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PPS At Starbucks
So I was standing in line in Starbucks, minding my own beeswax and I heard from behind me, she’s s-t-r-a-n-ge… and I thought really? moi? little ole me? I said to myself , time for an inventory check… I am dressed in all black, but each item has a different texture, and it is laundry time, then- I am wearing my power pirate shoes)- the ones that every time I wear them people address me as ma’am, and agree with everything I say ( it’s true!) but after all they are only aerosoles.
by the time I had all this sorted out in my mind it was too late to turn around with a witty repartee such as,
” Did you call me strange ? , well that is quite interesting since my name is Barbara and it means s-t-r-a-n-g-e, but honestly I think your quirky aside (I like that Quirky Aside, next time I see someone order that rainbow jello I will say” What a quirky aside! “ ???) has more to do with the fact that I am a good 2 feet taller than the two of you, when I wear my power-pirate shoes,” and let them figure it out,
so the lesson of this post is, either don’t go to Starbucks, or wear ear plugs when you do if …
you are wearing POWER PIRATE SHOES !
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BELOW from www.idiomsite.com
Beeswax
This term which dates back to the 1930′s is commonly found in the phrase ‘none of your beeswax’. It actually has nothing to do with ‘wax’. It is just an intentional malapropism for business.
The following is a theory sent in by a site visitor:
I just thought I would offer some information. My U.S. History teacher (who
knows thousands of little weird facts about all colonial life) told us that
“Mind your own beeswax” was a phrase used by women in the colonial period.
Women would stand next to the fire stirring wax to make candles together.
They had to be careful not to let the wax or fire burn their huge dresses or
hair. So when someone would comment on the job another was doing, they used
the phrase “mind your own bee’s wax”. Now, mind you, I can’t prove it, but it
seemed legitimate to me and worth a thought 
). Anyways, love the site. (I
would love to know where the phrase “wet behind the ears” comes from though;
my friends and I were discussing it the other day) Also, maybe a bigger
“send in meanings/request an idiom” button would be helpful; it took me a
while to find your link. Thanks. –Ashley
Another site visitor emailed this:
This phrase was coined many centuries ago when women used bees’ wax on
their faces to smooth the skin. If they say too close to the fire,
without the protection of a winged-bakc chair to block the heat from
their faces, the wax would start to melt. At times it would be noticed
that one of the women would be staring at another so she would say,
“mind your own beeswax.” If a woman would smile with bees’ wax on her face it would crack. Hence, the phrase, “to crack a smile.”
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Words are so much fun!!! PGM
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Music Worth Waiting For – 3 Upcoming Albums
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Beach Boys in April
Wall Flowers sometime soon
Springsteen coming out as we speak
I have a feeling about the Beach Boys album, when you get older and people you admire and friends are passing into that great beyond, you begin to realize you’d better get out what you have left to say or it will disappear into the star-dust of life.
I think if you don’t say, or do, what you came here to do in this life, this body, it is gone forever- it is a one shot deal, as it were …my little voice is saying to me, no one is interested in your metaphysical drivel get on with the post !
The Beach Boys is definitely one to watch, after all if a band can create songs that are symphonic vignettes such as I Get Around and Barbara Ann they’ve reached that level where as a listener you just wait around for that peak in musical expression to come again.
One Headlight by the Wallflowers is another example of a tiny rock and roll symphony – rumour has it Jakob Dylan ( he is such an interesting singer the cadence of his vocals pulls you into the song, I’d like to see Springsteen and he do another duet as they did on MTV) has the songs ready to go and so we await the reunion of Wallflowers.
Mr. Springsteen put out this last week a song and video from his new album, the song is We Take Care Of Our Own which is really a metaphor for the whole foreclosure and banking mess where a few at the top profited and the banks prospered but it’s workers and the citizens of the US and Worldwide suffered.
I like the video the images are an ebullient collage of stone and form I especially like the one of S. leaning against a wall somewhere looking like the geezer he is ( I’m speaking as a fellow geezerette)… it is important to see old faces on old people, he looks great! ( also it got me dancing!!)
So keep your eyes out for these three musical offerings.
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Benjamin Franklin Says NO! To SOPA / PIPA
This blog will be closed in protest of the unreasonable constraints that the US Congress are attempting to place on freedom of writing and publishing activity indeed the very sharing of ideas and knowledge over the internet.
