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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2017 - 07:07pm PT
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Click to enlarge.
Mt. Clark just above the tree at center. Mt. Bullion on far left behind palms.
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Mistress Jean
Oh cold Mistress Jean
She’s got something up her sleeve
It’s treason or something even more deceiving
It’s hard to believe
Hard to believe
School me for something
School me and I’ll play
Show me the good stuff
I can’t say it’s enough for me
Play that harp for me now
Play it louder
Oh cold Mistress Jean
She’s got something up her sleeve
It’s murder or something even more deceiving
It’s easy to believe now
Easy to believe
They never told me
When I was in school then
What a woman’s touch would do for my soul
It would turn me wicked or make me a believer
I don’t know
I just don’t know
Oh cold Mistress Jean
She’s got something up her sleeve
It’s betrayal or something worth believing
What’s so hard to believe?
Hard to believe
I’ve been hanging round these halls
These halls of Valhalla
I’ve been hanging here at the school of mystery
What’s real and what’s not
I’ve got to know
Got to know
Oh cold Mistress Jean
Is there something here worth believing?
She’s said she’s going to tell me
I’ve go to believe
It’s hard to believe
-bushman
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 3, 2017 - 10:26pm PT
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Bugiale – The Lie Factory
(grazie a Poggio Bracciolini)
Washington toadies of today
You are not much different from the Roman curia of yesteryear
Monumentous and full of history
Full of men who lie for a living
Some well-paid for their forgiving
Of the faults and misdeeds of others
Elected by man or sanctioned by God
Each institution meant to serve the greater good
But neither fulfilling its role
Both a source of derision
But in each place and time comedic relief abounds
Glorious greatness of the past
Embodied in a touchstone or an ideal
Is a lie, in effect, for greatness is a lie
Because we are all the same everywhere in all times
But nothing hallows like time and distance
There are no saints and never were
The halo is a symbol of nothing
A hole in the soul being more apt
But there are no souls
Only atoms or the void
As reason dictates
So lies are met with facetious commentary
Because no one wants to witness
The horror of what is
Because no one wants to remember
The horror of what was
Because no one really hopes
For anything better
For they would possibly lose
What they have though what they have is tainted
And what have we
That is worth what they ask?
We have no honor—it’s been sold
We have no trust—it’s been given away
We have nothing left with which to bargain
But receipts for our taxes
Two carts loaded with the same cargo
--Falsehoods, concupiscence, love of money--
Stuck in an endless rut that is filled with muck
No one at the reins and no one tending the helm
No moral compass to guide and no lookouts posted
But the onlookers just sit giggling
--Their attitudes are so snide--
Their self-righteousness is mirrored in screens
Across the nation and around the world
Across time and defying history
From Washington to old Roma and back again
--MFM
Please forgive the mixed metaphors tweet tweet
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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The Anchorage
This morning more noise
As the television blabs
‘Bout collusion or probes or
Inappropriate grabs
My glasses all smudged
But the sky is not foggy
The clock says I’m late
And my corn flakes are soggy
But my ethics are clear
I don’t have to weave lies
As I go off to work
With a shrug and a sigh
-bushman
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zBrown
Ice climber
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So I ask M's grandson, whatr you watching.
Wassabi (like I should know)
This guy has 9.5 million followers and 2 billion views - Vlogging
WTF?
https://m.youtube.com/user/hoiitsroi
It says in Youtube 2.6 million subscribers
YMMV - ST Forum posts 2,466,402
Complete rip off of DC. Where's dogz propleller hat?
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C1sJCTnUsAAnD33.jpg
BTW, Sugar Magnolia (18:18)
Size matterz?
WAV = 191,051KB
FLAC = 112,481KB
MP3 = 25,403KB
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2017 - 10:48am PT
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All those numbers and nobody to smoke 'em.
Looks just like a postcard of Burney Falls, Tad.
And my day is complete, now, pretty much:
The Cinema for breakfast, stoking up to beat the cold--34° F this morning, with wind out of the NW,
a biting, fresca type of mass air movement,
freighted with Alaskan tidings;
then a brisk walk to the Mexican market, El Bajio,
where I ambled around listening to "their" music,
music which makes one happy, glad to be here, eager to live life and enjoy others;
then the purchase of a Western Union MO for my rent pay't;
and finally out the door, waiting for my taxi to get my load of groceries back home,
when all the time he had been waiting for me (it was a "time call")
-but he was hidden by some other cars.
