Water

(and some great photography)

Boggling, Beautiful & Insane !! Base Jumping & Flying Squirrels

Damn Straight Skippy !!

In an interview published Monday, taken in Times Square during Saturday’s global day of protests, Pulitzer-winning writer Chris Hedges explained his view of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement and why he’s supporting it.
“I spent 20 years overseas, I’m a war correspondent,” he said. “I came back and realized that corporations have carried out a coup d’état in my country.”
Hedges wrote for The New York Times, The Dallas Morning News and The Christian Science Monitor, and was part of the team that won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, for a series of articles examining the terrorist attacks on the United States and profiling the al Qaeda network.

“I covered the street demonstrations that brought down Milošević, I’ve covered both of the Palestinian intifadas, and once movements like this start and articulate a fundamental truth about the society that they live in, and expose the repression, the mendacity, the corruption and the decay of structures of power, then they have a kind of centrifugal force, you never know where they’re going.”
He went on: “What happens, and it’s true in all of these movements as well, is the foot soldiers of the elite, the blue uniform police, the mechanisms of control, finally don’t want to impede the movement. At that point, the power elite is left defenseless. So, where’s it going? No one knows. Even the people most intimately involved in the organization don’t know. All of these movements take on a kind of life and color that in some ways is finally mysterious. The only thing I can say, having been in the middle of similar movements, is that this one is real … And this one could take ‘em all down.”
Hedges went on to say that large segments of the blue uniform police largely agree with the 99 Percent movement, and that many other police are frustrated because protesters aren’t breaking windows, which they “know how to handle.” He added that the protesters’ “non-hierarchical structure” for decision making is “brilliant,” and suggested that he had nothing he could possibly teach them.
Finally, addressing an individual standing off-camera, Hedges concluded: “For me, I got kids. It’s not about me anymore. It’s about my childrens’ generation. I think my passion for what you are doing — I would even use the word love — comes from the fact that I look as you as fighting on behalf of my little three-year-old, and when I … On Friday morning, of course I was up to find out what happened … And I did what I do now, which is to start crying. God bless you all.”

This video was published to YouTube on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011.

The Everest of Amateur Sailing ?!?

A friend of mine has lost his freakin' mind and is now trying to drag me into it.

Seriously though, what he's setting out to do IS for a good cause and looks like one hell of an adventure so I'm gong to chip in.

Have a look for yourself and see if it's something you can get behind, if only for a few bucks. I mean just the thought of him freezing cold in some open boat is worth the cost of admission!

Dali Llama - One of my heroes

Nuff Said.....

Top Gear - For those that didn't know......

For all you Petrol-Heads.....This one's for you...Enjoy !!

Occupy WallStreet - Their new champion ?

Alan Grayson, former representative from Florida just dished out a can of whoop-ass on the Bill Maher show. He got a standing ovation for explaining, in plain language just why the Occupy Wall Street movement is out there and just what they're about.

Kudos to Mr. Grayson !

Occupy Wall Street - Photos

A sampling of photos from around the inter-webs.

Motorcycling Landscapes

These are the types of scenes that you imagine you'll experience when you first buy a motorcycle. Stark, beautiful, inspiring and any other adjective you can think of......

Sadly, where I live, it's mostly traffic lights, congestion and steaming asphalt.

But hey, at least I can look at pics like these from time to time...

Her Eyes

Something about the sparkling eyes that caught my attention.

History of Life on Earth - Awesome !!

For a full size version, click here & trust me, it's AWESOME !!

.....NOM.....

Dear Riker: You nailed it.

Sean R. Wilson shared Wil Wheaton's post with you. Heh...the geeks will get a laugh out of this.....

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Step aside Bieber....The Blues is moving in

If you're a fan of the blues or just appreciate raw talent...enjoy

Mmmmmm.....Beer Candy. Finally, something to get the man on Valentines Day !!

We now have wonderful Beertaffy (tm). Beertaffy has great beer flavor and comes in IPA and Stout. You can buy a 1/2 pound bag with both flavors in it.  We also have delicious gourmet caramels are made with real craft beer. Soft and creamy, the rich flavors come through. Beercandy® makes a great gift! The caramels come in a beautiful royal blue, shiny box with gold accents. The flavor keys and descriptions of the candies are on the box's sides. The boxes of caramels come in 2 sizes. The 4-piece, like a sampler, has one of each flavor. The 12-piece box has 3 of each flavor. 

Attention! Some of the Caramels have run out. There are no more boxes of single flavor Stout. We are also out of Hopdrops at this time. We will be making more soon! Try the assorted caramels because they all taste great!  

Hopdrops™ are a surprising marriage of bitter and sweet.  These candies are flavored with real hop oil. The bags have two flavors in them: American Cascade and  British Fuggles.

Not sure which Beercandy® to give as a gift? Check out our guide to choosing beer and Beercandy® on the Beercandy® Land page. Or you could just choose an assortment!

John Cusack's WAR Inc. - Thanx for the line...Great writing btw....

Taken from WAR.Inc, an under-appreciated but very well done film that if you haven't seen, deserves to be on your next rental list.

Brand Hauser: Did you know that the word "person" comes from the Latin word "persona", which means mask? So maybe being human means we invite spectators to ponder what lies behind. Each of us will be composed of a variety of masks, and if we can see behind the mask, we would get a burst of clarity. And if that flame was bright enough, that's when we fall in love. What's your opinion on these divine matters?
Natalie Hegalhuzen: I'm not going to fuck you. You know that, right?


Plus, who could resist this......

It's Art and It's Awesome !!

Guido Daniele is an incredible artist using paint and the human form to breathtaking effect.

Have a look at some of his Hand Art below, and if you like what you see, then head on over to his site and check out some of his other works.

Hands Art - Phenomenal !!