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Archive for February 2011
Capturing The Moment — When Daughter and Grandson Play Together 1 comment
I know, no rain goes along with the territory, like in southern Arizona! Leave a comment
Our Animal Friends Bless Us With Love And Attention. 2 comments
Chin Chin — Source: Kiko’s House
Through our cats, each named Kiko, I was first introduced to Shaun Mullen.
You see, like us, Shaun also had a lovable cat named Kiko. And, like us, he named his Kiko from the Los Lobos song, “Kiko and the Lavender Moon.” Having never met Shaun, only sharing a few emails around the time of our Kiko’s death in December of 2008, I continue to feel a connection through his blog, “Kiko’s House.” This morning’s Kiko’s House blog entry is “Chin Chin (ca. 1998-2011).”
“Most rescue cats come into the lives of their new owners in cat carriers or by meowing outside of doors until they are fed. However, chin Chin or Chin has she came to be known, arrived in a pillowcase.”
We, too, now have a rescue cat, Kika. Although unlike Chin, we know little of her earlier life, other than frightened and skittish, she was not an abused cat. Having “. . . lived unhappily in a house dominated by thuggish owners and a big dog, and I would see her tiny black-and-white self peering at me through a lace-curtained window when I would pedal by the house on my mountain bike during morning rides.”
Chin was nurtured back to health, living with Shaun and his family for three and a half years.
“People ascribe great virtues to their pets and can be forgiven the hyperbole that usually accompanies their oohs and aahs.
But Chin did have a special virtue. She had been abused and neglected and then abandoned, yet she had great sense in her tiny head and great love in her big heart in adopting us. Believe me; it was not the other way around. And for a few short years, she gave us a joy that we gladly reciprocated.”
Our animal friends always bless us with love and attention when most needed. (Click here to read Shaun’s complete posting.)
I wrote the following poem about Kiko, two years ago:
He was in my shadow network
Stopping when I stopped
Playing when I played
Sleeping when I slept
Always by my side.
When he danced, I would dance
But never in lock-step,
Only to the rhythm of shared music.
With each step, he took my heart
Building a crescendo of love.
Now the music is silent
As I move in darkness
No shadow at my feet
Only fallen tears of memories
Keeping me close to his ways.
But, darkness will not last
For his name is the password
To the ways of love
And the light of the lavender moon
That will always spawn his shadow.
— kenne
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It’s a crazy world out there, when . . . 3 comments
Simpsons Mob — Source: Google Images
It’s a crazy world out there, when . . .
. . . The House passed an amendment Thursday that would bar the Federal Communications Commission from using any funding to implement the net neutrality order it approved in December.
. . . Texas won’t compensate an innocent man who was imprisoned for 18 years.
. . . Social Security isn’t responsible for the federal deficit. Just the opposite.
. . . employers refuse to consider the unemployed for job openings.
. . . GOP-led states are pushing plans to strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights.
. . . states can claim legal supremacy over the federal government, although successive attempts to invoke state sovereignty have been consistently shot down, denied or overturned by generations of presidents and Supreme Court decisions.
. . . Arizona Republicans are lining up behind a plan to unconstitutionally strip citizenship from millions of Americans.
. . . New Hampshire Republicans have returned to the GOP’s favorite pastime of denying gay Americans their constitutional rights.
. . . One Missouri lawmaker even proposed rolling back child labor laws.
. . . the Tea Party – FreedomWorks, Sets GOP Health Care Strategy: ‘Don’t Focus On How Many People Are Covered’
. . . Glenn Beck thinks Google may be building an Islāmic caliphate in Egypt.
. . . a 62-year-old Alabama fan with dumping poison on a couple of oaks that have been historic gathering places for happy Auburn Tiger supporters.
. . . Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker proposed ssharply curbing the bargaining rights of public unions in order to make immediate budget savings.
. . . The Speaker of The House says, “If spending cuts kill jobs, so be it!”
. . . Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) posted a tweet saying, “President’s health care law will destroy jobs, says CBO,” which is false.
kenne
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David Fitzsimmons – Arizona Daily Star — Source: Cagle.com
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Capturing the Moment — Sunrise & Swan Leave a comment
Sunrise Drive & Swan Road in Tucson — Image by kenne
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Capturing the Moment — Valentine’s Day, 2010 & 2011 2 comments
Joy & Kenne, Valentine’s Day Dinner at Vivace’s in Tucson, 2010
Joy & Kenne, Valentine’s Day Dinner at Vivace’s in Tucson, 2011
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Reflection — Image by kenne
Reflection II
Where am I?
Where do I want to be?
Should I assess my efforts
and cause more confusion?
Is more effort needed?
