Friday, May 31, 2013
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Canine Barometer
Photo;Shandra Beri
When your D.O.G. is so chill that he can 'just rest his eyes' while he is having sniffy time on a car ride, it's a good bet you're pointing your life in the right direction.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Cuteness Overload
Photo;Shandra Beri
Photo;Shandra Beri
Okay, TWO purses ( the requisite Hello Kitty and the once-white Guess that she got from her grandma), Snow White-themed mules (with enough room for at LEAST one more season of wear...), a very nice natural pedi and enough girl genes surging through her blood to haul all of that around AND carry her own FroYo out the door with a great big shiny grin.
Dying....
Fatima Feeds Me Again
Photo;Shandra Beri
I simply have to admit that Fatima is better at being a woman than I am. Oh, she does all the other things that I do; work and generally kicking ass- but then she just goes that one step further and barbecues her chicken with freshly cut banana leaves (from her own back yard...) to impart an extra layer of flavor, simmers a sauce (a sauce that is complex, perfectly compliments the pollo and gives you just the right amount of heat to let you know you're eating The Real Thing) with SEVEN different types of chilies, pairs it with an al dente pasta topped with a rustic Mexican cheese and then calls you on the phone and says, 'Meet me at the fence, I have lunch for you!'
Zomg... THAT is winning while you are losing and being floated away on a surprise culinary cloud when you thought you were just going to be snarfing a peanut butter sandwich and doing your laundry.
Thx, Faty! xoxox
Saturday, May 25, 2013
More Niceness From Japan
Friday, May 24, 2013
Memorial Day
Tim Hetherington, Diary, 2010
Tim Hetherington
19:08
From Tim Hetherington‘s Vimeo page: “Diary is a highly personal and experimental film that expresses the subjective experience of my work, and was made as an attempt to locate myself after ten years of reporting. It’s a kaleidoscope of images that link our western reality to the seemingly distant worlds we see in the media.”Camera and direction by Tim Hetherington
Edit and sound design by Magali Charrier
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Progress!
The Phoenix New Times reports that Mendez, who is an atheist, changed the course of the event held prior to the House of Representatives' afternoon session. He asked lawmakers to refrain from bowing their heads and instead to view their surroundings.
"Most prayers in this room begin with a request to bow your heads," Mendez said, according to the Phoenix New Times. "I would like to ask that you not bow your heads. I would like to ask that you take a moment to look around the room at all of the men and women here, in this moment, sharing together this extraordinary experience of being alive and of dedicating ourselves to working toward improving the lives of the people in our state."
Mendez also invoked the words of Dr.Carl Sagan, the late astronomer whose words on atheism have lasted for decades.
"Carl Sagan once wrote, 'For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love,'" Mendez said Tuesday.
Mendez's move comes days after the Supreme Court decided to hear a dispute over prayers used to open public meetings. On Monday, the Associated Press detailed how an appeals court ruled an Upstate New York town violated the Constitution by opening its meetings with prayers stressing Christianity, which propelled the case to the highest level.
American Atheists, a longstanding civil liberties organization that fights for atheists' rights, lauded Mendez's decision on Tuesday as "progress!"
"We thank Mendez for his willingness to be open about his admiration for one of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century—who also happens to be an atheist—and we hope this sets off a nationwide trend," the group wrote on its website.
Mendez was elected to the Arizona State House of Representatives in 2012, serving District 26 (north Tempe, northwest Mesa, and part of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community). Arizona's State Legislature is under Republican control, with 40 of the 60 representatives coming from the GOP. The State Senate sports a narrower partisan breakdown, but still has Republicans holding 17 of 30 seats.
At the national level, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D. Ariz) joined Congress in November 2012 as the only open atheist member. Former Rep. Pete Startk (D.) Calif.), the previous lone atheist, lost his 2012 bid for reelection by just under 10,000 votes.
Via/
The Huffington Post | By Chris Gentilviso
Monday, May 20, 2013
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