Occupy Human Rights - candlelight vigil

Last evening, Occupy Greenville celebrated GLBT pride month with a candlelight vigil commemorating all who have been victims of violence, intolerance and bullying. (In first photo, third from left, is Deb Morrow, 4th District candidate for US congress.) We had about 25-30 participants, including high school students from Eastside High school. In the last photo, the group is being addressed by organizer Abigail LeCompte. Not surprisingly, we attracted...

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Happy Bloggiversary to me!

At left: The Bottom Line Band entertained us a couple of weeks ago, and I apologize for not posting their photo until now. I am nothing if not prompt!The heat index in upstate South Carolina is a whopping 105 degrees... which I knew even before they told me. ~*~Announcement: As of this month, I have been blogging FIVE YEARS! It is unbelievable. I never thought it would last this long. I remember wondering if I would even make it a whole...

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Years added to Daisy's life!

The health care act has been UPHELD by the US Supreme Court. I did not expect this and thought I would faint. More: Actual text of decision (San Francisco Chronicle)Key Quotes from Ruling (Politico)Obama health-care law: Supreme Court upholds it in entirety (Christian Science Monitor)Supreme Court upholds health care mandate (CBS News)Obama wins big in Supreme Court health care ruling (Politico) Ginsburg: "Congress Followed Massachusetts' Lead"...

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HeroesCon 2012

At left: Yes, you know who it is! (He is not nearly as mean or rowdy as they say; he politely posed for pictures with everybody.) Just got back from the great party that is HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC! Photos below. As always, you can click to enlarge. More photos HERE.At bottom, Stan Lee and his ever-worshipful acolytes, packed into a room to hear His Majesty. They wouldn't let us get too close; it was like he was Mick Jagger or somebody. ...

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Tuesday Tunes

Turn it up! Somebody argued with me that Blondie wasn't a punk band, so this is for them. Yes, I know they made pop hits to pay the rent, but this song totally burns the place down. And I hereby rest my case! Detroit 442 - Blondie It also helps that Debbie looks fabulous.~*~It has been pointed out to me that Tom Petty was ON "King of the Hill" (well, his animated image was, in any event!) --but this lovely tune was recorded in 1991 and the cartoon started in 1997... I wonder if the song was an inspiration for the title? It's easy to figure...

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Friday update

Our own Spartanburg Occupier, Deb Morrow, won the SC Democratic primary! She will go up against awful Trey Gowdy for the 4th District Congressional Seat in November. I made a special trip to vote for Deb; she was the only candidate on my ballot. I am proud of her efforts (and have attended two of her organizing meetings) and hope she will give us a call at the radio station tomorrow. She tried last week, but was apparently in a moving vehicle,...

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You Wear it Well

You Wear it Well - Rod Stewart (1972) Them homesick blues and your radical viewsHaven't left a mark on you...

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Greenville Candlelight vigil announced

Occupy Greenville will hold a candlelight vigil on June 29th for all GLBT victims of abuse, violence and bullying. Lovely graphic by Abigail LeComp...

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Weekend update

Today's radio show podcast is up!Some of what we covered this morning--[] The South Carolina primary is Tuesday, June 12th... and we currently have a HUGE political mess with about 200 candidates thrown off the ballot. There appears to be no end to what Governor Haley has called a "sham"--a sham that (it should be noted) occurred totally on her watch. More about this issue: Palmetto State Ballot Mess: Who Got Decertified? (FitsNews)SC Senate...

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A Buddhist Story about People and Cats

My cat Cyril, who has never bitten me. About a dozen years ago, give or take, I was feeding a cat behind our apartment building. He was a very cute, squat kitty, white/tabby patterned with sweet golden eyes. He was dirty and bedraggled--a feral cat, to be sure; he would not approach humans. I fed him for months, and occasionally sat out on the terrace while he ate. As a stray, he was far too hungry to wait for me to go inside to commence chowing...

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Ray Bradbury 1920-2012

He changed us. He made us different than we had been in the mere seconds before we picked up his stories. One of my special favorites is All Summer in a Day, an incredible story about bullying, long before the subject was hip. (1954) Reposting the obit from RayBradbury.com, which can't be improved upon:Ray Bradbury, recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal...

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Tuesday funnies

When I need cheering up, I go over to visit one of my blogular mentors, Yellowdog Granny. She had too many good ones to choose from! She recently reached her 2600th post, too. Congrats, Yellowdog!You can click to enlarge.(Thanks so much, Jackie Sue)...

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Pure Gold

Gregory Easton is a homophobic, Religious-Right blogger who graduated from Bob Jones University. His blog was/is the Hidalgo Grain Company. Although he has been critical of BJU (he was expelled once, apparently, and went back... I didn't even know you could do that), he is simultaneously fiercely loyal to the institution, particularly in the face of recent (multiple) controversies. Easton sees the "disaffecteds" as causing all the trouble. In...

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