Motley Moose – Archive

Good morrow, friends! I trust you slept well? Grab some coffee and wake up your brain. It’s Monday.

Queries: Did you ever have braces? Do you need glasses (don’t we all)? Do you ride horses at all? When was the last time you rode a bike? What odd little treasures did you collect as a child? Have you experienced any earthquakes? Tornadoes? Hurricanes?

Today’s Twitter Emitter

Cantor: “Obama proposed the sequester because he didn’t believe the GOP would destroy the economy on purpose. So if we do, it’s his fault”

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 10, 2013

do people who tweet in ALL CAPS walk around screaming all day in real life?

— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) February 10, 2013

Lindsey Graham imagines marauding hordes of black men and he gets the vapors.

— Chris Dashiell (@cdashiell) February 10, 2013

Maybe we don’t need high capacity magazines. If you think you’re out of bullets, try cleaning your gun. Many people find an extra that way.

— David Waldman (@KagroX) February 10, 2013

Cantor: “It’s time for Republicans to present a kinder face to minorities, seniors and students as we try to prevent them from voting”

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 10, 2013

#Grammies are just more liberal propaganda.Notice how Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and Meatloaf aren’t even nominated this year

— Jack Kimble (@RepJackKimble) February 10, 2013

Marco Rubio knows Tupac lyrics, so GAME OVER, Democrats!

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) February 10, 2013

There should be a red carpet pre-show for Congressional hearings.

— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) February 11, 2013

UPDATE: Small band of extremists on Capitol Hill still holding 312 million Americans and the entire global economy hostage #sequester

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 11, 2013

Dick Cheney: “Frankly, what Obama has appointed are second-rate people. I mean not ONE of them has ever lied to Congress to start a war.”

— Top Conservative Cat (@TeaPartyCat) February 11, 2013

Will the #Grammys “In Memoriam” feature Ted Nugent — after all, he promised.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) February 11, 2013

Ford commercial starts with “If you’re thinking about a new truck…”Here in LA, that continues with, “You should probably avoid the LAPD.”

— Ilissa Gold (@Goldni) February 11, 2013

Be sure you let your peeps know where to find you!

‘Mornin’ peeps, and happy Monday. Hope your weekend was beyond awesome.  

Because sometimes we need warm sunny beach pictures.  

Welcome to your nearly-nightly news diary that we leave open throughout the weekend! JanF and I are combining forces for an open news thread we hope will please all of you.  

Please comment on any of the stories in the diary or comments, or share any news stories you like from anywhere!  

News stories may be added throughout the day and night, so please stop back if you are inclined.  

This will serve as the open news thread until Tuesday overnight.

2/3 of these came from my twitter and fb feed.  1/3 from my usual sources & topics, the last 5 in the International section.  Because I am compelled to include Afghanistan (war), Pakistan (neighbor to Afghanistan & India), and India and China (population).  

I did this diary for “What Are You Working On?” over at GOS. Come on you know you are dying to find out what a L’arpie is.

This year I decided to go all crafty for the family for Christmas. I had already purchased custom made L’arpies for them. I decided to do sock monkeys and yarn octopi as well.

L’arpies are custom made over in the UK and the name stands for “Little ‘appy Rock People.” They are the mascots for RACPA UK (Rock Against Child Pornography and Abuse UK). All money goes to this worthwhile charity. My L’arpie Michele Cook/Baker was the first L’arpie to reach the United States. There is a growing community of L’arpie owners Stateside now.

The L’arpies are made to order and each is unique. When I decided that I had to have one I asked about the possibility of one being made and sent overseas. We talked about color and style etc. and decided that what I really needed was the Baker/Cook L’arpie. So I wired the money over to England at sat down and waited. I was excited when they told me it had been shipped. Unfortunately L’arpie Michele decided to take the long way around as it took six weeks to get here. She was worth the wait.

Each L’arpie is unique. Those of us who are L’arpie owners all seem to have a wacko sense of humor and we will pose and take pictures of our L’arpie and put them up on the Club L’arpie page on Facebook or the main L’arpie page on Facebook. I have discovered that L’arpie makers, L’arpie owners and the L’arpies themselves all need our coffee in the morning.

These are the North Carolina L’arpies including mine L’arpie Michele Baker/Cook, the Knights of Columbus L’arpie that I got for my late brother, the Tenth Doctor L’arpie, and in front Captain Jack Fl’obble.

These are the North Carolina octopi including mine the yellow one called Octavia Octopus.

These are the North Carolina sock monkeys including mine the blue and black striped one called Sue Sockey Monkey.

Kevin is a Superman, sock monkey and Doctor Who fan. His favorite color is blue.

Berni recently got her Master’s degree and her favorite color is red.

Kayla is our math person, loves cows, and the color purple.

Tristen is our tech support and computer guru and loves anything Celtic and the color orange.

Zack loves dogs, computer games, and the color green.

‘For Tea Party firebrands, and likely Fox loyalists, Rove is the face of Republican Establishment, of the enemy, which means to a certain degree so is Fox News.’

