While i was checking out that Patrick Moberg dude’s site portfolio, i saw some other work that was creative and kinda jokes.  these are his takes on hiphop icons with a twist.  it’s titled: animal pharm

edit: u can also get these illustrations as teeshirts! hit his site up for more illustrations and the rest of his work.  artwork of hov, wu-tang, ?uestlove.

Hello nippy world!
It’s been a long ass time since i posted on GSM.  But that’s only because I was on the bench while *ahem* the second unit was doing it’s business.  Now the starter is back!!!!!!! J/k.  tr0nic and 9door are in texas….trying to score a crate of herion for the crew back home.. ha anyhoo…

here’s something i ran into over at neatorama .  it’s social networking visualized as vice’s (or addictions, however you want to look at it).  this is a good example… and it’s damn funny

Hit this link for more, including: youtube, tumblr, facebook, myspace…

Through all of the drama with my mother that has been going on recently, Patrick has had it hardest, by a mile.  Not only has he had to help me and be a rock for our family, he has been suffering through his own grief.

He was told the latter part of last week that he would be saying goodbye his maternal grandmother for the last time, on Saturday.  She passed away on Sunday, a little before noon.

I only met her a few times, but she’s the kind of woman where it only takes one time for you to realize that she is a larger than life type of personality.

I love that we have a painting of hers hanging in our apartment.  It’s an autumn scene.  Very full of color and light.

This cemetery is located in the Readyville Quadrangle on property owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Pitts.  SE on Bradyville Pike, left on Murray Kittrell Road. On right side of road in stand of trees.  Many fieldstone markers.  Mr. and Mrs. Pitts are trying to clean the cemetery but need help from relatives of persons buried there.    GPS coordinates  35.7803  -86.2461   Photographed by:  Patsy Paterson   2pats2cats@comcast.net

The cemetery as it appeared on Nov. 21, 2009

J. N. Caffy   Aug. 22, 1823 – Dec. 4, 1892

Mary H. Caffy, wife of J. N. Caffy

Sept. 1832 – Dec. 16, 1869

Sarah N. Caffy   Feb. 15, 1839 – Aug. 27, 1889

Charles L. Lowe, Son of William & Rody Lowe

March 18, 1821 – Dec. 13, 1824

Rody Lowe, Consort of William Lowe

Jan. 24, 1795 – Jan. 22, 1857

Col. William Lowe   Aug. 20, 1797 – Oct. 6, 1863

Margaret M. Caffy McCrary, Wife of J. A. McCrary

Dec. 7, 1869 – Feb. 20, 1891

Dollie H. McFarlin, Wife of J. B. McFarlin, Married Nov. 12, 1884

Jan. 17, 1866 – Sept. 10, 1889

James Alma McFarlin   Sept. 4, 1889 – March 4, 1890

David N. McGill, Son of David & Mary McGill

July 1, 1821 – July 18, 1850

Mary McGill, Consort of David McGill

March 1, 1787 – Nov. 19, 1842

Inside an iron fence area

F. A. McKnight 1835 – 1926

and wife Isabelle Caffy McKnight   1846 – 1921

Emmet E. Patrick, Son of J. R. & M. M. Patrick

Feb. 22, 1884 – July 2, 1884

Infant Daught of J. R. & M. M. Patrick

Aug. 31, 1886 – Sept. 10, 1886

Johnny Patrick, Son of J. R. & M. M. Patrick

Jan. 1, 1888 – April 28, 1888

Willie Patrick, Daughter of J. R. & M. M. Patrick

April 16, 1885 – Sept. 18, 1888

Dorthy Youree, Wife of James Youree

April 3, 1801 – March 3, 1893

Elizabeth Youree, Wife of F. H. Youree

Sept. 13, 1828 – Jan. 16, 1874

 Listed in Rutherford County Cemetery Book but stones not seen by me:

Louisa M. Walkup  Dec. 28, 1832 – Dec. 18, 1856

Broken stone- child of ___ & M. E. Youree

James Youree, Sr.  May 15, 1797 – Sept. 8, 1845

Dorothy Youree   Aug. 6, 1860 – June 10, 1893

Nancy S. Youree   April 25, 1867 – Sept. 23, 1871

To make things clear, as some of the material you’ll find here is very light-hearted, this is an actual news report. All quotes are original. I welcome comments below.

Gay Christians Criticise ‘Hate’ Bill

Dan Bloom

Senior gay and transgender Christians have attacked a pro-discrimination law which was defeated four times in the House of Commons and criticised by the European commission.

The clause, which allows “criticism of sexual conduct” on religious grounds, was kept in the Coroners and Justice Bill in the dying hours of the last parliamentary session despite being defeated in the House of Commons. Justice minister Jack Straw retreated after lords voted to keep it for the fourth time on 11 November.

But the comments from within the UK’s gay Christian community put pressure on the mainstream church, after the European commission wrote to the government last week to say its discrimination laws were “broader than permitted”, effectively forcing churches to end bans on homosexual staff.

Pastor Kieren Bourne of the Living Springs church, Bath, had a sex change operation in 1999 and is part of a small minority of gay or transgender Christians in the UK. He said: “I think it’s appalling. It seems to me that the church is being allowed to get away with discrimination when every other section of society is not.”

Brought up in New Zealand, Rev Bourne, 51, moved to Bath 14 years ago but was surprised by what he perceived as a less liberal atmosphere in the mainstream church. He joined Living Springs, a branch of the 95 per cent gay Metropolitan Community Church (MCC).

“Having the opportunity to question the appropriateness of [gay sex] should be open to people, but without being critical of the individuals concerned.”

-Patrick Whitworth, rural dean of Bath

Now living with a woman in Bathford, Avon, he said the pressure put on gay Christians by employment bans and discrimination leaves many feeling forced out of the mainstream church, and into organisations like the MCC.

And although the minority church, which was founded in 1968, holds tri-annual conferences – the next is in Acapulco, Mexico next year – it does not have the same political weight as other organisations. It has fewer than 15 churches in the UK and the Bath branch has only 13 full-time members.

One of these, Bill Fraser, has been a full-time churchwarden in Bath for five years. He first contacted the MCC last year after announcing his sexuality at an annual parish meeting. But he stayed in the mainstream church to “fight from the inside”, following the example of controversial gay American bishop Gene Robinson.

Another, 64-year-old lay delegate Jenny Bailey, was a long-time member of the Church of England when she began attending the MCC. She revealed her sexuality to her vicar in 1997, and said his hostile reception made her feel pressured to leave.

She said: “I did not feel my personal preferences were relevant inside the church. He said they were. He seemed to think I was going to walk in holding hands with another woman.

“Just a few weeks after that I had a serious accident and broke my ankle into about seven or eight pieces. Nobody phoned to check up and see how I was. I thought, ‘Why am I kidding myself?’. They didn’t want me.”

“I did not feel my personal preferences were relevant inside the church. My vicar said they were.”

-Jenny Bailey, lay delegate, Metropolitan Community Church

But Ms Bailey, who was married for more than 22 years before realising she was gay in her 40s, also issued words of caution about restricting free speech. She said: “I want it for myself, so why should I not want it for other people? It’s up to them, and it’s their personal opinion. But they should not be able to impose it on me.”

While the MCC argues anti-homosexual readings of the bible do not reflect its meaning, the mainstream church in Bath is more traditional.

The Church of England rural dean of Bath, Patrick Whitworth, said: “From the church’s point of view it is not God’s view. So having the opportunity to question the appropriateness of it should be open to people, but without being critical of the individuals concerned.”

Meanwhile a group hosted by the MP Clare Short will meet at the Commons this Tuesday to campaign against similar clauses in the Equality Bill drawn up by Harriet Harman, Labour’s deputy leader.

The bill is designed to ensure greater equality between people of different gender, race, religion and social class. But the group argues religious ‘opt-out’ clauses could be added as the bill progresses to the House of Lords.

      This is probably going to get some media attention, so I decided that this would make a good first post.  To make a long story (article) short, a bishop from Rhode Island told Representative Patrick Kennedy to avoid communion, because of Kennedy’s beliefs on issues like abortion.  Bishop Thomas Tobin even asked priests to refrain from giving Rep. Kennedy the sacrament. 

So. That being said, I think it’s unfair for a church to discriminate against its followers based on political perspective.  Church is a place to worship, and worshipping together doesn’t mean we all have to agree.  A lot of my family is Catholic, but some of the Catholics are also Democrats.  You don’t have to fit one specific mold to be a “Good Christian”, or any other religion for that matter!  I’m sure I’m not the only one who has disagreed with my church’s or community’s stances on important issues!  If I were a bishop, in this situation (I’ll never get to be, though, seeing as I’m a girl– but that’s an issue for a later post), I’d extend some form of peace to the representative.  The Catholic church has been getting a ton of attention lately, and not all of it has been good.  I’m not exactly suggesting “lying low”, but the next piece of big news should probably be something positive.

To try to see from the other point of view, however, I can see how it would be difficult to know that you disagree so strongly with someone.  Plus, when you have enough power, you’ll barely hesitate to use it in a situation such as that.  I understand why the Catholic church does not let visitors of different religions take part in communion.  A lot of churches have an “Open hearts, open minds, open doors” policy, which I respect and half-agree with.  On the other hand, something you hold sacred is not something you want to share with someone who shuns the practice entirely.

Being my first post, I’m wondering now if I spelled anything incorrectly, if all the words were used in the correct context, etcetera, etcetera.  Aside from that, I’m wondering if, a) anyone will read this, b) they will disagree, and, c) if those disagreeing viewers will leave angry comments.

Please, leave (polite!) comments about this issue, and visit again!

To see the full article in its original context, please click HERE. The link will open in a new window.

Meer dan 500 ingeschrevenen waren zondagmorgen vanaf 9u al vroeg bij om samen met de Open VLD-mandatarissen, -leden en -sympathisanten van een uitgebreid brunchontbijt van initiatiefneemsters, Hilde Vautmans en Laurence Libert, te genieten in de Sint-Ludovicuszaal in Rapertingen.

Aanwezig

Met een brede glimlach werden we onthaald door Laurence. De goed gevulde tafels vroegen de binnenstromende brunchers wel wat zoekwerk naar een vrije plaats. Immers Kamervoorzitter Patrick Dewael en voorzitterskandidaat Marino Keulen waren vroege vogels en verdwenen ook zodra ze hun ontbijt hadden genuttigd. Immers Patrick Dewael was op het middagjournaal al te zien in Brussel voor onderhandelingen met Wilfried Martens over de aanstelling van een nieuwe premier, nu Herman Van Rompuy kiest voor een Europese topjob. Ook sinterklaas en zijn pieten brachten een bezoekje wat later in de voormiddag.

Op het menu

Op de menukaart stonden gerechten die zelfs  voor een middagdiner konden dienen.  Diverse broodsoorten, beleg, spek en eieren, asperge- en tomatensoep, witloof met kaas en hesp, vispannentje en nog veel meer. Alles werd met smaak opgesmuld en we konden à volonté ons buikje vullen, voor 15 of 6 euro per persoon.

Om 14u was de brunch ten einde en keerden we tevreden teurg huiswaarts.

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Dear Supporters,

Moments ago, the Senate voted to begin its full debate on historic health care reform legislation instead of obstructing it with a filibuster.

Tonight’s vote marks the biggest victory to date for our grassroots effort to pass health care reform with a public option. We cannot give enough thanks to the over 100,000 signers of our petition at CitizensForAPublicOption.com for helping to fundamentally shift the momentum towards meaningful reform.

Not long ago, a few loud opponents of reform armed and organized by the insurance industry dominated this debate. Now the American people, the majority of whom support a public option, have spoken out and gained the upper hand.

Not long ago, the public option seemed like little more than a pipe dream. Now it’s part of health care bills in both the Senate and the House.

Not long ago, members of our own Democratic caucus weren’t sure they could even support an up-or-down vote on health care reform legislation. Tonight they voted to end the Republican filibuster.

