Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Color in Atl, some by nature and some by man.
We traveled down to Midtown to see the Second Annual Contemporary Jewelry Show. Mac brought her camera and took a couple pictures of the show and some of the sights along the way.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
A CW story by Mac
The Forbidden Apple Pie
One upon a time, it was opening night at a brand new restaurant called, The Garden of Eden. Inside, the workers Adam and Eve, were bustling around hurrying to get all the decorations, and tables all set up before six.
“Eve, where's ARE those silver forks!”
“I don't know! I thought it was YOUR job to set those out!”
“It is! That's why I'm asking where you put them!”
In the midst of Adam and Eve's squabbling, their boss, Guy, walks in.
“Will you two PLEASE stop your bickering! This place is not nearly as ready as I want it to be!” He beckoned for them to follow him to the kitchen, but sadly had to yet again yell for their attention.
“Now look, the governor is attending the party, and he has requested a special Apple Pie. Please do not eat ANY of it. It has some secret ingredients in it, and I just know that you two will go off and blab about it. OK?”
Adam and Eve exchanged a look and decided it was best to listen to Guy for once.
“Alright, but we do get some crème brulee right?” Asked Adam.
Guy hesitated, but quickly agreed. He then told them to get back to work. Adam and Eve bustled about the restaurant, excited about opening night. Finally when the clock struck six, Adam and Eve opened the doors to the restaurant, nearly knocking themselves down with the whoosh of people going by. After the mob had settled, they led the governor to his prepared seat. Eve asked what he would like and he said,
“Roasted chicken, and an apple pie for dessert. Oh and yes, mother always insists on some greens now and then, so add a salad as well.”
Eve smiled, and walked back into the kitchen to deliver his order to the cook. She stopped momentarily to get some water for table nine, when all of a sudden she heard a small voice say, “Eat the apple pie, hiccup, eat it, hiccup.”
Eve yelped, wondering who had read her mind. She called out,
“Who's there?” Eve looked around the kitchen. The only still-living thing was Guppy, Guy's fish. She stared at the fish for a moment, nearly screaming when it commented,
“Uh, hello there.”
Eve stared in bewilderment at the talking-hiccuping fish! It pursed its lips and repeated,
“Are you daft or something? Hiccup.”
Eve stammered out a reply,
“Look, I uh, I better um, like go, um yeah.” The fish rolled its eyes and said in a extremely nasal voice,
“Here, I'll make it simple for ya beauty queen, YOU WANT THE APPLE PIE. I can hear your thoughts, and by the looks of it, you really-really want to eat it, so eat it. You know you want to.” With last sentence, the fish chimed a sing-song melody too, and bobbed its head to and fro.”
“But, Guy said that we're can't eat any, it's for the governor.” Eve said.
Again the fish rolled its bulging eyes, and said, “Who cares! Life's too short to waste good apple pie on guys that still live with their mothers!”
Eve pondered this and finally said, “You know what, I think your right!” Eve walked over to the fridge and extracted the beautiful apple pie that she had been craving all day. She took out a knife and cut herself a generous piece of the pie, then took a fork out and dug in. Just then Adam walked in and saw her eating and exclaimed, “Eve! We're not supposed to have any of that!”
“Adam, come on, its REALLY good. You would love it!”
Adam's eyes darted to the pie and back to her face several times. He then gingerly walked forward and took a bite of the pie and said, “Oh my gosh! This is amazing!”
They happily finished two more pieces before they heard Guy outside in the hall talking,
“One moment governor, I'll be right out with your pie.”
The door swung open, revealing Adam and Eve each holding a plate of pie, with crumb-covered mouths, they both moaned in muffled unison, “Mwuh-Mwoh...”
Guy nearly had a heart-attack, his whole body started shaking, and he had an extremely hard time controlling himself.
“I told both of you not to eat that PIE! You've ruined us, now the restaurant will never be a success. As soon as your shifts are done, you get the wonderful honor of cleaning the bathrooms floors with a toothbrush!”
Guy left the room sobbing, wondering why he always got the idiots for workers. All the while Adam and Eve contemplated their punishment, and decided it was worth it.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
An award?
Patricia in WA gave me a blog award! I'm very flattered, and glad she enjoys my little odd ball blog. So now I get to pick five blogs (only five!) that I enjoy reading and think you might enjoy too. So here goes...
