Maryannaville™

An international group of audio readers collaborated once again. This time it was to perform Oscar Wilde’s poem, The Harlot’s House. The name of the group is called, Streams of Consciousness better known as SoC. I hope you will enjoy it as much as we enjoyed doing it. Since I’ve been with SoC, I’ve had a wonderful time. Moreover, I was invited to join the group earlier this year by Ya. You’ll recognize him in the last frame. Ya lives in Austria, is an active participant and is well thought of by not just me but the rest of the team members, as well. Vortexfugue is our infamous fearless organizer and YouTube mashup artist.

Originally posted 2007-05-19 23:41:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Bandwidth by David Spriggs

It’s appears that someone who shares the same server with us hit a granddaddy of  blogging jackpots insomuch that I was unable to post due to a high influx of surfers. Sometimes I could actually log on but when I did, I was greeted with nothing more than white pages in the dashboard. Tech support was able to logon but I sure couldn’t.  Other times, I wasn’t able to access the logon page. It too was nothing more than a white page and all I can think of would be the servers were being overly taxed. Furthermore there was nothing I could do about it but sit it out until an hour or so ago. I filed the whole experience under “lessons in patience and tolerance.”

Many thanks go to Victor, our Johnny on the Spot tech support fella.  He’s the calm in the storm whenever I find myself stressed and in need of a knowledgeable hand.

Again, thank you, Victor!

Life in an Illusion as it is yet many are still wrapped up in the disillusioned belief system of  “I think therefore it is.” Right, wrong or indifferent, people with think what they choose to think.  Furthermore, the poor man will wear that mantle throughout his time in office, I regret to say.

My apologies go to Mr Rene Decartes and his well known supposition, I think therefore I am.

The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own.
No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame.
The gift is yours – it is an amazing journey -and you alone are responsible for the quality of it.
This is the day your life really begins.

-Bob Moawad

*Komen.org

Originally posted 2008-10-30 16:16:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Don’t vote,” as the main stream of pop culture icons says.

By the time you reach the end of the message, created by Declare Yourself.com it is a message that is clearly understood. “Don’t vote if you don’t care.” The video provides a social networking link and the street team, Declare Yourself. It also provides online voter registration and info about which states permit early voting by absentee ballot.

In simpler terms, “get ‘er done!”

Originally posted 2008-10-01 16:18:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The insidious thing with this is that I believe that I’ve met at least one or two who will actually do this as an attention getter instead of simply enhancing one’s personality.

I’m sure my thoughts about it will be considered, “lame & boring….”

So be it – Silly me

Originally posted 2006-09-23 03:33:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

My computer, Gothmog, the Lord of the West, has been having connectivity issues recently and we’ve not been able to remain online for very long. Please excuse us both for not posting as regularly as we normally post.

To date, both the ethernet cable and the phone line have been replaced. A new dsl/phone splitter along with a new phone system have also been ordered. Hopefully both will arrive this week sometime. Until then, Dale, Roy, sing it!

Originally posted 2008-07-06 16:22:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Also, click on the image to see what Bailey the canine snow plow is up to today.
What a ham!

Originally posted 2008-02-01 21:14:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

A reminder of what so many forgot these past eight years: the executive branch’s first duty is to protect and defend the Constitution, not the territory, of the U.S. On that score, Bush and Cheney did not keep us safe. They did to the Constitution what Osama bin Laden could never have done.
*Andrew Sullivan

Originally posted 2009-01-24 09:07:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat.”
*Theodore Roosevelt (Paris Sorbonne, 1910)

Originally posted 2006-06-29 12:51:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Award-winning psychiatrist Dr. Frederick Goodwin has been called down by Senator Chuck Grassley and others for possible drug-industry conflicts. Dr. Goodwin has spoken about a number of big issues in psychiatry on his NPR program “The Infinite Mind,” including a program where he said there was “no credible evidence” linking antidepressant use and suicide. But according to recently released records, Goodwin made at least $1.3 million from 2000 to 2007 giving marketing lectures for drugmakers. This includes $20,000 Goodwin received from GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of antidepressant Paxil, the same week he hosted that show on antidepressants and their link to suicide.
Read on [NYT]

Professional dirtbags and hairballs like Goodwin need to be called down.
Senator Grassley deserves a ^5!.

Originally posted 2008-11-24 05:49:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Now that’s keeping it real.

Originally posted 2008-10-05 19:10:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“In the latest example that the U.S. dollar just ain’t what it used to be, some shops in New York City have begun accepting euros and other foreign currency as payment for merchandise.”
AOL News

Originally posted 2008-02-10 23:44:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter