My Guitar Christmas Tree is up!

December 1st is upon us!!
My traditional guitar Christmas tree is up :)



































A blast from my past :)
Absolutetly terrified!! LOL....

sick little boy wanting business cards..

About the little sick boy wanting business cards..
This is actually false. Read more at the below: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/children/shergold.htm
Sorry to inconvenience anyone if I did.
I shall pass this onto the person who told me.
(and maybe he'll correct the lie as well!!)
Sad sad sad.... (and thanks Jason: for the enlightenment!)

An Inconvenient Truth

Tony and I recently rented "An Inconvenient Truth, A Global Warning." We encourage you to see it as well!!! It is a documentary presented by former vice president Al Gore that is a huge wake up call for the future of our planet and our civilization. You can rent it at Blockbuster or where-ever you get your movies. You can also go to this website for more information: http://www.climatecrisis.net

And: "We signed up to join the Stop Global Warming Virtual March and we encourage you to add your voices as well. Global warming is the most urgent issue of our time and since we are all contributors to global warming pollution we must all be part of the solution. Joining the Virtual March is a first step to joining the movement to demand solutions now.
You can join by visiting: http://www.stopglobalwarming.org

StopGlobalWarming.org's mission is to use the strength of numbers to urge our government to address global warming, and urge businesses to start a new industrial revolution of clean energy that reduces our dependence on oil and helps stop global warming. Together we can make a difference."

There is no doubt we can solve this problem. In fact, we have a moral obligation to do so. Small changes to your daily routine can add up to big differences in helping to stop global warming. The time to come together to solve this problem is now – TAKE ACTION..

Thanks for listening, Suzanne & Tony

P.S. My dear friend Anthony Zenkus just sent me this wonderful email reply:

"I am replying to all because I want people to get involved
with INconvenient Truth and fighting Global Warming. Recently, I was chosen by
Al Gore's "Climate Project" to be trained as a facilitator of his global warming
presentation, profiled in that film. This thursday I am going to Nashville to be
trained by Al Gore, and his staff, so that I can provide this important
pwerpoint presentation to people in New York. I'm honored and excited to work
directly with Al Gore and his staff and to become a part of this amazing
work.

If you would like to get involved, please think about booking
me to do this presentation in your commnity group, school/university, etc. There
is no fee for this presentation. I am volunteering my time and it would be a
great help if you all could think of a way to get a good sized assembly for me
to deliver this presentation.

Suzanne thanks for the email and I
will let you know how it goes when I come back monday. Anyone who is interested
in booking the presentation please feel free to reply to me at this
email.

Anthony Zenkus"

(you can contact him at ClimateCrisis07@aol.com)

How truly fantastic is this? And he? :)))))))))))

River......

It's coming on Christmas, they're cuttin' down trees, they're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace.. oh I wish I had a river... I could skate away on...

But it don't snow here, it stays pretty green, I'm going to make a lot of money then I'm going to quit this crazy scene.. I wish I had a river, I could skate away on....I wish I had a river so long, I would teach my feet to fly... Oh I wish I had a river, I could skate away on....

I made my baby cry. He tried hard to help me, you know, he put me at ease, and he loved me so naughty, made me weak in the knees, Oh I wish I had a river.... I could skate away on...

I'm so hard to handle, I'm selfish and I'm sad. Now I've gone and lost the best baby that I ever had...Oh I wish I had a river... I could skate away on.. I wish I had a river so long, I would teach my feet to fly.....Oh I wish I had a river....
I made my baby say goodbye....

It's coming on christmas, they're cutting down trees, they're putting up reindeer and singing songs of joy and peace..
I wish I had a river, I could skate away on.........















Northport is starting to look a lot like Christmas!
Too bad this pic doesn't capture the lights and how pretty it actually looks..
The drive down Main Street is really spectacular :)

Road Rage gigin' again

Road Rage gigin' again..
My camera on acid for some reason although it's pretty cool!














The guys.... Tommy, Paul, & Greg (can't see Jim but we can sure hear him!)














Greg rippin'....

Violetta, warm Chilean socks and shooting stars...

