I'm Getting More Comfortable with Being me All the Time.

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Wednesday August 27, 2008 · 11:52 AM PDT

2008/08/27 · 11:52

subtitled: Bringing a Gun to a Knife Fight

For those that would like to hide my views away from the world this is your opportunity to do so...at least on this website. But before you send me to the wolves here's a thought or two:

Your particular issues are important, they are held in high regard by most people on this web site including myself. But if you allow your particular views to soften or deflect punches meant for the other side of the aisle then perhaps you are doing a dis-service to the Democrats as a whole.

Thousands of us have been pushing for Dems with stronger backbones, louder voices, and the balls to attack corrupt policies and policymakers on every level. In order to attract that type of candidate we ourselves must become stronger and louder. We cannot worry about hurting someone's feelings or alienating a certain group, if those groups don't understand the fight we are in then that is their problem, hopefully they'll catch up.

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Thursday August 21, 2008 · 10:03 PM PDT

2008/08/21 · 22:03

A silent slip from vertical to sideways pondering
moonless and wet
cosmic jokes and falls
from death to crawling
and here i am bawling
on mantles and ashes
mountains and bronze

flying only hurts when you land
so stack those crumbling towers high
and save your conversions till the end
it's late night rendezvous at the diner down the block
it's freeways and stop signs
some faded neon too

take these dreams tonight
take these dreams with you

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Tuesday July 29, 2008 · 8:12 PM PDT

2008/07/29 · 20:12

Frank Lloyd Wright - An idea is salvation by imagination.

When I first learned to tie a double knot in my shoelaces I remember thinking to myself: "It takes too long to untie the double knot." So I sat down on the slate floor and figured out a new way to tie a double knot. My way involves one slight twist at the end that enables you to take out the double knot as if it was a simple bow. I was about 5 years old at the time and I still tie my shoes that way.

So....what's your good idea for the evening? Ideas do not have to be limited to the fantastical/political realm, they can creep into any part of our mundane/existential lives. Did you have a personal epiphany you'd like to share? Perhaps the farmer down the road taught you how to save time and money doing something or a mechanic filled you in about ways to check for a bad engine.

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Thursday July 24, 2008 · 2:22 AM PDT

2008/07/24 · 02:22

Taj was kind enough to play a private concert for me and my friends when one of our crew decided to take his own life. Taj performed an amazingly thoughtful and reverent show in my friend's honor at the Egg in Albany, NY.

So here is my one small way of paying him back. Taj is currently touring as part of a trio and his new album is called "Maestro". You can find out more by going here or to his official site

Tour Dates below the fold!

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Thursday July 17, 2008 · 5:20 PM PDT

2008/07/17 · 17:20

I tossed hay today, 400 bails, just enough to cover the horses needs for the winter. The farmer that lives down the road and his family came out for the day and taught me all about how to cut, dry, bail and stack it properly. We bailed it and carted it from the fields to the barn and used his hay elevator to get it into the loft. Two of us unloaded and two of us stacked. We also talked about politics, taxes, schools and comedians.

The last time I tossed hay I was 5 years old and tagging along after my best friend's older brothers. Well I remember hay being tossed at me, but I digress. There was a house fire nearby last night and three out of the four family members that showed up to work with me all day also showed up at 3am to put out the fire. So I was working with hometown heroes doing their everyday best to help their community simply get by. They are unassuming, quick with a joke, strong as oxes and All American.

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Monday July 07, 2008 · 11:22 AM PDT

2008/07/07 · 11:22

After an easy drive out to Sterling I had a little difficulty finding the venue, but like most things that are hard to find it was worth the search. The "gate" consisted of two large trees on either side of the road with some friendly faces there to greet you. Eric, the Arts Director came out and introduced himself, gave me some background on the venue, musicians and layout of the property.

I was lead to my spot, right in the middle of Vendor Row, quickly unpacked my things and set up my tent. Stan, my neighbor in a big white converted bus, was the first to say hello, he gave me a tour of his bus and introduced me around to his travel companions. Stan sells rocks, crystals and anything terrestrial and was going to head to Herkimer to get some more Herkimer Diamonds right after the show.

