tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52105922024-10-04T19:11:16.134-07:00From Sacramento to the smouldering wreck of Afghanistan, I post articles of interest about the end of American democracy, the unification of Europe, the war against the Third World, and the future of the Republic of California.cattylibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305208648439538219noreply@blogger.comBlogger286125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210592.post-64639529765497482182013-05-29T16:30:00.001-07:002013-05-29T16:30:41.065-07:00

One hundred years ago tonight, they were ripping out the seats in Paris, 29 May 1913.

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...dedicated to my ancestors who died in battle, 150 years ago, right or wrong: James Robert Champion (great-great-grandfather), 7 August 1823 - 3 May 1863 (44th Alabama Infantry Regiment, CSA) James J. Womble (great-great-great-grandfather), 2 May 1826 - 11 November 1863 (30th Texas Cavalry, CSA)

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Hmm...what is stranger, that I was 7 years old in the top photo, or that the bottom photo is already 11 years ago?

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...And again, again, again. Chris Hedges: Rise Up or Die - Truthdig

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How long has it been since we saw you having breakfast at the Beachwood Cafe and were too afraid to come over? How long since you produced X and changed our lives? How long since you did this and changed our city?

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...a dozen films that changed film as we know it.

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The Hum: 'via Blog this'

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Seriously?  Go kids! A Millennial Manifesto for Marijuana Law Reform

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Cheers for Bealtaine!  Today is May Day, the Celtic holiday between the Spring equinoxe and the Summer solstice, and for Celts it is the first day of Summer.  Today is a day for flowers and fire; it is a day to riot in the streets and tear up your houses.  Enjoy LIFE! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane

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150 years ago today...the Chancellorsville campaign began in northern Virginia.  Usually considered a high point in the career of General Robert E. Lee, the battle started as Union General Joseph Hooker crossed the Rappahannock River, intending to encircle Lee's army between Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville in Spotsylvania County.  Even though his force was less than half that

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This link is truly lovely...and a statement of my philosophy that NATURE BATS LAST...so fear not for the Earth, the Earth will shake us off, as George Carlin once said, like a bad case of fleas. http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/04/14/the-33-most-beautiful-abandoned-places-in-the-world/ This is a perfect way to announce that this blog is ALIVE.  I am done with Facebook; I would rather shout

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Ted Nugent being dead or in jail Countdown Clock | CountingDownTo.com

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Best spam ever. -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Your care and concern Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:43:23 -0800 From: Muktar Al Gaddafigaddafimuktarjafar@yahoo.com.ph Reply-To: jafgadafi@yahoo.com.ph To: undisclosed-recipients:; To your concern please;  I am Jafar

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As reposted from: http://www.chillingeffects.org/resource.cgi?ResourceID=31 Groucho Marx Abstract: While preparing to film a movie entitled A Night in Casablanca, the Marx brothers received a letter from Warner Bros. threatening legal action if they did not change the film’s title. Warner Bros. deemed the film’s title too similar to their own Casablanca, released almost five years earlier

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Greetings, friends, For some of you, this may be a surprise as I have sent out a SCREED in almost a year...for many others, a surprise as I haven't sent out an e-mail blast in much longer (since my previous computer died...)  Now I've painstakingly reassembled a lifetime of e-mail addresses...so if you get multiple copies of this message, blame yourself!  Settle down! I wanted to share

cattylibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305208648439538219noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5210592.post-57578022803992600592010-06-30T23:11:00.000-07:002010-06-30T23:11:24.060-07:00

Greetings, friends, It's that time of year again, when we're certain it's summer, the neighbors nearly blew up my car, all in the name of good, clean fun.  No trip to the Colony this year; those rich folks are way, way over me.  But I know better people in Malibu anyway...perhaps I'll be with them.  I must be upfront:  it's time for me to find a chair and get hammered in it.

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Greetings, friends, If you're in Los Angeles this next week, it's the Solstice...and our annual film festival.  If you have a free evening, I can recommend these... Tonight (19 June) they're showing "Desperately Seeking Susan" for free at 8 PM on a big screen at 7th & Figueroa.  That might be fun...it's a wonderfully dated '80s movie, and it's always nice to have a little wine and

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Greetings, friends, I've discovered a new diversion for myself when I have some time on my hands; there's a setting on my GPS that changes how it calculates routes.  The default is "economical", but living in Los Angeles, I have it set to "fast", which will ordinarily take me out of my way to find the freeway and get on it.  But there's yet another option, "short", which takes the most

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Greetings, friends, If you happen to be in LA this Saturday, it'll be something rather unpredicted, a housewarming, hosted by yours truly.  Who would've thunk it?  Don't expect much...I've only just finished ripping up the carpet (and laying it over my lawn to kill it.)  Let's start in the early afternoon (so some of you can bring your kids or get to your meditation seminars) and

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Greetings, dear friends, Once again I write to you from that state of confusion, that unnerving feeling when one takes stability, a life humming along, and intentionally disrupts it.  I parallel-parked a mid-size U-Haul tonight...that only took me about 5 five back-and-forths and getting out twice to see how far I was from the car behind me.  To my credit, I had one Steinlager and it

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It's amazing that a city like LA, which bemoans the loss of the film industry, does so little to prevent the loss of film screenings.

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Greetings, friends, Those of you from Los Angeles will understand that, even though I've been in my apartment for 15 years, I don't know all of my neighbors.  Today I'm referring to the couple just north of my building.  I've watched as they made significant improvements to their house, aged and retired, and their kids (two boys?) grew up and moved away.  But other than putting

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Greetings, friends, After a mild spring, summer is slowly warming up my City of the Angels.  The furnace has been off for weeks, and the fan is out.  I can sleep on top of the sheets, and sometimes leave the door open all night.  I love it. I have another favor to ask of this motley collected group...anyone know of a large studio or house where I can show four movies over several

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Greetings, friends, I felt like sending out a leaner, meaner screed to those who believe in CALIFORNIA LIBRE...if only because the sun is out again, the nights are sultry and the jacarandas are in full bloom.  I also have an important scientific theory to correct.  First, though, some brief announcements. First of all, to her embarrassment (though crowing "take that, bitches"

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