tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:58:16 +0000Flight of the SeabirdsScattered Like Lost Wordshttp://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kim)Blogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-2936654025439799484Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:41:00 +00002009-11-14T00:41:58.079-09:00Torture is a Moral IssueTorture is a Moral Issue, originally uploaded by akseabird.Spotted at the UW. Seattle.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/W8b4qL978fs/torture-is-moral-issue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/W8b4qL978fs" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/11/torture-is-moral-issue.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-5455150896181188378Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:09:00 +00002009-11-13T11:45:41.234-09:00You Capturemy everyday lifepicturesYou Capture-Real LifeCapturing my real life was easy enough...I take dozens of random "real life" pictures everyday. Picking the ones to use was a bit harder. Apparently most of my real life is spent waiting for the bus or watching T with Boomer and Rigo (the cats.)Boomer Wants a Fly, Rigo Watches(or something he and T are only imagining to be to be there. T lifting Boomer toward the ceiling is a fairly regular http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/ihsBI3bTUSI/you-capture-real-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/ihsBI3bTUSI" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/11/you-capture-real-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-2883846922660480978Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:49:00 +00002009-10-29T14:50:39.174-08:00You CaptureAnchoragetravelpicturesalaskaYou Capture-AutumnThis week's You Capture subject, "Autumn," feels a bit late for those of us in Alaska. At least it does to me. Though, oddly, I suppose not as late as it might feel to those in some Lower 48 places (like Denver and Salt Lake) where they've recently gotten a ton of snow!When I left on October 12th for my trip down the Pacific Coast, from Seattle to Santa Barbara (I ended up making it all the way http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/Mg_-M_oLR_k/you-capture-autumn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/Mg_-M_oLR_k" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/10/you-capture-autumn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-3469562294886594262Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:18:00 +00002009-10-01T13:46:05.621-08:00You CapturechallengepicturesYou Capture- The Feeling of FallI've been away. I actually don't like being away (from blogging) very much, but sometimes it's just so hard to come up with something to say, and then say it, then edit it...you know. Excuses really. I think of posts, I even start posts constantly. But I always get pulled away or lose focus, or motivation. I like blogging. But it's like journaling, which I also like to do, and find to be a good http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/xX-iG9eKAbs/you-capture-feeling-of-fall.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/xX-iG9eKAbs" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/10/you-capture-feeling-of-fall.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-1062877920946149253Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:45:00 +00002009-07-29T21:46:18.816-08:00environmentA Must WatchKid-Safe Chemicals Act: 10 Americans @ Yahoo! VideoIt's worth the 20 minute watch to get all the way through the entire video. He makes an excellent point about small doses. Also,consider that the chemicals he discusses at the end were once considered safe too.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/oDy56N7zVUw/must-watch.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/oDy56N7zVUw" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/07/must-watch.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-6375314639145142926Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:01:00 +00002009-07-06T01:05:03.621-08:00flickrSarah PalinpoliticsPalin: Escape PlanPalin: Escape Plan, originally uploaded by The Searcher.Another great contribution from The Searcher. This one hitting a little close to home.His original text to accompany the image:"Biased Liberal Media: But what is this new direction?Palin: Forward. That way. Away to the people that need me and who are so proud of this country I love to do.Biased Liberal Media: Aren't you concerned people, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/cnY_j8yxI6c/palin-escape-plan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/cnY_j8yxI6c" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/07/palin-escape-plan.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-394296299751558222Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:01:00 +00002009-07-05T11:31:45.419-08:00Sarah PalinpoliticsSarah Palin's "Reasons"I just read Sarah's 4th of July "Thank You" to the troops letter. Really, it was mostly just a reiteration of a lot of the random things she said in her resignation speech.I would like to write Sarah Palin myself. Maybe I shouldGovernor Sarah Palin550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1700Anchorage, AK 99501Dear Governor Palin,I am writing in response to your July 4th letter wishing us a great holiday and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/_IWTwRZeVRc/sarah-palins-reasons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/_IWTwRZeVRc" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/07/sarah-palins-reasons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-2390374698605191237Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:09:00 +00002009-03-16T13:09:52.699-08:00<atom:summary /><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/S9uC-HT-2h4/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kim)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/S9uC-HT-2h4" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/03/blog-post.