window shopping

nice flower

cathi's bro gave her this plant when she was here last thanksgiving, but she left it here --- i generally don't like the so-called thanksgiving cactus but this one is not guady pink

tenting cavilia

eighth street fall

some things never die

like "gone with the wind" fans --- my history of the tara movie set recorded its 12,000th hit this morning ---

holiday events

a horse circus it seems within the viewshed of the thirteenth floor --- the arch that went up today will carry a very large tent

a happy dog

the police state in action

the banksters

Well, you know what, Mike Bloomberg? FUCK YOU. People are not protesting for their own entertainment, you asshole. They’re protesting because millions of people were robbed, by your best friends incidentally, and they want their money back. And you’re not everybody’s Dad, so stop acting like you are.

  i love matt taibbi

occupy atlanner!

king center is teaching non-violent protest to occupy atlanta ---- i think mlk would be proud

hyde farm

 a nice day in the country, helping the curators pull artifacts and crapola out of the buildings at hyde farm --- but now my back hurts

interpreting the recent past

michael lewis' books are always a great read --- liar's poker, the big short, and now boomerang: travels in the new third world ---- it appears to be a plausible description of international financial insanity in the 21st century --- highly recommended

the varieties of religious experience

somewhere in atlanta in july --- there have been a lot of interesting developments in protestant christianity over the centuries, but this is right up there with the snake handlers for sheer weirdity -- also "the ravers who get high on god"

changing the discourse

if nothing else, the occupy wall streets all over the country have already done a great thing: at last we are no longer talking about the damn federal deficit but about what really matters to most of us ---

You can't just say "It's their money, they earned it, we shouldn't spread the wealth around, stop begging for handouts," etc. You have to explain the difference between the current imbalance and the sort of plutocracy our system was supposed to be an improvement on. You also have to explain why, if business is so oppressed by economy killing regulations and taxes, are the rich still getting richer? That argument might have some credibility if all sectors were suffering equally, but they are not. The folks at the top are still getting wealthier. The rest of us are still out here trying to pull our weight - but the rewards are being funneled to the top.

the ice man

they thawed him out

i'm a sucker for color

the chattahoochee is gorgeous this time of year, especially the color and the light --- plus it was nice and cool (mid-50s)

they're ba-a-a-ck

filming more scenes for "the three stooges" I think --- arevees and cops all over

a big tent for the crew to hang out and eat




update: cousin robert ensures me that it is not three stooges

the police state reaction

and while we're at it, check out this missive from one of the 1%, all of whom are not greedy assholes

not good

but at least they didn't tear gas them like they did in oakland --- vincent fort was among those arrested