tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post6743158194981547027..comments2024-03-07T00:40:45.585-08:00Comments on Trout Clan Campfire: Out of Controlmurph & freeacrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10278932450332333778noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-17440139509296841982010-05-12T14:15:23.355-07:002010-05-12T14:15:23.355-07:00Only in America...do you need a weatherman to know...Only in America...do you need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows...<br /><br />The truly good and kind<br />are so pitifully naive,<br />they can never conceive<br />of evil, but each time<br />are surprised, when pure<br />meanness smiles, and deceives.rockpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705284555868707898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-76980170255472442812010-05-12T10:16:35.547-07:002010-05-12T10:16:35.547-07:00Here is another great article titled "Why I f...Here is another great article titled "Why I fired my broker" from 2009 that is well worth the read and actually contains some humor too.<br />http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2009/05/why-i-fired-my-broker/7384/<br /><br />lol WV deratmurphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-39750105303674053292010-05-12T09:23:30.268-07:002010-05-12T09:23:30.268-07:00Folks,
If you haven't seen it, here is a link...Folks,<br /><br />If you haven't seen it, here is a link from LATOC that talks about the stock market plunge being an incident of financial terrorism to influence the Senate on regulation of the banks. <br />http://www.lifeaftertheoilcrash.net/Archives2010/GoldmanRiseFall.htmlmurphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-33943885195983367222010-05-12T09:13:52.736-07:002010-05-12T09:13:52.736-07:00p, glad to hear that things are moving along with ...p, glad to hear that things are moving along with the IC. It is heartening to see real people actually hanging it out there and making it real. I wish I were not such a pussy. This brought me to tears, as it perfectly mirrors my heart and reminds me of why it is so difficult to see my wife off to work in a corporate legal department everyday;<br /><br />"When Tim works for someone else, the fruits of his workday quickly vanish into the next job priority. He comes home exhausted, satisfied for a work day well done. But disappointed, for it is usually time to send the kids off to bed. He delights in hearing stories about their day from me, beaming at their accomplishments and brainstorming with me as to how to help them through their next challenges. But what he really wants, what we all want, is for him to be with us. Life is much more pleasing when your daily efforts give you daily pleasure."<br /><br />Thanks for sharing that.<br /><br />ZZonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420092852556979639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-6161789855104172442010-05-12T08:15:30.356-07:002010-05-12T08:15:30.356-07:00Not always easy mind you but wonderful non the les...Not always easy mind you but wonderful non the less. <br /><br />those always seem to be the best kind. best to you and your bride B. have a great day together and know we're holding you close from across the sea.<br /><br />same to you ras. no matter how big or small the day has a way of making whatever the prep perfect. hope you 2 find that bus and ride off into joy and happiness together. mizzou will be the better. <br /><br />btw... we're involved here in developing an IC in the n ga mtns. currently called heartwood. 'bout an hour north of me. right off I-575 at cherry log. LLC formed. roughly 100 acres sitting on a huge aquifer. land owned by one of the LLC principles who's dream has been to do what's being done now. while waiting for "right time and circumstance" he's been hosting a free boogie there for 29 years. all low key and sorta by invite only. now grown to 500 people in the woods for a week. 2 stages and a huge drum circle. my best description is its like a cross between woodstock, burning man and pangea. some damn good musicians in dez woods around here! also recently hosted regional planning mtg of the rainbow people.