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-555962861273225973</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:16:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-13T23:17:37.964-09:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">video</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alaska</category><title>Cook Inlet TimelapseCook Inlet -Turnagain Arm - Portage Valley Timelapse from Dennis Zaki on Vimeo.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/Ua4zgni4U4I/cook-inlet-timelapse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/Ua4zgni4U4I" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/02/cook-inlet-timelapse.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-7023131291043071204Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:49:00 +00002009-02-02T12:55:26.072-09:00blogsgood to be greenGo Check out Crunchy Domestic Goddess!One of my favorite green-mommy bloggers, Crunchy Domestic Goddess, is giving away stuff this month to show how much she appreciates her readers. If you don't know her already, check her out! (and enter a drawing or two!) Thanks CDG!http://crunchydomesticgoddess.com/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/YYvytobukHY/go-check-out-crunchy-domestic-goddess.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/YYvytobukHY" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/02/go-check-out-crunchy-domestic-goddess.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-4199557761646061144Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:45:00 +00002009-01-29T14:48:16.357-09:00obamaBushpoliticsfeminismPictures of ChangeA Story in Pictures from FeministeI heard a man say recently that he'd been taught since he was a child that if men were capable of getting pregnant, then there would be no question about whether or not abortion should be legal. He then went on to say he'd since come to understand that this would be true most especially if old white guys could get pregnant.These two pictures really kind of says http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/AwOcOvK-jrE/pictures-of-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/AwOcOvK-jrE" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/pictures-of-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-1944570200144113088Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:54:00 +00002009-01-27T21:11:12.148-09:00economicsevil corporationspoliticsMore Coporate MadnessJohn seems pretty surprised by this news...and nothing against John, but he shouldn't be. OF COURSE they are organizing against labor. OF COURSE corporate America is going to do everything it can to continue to protect only the earnings of its executives. It's nothing new. We should have stopped trusting them a long, long time ago...What he was pretty spot on about though? Not giving them http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/RNVqwZWv4zM/more-coporate-madness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/RNVqwZWv4zM" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/more-coporate-madness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-1394060645667825611Sun, 25 Jan 2009 21:21:00 +00002009-01-25T12:22:15.752-09:00obamapolitics<atom:summary /><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/MrzCPCi1_58/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kim)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/MrzCPCi1_58" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-2576529592027644957</guid><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-24T23:43:10.850-09:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">obama</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">news</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">npr</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">politics</category><title>Garrison Keillor on the InaugurationA really well written and worthwhile piece all-around (what else would you expect from Garrison Keillor though?) A few lines stand out of which I am particularly fond:"...but there is nothing so pleasant as being in a crowd of happy people when you are happy about the same thing they're happy about.""It was more than Democrats feeling their oats or African-Americans celebrating the unimaginable, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/AdeZeCBJwsw/garrison-keiler-on-inauguration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/AdeZeCBJwsw" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/garrison-keiler-on-inauguration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-8346121391159137081Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:32:00 +00002009-01-24T23:32:54.818-09:00obamapoliticsPresident Obama's First Weekly Addresshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/9k9t2xQFTfw/president-obamas-first-weekly-address.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/9k9t2xQFTfw" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/president-obamas-first-weekly-address.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-7562449607738398604Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:57:00 +00002009-01-21T23:03:36.148-09:00obamapoliticsAnd I am amongst all the other sapsOr, more things that make me smile.Embedded video from CNN Videohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/iTPD62ArN40/and-i-am-amongst-all-other-saps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/iTPD62ArN40" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/and-i-am-amongst-all-other-saps.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-4631940201288399990Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:34:00 +00002009-01-21T22:56:14.612-09:00obamapoliticsAnother Post about President ObamaI've been trying to think of what to write for most of the last 36 hours, but everything seems pithy compared to the monumental nature of the moment and to what I am feeling. So much has been said, that I can't really hope to repeat it,or to equal it, yet still I am filled with the same joy and the same hope that is overcoming so many and I feel the need to express it.I got up early yesterday http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/xFwQ4hUSx-0/another-post-about-president-obama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/xFwQ4hUSx-0" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/another-post-about-president-obama.