life in the desert: 2/26/06

Saturday, March 04, 2006

C O D E P I N K

CODEPINK emerged out of a desperate desire by a group of American women to stop the Bush administration from invading Iraq. The name CODEPINK plays on the Bush Administration's color-coded homeland security alerts-yellow, orange, red--that signal terrorist threats. While Bush's color-coded alerts are based on fear and are used to justify violence, the CODEPINK alert is based on compassion and is a feisty call for women and men to "wage peace."CODEPINK can be found at presidential speeches and in the halls of Congress, in the neighborhoods of Baghdad and the streets of Manhattan-vigiling, chanting, protesting, mobilizing and demanding an end to war.
What is our mission?
CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities. CODEPINK rejects the Bush administration's fear-based politics that justify violence, and instead calls for policies based on compassion, kindness and a commitment to international law. With an emphasis on joy and humor, CODEPINK women and men seek to activate, amplify and inspire a community of peacemakers through creative campaigns and a commitment to non-violence.
Why women?
CODEPINK is not exclusively women-we invite men to join us-but we are particularly eager to see mothers, grandmothers, sisters, and daughters, female workers, students, teachers, healers, artists, writers, singers, poets and all outraged woman rise up and oppose the war in Iraq. Women have been the guardians of life-not because we are better or purer or more innately nurturing than men, but because the men have busied themselves making war. Because of our responsibility to the next generation, because of our own love for our families and communities, it is time we women devote ourselves-wholeheartedly-to the business of making peace.
How did it get started?
Medea Benjamin, Jodie Evans, Diane Wilson, Starhawk and about 100 other women kicked off CODEPINK on November 17, 2002. We set up for a 4-month all-day vigil in front of the White House during the cold of winter. The vigil inspired people from all walks of life, and from all over the country, to stand for peace. Many organizations joined us, including Greenpeace, WILPF, WAND, Public Citizen, NOW, Women for Women Internati

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weekend humor!

Cracks me up!

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SHADOW

By accepting one's own shadow one gives unconditional love to all beings.
Pir Vilayat Inayat KhanAlchemical Wisdom

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Thursday, March 02, 2006

S O B L E S S E D

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Nothins going to Harm You, Not While I'm Around

Awwweee.
So much love from Uncle Bob and Cousin Tom!

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Sadie's Aria I Love You Baby

Dear Sadie,
IT is so amazing to hear your cooing arias on the telephone. The sound of your precious voice brings all that is good and hope filled into my heart * mind. No words can say how much I miss you, BUt, you have the best Mommy in the world, and I know every day for both of you is filled with Love * WONDER!

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SOLID ROCK

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Build Your House On SOLID ROCK

If you have built castles in the air your work need not be lost. That is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.
Henry David Thoreau

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Monday, February 27, 2006

How You Shine

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Special Baby Onsie

I made this special onsie
for SADIE.The Beret was a find at Michaels in the doll clothes.

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THANK YOU AUNT C FOR SENDING ME =)

Sadie, I have to thank your Aunt C for taking 96 pictures of your visit last night! Aunt C knows how much I miss you, so she snaps away like a camera cowboy , so I can see every bit of you from far away! You take my breathe away BEautiful ANGEL! XOXOXOXOXOXO GRANMA

I LOVE YOU TO THE MOON AND BACK!

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Thanks To CARRIE I AM UP and RUNNING

Thanks to my Good Blogging friend and mentor CARRIE at http://omnamaste.blogspot.com/, the most creative, Artsy, soon to be Mommy blogger in the blogoshpere, My blog is back to functioning.Thank you so very much!!!
Now, if i can just figure out this inserting links into words, I may move one step in technology

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Haloscan commenting and trackback have been added to this blog.

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Sunday, February 26, 2006

MADE MY DAY

Hello my precious girl.
Recieving these pictures of you tonight made Grandmas Day. I Love You To THe Moon and Back. XOXO grandma

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i cry when i am COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED!

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HeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am sooo frustrated with technology right now, I'm ready to give up!

PROBLEM #1
I use Hello from Picasa as my photo manager and up loader for my blog. Since Friday it wont upload my pictures the normal way!!!!!!!!
I used to pick the picture then click on hello
it would send the picture to Blogger , where I would title it, then click and tadah! it was on my BLOG.
Now when I click it the photo just sits there and never loads!
ANY SUGGESTIONS????

PROBLEM #2
I have to burn my photos to a disc for my class. I also did this in Hello from Picasa with no problem. For 2 weeks now it wont burn the disc^%$#!!!
So, I tried using NERO and it says I need an update.
Any ideas ????
We are using Adobe Photo shop in both my Design class and Photography class and it COMPLETELY OVERWHELMS ME(*&^%!!!!!
Any suggestions ???

PROBLEM # 3
My blog has suddenly gone to NO COMMENTS ,yet I haven't changed anything! *&^%#$!!!!!!
Any ideas or suggestions??

I feel like a gerbil on a running wheel going round and round and round- GETTING ABSOLUTELY NO WHERE!!!

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TEST

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