1. Not sure I can award Patricia back, but then I've never been one to like too many rules, so P' your the first; Classical Education Our Way
2.Next is Lorna at Socks and Boots I love learning about her family and their travels.
3. Rosie at Dragons in the Flower Bed I can almost smell the crisp upstate New York air, and see all those leaves turning red and gold.
4. Kat at Sunshine and Lemonade She lets me know I'm not alone in these peachy state.
5. Pages Turned She is witty and smart, and a pure joy to read.
I have many more blogs I love to.. see them in my side bar and enjoy!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Making the choice...
http://www.reason.com/news/show/128902.html
The Libertarian Case for Obama
Seven potential upsides to a hope-monger presidency
Terry Michael | September 19, 2008
For those who recognize that "libertarian Democrat" is no more oxymoronic than "libertarian Republican," a solid case can be made for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as a Leader of the Free World who won't take that American Exceptionalism conceit as seriously as "Country First" Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
Sure, we'll have to endure four or even eight years of warbling by Barbra Streisand at White House dinners. And I am under no illusions: Obama has more Populist-Progressive than Madisonian inclinations. But, guys and gals, Ms. Wasilla is no less stomach-churning than Babs. And the actual Republican presidential candidate is even more authoritarian than his Progressive hero, Teddy Roosevelt. John McCain is no friend of Friedman.
Thus, seven reasons libertarians can hope for the best from Obama.
1. Sen. Obama has met at least one war he doesn't love. His early pronouncements against the criminal enterprise in Iraq are enough reason, in themselves, to vote his way on November 4. Anyone paying the least attention must conclude that Lt. McCain's "cause greater than self" always involves the Army, the Navy, and the United States Marines (not necessarily in that order.)
2. The election of an African-American will end liberal racism as we know it. If an overwhelmingly white nation chooses a black leader, the Jesse Jacksons and other Mau Mauers for identity-based group preferences will be put out of business, as I explained here.
3. One word: Osmosis. You couldn't live in Hyde Park or teach at the University of Chicago with the intellectual curiosity of a Barack Obama without gaining at least some understanding of libertarian economics. That can't be said for most of the reactionary left-liberal wing of the Democratic Party dominating Capitol Hill. But I believe Obama is educable on free markets and I'm convinced that Democrats are ripe for a return in the next decade to the liberalism of our party's founder, Thomas Jefferson (I made this case two years ago in my libertarian Democrat manifesto.)
4. Obama is the best hope for keeping government out of your bedroom and away from your body. As would any Democratic standard-bearer, the senator from Illinois represents the pro-choice, pro-gay rights side of the cultural divide. And he has at least made interesting soundings about reducing America's status as the world's number one jailer, much of which is tied to drug offenses and other crimes without victims. No libertarian can feel comfortable with a Republican candidate who doesn't echo the personal choices demanded by his supposed hero, Barry Goldwater.
5. The hidden hand did well this month punishing stupidity. But libertarians committed to free markets, not corporate oligarchs, must pause to consider the need for field-leveling regulation. More precisely, we should ask whether there was sufficient enforcement of reasonable restraints already in place. We need Republicans to stand against excessive tinkering in markets, of course. But my modest retirement fund may be safer with Democratic regulators in charge than rogue elephants.
6. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Yes, we need to restore America's reputation around the world. Anybody who's traveled beyond the Atlantic and Pacific in the past eight years knows America needs a makeover. Whatever you think of Barack Obama—unless, like the mindless U!S!A! crowd, you don't care what the world thinks—he will restore much of the goodwill we have lost when he raises his hand on January 20, 2009. That's significant for libertarians who believe in the importance of the nation most committed to free markets and free minds—ours—leading by example. More-of-the-McSame in foreign policy is something we can't afford.
7. Finally, Barack Obama is smart enough to follow the aspirations of the Gen Y, Millenials, and Echo Boomers next up on the American political stage. They want choices in both their bank accounts and their bedrooms. I don't have much empirical evidence for that, though the college students I teach suggest that such libertarian leanings are on the rise. After all, a generation growing up with an explosion of mega-data-informed choices literally at its keyboard fingertips will resemble the self-sufficient, liberty-loving founders of the Agrarian Age more than they'll resemble the social welfare liberals of the Industrial Era who gave us one-size-fits-all central authority mandates.
The oldest candidate in American history won't inspire such potentially libertarian change—but the senator from Illinois can. It's change in which you and I can believe, whether or not we believe in any candidate, including Barack Obama.
