Fergie's Dribble

2012-01-30T11:52:00.001-08:00

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This photo was posted on Facebook this morning.

My response:

The ancient philosophy of Tao teaches that we should all strive to be one with nature. That everyone and everything in our universe is made of the same "stuff" and inter-connected. The idea of "superiority" is man made and not a part of nature. The sun casts its rays on everyone and everything equally. If your philosophy of life involves superiority instead of unity, it is not as nature intended. Spread your love as the sun spreads its rays of light - in all directions, without prejudice or favoritism.

2012-01-28T21:31:00.001-08:00

2012-01-28T20:36:00.000-08:00

Pennsylvania State Representative Rick Saccone sponsored this bill:

That the House of Representatives declare 2012 as the “Year of the Bible” in Pennsylvania in recognition of both the formative influence of the Bible on our Commonwealth and nation and our national need to study and apply the teachings of the holy scriptures.

Rep. Saccone explained that, “As not only Pennsylvania, but the United States, continues to face great tests and challenges, House Resolution 535 serves as a reminder that we must look to our faith in God and the Holy Scripture to provide us with the strength, wisdom and courage to conquer these great trials,” said Saccone. “All over the Pennsylvania Capitol, one can easily see the tremendous influence that Christianity and the Bible have had over our founders and predecessors. These images and quotes illustrating the beliefs and morals that have shaped our great Commonwealth must never be forgotten.”

The Freedom From Religion responded by saying, “Our constitution grants sovereignty not to a deity or a ‘holy book,’ but to ‘We, the People.’ There is no reference to God, the bible, the Ten Commandments or Jesus in the U.S. Constitution, just as there are no references to ‘consent of the governed,’ ‘civil liberties’ or ‘democracy’ in the bible. Those who have truly studied the bible realize that it is a moral quagmire, a behavioral grab bag, which has been used to justify automatic rule, tyranny, slavery, the degradation of women and gays, child abuse, war, atrocity and mayhem,”

The bill passed 193-0!! Do you suppose that next year will be the year of the Koran?? Probably not.

2012-01-27T21:58:00.001-08:00

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RETARDED GRANDPARENTS

After Christmas, a teacher asked her young pupils

how they spent their holiday away from school.

One child wrote the following:

We always used to spend the holidays with Grandma

and Grandpa. They used to live in a big brick house but Grandpa got

retarded and they moved to Florida , where everyone

lives in nice little houses, so they don't have to

mow the grass anymore!

They ride around on their bicycles and scooters and

wear name tags because they don't know who they

are anymore.

They go to a building called a wreck center, but they

must have got it fixed because it is all okay now.

They do exercises there, but they don't do them very well.

There is a swimming pool too, but they all jump up and

down in it with hats on. At their gate, there is a doll house with a little old man

sitting in it. He watches all day so nobody can escape.

Sometimes they sneak out, and go cruising in their

golf carts! Nobody there cooks, they just eat out.

And, they eat the same thing every night --- early birds.

Some of the people can't get out past the old man in the

doll house. The ones who do get out, bring food back

to the wrecked center for pot luck.

My Grandma says that Grandpa worked all his life to earn

his retardment and says I should work hard so I can be

retarded someday too.

When I earn my retardment, I want to be the man in the

doll house. Then I will let people out, so they can visit their grandchildren.

Thanks Jan!!

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Yin/Yang - Male/Female

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Went for a bike ride today (Wed) at Bonelli Park. It was a gorgeous day. Clear skies, with temps in the low 80's. Looks like the local mountains got a little snow on Monday. This is where I like to see the snow from. I don't need to be in it to enjoy it.

It rained on and off most of the day Monday. As you can see, the road along the west end of the airport has a little bit of mud. So I got my bike a little muddy as well as my left shoe that went into the mud at one point almost to my ankle.

Rode about 15 miles in all. Twice around the lake, and once around the airport. I even got in a bit of meditation while taking a break and eating an apple. Don't worry Jack, I rinsed off my bike when I got home. LOL!!

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Actress Betty White got a standing ovation at the People's Choice Awards. Betty White turned 90 years old this week. You go girl!!!

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"Rick Perry has dropped out of the presidential race. Apparently, America did not want a conservative, gun happy, intellectually-challenged governor of Texas for president. At least not again."
---Jay Leno

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Former Los Angeles Laker star, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, was named as a cultural ambassador by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today. Kareem will "promote the importance of education, social and racial tolerance, cultural understanding and using sports as a means of empowerment."

2012-01-18T11:16:00.000-08:00

Thanks to action by a broad and bipartisan coalition of Internet users, companies, and organizations, the U.S. House of Representatives has now put the brakes on SOPA, a well-intentioned but deeply flawed bill that would use Internet censorship to combat overseas copyright infringement. Even President Obama's White House has joined the opposition.