<br /><br />several projects/infrastructure in development including restructuring the lake to include aquaculture and hydro. like this hobbit house... <br /><br />http://earthinmind.net/journal.aspx<br /><br />tim and becca call it their "low impact reciprocal roofed cob earthship". no cost for the space for anyone wanting to build similar. i'm headed up tomorrow to start a 1000 sq ft deck and community showers off the community center bldg. all reclaimed stuff from decks we re-did around atlanta. <br /><br />door's open. come see us or give me a holler if you'd like more details. goes for anyone else around the fire here lookin for a place to land... pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-28236938799740181222010-05-12T08:10:20.574-07:002010-05-12T08:10:20.574-07:00I second Belgium's experience with the marriag...I second Belgium's experience with the marriage ceremony that does not include incurring crippling debt. Don't know if yours included involvement with the State, but ours didn't. We just made out wills that provide for inheritance to each other in case of death, and focused on commitment to each other for life. Got married at a friend's lovely home on Lake Tahoe, by my sacred drumming circle women friends all dressed in white. A housemate played guitar and sang. Our food was a potluck to which everybody brought a spectacular dish. My son made an amazing French cake shaped like a volcano out of homemade cream puffs and spun sugar "cloud" at the base - just beautiful and fun to eat. Lots of feasting, dancing, wine, drumming and blessing from any and all positive entities. Very fun and meaningful. Lots of people told us it was the best wedding they had ever attended. All we really bought was stationary to make the invitations, new outfits to wear, and the rings. Even got a video.<br /> You two did it right as well. Weddings should be personal expressions of your unique relationship, not some event that is handled by some professional or that conforms to a pre-packaged ritual, to my mind.freeacrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-28325384776869742582010-05-12T05:09:36.815-07:002010-05-12T05:09:36.815-07:00From Belgium
Ras – Congratulations, may you both ...From Belgium<br /><br />Ras – Congratulations, may you both have a long and happy life together. No matter what the world throws at you so long as both you have each other in their corner then difficulties are not insurmountable. For my first marriage I was still working for big chema and the lady in question had the big day she had always dreamed of. Eighteen years later the marriage went the same way as the economy and my business. Then I met another lady and tomorrow we hit fifteen wonderful years together. Not always easy mind you but wonderful non the less. This is all working around to the fact that we had very little money when we got married. We arranged to have a simple meal and drinks in the local café (bar) and one of the owners agreed to a split payment, half up front and half in two weeks when our pay checks came in. The other owner disagreed and cancelled at the last minute so we did it ourselves. We told everyone we were broke but we would do what we could. I can't remember the numbers now but we bought about 20 pre cooked chickens, stuffed the oven with baked potatoes, made fries, had salad and about a dozen bottles of cheap and cheerful wine and a couple of gateaux . We borrowed plates and glasses and everybody had a great time. Later we went to a café bought everybody a beer and after that they were on their own. My best man and his wife flew in from England and paid their own tickets and nobody regretted that it was not better. You can only do what you can do and if you are up front with everybody they will go along with it. <br /><br />Anyway, I hope it all went well and the holiday was a success and best wishes for the future. Btw are you still thinking of moving out of the state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-72778605487933102032010-05-12T04:41:07.247-07:002010-05-12T04:41:07.247-07:00Sorry, fa, I thought you knew. We're very happ...Sorry, fa, I thought you knew. We're very happy. Thanks.:)<br /><br />I love the picture of Brie and the chicks, btw. It's adorable!RASnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-82454944412641134402010-05-11T21:54:48.284-07:002010-05-11T21:54:48.284-07:00http://silverbearcafe.com/private/05.10/oildisaste...http://silverbearcafe.com/private/05.10/oildisaster.html Jeez, I read this article that you guys just have to see.About the spewing volcano and it's under-reporting spin. I also read another one that reminded me of the exxon valdez and who was responsible for the clean-up and containment in that area,a report by greg palast...It was non other than duntduntdunna....BP.who lied about what they had in the are under contract to deal with any mishaps in the prince william sound area.......peace everyone and hope mother earth goes easy on us with this even though we don't deserve itDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962676433121821949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-19505641398595710092010-05-11T21:01:33.755-07:002010-05-11T21:01:33.755-07:00This in from our friend in Florida, who has yet an...This in from our friend in Florida, who has yet another perspective on the oil leak...