Barbara Jean Halliday Crawley
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
www.firstamendmentcenter.org
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Abbas Seeking Peace, It Is Only A Matter Of Time
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President Abbas is making a concerted effort to pressure the Israeli government from the outside, to freeze settlement construction and enter into peace talks. All parties across the globe see the advantage in having the issue of the state of Palestine negotiated and resolved to the point where a middle east renewal both economically and politically can begin.
This is essential to world peace and I believe that it will spark a movement towards that goal, just as the arab spring has supported President Abbas in his current quest.
This goal is to everyone’s advantage except,
the settlers in Israel who seek land through construction -
their political allies in Israel who seek to use the issue as a way to retain power
and a few politicians in the United States who view the ongoing struggle as a political tool they can use to their advantage in upcoming election season.
So what can the rest of us do to promote this fledgling peace process?
Writing letters, joining organizations that are supporting peace groups in the middle east, perhaps a mid-east bake sale/ concert / art show ! anything that brings attention to the reality that more people want peace than the status quo.
Politicians can only do so much, after that they need the direct support of the people they govern to achieve difficult goals .
So get out the easy bake oven and start baking!!!
( inside joke for all you Psyche fans)
I’ll start with a fav recipe of mine
Pecan Pie
!/2 cup sugar
2 tabs flour
1/4 teas salt
2 eggs beaten
1 cup corn syrup
1 teas vanilla
2/3 cups pecans
blend flour sugar salt
add other materials
pour into pie shell
bake 10 min at 450 degrees
then 30 mins at 350 degrees
southern rec. from my Aunt Marion
Bon Apetite and happy peace making !
Americans for Peace Now
Filed under Middle East conflict
Maltese Falcon Says … find these quotes! Answers!
” I’ll tell you right out, I’m a man who like talking to a man who likes to talk. “
Sidney Greenstreet!!
” Well there’s not very much to go, Cairo didn’t say he did and he didn’t say he didn’t, she said she didn’t – I took it for granted, she was lying. “
Humphrey Bogart
Try to get the warner video version Hh’s biographer provides commentary in a re-viewing of the film, very interesting…)
The Maltese Falcon is a movie of its time I wonder, where are the writers now like those of the 40′s era??? Anyone? Lots of funny twisting dialog you have to pay attention to get half the dry wit. The acting is subtle, movingly human and suprisingly profound and it only took 36 days to tape it.
Tomorrow the answers!!
Have a waltz-driven holiday!
PGM
George Relaxing
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This is a great photograph, and captures that moment of reflecting that is best done in the open in greenery or in my case a garden. Regular readers of this blog ( If there are any left) have noticed that I have taken an early x-mas vacation, european style- meaning all of December!
This photo of one of my most fav people, (celebs- peace activist types) portrays exactly what (when I have time) I am currently doing, why you could paste my face on that foto and have my 2011 portrait…except, instead of the dog It would be a cat ( only the cat is dead ) and I prefer a cactus margarita glass for all my imbibements, and my hair is grey except, it is still in the skunk streak category so I henna it to a fluffy blondey something or other, unless of course I use an unknown container in the back of my bathroom cabinet, lets call it shade X henna, and then it becomes a light brunette with beautiful green overtones… … …too much info ? ?? I think so too, but I am on vacation reflecting and ruminating, as my close pal George is doing in this fabulous photograph!
So pull up a chair, pop a cork and think about how you and I can change this world for the better in 2012, the mayan calendar year of transformations.
Filed under Geoge Clooney, peace, Saving Planet
Song For Sunday With DVD Rec!
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DVD REC.
Psych
‘ American Duos “
Season Two
Those of you who watch Glee and the like ( you know the competitive singing shows) will love this one!!! 100 percent guaranteed!