But nevertheless, the Senate is continuing to move forward — and fast — with its equally dangerous version of the bill, called PIPA, the Protect-IP Act. As written, PIPA would import censorship and surveillance techniques pioneered by countries like China and Iran, reversing longstanding U.S. policy on Internet freedom, betraying U.S. First Amendment values, damaging our standing around the world, threatening our job-creating innovators, and undermining Internet security for everyone.

2012-01-18T11:03:00.000-08:00

Miss Wisconsin, 23 year old Laura Kaeppeler, was crowned Miss America Saturday night in Las Vegas. The win provided her with a $50,000 college scholarship. Other than being a Green Bay Packers fan, I can't tell you too much about her because Google and Wikipedia sites are both dark today to show their support against pending legislation on Internet censorship.

2012-01-17T20:38:00.001-08:00

Coming & Going

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I wrestled with one of these sheets once - and lost. Thankfully, Karen is much more adapt at folding our fitted sheets than I.

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Jodie Foster at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards. Like a fine wine, she seems to get better with age.

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So live each day to it's fullest

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the 2012 Golden Globe Awards last night. Angelina was asked on the red carpet what she looked forward to the most this evening and she replied, "climbing into bed with Brad." Yikes!!!!

2012-01-15T12:48:00.000-08:00

Went for a bike ride Saturday in Riverside along the Santa Ana River Bed. Friday evening Anaheim P.D. arrested a guy they believe killed a homeless guy at Imperial Hwy. and Paloma Ave., near the park where Karen drops me off on Sundays for my ride to the beach. They haven't said if this guy did the other three homeless murders in the last couple of weeks.

It was in the mid 60's and overcast, as you can tell by these photos. Lots of water in the river. Crossing the water treatment center I found a large group of crows. Reminded me of the movie "The Birds."

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This photo of a Southern California sunset was posted on Facebook by Donna Stevens.

2012-01-14T12:02:00.000-08:00

As I've pointed out before, the Occupy Wall Street Movement has changed the national conversation. The 1% has done everything in their power to remove the demonstrations from public view so that they don't have to face the consequences of their actions. The movement is far from over. Get involved.

2012-01-14T11:56:00.001-08:00

Kitchen music

2012-01-13T19:33:00.000-08:00

In honor of my pending 60th birthday, I went out today and got a tattoo. The tattoo signifies "KF squared" as Karen and I have the same initials. Didn't hurt much at all. But like my son Corey said, "that little thing?" In fact I've felt more pain giving blood when they are digging around trying to find my tiny veins. It's on my left chest. It took about ten minutes to apply.

2012-01-13T12:59:00.000-08:00

Yakhchal in Yazd Province

By 400 BC, Persian engineers had mastered the technique of storing ice in the middle of summer in the desert. The ice was brought in during the winters from nearby mountains in bulk amounts, and stored in a Yakhchal, or ice-pit.

Above ground, the structure is comprised of a large mud brick dome, often rising as tall as 60 feet tall. Below are large underground spaces, up to 5000m³, with a deep storage space. The space often had access to a Qanat, or wind catch and often contained a system of wind catchers that could easily bring temperatures inside the space down to frigid levels in summer days.

Pretty smart.

For more see: http://www.eartharchitecture.org/index.php?/archives/1045-Yakhchal-Ancient-Refrigerators.html

2012-01-13T12:44:00.000-08:00

Its Friday 13th!!!!

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Good clean fun!!!

2012-01-13T12:32:00.001-08:00

Tebow's opponent????

2012-01-13T12:29:00.001-08:00

If I were king!!!

2012-01-13T12:28:00.001-08:00

2012-01-13T12:15:00.000-08:00

Candidates across the country spend millions of dollars running for office. Think of the good that could come by spending that money on feeding the poor, paying down the country's deficit, or creating new jobs for the unemployed.

I was reading a book yesterday at Barnes & Noble about how politicians are getting rich on stock market investments they make from information on bills they are voting on. The prime example was Obama's medical bill last year. Congressmen made millions by investing in pharmaceutical companies and other medical related fields knowing the changes that were coming with the passing of the bill. Some even made millions and then voted against the bill to save their reputation knowing that there were enough votes to pass the bill without their particular vote. Bastards!!!!

2012-01-13T12:04:00.000-08:00

Rode my bike in and around the neighborhood for 16 miles yesterday.
Went to the L.A. Kings hockey game last night at the Staple Center with Josh and Karen. The Kings lost in a shootout 5-4.
Another warm and breezy day here in the Inland Empire.

