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Resistance and Solidarity

Submitted by joe shikspack on Tue, 09/06/2016 - 7:15am

Election fever season seems to be heating up to a level unprecedented in recent cycles and the hype is getting pretty thick relative to the significance of the election.

Not that you asked for my opinion, but, this is probably the least important election of my lifetime. That is not to say that other events are not consequential, we live in precarious times with the sands of change shifting under our feet. The thing is, it's quite unlikely that this election will make any difference in addressing the urgent situations that humankind is facing.

We have gotten to the point in the cycle where we can say that (excluding the occurance of a miracle) the winner of the election will either be an unhinged, deeply corrupt, war-mongering, McCarthyite, racist, austerity and globalization-promoting, fracking queen - or it will be an unhinged, austerity-promoting, tax-chopping, racist, ego-driven, narcissistic, climate-change-denying, loose cannon, con-man.

In other words, the Democrat or the Republican will probably win.

The Creative Process: Street Prophets Thursday Coffee Hour

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 2:02pm

Welcome to Thursday Coffee Hour. This is an open topic so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is new with you. As an artist since childhood one of the hardest questions to answer is how I come up with ideas for my artwork or jewelry. I have been on a new jewelry making spree and thought maybe I could try and explain how I go about the creative process with one of the new necklaces. The necklace is called Sleeping Fox.

Some Summer Flowers: Street Prophets Sunday All Day Brunch

Submitted by michelewln on Sun, 08/14/2016 - 8:18am

Welcome to Sunday Brunch. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is new with you. I finally felt good enough to take my smaller camera out and take some pictures of the beautiful flowers we have growing around this apartment complex. I must say I have never lived in a more beautiful landscaped place then here. Of course I sort of forgot to check the weather report first figuring that early in the morning was going to be okay.

Cajun Cooking: Street Prophets Thursday Coffee Hour

Submitted by michelewln on Thu, 08/04/2016 - 2:54pm

Welcome to Thursday Coffee Hour. This is an open topic thread. So grab something to drink and to munch on and sit a spell and let us know what is going on in your life. This is my first time back in 2 months after getting knocked down and into the hospital with pneumonia. Since I am now at 1,051 recipes in my original recipes books I thought maybe I should share a few with people. I am making Cajun Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage for dinner tonight.

Saving Money While Cooking: Street Prophets Sunday All Day Brunch

Submitted by michelewln on Sun, 06/26/2016 - 7:15am

Welcome to Sunday Brunch. This is an open thread so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is new with you. I love to cook but with only two people in the house there is usually leftovers. Reid loves Corned Beef around St. Patrick's Day and I love Chinese BBQ called Char Siu. I have learned to make enough so that I can do more than one recipe using the meat.

Playing with Art: Street Prophets Sunday All Day Brunch

Submitted by michelewln on Sun, 06/19/2016 - 9:05am

Welcome to Sunday Brunch. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is new with you. Back in the late 90's I started doing graphic art on the computer. With the severity of the arthritis I knew I could no longer do the quality of art I used to be able to do with brushes and ink. Many times I just play around on my computer just to see what the computer will come up with.

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