Cold outside but I am warm inside listening to the incredibly beautiful Violetta Parra by guitar (with Inti Illimani accompaniment)...
and wearing my Chilean socks of course! (I forget the name for them, and once Daniel reminds me, I will call them by their rightful name!)
But now it's time to wander outside and look up to the skies.. in hopes of finding shooting stars during a glorious meteor shower on hand. Alas, I walk alone tonight ....... .... .......... ..... . . . ...... .....

Kuan Yin

KUAN YIN: Goddess of Mercy and Compassion

In Taoism and Buddhism, Kuan Yin is the Bodhisattva or Goddess of Mercy and Compassion. Her name means “one who hears the cries of the world and comes.”

Before becoming Kuan Yin, the goddess’s earthly name was Princess Miao Shan, or “Wondrously Kind One.” She was one of three daughters born around 2590 BC to a king with no male heir. The king decreed that his daughters must marry and give him grandsons to perpetuate his dynasty.

Two of the girls obeyed. Miao Shan, however, begged to enter a convent instead. She wanted a life of prayer and contemplation. Thinking she would soon tire of monastic existence, the king agreed. But the princess loved her austere life, and refused to return to marriage and a life of luxury. Threats and punishments failed to sway her. The enraged king ordered her beheaded so her example of disobedience wouldn’t lead other girls astray.

At the moment of execution, a gigantic tiger bounded forth and bore the fainting princess away to safety in the hills. From her hillside cave, Miao Shan descended into Hell, where she procured the release of its wretched inhabitants. For this feat, the princess was honored by Buddha himself, and was taken to the island of Potala, where her works of mercy and contemplation completed her transformation into the goddess Kuan Yin.

She rescued the son of the Dragon King, who had been caught by fishermen while roaming the Earth disguised as a fish. The grateful Dragon King sent Kuan Yin a beautiful jewel, carried by his granddaughter, the Dragon Maiden. Lung Nu so adored the lovely and virtuous goddess that she remained with her always. Kuan Yin is the incarnation of mercy and compassion. In a world beset by evil, the Merciful One hears every cry. All you need do is call her name. They say her voice is heard in the sound of running water in streams, lotus pools, and the sea. You may hear her singing in the chime of brass bells, or the call of the wind.

LANDSLIDE! ...a big thanks from Michael Moore

I love this guy! :)

November 8th, 2006
Friends,
You did it! We did it! The impossible has happened: A majority of Americans have soundly and forcefully removed Bush's party from control of the House of Representatives. And, sometime today perhaps, we may learn that the same miracle has happened in the Senate. Whatever the outcome, the American people have made two things crystal clear: End this war, and stop Mr. Bush from doing any more damage to this country we love. That is what this election was about. Nothing else. Just that. And it's a message that has sent shock waves throughout Washington -- and a note of hope around this troubled world.

Now the real work begins. Unless we stay on top of these Democrats to do the right thing, they will do what they've always done: Screw it up. Big Time. They helped Bush start this war, and now they should make amends.

But let's take a day to rejoice and revel in a rare victory for our side -- the side that doesn't believe in unprovoked invasions of other countries. This is your day, my friends. You have worked hard for it. I can't tell you how proud I am to count all of you as part of the greater American mainstream we now occupy. Thank you for all the time you gave this week to get out the vote. Some of you have been at this since the large demonstrations of February 2003 when we tried to stop the war before it started. Only 10-20% of the country agreed with us at that time. Remember how lonely that was? Some people were even booed! Now, 60% of the country agrees with our position. They are us and we are them. What a nice, strange, hopeful feeling.

A woman, for the first time in our history, will be Speaker of the House. The attempt to ban all abortion in the conservative state of South Dakota was defeated. Laws to raise the minimum wage were passed. Democrats were elected to fill Tom DeLay's and Mark Foley's seats. Detroit's John Conyers, Jr. is going to be the Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. The Democratic governor of Michigan beat the CEO from Amway. The little township next to where I live in Michigan voted Democratic for the first time since... ever. And on and on and on. The good news will continue throughout today. Let's enjoy it. Savor it. And use it to get Congress to finally listen to the majority.