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2012-01-11T19:21:00.001-08:00

Public Service Announcement

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I have long ago lost my belief in immortality - also my interest in it. I have sampled this life and it is sufficient. Annihilation has no terrors for me, because I have already tried it before I was born.

There was a peace, a serenity, an absence of all sense of responsibility, an absence of worry, an absence of care, grief, perplexity; and the presence of a deep content and unbroken satisfaction in that hundred million years of holiday which I look upon with a tender longing and with a grateful desire to resume, when the opportunity comes.

-Mark Twain-

2012-01-08T18:45:00.001-08:00

"Comes a Time" Neil Young at the "Farm Aid 2011 Concert." I love the way he plays the harmonica.

Wild Old Women

2012-01-08T17:34:00.000-08:00

January 5, 2012 3:24 PM
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/wild-old-women-close-san-francisco-bank-of-america-branch/

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – It was a slow-moving Occupy Wall Street protest, but it was an effective one. A dozen senior citizens calling themselves “the wild old women” succeeded in closing a Bank of America branch in Bernal Heights Thursday.

The women, aged 69 to 82, who live at the senior home up Mission street from the Bernal Heights Bank of America branch, decided to hold their own protest by doing what they called a “run on the bank.”

”We’re upset about what the banks are doing, particularly in our neighborhood and neighboring areas, in evicting people and foreclosing on their homes,” said Caldwell. “We’re upset because the banks are raising their rates because it really affects seniors who are on a fixed income.”

As they arrived, Bank of America closed and locked its doors, to the surprise and delight of the elderly protestors, who said that they had no intention of storming the bank.

Are you going to let a dozen elderly women make you look bad?? Get involved in the demonstration this year. You can go to www.Occupylosangeles.org or occupy Ontario on Facebook for more information.

2012-01-07T16:54:00.000-08:00

Kansas House Speaker Mike O'Neal (R) is scrambling to save face after forwarding an email to fellow lawmakers that called First Lady Michelle Obama "Mrs. YoMama" and compared her to the Grinch in a bad hair moment.

The email contained this photograph of Michelle Obama and said, "Sorry I just had to send this latest holiday message. I've had worse hair days, but this is pretty funny."

The message goes on to say, "I'm sure you'll join me in wishing Mrs. YoMamma a wonderful, long Hawaiian vacation - at our expense of course."

The speaker's office originally defended the photo by saying, "political cartoons are part of American culture." The speaker later issued a statement saying, "to those who I have offended, I'm sorry. That was not at all my intent."

2012-01-07T16:29:00.001-08:00

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Spent the day putzing around the house, raking leaves and fixing sprinklers. This was my main project. I hit this sprinkler head with the lawn mower and broke it down at the base. So I had to replace the base, which is tough to do without the handy dandy extension piece to the left of the sprinkler. I replaced four sprinklers in all.

My neighbor is replacing his water heater and I helped him wrestle it off it's pedestal. He told me it was empty. Not so. It was so heavy, we just let it drop to the floor of his garage. I left him sweeping water out of his garage.

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Thanks to my friend Jack, I was back on my bike today. Jack replaced the derailleur and derailleur hanger and spent several hours cleaning it up. "Several" probably being the key word.

It was another beautiful day here in SoCal, clear skies and temps in the mid 70's. I rode 15 miles and didn't have to do any walking. I explored a couple new dirt roads (sorry Jack) and found a large homeless camp along the river. Part of the 99%!!!

My "new" bike worked wonderfully!!! Thanks Jack.

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Extra shots at Starbucks

2012-01-02T14:18:00.000-08:00

Wyomingnews.com

CHEYENNE -- A 17-year-old Cheyenne teen was cited Monday after she dropped her purse, causing the gun she was carrying in it to go off in a local coffee shop.

After the round fired, the girl said, “I think my purse went off!”

According to the Cheyenne Police report about the incident, the girl, whose name is being withheld because she is a juvenile, dropped her purse around 6:45 a.m. Monday while she was at the cash register at Starbucks, 1112 Central Ave.

Two Cheyenne Police officers were in the coffee shop at the time. Once they heard the gunshot, they drew their pistols and scanned the shop.

The officers approached the teen and searched her purse, which had a large hole in it.

They found a double-barrel .38 special Derringer pistol in the girl’s purse. The top barrel had been fired.

According to the report, the bullet missed John Basile, 43, by about 12 inches. After nearly missing Basile’s head, the bullet hit the west wall of the store, bounced back to the east and rolled under the coffee counter. http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2011/12/28/news/19local_12-28-11.txt

What isn't mentioned in this article is that the two Cheyenne Police Officers had to return to the station to change their underwear!!!

