Monday! I have never actually been to a bayou, but having rejected the topics of the naked battles of the Civil War (one, Boon's Hill, was on my birthday!) and sapiosexuality (boring), here we are.
As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group gives Kossacks a safe place to check in, a daily diary where we can let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, earthquakes, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. It also allows us to find other Kossacks nearby for in-person checks when other methods of communication fail - a buddy system. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, earthquakes etc.), we and your buddy are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care!
IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a Kosmail and ask to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news!
We do have a diary schedule. But, when you are ready to write that diary, either post in thread or send FloridaSNMOM a Kosmail with the date. If you need someone to fill in, ditto. FloridaSNMOM is here on and off through the day usually from around 9:30 or 10 am eastern to around 11 pm eastern.
Monday:
BadKitties
Tuesday:
ejoanna
Wednesday:
Caedy
Thursday:
art ah zen
Friday:
FloridaSNMOM
Saturday:
Most Awesome Nana
Sunday:
loggersbrat
I love water. I feel peaceful near it. I love the sight and sound of the ocean. I love bays and lagoons. I like ponds. I like the calm surfaces of vast lakes, although I will NEVER swim in one, ever again. Many years ago, I went to a lake in New Hampshire with some man that I was dating and his 15-year-old brother. I was not enthused about going in the lake, since I had never been in one. So, my date picked me up, threw me over his shoulder, and strode manfully into the lake. I looked into the water and saw a brightly colored SNAKE!!!!
Naturally, I screamed, "SNAKE!!!" and he said, "Nice try, you're still going in." I started pounding his back and saying, "Get me out of here!" The kid brother was behind us, and he said, "Doug, she's right." Doug turned, looked down, and DROPPED ME ON THE SNAKE, which, thankfully, fled. As did we. Ugggh.
Anyway, the naked battles started me thinking about water, and then "Blue Bayou" drifted into my mind...
A beautiful morning on the bayou.
Another bayou song from one of my favorite bands :)
And the wonderful Roy Orbison...
And of course, the "Louisiana Wookie" deserves a mention:
THE SWAMP CREATURE: According to legend, a terrifying monster lurks deep in the untamed wilds of Louisiana's Honey Island Swamp, less than an hour from New Orleans. Standing over 7 feet tall and weighing between 400 and 500 pounds, the Honey Island Swamp Monster -- also known as the Louisiana Wookie -- is said to be covered in a thick coat of matted gray or brown hair. Its yellow eyes are seemingly reptilian, and the smell it emits has been called the stench of death. This primitive creature has long been blamed for the deaths of livestock and the mysterious disappearances of children in adjacent areas.
THE ALLEGED EVIDENCE: Although stories of the Honey Island Swamp Monster have been circulating for close to 100 years, the first alleged evidence was reported in 1974 by two Louisiana hunters, Harlan Ford and Ray Mills. The two men claimed to have found a four-toed footprint left by the beast next to the carcass of a slaughtered wild boar. After discovering the footprint, Ford returned to the swamp with video camera in hand. His grainy film captures a shadowy figure that appears to be a hairy beast walking upright, weaving quickly in and out of trees in the dense swamp.
CHIMP MEETS ALLIGATOR? Popular lore in the region is that the Honey Island Swamp Monster might be the horrifying product of a union between a chimpanzee and an alligator. And in the darkly primordial swamplands that must look much the same now as they did thousands of years ago, the existence of almost any creature seems possible -- no matter how ominous.
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Happy first Monday in March, everyone. I have an appointment this morning, so may not be around much...you know what to do :)