Wordless Wednesday: Charleston is purty

Here are some random photos of my quickie Saturday trip to Charleston; I couldn't readily remember the last time I was there. We endured ungodly temperatures by 11am, and I just wilted slowly, the rest of the day... but I still remembered to tell everybody about the radio show!Accordingly, starting off with Spanish moss, which mostly disappears by the time you get to Columbia, so we don't have any in the upstate. Boo. :( I love it!And we were...

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Warrant: Mother Blames Ghost For Hatchet Killings

Image at left from Purple Moon Galleries.I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone blamed a ghost for an actual crime... but hatchet murders? That's some scary ghost. Warrant: Mother Blames Ghost For Hatchet KillingsASHEVILLE, N.C. -- A 33-year-old mother accused of killing her two young daughters with a hatchet and then trying to kill herself told investigators that a ghost killed her children, according to a warrant.The murder warrant...

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Nikki Haley: "States rights trump everything"

Photo from Charleston City Paper. I went to Charleston Saturday with Green Party members, right after Hurricane Irene decided to spare the place. We just had time to picket the US Customs House, loudly demand they bring the troops home, chow down on pizza at the Mellow Mushroom, gossip in earnest, howl in indignation, and leave. (Phabulous photos HERE)Sitting at the Mellow Mushroom with my sweat-soaked comrades (dear God, it is HOT in Charleston!),...

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Dead Air Church: Reedy River drumming

Community drumming at the Reedy River today; some of the best church I've been to in quite a while. So nice. (You can click to enlarge.) Hope your Sunday was as rhythmic as mine. :) ...

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Ain't skeered

Today I went to the radio station to record my promo for the upcoming "Daisy Deadhead show"... which of course will be a huge sensation and get me a book contract, as well as gigs on cable TV and beyond. (Or maybe not.) In any event, I was nervous, but I plowed through it in only two takes. I practiced my all-purpose mantra: Ain't skeered! Well, how do I look? I know, you can't see people on the radio, but I thought I should wear a nice print...

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Odds and Sods - Rightwing Deadheads Revisited

Yes, I stole that title from Highway 61 Revisited. In this fascinating, educational thread from three years ago, Daisy is enlightened and meets up with her very first Rightwing Deadheads. Granted, I have met all kinds of Deadheads with all kinds of opinions, but none who actually categorized themselves as consciously right-wing. Thus, I was skeptical. Notice, Ann Coulter is mentioned on the thread. Riiiight, Ann Coulter. I put that little piece...

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Wordless Wednesday assortment

Some assorted photos for this busy Wednesday. Hope you enjoy these! First photo: This was taken in the MORNING... good Lord, is it really that hot already?Second photo: a section of my beloved Swamp Rabbit Trail, which restoreth my soul.The next three photos are from Linky Stone park, downtown under the bridge: two of the children's garden and one of the stone pig. Not surprisingly, the pig is probably more popular than the garden! Brick Street...

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Blue people, Haley watch, etc

At left: My current screensaver, Krishna. I've always liked him!I thought of Krishna because of the new Smurfs movie, which as you undoubtedly know, is about blue people. In the landmark, fabulous film, Slacker (not the mediocre and forgettable Slackers, which of course you have never confused it with), we are treated to a brilliant discourse about the cultural importance of blue people. When I first saw Slacker, my child was young, and I suddenly...

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Rick Perry in Greenville

I initially went downtown to hear the local band Palmetto Swamp Congregation. They were just setting up, so I decided to walk on down to the park. In front of city hall, there was a good-sized mob, with [Texas Governor Rick] Perry signs held aloft. He's inside, talking to the mayor!--they burbled happily, as one unit. I waited with the mob until he came out, and then I followed the mob down the street alongside copious TV cameras and curious...

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