If you want to do one thing today, send an email or a letter to both of your senators and your member of Congress and tell them, in no uncertain terms, what this election means: End the war -- and don't let George W. Bush get away with any more of his bright ideas.

Congratulations, again! Now let's go find a spine for the Dems to do the job we've sent them there to do.
Yours in victory (for once!),

Michael Mooremmflint@aol.comwww.michaelmoore.com

P.S. Thanks for all those photos you sent me of you with your brooms at your polling places. They're still coming in and we're posting them here throughout the day. And for those of you who asked how "Sicko" is coming along, the answer is: better than we ever expected! We're hard at work in the edit room and it will be in theaters in June. Thanks again, everyone, for your support.

Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell!!

Happy Most Wonderful Birthday Joni Mitchell!! We love you to the moon! :)

Please send out a prayer with me..

Please send out a prayer with me for my friend's dad, Herman Cruse, who passed away over the weekend. Please pray for his wife, Mrs. Cruse, and their children, who are dear friends, Rob, Phil, and Ken. He was an extradinary man and we will miss him so much.

Urgent Message from Michael Moore!

Friends,

Tomorrow night, those who sent 2,800 of our soldiers to their deaths -- all because of a lie the president concocted -- will find out if America chooses to reward them -- or remove them.

As good as things look for the Democrats, do not pop the corks and start the partying yet. Do not believe for a second that the Republicans plan on losing. They will fight like dogs for the next 24 hours -- relentless, unforgiving, nonstop action to squeeze every last conservative voter out of the house on election day. While the rest of us go about our day today, tens of thousands of Republican volunteers are knocking on doors, making phone calls, and lining up rides to the polls. They're not sleeping, they're not eating, they're not even watching Fox News. A day without Fox News? That's right, that's how insanely dedicated they are.

But the reason they have to work so hard is that, before they can get the vote out, they first have to completely turn around the massive public opinion against them. Almost 60% disapprove of Bush. Over 60% are opposed to the war. Those are landslide numbers. And the American people are not going to turn pro-war or into Bush-lovers by tomorrow morning. So it should be easy for us, right?

Yup. Just like it was when we won the popular vote in 2000 and when we were ahead in the exit polls all day long in 2004. You know the deal -- the other side takes no prisoners. And just when it seems like things are going our way, the Republicans suddenly, mysteriously win the election.

Well, it's not really that mysterious. They're out there busting their asses this very minute, right down the street from you. What are YOU doing? You're on a computer reading my cranky letter! Stop reading this! We have only a few hours left to wrestle control of the Congress away from these "representatives" who, if returned, will continue shipping our young men and women over there to die.

Here's what I'm imploring you to do right now:

1. Go through your address book on your cell phone and computer and call/e-mail everyone you know. Tell them how much it would mean to you if they vote on Tuesday. If they don't know where to vote, help them find their polling place.

2. Contact MoveOn.org ASAP. They will connect you to the folks who need you to make calls.

3. Contact your local Democratic Party headquarters. There are close races in nearly every state. They'll put you to work -- on the ground or on the phones. Or go to the local HQ for the Dem candidate running for the House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate and say, "Put me to work!"

OK, turn off the computer -- and I will, too. There's serious work to do. The good news? There's more of us than there are of them. Let's prove that, once and for all.

Is there anything more important that you have to do today? Nothing less than the rest of the world is depending on us.

Yours,
Michael Moore
www.michaelmoore.com
mmflint@aol.com

Possessed Halloween Kitty!!

A short Halloween Tail.. it's all true!! It's all true!!














The night started out with a nice 8 hour nap on the bathroom rug. (her favorite place to nap..) Awwwww.. I love her so much :))















Then, all of a sudden, out of nowhere.. comes possessed kitty learing over the side of the bed!!!!
















We thought nothing of it until we deceided to take a walk downtown.. when we looked up in the window and saw possessed kitty following us & peering out at us!
















That was nothing a little can of salmon couldn't fix.. and it was back to settling into her 18 hours >^..^<