Song - England 2 Columbia 0
Love this song you have to listen to get it, celtic afro thing going on!! Heard it on Thistle and Shamrock last night a great radio show-
BY Kirsty Maccoll
Oh you shouldn’t have kissed me and got me so excited
And when you asked me out I really was delighted
So we went to a pub in belsize park
And we cheered on england as the sky grew dark
Oh you shouldn’t have kissed me cause you started a fire
But then I found out that you’re a serial liar
You lied about your status
You lied about your life
You never mentioned your three children
And the fact you have a wife
Now it’s england 2 colombia 0
And I know just how those colombians feel
If you hadn’t passed out while I was talking to your friend
It could have really ended badly cause you very nearly had me
If he hadn’t taken pity on my heart full of desire
I might never have found out you’re a serial liar
You lied about your status
You lied about your life
You forgot you have three children
You forgot you have a wife
Now it’s england 2 colombia 0
And I know just how those colombians feel
It is not in my nature to ever pick the winning team
Sometimes I think I’m happy then I remember it’s a dream
Now it isn’t in my nature to ever pick a winner
I always pick a bastard who would have me for his dinner
I can never possess the object of my desire
Cause he’s bound to turn out to be a serial liar
Ok I didn’t mention my kids, I thought I’d wait a bit
But I am free and single and he’s a lying git
Cause he lied about his status
He lied about his life
He forgot he had three children
He forgot he had a wife
And it’s england 2 colombia 0
I know just how those colombians feel
So I got into a taxi and sobbed all the way home
Called my friend up in sao paulo and cried down the phone
I played some tragic music and I lay down to die
But later I woke and I hadn’t stopped crying
You should never have kissed me, you tasted of deceit
Your perfume was adultery but I’m not a piece of meat
So I’ll be the one that you couldn’t acquire
I found out in time you’re a serial liar
You lied about your status
You lied about your life
And I pity your three children
And I pity your poor wife
Now you can go to hell
I’m going to brazil
Still it’s england 2 colombia 0
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| Genre | Celtic music, folk |
|---|---|
| Running time | c. 50 min |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | English |
| Home station | WFAE |
| Syndicates | National Public Radio |
| Hosts | Fiona Ritchie |
| Creators | Fiona Ritchie |
| Producers | Fiona Ritchie |
| Recording studio | Perthshire, Scotland and Charlotte, North Carolina[1] |
| Air dates | since 1981 |
| Audio format | Stereophonic |
| Website | thistleradio.com |
| Podcast | Podcast / RSS Feed |
Song And DVD Of The Day
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Those times I waited for you seem so long ago
I wanted you far too much to ever let you go
You know you never got by I feel it too And I guess I never could stand to lose It’s such a pity to say
Goodbye to you Goodbye to you Goodbye to you, goodbye Goodbye to you
How could I have loved someone like the one I see in you?
I remember the good times baby now, and the bad times too … These last few weeks of holding on The days are dull and the nights are long Guess it’s better to say
Goodbye to you Goodbye to you Goodbye to you, goodbye Goodbye to you
‘Cause baby it’s over now, no need to talk about it. It’s not the same- my love for you is just not the same
And my heart, and my heart And my heart can’t stand the strain And my love, and my love, and my love And my love
Goodbye to you, goodbye Goodbye to you Goodbye to you, goodbye Goodbye to you
How could I have loved someone like the one I see in you? I remember the good times baby now, and the bad times too,
These last few weeks of holding on ,The days are dull and the nights are long, Guess it’s better to say
Goodbye to you, goodbye Goodbye to you, goodbye Goodbye to you, goodbye Goodbye to you, oh, oh, oh Goodbye to you’
Veronicas -BAND
GOOOD BYE TO YOU -Song
| The Veronicas | |
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 The Veronicas in 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock,[1] electro rock, Electro, Pop Punk,[1] Rock[1] |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Warner Music (2004-) Sire (2004–) Rhino (2007–) London (2004–2007) Pony Canyon (2008) |
| Associated acts | Michael Paynter |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Jessica Origliasso Lisa Origliasso George “Jungle George” Sherman |
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| Past members | |
| Ethan Roberts Josh Paul Robert J. Guariglia Vik Foxx Paulie |
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DVD REC>
” Irving The Explainer “
If you like the Maltese Falcon you will love this episode!
From www.imdb.com below-
Rockford gives himself a headache trying to solve the connection between
a 30 year old murder, a valuable missing painting and Nazi Germany.
Director:
Writers:
Roy Huggins (creator), Stephen J. Cannell (creator), and 1 more credit »
Stars:
Original Air Date: 18 November 1977
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Quote of The Day
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To be without a partner and without friends… yet still be willing to go out there, in the world and take it all on… I find something admirable in that. “
- Hugh Laurie, talking about his character in House.
(paraphrased)
Check out his character on Jeeves and Wooster, the yin of his yang House character… Bertie!
