My friend Barbara hosts a web TV show.
This week it's on dealing with tough economic times.

http://www.mpuuc.org/mentalhealth/mentalTVToughTimes.html

Happy walking!

Still no internet... in a small hotel in North Platte, Nebraska... had to stop for the night, as the may flies were worse than ice on my windshield. I'll post pictures when I get the chance!

Heading for Iowa City tonight.

Getting 35 mpg or better, at least on the down-hill... (getting over the mountains in Utah was only 30 MPG)

Currently in Salt Lake City... where the Marriott charges $12 a day for internet! Look for some pictures coming soon... as I leave on Sunday AM!

Today a new rumor is going around, usually called "Honored To Do This"...

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/cemetery.asp

The false rumor is all about how the ACLU is suing the government to have crosses removed from national cemeteries. The link does explain what the ACLU does protest and what they see as acceptable government actions. ("Personal gravestones are the choice of the family members, not the choice of the government") Note that the national cemeteries now allow many other faith symbols... including Wiccan, Mormon and Unitarian Universalist.

http://www.cem.va.gov/pdf/hm.pdf

It is a clear "arouse the troops" viral e-mail, probably the right-wing's answer to the gay arousal re: Obama... or perhaps associated with keeping Democrats off the Supreme Court. It's interesting to see how outrage, rather than discussion or (deity-forbid) facts, is being used in our political process.

Some wag will probably counter with the claim that the NRA is suing to have the crosses replaced with the gun used... or some such awful thing.

This was actually last Saturday... This one is for Donovan to guess where I am...

( And on a Clear Day... )

The Goal:

( The Method... )

I took a few videos at the Foggy City square dance practice tonight.

Several SF clubs will be coming together to show off square dancing at Pride.
I'll be in Salt Lake City by then, but they will be whooping it up... with live music and all on the square dance float. Here is one of the videos I took of the group.

Live music from the Dosey Dildoes! Harlan Kerr and Rich Reel called.

Enjoy.

Photo post coming tomorrow.

Before I leave town:

I want to go to Alcatraz some weekday in the next two weeks. But I'm not going to go alone, which makes it sound like I'm not going.

I want to go to Krapp's Last Tape in SF... playing weekends mostly... but ditto on the alone..

I want to go to at least one of the small theater comedy/drag shows in SF... don't know which, or with whom.

And now off to the Foggy City for Square Dance night. I probably won't dance much, but it's a good way to say good bye.

My weekend travels had a few bits and pieces.

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A shaky start to an evening which was more fun than a barrel of monkeys!

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Behold!

( Ask A Question! )

So I was driving around San Jose and came across a park full of flowers!

( welcome to the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden... )

The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples was crowded Sunday!

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Saturday's trip: Mount Diablo, east of Berkeley, with a school mate from the building next door:
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Today I'll go into San Francisco to hear a noted preacher at:

The Church for the Fellowship of All Peoples
http://www.fellowshipsf.org/

In the pulpit will be a famous American preacher, Dr. Jeremiah Wright.

Now some of you may have a Fox News Moment... and say "but he's evil!" And you will have a vague notion of what you were told of his sin. But was it even a sin in your book (reading something which contained the word "damn" in it?)

I'll have more later.
11 AM if you can get there (I know, it's a long way from Israel, Bob!)

I haven't started packing.
But tonight I did go see Cowboy Mouth (http://www.cowboymouth.com/)

I did jump up and down and stuff...



Unfortunately, I went by myself. :-(

Here's an acoustic version of one tune:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohx-xwhClvs

We are currently getting a series of small earthquakes here in Berkeley...
The fault has been very quiet... so who knows what will happen!

Charlie

This song still gets me every time.