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Whether you agree or disagree, the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators were on scene at the Rose Parade in Pasadena. What better place to get your message out to millions of people in person and over the air waves.

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San Gabriel Valley Tribune
12-29-11

Two West Covina police officers were reunited Thursday with the toddler they saved last week, and were honored by the boy's family and police Chief Frank Wills.

19 month old Maddox Proglio began choking on what was later determined to be a chip and family members called 9-1-1. Dispatcher Joan Phillipson began giving CPR instructions over the phone as officers and paramedics responded. Officers Schienle and Nelson arrived and were able to clear the child's airway with a series of back slaps.

On Thursday afternoon, a smiling Maddox met the two officers at the West Covina police station as Wills presented Schienle and Nelson with the department's life-saving award. Wills also lauded senior dispatcher Joan Phillipson for giving critical information to the boy's uncle. "This is a happy ending. There's no greater Christmas gift than life," Wills said.

Don't ask me which officer is which as both officers started after I left. Thanks to Judy Mammen for the photos which were posted on Facebook.

2012-01-01T10:56:00.000-08:00

I don't usually make New Year's resolutions, but this year I will make an exception.

1. I want to eat healthier. Translation: less French fries, more salads.

2. I want to be more accepting. Translation: Less critical. Everyone has a right to their own beliefs.

3. I want to find more opportunities to be clothes free. Black's Beach anyone?? You may see more naturalism on my blog. Remember nudity doesn't equal pornography. Open your mind to new possibilities.

2012-01-01T10:33:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year!!!

2012-01-01T10:30:00.001-08:00

Peacefull

Be comfortable in your own skin
And become your own best friend.
Open yourself to new friends, experiences,
activities and points of view.
Develop positive self-talk.
Yield not to the image-makers and yearn for
The stars but remember that peace begins
Within.

Acknowledge and work with your body the
way it is, not the way image-makers say it
should be.

Challenge and compare social and cultural mores.
Cuddle and cherish the child within.
Encourage self-respect, respect for others and
the environment.

Push past fears to permit yourself the freedom
to let down your pretenses.
Think of your whole body as a temple, not as a
collection of fragmented fantasy body parts!
Abandon the mask that you wear and appreciate
yourself for who you are, not for how you are
packaged.

Nurture your naked self as you would your own child.
Celebrate your medals of honor from scars to love handles.
Explore your sensuality and connectness with others.

By Judy Williams

2011-12-31T15:43:00.000-08:00

Its New Year's Eve and a beautiful day for a bike ride. The temps were in the low 80's with blue skies and a few wispy clouds. Parked at Fairmont Park in Riverside and off I went.

Luckily it was also a nice day for a walk because about 4.8 miles from my car I broke a piece off my bike. I was on a dirt road doing a little exploring off the main bike path when everything jammed up. Looked down and the piece that the chain serpentines thru was hanging in the wheel. That's not good.

It could have been a lot worse. I could have been further from my car. The weather could have been lousy. The bike could have been so broke the back wheel wouldn't turn and I would have had to carry the sucker back. Or I could have been thrown from the bike and broken a bone.

As it was, it was only my spirit that was broken. I walked back the 4.8 miles to my car pushing my bike and coasting on the down hills. Several riders offered help, but, as I told one guy, I was was way broke.

So I guess I'll be making a trip to the bike shop next week. My bike will be four years old this February.

2011-12-31T11:06:00.000-08:00

"The main hang up in the world today is hypocrisy and insecurity. If people can't face up to the fact of other people being naked or smoking pot, or whatever they want to do, then we're never going to get anywhere. People have got to become aware that it's none of their business and that being nude is not obscene. Being ourselves is what's important. If everyone practiced being themselves instead of pretending to be what they aren't, there would be peace."

John Lennon

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"Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like."

Will Rogers.

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When I am an old woman (man) I shall wear NOTHING!
I’ll carry a towel and let my wrinkles show.
And I shall spend my pension on good wine and beach towels.
And hiking sandals, and say we’ve no money for clothes.
I shall sit down in the sand when I am tired
And gobble up desserts at potlucks and press for hugs
And run my mouth at naturist gatherings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go without my slicker in the rain
And wear in my hair the wild flowers I’ve found
And learn Akido.

You can wear nothing at all, grow more fat
And lie in the sun all day; or the shade
Or go to all the naturist gatherings
And give your clothes to Mission instead of hoarding them.

But now we must have clothes that keep us covered
And pay our rent and not moon anyone in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must meet friends for dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So more people can understand and appreciate
And enjoy their wrinkles openly, too.

By Marilyn R. Lovell

2011-12-29T20:01:00.001-08:00

The Muppets - The Devil Went Down to Jamaica.

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