In fact, the driver, a short Hispanic middle-aged man, had walked past me out the door of the market
with a drink in one hand and some Mexican pastry in the other,
along with a large slice of bread he had ready,
which he gave to the young hombre standing out front nearby and who was
holding his pants up with one hand, a for-sure meth head, I thought.
The driver only charged me four bucks and we had a good talk, he in broken English,
speaking of his padre, drogas, and la navidad de Christo,
and I mostly nodding my agreement.
I read the news this morning (oh boy) and the main headline was the dirty tricks of one party vs. the umbrage of the other party,
and the sad state of the AFC West, where the two top dogs are both at .500 while the sad sack Broncos lag miserably.
I did take the time to shoot the sunrise, scheduled at exactly 7:00 am.
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zBrown
Ice climber
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Counting your blessings requires that numbers go through the El Rollo, before smoking.
Unless of course you're just sponging.
Static Rollo
Full Rollo
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2017 - 02:50pm PT
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I'm not talking to thin air, here.
And I'm not talking just for the sake of MY health,
but for yours, and yours, and your kids' futures.
If you cannot find a way to actively help change the future's apparent course,
order this book and you may find some inspiration that will get you into action.
You could be the one who turns the tide against rising fascism, intolerance, and greed in our land.
https://www.enjoylivingabroad.com/my-blog/ordinary-women-in-extraordinary-times
It’s likely to take 11 million active resisters to achieve peaceful regime change in America. That’s based on research evaluating every major effort to overthrow or replace a government anywhere in the world since 1900. Non-violent civil resistance proved the most effective method, and no campaigns failed once they’d achieved the active and sustained participation of just 3.5 percent of the population.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2017 - 03:53pm PT
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The Black and Blue.
Throwpie special.
A holiday for everyone.
Whoville's mayor, my classmate from HS, Gary.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2017 - 06:13pm PT
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was
the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the
epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the
season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the
spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had
everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were
all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the
other way.
--Charles Dickens/Tale of Two Cities
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feralfae
Boulder climber
in the midst of a metaphysical mystery
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This is sort of long, but please contact your congress critters about this if you are so inclined, to have it stricken from the bill even now. It has been brought to the attention of Survival International, as it was rather hidden in the tax cut bill (no comment) and it is a violation of the agreement that First People's lands that were turned over for NWRs would remain pristine. It is a betrayal of the government, federal and state. Of course, AK has the most corrupt state government of any. Google it! I think Kentucky may be fifth. Anyway, here is the letter we have to share with everyone we think might have an interest. Thank you.
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On behalf of the Alaska Friends Conference, the Representative Committee reached unity on the following statement of support.
November 27, 2017
“Let Love be the first motion.” – John Woolman
“It is essential to show special care for indigenous communities and their cultural traditions. They are not merely one minority among others, but should be the principal dialogue partners, especially when large projects affecting their land are proposed. For them, land is not a commodity but rather a gift from God and from their ancestors who rest there, a sacred space with which they need to interact if they are to maintain their identity and values. When they remain on their land, they themselves care for it best. Nevertheless, in various parts of the world, pressure is being put on them to abandon their homelands to make room for agricultural or mining projects which are undertaken without regard for the degradation of nature and culture." - Pope Francis in his message from the Encyclical Laudato Si’ “On care for our common home,” #146
Urgent Greetings to Friends Everywhere,
In the spirit of love for this land called Alaska and sensitivity to the interconnected web of all life that live here, we of the Alaska Friends Conference (Quakers), invite you to stand with us in solidarity with the Gwich’in people (see http://ourarcticrefuge.org/take-action/,); the Episcopal Church and other faith groups in opposition to proposed oil exploration and development in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a region known as the “1002 Area” in our nation’s current legislative discussions. Our call rises out of respect and deep concern:
 For the Sacred and vital sources of life.
For traditional cultures and people who strive to live in harmony with their natural surroundings.
For the negative impacts that our continued dependency on fossil fuels is having on our climate, our peoples (and native cultures disproportionately,) our life forms and our lands.
We ask Friends around the world to join us in prayerful support and urgent acts of advocacy.
Unlike other areas of the North Slope currently developed for oil extraction, the Arctic National Wildlife Reserve (ANWR) lies within an area known as ““Iizhik Gwats’an Gwandaii Goodlit, “ (“The Sacred Place Where Life Begins”) to the Gwich’in People who have subsisted on the areas’ resources for thousands of years. The Porcupine Caribou Herd, the foundation of the Gwich’ins’ subsistence culture and way of life, uses this area for birthing and nursing their young. For the Gwich’in People, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was created in part because this area is Sacred.