<br /><br />"Talked to a guy yesterday who has done a lot of work in the gulf crewing commercial vessels. He described the National Response Team, which has vessels designed for this problem. They are sitting in port. Katrina reprise. But do not fear. The oil coming up from this region is heavy. It may send a light slick for miles but the bulk of the oil there is too thick to move. It hangs down like a Portuguese Man-o-War, well below the surface, and will not move far. It can, however be scooped up and brought to conveniently located a gas-cracking plant, wit none da wiser. At this point I always look for the scam angle (as in New Orleans urban renewal) since my understanding is that this oil is sitting there for the taking. Like Iraq. We wuz told that it shut down. Maybe. The fact is that resources were not deployed, that were sitting at moorings in MI and Tampa, Port Arthur, and in LA itself. It is simple to put out other (pirate )ships to recover this crude, not as convenient as a pipeline, but since no one is counting maybe more profitable. And we get a convenient shortage for the summer, the kaibosh on offshore drilling, and maybe in some illumino-wet-dream, crap-and-trade. Splendid! Meanwhile the logistics for getting that crude to the refinery, while far from ideal, are still profitable. Look up the "national response team". The pages detailing the ships built to respond draw error messages. If you have time try to run something down."<br /><br />What a world.freeacrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-61961827112318535372010-05-11T12:53:34.166-07:002010-05-11T12:53:34.166-07:00Holy Cow, Campfire Clan! It seems ras has snuck he...Holy Cow, Campfire Clan! It seems ras has snuck her WEDDING up on us! Darn it, Darlin,' there was over a six month period between posts, so we lost touch of your blog site (My Flight From the Grid)- link from our home page. Murph and I are very happy for you, and wish you all the best. So much better to have someone in your corner when things get rough. Joy, joy, joy to both of you!!!freeacrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-36728089710988586252010-05-11T11:58:31.094-07:002010-05-11T11:58:31.094-07:00From Belgium
Ely that was a pretty insightful art...From Belgium<br /><br />Ely that was a pretty insightful article into the way the western Financial World thinks. I make no comment because the piece leaves no room for misunderstanding. They have it game set and match and they know it. I believe that the only way of fighting back by starving the beast as we have previously discussed but without a mass consensus that follow this course, those who do will be confined to the Chat Room class. I would like to compare this article to an article which appeared in the April edition of Rolic News, a syndicated sheet of Chinese news I pick up from China Town now and again. This is not published on the web so I will type it out in full. <br /><br />CHINA VOWS CRACKDOWN ON CORRUPT LEADING OFFICIALS<br /><br />Beijing – China will step up efforts to crack major corruption cases, especially those with collusion between leading officials and business people, according to the full text of a speech given delivered by premier Wen Jaibao. The document was released on Sunday. Wen delivered the speech at a State Council meeting on this year’s anti-corruption work on Tuesday (25 Mar).<br /><br />In the speech Wen said efforts should be made to investigate those who trade power for money and those who take advantage of power to do illegal things in areas including urban planning; approving construction programs; mineral resources exploration and bidding and tendering. <br /><br />Negligence and misconduct behind major work safety incidents and food safety scandals would be probed.<br /><br />In the speech Wen outlined key areas of the Governments anti-corruption fight this year, including Government funded projects; state owned enterprises and financial institutions. He called for intensified efforts to trace the fugitives and their illicit money and property and vowed “not to let those who commit corruption go unpunished or get a penny out of their illicit gain”. Government officials should follow a code of ethics issued earlier this year by the Communist Party of China (CPC) to ensure clean practice in their work and prevent corruption. The guidelines specify 52 unacceptable practices including officials accepting cash or financial instruments as gifts, or officials using their influence to benefit their spouses and children with regards to their employment, stock trading or business. <br /><br />“And leaders of the State Council or central government departments should refrain from attending ceremonies or forums sponsored by companies” he added. <br /><br />“Expenses on central government organs would be cut by 5% this year and government funded overseas trips, vehicle purchase and reception expenditure should be reduced consequently” he said. <br /><br />-End-<br /><br />I think the only question remaining is will we all start learning Mandarin or Cantonese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-45958127660586426692010-05-11T06:45:05.908-07:002010-05-11T06:45:05.908-07:00FA... yeah, that'n don't quite add up.
