Yeah, alternative fuel/energy sure is stupid....

Preach on Brother Marvin!

Dah, dah, dah, dahdah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dahDah, dah, dah, dahDah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dahDah, dah, dahRockets, moon shotsSpend it on the have notsMoney, we make itFore we see it you take itOh, make you wanna hollerThe way they do my lifeMake me wanna hollerThe way they do my lifeThis ain't livin', This ain't livin'No, no baby, this ain't livin'No, no, noInflation no chanceTo increase financeBills pile up sky highSend that boy off to dieMake me wanna hollerThe way they do my lifeMake me wanna hollerThe way they do my lifeDah, dah, dahDah, dah, dahHang ups, let downsBad breaks, set backsNatural fact isI can't pay my taxesOh, make me wanna hollerAnd throw up both my handsYea, it makes me wanna hollerAnd throw up both my handsCrime is increasingTrigger happy policingPanic is spreadingGod know where we're headingOh, make me wanna hollerThey don't understandDah, dah, dahDah, dah, dahDah, dah, dahMother, motherEverybody thinks we're wrongWho are they to judge usSimply cause we wear our hair long

(Photos are not mine..I found them on the net. Sorry for not giving proper credit to the photographer!)

Protect Jon Stewart! He's our most important Jew...

My cousin reminded me of something Jon once said. I want my leaders to be smarter than I am.

I Am the Proudest Monkey

Coop and Shuggie know the art of improv (sort of)

Shuggie vs Manga

I applaud anything that can take a kid away from a PlayStation or a Gameboy - that is a miracle in itself. Gary Oldman

Photo by Shuggie

Classic Moments #1

American Girl in Italy (1951)

Photo by Ruth Orkin

Commentary by John Loengard

In the same year Ruth Orkin won third prize in LIFE's contest for young photographers, she made friends in Florence with a New York model named Jinx Allen. They decided, with tongues in cheek, to act out the hazards facing a single American woman traveling in Europe in 1951.

"I'd had this photograph in my mind for years," says Orkin, "ever since I had been old enough to go through the experiance for myself." All the pieces fell into place in the Piazza della Repubblica, where Orkin asked one of the men on the scooter to help. He understood English and explained things to his countrymen. They- quite grafefully-displayed their native "charm."

Introducing Holga In Black and White!

Doggies at play!

Another book review for you! Yippie Skippie!

Flannery O'ConnorThe Complete Stories

I'm a lover of Southern Lit and short stories. Flannery O'Connor can be blamed for both. Her stories cover the entire landscape of the South and its people- the good, the bad, and the ugly. For years I'd search out books of her collected stories in used bookstores and would have very little luck. Then in 1995 a college student I conversed with over the internet informed me of this book. I was bouncing off of the walls after reading that. I rushed to the largest bookstore within 25 miles of my home and found it! I've read and reread The Complete Stories to the point where I've actually managed to rub letters off of some of the pages. Treat yourself to some masterful writing, it'll be money well spent.