How about an SP Double Header in the mountains?

It finally feels, and looks like fall here. Things stayed green as weather turned grey and soggy. Until the last few days it seemed like fall would go from green to muddy brown, to bare winter bleak. There might be the occasional leafy performer, but nothing stunning.  The last couple of days have happily differed. A short walk brought a lovely bouquet of Nature's fireworks. Bright Crimsons, and Lucious Orange. some even a subtle Rose Coral. A grey day. Enlivened with the beauty of fall colors. I found myself  wriggling like a happy puppy as I looked from tree to tree. Fall truly is my time. Time for me to use that Energy i gain from this time. Time to build the internal hearth to plan and push thru the winter til the blossoming time comes on the Great Wheel
 When doing these short walks I often go down Mlwaukee Avenue. That pedestrian Historic District is a true gem of urban living.It is a major reason for living in the area.I love walking there, often talking to both residents, and others enjoying the beauty  and feel of the the District. Milwaukee Avenue is an overlooked jewel. For those who don't know about the delight that sits in our midst, I include the following link. Alternately you can just give me a call and we'll take a walk over together as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_Avenue_Historic_District
I recently found my favorite house there, is up for sale. I wish.
Y'all might like to look tho.   http://msp.themlsonline.com/search/3845089.html
Totally unconnected thought..Anyone want to try out a Grateful Dead Board game?

I've been doing far to little. Drifting far to much in recent times. I am going to turn this back into the journal it was originally supposed to be.
So if you've stayed in your seats, and the strange recesses of what I call a mind haven't led you away, you'll be subjected to my thoughts, babblings,silliness, politics, hobbies, fancies, theories, ...

oh and did I say  TRAINS!



Yes I did...Trains!

to quote one Republican about another some years  back........
OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER!!!!!!!!
'Nuff said!

Patrick McGoohan passes at age 80,  and so it goes.....A major talent is gone
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/14/patrick-mcgoohan-prisoner-actor-dies

We had a wonderful turn out at Merlin's Rest last evening for our TC Pagan Pride benefit featuring Reve du Faun.
Thank you to all who braved the cold, and made it a success. Thank you to the magnificent talents of Reve du Faun for a night of great music and fun. Thanks to Merlin's Rest for hosting and doing more then their share promoting the show.  Thanks to all the TC Pagan Pride staff who worked hard to make it happen. We did great and the proceeds will help make TC Pagan Pride's 12th year better and stronger! It's a great way to celebrate our new 501(c)3 status!  We'll be doing more fun events soon, so keep an eye out for more info. Next TC Pagan Pride is October 3 & 4 2009. Mark your calendar now! 

I No wher yu sleep I wil get yu for dis

NASA has made special preparations so that ISS crew 18 can vote tomorrow.
If they can vote from orbit, you can vote in your own town.
NO EXCUSES ~ DO IT~ VOTE!

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ganked from the illustrious miac 

I've had this tune in my head all day.  Now it's your turn.......

 I had a hard run
Running from your window
I was all night running, running, running
I wonder if you care?
I had a run-in
Run around and run down
Run around a corner
Run smack into a tree

I had to move
Really had to move
That's why if you please
I am on my bended knees
Bertha don't you come around here anymore



Just Couldna resist. 

 

Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of journalist Edward R Morrow. He created a a form of electronic journalism that helped people understand their world. He  "comforted the afflicted and afflicted the comfortable" as someone once said. He was a rarity, a man who lived up to his legend.  While his type of honesty is gone from most mainstream media, it lives on in Public Television and electronic media reporters who stand up for what is right, by using the facts and the truth to show it. (Thank you Keith Olbermann)  We badly need more like him today. Raise a Scotch in his memory!
Goodnight, and Good Luck. 
 

 Happy Birthday goblingirl May your joys and pleasures doubly outnumber your trials and tribulations. You are and always have been deeply loved.

Yesterday Chicago lost a bit of it's heart. Former WGN Radio personality Wally Phillips died at 82.  The following story from the Chicago Tribune (Longtime owner of WGN) Gives a nice detailed history of why Wally became so important to the city. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-wally-phillips-dead-webmar28,1,3425458.story
 I've been ruminating on Wally's passing since I heard about it yesterday. He was the first radio I can really remember. For decades his was the first voice I heard each day. He gave me my first experience with professional radio, doing music reviews when I was still in high school. He started the Neediest Kids Fund which has given over 30 million dollars to the ones who need it most. If something happened in Chicago, he was on it, making sure you got the news you needed to get thru your day. His comic phone calls were some of the earliest radio pranks. They were done with a sense of fun, not the sadistic glee that today's shock jocks use. He was a master at slipping in sound effects that cast a crazy spin on regular comments. His long time producer, Marilyn Miller is believed to be the first female morning drive time  producer in radio.  He was truly a gentleman in the finest sense of the word. He made people laugh, he made people care. HE cared, and it showed. Wally Phillips was radio at it's best. Funny, helpful, and most important, truly a part of the community. Radio, Chicago, and the rest of us, are poorer without him. 
Here is Wally's entry in The Museum of Broadcasting Hall Of Fame. you can find an audio clip to hear him as well http://www.radiohof.org/newstalk/wallyphillips.html