DVD REC. For After Turkey Leftovers
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Agatha Christie Blitz
UNO
The Mystery Of The Spanish Chest
Of special interest to fencers…
DOS
The Adventure Of the Egyptian Tomb
Egyptologist and aficionados of all things concerning lost tombs – will flip for this one
TRES
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
A lesson learned -for philosophers on life and those who love to laugh!
PEACE TO ALL
| www.royalsoced.org.uk |
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Kit Kat
Kittens-
She walks in the room
” Run, run, ” screams Pancake
cake, slides underneath
piece of pie-
smooth as glass
Blue surmises (short for Bluebeard cause’ of that cute star over his eye…)
” My head’s too big! ‘
Ankles come closer…
” It speaks !
yikes! meow…!”
Blue dives
hopes to glide
behind the chest
‘ I’m too thick.
I’M T-OOOOOO THICK. ‘
the Ankles watch— — —
as hind legs
then tiny pink paws
slink,
(while Blue blinks…)
like butterscotch -
just from the frig… … …
Ankles peek behind
and sigh…” Oh, Pancake and Blue
now look at what you ‘ve gotten yourselves into. “
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
based on true event concerning runaway kittens visiting over the holiday…Yikes I say!
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Tonight- Read This, Watch This, And Laugh!!!!
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now that’s a suit,
Preposterous …
(Isn’t that a terrorist bump? oops someone made a mistake… )
The Spelling Bee— episode —Psych
and… … …
Even Peacemakers have time to Laugh…
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A Few Jokes That Are Truly Funny…
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Jesus and Saint Peter are golfing.
St. Peter steps up to the tee on a par three and hits one long and straight. It reaches the green.
Jesus is up next. He slices it. It heads over the fence into traffic on an adjacent street. Bounces off a truck, onto the roof of a nearby shack and into the rain gutter, down the drain spout and onto a lilly pad at the edge of a lake. A frog jumps up and snatches the ball in his mouth. An eagle swoops down, grabs the frog. As the eagle flies over the green, the frog croaks and drops the ball. It’s in the hole.
Saint Peter looks at Jesus, exasperated. “Are you gonna play golf?” he asks “Or are you just gonna f— around?”
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A guy is watching tv he hears a knock at his door. When he answers it, there’s nobody there… but a small snail on the welcome mat. The guy picks up the snail and hurls it as far as he can.
Three years later, there’s another knock at the door. The man answers it, and again there’s a small snail on the welcome mat.
The snail looks up and says, “What the hell was that all about?”
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” How’s the weather in Texas today?”
” Chili today and hot tamale. “
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Tell a few jokes (FUNNY Ones Please) this weekend !
PEACE
And what it all comes down to
Is that I haven’t got it all figured out just yet
‘Cause I’ve got one hand in my pocket
And the other one is giving the peace sign
I’m free but I’m focused
I’m green but I’m wise
I’m tough but I’m friendly, baby
LYRIC ABOVE BY Alanis Morissette
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POEM – An Inconvenient Truth For The Policymakers At Investment Banks
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Push us out of our houses
push us out of the park
Push
push
push
what you hear is the squishing of
the middle class
by
investment bank policies
re-adjust?
trust us
we will do all we can—
so many on the street
finally more on the street, than behind closed doors
push
push
now we push back
like,
Adams
Franklin
Jefferson
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
And you can’t do that if you have no place to live
Push
push
push
the sound you hear is,
the squishing of the middle class.
Push back.
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Dedicated to all the Occupy Wall Street Protesters
Filed under Economy
President Abbas Working For A Non-violent Solution to Peace Process Impasse
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“We will get full membership no matter how long it will take and regardless of the obstacles,” he said. “We will ask the world for our right, which have been long forgotten.”
Abbas reemphasized that the goal of joining the United Nations is not to isolate or de-legitimize Israel, but rather to “isolate and de-legitimize Israel’s policies in the world.”
He also said that the Palestinians look at the United States as a friend in spite of its pro-Israel policies.
He added that the non-violent resistance was meant as a constant reminder to the world that Israel continues to occupy Palestinian land.
Abbas said he would meet Hamas leader Khaled Mishaal on November23 to discuss implementation of an Egyptian-brokered unity agreement between his Fatah party and its rival Islamist movement, which controls the Gaza Strip.
- President Abbas of Palestine
Above from www.haaretz.com
Americans For Peace Now
Filed under Middle East conflict