I exited the bus and was asked if I'd be willing to paint a sign for the Family Village area, a small hollow that sits away from the rest of the venue where things are quieter. I said sure and was handed a beautiful piece of wood that had been reserved for just this purpose. I broke out my paints and started in on it. People walking by asked what I was doing and who I was and it was a good way to meet new people.

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Wednesday January 23, 2008 · 8:28 AM PST

2008/01/23 · 08:28

OK so what's a widget you ask? It's a small bit of coding that webmasters and bloggers can plug into their sidebars, posts and pages. Many blogging platforms allow for the instant inclusion of widgets which makes them very easy to use and install. They are also viral, every widget contains a link for others to grab the coding.

I've been busy over at WidgetBox.com creating tools that allow anyone to place Progressive News Sources and Issues onto their own blogs and websites with the click of a button. The latest one, which has taken off right away with the help of Jim Staro, is an Eternal Flame for the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

I made one for DailyKos too with an Orange background of course which you may find here.
And what would any netroots blog be without the latest news from DemocracyNow!

More below the fold:

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Sunday January 20, 2008 · 9:34 PM PST

2008/01/20 · 21:34

So far y'all have named my dog and my web site, now I'm asking you to name my farm. The farm will be growing organic veggies and trees to start with, it will be completely solar within a year and a half. There won't be livestock but lots of pets and a couple of horses and a stocked pond.

I have tried a few times but can't seem to come up with anything. I'll need a name within a week as I'll be ordering supplies and feed. I left this for the late night crew because I think you are a little more creative than the daytime crew. So once again put your leather and aluminum thinking caps on and let loose with thy names.

Free Video Below The Fold!

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Monday January 14, 2008 · 2:13 PM PST

2008/01/14 · 14:13

I just checked the Alexa rankings of the campaign sites for Hillary, Obama, and Edwards and was surprised the see that the Edwards' stats are so low. A lot of this could be do to the fact that many Edwards supporters are here posting more than on the campaign site. Regardless of the reasons his site could do with a bit of promotion.

The corporate media has not been covering John Edwards which means it is up to us to do their work...once again. I'm not asking for money just a little bit of your time. There are endless places to submit a website: Search engines, blog indexes, directories, news indexes, link lists, blogrolls, signatures, etc. Your job is to add a link to JohnEdwards.com or a section of the site anywhere you can think of without spamming.

More on how to do that below the fold:

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Monday December 31, 2007 · 9:32 PM PST

2007/12/31 · 21:32

An eZine is in development and needs a fun domain name. The name should be rather short as other projects will be served up from the same site on different folders. Recently I scoured through a list of 10,000 expired domain names and came up with nothing. So maybe I was doing it wrong. If you come up with the winning suggestion I'll.......ummmmm......uhhhhhh.....oh make and give your blog a free ad on the site.

In addition to name suggestions let me know if you'd like your own blog to be included in the mix as I develop tools for webmasters and bloggers to download and use on their sites. Basically, if you'd like more traffic, let me know.

Put your leather and aluminum thinking caps on and jump!

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Saturday December 15, 2007 · 10:36 PM PST

2007/12/15 · 22:36

I have to do some work on a new side project but I would like to ask that the netroots focus on a few things while I'm busy, they are important and should be getting more attention. Perhaps we could follow the Stephen Colbert method of promotion. You must pass these stories on to two bloggers that have more readership than your own blog....Deal? Deal!

Why two bloggers? Well because there are two items. That's all, just two little projects that could make a huge difference to many many people if you simply participate.

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Thursday December 13, 2007 · 1:05 AM PST

2007/12/13 · 01:05

TKK, myself and a few others are working on a new project aimed at bridging the gap between military and civilian life. To that end you can help us out by completing the simple questionnaire below the fold.

Please provide your initial gut reaction to the questions posed. If you'd like to help with this project please let us know in the comments also tell us what your particular field of expertise is. Currently we could use one more IT person and a civilian blogger as well as people to beta test the new site and provide feedback on any level you can dream up.

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