2008 @ MindSay

"So save your prayers
For when your really gonna need 'em..."

Now hit the switch! It's alive! It's alive! It's the Flavour of the Week!!!

That's great! This starts with an earthquake, birds and snakes and aeroplanes...

Um well, not really but it is nice to think it does...

Really it is nice. Believe me for it is true...

Really...

Anyhoo, this is the part of the publication where I tell all the groovy things that have occurred in the world that revolves around me for I am much like a black hole that sucks all the matter in the universe in and I refuse to let any of it escape my grasp. And so there has not been much in the way of material to fuel my nuclear furnace this week and this is a disaster of a universal magnitude. Yeah bay-bee, you heard it hear first...

But other than the lack of material, all is going well; and for the most part, things are groovy in a groovy sorta way...

And now the rest of the story...

This week’s area of the world of the week is the Calcutta, West Bengal, India area - SALUTE!!!

PLEASE NOTE: The Qwizzy thing has been removed. I somewhat know one of the creators of the service and I have tried to contact him in regards to it, but he has not replied to me. And thusly is good customer service on the Internet. The sarcasm here is intentional. Thank you...

"Throw out your cares and fly
Wanna go for a ride?"

Need a web host? Go to:
http://www.philotronix.com
They's good folk...
Need a web designer? Go to:
http://www.vbwebdesign.com
He's good folks, and he actually reads this...
***BAND OF THE WEEK***
Yes, I know I have the CD of the Week...
But I gots my reasons for this extra salute to the band itself...
They like Wee, they really like Wee...
And a big THANK YOU goes to Mandi who made it possible...
So without further adieu the Band of the Week...
Elle Diablo!!!
Give it up for the band...

***MUSICAL INTERLUDE***
"If you want to arrange it
This world you can change it
If we could somehow make this
Christmas thing last..." - T-SO

***CD OF THE WEEK***
"Women and Captains First" by Captain Sensible
It's that '80s groove thingie rearing its ugly head...
Again, yes I know...
You don't have to tell me though at least one person will...
I am pulling out all the stops and picking classics that I know I haven't in the past...
I gots like a bazillion albums and/or CDs...
Though if you wish to own it ya gotta check on E-bay for it is out of print...

Eris' Temple of Delusion & Commerce!!!
http://www.cafepress.com/Erisian_Delight
It's like teatime for the soul where everyone here paints himself red and eats monkeys!!!

***PERIPHERAL VISIONARIES***
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/anticrust/pv/index.html
(Please Note: this does NOT apply to anyone in particular)
Seems to be a lack of material to add to this (don't ya feel guilty)
but I am a patient boy, I wait, I wait, I wait...

***FLAVOUR OF THE WEEK***
Häagen-Dazs
Vanilla Honey Bee
Do it for the bees, bay-bee...
Do it for the bees...

Rings and Things!!!
http://www.ringsandthings.biz
for all the finest in all that sparkles!!!

***SITE UPDATE OF THE WEEK***
THE NEW FAIRY TALE!!!
A Long Night's Journey into Day!
THE BOOK OF TOAST!!!
Psalm27 of Eris
THE NEW HAT!!!
We are the Revolution Hat!
THE NEW STICKER!!!
The Shut up and Drive Sticker

***WORTHY CHARITABLE SITES & OTHER SITES***

***BUY A T-SHIRT SO I CAN AFFORD ICECREAM***
WS Design
And thanks to all who don't want to see me go without IceCream!

***HUH?***
SO SIMPLE EVEN A CAVEMAN COULD DO IT!!!
THE SERVERS ARE OUR FRIENDS!!!
THEY WANT TO SERVE US!!!
WE DON'T AGITATE THE DOTS!!!
MASHED POTATOES, GRAVY AND CRANBERRY SAUCE!!!
YOU'LL RUN THE BILL UP, KID, HO, HO ,HO!!!
MY PLACE IS HERE WITH THE SNOW PEOPLE!!!
NEVER QUESTION MR. NIBBLES!!!
LOOK A UNICORN!!!
PRIME RIB IS THE ÜBERMEAT!!!
SEE YA LATER CRAZY MUTANT DESERT GUYS!!!
TAKE A TRAIN TO HAPPYTOWN, WOO-WOO!!!
MONKEY WANTS MY BURGER!!!
SHE MAKES A MAN WANT TO BE A MINIATURE HORSE!!!

***DISCLAIMER***
Due to international mailing of this feature
remember all brands and/or flavours are NOT
available everywhere!

***CRYIN' LIKE A GIRLIE-MAN***
If ya want to sponsor any section of this
mailing, let me know, I'm very cheap, dammit!
And it doesn't have to involve cash...

***LEGAL MUMBO-JUMBO***
Everything here is in accordance with the WeeSaul
World, plc. Privacy Policy which can be found at:
http://www.angelfire.com/pa/anticrust/privacy.html
Ya understand? Sue me if you wish, bay-bee...