l...FA... yeah, that'n don't quite add up. <br /><br />lotta stuff 'bout this spill don't add up either. but if you're BP and wanna control the 'official' voice and to some extent the internal rumor mill the deal w/PIER makes perfect sense.. <br /><br />and bad as that GOM vid is whats going on UNDER the surface could be far worse. iow, the agents we hear about are dispersed onto the surface and, apparently for the first time ever, sub-sea. in this case a mile down at the leak site. late last week i heard they had discontinued dispersement agents pending "further study". apparently that was a referral to sub-sea. then sunday i heard they had begun again. at yesterday's press conf CC rear admiral mary landry said undersea testing had never been done before and expert scientist all over the country are "explore(ing) a process that is being evaluated over the course of a few weeks what would normally take a few years to do." <br /><br />i have questions for em... <br /><br />first, assuming the stop/start story is true did you start again because the dome froze and failed? <br /><br />second, just how damn bad is it that you're dispersing agents (not to mention got CC, MMS and whoever else official to sign on to it) in a way thats NEVER been done before and no testing of impact whatsoever has ever been done?<br /><br />third, if the amt of hydrates freezing the dome "is considerably higher than expected" and "enough to make the dome float which weighs over 100 tons" why would this be so? what the hell is going on down ther you didn't count on?<br /><br />thats just a start. as an aside... the press team has added a rep from fish and wildlife who said as of yesterday 12 birds have been brought in. 2 have already been released. a third, a seagull is suspected to be sick for reasons other than the spill. something to do with eating cat food... http://www.flixxy.com/seagull-and-cat.htm ... pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-48739093924834115732010-05-11T00:12:22.746-07:002010-05-11T00:12:22.746-07:00Question for ya, p. If the Carrington event was in...Question for ya, p. If the Carrington event was in 1859, and they happen around every 500 years, why does this guy think another one is expected in the next few years? Wouldn't it be more like 2359?<br /> On the other hand, if one takes Clif and Gyrl's analysis of the Sun spot cycle, and its projected timeline that coincides more or less with the Mayan projections, yeah, we are toast anyway. Maybe soggy toast.<br /> And, bas, even the Indians had gold. Lots of it. You can't eat it, but you can perhaps trade it or at least use it to fill cavities in your teeth. Lots of uses. Like paying property taxes. The last thing I want to worry about on top of every other way things can turn to shit, is the frigging State telling me I have to vacate my homestead because I haven't paid my damn taxes. They'll probably be the last functioning bureaucracy, the slime.<br /> BTW, have you ever tanned any of those pig hides? It seems that would be a good skill to have.freeacrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-90808751970838814202010-05-10T21:03:22.287-07:002010-05-10T21:03:22.287-07:00arrgh, just in case : bau = business as usual — an...arrgh, just in case : bau = <i>business as usual</i> — and another whakatauiki ; haha, to pad things out :><br /><br />Tama moe, tama mate — Tama tu, tama ora<br /><br />ahh, roughly translated ; <i>Young man—remaining asleep—death. Young man vigilant—long healthy life</i> — Kia ora<br /><br />wv: unhelly — <i>nothing to add</i> !baz reconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082979204179726297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-47210219693513376302010-05-10T20:33:05.969-07:002010-05-10T20:33:05.969-07:00bau—who's responsible—YOU—who else ? Kill an e...bau—who's responsible—YOU—who else ? Kill an earth today, for tomorrow ... <i>who needs it ? </i>— Still, I suppose we can always sit in the dark rubbing our go$d, muttering ‘<i>My precious ...</i>’ — arrgh, the time for hints has passed ... and so will you.<br /><br />An observation from a native—who else ? <i>(Whakatauiki)</i> ;<br />Ko pakeha tauiwi kuare whakahihi — hei aha, aue. <i>The white invaders are arrogant and conceited. Alas ... so it goes.</i>baz reconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082979204179726297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-6943263389480807662010-05-10T20:26:45.877-07:002010-05-10T20:26:45.877-07:00I think congress and elites of the military/indust...I think congress and elites of the military/industrial/financial gangster classes are betting pretty heavy on these things to save their butts...<br /><br />http://www.detailshere.com/tunnelmachine.htmrockpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705284555868707898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-76637796951672099112010-05-10T19:16:53.373-07:002010-05-10T19:16:53.373-07:00RP... promises of things to come from the SDO sat ...RP... promises of things to come from the SDO sat shares the jaw-dropper-of-the-century award with the GOM spill in my book. to date at least. surpassing even 911. GOM spill could be the proverbial straw. an extreem EMP WOULD be! the GOM link now shares a bookmark w/fellow GOES links KP and X-RAY FLUX along with other sun-earth connection links. <br /><br />EMP's. this is what FA has been referring to in several comments recently. is she off the deep end?heard a c2c interview w/prof. wm forstchen on EMP'S recently. he poses two scenerios expected within the next few years. the only question being which one comes first? <br /><br />the scenarios: <br /><br />a) extreem solar <br />in the way of a direct hit upon earth. iow, a carrington event... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_storm_of_1859<br /><br />(personally i include something unprecidented in the way of other far lesser known cosmic events. i.e., gamma ray burst.)<br /><br />b) 'B' is for bomb. a bomb sent into the atmosphere. if this the other would be a moot point. if this who would be the perp? forstchen sez NOT russia. the cold war proved they are 'reasonable'. and probably not china for similar reasons. but iran because they have motive and the motivation is embedded in the irrational. iow, they hate us. their mullahs and muckie mucks want the west dead. period! and then, maybe n korea. <br /><br /><br />both likelihoods is another story being heavily controlled. i give 'a' heavy odds over 'b' at this point. forstchen sez NASA is expecting 'a' along with scientists of related agencies. congress is expecting it even. or at least roscoe bartlett who has submitted house bill 2195 advocating 'hardening' of the grid and even shutting it down completly in advance of a hit. <br /><br />the grid. 'product generation' and the 'product delivery system'. thats the achilles heal to a carrington event. should we care? damn right. though ice cores reveal events of such mag have happened fairly regularly every 500 years civilization and its peoples have never been dependent on E. thus never so vulnerable. earth will survive to rise again. not so for millions and perhaps billions of peoples. fry the grid and today's people are toast... pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-74425133678084976002010-05-10T18:28:00.211-07:002010-05-10T18:28:00.211-07:00That Lieberman idea to strip all the people on the...That Lieberman idea to strip all the people on the No Fly list of their civil rights is the most outrageous, Un-American thing I've ever heard! He should be censured, tossed out of the Senate and sent packing to Israel.freeacrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-72298679234325563572010-05-10T18:17:56.030-07:002010-05-10T18:17:56.030-07:00Yeah, here's a choice excerpt from that Madsen...Yeah, here's a choice excerpt from that Madsen piece:<br /><br />"...There is other satellite imagery being withheld by the Obama administration that shows what lies under the gaping chasm spewing oil at an ever-alarming rate is a cavern estimated to be around the size of Mount Everest. This information has been given an almost national security-level classification to keep it from the public, according to our sources."<br /><br /> I think I am feeling like one of Z's zombies.freeacrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-45266072549199835452010-05-10T17:12:12.364-07:002010-05-10T17:12:12.364-07:00oops.
http://oilprice.com/Environment/Oil-Spills/...oops.<br /><br />http://oilprice.com/Environment/Oil-Spills/The-Cover-up-BP-s-Crude-Politics-and-the-Looming-Environmental-Mega-Disaster.htmlrockpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705284555868707898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-75454314813443699782010-05-10T17:11:40.043-07:002010-05-10T17:11:40.043-07:00Man, this from Wayne Madsen, on the oil spill.Man, this from Wayne Madsen, on the oil spill.rockpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705284555868707898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-37108416542145862982010-05-10T16:35:18.400-07:002010-05-10T16:35:18.400-07:00Wonder what Joe Lieberman would say about trying a...Wonder what Joe Lieberman would say about trying all government officials claiming to hold dual citizenship for treason, in military tribunals. <br /><br />http://www.infowars.com/lieberman-looks-to-strip-the-citizenship-of-1-million-americans-without-charge-or-trial/<br /><br />wv=jaudde how aproposrockpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705284555868707898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-43930871875096595502010-05-10T12:05:36.414-07:002010-05-10T12:05:36.414-07:00Oh man. Words fail. This is the kind of thing that...Oh man. Words fail. This is the kind of thing that makes one wish for the killer asteroid. Just put us out of our collective misery.<br /><br />On a slightly different note, is anyone else finding a mass of dazed-looking, impatient folks everywhere they go? Even in my upscale suburban playground it looks like the walking dead around here. maybe we are and just don't know it yet.<br /><br />Man, I picked the wrong time to chill on the self-medication.<br /><br />Peace to you all.<br /><br />ZZonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15420092852556979639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-900671458188709604.post-275544212902620452010-05-10T10:41:34.035-07:002010-05-10T10:41:34.035-07:00Kinda lends a whole new meaning to the phrase '...Kinda lends a whole new meaning to the phrase 'pier-reviewed.'rockpickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705284555868707898noreply@blogger.com