Hallowe'en

          Not very many Tricksters yet.  But the kids who've been here have been really  cute. On another note, I'm totally on track with my walking! Woo! Hoo!

This Old Fence

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Houston, The Leopard Has Landed!

I've just installed Leopard and am I psyched or what?  I loaded it on an external drive so that I can have flexibilty.  When I get my 1T drive I will be rockin' the world.

Leopard is here and she's a graceful beast.

Ballerina

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Open

Open

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Left-Wing Plot

So-called "global warming" is just a secret plot by wacko tree huggers to make America energy independent, clean our air and water, improve the fuel efficiency of our vehicles, kick-start 21st-century industries, and make our cities safer and more livable. Don't let them get away with it!
_Chip Giller

Amber Embrace

Amber Embrace

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Trick Or Treat!

Trick Or Treat!

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Our neighborhood Hallowe'en parade was today. What great fun! They were led by two pipers, and almost every store had a candy station. There were two bands, beautiful weather, ane cute kids.

Reflections In a Golden Eye

Reflections In a Golden Eye

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St. Romuald's Brief Rule

Sit in your cell as in paradise.
Put the whole world behind you and forget it.
Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish.

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Simple Rose

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Danny Boy Takes a Nap

Danny Boy Takes a Nap

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Rose In Late October

I've spent most of the afternoon and evening under my desk. Quality time under the desk. Which means I've changed my computer setup and need to reconnect cables, try different setups, finding work-arounds. In other words, a good time was had by all.

Rose In Late October

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Leafing Room To Breathe

Leafing Room To Breathe

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Because I'm Nice Like That

Now is the time to pull out your camera and look for some sign of the changing season. Could be leaves changing, or a few pumpkins, or the wonderful late tomatoes at the farmers market. (BTW, Whole Foods is completely paranoid about cameras, so you might consider just using your iPhone.) Wherever you live, there is change in the light. Try it you'll like it.

Photojojo � 12 Fantastic Fall Photo Tips — Our Extra-Crunchy Guide to Leaf Peeping

Since You Asked

I'm training for a marathon. Yup. It's true. I'm going from couch potatohood (today) to furiously fast and fit (sometime in the near future).
My training starts with walking.
Yesterday: 38 minutes (too much according to Dr. Woo).
Today: 20 minutes (done).

Also did my NIA class on Monday and my yoga class yesterday (thanks Rachel and Jon for the yoga mat.)

First Day Of Training

38 minutes of walking: which is 18 minutes too long, according to Jon. But tomorrow I'll do it right. Yeah!

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Same Maple

Same Maple

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Maple Afternoon

Maple Afternoon

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What?

What kind of atheist are you? created with QuizFarm.com

You scored as Scientific Atheist These guys rule. I'm not one of them myself, although I play one online. They know the rules of debate, the Laws of Thermodynamics, and can explain evolution in fifty words or less. More concerned with how things ARE than how they should be, these are the people who will bring us into the future. Scientific Atheist 83% Apathetic Atheist 75% Agnostic 50% Spiritual Atheist 42% Theist 25% Militant Atheist 17% Angry Atheist 17%

Bricks

We went to a peace demonstration yesterday which consisted of holding signs and waving at the evening commuters. Most people gave us a honk or a thumbs-up. Some people thanked us for what we were doing. It was lots of fun but it does seem like I've been protesting against war for most of my life.

Bricks

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Cat Friday

Cute Cat

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Me Want

Olympus E-3: Digital Photography Reviewsee also

Japanese Maple

Japanese Maple

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October Cosmos

October Cosmos

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Coffe Cups

Coffe Cups

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October Agave

October Agave

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October Orb

October Orb

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Sunset: Mid-October 1

Sunset: Mid-October 1

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Mozart

A new production of The Magic Flute tonight. I'm so tired of the Hockney.

Cornflower

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Another Cat Picture

Another Cat Picture

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Cat Friday

Cat Friday

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Gaze

Gaze

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Big

Symphony and opera today. Oh, my!

Big

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Autumn Afternoon

Autumn Afternoon

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Yoruba Crown

Yoruba Crown

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Earl and Gary Scruggs
Originally uploaded by vajra.

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

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Good Morning!

Good Morning!

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Cat Friday

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October Agave

Why are errands so complicated?  I inadvertently de-magnitized two  BART tickets.  Instead of being able to get the station agent to remagnitize the cards, you now have to go to a kiosk at  a different staion, which may or may not be open, since they change from day to day.  What a boondoggle!

October Agave

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Hunting and Gathering

Another glorious Autumn day.  Time spent decluttering and organizing and putting stuff away.  Walking to the Ave. Wonderful!

Autumn Grass

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Radiant

Radiant

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Rosehip

Rosehip

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Please Help Monks!!!!!!!!!!

Please Help Monks!!!!!!!!!!

Reports emerging from Rangoon indicate that the temporary detention
centres based in Yangon Institute of Technology and General Institute
of Technology (GTI) is currently detaining 500 hundred monks.

The monks are refusing to accept Sune (Alms food.....food offering given to monk
by layperson just before 12 noon as main meal of the day) from the
military junta.  The local population approached these detention
centres to offer food and they have been turned away by the
authorities.  Technically, the monks are unintentionally on huger
strike.

We contacted the International Red Cross's (ICRC) office and UNHCR in
Rangoon.  The UN's office refused to help and ICRC bucked the
responsibility on their head office in Geneva.

Please write or Phone to ICRC, e-mail Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister
Gordon Brown.  Every governments contribute funds in the running of
the UN bodies and therefore you persuade the PM and the Foreign
Secretary to pressure the UN organisations to take action on or  least
ask them if they provide value for money service to the world
humanity.

Please be professional when writing to PM Gordon Brown and Secreatarty
.  You can thank the British Government for their efforts so on Burma
and persuade them succinctly with sound arguments.  Contact details
are:

ICRC headquarters in Geneva

Postal address
International Committee of the Red Cross
19 avenue de la Paix
CH 1202 Geneva

Fax
ICRC general: ++ 41 (22) 733 20 57
Production, Multimedia, Distribution Division: ++ 41 (22) 730 27 68

Phone
++ 41 (22) 734 60 01


UK prime minister office

10 Downing Street,
London,
SW1A 2AA

Fax
+442079250918

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Monk's Bludgeoned To Death In Burma

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Join protests. Write the State Dept. Write your congressional representatives. Write you senators. Ask that these actions be condemned from the pulpit. Do what you can.