Merry Christmas with a few photos

Uptown L.A.(Lower Alexandria): Christmas 2010

Uptown L.A.(Lower Alexandria): Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010

I almost didn't do a Christmas blog in the usual tradition but am semi inspired today..so here are some amusing things for your consideration after a few drinks.. have one for me,, since I am relegated to coffee and tea.. for now..

Now you know why the kitten thinks of murder all day,, LOL

OH that is right this is my Christmas BLOG,, let's see now.. gotta dig around into my old stocking.. :)

Merry Christmas :) see I can do it

This is the compliant department-------------complaints on the next blog :)

Happy Thanksgiving folks

Why not? foolsball for the masses,, and don't forget the beer..

Aldous Huxley and Brave New World remembered

November 22 is a day commemorated for the death of JFK; and as a JFK conspiracy buff I had to mention it on my personal blog; however as fan of Aldous Huxley author of Brave New World, one of the books that inspired me and actually impacted my life I have to post a photo and tribute to Aldous Huxley visionary, author, a true prophet in the secular sense of the world portraying a future society that is reflected in today's not so Brave New World. The society he described in his book Brave New World foreshadowed a New World that describes the distortion of the English language and mind control by drugs and subliminal mind control by media before it was a reality. Brave New World was the most widely read but his other books, and I read them all were equally profound with a vision of the future of mankind's dehumanization of men and debasing of the human spirit, while this sounds bleak his novels still illustrate man's triumph and survival by the will of human spirit in a harsh Brave New World.
Quote below

Aldous Leonard Huxley was born on July 26, 1894, into a family that included some of the most distinguished members of that part of the English ruling class made up of the intellectual elite. Aldous' father was the son ofThomas Henry Huxley, a great biologist who helped develop the theory of evolution. His mother was the sister of Mrs. Humphrey Ward, the novelist; the niece of Matthew Arnold, the poet; and the granddaughter of Thomas Arnold, a famous educator and the real-life headmaster of Rugby School who became a character in the novel Tom Brown's Schooldays.

Undoubtedly, Huxley's heritage and upbringing had an effect on his work. Gerald Heard, a longtime friend, said that Huxley's ancestry "brought down on him a weight of intellectual authority and a momentum of moral obligations." ThroughoutBrave New World you can see evidence of an ambivalent attitude toward such authority assumed by a ruling class.

Like the England of his day, Huxley's Utopia possesses a rigid class structure, one even stronger than England's because it is biologically and chemically engineered and psychologically conditioned. And the members of Brave New World's ruling class certainly believe they possess the right to make everyone happy by denying them love and freedom.

Huxley's own experiences made him stand apart from the class into which he was born. Even as a small child he was considered different, showing an alertness, an intelligence, what his brother called a superiority. He was respected and loved--not hated--for these abilities, but he drew on that feeling of separateness in writing Brave New World. Bernard Marx and Helmholtz Watson, both members of the elite class, have problems because they're different from their peers. Huxley felt that heredity made each individual unique, and the uniqueness of the individual was essential to freedom. Like his family, and like the Alphas of Brave New World, Huxley felt a moral obligation--but it was the obligation to fight the idea that happiness could be achieved through class-instituted slavery of even the most benevolent kind.

Potomac River in October

That was last week, will take more tomorrow

near River Farm and Mount Vernon

Self absorbed egomaniacs on Facebook

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A self absorbed fucking loser when you all you do is post your own bile and bullshit and never bother to actually read the full context of any line or any one's else's page or blog
that is why a lot of people will be bailing from Facebook ,, it may take a while but it will happen
so don't put your money on it,, wait until the Movie breaks..

and I never reply to Pokes

what a back of fucking losers.. few exceptions noted, farmville players are ok

Chincoteague photos July 2010 Pony Penning week, next week

Yep, got some cool photos of a couple of the Ponies grazing  and the waves here at Assateague which are HUGE. Enjoy. Also I didn't know after all these years that Chincoteague means Beautiful land. Also on the website the history of the ponies.. survivors from a Spanish wreck on Assateague.. sounds right to me
and of course, reminder the ponies are owned by the Chincoteague Fire Department, those grazing ponies are so called rogues, but I seriously doubt they can get out of the marshy area or want to.. fun here and quaint; however AOL named Chincoteague number one vacation spot so much for a super quiet time but lots of food fun and water.. more later.

Seattle in July, second batch of scnenes

MORE Seattle Photos.. This is Puget Sound with Olympia  mountains in the background from the right hand side of the space needle

Below is view of the Bill and Melissa Gates building under construction just below the Space Needle New light rail transit which one can ride from Sea Tac Airport to Downtown Seattle for 2.50 cents one way

and those are some guys smoking some unidentified "stuff" on the street in the heart of Seattle. no kidding..

Seattle In the Sunshine! It does happen :)

View from the Space Needle overlooking Seattle, July 8th 2010

Starbucks Coffee downtown SeattleStreet Scene. Seattle, near Starbooks

I know, how awesome--- Mount Rainer from the Train Station! I was lucky the sun was out!!Space Needle, built in 1962 for the Seattle World's Fair

Iz on the Space Needle

Departing once again from the HOT SWAMP mainstream of DC

July 1rst .. Happy Birthday to a good friend of mine,, who has one of coolest laughs ever
an artistic gift for you done by my brother,, and for others to enjoy as well;
and perhaps a garden flower too..

Artist, James Musto 1975
enjoy, and stay cool
I am guessing that is BB King, it is graphic art and he did NOT label the musicians,, since he was a musician,, he assumed everyone would know .. but ,, anyway,

Mother's day Classic Cruizin Car Show, Alexandria VA

Isabella standing beside Chevy NomadOrange Crate, featured on this year's T Shirt,, deserves it.. too..View of the line up.. check out the Vette!HOOP DEE

Mother's day azalea

The double blossoms from the azaleas in backyard, alexandria, VA

Shrimping and Forest Gump

Shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, sautee it. There's, um, shrimp kebabs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo, pan fried, deep fried, stir fried. There's pineapple shrimp and lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich... That's, that's about it.”

I will post some Mother's day flowers and photos later,, just wanted to comment on the loss of Shrimp,, sigh and maybe sea turtles.. because of the debacle. I have been in Biloxi, Mississippi,, supposedly the next wave of oil will hit there.. and I saw dolphins there,,and swam in the ocean at midnight there..

and did notice those big oil rigs out there... little did I know one day,, shrimp one of my all time favorite "fruit de mer" ,, fruit of the sea would be endangered!!

EASTER !!! Finally !

Some of my favorite photos from last year thatremind me of Easter

enjoy