Terry Michael is Director of the non-partisan Washington Center for Politics & Journalism and former press secretary for the Democratic National Committee. He blogs at www.terrymichael.net.
The Libertarian Case for Obama
Seven potential upsides to a hope-monger presidency
Terry Michael | September 19, 2008
For those who recognize that "libertarian Democrat" is no more oxymoronic than "libertarian Republican," a solid case can be made for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as a Leader of the Free World who won't take that American Exceptionalism conceit as seriously as "Country First" Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
Sure, we'll have to endure four or even eight years of warbling by Barbra Streisand at White House dinners. And I am under no illusions: Obama has more Populist-Progressive than Madisonian inclinations. But, guys and gals, Ms. Wasilla is no less stomach-churning than Babs. And the actual Republican presidential candidate is even more authoritarian than his Progressive hero, Teddy Roosevelt. John McCain is no friend of Friedman.
Thus, seven reasons libertarians can hope for the best from Obama.
1. Sen. Obama has met at least one war he doesn't love. His early pronouncements against the criminal enterprise in Iraq are enough reason, in themselves, to vote his way on November 4. Anyone paying the least attention must conclude that Lt. McCain's "cause greater than self" always involves the Army, the Navy, and the United States Marines (not necessarily in that order.)
2. The election of an African-American will end liberal racism as we know it. If an overwhelmingly white nation chooses a black leader, the Jesse Jacksons and other Mau Mauers for identity-based group preferences will be put out of business, as I explained here.
3. One word: Osmosis. You couldn't live in Hyde Park or teach at the University of Chicago with the intellectual curiosity of a Barack Obama without gaining at least some understanding of libertarian economics. That can't be said for most of the reactionary left-liberal wing of the Democratic Party dominating Capitol Hill. But I believe Obama is educable on free markets and I'm convinced that Democrats are ripe for a return in the next decade to the liberalism of our party's founder, Thomas Jefferson (I made this case two years ago in my libertarian Democrat manifesto.)
4. Obama is the best hope for keeping government out of your bedroom and away from your body. As would any Democratic standard-bearer, the senator from Illinois represents the pro-choice, pro-gay rights side of the cultural divide. And he has at least made interesting soundings about reducing America's status as the world's number one jailer, much of which is tied to drug offenses and other crimes without victims. No libertarian can feel comfortable with a Republican candidate who doesn't echo the personal choices demanded by his supposed hero, Barry Goldwater.
5. The hidden hand did well this month punishing stupidity. But libertarians committed to free markets, not corporate oligarchs, must pause to consider the need for field-leveling regulation. More precisely, we should ask whether there was sufficient enforcement of reasonable restraints already in place. We need Republicans to stand against excessive tinkering in markets, of course. But my modest retirement fund may be safer with Democratic regulators in charge than rogue elephants.
6. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. Yes, we need to restore America's reputation around the world. Anybody who's traveled beyond the Atlantic and Pacific in the past eight years knows America needs a makeover. Whatever you think of Barack Obama—unless, like the mindless U!S!A! crowd, you don't care what the world thinks—he will restore much of the goodwill we have lost when he raises his hand on January 20, 2009. That's significant for libertarians who believe in the importance of the nation most committed to free markets and free minds—ours—leading by example. More-of-the-McSame in foreign policy is something we can't afford.
7. Finally, Barack Obama is smart enough to follow the aspirations of the Gen Y, Millenials, and Echo Boomers next up on the American political stage. They want choices in both their bank accounts and their bedrooms. I don't have much empirical evidence for that, though the college students I teach suggest that such libertarian leanings are on the rise. After all, a generation growing up with an explosion of mega-data-informed choices literally at its keyboard fingertips will resemble the self-sufficient, liberty-loving founders of the Agrarian Age more than they'll resemble the social welfare liberals of the Industrial Era who gave us one-size-fits-all central authority mandates.
The oldest candidate in American history won't inspire such potentially libertarian change—but the senator from Illinois can. It's change in which you and I can believe, whether or not we believe in any candidate, including Barack Obama.
Terry Michael is Director of the non-partisan Washington Center for Politics & Journalism and former press secretary for the Democratic National Committee. He blogs at www.terrymichael.net.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Images from my old home...
My youngest brother is off in NYC taking classes in photography. He's working with one of the head photographers from WNET. I'm so excited for him. Here are a couple pix he sent from the old Big Apple.
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