Condition assessed —
I find myself
in an upside-down world
from too my effort.
It’s the,
“. . . more you try to stay
on top of water the more you sink,
but when you try to sink, you float,”
condition.
Effort is good,
but too much is bad.
Now I know
the key to life —
knowing how much effort is enough.
kenne
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Capturing the Moment On Valentine’s Day Leave a comment
Great Images by Stefan Gesell — Source: Beautiful Life
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Capturing the Moment — Taking Things Apart Leave a comment
Source: http://www.toddmclellan.com/
Todd McClellan does a lot of cool things. This image is among his new work.
kenne
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Capturing The Moment — Anti-Gravity Coffee Time 3 comments
Anti-Gravity Coffee Time by Egor N Source: Beautiful Life
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Capturing the Moment — Desert Snapshot, Inside the Outside! 2 comments
Desert Snapshot, Inside the Outside — Image by kenne
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People often ask, as part of casual conversation, “What have you been doing?” Since I tend to take things seriously, my mind starts going the hundreds of this I may do on a daily basis, rather than just giving a standard conversation reply, “Oh, not much.”
Since I love art and creative things, one of my routines is exploring some great design sites on The Internet. The other day, I came across the work of Todd McLellan. The site has pages title: New Work; Automotive: Commercial; Places; Projects; Motion — a lot of cool images video. Since it’s not easy to avoid a web page titled,”Automotive,” I clicked on and began views his photos. One of a BMW cause be to search out the above image, which I did of my BMW about four years ago. Of course, I like mine better.
Todd works at Sugino Studio. For more creative work, check out their site.
kenne
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It’s a crazy would out there, when . . . Leave a comment
Source: Simpson’s Angry Mob
It’s a crazy would out there, when . . .
. . . Republican state Representative Bobby Franklin of Georgia is trying to change state law so that victims of rape, stalking, and family violence are legally referred to as “accusers,” rather than “victims.
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=206007&id=26055-8500729-s90Ywlx&t=6
. . . Justice Clarence Thomas has not spoken during a Supreme Court argument for nearly five years.
. . . Libertarian, Representative Ron Paul wins (second year in a row) the poll among Republican presidential contenders speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/us/politics/13cpac.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha24
. . . People make decisions and determine their beliefs based on emotions, ignoring what neurophysiological research on cognitive functions shows that emotional driven people seem to suffer from cognitive deficits that mimic certain types of brain injuries.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/06/AR2011020600114.html
. . . Arizona House Bill, HB 2006 allows a person to possess, transport or carry a firearm within a game refuge.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/48525305/HB-2006-Introduced-Version-Arizona-State-Legislature-via-MyGov365-com
. . . An Arizona Bill would bar the possibility of charter schools in retirement communities – go figure.
http://cronkitenewsonline.com/2011/02/bill-bar-possibility-of-charter-schools-in-retirement-community/
. . . Arizona House Bill, HB 2153, would prohibit cities, towns and counties from requiring fire sprinklers be installed in homes.
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Arizona+HB+2153&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
. . . Lindsey Lohan will not be attending the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at the request of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show security team. (Source: David Fitzsimmons)
. . . Arizona Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1050, known as the “Freedom to Breathe Act”, would make it illegal for “..any governmental official to enforce within the borders of the state of Arizona federal laws or federal regulations purporting to restrict intrastate emissions of anthropogenic carbon dioxide or other greenhouse substances is herewith declared a violation of civil rights and unlawful under Arizona state law.”
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/scr1050p.pdf
kenne
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1.8.11 — Artists Express The People’s Feelings. 2 comments
Artists express people’s feelings.
Artists from around the country touch by the 1.8.11 Tucson tragedy have used their creative skills to help raise money for the victims. A call for visual artists to create a work went out from Bohemia: An Arts Emporium, in Tucson, Suzanne Hodges created “Simple Gifts.” Her work was one of over 100 pieces created by 60 artists that were auctioned off at an event coördinated by Tana Kelch, owner of Bohemia, which raised about $4,000.
Many musicians used the Internet to offer tributes to the victims. Thanks to the established fan bases of Sam Tsui, and Ahmir, a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine” has been viewed by millions of people around the globe. The last image in the video is a handmade poster that says, “Violence solves nothing.” To read more, click here.
kenne
(Image Source: Arizona Daily Star)
In case you don’t know, southern California has got a lot of rain lately. The weather people have predicted that it was coming our way this weekend — the best chance for rain than we have had in months. Looks like southern California kept all the water and sent us a lot of wind and dust. I know, no rain goes along with the territory!
The above image was taken more near sunset, making for a more dramatic image than those in the following video.
kenne
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