But despite this good news, the fight for meaningful health care reform is not over. As we debate amendments to this legislation in the coming weeks, we will work with our colleagues to ensure it continues to address the “Three C’s” of meaningful reform: competition, choice, and cost reduction. And we will firmly oppose any effort to eliminate the public option.

Tonight we celebrate a milestone no one thought we could reach just months ago. Tomorrow the fight continues. We will not let up until the President signs a bill we can all be proud of.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Senator Dick Durban, Senator Patrick Leahy, Senator Chuck Schumer

Quite the suhweeeet performance by the Sharks in their 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Sharks withstood the punches and counterpunches, both figuratively and literally, and sealed the win.

The man of the match was Dany Heatley who notched his ninth career hat trick and second with the Sharks. Winning co-man of the match was Joe Thornton who received the primary assist on all three Heater goals and added a fourth assist.

It was just an unbelievable game all around. The Flyers haven’t beaten the Sharks since 2000, but the games are always entertaining. They bring out the best in both teams, and I hope this is a Stanley Cup Finals preview.

Everything for the Sharks worked tonight: the even strength forecheck, the power play, the penalty kill. All exceptional. Well, I may be wrong about everything working. The defensive zone giveaways were enough to give fans and coach Todd McClellan migraines. If it weren’t for those, it would be a 6-0 victory.

Philly sure didn’t like Sharks ice. They saw it as a slip-and-slide, with public enemy #1 Chris Pronger as the main slip-and-slider. One of his slips ended up being a Heater goal. It really was home-ice advantage tonight.

Heatley’s hat trick was the EPS Trifecta (trademark pending). Even strength, power play and shorthanded goals. Two were carbon-copies. Joe would receive the puck in what looked like a perfect shooting opportunity, but it he would stop right to the side of the crease, wait, wait, wait for the defenseman to make a move, then BAM! Pass to Heater’s stick and it’s as easy as an Ovechkin toothless smile.

Dany Heatley notched his second hat trick as a Shark (From SJSHARKS.com)

San Jose now has its top two lines set in stone for at least the next month. McClellan saw some great play between Heatley-Thornton-Marleau last game and decided to start them tonight. That choice proved epic as every time they took the ice, something good happened. Remember when everyone shook in fear from the Marleau-Thornton-Cheechoo line? Multiply that by 10,000.

The second line was Malhotra-Pavelski-Clowe and they meshed talent with will. This line will probably be broken up since Devin Setoguchi will come back from injury. Move Clowe to left wing and put Seto on the right. While Malhotra did net a goal tonight, he also netted a goal for the Flyers; for some reason he tried to handle the puck in the crease during a scramble, and instead of just knocking it out, he thought it best to backhand it first — bad idea.

The Sharks still haven’t lost in regulation at home either. Oh, how sweet the confines of HP Pavillion are.

Friday Night Fights

Frazer McLaren, up from Worcester took on Daniel Carcillo and McMan-handled him. I this kid is better than Staubitz and should get a few more looks. And he will because Staubitz is out for a couple weeks with an injury. I wish it were under better circumstances, but whatever the situation, cease your opportunity F-Mac.

Wait…Who? And he’s fighting who?

That’s right, my friends. Marc-Edouard Vlasic showed a nasty side tonight. Don’t know if someone stole this pickles from the pickle jar, but he was angry tonight. He dropped the gloves for the first time in his career with Daniel Briere and earned the win. Vlasic was the only one to throw a punch, and he also took Briere down. Vlasic also was featured in some scrums. I really hope this continues; I don’t want another Thornton situation where a guy plays better angry, but chooses to be angry once every leap year.

Other Notes

Hit-O-Meter: SJ 25  PHI 26; Jed Ortmeyer (6) and Douglas Murray (5) led the team.

With the amazing play of the top two lines, the fourth line saw as much action as a young Bill Gates. McLaren played for two minutes, Benn Ferriero played four and Logan Couture played six. That’s fine with me if I can get first-line production like this every game.

The Sharks travel to Anaheim to face the Ducks. In their first meeting, the second game of the Sharks’ season, San Jose pummeled Anaheim 4-1.

–Ray