END

1)  The following is an email from one of my favorite people on the planet, Jay.  Jay has entered a contest remixing a Mariah Carey song.  I think he wins a chance to work with Mariah if he wins; basically, this is a HUGE DEAL, and he needs all the help he can get!:

Hey guys,

The voting has officially begun! PuHLEEEEz click on the following link to vote for my remix!

http://www.indabamusic.com/submissions/show/1750

Once you vote, they'll send you an email and you just have to confirm your vote by clicking on the link in that email! Please vote for my remix everyone, especially if you like it =)   Also, you can only vote ONCE (per email account, hee-hee)

Love,
Jay

*Please help this kid out.  He's good people, and a really talented musician/producer who deserves some recognition*

2)  I'M OFFICIALLY A GROWN UP, TOMORROW AT 8:30 AM.  They're trusting me with kids, whut?  Three of them, if I haven't written about it; a 4th grader, a 5th grader, and a 6th grader, and I have a co-teacher.  That means that my days are going to be VERY interesting.  Possibly a little dangerous (they're working on getting Claudia and I restraint training, which is indicative of NEEDING to restrain one or all three of my kids), but definitely interesting, and a good learning experience.  I know that I didn't do NEARLY enough prep work (I only planned out tomorrow, but that's mainly because I don't know these kids and would have hated to plan the whole unit for many subjects and then found out it was too high or too low...), but I'm going to roll with the punches and make it work.

3) The trees are starting to change colors up here, and that makes me MORE than sad.

2b) *yeah, I know it's out of order, SUE ME.*  I created another username on here to document my time teaching.  It will be the right mix of detailed and honest and then still respectful of my kids/coworkers and their lives.  You can read about how I'm doing at 1styearteacher .  I don't know if I'll update it EVERYday, but I sort of want to keep this journal separate from my work life; I want to still be a person outside of teaching, even if I'm definitely a teacher outside of teaching (it's one of those jobs you don't leave at the door when the day ends).

14) (just to piss somebody off).  Is it possible 'The Office' has finally worn me down and I want to watch it?!?!  I watched this youtube video of Jim and Dwight and all the stuff Jim does to Dwight, and it was actually really funny.  Hmm.  I don't forsee it every climbing into the 'My Favorite Shows' category (ala Friends, My Boys, Daria, CSI, SVU, Scrubs...), but I'd consider watching it. 

Either way, these are the 2 videos that got me going:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ts9geuPWQvs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7PHL4HXm1o

Q)  Has anyone ever SOLD anything on Ebay before?  The operative word here is SOLD.  I have 2 tickets to a concert I would have sold my soul for, but now that I'm not in New York, a concert on a Tuesday night in New Jersey just...it's not going to happen.  I can't tell you how PISSED I am that I have to miss seeing New Kids on the Block in concert (something I've wanted to do since I was um...SIX YEARS OLD?), but I spent $110 dollars on them (stupid fees) and I would love to sell them.  Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I don't agree with everything she says here of course, but she is on the mark with a lot of it. I admire her for her courage. How many other sitting members of Congress have called 9/11 what it was?

How the Democrats Helped Bush Hijack the Country

By Cynthia McKinney

28/08/08 "ICH" -- - Our country has been hijacked and the Democrats have proven themselves to have been in on the plan. When it came to the Constitution, the Democratic leadership showed us that aiding and abetting illegal spying on us was more important to them than protecting our civil liberties.

When it came to war and occupation, the Democratic leadership showed us that financing an illegal and immoral war, based on lies, was more important to them than the people's desire for peace.

And when the people, hurting from the financial mismanagement of this country, called for accountability for the crimes that have been committed against the people here, against the global community, against nature, itself, the Democratic leadership took impeachment off the table!

Grassroots Democratic Party activists want a livable wage! A "Medicare-for-all" type of health care system, repeal of the Bush tax cuts that have ushered in the greatest income inequality in this country since the Great Depression. But the Democratic Party has shown itself to be incapable of providing even a semblance of the values even of its own activists.

The Democratic Party's national leadership didn't even mention Hurricanes Katrina and Rita survivors in their Congressional agenda for the first 100 days.

The Democratic Party's national leadership gave us the Iran Naval Blockade bill, the Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, and telecom immunity. They continue to fund war and occupation to the tune of $720 million a day while our children graduate from college tens--or even hundreds--of thousands of dollars in debt. Entire cities are going into receivership while the Democratic leadership in Congress gives the Pentagon one half trillion dollars annually with no accountability, no strings attached. That's over and above spending for war.

Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo are the hallmarks of the new U.S. gulag Democrats are helping to create.

They want us to believe that China and Russia are our enemies, in addition to the 60 countries on Dick Cheney's list. They want us to believe that workers, who come to this country to support thier families after Democratic leadership in the country saddl3ed workers with NAFTA, are our enemies. But we are here today to declare that we know who the real enemies are: those false patriots that George Washington warned us of, who wrap themselves in the flag while betraying our values.