We live in challenging times in Alaska; acutely aware of the devastating instability of our climate yet largely dependent on the fossil fuel development that drives it. In Alaska Friends Conference we see the injustice and unsustainability in this balance. We seek examples for living in harmony with our surroundings, to develop ties and traditions in keeping with this place. We are moved by the deeply rooted knowledge, respect and reverence the Gwich’in people hold for the places where they strive to live. In keeping with Pope Francis’ message above, when Gwich’in people express grave concerns for human impacts on the sensitive ecosystem of the Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain, we receive their concerns with no less weight than we would hear Catholics speak of the Vatican, or Jews of Jerusalem, or Muslims of Mecca or any other people with regard to their sacred, tradition- and culture-bearing sites. We are moved to accompany them.
We recognize that not all Alaska Native groups are of a single mind on this issue. In the absence of clear consensus, we are ultimately left to discern a path forward based on our own principles and understanding of Truth. In discouraging further oil extraction, in protecting the Arctic Coastal Plain and the Porcupine Caribou Herd that is dependent on this area, in standing with the Gwich’in Nation, which encompasses both Alaskan and Canadian villages and other Alaska Natives and residents who have deep spiritual and cultural ties to this same area, this call reflects our understanding of Love in the Greater Good.
Please, join us in prayer and advocacy. We would be happy to answer questions, or for further information, contact the Gwich’in Steering Committee directly at http://ourarcticrefuge.org/.
On behalf of Alaska Friends Conference (Quakers),
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2017 - 07:36pm PT
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I saw the bridge, DMT. It prompted the Cash post, old boy.
It also prompted me to look at the map. It's a ravine, not the American River, I saw.
There is Cape Horn, on the RR route into the Sierras, just a bit north above the actual American River canyon, constructed by hundreds/thousands of Chinese workers who dangled on ropes tied to wicker baskets drilling and cutting the rock face away to create the roadbed for the Central Pacific.
I used to live out that direction as a boy, but way short of Lake Natoma. I never heard about Robbers Ravine ever till you mentioned it. Good stories and thanks.
Windy enough for you? Lenna, my sis, told me that Ed had the burn piles going yesterday and then this morning...
tons more pine needles fell in the night, making for even more work. Lucky he'd not gotten to the roof to those 4 million or so needles...
now he can go up and get them all at once!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2017 - 09:47pm PT
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New tax schedule?
I've herd worse gnus.Some of them I choose not to believe.All I know is what I don't gneed.Gnome made me do it.
Wouldn't you like some of my tangerine?Add some turmeric and yer good to go!
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zBrown
Ice climber
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... Er ...
Turmeric, piperine and olive oil
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 4, 2017 - 10:51pm PT
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Yeah, that too.
I Hope You're Amused
Lying abed counting sheep
In the wide dominions of sleep
Into my mind did she creep
With no sound, not even a peep
But soon she unto me did speak
Unfortunately only in Greek
A translator I wanted to seek
But first I must go take a leak
When I buttoned my fly she had fled
She was not in the closet nor bed
When all was done and was said
This doggerel fell out of my head
Tis my hope that my words which you read
Will help you readers succeed
In getting the sleep that you need
Now goodnight and to you goddesspeed
--MFM
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Cats off ta' ya' Nhaw, she's just prowlen' folsome prison-sunshine,
lookin'for to stretch out in ,
still keep your self well above her reach,
unless you trust our grand wazoo?
that errant past of 'gahst,
The Kitty grabber & thief
he will be the last president of these once united ,
now fractured - all to smithereens,
beyond the help of super glue,
so Ill hide me kids,
but I'll send that letter, Feral Fairies's letter to the powers that be. . .
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Bushman
climber
The state of quantum flux
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Tuesday, Tuesday
I got off work on Friday
An’ was playing at recreatin’
When some buddy hit me broadside
Or should I say
They clocked me dude
The weekend turned out awful
There was way too much to do
I could say that it was crazy
I could say
That we were lucky too
But Monday came too early
Oh lawd now yes it do
So I’m gettin’ rid of Monday
Yes I’m phasing it out
Goin’ straight to Tuesday ooh
There’ll be
Tuesday One and Tuesday Two
From now on Monday’s Tuesday One
You guessed it
Tuesday Two is Tuesday too
Next time you go a recreatin’
An’ some buddy wreckreates into you
You won’t have to get up on Monday
It’ll be Tuesday One oh lawd
Tuesday One’ll have to do
Say what’re you gonna do?
-bushman
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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So.Cal. does mor'n smolder
holey smokes!
Ventura
in
Flames !
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