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-8937660384176244837Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:51:00 +00002009-01-13T16:01:40.663-09:00randompoliticsThings that make me smile...OK, just one thing. At least at the moment.Winner of the best animated gif of 2008. With good reason.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/zqgouxmNZhU/things-that-make-me-smile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/zqgouxmNZhU" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2009/01/things-that-make-me-smile.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-6474971280233210706Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:26:00 +00002008-12-05T14:34:38.316-09:00meme100 ThingsI've been away a long time. I've been feeling the need to get back to it (this blog, that is.) I decided I'll ease in slowly with a meme I've seen floating around.Of 100 things I have…1. Started my own blog ✓2. Slept under the stars ✓3. Played in a band ✓4. Visited Hawaii ✓5. Watched a meteor shower ✓6. Given more than I can afford to charity ✓7. Been to Disneyland/world ✓8. Climbed a mountain ✓9http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/9EshmCRlMGQ/100-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/9EshmCRlMGQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2008/12/100-things.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-3610075691821814843Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:11:00 +00002009-01-21T23:52:34.140-09:00election 2008obamapolitics<atom:summary /><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/p-0uxDp9QBo/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kim)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_p-V6uCEd0sY/SRFHJCazmII/AAAAAAAAAHM/whuNSTTT66o/s72-c/barack-is-hope.jpg" height="72" width="72" /><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">1</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/p-0uxDp9QBo" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2008/11/blog-post.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-7012337239807986697</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-04T20:43:35.626-09:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">election 2008</category><title /><atom:summary>What the hell am I talking about? Of course I feel the historicity of this moment. Listen to Obama speak now, making his victory speech, I am tearful, and hopeful and grateful. I am proud to be an American, for the first time, in a very long time.I am a real American. This is America. The real America.</atom:summary><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/XQIfDmg-4Dc/what-hell-am-i-talking-about-of-course.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kim)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/XQIfDmg-4Dc" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2008/11/what-hell-am-i-talking-about-of-course.html</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-2223093734972662570</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-11-04T19:40:42.441-09:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">election 2008</category><title>A night to rememberI'm speechless, and I'm over flowing with sentiment. All at once I am lost and in awe of this historic moment and oddly disconnected. Senator McCain just finished his concession speech, Sarah Palin had visible tears in her eyes. She will be coming back to us in Alaska, which is better than the alternative.I am elated at the triumph of the candidate about whom so many of us feel so strongly. I am http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/L4QIGEiSgzg/night-to-remember.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/L4QIGEiSgzg" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2008/11/night-to-remember.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-1187707268971849870Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:19:00 +00002008-11-04T12:12:35.435-09:00election 2008Don't forget to vote!I can't believe it's finally here. Election Day. It has been a long time coming. As everyone has noted all over the board, it's been a tense election cycle. It is difficult for me to understand how people can not be filled with the anticipation let alone remain undecided. This really does feel like the most important election of my lifetime.This morning I cast my vote for Barack Obama. I also http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/mz58sgvYA1Q/dont-forget-to-vote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/mz58sgvYA1Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2008/11/dont-forget-to-vote.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-8859676664598587898Sat, 18 Oct 2008 06:10:00 +00002009-01-21T23:05:52.756-09:00election 2008oh boy...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/YQ-vKjEAoAc/oh-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kim)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/YQ-vKjEAoAc" height="1" width="1"/>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2008/10/oh-boy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8692678329222398010.post-801922551003646783Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:19:00 +00002009-01-21T23:06:42.707-09:00election 2008Sarah Palin<atom:summary /><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~3/voAffg8-PAQ/blog-post.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Kim)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0">0</thr:total><description><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/FlightOfTheSeabirds/~4/voAffg8-PAQ" height="1" width="1"/></description><feedburner:origLink>http://flightoftheseabirds.blogspot.com/2008/09/blog-post.html</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>