We are the true patriots!

We know that the strength of this country lies in the way it countenances dissent. And we are here to dissent. We are not deterred by reports of sleek, new detention facilities or recently-acquired taser guns that kill. For we come to dissent in peace. Indeed, we dissent for peace.

Today, we declare our independence from conformity and "go-along-to-get-along" politics. We declare our willingness to be radical in pursuit of peace and in our hunger for justice. We can see clearly now who the real stickup artists are and that's why we're in Denver!

Our actions here this week begin the disarming of the hijackers. We no longer are afraid. And we won't be deceived. We know that a vote for the Democrats is a vote for more war in Afghanistan and other parts of the world.

But today, we are now free.

Free to stand on the four pillars guiding our political engagement: environmental wisdom, peace, grassroots democratcy, and social justice. And finally, we know our power. We know the power of the people. We know that true power rests in the hands of the people. People who are willing to take a stand.

We need look no further than Haiti, Code,I'voire, Spain, and India to see the power of the people at the ballot box. No further than Brazil, Venezuela, Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Paraguay to know that if they can do it, so can we.

Provided our elections are fair!

And if the Democrats cave in, in the face of fraud, disfranchisement, and theft, then we will be there to demand election integrity!

All over this country, the signs are there. People from New York to Florida, Washington State to California, Colorado to Texas are liberating themselves. We must not stop! Our country is worth it! Let's take our country back! Power to the People!

Cynthia McKinney is the Green Party's nominee for president.

Some people are excited about McCain's selection of Sarah Palin to be VP. Some of these people even call themselves libertarians. I really can't see what all the excitement is about. She seems like just another politician to me. Would someone like to take on the task of explaining to me how Palin is different or outstanding? Let's take a look at a portion of her acceptance speech:

This is a moment — this is a moment when great causes can be won and great threats overcome, depending on the judgment of our next president. In a dangerous world, it is John McCain who will lead America's friends and allies in preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

It was John McCain who cautioned long ago about the harm that Russian aggression could do to Georgia and to other small democratic neighbors and to the world oil markets. It was Sen. McCain who refused to hedge his support for our troops in Iraq, regardless of the political costs. And you know what? As the mother of one of those troops and as the commander of Alaska's National Guard, that's the kind of man I want as our commander in chief.

Profiles in courage, they can be hard to come by these days. You know, so often we just find them in books. But next week when we nominate John McCain for president, we're putting one on the ballot!

To serve as vice president beside such a man would be the privilege of a lifetime, and it's fitting that this trust has been given to me 88 years almost to the day after the women of America first gained the right to vote. I think as well today of two other women who came before me in national elections. I can't begin this great effort without honoring the achievements of Geraldine Ferraro in 1984, and, of course, Sen. Hillary Clinton, who showed such determination and grace in her presidential campaign.

It was rightly noted in Denver this week that Hillary left 18 million cracks in the highest, hardest glass ceiling in America. But it turns out the women of America aren't finished yet, and we can shatter that glass ceiling once and for all.

So for my part, the mission is clear. The next 67 days I'm going to take our campaign to every part of our country and our message of reform to every voter of every background, in every political party, or no party at all. If you want change in Washington, if you hope for a better America, then we're asking for your vote on the 4th of November.

My fellow Americans, come join our cause. Join our cause and help our country to elect a great man the next president of the United States. And I thank you, and I — God bless you, I say, and God bless America. Thank you.

 

She speaks of Russian aggression, but says nothing about Georgia's aggression. It's quite obvious that she supports the Iraq occupation. She is obviously trying to pull in women voters with her remarks about Hillary. She covers all the bases - reform, change, hope. And of course she finishes off with God bless America. 

Obama's campaign has been all about change or the talk of change. That's why I was shocked when I learned that he had selected Joe Biden as his running mate. It's the same Joe Biden who voted for the Iraq war and who voted for the Patriot Act. Biden was supposedly chosen for his foreign policy experience. However, how can he be a foreign policy expert when he says this?

"For the last seven years, this administration has failed to face the biggest forces shaping this century: the emergence of Russia, China and India as great powers; the spread of lethal weapons; the shortage of secure supplies of energy, food and water; the challenge of climate change; and the resurgence of fundamentalism in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the real central front against terrorism.

"In recent days, we've once again seen the consequences of this neglect with Russia's challenge to the free and democratic country of Georgia. Barack Obama and I will end this neglect. We will hold Russia accountable for its actions, and we'll help the people of Georgia rebuild."

  That's very neocon of you, Joe. We know these guys aren't dumb, but they must think we are. Both parties have pushed the talking point of "evil" Russia attacking "defenseless" Georgia. Georgia is the one who started the whole stinking mess in the first place!