It is my pleasure to support dear occupant’s Sunday GIForama:Nature with this additional diary.

I once taught English language and literature at a posh private girls’ school in Potomac, Maryland, where the motto was Aut inveniam viam aut faciam (I will either find a way or make one). Sitting here in the Mile High City, mired in the dregs of winter…

L’ennui d’hiver

…I reviewed my collection of gifs and saw in them new ways to meet life’s challenges, big and small.  

from ehow

‘The Graphics Interchange Format (or GIF for short) has long been one of the most popular image formats among computer users and programmers.

The main types of GIF images are 87a and 89a. 87a is a simpler type of image and has support for only one stationary picture. 89a however, supports multiple images, which can be compressed into a single GIF file. These images then can be strung together to create a crude “slideshow” animation, called an animated GIF or anigif.

The quality of GIF images has greatly improved as the format has evolved. While the initial GIF files only had support for 256 colors, advanced blending and transparency techniques have made it so that more colors can be created.’  

(Cross Posted from Street Prophets)

Welcome to Sunday All Day Brunch. This is an open topic thread so help yourself to the goodies and sit a spell and let us know what is new in you life. Today I thought I’d show how music sometimes influences my art. Often there will be lyrics in a song that causes a picture to pop into my mind. Here are three songs that came about because of music.

I Dreamed A Dream from Les Miserables

There was a time when men were kind

When their voices were soft

And their words inviting

There was a time when love was blind

And the world was a song

And the song was exciting

There was a time

Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by

When hope was high

And life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then I was young and unafraid

And dreams were made and used and wasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night

With their voices soft as thunder

As they tear your hope apart

As they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side

He filled my days with endless wonder

He took my childhood in his stride

But he was gone when autumn came

And still I dream he’ll come to me

That we will live the years together

But there are dreams that cannot be

And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I’m living

So different now from what it seemed

Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.

The Moons A Harsh Mistress

By Jimmy Webb

See her how she flies

Golden sails across the sky

Close enough to touch

But careful if you try

Though she looks as warm as gold

The moon’s a harsh mistress

The moon can be so cold

Once the sun did shine

Lord, it felt so fine

The moon a phantom rose

Through the mountains and the pines

And then the darkness fell

And the moon’s a harsh mistress

It’s so hard to love her well

I fell out of her eyes

I fell out of her heart

I fell down on my face

Yes, I did, and I — I tripped and I missed my star

God, I fell and I fell alone, I fell alone

And the moon’s a harsh mistress

And the sky is made of stone

The moon’s a harsh mistress

She’s hard to call your own.

Brave

Josh Groban

Wake up, wake up, the sun cannot wait for long.

Reach out, reach out before it fades away.

You will find the warmth when you surrender.

Smile into the fear and let it play.

You wanna run away, run away and you say that it can’t be so.

You wanna look away, look away but you stay cause’ it’s all so close.

When you stand up and hold out your hand.

In the face of what I don’t understand.

My reason to be brave.

Hold on, hold on, so strong, time just carries on.

And all that you thought was wrong is pure again.

You can’t hide forever from the thunder.

Look into the storm and feel the rain.

You wanna run away, run away and you say that it can’t be so.

You wanna look away, look away but you stay cause’ it’s all so close.

When you stand up and hold out your hand.

In the face of what I don’t understand.

My reason to be brave.

Whoa (x 4)

Go on, go on…

You wanna run away, run away and you say that it can’t be so.

You wanna look away, look away but you stay cause’ it’s all so close.

When you stand up and hold out your hand.

In the face of what I don’t understand.

My reason to be brave.

Good morning!  Sunday already. Some Sunday music, first.

What is the best adventure you ever had (even if it wasn’t fun at the time)? Have you won any awards? What imaginary award are you deserving of? Do you use baby talk with your pets (or children or grandchildren)? Do you have rhythm? Do you play any musical instruments? Well?

The Twitter Emitter

NRA: Freeways don’t need “lanes.” Criminals aren’t going to stay in them anyway.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) January 31, 2013

Rain, sleet, snow or dark of night will NOT destroy the #USPS. But the GOP sneaking behind our backs will.#saveUSPS

— Reverend Sue (@ReverendSue) February 8, 2013

Gingrich urges Republicans to “accept reality” in immigration debate “although there’s no need to start pandering to climate scientists yet”

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 10, 2013

Happy Birthday, Reagan! We’re going to rename all those government buildings and airports for Obama, since you hated the government so much.

— kara vallow (@teenagesleuth) February 10, 2013

America. Where the billionaires are jealous of the postal workers.

— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) February 10, 2013

Anti-alcohol Christians should remember that in the Bible Jesus is the leading cause of drinking at parties.

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) February 10, 2013

Republicans unveil new plan to reach out to women with one hand, while still holding a transvaginal probe behind their backs with the other

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) February 10, 2013

  Make sure you let your peeps know where to find you!