" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Kate Bush</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. The song is a look at a special relationship between a boy and his father. It describes psychologist </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Reich" title="Wilhelm Reich" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Wilhelm Reich</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">'s arrest and imprisonment through the eyes of his young son, Peter. Reich's son later wrote his father's story in the book </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">A Book Of Dreams</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">, published in 1973, on which the song is based. Wilhelm Reich is the inventor of the </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudbuster" title="Cloudbuster" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">cloudbuster, </span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">a rain machine. The original cloudbuster, built by Reich, is featured during this production and on the record cover.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">The </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">music video</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">, directed by </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Doyle" title="Julian Doyle" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Julian Doyle</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> was conceived by </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Gilliam" title="Terry Gilliam" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Terry Gilliam</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> and Kate Bush. The video features </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian" title="Canadian" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Canadian</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> actor </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Sutherland" title="Donald Sutherland" style="text-decoration: none; background-image: none; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Donald Sutherland</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> playing the role of Wilhelm Reich, and Bush playing the part of his young son, Peter. In the UK it was shown at some cinemas as an accompaniment to the main feature. Kate Bush's lyrics can be found </span></span><a href="http://www.metrolyrics.com/cloudbusting-lyrics-kate-bush.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">. Enjoy!</span></span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><object width="385" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRHA9W-zExQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/IRHA9W-zExQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="385" height="350"></embed></object></div></div><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-77581369138265682782009-03-13T12:44:00.013-07:002009-03-13T13:17:38.288-07:00Hummingbirds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sbq69shI6bI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/7xSdfj2BhZ8/s1600-h/hummingbird.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 144px; height: 400px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sbq69shI6bI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/7xSdfj2BhZ8/s400/hummingbird.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312764279521864114" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Spring is definitely upon us. Just last week I was observing a couple of male Ruby Throated hummingbirds as they vied for the attention of a little female. They were fussing and dive-bombing one another until the stronger prevailed. I grabbed my camera and caught this little guy defending his turf. <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now, I have always watched Discovery and Animal Planet and I have seen the mating habits of most species roaming this planet. However, I had never seen hummingbirds mate until that day. Such grace in mid-air.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I walked out onto the porch yesterday and found the little female building her nest in a wind chime made of horseshoes. I carefully snapped a shot to document the success of the mating. Stay tuned, love is in the air.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sbq4JTh7PcI/AAAAAAAAAzI/1yUN27qovk4/s1600-h/Horseshoenest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sbq4JTh7PcI/AAAAAAAAAzI/1yUN27qovk4/s400/Horseshoenest.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312761180437822914" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Click photos for a closer look</span></span><br /></div></span></div><br/><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-11173930600354409832009-03-11T00:00:00.005-07:002009-03-11T00:10:45.664-07:00The Turquoise Moon Gallery - Gracias<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sbdh6x2DcAI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/K6gheicolc0/s1600-h/Rudolph-Carl-Gorman-Gracias.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sbdh6x2DcAI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/K6gheicolc0/s400/Rudolph-Carl-Gorman-Gracias.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311821947947151362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Gracias</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">RC Gorman</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="http://firstpeople.us/">First People</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Click on painting for larger view</span></span></span></div><br/>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-9792524210224157092009-03-08T03:44:00.019-07:002009-03-11T00:06:32.069-07:00Bloggers Unite: International Women's Day<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0); font-family:Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><div><a href="http://www.bloggersunite.org/event/international-womens-day"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/SbOiy39x_zI/AAAAAAAAAwQ/deqn62Y3mCQ/s200/11.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Phenomenal Woman</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Maya Angelou</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.<br />I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size<br />But when I start to tell them,<br />They think I'm telling lies.<br />I say,<br />It's in the reach of my arms<br />The span of my hips,<br />The stride of my step,<br />The curl of my lips.<br />I'm a woman<br />Phenomenally.<br />Phenomenal woman,<br />That's me.<br /><br />I walk into a room<br />Just as cool as you please,<br />And to a man,<br />The fellows stand or<br />Fall down on their knees.<br />Then they swarm around me,<br />A hive of honey bees.<br />I say,<br />It's the fire in my eyes,<br />And the flash of my teeth,<br />The swing in my waist,<br />And the joy in my feet.<br />I'm a woman<br />Phenomenally.<br />Phenomenal woman,<br />That's me.<br /><br />Men themselves have wondered<br />What they see in me.<br />They try so much<br />But they can't touch<br />My inner mystery.<br />When I try to show them<br />They say they still can't see.<br />I say,<br />It's in the arch of my back,<br />The sun of my smile,<br />The ride of my breasts,<br />The grace of my style.<br />I'm a woman<br /><br />Phenomenally.<br />Phenomenal woman,<br />That's me.<br /><br />Now you understand<br />Just why my head's not bowed.<br />I don't shout or jump about<br />Or have to talk real loud.<br />When you see me passing<br />It ought to make you proud.<br />I say,<br />It's in the click of my heels,<br />The bend of my hair,<br />the palm of my hand,<br />The need of my care,<br />'Cause I'm a woman<br />Phenomenally.<br />Phenomenal woman,<br />That's me. </span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div><br /></div></div>Me-Me Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702437014277335742noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025092986438650342.post-70598472994369683312009-03-03T22:40:00.006-07:002009-03-03T22:46:07.672-07:00The Turquoise Moon Gallery: Coyote<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sa4UsDoPAkI/AAAAAAAAAu4/cGPoimVJ8PY/s1600-h/coyote%2520self%2520portrait.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cuLnKaQieHM/Sa4UsDoPAkI/AAAAAAAAAu4/cGPoimVJ8PY/s400/coyote%2520self%2520portrait.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309203757837255234" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Coyote Self-Portrait</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">John Nieto</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://nietofineart.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Nieto Fine Art</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Click on painting for larger view</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; 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